Fitnessman's 2009 Fishing and Rambling Thread 3.0

[burlyman619]

I had a chocolete lab. I regret not training him like I should have.


I left him out side on day with a muzzle on and when i came home( 1 hr) he was panting really bad. So i took him to the vet and they said that it would cost 2k to see him, so i donated him to them. sad day :(

[Savonadego]

good day on the ice had a storm come through starting yesterday and driving here sucked but today was great


we ended up with 10 eyes and lost at least that many....................i droped 2 at the hole and 5 on the way up but ended up 2 short of a 2 man limmit big one was 27.5 in


http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w97/FISHINGFUL/100_0565-1.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w97/FISHINGFUL/100_0567.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w97/FISHINGFUL/100_0568.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w97/FISHINGFUL/100_0570-1.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w97/FISHINGFUL/100_0576.jpg

back at it tommrow :) :)

[burlyman619]

nice bro. im pretty jealous lol

[blkbelt42]

Morning all, dam Sav, that look cold!! :D

[fitnessman]

good day on the ice had a storm come through starting yesterday and driving here sucked but today was great


we ended up with 10 eyes and lost at least that many....................i droped 2 at the hole and 5 on the way up but ended up 2 short of a 2 man limmit big one was 27.5 in


back at it tommrow :) :)

Nice job Jimmy!!! Wish I was there!!!!

Tell Bob and Carol hey!

[fitnessman]

Daughter in law made this for me:

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t179/mjmsrsean/markanddadimiage.jpg

[PLANETGETLOW]

good day on the ice had a storm come through starting yesterday and driving here sucked but today was great


we ended up with 10 eyes and lost at least that many....................i droped 2 at the hole and 5 on the way up but ended up 2 short of a 2 man limmit big one was 27.5 in


http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w97/FISHINGFUL/100_0565-1.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w97/FISHINGFUL/100_0567.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w97/FISHINGFUL/100_0568.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w97/FISHINGFUL/100_0570-1.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w97/FISHINGFUL/100_0576.jpg

back at it tommrow :)
Looks nice!!

Morning all, dam Sav, that look cold!! :D
Morning all.........


Daughter in law made this for me:

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t179/mjmsrsean/markanddadimiage.jpg

That's pretty cool

[burlyman619]

I just picked up this badboy, I love it:

http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&pageNumber=0&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=descending&sortfield=PRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-|E-|M-_14_|B-7000|D-_180_|N-N|R-30|I-1%2c7|P-PRICE+descending|Q-descending|Z-92101&aff=national&paId=297131860&recnum=0&leadExists=true


Finally something I can get my fishing/camping adventures started with.

[channelcat]

nice catch Savonadego! I'm getting hungry just thinking about walleye

[Nainoa]

I just picked up this badboy, I love it:

http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&pageNumber=0&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=descending&sortfield=PRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-|E-|M-_14_|B-7000|D-_180_|N-N|R-30|I-1%2c7|P-PRICE+descending|Q-descending|Z-92101&aff=national&paId=297131860&recnum=0&leadExists=true


Finally something I can get my fishing/camping adventures started with.

Nice...

Now you're going to have to ask yourself the question... "Topper... Or no Topper?"

No Topper will give you better mileage, and you can get more odd shaped things in the back...

Topper, will give you a place to keep things out of the rain, and an emergency place to sleep if you get some where at night in a storm etc....

[Nainoa]

good day on the ice had a storm come through starting yesterday and driving here sucked but today was great


we ended up with 10 eyes and lost at least that many....................i droped 2 at the hole and 5 on the way up but ended up 2 short of a 2 man limmit big one was 27.5 in


http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w97/FISHINGFUL/100_0565-1.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w97/FISHINGFUL/100_0567.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w97/FISHINGFUL/100_0568.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w97/FISHINGFUL/100_0570-1.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w97/FISHINGFUL/100_0576.jpg

back at it tommrow :) :)

Nice work Jimmy...

Those pics remind me of Early December!

[storm1507]

Good morning ramblers.

Nice stringer of walleye Savon...where did they come from???

I haven't been fishing this month at all. :(

Another pic of my new puppy

http://i318.photobucket.com/albums/mm415/storm1507/MistyMorningetc016.jpg

[One More Time]

16??? Great, I'll hit you again this morning.

I am on the warm edge of all this mess in KY, but Jerry is probably right in the middle of it. Power is most likely out up there. One of the worst ice storms in my lifetime.

Edit: Just voted and OMT is still in 6th place, but only a couple of votes ahead of 7th place. :)

Thanks man. I will be glad when it is OVER...lol


Pic of my new puppy- Misty Morning

http://i318.photobucket.com/albums/mm415/storm1507/MistyMorningetc018.jpg

:cool:


good day on the ice had a storm come through starting yesterday and driving here sucked but today was great


we ended up with 10 eyes and lost at least that many....................i droped 2 at the hole and 5 on the way up but ended up 2 short of a 2 man limmit big one was 27.5 in


back at it tommrow :) :)

Nice


Daughter in law made this for me:

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t179/mjmsrsean/markanddadimiage.jpg

:cool:


I just picked up this badboy, I love it:

http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&pageNumber=0&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=descending&sortfield=PRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-|E-|M-_14_|B-7000|D-_180_|N-N|R-30|I-1%2c7|P-PRICE+descending|Q-descending|Z-92101&aff=national&paId=297131860&recnum=0&leadExists=true


Finally something I can get my fishing/camping adventures started with.

Awesome. I like Ford :)

[Nainoa]

Good morning ramblers.

Nice stringer of walleye Savon...where did they come from???

I haven't been fishing this month at all. :(

Another pic of my new puppy

http://i318.photobucket.com/albums/mm415/storm1507/MistyMorningetc016.jpg

As I understand it he's on Lake Erie...

*****

What do you think the chances are that her eyes will stay Blue/gray.

[fitnessman]

As I understand it he's on Lake Erie...

*****

What do you think the chances are that her eyes will stay Blue/gray.

West end. Port Clinton area.

[storm1507]

As I understand it he's on Lake Erie...

*****

What do you think the chances are that her eyes will stay Blue/gray.


None...they will turn brown. I was thinking last night that I have never noticed when they turn. I'll make it a point to notice this time.

As for your question about Windy...she acknowledges Misty with a sniff and a wag of the tail and then goes about her business. However, Storm hates puppies. He would rather be ice fishing with you rather than being around a pup. And he hates it if it gets under 60 degrees. :)

[storm1507]

West end. Port Clinton area.

Good morning Fitty. How's the weather? :D

[Nainoa]

None...they will turn brown. I was thinking last night that I have never noticed when they turn. I'll make it a point to notice this time.

As for your question about Windy...she acknowledges Misty with a sniff and a wag of the tail and then goes about her business. However, Storm hates puppies. He would rather be ice fishing with you rather than being around a pup. And he hates it if it gets under 60 degrees. :)

See now probably... Eh... Not half... But more than a quarter of all the chocolates I've see have blue eyes...

It's strange almost when you look into that blue eyes on an adult dog how you can... I don't know... Feel the intelligence looking back at you.

[storm1507]

See now probably... Eh... Not half... But more than a quarter of all the chocolates I've see have blue eyes...

It's strange almost when you look into that blue eyes on an adult dog how you can... I don't know... Feel the intelligence looking back at you.

LOL, I live by "Never say never and never say always". I guess I jumped the gun. None of my chocolates have had blue eyes as adults. It is amazing how a 7 wk old lab can pick up on things so fast. :D I wish I had kept the work up with Windy after she was too old to duck hunt with me.

[Nainoa]

Okay...

So here's an interesting request for you guys.

The great currents of the universe have me taking my writing in a somewhat different direction...

One of the struggles I have is that I can cut a mean essay...

But who the hell wants to read a book of essays?

When it comes to fiction... I struggle to keep true to the characters.... And I'm sick or writing auto-biographically.

So I'm going to try to present my ideas in a different format, of Fiction...

My own play on Joseph Campbells Mentor relationship...
***I'll spare you the boring philosophical details.

There are going to be 2 chapters in the book, where in the setting, I am a Amature, and I know some of you guys are Seasoned Vets...

One is on a Turkey hunt...

Another is tracking a gut shot deer at Sundown.

In both of these instances "The Mentor" is patiently teaching "The Apprentice." And the Apprentice is making "Rookie Mistakes."

******

Now I could just make some **** up from my limited knowledge... Probably get some **** half-cocked and the reader would let it pass...

But I figured I'd see if any of you guys had some interesting stories related to these events... Whether it was a rookie mistake you made when you went hunting in your youth... Or a time when you had to track a deer at night and got lost in the forest...

Little details that enrich the experience...

Like I said... I could wing it... But I know there's a bunch of guys right here that have got some good insights and stories saved up in the old memory banks, and it's germain to the thread!

[Nainoa]

LOL, I live by "Never say never and never say always". I guess I jumped the gun. None of my chocolates have had blue eyes as adults. It is amazing how a 7 wk old lab can pick up on things so fast. :D I wish I had kept the work up with Windy after she was too old to duck hunt with me.

Growing up I had a Lab-German Shepher Cross... And I was absolutely amazed how brilliant that dog was from day 1...

Sadly when he was 5-6 years old... He was playing Centerfield. (My Dad trained me to be a baseball power hitter... He would pitch and the dog would field.)

And I cracked a line drive straight out into shallow center field... Dog wasn't paying attention and took it straight to the head.

I can still remember "Fella" dropping like a sack of potatoes...

He recovered... But he was never the same after that...

Vet said it was "Mild Brain Damage."

Dog was always a little neurotic, kind of confused, and isolated.

Lived to be 15... And then one day had a stroke, and he could no longer drink or eat, couldn't even really walk... So we had to put him down.

I still remember holding him when he died, feeling his muscles flex one hard last time and then he just fell limp in my arms.

And I think I will carry that with me forever.

[storm1507]

Growing up I had a Lab-German Shepher Cross... And I was absolutely amazed how brilliant that dog was from day 1...

Sadly when he was 5-6 years old... He was playing Centerfield. (My Dad trained me to be a baseball power hitter... He would pitch and the dog would field.)

And I cracked a line drive straight out into shallow center field... Dog wasn't paying attention and took it straight to the head.

I can still remember "Fella" dropping like a sack of potatoes...

He recovered... But he was never the same after that...

Vet said it was "Mild Brain Damage."

Dog was always a little neurotic, kind of confused, and isolated.

Lived to be 15... And then one day had a stroke, and he could no longer drink or eat, couldn't even really walk... So we had to put him down.

I still remember holding him when he died, feeling his muscles flex one hard last time and then he just fell limp in my arms.

And I think I will carry that with me forever.

Dang, I wish you hadn't told that story. :( I have had to go through 3 "close calls" with Windy.

I'll try to keep your request about hunting in mind and get back when I have more time.

[storm1507]

I've got a short video of Misty retrieving in my journal if anyone wants to see.
7 wks & 5 days old.

[One More Time]

What has been seen can't be unseen.....


friggin gore troll.

[Mindripper]

What has been seen can't be unseen.....


friggin gore troll.

Yeah, that was quite unpleasant.

[One More Time]

Yeah, that was quite unpleasant.

Man, I feel sorry for you guys. I could exit quick, but I am assuming you have to look longer to be able to delete it.

[fitnessman]

Yeah, that was quite unpleasant.

Would love to meet one of those asshats IRL.

[One More Time]

Would love to meet one of those asshats IRL.

lol. As I would love to meet the bastard whose virus I cleaned off my pc (almost never got it done).

[Mindripper]

Man, I feel sorry for you guys. I could exit quick, but I am assuming you have to look longer to be able to delete it.

Indeed. It gives me nightmares. (serious)


Would love to meet one of those asshats IRL.

I would love to like to clap a set of 200LB dumbells on their ears. *POP* goes the skull.

[One More Time]

Indeed. It gives me nightmares. (serious)



I would love to like to clap a set of 200LB dumbells on their ears. *POP* goes the skull.

I could see how....lol @ dumbell

[fitnessman]

Now and then something good comes out of the misc.

kerMm0HG1mk

[fitnessman]

Rep these two posters:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=113773811

[One More Time]

Rep these two posters:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=113773811

Wow...some heartless people there.

[fitnessman]

Wow...some heartless people there.

Neg the heartless.

[blkbelt42]

Rep these two posters:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=113773811
done.

[Mindripper]

Neg the heartless.

Indeed.

[jason_bh]

Rep these two posters:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=113773811

Repping and negging.

[One More Time]

I watched both vids and cried like a baby......strong stuff. I will rep later too.

[jason_bh]

I watched both vids and cried like a baby......strong stuff. I will rep later too.

Me too.

I just take for granted coming home to my family every night.

[One More Time]

Me too.

I just take for granted coming home to my family every night.

