MrGiggles

I'm not talking about the pandemic. I agree with you there. I mean overall fishing participation trends. From what I have read license sales are down steadily despite population growth. Was Stockton ever a little honey hole that only the locals knew about?

Are there really more anglers than there was 20-40 years ago? Makes me wonder what has changed, or if it's just rose-colored nostalgia glasses. From what I've seen hunting and fishing (not outdoor activities as a whole) have trended downward.

Yes, in the same way that one drop of rain raises the ocean, not in a way that you could measure.

I agree with Flysmallie. You would need an engineer to give an accurate answer. At some point the temperature differential between the lake water and outboard would not be high enough for cooling to happen within the constraints of the outboards water pump and cooling system, as to how hot that is, there are way too many variables for a guy like me to figure out.

Been pretty quiet on Facebook too. Guys are catching bass, but that's about all. I've been waiting almost 2 weeks now on a shift cable, haven't been out in a while.

https://sueandersenrealty.com/flood2008/index_files/page0006.htm I've wondered the same thing. There are loads of bridges under Stockton, I think most have been dismantled, or were just little concrete crossings that have now silted in to just a hump on the bottom.

It's definitely that time of year. They were going nuts on Stockton, I'm sure they are on Pomme too.

Is there anything those won't clean? They work real slick on leather too, shoes, steering wheels, boots, etc.

Yeah, Covid has really put a damper on fishing this year. Even during the middle of the week ramps are busy like a weekend. On good 4 lane ramps it's not usually a big deal, on the smaller ones it can be aggravating. I am lucky in that I have a job where I can take off a little early and fish the afternoons during the week. Haven't been out on a weekend in months. Kinda makes me miss last year when the water was up in the trees. There were several days that I was the only guy at the ramp.

I like Garmin's menu system better. It's nice to have a main menu where you can select whatever view you want. Have to scroll through them on a Humminbird, if you miss the one you wanted, gotta go back around to find it. My Helix has hands down better side imaging than my Garmin. I have tweaked and played with settings on the Garmin to get the best picture, and the Helix was just plain better right out of the box without messing with anything.

That's the thing with Smart Post. Fedex or UPS carries it from the sender and delivers it to your local USPS branch, then they deliver it. It's cheap, but takes twice as long. Sure Post is another name for it.

You really shouldn't talk about the Missus like that.

Used to use them a lot. Stopped when I found out their default shipping service was Smart Post and took forever. Like 5-10 days even though we're in the same state. Hopefully they changed that, it was silly for them to brag on fast shipping when they used the slowest service available.

Rode a buddy's Sportster and didn't really see the appeal. The CB500F that I had at the time was faster, cheaper, smoother, and more economical. Out of all the bikes I've had, my 93 KLR 650 is the one I miss the most. I'm gonna buy one of those Chinese 250 dual sports, I have no desire to ride on the street again but still enjoy an evening ride on the back roads.

That's what I always read too. Had mine in the center for a while, worked okay. When I redid the transom last winter, I moved it to the outside corner. It works better there than it ever did before. Even reads on plane.

I get some interference even if my bow and console unit are on at the same time. It's not a huge difference, but enough that you won't get a return while sharpshooting jigs without turning the console unit off. I have two units on the console, with transducers on opposite corners, that seems to work well, no interference that I can see, even with both of them on side scan.

Went out today. Water was pretty clear, 78 degrees. Not much to report other than a whole lot of dinks. If the minimum for Crappie was 6" I could've had a limit. Boat traffic was pretty heavy too.

Could've been blowing out from too much trim, but I think you'd notice that. My tach is never zeroed when off. It will go to zero when the key is on until you start the engine.

Fished Lake of the Woods with my Grandpa, uncles, and cousins when I was 12. It was March, weather was decent but they still had 3-4 feet of ice. Jigged up a lot of nice walleyes. Used a swedish pimple with a minnow head, and another dead stick rod. Caught some nice jumbo perch, and a bonus tulibee. I came back red as a Tomato, sunburn from the sun's reflection on the ice and snow.

Think if the prop was turned in a solid like a wood screw. The distance it would move in one revolution is the pitch. The higher the number, the lower the RPMs. There is more to it than I know, diameter usually decreases with an increase in pitch, so that 13x19 is likely a much "bigger" prop.

Just a tree fiddy SBC aren't they? Pretty solid.

It's worth noting, the RTV that stinks to high heaven like vinegar, is corrosive with aluminum. I don't know if blue is that way or not. Can't way whether or not you will have a problem, but that is what the pedants on internet forums say.

From what I have seen it is mostly shallow water there by 13. Not sure how good the fishing is there. I have only ever been around the Fairfield/Osage Bluff area. I'd start looking in Timber by the river channels. Cedar trees are always worth a dip, even if they are not that deep. This time of year they can be almost anywhere.

3 medium spinning, 1 crappie, 1 jig rod (ned/crawler), and 1 multipurpose with metered braid, can be used for trolling, spoons, whatever. 2 medium casting with line counters. One has lead core. 1 other medium casting. Also has metered braid for trolling. I'd carry more rods if I had one of the nice center rod boxes. 6 is pretty much all that will fit in my side box. I have 5 Plano trays, one with crappie jigs, one cranks, one jerkbaits, one with junk, and one with spoons, jigging raps, whatever. I also have an empty Plano bag with soft plastics, line, and other junk in it. I really only use crappie jigs, cranks, and ned/jig and crawler.

I'm guess that since it also holds the battery, it's the various brightness and color settings for the illuminated reticle. I've seen similar on red dots.