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Flash would be your friend

Ya , these were f5.6 to f8

And yep, i seriously have a bad habit of underutilizing flash or putting it into the balancing act of it all haha.

I like when he complicates things....... I learn from his complications haha

I'll have to look but I think I was f8 on these. I snapped a few with a higher f-stop but bumped up the ISO to compensate and they were too grainy. I left the shutter at 1/200 cuz i was losing focus any slower. I will look it up though to see for sure cuz I took a bunch between manual, and different priorities

I woulda gone with 2 as well

We have a photo contest down here at our county fair every year that a couple buddies of mine enter every year..........its hilarious because its for bragging rights only but they go at it every year full throttle to beat each other out so they can shove it in each others faces and bust balls for the year lol

wow thats sweet

Been itching to get some cool morning fog shots lately, unfortunately im always on my way to work when they present themselves

Thats a good one, agree that it makes you wonder whats around the tree

Ive yet to catch a whitefish......aint none round these parts

You always seem to have the place to yourself, the advantages of fishing during the week

To throw some different ones in there I love the Pfluger line. The president or premier are money.

 

I love the shimano Sahara as well. All are well below your price point.

I second the pfluegers.......when you need reels for a pier rod, catfish rod, walleye rod, inland trout rod, etc etc........oh and always need spares for bringing friends or relatives out that dont have equipment, .....how are guys spending 200 plus per reel? lol God Bless Ya

 

 

 

This is my local minnow shop dealer.

 

He looks kinda fishy

Thats a sweet shot.

 

Sky was on fire this morning

 

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Thats wicked, get as many as ya can in before the snow flies lol

Quit about 15 years ago, and thinking back it was pretty easy after the first few weeks or maybe it was the first few months lol

I did have a smoke a couple years back on a fishing trip while sittin around the fire gabbin with the guys.......Dumbest thing i ever let a beer decide for me lol. Luckily , i actually didnt enjoy it at all and i dodged a big bullet there

Bad part is i still have a chew habit, quit for 6 months last year and bought a bag for a fishing weekend that i thought i could just enjoy for a few days and drop again. Nope........back on it. Us tobacco addicts aint always the smartest fellows

Ive also tried the cigar thing to get me thru the early stages temporarily.........all that turned into was a cigar habit lol

 

You have a pimp for your minnows?

still waiting for this response??

I dont keep a ton of fish to eat........basically walleye only a couple times a year. Having said that, i was with a large group in the 1000 islands and everyone insisted we bring back some fish for "fry-day" and smallmouth were the target for the weekend so a buddy and I brought some back and cleaned them up for the group. All the while, kinda rolling our eyes as we cleaned these fish , after all these were not eyes' or perch we were about to put on their plates.

So, later that evening......the smallmouth came out the fryer......and everyone was raving how delicious it was. Sure enough, i dug in and low and behold........it was freakin outstanding. Whoda thunk.....

one going down last week

KILLER! I havent caught a gar since back in the day, always enjoy ur GAR reports

Golfed this week at Arrowhead in your neck of the woods with a few of your neighbours, even at US prices you can't beat that track. A comparable course in Niagara such as Legends is double the price. After getting beat up by the course and my cousins I should have gone fishin'.

I'll be across the street at Rothland day after tomorrow for my league...... Playoffs are done but we've got some make up rounds to get in. Much more wide open than arrowhead, more my speed lol. Hope u enjoyed ur visit

I don't like the RPX because it has reflex guides on the top half like the Loomis GLX and they all groove even with mono eventually. If you are on Facebook join the Riverrats classified ads for centerpin and fly fishing group. Many US rods are on this site. Since you hate 3 piece rods the RV9 wouldn't be for you.

Thats some good info , thanks man

 

 

Agreed about the busy designs. I see some of the saltwater rods being made and it's like they're trying to compete with NASCAR. I feel that a bigger statement is made by one or two classy accents rather than a rod covered in statement pieces.

 

You guys get it lol

Good blank, simple cork, simple wraps, can't beat it. Some of the cork work I've seen almost gives me epilepsy.

 

My sentiments exactly, less is more

Silly me. HAHA

Valid question though, as it is a Canadian based company and I'm down in the states

It's tough to find used customs that don't have checkerboard patterns of burl on them, that's true, but they come up often enough if you keep your eyes open!

Def. An option to consider for quick turnaround.

Have you looked here ?

 

http://www.centerpinangling.com/float-rods.html

Ya, I've spent a lot of time on that site haha

I hear ya guys, it certainly is alot of dough.....it's what's keeping me from just snapping it up and giving it a spin.

The whole custom thing, many of the results I see are WAY too busy in the cork and thread designs. I like monotone cork patterns and very bare bones wraps. Which I spose I could direct a builder to do. Along with a nice rich looking reel seat. Again the issue is time at this point.

Ya ive got two other rods to fish..... So maybe I get by with the raven I have (but I hate it as it's a 3 piece) or the St Croix but it's a pretty weak rod (wild river) it does just fine on the cookie cutter fish off erie

I just can't bring myself to put this beautiful new pin on an old rod haha

Mr procrastinator over here (ya me) .........is looking to get into a new float rod and wouldnt ya know it, steelhead season is just around the corner.

So, im looking at off the shelf rods as there is no way ill be able to get a custom built in time for the season.

I dig the Raven RPX series and fished an IM8 over the years which did fine on Lake Erie and Ontario steelhead, warranty is great etc......looking at the RPX as there was a handful of times i felt i needed a little more backbone

Anybody on the board here have any experience with the RPX specifically the 13ft 2 piece with fixed reel seat?

Itll be paired with an EBA Calibre ll

I am sure a lot of fishermen or boaters could say the same about kayakers and canoeists. Many take little to no precautions in the way of flags or lights, and then fish in front of busy ports or boat ramps, I have witnessed it personally numerous times now. I actually had to talk to a dude about it on a local reservoir parked a few hundred yards in front of the ramp in a green kayak at dusk with no lights or flag. It's easy to cast aspersions and sling names around but there are just as many offenders in both camps!

Agreed.......Im a member of both/all camps as i have a canoe, a kayak, and a motorized boat so ive seen it all from all sides over the years. No argument from me on that

I shake my head just as hard at the kayaker at night with no lights, or the overloaded canoe with no life vests, as I do the boater i hear going full clip under just the light of the moon

Theres a ton of missing common sense out there from all angles