Something about being a father changes you.....in a good way though. When I was younger I could be described as a heartless, selfish bastard....now without hesitation I would lay down my life for my kids or my wife.

[Nainoa]

Something about being a father changes you.....in a good way though. When I was younger I could be described as a heartless, selfish bastard....now without hesitation I would lay down my life for my kids or my wife.

I met a wise man once who told me... "The true mark of maturity is the ability to understand how someone else feels and when they feel pain you act to stop it."

[jason_bh]

Something about being a father changes you.....in a good way though. When I was younger I could be described as a heartless, selfish bastard....now without hesitation I would lay down my life for my kids or my wife.

No doubt. I was the exact same way. Funny how kids will change you.

[Nainoa]

No doubt. I was the exact same way. Funny how kids will change you.

So are you telling me that your days of following Han Solo around in Slave-1 are over?

[One More Time]

I met a wise man once who told me... "The true mark of maturity is the ability to understand how someone else feels and when they feel pain you act to stop it."

A wise man indeed.


So are you telling me that your days of following Han Solo around in Slave-1 are over?

lulz

[GREENFEATHER]

I watched both vids and cried like a baby......strong stuff. I will rep later too.


Neg the heartless.

I'm outta bullets, who do I have to see about getting myself equipped with a hi-cap neg mag?

M and I don't have kids and never will, I saw things when I was in that I'll never forget and that changed me forever. Some were good, others not so.

[Savonadego]

ya its lake erie

i only caught 2 today a 2 and a 4 lb kinda slow i lost 3 and snaped one off dad lost 3 as well


back at it one last time in the morning

[Crookshanks]

Rep these two posters:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=113773811

I don't get why some posters came on and either mocked the vids or said something disgusting about faping.

Don't they know it's all about family?

I honestly don't want to know somebody that doesn't care about family. I can understand that there are people who have been abused by family, but the ideal of familial love, is one of the only things really worthwhile in this life.

[Crookshanks]

Growing up I had a Lab-German Shepher Cross... And I was absolutely amazed how brilliant that dog was from day 1...

Sadly when he was 5-6 years old... He was playing Centerfield. (My Dad trained me to be a baseball power hitter... He would pitch and the dog would field.)

And I cracked a line drive straight out into shallow center field... Dog wasn't paying attention and took it straight to the head.

I can still remember "Fella" dropping like a sack of potatoes...

He recovered... But he was never the same after that...

Vet said it was "Mild Brain Damage."

Dog was always a little neurotic, kind of confused, and isolated.

Lived to be 15... And then one day had a stroke, and he could no longer drink or eat, couldn't even really walk... So we had to put him down.

I still remember holding him when he died, feeling his muscles flex one hard last time and then he just fell limp in my arms.

And I think I will carry that with me forever.

Man, that's touching. I don't know where to begin with my own experiences and if I tried, I'd be at it for hours and be sorely disappointed in my efforts, not to mention, I'd be opening wounds that have never healed.
Sorry, I can't.

[Crookshanks]

good day on the ice had a storm come through starting yesterday and driving here sucked but today was great


we ended up with 10 eyes and lost at least that many....................i droped 2 at the hole and 5 on the way up but ended up 2 short of a 2 man limmit big one was 27.5 in


http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w97/FISHINGFUL/100_0565-1.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w97/FISHINGFUL/100_0567.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w97/FISHINGFUL/100_0568.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w97/FISHINGFUL/100_0570-1.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w97/FISHINGFUL/100_0576.jpg

back at it tommrow :) :)

Damn you man, now I want to move to Ohio. I saw these this morning before I shut down and thought, no way, you have to be in Canada.
I'm so jealous!

I keep thinking of that commercial where that ex NFL coach is asked about playoffs. Can't think of his name. Moira or something. OHIO OHIO.
Knew Erie was a walleye factory, but that's insane by anything I know.

[FlyingV]

ya its lake erie

i only caught 2 today a 2 and a 4 lb kinda slow i lost 3 and snaped one off dad lost 3 as well


back at it one last time in the morning

Really nice fish, nice going. Were you fishing jigs or live bait or...? In that last pic look how skinny the one on the far left is compared to the one you're holding.

[Nainoa]

Wow... So my Wife's Aunt.. Youngest of 9 kids...

She's "Special needs" But functional... It's just been a very difficult life for her etc...

Well recently she had some problem with a detached retina...

They had to do a full MRI to make sure...

While they were doing it, they found the tell tale signs of someone who was shaken as a baby... They figure it's not that she was born that way... But that she was made that way through abuse when she was a baby... And had she just been say given up for adoption would have been completely normal.

I guess she's just been going crazy, freaking out and destroying her apartment smashing family pictures, and trying to flush old christmas presents down the toilet...

Which I guess has not clogged the toilet and is flooding her apartment.

*****

Can you imagine though... finding that out... That the last 45 years of your life didn't have to be that way. She could have had boyfriends a husband, baby, job, education...

Just wow...

Makes me feel blessed to have been born dirty poor... At least I had parents that didn't beat me!

[Nainoa]

Really nice fish, nice going. Were you fishing jigs or live bait or...? In that last pic look how skinny the one on the far left is compared to the one you're holding.

Hey Bro...

How's the boat shopping going?

*****

My guess is the difference in girth between the fish is the difference in their sex...

This time of year the female walleyes are Gravid and just pumped full of eggs...

Where as Males are a lot more on the skinny side.

*******

We had last year on closer weekend...

Had a Newbie with us... And we'd been catching perch during the day...

So when the rattle reel went off, we told him to grab it, for the experience... Figuring it was a perch...

He's pulling it up like it's nothing...

Which usually when it's a big fish a guy starts chimping (Ooooooh--Oooooohh-Ouuuuuuh!)

And you know to get over there and grab the fish for him at the hold, as they're kind of easy to lose on those small hooks once they're out of the water.

But of course... Snow Pea didn't say a goddam thing...

He just pulled this 25" male walleye out of hole, like a magician pulling a rabbit out of a hat.

Fish is just flopping and flipping around in the air trying to get free and down the hole.

I just remember yelling "Oh! Shhhhittt!" And I dove across the house to grab it... As did my buddy Spazz...

Fish is flippin' and flopping around... I reach out... Tried to grab the gills... Missed... Got it in a dead hand grip right behind the abdomen, across the back...

Gravid male walleye...

BOOOM Protein Everywhere...

That Sonuvabitch monster jizzed all over the place like a fish semen firehouse from hell.

Painted the walls, the cooler, and all over Spazz's pants...

Which turns out apparently Walleye semen will get your white's whiter than Bleech can ever hope to accomplish!

I swear when I set the fish house up again on the lake lot in May, I could still smell fish and Walleye semen in there.

[Crookshanks]

Wow... So my Wife's Aunt.. Youngest of 9 kids...

She's "Special needs" But functional... It's just been a very difficult life for her etc...

Well recently she had some problem with a detached retina...

They had to do a full MRI to make sure...

While they were doing it, they found the tell tale signs of someone who was shaken as a baby... They figure it's not that she was born that way... But that she was made that way through abuse when she was a baby... And had she just been say given up for adoption would have been completely normal.

I guess she's just been going crazy, freaking out and destroying her apartment smashing family pictures, and trying to flush old christmas presents down the toilet...

Which I guess has not clogged the toilet and is flooding her apartment.

*****

Can you imagine though... finding that out... That the last 45 years of your life didn't have to be that way. She could have had boyfriends a husband, baby, job, education...

Just wow...

Makes me feel blessed to have been born dirty poor... At least I had parents that didn't beat me!

Knew a guy like that when I was growing up. His mother had neglected him and the result was a loss of oxygen to the brain, which resulted in brain damage.
He was functional, but very limited. And he grew up with a desire to expose himself. Totally harmless, yet he had to be supervised. His elderly aunt and uncle took him in as a child.
I knew him from church.
The youth leader, who was my teacher in HS, Youth Fellowship Director from church, Boy Scout Scoutmaster in the troop I was in, that was sponsored by my church, Sunday school teacher, Choir Director, ETC, used to bring him to some of our functions.
Without the love of his aunt and uncle, our church, and a number of people who helped in myriad ways, he would have been institutionalized for life.
Heatrbreaking and so unecessary!!

[GREENFEATHER]

Hey Bro...

How's the boat shopping going?

*****

My guess is the difference in girth between the fish is the difference in their sex...

This time of year the female walleyes are Gravid and just pumped full of eggs...

Where as Males are a lot more on the skinny side.

*******

We had last year on closer weekend...

Had a Newbie with us... And we'd been catching perch during the day...

So when the rattle reel went off, we told him to grab it, for the experience... Figuring it was a perch...

He's pulling it up like it's nothing...

Which usually when it's a big fish a guy starts chimping (Ooooooh--Oooooohh-Ouuuuuuh!)

And you know to get over there and grab the fish for him at the hold, as they're kind of easy to lose on those small hooks once they're out of the water.

But of course... Snow Pea didn't say a goddam thing...

He just pulled this 25" male walleye out of hole, like a magician pulling a rabbit out of a hat.

Fish is just flopping and flipping around in the air trying to get free and down the hole.

I just remember yelling "Oh! Shhhhittt!" And I dove across the house to grab it... As did my buddy Spazz...

Fish is flippin' and flopping around... I reach out... Tried to grab the gills... Missed... Got it in a dead hand grip right behind the abdomen, across the back...

Gravid male walleye...

BOOOM Protein Everywhere...

That Sonuvabitch monster jizzed all over the place like a fish semen firehouse from hell.

Painted the walls, the cooler, and all over Spazz's pants...

Which turns out apparently Walleye semen will get your white's whiter than Bleech can ever hope to accomplish!

I swear when I set the fish house up again on the lake lot in May, I could still smell fish and Walleye semen in there.

About 10 years ago there was grant money available for a study to use fish semen in hair care products. I never saw the end of results of that study. Maybe they need to look into it for tooth whitening? :eek: :D

[GREENFEATHER]

Y'all be careful in S Fla, there's a HUGE Spinner Shark migration underway to their spawning grounds. For those that are unaware, they're also known as Black Tip sharks. Here's a vid and the reason they have the Spinner moniker. You'll have to click on the video link to watch the video.

http://www.ksby.com/Global/story.asp?S=9757822

[blkbelt42]

TGIF ramblers.

[PLANETGETLOW]

TGIF ramblers.

Thank goodness......

[jason_bh]

So are you telling me that your days of following Han Solo around in Slave-1 are over?

No way. I have Han Solo and all his friends now that I have kids. Well at least the kids have all of Solo's friends. They let me play sometimes. ;)

[jason_bh]

Y'all be careful in S Fla, there's a HUGE Spinner Shark migration underway to their spawning grounds. For those that are unaware, they're also known as Black Tip sharks. Here's a vid and the reason they have the Spinner moniker. You'll have to click on the video link to watch the video.

http://www.ksby.com/Global/story.asp?S=9757822

LOL. Never seen that before. I've seen my share of sharks but not the jumping kind.

[Mindripper]

http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr329/mindripperTM/DILLON_predator.gif

"What's the matter Dillion? CIA got you pushing too many pencils?"

Happy Friggin' Friday!

[blkbelt42]

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"What's the matter Dillion? CIA got you pushing too many pencils?"

Happy Friggin' Friday!
Ha~ Always liked that scene from
Predator. That friggin bi is unreal.

[burlyman619]

If you guys get the chance, watch a couple edosodes of this documentary. Its about the USS Nimitz and just shows you how life in the Navy is. Its really good

http://www.pbs.org/weta/carrier/full_episodes.htm

[PLANETGETLOW]

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"What's the matter Dillion? CIA got you pushing too many pencils?"

Happy Friggin' Friday!

Broner time......

[fitnessman]

If you guys get the chance, watch a couple edosodes of this documentary. Its about the USS Nimitz and just shows you how life in the Navy is. Its really good

http://www.pbs.org/weta/carrier/full_episodes.htm


Why do they use powdered soap in the Navy?































Takes longer to pick up!

[burlyman619]

lol i knew this was coming.....

[PLANETGETLOW]

Thought I'd share with ya'll.

Here's what my company annouced yesterday:

Hiring Freeze
5% salary reduction to all employees that report to CEO
Sales Force Reductions
Dividend Payment Suspended to Shareholders
Travel & Lodging Reduction
Downsized 7% (already done)
Mandantory 2 week shutdown per year (weeks at TBD)
Suspended 401K match
Compensation Freeze starting in FY 2010
Vacation carry over reduced to 2 weeks
No OvertimeTooling Reductions
2 Production lines instead of 3
Engineering cost reductions
Sourcing 4% reduction
Fewer Production Models

2009 will be a TOUGH year for many :(

[Mindripper]

Thought I'd share with ya'll.

