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XP 590

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  1. What he said. First time or two out I just tied off my anchor in the carry handle right next to the seat. Doing that puts you at the mercy of the wind as you pivot around where you're tied. With the trolley, your attachment point can be anywhere from the bow to the stern so you can position yourself with the wind. Since I'm a fly fisher, I don't mount anything in my cockpit as it just gets in the way.
  2. If you're fishing lakes like I do, an anchor trolley is a must have to position yourself with the wind.
  3. Cool footage. Looks like someone got a new drone for Xmas.
  4. Whoa! Scared me when you said "over" the dam. Awesome video. So sad for everyone downstream.
  5. Beautifully spooky.
  6. How about we post pics of our fly tying areas? I'll match anybody's chaos mess for mess.
  7. XP 590

    test

    Testing, Testing one, two, three.
  8. Cool. I just started fly fishing for bass this season. Got an Old Town Predator 13, a BVK 8 wt, one floating and one sinking line, and started tying a box of flies that looks very similar to that photo- and I LOVE it. Having fished almost exclusively for trout for 40 years I can't believe what I've been missing out on. No more dead drifting, no more presentation casts, no more #20 flies, no more "finessing" the fish to the net on 6X tippet- This is a MANLY sport! Just kidding.......a little bit. I did notice I seem to be snapping off a lot of trout though.
  9. I saw those at Little Dixie outside of Columbia. Emailed the MDC and got a quick reply with a link to more info. The ones floating here were bigger than a basketball. Crazy looking things.
  10. Wait....I think I'm getting a bead on it. The earthquakes are caused by climate change? I used to think the Illuminati were behind it all. Whoa! I just blew my mind.
  11. That's frackin scary
  12. How about going micro? Nothing bigger than size 20?
  13. Too bad they didn't put any bass in there.
  14. I just bought an Old Town Predator 13 this season and love it. For some reason, Old Town isn't getting much respect but I read a year and a half of reviews with almost nothing negative before I jumped in. I love this thing. It is big and heavy so it won't win any races, but to me, it's a cruiser, not a racer. It has a big comfortable seat with three positions, up- extremely comfortable, down, at water level, and pushed back out of the way for standing. Yes you can stand in this thing. It has a big front hatch up front and removable pod in the middle that allow storage in the length of the hull, a storage bag on back of the seat and a big storage platform on back. Easily big enough to pack for a multiple over nighters on the rivers. There are also mounting plates along the gunwale so you don't have to drill into the hull to mount stuff, but as a fly fisher, I'm not mounting anything as they just get in the way of the fly line. It has small rubber covers at the nose for rod tips, you lay your rod along the hull, strap it in the hull strap and tuck the tip into the tip protectors on the bow. This thing is packed with features and worth checking out. The only thing I mounted was an anchor trolley along the right side since I'm fishing in lakes alot and it helps you position yourself with the wind. I'm new to kayaking, but in my opinion this thing tracks well and moves along pretty quick. My priorities were comfort, space and stability and this boat fits the bill. If you're ever around Columbia and want to try it out, shoot me a note. As big and heavy as it is, I knew I wouldn't be hoisting it on top of my 4Runner so I bought a Trailex small boat trailer, which was a great investment as it fits my Dad's canoe as well.
  15. Great, now I'll never figure this thing out! Can I see it on Windows XP? My flip phone screen isn't big enough
  16. Cool picture. Is the the SS Jenny?
  17. I'm with Ness. That's got Blair Witch written all over it. That would creep me out:-D
  18. XP 590

    SOLD

    I'm selling my 2004 Fleetwood Niagara Grand Touring Elite series pop up. This is a big boy on a 12 ft box, plus front trunk, dual tanks and battery compartment, almost 25 ft when open. King Beds, Dinette Slide out, EZ set up Kitchen, Shower, Never used cassette toilet, water heater, AC, Electric Start gas furnace, three way fridge, separate high pressure stove for outside, awning. Newer tires, well maintained. I should have some pics this weekend. Above avg condition, no rips or tears. Fleetwood has some type of fabric protector that prevents mold and mildew. Always smells fresh and clean as soon as you set it up. I've set it up myself multiple times and can be up in 20 minutes. They have definitely engineered these for easy set up. CAMPER SOLD. If there's a way to delete my post, I haven't figured it out. Thanks to all who responded. Dave
  19. Common sense is unfortunately not all that common.
  20. XP 590

    Fine Dining Flop

    The choices included ginger whipped carrots, edamame and zucchini fries, quinoa littered everywhere, whipped Peruvian purple potatoes, and more than one entree labeled gluten free. That's hilarious. Allow me to carry on your rant. Don't forget "hand agitated, Baltic Sea Foam"! From that TV commercial And don't even get me started on KALE. I don't care what they do to it, you can't convince me it belongs anywhere besides lining the underside of a salad bar. Amazing how it made it from underneath the salad bowls INTO the salad bowls. Kale must have one hell of a PR firm or agent working for it. Probably the Kale lobby at work. Then of course the top two annoying food trends of the recent past: 1) Sriracha----which I've been using for over 20 years, making me infinitely cooler than all the Johnny Come Latelys jumping on the Sriracha bandwagon. 2).......then we put a Sunny Side Up EGG on it! I'm not even touching that one. Next up?
  21. Landshark? . . Candygram!
  22. That sounds right. We used that alot as kids......now I've graduated up to the white thread jig! Dad told me it was the stuff in the old style life vests. Take a marker and add a few spots of red and hold on.
  23. Wow, where do you get those little miniature 6" fishing nets? Michaels? Hobby Lobby? Beautiful Fish
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