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Y'all make sure you take good care of our Dawg you know he is a national treasure now right. Glen if you need a place to stay on the way back call joe or me we can put you up and would be glad to see you too. I have PM roy our phone # incase you left them at home. Have a good trip and make us proud ( or as close as you can to it). Art

I would caution you against buying a motor of that vintage without being able to repair it yourself. It will be cranky at best and if you need to send it to the shop something as simple as a coil will cost more than the motor is worth. Art

go ahead and double them no want lets triple them that will show them bud. Art

Welcome back and congrates on the new house it will be one of the best investments you have made in life. Art

DO NOT OPEN THE WEBSITE IT IS A TROJAN VIRUS THAT WAS BLOCKED BY MY COMPUTER. Art

You'll can come down to the Catfish Emporium and goat farm for a vacation here in Virgina. Heck we will even let you pay in Canadian dollars for all your expences except you have to use US dollars if you go in the local strip bars the wimmins don't like them cold loonies. We promise to bring the money back when we go to Lak Air next year. Art

If it fails and it is steel then you will have something to blame it on instead of knowing it was an act of god if it is stainless steel. Art

I would apologize but you would see it for the lie that it is. Well O.K. anything to make the winter blues go away.... I'M sorry for insinuating that you are a bear and should be hibernating about now..... hh....hhaaha.......hahahahahah sorry could not keep a straight face boss. See you in the spring. "sometimes I amuse myself" Art

Nice trip up North bud , you must be getting sleepy about now.....time for that long winter sleep? Furless in Virginia

Were is the pole with 6 oz of lead and the 1/2 lb of shad on the bottom for them big blue cats. You might even have some of them flatheads down their too. Nice day of fishin Dawg are you warmin up for your trip up North ? Art

I am glad to see he has better luck up North than he did down South. Nice fish sure wish I could catch one someday. Art

Wait till he trims the hair IN your ears instead of the hair along the edges. The first time I almost came out of the chair with the buzzing so loud. Art

Congradulations bud, now I know who to ask the question.....What is centerpin fishing and what equiptment is involved? I have a few guesses but I am unclear on the finer points. Thanks Art

The only thing to consider is the 40F will have to be at the coldest spot of the house. Were the thermostate is placed it is designed to read the living space temperature. With the wind blowing the outside edges of the house will quickly go below freezing and damage the water lines and other freezable things. I am a plumber In Virginia were it is a good bit warmer thru the year and we have less of a cold spell than you all up North. I have made alot of money with people leaving the thermostate turned low or a power outage letting the house freeze up. With the thermostate turned lower the safety margin is alot less before the house freezes up. This all said I do not know enough of the winters up North to tell you a temperature that is safe I hope my input helps you find the right setting. OBTW stop rooting for winter it will get their soon enough.LOL Art

Wow you must have a steady hand to put that decal on. Just think of all the time it would take if you did it with thread. Just think another 14 hours to go and then you can work on the handle. Art

Now thats a reel bud, I can't wait to cast it at lak Air but I am afraid once I do I will be alittle poorer from the experiance. Art

MEAT!!!!!! it's what's for dinner. Art

"chuckle" yea me looking that good in life......got a smile and a laugh out out of me this time. This is just a prime example of how to present a good backdrop for a nice fish.... so far no one has seen the steeples in the back round were it was caught. Art

Nice fish bud but does it count as a carp or not? Art

No sorry a photo of my little blues would have looked funny around all of them monsters chrome hen. Dano I did not take a picture of the blue fish because it was small for the species and I was not thinking ahead that you all would want to see it. Here is a photo I got off the net of one.

Way to go Joey few things feel as good as making a decision and sticking by it. I am proud to know that I helped you get to were you wanted to be. Art

Here is a link for a small tach that Joe and I have used for many years. tini tach link The Trim gauge can be added to only a trim assy that is wired for it it can most often not be added after it is built. I have trim on my boats without the gauge and have found the tachometer works well for judging the correct position. I usually run on plane and trim up till the rpms jump up slightly then trim back a hair to find the best position. Art

Here T.J. ......come on my furry little Puppy were are you at bud.... Art

If you look you will see that everyone is wearing a reinforced glove. I use the steel fillet glove from Rapala. One of the fans wanted a picture of one of the fish in the holding tank and picked it up bare handed. It Was the same as putting your hand into a belt sander on the back of his hand. We got the pleasure of pouring a bottle of alcohol and scrubbing it out before we put neo sporin and a wrap on it. I am pretty sure he will not be doing it again.... Art

Mike, Harry and I went on the river Saturday to watch the Cat fishing tournament that the Maryland Chapter was holding. With the wind at a steady 15 mph and gusting to 25 it was not the best day for some of the john boats that showed up. They all were game and one of the rules are you have to keep the fish alive to weigh them in. Well when I saw that the boats were showing up with horse troughs with 1000 gph pumps I knew it was going to be a good day. I decided to not enter the tournament because it was a 2 day event and I only had Saturday to play, however their were some of the nicest people their to help anyone who wanted to fish. I motored up river watching the different boats heaving 8 oz sinkers with 12 oz chunks of shad out in their favorite spots and watching them for any sign of movement. The contest was monitoring channel 68 and I had a few cell # to keep in touch with a few friends and after a little while we started getting reports of fish being caught any were from 20 lb to the big fish winner of 51.15 oz. We motored around talking to friends and watching the action and before long the bug bit us so we left the contestants and moved to an area that they were not using and began fishing ourselves. We managed a few cats below 20 lbs but the highlight was the catching of a saltwater fish in an area known for freshwater. Never before had we caught a Bluefish ( not blue cat fish) this far up the river we better get some rain soon or we will have saltwater up to Washington D.C. drinking water inlet soon. Around 4:00 we headed in for the weigh in and were amazed to see what the others had caught. I have a link for the photos and will let them speak for themselves. catfish pictures