Here's what my company annouced yesterday:

Hiring Freeze
5% salary reduction to all employees that report to CEO
Sales Force Reductions
Dividend Payment Suspended to Shareholders
Travel & Lodging Reduction
Downsized 7% (already done)
Mandantory 2 week shutdown per year (weeks at TBD)
Suspended 401K match
Compensation Freeze starting in FY 2010
Vacation carry over reduced to 2 weeks
No OvertimeTooling Reductions
2 Production lines instead of 3
Engineering cost reductions
Sourcing 4% reduction
Fewer Production Models

2009 will be a TOUGH year for many :(

Yeah, that sucks. I'm seriously thinking 'EXIT STRATEGY' when the **** hits the fan.

[PLANETGETLOW]

Yeah, that sucks. I'm seriously thinking 'EXIT STRATEGY' when the **** hits the fan.

I crunched some numbers yesterday for a contingency plan. At this point in the game you really need to be thinking about "Plan B" and even "Plan C"

[GREENFEATHER]

If you guys get the chance, watch a couple edosodes of this documentary. Its about the USS Nimitz and just shows you how life in the Navy is. Its really good

http://www.pbs.org/weta/carrier/full_episodes.htm


Why do they use powdered soap in the Navy?



Takes longer to pick up!


lol i knew this was coming.....

You ain't seen nuthin' yet. It's queer by teh pier, but it's not ghey underway right? :D

You can thank W8isgreat for that lovely tidbit. :D


Thought I'd share with ya'll.

Here's what my company announced yesterday:

Hiring Freeze
5% salary reduction to all employees that report to CEO
Sales Force Reductions
Dividend Payment Suspended to Shareholders
Travel & Lodging Reduction
Downsized 7% (already done)
Mandantory 2 week shutdown per year (weeks at TBD)
Suspended 401K match
Compensation Freeze starting in FY 2010
Vacation carry over reduced to 2 weeks
No OvertimeTooling Reductions
2 Production lines instead of 3
Engineering cost reductions
Sourcing 4% reduction
Fewer Production Models

2009 will be a TOUGH year for many :(

I've got 3 calls to fix broken machinery right now with no pressure to get the machines back up and running. I really still hate this **** and REALLY despise doing it, but the cash I get is too hard to turn down. Most of these repairs I can do in a day and be home at night and pocket $1000+ free and clear after taxes.

[fitnessman]

I crunched some numbers yesterday for a contingency plan. At this point in the game you really need to be thinking about "Plan B" and even "Plan C"

I am at planned f^cked.

[One More Time]

oh yeah......FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What are your plans for Sunday? It is just gonna be me, wife, and kids at our house. Thinking about pizza & wings.

[PLANETGETLOW]

I am at planned f^cked.

I think ALOT of people are bro :(

[PLANETGETLOW]

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[Mindripper]

I crunched some numbers yesterday for a contingency plan. At this point in the game you really need to be thinking about "Plan B" and even "Plan C"


Cause the house always wins. Play long enough, you never change the stakes. The house takes you. Unless, when that perfect hand comes along, you bet and you bet big, then you take the house.


^

Got to find the right thing to bet on and GTFO.


Andy Dufresne: You know what the Mexicans say about the Pacific?
Red: No.
Andy Dufresne: They say it has no memory. That's where I want to live the rest of my life. A warm place with no memory.

[jason_bh]

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Wow. :eek:

[PLANETGETLOW]

^

Got to find the right thing to bet on and GTFO.

Well, it's a buyers market for sure right now but who with "average" money wants to spend?

I would LOVE to invest in something or buy a house but damn, I don't think I could handle the additional stress of another mortgage payment.

[Mindripper]

Well, it's a buyers market for sure right now but who with "average" money wants to spend?

I would LOVE to invest in something or buy a house but damn, I don't think I could handle the additional stress of another mortgage payment.


Just sayin when things are at there absolute worst... Opportunities arise.

[PLANETGETLOW]

Just sayin when things are at there absolute worst... Opportunities arise.

Nice way to look at things......seriously

[burlyman619]

You ain't seen nuthin' yet. It's queer by teh pier, but it's not ghey underway right? :D



lol yep. Its kind of like prison. You bone a bunch of dudes in the penn and its not gay, but if you bone teh guys on the streets, your teh ghey

[burlyman619]

Thought I'd share with ya'll.

Here's what my company annouced yesterday:

Hiring Freeze
5% salary reduction to all employees that report to CEO
Sales Force Reductions
Dividend Payment Suspended to Shareholders
Travel & Lodging Reduction
Downsized 7% (already done)
Mandantory 2 week shutdown per year (weeks at TBD)
Suspended 401K match
Compensation Freeze starting in FY 2010
Vacation carry over reduced to 2 weeks
No OvertimeTooling Reductions
2 Production lines instead of 3
Engineering cost reductions
Sourcing 4% reduction
Fewer Production Models

2009 will be a TOUGH year for many :(


damn bro where do you work at?

[Nainoa]

Yeah, that sucks. I'm seriously thinking 'EXIT STRATEGY' when the **** hits the fan.

I already have 2 months worth of non-perishable food in my basement, and a fall back plan of where to back up to in the northwoods, where I can make camp inside an encampment with a bunch of retired/ex Military and hunters, around a fishing lake with a deer herd in the area.

Where I can live in my mobile wood heated fish house.

What's your back up plan look like?

[fitnessman]

What's your back up plan look like?

A Shotgun, a rifle and a 4wd.

[PLANETGETLOW]

A Shotgun, a rifle and a 4wd.

Country folks can survive ;)

[burlyman619]

A Shotgun, a rifle and a 4wd.

and a counrty boy can survive.....?

[burlyman619]

I4s0nzsU1Wg

[|ceman]

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Atmospheric pressure is a powerful thing.

Think about it - at sea level there is 15 pounds pressing on every square inch of surface area. Doing the math, that's over 1 ton (2,160 lbs) on every square foot.

Assuming that freight car is 8 feet in diameter and 50 feet long that's over 1,335 square feet

If there was a vacuum in that container, that's 2,884,860 pounds of pressure being exerted on the container! :eek:

:eek:

[fitnessman]

Atmospheric pressure is a powerful thing.

Think about it - at sea level there is 15 pounds pressing on every square inch of surface area. Doing the math, that's over 1 ton (2,160 lbs) on every square foot.

Assuming that freight car is 8 feet in diameter and 50 feet long that's over 1,335 square feet

If there was a vacuum in that container, that's 2,884,860 pounds of pressure being exerted on the container! :eek:

:eek:

Wow Strong Math

[|ceman]

I already have 2 months worth of non-perishable food in my basement, and a fall back plan of where to back up to in the northwoods, where I can make camp inside an encampment with a bunch of retired/ex Military and hunters, around a fishing lake with a deer herd in the area.

Where I can live in my mobile wood heated fish house.

What's your back up plan look like?

My parents have a paid for home in rural NY state that has wood heat and 5 acres of land with plenty of woods on it and some arable land. Get some chickens, rabbits and goats and maybe hunt a little deer (they have deer come up to the back deck a lot) I figure we'd be set. The well is too deep to pump by hand, but there is a good sized stream that runs on the property border, although it would be a pain to schlep water back and forth - great HIIT cardio though.


A Shotgun, a rifle and a 4wd.

What are you going to put in the 4WD for fuel? Or does it become your home?

[burlyman619]

Atmospheric pressure is a powerful thing.

Think about it - at sea level there is 15 pounds pressing on every square inch of surface area. Doing the math, that's over 1 ton (2,160 lbs) on every square foot.

Assuming that freight car is 8 feet in diameter and 50 feet long that's over 1,335 square feet

If there was a vacuum in that container, that's 2,884,860 pounds of pressure being exerted on the container! :eek:

:eek:



You lost me at the "think" part. But Ill take your word for it.

[burlyman619]

Neat discussion. I was thinking about this when I bought my truck.


I figured the worst-case scenario, i can throw a camper shell in the back and live in it.

[Mindripper]

A Shotgun, a rifle and a 4wd.

7mm Mag, 12 gauge pump, Glock 20 10mm. Full combat kit including Flac jacket, kevlar and 782 gear.

All basic survival gear as well. Guess I should service and inventory everything in case I need to go native.

I have another ace up my sleeve as well.

[One More Time]

Just sayin when things are at there absolute worst... Opportunities arise.


lol yep. Its kind of like prison. You bone a bunch of dudes in the penn and its not gay, but if you bone teh guys on the streets, your teh ghey

I lolded reading these posts in succession..

[One More Time]

A Shotgun, a rifle and a 4wd.

a countryboy can survive....


We can skin a buck.....we can run a trotline

[Nainoa]

My parents have a paid for home in rural NY state that has wood heat and 5 acres of land with plenty of woods on it and some arable land. Get some chickens, rabbits and goats and maybe hunt a little deer (they have deer come up to the back deck a lot) I figure we'd be set. The well is too deep to pump by hand, but there is a good sized stream that runs on the property border, although it would be a pain to schlep water back and forth - great HIIT cardio though.



What are you going to put in the 4WD for fuel? Or does it become your home?

See we discuss this a lot in the survivalist thread...

The problem isn't finding resources in a rural area... The problem is keeping those resources for yourself.

It's a lot like that old adage... Two guys are standing in the woods, and an argry grizzly bursts out of the forest charging them...

The one guy turns to the other and says "How are we going to outrun that bear."

The other guy takes off running and says "I don't have to outrun the bear... I just have to outrun you!"

*****

Even with a collection of hunting guns, and canned food, water, a little land and an understanding of things like the nixtamalization of corn and first aid etc...

The real problem is when all these guys with next to ZERO survival skills, come pouring out of the Cities (That will turn into Death Camps)...

And I think that will be the biggest problem.


*****

As for what to fuel with...

You can build an ethanol still yourself...

Ferment corn...

Distill the ethanol just like you would some moon shine... You just have to get the temperature just right... And then hold it in a consistent temperature range...

Which normally would be impossible with wood heat... But you can use cast iron as a double boiler, and a thump barrel to get around this...

If I could post attachments I could show you the diagram plans for how to build one...

All you need is a Cast iron pan... a Cast Iron Dutch oven... (water) An old milk jug, a meat thermometer, some copper tube and 2 plastic buckets...

Might need the liberal use of duct tape and some basic soldering skills.

[Savonadego]

Really nice fish, nice going. Were you fishing jigs or live bait or...? In that last pic look how skinny the one on the far left is compared to the one you're holding.

we were using little cleos 2/5 oz with a shiner on each hook there were a few females in there the big one was 25-26 in and tthe smakk one was 17/18 in


dident fish today dident feel all thet well when i woke up this morning
no big deal i enjoyed myself and dad needed the sleep (mark you know what i mean)

[|ceman]

See we discuss this a lot in the survivalist thread...

The problem isn't finding resources in a rural area... The problem is keeping those resources for yourself.

It's a lot like that old adage... Two guys are standing in the woods, and an argry grizzly bursts out of the forest charging them...

The one guy turns to the other and says "How are we going to outrun that bear."

The other guy takes off running and says "I don't have to outrun the bear... I just have to outrun you!"

*****

Even with a collection of hunting guns, and canned food, water, a little land and an understanding of things like the nixtamalization of corn and first aid etc...

The real problem is when all these guys with next to ZERO survival skills, come pouring out of the Cities (That will turn into Death Camps)...

And I think that will be the biggest problem.


*****

As for what to fuel with...

You can build an ethanol still yourself...

Ferment corn...

Distill the ethanol just like you would some moon shine... You just have to get the temperature just right... And then hold it in a consistent temperature range...

Which normally would be impossible with wood heat... But you can use cast iron as a double boiler, and a thump barrel to get around this...

If I could post attachments I could show you the diagram plans for how to build one...

All you need is a Cast iron pan... a Cast Iron Dutch oven... (water) An old milk jug, a meat thermometer, some copper tube and 2 plastic buckets...

Might need the liberal use of duct tape and some basic soldering skills.

My parents live significantly far from any major population centers. It's quite spare up there. I went to the largest high school in the county and our graduating class was 70 students. The smallest school district had a graduating class of 12 (no joke).

We wouldn't be getting run over by city folks anytime soon up there. And even if marauding bands started becoming prevalent, there are areas even more sparse nearby where we could move the basics to and live in seclusion.

This works out best for me, as I've never believed in killing another man for food or possessions. Self defense in cases where one's life is at stake (or family member's life) is different, but never over a replaceable thing (and all things are replaceable).

[storm1507]

Good morning ramblers.

Serious preparations occuring in here today. :D

One More Time is now in 6th place in the Weatherby contest.

[GREENFEATHER]

*****

Even with a collection of hunting guns, and canned food, water, a little land and an understanding of things like the nixtamalization of corn and first aid etc...

