OhioFisherman

I bought an ultra light rod, 20-30 years ago, it quickly became my rod to catch bait with!

Thanks guys! The only country I ever got dragged through was Ontario, and usually I started loading the car first! Son in law is sort of an engineer? He designs (cad-cam) pre-fab building structures, but also worked in the plant making them and trouble shooting, so he knows how to deal with problems that may arise. I told my daughter to go for it, the company is paying for them to learn Chinese, covering any loss they may take on selling their home, and a 30% pay raise. I don`t really like to see the kids and grandkids that far away, but most people couldn`t afford a trip there on their own, so a learning experience? Jackie, one of my kids tackle shopping? that thought scares me! especially if they were doing it for me! They just never showed the love of the sport. Lew, I still think about Jim and that happening, and still can`t even imagine it. Just my view from the news, the culture in the Asian countries seems to be better than here? No or little looting in Japan, a more structured society? Just guessing China is even tighter? Grand daughter is 13, might be a good idea for some space between her and her friends here for a while? Grand son 10 and needs to experience more than video games? LOL, the food? just guessing they won`t find a 3/4 inch t-bone to easily? and an adjustment to McRat-McDog my not be all that bad? Is a port-a-potty a good going away present? Spin, daughter is 5' 10" brunette and built like a brick house, if she throws on a bikini at the beach over there? They may have rioting? My neighbors wives used to pull the hubbies in the house when my two older daughters strapped on their strings and went in the pool. LOL as long as they don`t come back communists? Maybe they can get me a deal on some 50 dollar Chinese AK-47`s? for home defense? Heck it can`t be all bad, I think we are one of their satelite countries now?

My eldest daughter and family may move there for 6 months - 1 year for my son in laws job. Just guessing it will be a bit of culture shock? Has anyone done it?

Fished bass tournaments for 20+ years using a couple of these as my primary reels http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Abu-sweden-ambassadeur-5001c-left-retrieve-/300540499390?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item45f99c15be how the world has changed. If you ever see the really old school shots of bass tournaments? everyone was throwing with an Abu 5000.

KVD seems kind of focused on his sport? Is it wise to challenge some one with that talent to focus on yours? You get to count follows? Sort of like counting your chickens before they hatch?

Generally if you can use one bait caster you can use any of them, it`s more a matter of preference than anything else. That particular model isn`t old as far as reels go, early 90`s? maybe late 80`s? JMHO, Abu seemed to get out of the concept of producing a quality reel that would be around for years and brought out a bunch of short lived product lines. New and improved seems to mean they found a way to make it for less and make more profit on them. That reel should be fine to use, throw some line on it and start practicing.

Disability sucks, except when whopper gets to handle the sheephead!

The 30 lb thrust electric sounds way to small to me, I actually prefer cable steering, but would go bigger than 45 lb thrust. I had a 55 pound thrust on my old 16 1/2 foot boat and it was only 73 inches wide. Wider, higher sides catch more wind.

My last boat trailer came with an off brand style of bearing buddies, I still repacked the bearings and inspected things once a year, in the fall at the end of my fishing season. I had the boat, motor and trailer for 20 years, and never a problem on the highway. I have seen too many people, in a hurry, lazy, wind up with a problem along side the road after a long day of fishing for me to be comfortable taking a chance.

Dang, it looks like it was made in China!

Spring? Even here it doesn`t happen until sometime in late April or Early May. The snow is off the ground here, but it doesn`t mean it won`t be back. Muskie season is open though.

Some of the toughest prey animals are peoples pet cats and dogs. My outdoor cats and the neighbors barns cat were seen all the time carrying young rabbits and birds.

http://www.deerso.com/PT_RESORCINOL_GLUE334294-details.aspx?src=gbs I completely rebuild the dual drivers seat of my SeaRay cruiser years ago using this and stainless wood screws.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Storm-Texas-Shad-Fishing-Lure-/290520816240?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43a463da70 They don`t look like much, but always seem t work for me. The red label ones like this where actually made in the USA, blue labels became a product of Mexico different plastic and rattles.

Big fish eat little fish, they aren`t real selective, if it`s an easy meal chances are it`s gone. Most of those appear to be what we call lake or emerald shiners here. The one in the middle does appear to be a gobie, but could be a sculpin. I have caught steel head with shad, perch, emerald shiners in their bellies here, and sometimes one heck of a lot of them.

That looked like a floating turd even before I enlarged it, one of the benefits of Ohio waters?

You have to have the perspective on things back in the day, two bucks was easily a half hours pay for most people. I believe some of those baitcasters are older than the 60`s. Hard for me to say exactly what was being sold up there though back in the late 50`s and early 60`s, I was still fairly young.

Not here Brian, but I do expect more before May.

Friday at 6pm I had about 5 inches of heavy wet snow on the ground, today at 6pm it was almost gone. Spring will get here!

I am not sure why but mag lites seem prone to that.

They shouldn`t have messed with Godzilla! Ya sad to see, there is a reason that area is called the ring of fire though.

Tsunami watch out for Hawaii and the west coast of US, Mex, and Canada. Heck aftershocks of 7.0? that`s a good quake on it`s own.

Nice, that will bend a rod!

It happens on this side of Lake Erie with the shad too. Nothing like dragging a jig across the bottom and hooking a rotting shad. At least the turtles and crawfish eat well.