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Watch the line for the first casting amount as you despool it for nicks and cuts. Remove as needed and then reverse it back on the reel. Then reel it onto another one of your empty reels. I add that amount to the backing and it comes out perfectly spooled and you won't break off the fish of a lifetime if you get into the back of the spool.

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Put liquid Tide on it with a paint brush and set for 10 minutes. Blot with paper towels repeat twice. If it is still present then pour oil absorbing granulates (available at auto parts store) on it and let sit overnight. Final thought is to encapsulate it with clear polyurethane spray but beware it will attack certain types of foam so test on the bottom area first.

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looks like we got this one nailed. I guess with 48" of ice you are really pressure testing this thing.

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Guest also for me. I have my batteries load tested at the start of the season and the 7 that are on guest charger are going on there 6th season and reading at over 80% for the lowest one. My little pond boat has been maintained on a Black and decker smart charger and it failed at 4 seasons. It could be just the way I use them but I think the key is a good charger that is plugged in quickly after every trip.

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Time to say good night before we get some hurt feelings.

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The viscosity is really different and it does not cling to the bar as it should. The oil also is full of dirt and acids from the combustion process. Both will cause shortened life of your bar and the chain.

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You can put it on Ebay and recoup your loses Dan.

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Being from the US and spending money in Canada makes me happy. International commerce is the way for all countries to prosper.

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Come see me DanC we got 75F here and the bass season is going full swing.

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Take them and cut them into boneless chunks soak in milk and lemon juice for 4 to 6 hours. Flour then egg dip them then fish fry mix and deep fry them. MMMMM MMMM good. You can make any fish taste bad if you cook it wrong lol.

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Moisture is the key here. To bend a piece of wood we use steam and pressure to warp it into a bow. We then let it dry under tension and it retains the warp. This is the process that has already happened Mike. If it is steamed and counter warped it can take on the new shape. unfortunately there is no economical way to do this. The warp is there to stay but can be slightly lessened if you soak it down and put 300 lbs or more weight on it but it is not really worth the effort for the results will be minimum.

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The back on this fish was huge and I couldn't get a good reading right side up. I can't wait for the Crappie to come up they are big and very tasty. The pond is 70% spring fed and the creek coming in is very clean and clear.

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Do you think he knows that those measuring boards are "special" and are only sold to the tourists so they release more fish?

Yaa know I believe yaa it has some kind of cheater numbers on the bottom that are like 2 for 1 inches.

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Had a good morning fishing for bass at pond X today. Lots of bites on jighead and worm combo. They were prespawn on the points with deep water near. I was looking for the pods of Crappie but they hide well from me.

Here was one of the big fish of the day

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Since no one has mentioned it yet. The flesh is firm and white and tastes very good.

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They also like the dense vegetation I use a weedless frog that makes a racket when pulled thru the holes and open spots of topwater lilies. Use a stiff rod and stout line though because the first thing they do is take you down and thru the jungle of weeds. I fish this style for snakeheads down here in Virginia and it works like a champ.

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I usually go to the local lakes on a warm day and hand out tackle and rod and reels. Most of them come from customers who have them sitting in there garage. I take them and service them and make up a tackle pack adding a few items that I buy to round it out.I also like to fish and when I see a kid fishing and I have a lure that is working I will cut it off and tie the "special" lure on there pole. You don't need a club to donate tackle it can be handed out by you and the warm feeling will last all day.

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Sounds like another great man I didn't get to know and I am sorry for the loss to us all.

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Get the boat that fits how you fish. I have 4 boats ranging from a 10ft pond pontoon to a 28ft Marinette none of them are interchangeable. I am lucky to have many different styles of place to fish from saltwater to ponds, rivers to rapids. The Ranger is good on the bigger water but would not last a day pushing rapids like the Aluminum jet boat does. The big boat gives me the comfort and confidence to run big water in good and bad weather but at the price of 2 1/2 ft draft.

Buy as much quality as you can afford I rebuilt the Ranger because it was a solid boat but the interior was trashed. I replaced the old seats and carpet rewired it and put the engine in the shop. The rest of the boat was very solid and very well made with the face lift I now have a quality boat at a fraction of the cost of a new Ranger.

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Thanks for the contest T.J. and you too Mr. Roy for letting us know it was going on. I am guilty of not visiting the site often enough but from what I have seen there are some really awesome lures to be had for this spring.

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Good job on the Cats they are my favorite fish to fish for. We have had a hard time netting Bait this spring so we have been using chunks of mackerel for now. Big fish for this year is 48 lbs (blue Cat) we are hoping to put the state record of 72 lbs to bed this year.

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I want the 100.00 gift certificate yall can have the jigs. lol

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Less likely to freeze. Handles vibration and jarring better than wet cell. All of the motorcycles here have them.

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The reason a shallow draft boat is shallow is it rides on top of the water and has very little cutting ability. You will stuff waves with them and the penalty is getting wet. There is trade offs for each type of boat. Run a deep V in the shallows and you will find a shoal quicker than a shallow draft boat.

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The whaler is actually termed as a shallow draft boat. It is popular in the Florida keys because of the shallow sand flats they run. In that environment (sand and soft bottoms) they are the king. I run a Ranger up North and I am uncomfortable with the shoals and shallows I find in unknown areas. My shallow draft boat is an Aluminum boat with an outboard Jet it runs in 4 inches of water and it is used for shallow rivers but is horrible in weeds due to the intake of the jet drive. I have found that I like to run the boat that works the best in the water I fish the most.

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