The real problem is when all these guys with next to ZERO survival skills, come pouring out of the Cities (That will turn into Death Camps)...

And I think that will be the biggest problem.


*****

As for what to fuel with...

You can build an ethanol still yourself...

Ferment corn...

Distill the ethanol just like you would some moon shine... You just have to get the temperature just right... And then hold it in a consistent temperature range...

Which normally would be impossible with wood heat... But you can use cast iron as a double boiler, and a thump barrel to get around this...

If I could post attachments I could show you the diagram plans for how to build one...

All you need is a Cast iron pan... a Cast Iron Dutch oven... (water) An old milk jug, a meat thermometer, some copper tube and 2 plastic buckets...

Might need the liberal use of duct tape and some basic soldering skills.


Them pouring out of the cities isn't a problem if you're prepared for them. I still say that we're not even close to rock bottom in this economy yet. The stock market is still like a newborn fawn.

You can distill ethanol, make biodiesel and get onboard with solar now. I'm exploring solar panels right now, but they are still astronomically priced. Even the Chinesium panels are fukn kooky in price. If ****head subsidizes them I'ma jump on them like a chicken on a Junebug.

[Nainoa]

My parents live significantly far from any major population centers. It's quite spare up there. I went to the largest high school in the county and our graduating class was 70 students. The smallest school district had a graduating class of 12 (no joke).

We wouldn't be getting run over by city folks anytime soon up there. And even if marauding bands started becoming prevalent, there are areas even more sparse nearby where we could move the basics to and live in seclusion.

This works out best for me, as I've never believed in killing another man for food or possessions. Self defense in cases where one's life is at stake (or family member's life) is different, but never over a replaceable thing (and all things are replaceable).

See I don't look at the "Roving Bands" Large Groups, gangs whatever as a problem...

When they want to take from you, if you're in anything less than a hardened area... They will take from you... Your best bet is that if you don't resist they won't kill you and maybe just settle for raping the women.
;)

*****

The problem you run into is in the small scale...

Say you've been set up pretty nice for a year... No problems...

And then one day a small family shows up... We'll call them Ethan, Loraine and little Billy.

They're sick and beaten up, starving, and just looking for a place to stay.

So are you going to let them in?
You going to give them some of your food?

What happens when they see how good you've got it, and they ask if they can stay and help you work?

At what point are you tired of doing all the hunting and taking all the watches, and so you hand Ethan a gun...

How do you build the level of trust to give him that gun...

When right now you can easily feed 4 people... You've got 5, Ethan knows it, and little Billy ain't getting less hungry each week.

*****

The real thing that has to be cultivated in a "**** hits the fan" situation is the ability to read, earn trust and work with people.

Because Ultimately...

Only 4% of the non-military population in the US have the survival skills to make it for 2 years...




The problem you run into...

[Nainoa]

Great...

Accountant is doing our taxes right now...

My wife apparently decided in 2008 to claim 2... (I told her to adjust it to Zero from the 1 she was claiming in 2007.)

At this point... It's looking like we might just barely have to not pay in...

When I was hoping for at least a modest refund.

I was kind of wondering why she was doing so well with reduced hours... But she was always talking about how she was picking up shifts here and there...

*****

So I think it's time I took complete control of our finances... As this is like her 17th fukk-up in the 17 months we've been married.

But of course that will go over like a Fart in church.

[PLANETGETLOW]

Great...

Accountant is doing our taxes right now...

My wife apparently decided in 2008 to claim 2... (I told her to adjust it to Zero from the 1 she was claiming in 2007.)

At this point... It's looking like we might just barely have to not pay in...

When I was hoping for at least a modest refund.

I was kind of wondering why she was doing so well with reduced hours... But she was always talking about how she was picking up shifts here and there...

*****

So I think it's time I took complete control of our finances... As this is like her 17th fukk-up in the 17 months we've been married.

But of course that will go over like a Fart in church.

LOL............we claim zero as well.

[|ceman]

See I don't look at the "Roving Bands" Large Groups, gangs whatever as a problem...

When they want to take from you, if you're in anything less than a hardened area... They will take from you... Your best bet is that if you don't resist they won't kill you and maybe just settle for raping the women.
;)

*****

The problem you run into is in the small scale...

Say you've been set up pretty nice for a year... No problems...

And then one day a small family shows up... We'll call them Ethan, Loraine and little Billy.

They're sick and beaten up, starving, and just looking for a place to stay.

So are you going to let them in?
You going to give them some of your food?

What happens when they see how good you've got it, and they ask if they can stay and help you work?

At what point are you tired of doing all the hunting and taking all the watches, and so you hand Ethan a gun...

How do you build the level of trust to give him that gun...

When right now you can easily feed 4 people... You've got 5, Ethan knows it, and little Billy ain't getting less hungry each week.

*****

The real thing that has to be cultivated in a "**** hits the fan" situation is the ability to read, earn trust and work with people.

Because Ultimately...

Only 4% of the non-military population in the US have the survival skills to make it for 2 years...




The problem you run into...

LOL....you've been watching too many movies. :D

Never give the guns to the strangers. :p

[PLANETGETLOW]

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[Nainoa]

LOL............we claim zero as well.

Yeah it's just great...

I claim Zero... She claims 2... And I get to pay her taxes.

No wonder why she's working less hours and staying even, I'm working more and getting behind!

You know how they say that when you're married you have good years and Bad...

And I always say "Some days are Diamonds, some days are rocks."

So far Year #2... Is not shaping up to land in the "Good" column.

So let's add the $632 of her taxes I had to pay... To the tally of...
Me paying all the bills (She buys groceries)
And the $1100 in repairing the damage she did to the plumbing system...

And so far, being married has cost me WAY over 2 Grand.

Okay...

Okay...

/Vent

[PLANETGETLOW]

Yeah it's just great...

I claim Zero... She claims 2... And I get to pay her taxes.

No wonder why she's working less hours and staying even, I'm working more and getting behind!

You know how they say that when you're married you have good years and Bad...

And I always say "Some days are Diamonds, some days are rocks."

So far Year #2... Is not shaping up to land in the "Good" column.

So let's add the $632 of her taxes I had to pay... To the tally of...
Me paying all the bills (She buys groceries)
And the $1100 in repairing the damage she did to the plumbing system...

And so far, being married has cost me WAY over 2 Grand.

Okay...

Okay...

/Vent
You've been married two years?

Why are YOU paying it and not her?

[|ceman]

Yeah it's just great...

I claim Zero... She claims 2... And I get to pay her taxes.

No wonder why she's working less hours and staying even, I'm working more and getting behind!

You know how they say that when you're married you have good years and Bad...

And I always say "Some days are Diamonds, some days are rocks."

So far Year #2... Is not shaping up to land in the "Good" column.

So let's add the $632 of her taxes I had to pay... To the tally of...
Me paying all the bills (She buys groceries)
And the $1100 in repairing the damage she did to the plumbing system...

And so far, being married has cost me WAY over 2 Grand.

Okay...

Okay...

/Vent

Separate bank accounts?

If income is separate, why should income tax burden be shared?

Oh, and separate bank accounts are never a good idea. Shows an underlying lack of trust and common financial goals. Not very conducive to marital harmony.

[Nainoa]

You've been married two years?

Why are YOU paying it and not her?

Well... We're putting her through school... Since she couldn't handle that in her 20's for some reason.

And we decided to keep our checking accounts and such separate until we have to worry about picking up a big mortgage.

So I told her... I'll pay the bills, and take on all of this, and you work just enough hours to keep up your medical insurance.

Basically... I'm finding out now that she's been completely taking advantage of the situation...

[PLANETGETLOW]

Well... We're putting her through school... Since she couldn't handle that in her 20's for some reason.

And we decided to keep our checking accounts and such separate until we have to worry about picking up a big mortgage.

So I told her... I'll pay the bills, and take on all of this, and you work just enough hours to keep up your medical insurance.

Basically... I'm finding out now that she's been completely taking advantage of the situation...

I see........

[Nainoa]

Separate bank accounts?

If income is separate, why should income tax burden be shared?

Oh, and separate bank accounts are never a good idea. Shows an underlying lack of trust and common financial goals. Not very conducive to marital harmony.

I agree...

But it was what she wanted... And I trusted that she was adult enough to handle it... And at that point... Didn't look like it was going to matter.

I apparently was wrong.... On Multiple fronts.

[Nainoa]

I see........

Yeah...

Looks like I just gotta chalk this up to being "Another Beating."

Remember how I said I was batting .105 in life these days...

Time to update that to .092

[GREENFEATHER]

Separate bank accounts?

If income is separate, why should income tax burden be shared?

Oh, and separate bank accounts are never a good idea. Shows an underlying lack of trust and common financial goals. Not very conducive to marital harmony.

M and I have had separate accounts from the time we met, but both have had access to the others account. My bank is about to get told to get fukt though. Someone got my one credit card number and they told me they would handle it and haven't. Looks like 2009 is going to see me in court quite a bit. :mad:

[PLANETGETLOW]

Yeah...

Looks like I just gotta chalk this up to being "Another Beating."

Remember how I said I was batting .105 in life these days...

Time to update that to .092

She on the couch this time??

[Nainoa]

She on the couch this time??

Well for one... The bed in the spare bedroom is more comfortable than in the master.

But basically...

This is the leverage point to get her in line...

She will have 3 choices.

1. Adjust her withholding to Zero. And from now on when I say "Do this with your finances." She does it.

2. I take over the whole house hold finances... She gets the budget that is fair.

3. She writes me a check for $632


******

Basically... If I'm putting my surgery off, it needs to be for a good reason, and not "So she can buy some new goddam shoes."

[Nainoa]

Well...

Looks like the Accountant found some deductions... So it's only costing me $482!

Plus the cost of Remnant Carpet
Duct Tape
4 bags of sacrete
Gas to tow the boat to the North shore of Lake Superior

[Nainoa]

I see........

Well...

We got it all under control...

Had an Air clearing, with no yelling involved.
(I did all my yelling in the truck on the way home, as I believe that the more yelling you do at someone the less someone listen.)

So my basic "Theme" was "Look... We've got to be a better team... And honestly... You need to get more on board!"

And so we worked our way into "Compromises."

So here's the upcoming compromises...

I have to forgo having anesthesia for my surgery... Whatever... I've done it before... It sucks, it kicks your ass to be awake for that ****... But whatever... Chalk it up to another beating... Small potatoes in the grand scheme.

I pay her taxes... Really... It's only money... I've spent my life fighting against poverty... What matters isn't $500 out of my pocket... What matters is that the family I want to start, that my kids have the chance to have it better than I did... And that means both opportunity... And having parents around for guidance... Working two jobs and never being home is just as much a FAIL as them wearing home made clothes and being the smelly kids.

I keep my clothes off of her treadmill...
Whatever... Her treadmill is in my closet and it never gets used.

I pay $50 a month towards helping her pay off her car. (It's withing striking distance.)

*****

She...

Hits the Treadmill twice a week.

Pays her tax money towards her car over time and she pays off the remainder of the balance (While going to school and working 30 hours a week) By her birthday

She loses 15 pounds by her birthday...

She pulls a 3.87 GPA or better (Which was my graduating GPA)

And if she accomplishes all of these "Goals"... Then I take her to the premiere of her favorite play "A Mid Summer Night's dream." which the local theatre company will be playing around the time of her birthday.

******

GreenFeather...

Just a heads up...

I might be filling your PM's in the future with some sweat lodge insights.


****

And I just wanted to say...

Brothers...

I appreciate your solidarity.

:)

[GREENFEATHER]

I just ordered 10 lbs of blue corn seeds to plant closer to the house to keep the deer out of it. It's a variety I've never grown before so we'll see how it does. It's supposed to be a sweet cultivar.

133 deer have been harvested and even the kids are getting sick of shooting them. Maybe I won't lose 20+ acres of crops this year. When I see them this summer they will be dispatched. The DNR's latest recon says there are still over 100 in this particular herd. :mad:

[storm1507]

133 deer....HOLY CRAP. How many acres?

Here are some of the things that I have heard working to keep the deer away from gardens and such.

Kerosene soaked rope....bailing type, put up like an electric fence.

Hair from a barber shop scattered around the area.

Pissing as much as you can around the perimeter.

Of course, if you are talking a huge area...these ideas won't work good.

BTW, I may run out of venison breakfast sausage this year (I made over 50#'s). Sounds like I need to shoot more than 4 and get a bigger freezer before next year.

[Nainoa]

When it rains it frackin' pours...

Driving up to go ice fishing this morning... I blew a coil in my truck.

Luckily I was only 20 miles from home... So I managed to limp back...

At least I think it's a coil... Might be an upstream censor... Which would be cheap.

Coil... One... Should cost me $40 in parts, and whatever... Probably $50 in labor...

