Daryk Campbell Sr

I'm kinda concerned about John. You okay buddy? They finally beat you down?

Anyone have any personal experience with these? I'm weighing a few options. Lots of variables, and too much money to experiment with. Ultimately I want something that's able to be motorized but can go really shallow. It will be only me, and I want to be able to move it semi easily. I'm really liking the NuCanoe Ultimate but trying to consider a different propulsion than a trolling motor.

Duane Doty has/had one of those flame throwers. It was a neat looking toy. I had a hornets nest on my house that got the size of a baseball, then they seemed to self evacuate. Unless I had a neighbor who decided to spray and not tell me.

Not to the same level, but, I understand. I'm thankful for my parents' trying. We were "adopted" by the school lunch lady who I became friends with. She somehow learned of my mom's situation of 5 kids. That is honestly my best memories of Christmas. They would deliver toys wrapped in newspaper comics. Beautiful people, Rosa and Joe.

Update. Today I dry fit the seat, so that I could drill the holes it will hang from, and protect them wirh varnish along wirh the inside. I've installed the outer gunwales, and the decks. The decks kinda took the arrowhead shape on their own. I did file them down to allow water to escape since I did not cut scupper into the inner gunwales. First coat of varnish applied this evening.

Too late.

What a catch. Sorry to hear about the lucky hat. Congrats to you both for persevering and making it happen. Even if I was wanting a 40" striper, I would be just happy as I could be with a ray. Those saltwater fish fight different.

I get the joke the Dr is saying, but not the backstory.

Simple leftover rotisserie chicken. Shredded with a star tool usually used to separate ground beef. Wife got the tip from someone else, thought I would share here. Works like a dream.

I read the whole article. I'm curious. If inwas to season multiple layers wirh a low smole point oil, then later after many uses exceed the smoke point of the original or middle layers, would the seasoning be damaged? I didn't seem to read anything on that idea.

I enjoy my blackstone. Got my Father's Day gift delivered yesterday.

What is a mini split? I assume it's something for the septic, but I've never been on one.

I am grateful as well. Coming up on 2 years since my injuries and am walking much better. While the costs were debatable, I am much better than without doctors, hospitals, ambulance, paramedics, insurance, concerned Great Samaritans etc. I say thank you to all involved in any way. Edited to add: physical therapists. They were/are amazing people. It seems so negligible, but it moves mountains.

I follow a YouTube waterman crabber. He was trying to figure out a way to benefit from catching blue catfish in Maryland. He had a decent homeade system started, but I don't believe there was enough monetary interest. The blue cats' population seem to be exploding with no natural predators. They are being blamed for lots of issues up there.

Suspended all fishing. Due to drought. https://www.wric.com/news/northern-virginia/shenandoah-national-park-suspends-all-fishing-effective-immediately/

I agree fully.

Thank you guys. This info sure helps make it much less intimidating to make the first trip.

He was participating in a colony, spying on others.

If you are familiar with the song This Cowboy's Hat by Chris Ledoux, this post will make sense. If not I posted a link at the bottom. Great song. I went to a local pond this evening by myself, but I wasn't alone. I was fishing using a method @Johnsfolly taught me. I was using a jig a got from a chance meeting with @Jungle Jim or @JUNGLE JIM 1. To keep ol' @snagged in outlet 3 at bay I made sure to take some pictures. And to keep my buddy @BilletHead satisfied I took a picture of the jig before I lost it. I didn't lose it by the way. The rod is a new toy I found. It reduces very small and expands to supposedly 140 cm (55 ish inches) tenkara style rod. Added 4 pond line just longer than the rod. The line wraps around the round foam disk. I use loops at the end of the line to swap flies quickly.

@Skeeter ZX190. Awesome information thank you.

I appreciate that, but, I'm not new here. I'm sure I've hijacked and sidetracked a few over the years. Sometimes the new conversations are better than the original. I really hope to inspire someone else to do something that you want, but are hesitating. Whether it's a canoe, which is how I found OAF believe it or not, flint knapping, bee keeping, photography, cooking, lure building etc. We have many talents within the group. I would love to see more posts of what interests people have.

Happy to hear that. I woukd think you could still add a trellis, no?

Spent the warm evening out in the garage. Got my canoe seat complete. I reinforced it with aluminum angle. I somehow mis measured it. It is tight as a drum.

Decks are going to be some wood scavenged from my parents' house. I'm not really sure what it is. It is an old set of 2 steps. I don't even know what it was used for. It looks similar to a homeade version of pet steps to assist pets to get onto furniture. I believe it is another hardwood, not sure though. The thwart will be cut out of the pine board in the pictures. It held me at 250ish pounds. It should support the canoe upside down while carrying. @ness, I'm not sure who Kip is. Is that Woodman's name?