kickingfrog

… by yourself.

Good. Figured rivet would get someone else ^ more interested then river.

Can't help with the rivet, but I can help with the river, I think. If you use the full editor you should be able to change the river/rivet.

Nice! I spent the day shopping for appliances.

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I thought he had a merc?

The Finger Lakes area in Upstate New York is nice. Good to see the softwater reports starting again.

I may take a look tomorrow (Vaughan location) when I'm down in the city buy new appliances.

I find a nice strip of belly meat from a 55inch ski works better then worms for eyes.

You said it. I'll tackle a couple of things in this post. I'm sure others will chime in as well. Longer rods can be a pain in yaks and canoes. I usually use 6 and 6.5 foot rods. Another thing to consider but not always directly related to rod length is the length of the butt section. A longer one can "catch" a lot more when you're using a SOT. Nothing wrong with a mono leader with braid, but in some situations I'll tie right to the lure or snap. I use fluorocarbon most of the time if I do want a leader and the pound test will depend on the conditions and the aplication. Open water walleye/bass versus snaggy pike/bass type of thing.

Nice little slice of heaven there Lew. A coffee, a book and the view.

A healthy tree can withstand a hole from a woodpecker. Woodpeckers will not put multiple holes in a tree unless they are finding food.

They're not the ones killing the tree. They're eating the "bugs" that are killing/killed the tree.

For most the best option is to look at line diamiter. Some reels now also list the braid capacity. Not sure how accurate it it though.

March weather doesn't matter much. April, May does matter.

Someone here caught a bass with a hotdog weiner. A pb, I think.

Welcome. Not all the nuts are on trees around here.

I wasn't even close… but I didn't go over.

I want to see some of those hillbilly hand fishers try noodlein' for those cats in Dunnville, in April.

Weak stomach? Watch the NCAA basketball highlights from today's game.

That ^ better be a "before" pic Lew, otherwise that cork is too clean.

Another aspect of a show that increases the likelihood that I'll watch it is the "Would I want to spend a day fishing with this guy?" factor. In other words, I'll spend more time watching someone I like catch 1.5lb bass, then a loudmouth catching10 plus pound walleye or 50 inch muskie. The X factor is we all have different preferences in fishing partners. The world would be an awfully boring place if we all liked the same thing.

Some of the shows I like, some I tolerate and many are not for me. Different strokes.

Personal preferences aside, it does make a rod lighter and that can make a difference where sensitivity is concerned. But a split grip on a mediocre rod will not turn it into a magic wand. The bare butt section is exposed to the abuse that comes with fishing.