But when one goes... It means the other 7 aren't far behind. So you just know if I do this one... A couple of weeks from now it will be another one... Then another one...

So the "Smart Thing" is to just do them all right now.

[Nainoa]

I just ordered 10 lbs of blue corn seeds to plant closer to the house to keep the deer out of it. It's a variety I've never grown before so we'll see how it does. It's supposed to be a sweet cultivar.

133 deer have been harvested and even the kids are getting sick of shooting them. Maybe I won't lose 20+ acres of crops this year. When I see them this summer they will be dispatched. The DNR's latest recon says there are still over 100 in this particular herd. :mad:

Blue corn is some tasty stuff from a culinary stand point...

But I'm not sure how you take it from stalk to table...

Do you have to Nixtamalize it?

[GREENFEATHER]

133 deer....HOLY CRAP. How many acres?

Here are some of the things that I have heard working to keep the deer away from gardens and such.

Kerosene soaked rope....bailing type, put up like an electric fence.

Hair from a barber shop scattered around the area.

Pissing as much as you can around the perimeter.

Of course, if you are talking a huge area...these ideas won't work good.

BTW, I may run out of venison breakfast sausage this year (I made over 50#'s). Sounds like I need to shoot more than 4 and get a bigger freezer before next year.

160 acres so those ideas are out.


Blue corn is some tasty stuff from a culinary stand point...

But I'm not sure how you take it from stalk to table...

Do you have to Nixtamalize it?

Nope, just pick and eat. The cultivar is called Cherokee Blue.

[Nainoa]

160 acres so those ideas are out.



Nope, just pick and eat. The cultivar is called Cherokee Blue.

I must be thinking of some other strain... The "Blue Corn" I know is a dent corn grind...

Kicks ass for stuff like Jonny cakes, ho-cakes, Or grind into flour for a pancake that will kick the **** out of any other pancake on the face of the earth...

And I say that as a guy who doesn't even really like Pancakes.

*****

Damn...

Now I'm in the mood for some Polenta.
:D

[FlyingV]

http://halbot.haluze.sk/?id=4720

[Nainoa]

http://halbot.haluze.sk/?id=4720

Frackin' russians can't do **** right.

They just pulled that vehicle up on a ramp... No frackin' gravity fulcrum... And then they park on a river.

[GREENFEATHER]

http://halbot.haluze.sk/images/2008-08/4352_r_j_k.jpg

I don't know where that picture was taken, but that happens in the Chesapeake every year. Cobia travel with the Cow Nosed Rays as cover from sharks.

[GREENFEATHER]

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[Skunk]

http://halbot.haluze.sk/images/2008-08/4352_r_j_k.jpg

I don't know where that picture was taken, but that happens in the Chesapeake every year. Cobia travel with the Cow Nosed Rays as cover from sharks.

holy crap!

[GREENFEATHER]

holy crap!


It's and awesome sight to see. When we were fishing the lower bay for Black Drum, they would be so thick in May that it looked like you could get out of the boat and walk on them. They were there by the millions. To catch a Cobia all you had to do is drop a Blue Crab through the rays to them.

[V.H.9.8.4.]

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I don't know where that picture was taken, but that happens in the Chesapeake every year. Cobia travel with the Cow Nosed Rays as cover from sharks.
Thats sick! I didnt know what that was at first but thats crazy! Where are they all swimming too?

[Skunk]

It's and awesome sight to see. When we were fishing the lower bay for Black Drum, they would be so thick in May that it looked like you could get out of the boat and walk on them. They were there by the millions. To catch a Cobia all you had to do is drop a Blue Crab through the rays to them.

It's cool how they sort of make a geometric pattern in the water too. What time of year does this occur in the Chesapeake?

[GREENFEATHER]

It's cool how they sort of make a geometric pattern in the water too. What time of year does this occur in the Chesapeake?

It happens about Mid May, it all depends on the water temps and lunar cycles. Lots of sharks follow them as well. The cycles of anadromous fish is pretty interesting.

[Nainoa]

Sweet... Turning my losing streak around... Just won a hundred bucks on the Super bowl...
damn was I sweating that ending!

[3kgtjunkie]

if any of you kentucky guys survived the ice storm answer me this:
have you been to rockcastle river? we're planning on a week long canoe/camping trip just wondering how the fishing is

[blkbelt42]

morning ramblers.....what a game!!

[jason_bh]

morning ramblers.....what a game!!

Good morning and I agree, "What a game".

Too bad the Cards couldn't stop them.

:mad:

[NO CARDS FAN]

[PLANETGETLOW]

Morning all.....

[Nainoa]

Good morning and I agree, "What a game".

Too bad the Cards couldn't stop them.

:mad:

[NO CARDS FAN]

I pulled a Franklin in on that one... So I can't complain!

That Fitzgerald TD to put the cards up by 3, would have given the pot to another guy, who had the Cards by 3...

******

It was so tight, my wife even watched the 4th quarter with me... And she's one of these women who completely doesn't understand football...

So it was kind of cool to get her involved, and answer her questions about the game as it went.

[Mindripper]

Morning all.....

Morning. Great game...

[PLANETGETLOW]

Morning. Great game...

It was a good game. I THOUGHT AZ had it in the end........they beat theirself

[One More Time]

Morning fellas. Yes it was a great game....wrong team won though :( :D


Anyone have any ideas on how to get more votes in the contest? I have a thread in the teen misc, supp misc, over 35 misc, & outdoor section. I have tried to put a thread on 2 other sites I visit with no success (some other guys have tried a couple of sites with no success too).

[Nainoa]

Damn...

Estimate on the truck, for 1 coil, 8 plugs and a full tune up... $450...

And there's still no guarantee that the other 7 won't start to go at some point...

But at an extra $80 per...

Still... The tune up and plugs will extend the life before coil failure in the future.

[Nainoa]

It was a good game. I THOUGHT AZ had it in the end........they beat theirself

For a young team, that kind of doesn't know how to win yet... I thought it was a matter that they exceeded expectations.

I can't believe the Steelers didn't run it more...

If the steelers would have stayed on their ground game they would have destroyed the cards.

So each team kind of screwed up... In that the steelers didn't run as much as they should, and Arizona didn't start throwing to Fitzgerald until it was "Almost Too Late."

******

Still great game... I like games like that more than the one sided blow outs, or mega defensive chess matches.

*****

And I loved how Big Ben's play call on the final touch down was "Scramble Left... Scramble Right... Get open."

[One More Time]

Damn...

Estimate on the truck, for 1 coil, 8 plugs and a full tune up... $450...

And there's still no guarantee that the other 7 won't start to go at some point...

But at an extra $80 per...

Still... The tune up and plugs will extend the life before coil failure in the future.

You fairly knowledgeable on auto repair? Can you replace an alternator, change plugs on an older engine, change a waterpump?

[jason_bh]

Anyone have any ideas on how to get more votes in the contest? I have a thread in the teen misc, supp misc, over 35 misc, & outdoor section. I have tried to put a thread on 2 other sites I visit with no success (some other guys have tried a couple of sites with no success too).


4Chan?

Only half jokingly.

[Nainoa]

You fairly knowledgeable on auto repair? Can you replace an alternator, change plugs on an older engine, change a waterpump?

Not on my own...

With my buddy Marlon helping... I could probably replace the alternator and the first 4 plugs...

But how in the hell you even get at the last 4 coils without an anorexic Korean child in your tool box is beyond me.

And I have no heated garage to do any of that in. Making it extra impossible this time of year.

[One More Time]

4Chan?

Only half jokingly.

Someone else suggested that. I don't venture over there, but have heard many things about that place....none of which I know to be true or not. Some of the things I have heard would make me uncomfortable asking for their help....especially since the vid has my kids in it. What you think?

[One More Time]

Not on my own...

With my buddy Marlon helping... I could probably replace the alternator and the first 4 plugs...

But how in the hell you even get at the last 4 coils without an anorexic Korean child in your tool box is beyond me.

And I have no heated garage to do any of that in. Making it extra impossible this time of year.

If you can make any of the repairs I listed you should have no problems. You will need LOTS of wobblies, extensions, & small drive ratchets. I changed my own for about $100. You don't have to remove the fuel rails, just loosen the one on the driver side. There was a good how to article on ford-trucks.com (I think). It took about 3 hours the first time. I could do it in 1.5 now that I know the "tricks". Small hands help too....I would be cautious of doing it in weather too cold though. The engine should be cold, but all the plastic connections could be VERY brittle in extremely cold weather.

[GREENFEATHER]

Someone else suggested that. I don't venture over there, but have heard many things about that place....none of which I know to be true or not. Some of the things I have heard would make me uncomfortable asking for their help....especially since the vid has my kids in it. What you think?

I'm running a program that says it's voting every 6 hours, I also cracked the whip on my asshats to get them in gear.

[Nainoa]

If you can make any of the repairs I listed you should have no problems. You will need LOTS of wobblies, extensions, & small drive ratchets. I changed my own for about $100. You don't have to remove the fuel rails, just loosen the one on the driver side. There was a good how to article on ford-trucks.com (I think). It took about 3 hours the first time. I could do it in 1.5 now that I know the "tricks". Small hands help too....I would be cautious of doing it in weather too cold though. The engine should be cold, but all the plastic connections could be VERY brittle in extremely cold weather.

Yeah I'm going to see...

I think I'm going to Bite the bullet on this one for 1 coil and 8 plugs + Tune up...

And then it should get me at least into the spring (Or better hopefully.)

In the spring I end up with a lot of short distance towing... Which should tell me how the older 7 handle the load...

If one goes...

Then I think my Father in law and I might spend some time together and change all 7 coils.

I just want to avoid a situation where I change 1, then a month later change another, then a month later change another.

****

But for now... In this cold... It's the best I can do.

[FlyingV]

It happens about Mid May, it all depends on the water temps and lunar cycles. Lots of sharks follow them as well. The cycles of anadromous fish is pretty interesting.

Bat rays school up by the tens of thousands sometimes out here. Look just like the cownose rays. My gf and I were surf fishing one day in August near La Jolla, and there were sooo many 1-2 foot rays in the shallows and wash that you couldnt even wade in. They'd be bumping into your feet and ankles constantly which is just to weird-feeling to ignore. Plus, they have stingers for when you step on one. That was surreal they stretched up and down the beach for miles, thousands and thousands of bat rays, all this same size, cruisng in the shallows and wash prolly scarfing up sandcrabs.

Here's a photo of a big bat ray from san diego bay I caught from shore on 10 lb mono. Used that 36" lobster hoop net to bring it up from the water onto the dock, never actually used that thing for lobster. Maybe 25 lbs or so.

http://i42.tinypic.com/w0p4yg.jpg

[blkbelt42]

Bat rays school up by the tens of thousands sometimes out here. Look just like the cownose rays. My gf and I were surf fishing one day in August near La Jolla, and there were sooo many 1-2 foot rays in the shallows and wash that you couldnt even wade in. They'd be bumping into your feet and ankles constantly which is just to weird-feeling to ignore. Plus, they have stingers for when you step on one. That was surreal they stretched up and down the beach for miles, thousands and thousands of bat rays, all this same size, cruisng in the shallows and wash prolly scarfing up sandcrabs.

Here's a photo of a big bat ray from san diego bay I caught from shore on 10 lb mono. Used that 36" lobster hoop net to bring it up from the water onto the dock, never actually used that thing for lobster. Maybe 25 lbs or so.

http://i42.tinypic.com/w0p4yg.jpg
whoah! cool pic man, what's up?

[FlyingV]

whoah! cool pic man, what's up?

Thanks bro, been real busy. Training is going good. Job is going good. Fishing has been slow. Boat shopping continues. Trying to work something out with a nice Chapparal walkaround cutty I can prolly get for seriously cheap. Trouble is he's kind of far away. So we're trying to coordinate an indepedent inspection, followed by an offer from me, followed by figuring out how to get the thing here. My truck can tow it but it's a heavy boat and I wouldn't be 100% comfortable towing it that far the very first time.

1990 Chaparral 20 foot
150 V Pro Johnson O/B
9.9 Johnson kicker
8'Beam, Cuddy Cabin, Porta-potty, Fish Finder, VHF Flow Miser, 2 insulated chest w/ overboard drains, Canvas Bridge Enclosure, Boat cover, Galvanized tandem axle trailer w/ tongue surge brakes and good tires, all safety and CG-required accessories
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[PLANETGETLOW]

Brand new morning!!

^^Nice boat

[MISSINGLINK]

Good morning Ramblers.

[jason_bh]

Brand new morning!!



Indeed it is. Too bad I still have to deal with the same people at work.

[PLANETGETLOW]

Good morning Ramblers.
Morning meng!!

