fishinwrench

See there ! That's your Karma...for knifing those Browns

Eric, you apparently do not understand women. Not that I claim to either,,,BUT.... THEY flush them on their way out. Which brings up a perplexing question..... Why do they always take every towel in the house ? It's as if they think they introduced you to towels. As if "There were NO SUCH THING AS TOWELS" before she came into your life. The measure of a Man can be determined by how many times he has bought new towels

Awesome fish ! I've fished the Manistee 3 times and it's a hard river to figure out. Miles of dead water then you come across a stretch that is just full of fish....and looks no different from anything else. Frustrating as all get out. The people around there are kinda different too.

Here's the way it was taught to me...and the way I am teaching my 14 yo daughter (who does extremely well BTW)... * Hand goes palm down on the BOTTOM of the wheel (6 o'clock) Right is right.....Left is left. Just move your hand in the direction that you want the trailer to go. Once the angle you want is achieved return halfwayback to 6 o'clock and you will maintain that angle. Long trailer, short trailer...doesn't matter, but short trailers respond sooner. The easiest way to learn is with a suicide knob at 6 o'clock

Are there just too many of us (humans) ? Have we overpopulated the land and thrown off the natural balance of things. ? This could lead to a discussion on the Georgia guidestones, the illuminati, and Religious faith. And since we can't go there I guess I have nothing of real value to add. I see what goes on here around L.O. concerning water quality and I'm sure it's no better anywhere else, and my opinion is that there are too many blind and mindless, but yet "intellegent" people that seem to be incapable of independant thinking (or gathering of facts) who insure that nothing will ever change. Totally bums me out. Plus I worry about the future for my kids sake...and their kids. Sometime, Somehow...Something has to give. This I do know.

Yep, he's the type of guy that would show up at Bennett on opening day, release a truckload of Labrador retrievers,.... and start throwing sticks into the stream.

OMG, you f***ed me up with that one.

Oh ! Nice video, did you do any good ?

OTF, I have the electro-shock data for the Niangua if you'd like to see it, or anyone else for that matter. It's a big file so I can't just post it here but if you PM me an email addy I'll forward it to whoever wants to look it over. Wrench

If a guy was to train on PWC's there's a decent living to be made here at L.O.. Labor rate is about 90.00/hr. and the few good techs we have around here can't keep up. Of course it's seasonal, but you can make some serious coin from April-November, then fish all Winter.

Sounds like 3 cylinders (70?) And definately not black. I'm going with a johnnyrude, but it could be a Yammie. How close am I ?

Whadaya mean, you can't palm a round reel......? "a bowling ball" HE SAYS ......... I oughta hit you over the head with a 6500C That's a MANS reel...boy LOL

I've seen them in catalogs. That big ol'spool looks kinda gay (like something out of a 1930 Abercrombie and Fitch catalog).....but maybe they are the dung.

Man, that looks like a nice patch of sinsemilla on the right...No wonder you were so hungry I wish we had fish like that in the Niangua.

Wow, very nice !

I take the split rings off and tie directly to the eyelet. You really don't loose any action that way (that's a myth with no science to back it up). There is no real need for a split ring at the eyelet. Nor is there a reason to tie that pathetic Rapala loop knot on floating balsa minnows. My belief is that there is plenty of "give" (flexability) in all types of fishing line to allow the bait to wobble, walk the dog, or do whatever it is designed to do. And when you are fighting a fish the hinge is still there above the hooks, so your knot doesn't slip and slide on the eyelet during the fight, like you might envision. Doesn't it piss you off when you make a perfect shot with a crankbait...and then when you start the retrieve it does the whirly-gigs all the way back ? When you eliminate the split ring from the eyelet the line doesn't get fouled in the hooks near as easily. Crosslock type snaps will fail occasionally, and they tend to jam up sideways on the eyelet of some baits. I use them on DD22's but I crimp them shut permanently.

Fin clipping.... Yep, Huge pet peve of mine. Here's an interesting little tidbit though: I read that if you cut the adipose fin off a Trout, Salmon or Catfish that they won't travel as far. It supposably effects their homing abilities. I just found that kind of amazing.

I too used to be an uncontrollable tinkerer, but then I realized that when the chips were down...and money was on the line, I always reached for the baits that I hadn't "re-developed". None of my total makeovers ever succeeded to the point of instilling complete confidence. There's a few minor mods that I still do to different types of baits before I ever get them wet, but I've never played with skirts on the belly hooks . I do tie bucktails on my Tiny Torpedo's, and I upgrade hooks and alter line tie configuration on just about everything. (I don't like tying to split rings)

Exactly ! You know you're in for a good time when the Escalades and Bayliners start pulling in.

A day at the launch ramp can be the most entertaining show of a lifetime. I've seen it all I think... But here's a few highlights... Guys screaming at their wives, then swapping sides and doing a far worse job than the wife did. Busted asses, complete with blood and broken bones. (TRAILER TONGUES ARE SLIPPERY WHEN WET...DUH !) Vehicles under water. (I've seen it happen 3 times) Props and skegs destroyed. Trailers coming unhitched. A boat still attached to the trailer....being paddled to shore. (apparently lacking safety chains) Battery exploding. Motor being revved upwards to 10,000 RPM out of water and grenading the powerhead. Engine jumping off the transom of a boat while gooseing it on the trailer. Trailer tire blowouts while UNDER WATER......(that's really cool to see ! it's like a hand-grenade going off under water). People falling in boats. People falling OUT OF boats. Hole shots with the trolling motor down....SNAP ! Guy tossing another guy his "Golden Rule" bump board and severing a major neck artery. Poodle falling out and getting run over by a boat (she lived through it). Motors being put into reverse with loose prop nuts..... and people diving to recover the prop. Bad tosses, and vehicle keys being thrown into the water....and people diving trying to recover them. Boats launced without bilge plugs in....and people scrambling to get the boat back on the trailer before it sinks. Clutches smoking... and the pleasant aroma of a low lingering cloud of hot asbestos. Boats out in the cove running in circles...With nobody in them. Child falling in a MDC access crapper.....Poor kid, he was covered from head to toe and scared to death....but Mom and Dad wouldn't even touch him. A border collie visciously attacking an outboard while his owner was vigorously pulling on the starter rope and cussing (I guess the dog thought the motor had ahold of him).

Strike King and Mizmo are the only mass produced tubes that I like. I prefer the double-dip type that have a "waistline". I prefer tubes without salt, but I deal with rusty hooks and baits that tear way too easily just so I can use tubes with what I consider the proper shape. A size (and style) between the SK Bitsy and the SK Coffee tube would be perfect IMO. I'm just really hard to please when it come to my plastics, and I wish manufacturers would spend an extra micro-second and cut the tails right....that bugs the crap outa me.

Ewww ! a finger ? That sounds like turtle bait. How do you rig it?

That's ok, you can bag.... And sure girlfriends are welcome too