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If you want a humbling experience take a trip to see them from ground level. I saw them as a teen and the memories still are strong on the sights,sounds and feel of the awesome scenery that nature has made. Art

Yes I know what you mean I take my reels apart with camera in hand and kept one of each reel together so I can see where I messed up. I won't even tell you of the noise called TIngggggg as I frantically look for any sign of what and where the small piece landed .lol Art

I clean my reels once a year of when I fish saltwater. I upgraded to Boca Bearings in all of my reels and after changing the bearing I was comfortable cleaning them myself. Art

Hope fully it is I am with Allstate and have 4 cars and 3 motorcycles on the road so with the limited mileage clause on 5 of the vehicles and unlimited on my van and my wives car it is the only way I can afford all of my toys. Art

Anyone who buys ice auger parts from the South deserves what they get.lol Art

You can also get limited mileage for the tow vehicle. I have my truck at 7500 miles and unlimited on my work van and it reduced my bill. Art

X2 Brandon he has some great photos that he shares on Facebook and his book is one of the most read from the coffee table. Art

Nope not standard all of the diesels I have bought have it listed in the options section. Art

I think there is enough opinions to make a choice on what path you want to follow. Art

Way cool thanks for the video. Art

If you downsize to a vehicle and exceed the towing capacity you are risking a lawsuit if you get into an accident. Your insurance company will not be liable and will not help you legally or financially in the accident. Get a vehicle that is rated for the load you will put on it including the weight of equipment and people in the vehicle and boat that you will be towing. Art

Vegans taste like chicken mmmmmm. Art

Water pressure and air pressure is the same as far as when it changes it changes. The force of pressure is the same if I have a balloon and fill it with water and one with air they both can be inflated to the same pressure. The same balloons placed in the water will still have the same force exerted on them. I do agree that a barometer is a good way to decide if the fish are biting however is it just telling you that the conditions( light, clouds, wind, combination) are right for the fish to bite or is it that the fish are reacting to the barometric pressure only? Here is an article from NOAA on water stratification on lakes. Seasonal changes in lakes and reservoirsTemperature is also important in lakes and reservoirs. It is related to the dissolved-oxygen concentration in water, which is very important to all aquatic life. Many lakes experience a "turning" of its water layers when the seasons change. In summer, the top of the lake becomes warmer than the lower layers. You've probably noticed this when swimming in a lake in summer - your shoulders feel like they're in a warm bath while your feet are chilled. Since warm water is less dense that colder water, it stays on top of the lake surface. But, in winter some lake surfaces can get very cold. When this happens, the surface water becomes more dense than the deeper water with a more constant year-round temperature (which is now warmer than the surface), and the lake "turns", when the colder surface water sinks to the lake bottom. The way that temperatures vary in lakes over seasons depends on where they are located. In warm climates the surface may never get so cold as to cause the lake "to turn." But, in climates that have a cold winter, temperature stratifications and turning do occur. This chart is an illustration of temperatures profiles for a lake in Minnesota, USA (where it gets really cold during winter). You can see that in May the surface starts to warm (green color), but the warming only goes down to about 5 meters in depth. Even though the surface continues to warm all summer, the less dense water still stays on top of the lake. Even in summer the bottom half of the lake still stays almost as cold as it was in winter. During summer, the less dense warmer water stays on top of the colder water; no mixing of water occurs. Notice in October, as the temperature starts to consistently get down near freezing at night, the surface water cools, becomes a little colder in temperature and a little more dense than the water in the bottom of the lake, and, thus, sinks, causing mixing. The lake " has turned." After October, the temperature throughout the vertical column of water is about the same, cold temperature, until the ice is melted and the sun can warm the top of the lake again.

Welcome, and thanks for your support of the board. Art

Here is the bone that sticks in my throat about barometric pressure discussions . A fish that moves 8ft up or down in the water column has caused a pressure difference greater than a hurricane causes in a pressure swing. I feel it is not the change in pressure but is the other visual or sensible triggers that make or break a day. Art

Smart tabs are calibrated for a normal load they are not like a manual or pump hydraulic systems that you can adjust the angle of attack for a load condition. I run hydraulic tabs with a computer system to adjust for various loads of people moving from side to side or front to back on a 28ft boat. It works well but is not economical for smaller boats. If you are with in the limits of the tabs they will help plane quicker but if you are over weight the deflection angle will not be enough to cure your issue. Art

The cooling aspect of a heat pump is excellent it is the heating season that is it's downfall. There is a finite amount of heat available for it to scavenge from the air. The process of scavenging the heat produces heat from the compressor and the small amount it gets from the air then needs to be supplemented with aux heat. Once the unit get to cold it goes into a defrost cycle where it uses electricity to thaw out the coil and this heat is lost for the most part as it is in defrost cycle but a small amount is recovered as it starts the cycle of savaging heat. They are no worse than a gas furnace but the laws of physics has made the efficiency of them not the first choice in areas that see temperatures below 34F . At 32 F you have only 160 btu available to change of state ice to water 20 C you are getting little to no heat from the outside air. Even if you get 100% efficiency from a system(so far not possible) physics work against you in the colder regends. If the price of electricity is less expensive than gas (not the case down here in the USA) then I could see it as a wash scenario with the negative of more moving parts to break and trained technicians for a system that I suspect is not sold that often. Don't get me wrong it is wonderful technology and it has come far from even units 10 years old but would not be my first choice as we move North. Art

We are cheaper down here if you prepay under contract it is 1.99 a gallon. Don't bother with a heat pump they are for temperatures above 34 F after that they are junk IMHO. Art

Glad the walleyes arn't that ugly. Art

Skeet shooting with a prize if you down it ..... Art

Here is a good unbiased info. on exterior vs marine plywood. http://www.plywood.cc/2008/08/09/marine-plywood-a-comparison-with-general-exterior-plywood/ Art

One of the reasons plywood is used is its strength from having no directional grain. Without having some kind of certification from the manufacturer that their product is rated for this use I would hesitate to put all of that time and money in something that can fail in a tragic manner. Art

Good to see you had a great trip. the lure of choice is a poguie they match the bait and are awesome to use. Art

Nice job now what is the password to get into it. lol Art

Not me I run the heater in my work truck full blast . I usually don't wear jackets in to peoples houses because I leave them so it is from the truck to the house in a short sleeve shirt most of the time. When it is snowing the snow makes my arms smoke kind of freaky. Art