Indeed it is. Too bad I still have to deal with the same people at work.

ahhaha......no doubt!!

[blkbelt42]

morning all

[PLANETGETLOW]

morning all

Hey man......how goes it?

[Mindripper]

Indeed it is. Too bad I still have to deal with the same people at work.


LOL - yup. Its like going to take your morning dump but the person before you forgot to flush and the same turds are swimming around. :D

[PLANETGETLOW]

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[jason_bh]

LOL - yup. Its like going to take your morning dump but the person before you forgot to flush and the same turds are swimming around. :D

LOL. That's a perfect analogy. :D

I wish that I could flush some coworkers. That would be great. Just got my morning phone call from my least favorite one. I ignored it. So he sent me an email. Debating on ignoring that as well.

[MISSINGLINK]

LOL. That's a perfect analogy. :D

I wish that I could flush some coworkers. That would be great. Just got my morning phone call from my least favorite one. I ignored it. So he sent me an email. Debating on ignoring that as well.

Ignore ignore ignore.

[MISSINGLINK]

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090129/METRO08/901290400

[Nainoa]

Thanks bro, been real busy. Training is going good. Job is going good. Fishing has been slow. Boat shopping continues. Trying to work something out with a nice Chapparal walkaround cutty I can prolly get for seriously cheap. Trouble is he's kind of far away. So we're trying to coordinate an indepedent inspection, followed by an offer from me, followed by figuring out how to get the thing here. My truck can tow it but it's a heavy boat and I wouldn't be 100% comfortable towing it that far the very first time.

1990 Chaparral 20 foot
150 V Pro Johnson O/B
9.9 Johnson kicker
8'Beam, Cuddy Cabin, Porta-potty, Fish Finder, VHF Flow Miser, 2 insulated chest w/ overboard drains, Canvas Bridge Enclosure, Boat cover, Galvanized tandem axle trailer w/ tongue surge brakes and good tires, all safety and CG-required accessories
http://i39.tinypic.com/ioq0y9.gif

What's the dry weight of the boat?
What's the tongue weight of the boat?
The Tow Capacity of your truck?
The rating of your leaf springs?

If the Tongue weight of the Load (Boat) exceeds 12% of your Leaf Spring rating... Then you might be in for a Trailer Sway incident...

Which the more the load weighs, in comparison to the weight of the truck, the harder it is to stop a sway from happening at high way speeds.

Other than that... "Pulling it forward" isn't what's rough...

Now backing that monster in... Your first time... Well... There's sure to be a lot of swearing!

[Nainoa]

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a161/low62impala/untitled-5.jpg

Nice...

But Damn...

Have fun turning that one back over after you roll it!

[storm1507]

Good morning ramblers. OMT is in 7th place this morning. My parents and 5 of 7 siblings are still without power (1 wk now). But, they are all rural Kentuckians and are prepared for things like this.



if any of you kentucky guys survived the ice storm answer me this:
have you been to rockcastle river? we're planning on a week long canoe/camping trip just wondering how the fishing is

You still going to Louisville?

I've never fished the river, but I can probably get you some info from one's who have. Where are you putting in and when are you planning to go?

[One More Time]

I'm running a program that says it's voting every 6 hours, I also cracked the whip on my asshats to get them in gear.

:cool: thanks


Yeah I'm going to see...

I think I'm going to Bite the bullet on this one for 1 coil and 8 plugs + Tune up...

And then it should get me at least into the spring (Or better hopefully.)

In the spring I end up with a lot of short distance towing... Which should tell me how the older 7 handle the load...

If one goes...

Then I think my Father in law and I might spend some time together and change all 7 coils.

I just want to avoid a situation where I change 1, then a month later change another, then a month later change another.

****

But for now... In this cold... It's the best I can do.


Don't change the coils until they go down. They are made to be independent of each other. Just money for nothing IMO. It literally takes less than 2 minutes to change a coil & boot (if you have the tools ready & it is one of the easy ones to reach).

[Nainoa]

:cool: thanks




Don't change the coils until they go down. They are made to be independent of each other. Just money for nothing IMO. It literally takes less than 2 minutes to change a coil & boot (if you have the tools ready & it is one of the easy ones to reach).

Yeah my Mechanic jokingly said "The front 4... Is like 15 minutes." The back 4... Is like 3 hours."

****

He just called me with the Diagnostic report...

#6 was misfiring... The 4 plugs on the driver's side of the block were about to go, but the other coils looked fine... And he's going to change the Fuel filter, as it's WAY over due.

He said "Basically, there's no telling how long before another coil goes... Might be 10,000 miles... Might be 50,000 miles... Just keep some money in the underwear drawer, and do them as they come."

[GREENFEATHER]

Yeah my Mechanic jokingly said "The front 4... Is like 15 minutes." The back 4... Is like 3 hours."

****

He just called me with the Diagnostic report...

#6 was misfiring... The 4 plugs on the driver's side of the block were about to go, but the other coils looked fine... And he's going to change the Fuel filter, as it's WAY over due.

He said "Basically, there's no telling how long before another coil goes... Might be 10,000 miles... Might be 50,000 miles... Just keep some money in the underwear drawer, and do them as they come."


Trade ya, I just did 4 new injector nozzles and all of the glow plugs. That was a quick grand. High performance does have a price, lol.

[Nainoa]

Damn...

My Best friend spazz... (Who's been unemployed for a while now) just got a job like 3.5 hours away...

Losing my best fishing buddy...

Now I know what Fitty felt like when Jimmy moved away.

Frack this has been a bad week...

[PLANETGETLOW]

Damn...

My Best friend spazz... (Who's been unemployed for a while now) just got a job like 3.5 hours away...

Losing my best fishing buddy...

Now I know what Fitty felt like when Jimmy moved away.

Frack this has been a bad week...

Another person from here resigned also.......

[GREENFEATHER]

Another person from here resigned also.......

Huh? :confused:

[FlyingV]

Damn...

My Best friend spazz... (Who's been unemployed for a while now) just got a job like 3.5 hours away...

Losing my best fishing buddy...

Now I know what Fitty felt like when Jimmy moved away.

Frack this has been a bad week...

Sorry to hear that pal. I'd love to have a fishing buddy. But what can you do, as all know times are tuff and the **** hasnt even hit the fan yet.



Re: the boat and trailer, thanks for the pointers and the concern, all that stuff checks out. It's just a really long way to tow. Once it's here, the launch ramp is literally 5 mins away and is as flat as can be. An slip would be abt 150 a month. Not sure which way we'd go on that. But that's just one of the options.

Today we agreed to have a marina in Phoenix check it out thoroughly and split the cost up to 100 bucks for me. If I buy the boat we roll that into the price, if I dont, I've saved myself some trouble, maybe a lot of trouble. **** the gas would almost be that much driving there; it's a 450 mile roundtrip to the halfway point.

I'll probably end up offering to pay him to drive it here if I decide I want it. It all depends on the inspection and what kind of deal we can make.

Here's another contender

http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/boa/998133407.html

Never say never, but I've moved away from center consoles, for a couple reasons, principally so my gf, mom, sisters and whatever other female guests at least have some privacy to change clothes or take a whizz or whatever.

[Nainoa]

Sorry to hear that pal. I'd love to have a fishing buddy. But what can you do, as all know times are tuff and the **** hasnt even hit the fan yet.



Re: the boat and trailer, thanks for the pointers and the concern, all that stuff checks out. It's just a really long way to tow. Once it's here, the launch ramp is literally 5 mins away and is as flat as can be. An slip would be abt 150 a month. Not sure which way we'd go on that. But that's just one of the options.

Today we agreed to have a marina in Phoenix check it out thoroughly and split the cost up to 100 bucks for me. If I buy the boat we roll that into the price, if I dont, I've saved myself some trouble, maybe a lot of trouble. **** the gas would almost be that much driving there; it's a 450 mile roundtrip to the halfway point.

I'll probably end up offering to pay him to drive it here if I decide I want it. It all depends on the inspection and what kind of deal we can make.

Here's another contender

http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/boa/998133407.html

Never say never, but I've moved away from center consoles, for a couple reasons, principally so my gf, mom, sisters and whatever other female guests at least have some privacy to change clothes or take a whizz or whatever.

Yeah... Phoenix to LA... That would be a painful tow gas wise...

But at the same time... If someone asked me to tow it to them... At that distance... I'd roll that into the price to the point where it would be worth their money to come pick it up themselves.

****

My other question would be... If this boat is in Phoenix... That means it's been running in Fresh water?

Beyond obviously making sure that it has a salt water engine... Have you looked into any other concerns with taking a boat from Fresh to salt?

[GREENFEATHER]

Like Nainoa said, make sure that motor is marine rated, if not you're looking at a repower. Other than that, I'd avoid a center console like a $2 whore with sores.

[Nainoa]

Like Nainoa said, make sure that motor is marine rated, if not you're looking at a repower. Other than that, I'd avoid a center console like a $2 whore with sores.

Also... Just to stay ahead of the 8 ball...

That boat has trailer brakes...

I'd call you mechanic and ask him what it would cost to get your Dakota set up for trailer brakes...

Very friggin' handy thing to have if you do end up having to go get... Both for stopping... But also for a progressive way to stop a trailer sway incident.

Because I know personally that drive to Phoenix is hellacious... But it's got to be extra hellacious at 55 MPH and ****ting a sharp clawed kitten,hoping nothing happens, every time a bus or semi passes you.

[3kgtjunkie]

Good morning ramblers. OMT is in 7th place this morning. My parents and 5 of 7 siblings are still without power (1 wk now). But, they are all rural Kentuckians and are prepared for things like this.




You still going to Louisville?

I've never fished the river, but I can probably get you some info from one's who have. Where are you putting in and when are you planning to go?

yes sir. proud to claim it even after the pounding uconn gave us last night. We haven't fully decided yet. we're looking at that place and land between the lakes. At LBL you can camp ANYWHERE for 5 bucks and that's kidn of up our alley. anything you can find out about rockcastle would be awesome man.
how you been

[Nainoa]

yes sir. proud to claim it even after the pounding uconn gave us last night. We haven't fully decided yet. we're looking at that place and land between the lakes. At LBL you can camp ANYWHERE for 5 bucks and that's kidn of up our alley. anything you can find out about rockcastle would be awesome man.
how you been

I stopped off at LBL once while I was "Passing Through."

I definitely give that a thumbs up...

But Paducah frightened my northern sensibilities!
:D

[GREENFEATHER]

Also... Just to stay ahead of the 8 ball...

That boat has trailer brakes...

I'd call you mechanic and ask him what it would cost to get your Dakota set up for trailer brakes...

Very friggin' handy thing to have if you do end up having to go get... Both for stopping... But also for a progressive way to stop a trailer sway incident.

Because I know personally that drive to Phoenix is hellacious... But it's got to be extra hellacious at 55 MPH and ****ting a sharp clawed kitten,hoping nothing happens, every time a bus or semi passes you.

If the Dakota is 2000 or later he should be able to install a controller easily. I'll have to get the name of the one I use in the Duramax for ya when I get home. It was a plug and play deal in mine.

[PLANETGETLOW]

Let's do this........another day another dollar

[Savonadego]

Damn...

My Best friend spazz... (Who's been unemployed for a while now) just got a job like 3.5 hours away...

Losing my best fishing buddy...

Now I know what Fitty felt like when Jimmy moved away.

Frack this has been a bad week...

ya tell me about it :(

[fitnessman]

Damn...

My Best friend spazz... (Who's been unemployed for a while now) just got a job like 3.5 hours away...

Losing my best fishing buddy...

Now I know what Fitty felt like when Jimmy moved away.

Frack this has been a bad week...

Really is like losing a partner.

*No homoish*

[Nainoa]

Really is like losing a partner.

*No homoish*

Yeah it sucks... I'm like looking forward to all this stuff he and I used to do together...

And it's like...

"Oh... Guess I'll be doing that alone..."

I feel like I had this really loyal Dog that just died.

I joked and told him "Now I'll have to audition for your replacement... Just like when the family pet dies and you get a new one and the kids give it the same name, and just add 2."

****... What am I going to do about spring shore fishing?

[Nainoa]

If the Dakota is 2000 or later he should be able to install a controller easily. I'll have to get the name of the one I use in the Duramax for ya when I get home. It was a plug and play deal in mine.

Yeah as long as the price isn't bad...

Friggin' Tandem Axel with trailer brakes would be a dream.

Christ you should see some of the **** I'm pulling...

[storm1507]

yes sir. proud to claim it even after the pounding uconn gave us last night. We haven't fully decided yet. we're looking at that place and land between the lakes. At LBL you can camp ANYWHERE for 5 bucks and that's kidn of up our alley. anything you can find out about rockcastle would be awesome man.
how you been

I've been doing good, except the Wildcats have lost 3 in a row. :(


I stopped off at LBL once while I was "Passing Through."

