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are you missing a furry hat by chance?

what's a land line/voip? i havent had a land line in years. you said it yourself, everyone in the house has a cell.. why bother?

hey davidd thanks for popping in.. how's the fishn in MN?

to the original poster once you master the baitcaster, you will not go back. particularly when throwing your topwaters and jerkbaits (and spinnerbaits if you use them). some guys get good enough with them that they can toss weightlass plastics as well.. this'll take time so keep your spinning outfits for those lures. carp-starters tips re: brakes are good. eventually though, you will train your thumb and will never have to fart around with the brake. just leave it in the loosest position.

open launches a bit north o' there was out sat-mon.

neither is 'better' - use the proper tool for the job. there's no spinning reel that will cast and retrieve a 15-16" long, 16oz double 13 colorado boo-tail effectively.

stella artois red wine - on an aussie wine kick + whatever is in your cooler.

got kicked out of pigeonfisher's attic i'm now in gcd's doghouse.

a man's gotta fish bill! i wont be leaving till 10pm or so.. i hear you guys are getting squalls now, hopefully that passes. it's not bad north of you.

thx Brian

yeah, i realize teh lakers were a let down this year ben. ps. we're still coming in july.

dang.. did they say when it was to re-open? heading through there tonight.

Wild, to make it short; was on the 401 stuck in traffic. auxillary fan comes on, aux fan blade snaps, aux fan blade now projectile - punches pin-hole in rad. had some stop leak in the truck poured in to get under way (disconnect teh aux fan and waited for traffic to die down)

add a bit of black pepper to the oatmeal too.. (hey, it was around & worked) i'm a little hesitant working with muriatic acid, but i'll give the clr a shot.. let it sit in there for a few minutes?

styrofoam insulates from the cold very well. if you can squeeze a thin "styro-sole" into your boots, it will make a diff.

tybo, hopefully a flush helps.. even a little. the entire dash needs to come apart in order to get the core out, it's a 6-8 hr job "by the book". i'm neither paying someone to do it or doing it myself. rather invest in warm clothing.

thanks mike, t-stat was replaced 2 days ago. old one was sticking open a bit. jeep now gets up to operating temp quickly.

i have used stop leak recently and i suspect that is what turned the 'partly' clogged 12 year old core into a 'mostly' clogged core. i will investigate the switch/valve too. i'm guessing there's some vacuum lines part of the equation here as well. (97 cherokee)

keep the rod tip in the water

the heat in my jeep sucks. it's barely lukewarm. the inlet hose going to the core is hot, the outlet cool. so i suspect a heater core blockage. seems like a fairly straightforward procedure disconnect the hoses and pump water through the core backwards.. then forwards, repeat ad nauseaum till the water is clear. my question is are there any chemicals that i should use to help the flush and do i risk creating problems (ie. leaks) doing so. replacing the core is waaaay too much work than i am prepared to do. i'd rather plug a tiny heater in via an inverter

right now, the reel is a much better investment HD. those new lowrance units really do look sharp. price tags dulls my senses quickly tho.

yes, that is the brand.. i believe they are a bass pro only boot but could be wrong on that one. Looking at them now, the brand is just Rocky & they were sold as a hunting boot.

i bought a pair of rocky's at bass pro a couple of years ago. i think they were on sale for $79. good solid boots, waterproof.. i use them ice fishn.

hummingbird = toy lowrance = tool you decide.

ohh.. it's an okuma. i have a couple - while they are decent reels, they aren't as reliable as the abus, shimanos, daiwas, etc. i've had to exchange a couple in the past.