I definitely give that a thumbs up...

But Paducah frightened my northern sensibilities!
:D

Paducah is in bad shape right now. Most of my family got power back yesterday (they were out for a week). Two of my sisters are still out though.

Hope everyone has a great day.

Ky elk calf pic....I posted it on another site earlier, so have it copied right now. It's about 3 days old.

http://i318.photobucket.com/albums/mm415/storm1507/030.jpg

[Nainoa]

I've been doing good, except the Wildcats have lost 3 in a row. :(



Paducah is in bad shape right now. Most of my family got power back yesterday (they were out for a week). Two of my sisters are still out though.

Hope everyone has a great day.

Ky elk calf pic....I posted it on another site earlier, so have it copied right now. It's about 3 days old.

http://i318.photobucket.com/albums/mm415/storm1507/030.jpg

When I was in that area... I left Murpheesboro Tennessee, and a Tornado came 2 hours later and tried to wipe it off the face of the Earth...

Then I go to leave Paducah... And 2 hours later a tornado tried to wipe it off the face of the Earth.

In Rockford my buddy, half dazed 2 hours before dawn asked "Should we get a place to stay?" And we decided to push on straight, figuring with our luck Rockford was about to get wiped off the face of the Earth by a Tornado.

[Nainoa]

Ky elk calf pic....I posted it on another site earlier, so have it copied right now. It's about 3 days old.

http://i318.photobucket.com/albums/mm415/storm1507/030.jpg



Awwww... Cute...

I had a client once that sold Elk Velvet as an anti-aging supplement.

*****

Do/Did Elk live natively in those parts?

[One More Time]

Sorry to hear that pal. I'd love to have a fishing buddy. But what can you do, as all know times are tuff and the **** hasnt even hit the fan yet.



Re: the boat and trailer, thanks for the pointers and the concern, all that stuff checks out. It's just a really long way to tow. Once it's here, the launch ramp is literally 5 mins away and is as flat as can be. An slip would be abt 150 a month. Not sure which way we'd go on that. But that's just one of the options.

Today we agreed to have a marina in Phoenix check it out thoroughly and split the cost up to 100 bucks for me. If I buy the boat we roll that into the price, if I dont, I've saved myself some trouble, maybe a lot of trouble. **** the gas would almost be that much driving there; it's a 450 mile roundtrip to the halfway point.

I'll probably end up offering to pay him to drive it here if I decide I want it. It all depends on the inspection and what kind of deal we can make.

Here's another contender

http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/boa/998133407.html

Never say never, but I've moved away from center consoles, for a couple reasons, principally so my gf, mom, sisters and whatever other female guests at least have some privacy to change clothes or take a whizz or whatever.

:cool: Nice looking boat man


Also... Just to stay ahead of the 8 ball...

That boat has trailer brakes...

I'd call you mechanic and ask him what it would cost to get your Dakota set up for trailer brakes...

Very friggin' handy thing to have if you do end up having to go get... Both for stopping... But also for a progressive way to stop a trailer sway incident.

Because I know personally that drive to Phoenix is hellacious... But it's got to be extra hellacious at 55 MPH and ****ting a sharp clawed kitten,hoping nothing happens, every time a bus or semi passes you.

If it is the tongue activated brakes, he will be able to just hook up and go.

[Nainoa]

:cool: Nice looking boat man



If it is the tongue activated brakes, he will be able to just hook up and go.

Yeah I've only had twice where I was towing something with Trailer Brakes and I took my buddy's truck, as he had the old fashion master box in the cab.

[Nainoa]

:cool: Nice looking boat man



If it is the tongue activated brakes, he will be able to just hook up and go.

Say V...

What kind of trailer port do you have on the back of the Dakota...

Is it a standard, 4 plug thing...

Or is it a port that you can put different adaptors into?

If it is Tongue activated, he'll need an adaptor of some sort correct?

Or does it just read off the hot tail/brake light lead?

[One More Time]

Say V...

What kind of trailer port do you have on the back of the Dakota...

Is it a standard, 4 plug thing...

Or is it a port that you can put different adaptors into?

If it is Tongue activated, he'll need an adaptor of some sort correct?

Or does it just read off the hot tail/brake light lead?

I think it just reads off the lead

[3kgtjunkie]

I stopped off at LBL once while I was "Passing Through."

I definitely give that a thumbs up...

But Paducah frightened my northern sensibilities!
:D

Thats a long ways from where you are lol. what were you doin down this way?


I've been doing good, except the Wildcats have lost 3 in a row. :(


yeah i dont know whats up with UK this year. Ive been to a couple games and Ill tell ya that there cant be any more vocal fans of a team on the planet than UK fans lol. They let ya know what they're thinking.

Im driving all the way to bowling green today to pick this up for 200 bucks instead of buying a canoe:
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f260/bcurtis0005/jonboat.jpg

[jason_bh]

LOL. Fitty you on a negging spree?

This guy needs some love.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showpost.php?p=283838061&postcount=14

[Savonadego]

Really is like losing a partner.

*No homoish*

HOMO

[Savonadego]

lol
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w97/FISHINGFUL/n72302965_30769000_7801.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w97/FISHINGFUL/gert-1.jpg

[fitnessman]

LOL. Fitty you on a negging spree?


Order must be maintained :D


HOMO

QUEEN.

[Nainoa]

Thats a long ways from where you are lol. what were you doin down this way?



I did a lot of traveling in the Mid to Late 90's getting my head straight.

Poked around "Those Parts" during a trip down to Florida.

[Savonadego]

now i cant think of a better use of bacon
http://www.bbqaddicts.com/bacon-explosion.html

[Nainoa]

now i cant think of a better use of bacon
http://www.bbqaddicts.com/bacon-explosion.html

As one of my favorite chefs would say "That isn't cooking... That's Food Porn."

[Savonadego]

i am going to seirously try that it looks great

[PLANETGETLOW]

now i cant think of a better use of bacon
http://www.bbqaddicts.com/bacon-explosion.html

Damn...

[Nainoa]

i am going to seirously try that it looks great

Just have to watch out for the rolling...

Rolling meat is both harder and easier than it looks.
(One of my signature dishes is a Blue Cheese and Onion stuffed in Beef Roulade.)

I would give the Bacon weave a "Mist" of water before putting the sausage down... And then wet your finger tips before rolling.

[3kgtjunkie]

Damn...

all i can say is x2

[GREENFEATHER]

Really is like losing a partner.

*No homoish*

I feel the same way when I get in the Golf to head back East. :(


Awwww... Cute...

I had a client once that sold Elk Velvet as an anti-aging supplement.

*****

Do/Did Elk live natively in those parts?

I sell ALL of the parts of the deer I kill except the stomach and intestines. The rest is sold to a Chinese apothecary.


now i cant think of a better use of bacon
http://www.bbqaddicts.com/bacon-explosion.html

Looks good, I'll have to bring 5 or so lbs to camp with me so we can do that. I still like the bacon bikini top.
http://halbot.haluze.sk/images/2008-04/4134_podprsenkaXodXreznika.jpg


i am going to seirously try that it looks great
I'm thinking mid month for a trip to camp, gotta set it up with teh Big Kahuna though.

[Savonadego]

i am booked solid till mid march at least and then it would only be a weekday off thing anyways

ahhhhh the joys of working for a resort

[jwdjrs]

8 days still no power :mad:

[GREENFEATHER]

8 days still no power :mad:

That sucks! I'll look for the link to the diesel generator I bought. The nice thing about a diesel is in a pinch you can dump cooking oil in there if you don't have access to regular or biodiesel.

[jwdjrs]

That sucks! I'll look for the link to the diesel generator I bought. The nice thing about a diesel is in a pinch you can dump cooking oil in there if you don't have access to regular or biodiesel.I've been running a 7000 watt generator since Saturday, Before that I didn't have anything for 4 days. I have a gas fireplace that is doing an awesome job for heat

[3kgtjunkie]

I've been running a 7000 watt generator since Saturday, Before that I didn't have anything for 4 days. I have a gas fireplace that is doing an awesome job for heat

my parents were doin the same. gas fireplace upstairs and a wood fireplace in the basement and a generator. they got power back yesterday

[blkbelt42]

morning fish. **** it's cold here!

[Crookshanks]

8 days still no power :mad:

Holy Crap! I'd be in a murderous rage within 3 days.

Hang in there, man. Hope it's on soon for you.

[Crookshanks]

morning fish. **** it's cold here!

Hey Ken. Supposed tp warm up by the weekend, but ya it's been cold here too.
This has been a nasty winter. Can't wait for it to end.

[jason_bh]

Good morning. I waited 40 minutes for a train to pass by this morning. :mad: :mad: Idiots had to stop at every crossing in town to put flares out so that cars stopped. I haven't been this irritated in a while. Luckily I found me a dirt road on a shortcut to work so that I could air out my frustration a bit.

[PLANETGETLOW]

Morning all.....

[fitnessman]

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/lostnworship/USMC/recoil.jpg

[GREENFEATHER]

Holy Crap! I'd be in a murderous rage within 3 days.

Hang in there, man. Hope it's on soon for you.

I take it you don't live in hurricane territory?


http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/lostnworship/USMC/recoil.jpg

That about sums it up. :D

Mornin' y'all.

[PLANETGETLOW]

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/lostnworship/USMC/recoil.jpg


I take it you don't live in hurricane territory?



That about sums it up. :D

Mornin' y'all.

Morning fellas.......

[PLANETGETLOW]

Thoughts on this scope?

http://i39.tinypic.com/2mozazd.jpg

[Nainoa]

Hey Ken. Supposed tp warm up by the weekend, but ya it's been cold here too.
This has been a nasty winter. Can't wait for it to end.

We've got a heat wave starting to pour in up here... A couple of days now forecasted with highs in the 30's...

Which is a "Modest" sign that March will be "In like a Lion, out like a Lamb." For an Early spring.

[burlyman619]

I love trucks.

[Nainoa]

I love trucks.

Glad you're enjoying the F-150...

I actually blew a Friggin' coil this past weekend! :eek:

First serious repair she's made me do in almost 3 years of having her...

Watch out for that though... She popped just under 91K... A tune up would have bought me more time...

Just another vote for doing regular maintanence!

[fitnessman]

Glad you're enjoying the F-150...

I actually blew a Friggin' coil this past weekend! :eek:

First serious repair she's made me do in almost 3 years of having her...

Watch out for that though... She popped just under 91K... A tune up would have bought me more time...

Just another vote for doing regular maintanence!

Wow three years? Where does time go?

[storm1507]

Thats a long ways from where you are lol. what were you doin down this way?



yeah i dont know whats up with UK this year. Ive been to a couple games and Ill tell ya that there cant be any more vocal fans of a team on the planet than UK fans lol. They let ya know what they're thinking.

Im driving all the way to bowling green today to pick this up for 200 bucks instead of buying a canoe:
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f260/bcurtis0005/jonboat.jpg

How long is the john boat? Are you going to put a motor or trolling motor on it?


8 days still no power :mad:

Hang in there Jerry. Most of my family got power Tues. One sister got power late last night. We didn't get any of the ice storm here in SE corner of the state.

[One More Time]

Glad you're enjoying the F-150...

I actually blew a Friggin' coil this past weekend! :eek:

First serious repair she's made me do in almost 3 years of having her...

Watch out for that though... She popped just under 91K... A tune up would have bought me more time...

Just another vote for doing regular maintanence!

Almost zero things have happened to mine too. I told burlyman all that had happened, but I forgot to say that I replaced my OEM battery this past year....it was 7 years old.....Darn Fords.....I mean I don't have time to be bothered by things like changing oil....lol (yes Chevy hate).


On another note....I am the unhappiest I have been in forever at work.....new programs & new bosses making easy things difficult, uncomfortable...for the first time in a long time I feel unsure of myself again.

[One More Time]

8 days still no power :mad:

You guys need to riot in the streets...blame the gov't...lulz.

[Nainoa]

Wow three years? Where does time go?

Yeah I was talking with my wife... Who has known me for 14 years... And we went to High School together (But only dated Senior year.)

And she said... "I know you've driven other vehicles... But somehow in my head... I can only picture you driving that truck!"

That truck has gotten me through some serious, serious crazy ****.

Coming up on the 3 year anniversary... I should start writing up some "Truck Stories." To celebrate the battles Sonja and I have been through together.

[Nainoa]

Almost zero things have happened to mine too. I told burlyman all that had happened, but I forgot to say that I replaced my OEM battery this past year....it was 7 years old.....Darn Fords.....I mean I don't have time to be bothered by things like changing oil....lol (yes Chevy hate).


On another note....I am the unhappiest I have been in forever at work.....new programs & new bosses making easy things difficult, uncomfortable...for the first time in a long time I feel unsure of myself again.

Yeah I hear ya...

Before the economy went down I was trying to get out of here... Now it's stable pay for at least 12 months, (Which is better than most people can say) and I have to Kow-Tow to my retarded masters for meager wages.

I think the world is officially stuck between "Hang In there" and "Oh ****."

[Coal Man]

I can't remember the last time I went fishing.

So much schoolwork these days, I'm on my computer for most of the day. :(

[One More Time]

Yeah I hear ya...

Before the economy went down I was trying to get out of here... Now it's stable pay for at least 12 months, (Which is better than most people can say) and I have to Kow-Tow to my retarded masters for meager wages.

I think the world is officially stuck between "Hang In there" and "Oh ****."

I am really having to bite my lip, that is for sure.


I can't remember the last time I went fishing.

So much schoolwork these days, I'm on my computer for most of the day. :(

I hope to go feeshin Sunday. It depends on the water level though.

[Nainoa]

I am really having to bite my lip, that is for sure.



I hope to go feeshin Sunday. It depends on the water level though.

I think one of the thinigs to really look at is that if we don't fall into a depression...

When we hit the point where we're coming out of the recession, there's going to be a lot of new job creation opportunities and markets... And guys in our position in life will be poised to start our own small companies, or fit into jobs that have a higher enjoyment factor...

But right now in history...

We're at that point in the night... Where it's cold as hell, and you're laying in your tent down on the beach shivering, wide awake and wondering when the pre-dawn grey is going to show up.

So it's the "Hang In There" and pull another blanket over you part of the night.

[Nainoa]

I'm actually taking my wife fishing this weekend...

Heading up just for a day trip... Catch a couple of perch... Then after Prime time I'm taking her over to "The Landing" restaurant... She's been wanting to dine there since I brought home a menu last summer... So it was kind of our compromise of what to do on Saturday.

[One More Time]

I think one of the thinigs to really look at is that if we don't fall into a depression...

When we hit the point where we're coming out of the recession, there's going to be a lot of new job creation opportunities and markets... And guys in our position in life will be poised to start our own small companies, or fit into jobs that have a higher enjoyment factor...

But right now in history...

We're at that point in the night... Where it's cold as hell, and you're laying in your tent down on the beach shivering, wide awake and wondering when the pre-dawn grey is going to show up.

So it's the "Hang In There" and pull another blanket over you part of the night.

True. Mark my words...one day I will be my own boss. I might be almost ready to retire before it happens, but one day it will.


I'm actually taking my wife fishing this weekend...

Heading up just for a day trip... Catch a couple of perch... Then after Prime time I'm taking her over to "The Landing" restaurant... She's been wanting to dine there since I brought home a menu last summer... So it was kind of our compromise of what to do on Saturday.

:cool: Everytime I take my wife feeshin, I can't keep my mind on feeshin'..LOL

[Nainoa]

True. Mark my words...one day I will be my own boss. I might be almost ready to retire before it happens, but one day it will.



:cool: Everytime I take my wife feeshin, I can't keep my mind on feeshin'..LOL

Yeah... Or someday everyone in the ramble will come together and start our own company "American Nature."

Where Rich Sonsovabitches pay huge sums of money...

And then we guide them on all the great hot spots of North America...

Ripper takes them hiking in Vermont... Greenfeather takes them Crabbing on Chesapeak, You and Storm taken the Turkey hunting in Kentucky, Fitty takes them Walleye Fishing on Lake Erie... I take them musky fishing in Minnesota... Flying V takes them Kyak Fishing on the Pacific, Jason shows them how to download their photos off the internet, and fish a Barbie doll out of an unflushed toilet!
:D

For $50,000 some rich douchebag gets to experience the best Hunting, fishing, hiking and camping on the North American Continent.

[One More Time]

Yeah... Or someday everyone in the ramble will come together and start our own company "American Nature."

Where Rich Sonsovabitches pay huge sums of money...

And then we guide them on all the great hot spots of North America...

Ripper takes them hiking in Vermont... Greenfeather takes them Crabbing on Chesapeak, You and Storm taken the Turkey hunting in Kentucky, Fitty takes them Walleye Fishing on Lake Erie... I take them musky fishing in Minnesota... Flying V takes them Kyak Fishing on the Pacific, Jason shows them how to download their photos off the internet, and fish a Barbie doll out of an unflushed toilet!
:D

For $50,000 some rich douchebag gets to experience the best Hunting, fishing, hiking and camping on the North American Continent.


lol @ Jason.

[GREENFEATHER]

http://halbot.haluze.sk/images/2006-05/2269_dyn006original445556pjpeg89807.jpg

[Nainoa]

http://halbot.haluze.sk/images/2006-05/2269_dyn006original445556pjpeg89807.jpg

lol...

When we were first living on our own in 1994 my buddy's Dad gave him a TON of groceries... All stuff that was questionable expired... Some of it wasn't bad at all... Un opened Box of Cereal a week past the expiration date, cans of soup that were a week or two past...

And then there was the can of Fish *******s...

Thing was expired in the late 80's Ends bulging out more than Delta Burke's Vag.

Just WTF dude... Ever heard of Bocculism...

you know... the friggin can ain't bulging like that because the factory just over stuffed the can for extra goddam value!

[3kgtjunkie]

How long is the john boat? Are you going to put a motor or trolling motor on it?

its a 12 footer. I bought a minkota with my discount through dicks... got it WAAAYYYY cheap. we're looking for a small outboard to go with it but not sure of how big to get since we're new at the whole boating thing.

this weekend we're going to sand it down and give her a new paint job.

[Nainoa]

its a 12 footer. I bought a minkota with my discount through dicks... got it WAAAYYYY cheap. we're looking for a small outboard to go with it but not sure of how big to get since we're new at the whole boating thing.

this weekend we're going to sand it down and give her a new paint job.

Transom Mount I take it....

How many pounds of thrust?

****

My Buddy's Dad has a 16 foot buck boat, and a 2 Horse runs that around at 2-3 MPH... Back before I had my boat, we ran around in it... Had to be patient and didn't want to push you luck with weather. But it was fine.


12 foot jon with 40 pound Transom mount trolling motor, should actually kind of cook... Would it be nice to have a kicker... Sure...

But considering the space taken up by a Kicker, the pins, the gas tank, fuel lines, mini tool kit...

Versus just a Trolling motor and 2 Gel batteries...

Meh...

I'd stick with the Batt's and TM... And get your feet wet, as the case may be before you decide how much more of an investment you want to step up to.

[Travis71902]

Any tips from the vets on saltwater fishing from a pier on the atlantic coast, georgia?

[3kgtjunkie]

Transom Mount I take it....

How many pounds of thrust?

****

My Buddy's Dad has a 16 foot buck boat, and a 2 Horse runs that around at 2-3 MPH... Back before I had my boat, we ran around in it... Had to be patient and didn't want to push you luck with weather. But it was fine.


12 foot jon with 40 pound Transom mount trolling motor, should actually kind of cook... Would it be nice to have a kicker... Sure...

But considering the space taken up by a Kicker, the pins, the gas tank, fuel lines, mini tool kit...

Versus just a Trolling motor and 2 Gel batteries...

Meh...

I'd stick with the Batt's and TM... And get your feet wet, as the case may be before you decide how much more of an investment you want to step up to.

I bought the minnkota endura 55 w/ the 36" shaft (55lbs thurst). its transom mount. reg 246.99.... 110 brand newfrom the manufacturer. love workin at dicks.
I didn't think about the whole space issue actually. can always count on you for thinkin of stuff like that :)

[PLANETGETLOW]

Mornin ramblers.....

[GREENFEATHER]

Any tips from the vets on saltwater fishing from a pier on the atlantic coast, georgia?

It depends on what you're fishing for, but you can never go wrong on the East Coast fishing with shrimp. You have to give us some more info on what you want to target and I can help you out with rigging and baits.

[Nainoa]

I bought the minnkota endura 55 w/ the 36" shaft (55lbs thurst). its transom mount. reg 246.99.... 110 brand newfrom the manufacturer. love workin at dicks.
I didn't think about the whole space issue actually. can always count on you for thinkin of stuff like that :)

Oh yeah... You're golden...

55 pounds on a 12 foot john boat, should be just fine.

I mean do you want to be out in 3 footers in a wind storm with just an electric... No... But that john boat isn't meant to be roaming around large lake basins. It's for Back Bays, resevoirs and such.

But Pricing down there is a little higher than up here... 55 pound thrust TM up here is $159 (But of course supply and demand changes by location.)

******

I run a 45 pound Bow Mount on my 16 foot deep V... On the one hand... I really wish I would have bought the upgrade when I got the boat... Because going up to the 60 pounder I wish I had... Is outside the budget. (Bow mount Trolling motor is easily triple the cost of Transom mount.)

But still... On a low wind day, she gets me up to 2.3 MPH... Which is all I need for Walleye Trolling anyway.

Fastest I've ever gotten her up to with a strong tail wind was 4.38 MPH.

******

You next focus should be on Batteries.

I'd go out and buy a Brand new Marine Deep cycle 12V battery... (Fleet Farm has always been good to me price wise for these.)

Recently though... My buddy works at a Medical Supply Company... One of the things they do is repair and replace batteries from powered wheelchairs and such.

Once a battery shows a little lack of performance, they get returned pretty quick. I mean for a crippled person a dead battery has got to be a nightmare.

So they have all these batteries in their recycle bay... And half of them are at 85% of capacity...

So every now and then he swipes 2 of them for me... And we find out what the capacity is... And I send him back with any that are lower than 85%

Then I change the leads, and they become my trolling motor or fish house batteries.

******

If you electric is the only motor you run with... Always travel with 2 batteries.

[storm1507]

its a 12 footer. I bought a minkota with my discount through dicks... got it WAAAYYYY cheap. we're looking for a small outboard to go with it but not sure of how big to get since we're new at the whole boating thing.

this weekend we're going to sand it down and give her a new paint job.

Be careful. We had 3 young men drown on KY lake while on a duck hunting trip....overloaded boat. 1 survivor.


Any tips from the vets on saltwater fishing from a pier on the atlantic coast, georgia?

Sh...sh...sha......shark. :D That is all we caught while at Tybee Island a year and half ago. It was fun, but I wanted a cooler full of fillets to bring home. Shark had to be 4 ft in order to keep.

Edit: Here's a pic of Shelia w/ a 3' shark. It was caught out in the backwaters, but they were easily caught from piers as well.

http://i318.photobucket.com/albums/mm415/storm1507/046.jpg

[MISSINGLINK]

After fighting with my graduate mentor for five years, my graduate school research if finally going to be sent to a journal to be published.

It is getting sent to a journal that he is on the editorial board so I don't know if I should be ecstatic or not (Yes very competitive.)

[burlyman619]

Glad you're enjoying the F-150...

I actually blew a Friggin' coil this past weekend! :eek:

First serious repair she's made me do in almost 3 years of having her...

Watch out for that though... She popped just under 91K... A tune up would have bought me more time...

Just another vote for doing regular maintanence!



yeah i am going to get about 215 miles to the gallon this time lol.

gotta love them ponies! lol

I NAMED HER STACI!

[burlyman619]

Mornin ramblers.....

COFFE IS GOOD!

[fitnessman]

COFFE IS GOOD!


Been on a Turkish coffee kick. Crack I tell ya...Crack!

[GREENFEATHER]

Be careful. We had 3 young men drown on KY lake while on a duck hunting trip....overloaded boat. 1 survivor.



Sh...sh...sha......shark. :D That is all we caught while at Tybee Island a year and half ago. It was fun, but I wanted a cooler full of fillets to bring home. Shark had to be 4 ft in order to keep.

Edit: Here's a pic of Shelia w/ a 3' shark. It was caught out in the backwaters, but they were easily caught from piers as well.

http://i318.photobucket.com/albums/mm415/storm1507/046.jpg
Looks like a Dusky or Sandbar shark. It is a female shark, good to eat though, but a pain in the ass when you're targeting other species.


After fighting with my graduate mentor for five years, my graduate school research if finally going to be sent to a journal to be published.

It is getting sent to a journal that he is on the editorial board so I don't know if I should be ecstatic or not (Yes very competitive.)

Welcome to the hell that is post graduate studies. Pull up a chair and sit a while while yer fukn head explodes. :mad:

[PLANETGETLOW]

COFFE IS GOOD!

I think I had too much

[Nainoa]

Be careful. We had 3 young men drown on KY lake while on a duck hunting trip....overloaded boat. 1 survivor.





Hey there are worse ideas in this life than having a six pack of beer with your buddys in a 12 foot boat, with sub standard PFD's.

It's just most of those ideas involve barebacking a tranny hooker in a bathtub full of dirty needles.

;)
:D