limeyangler

Crazy huh? So much for 'The Farmer's Almanac'. Got some good vids of fishing out there, just gotta find time to get it put together. We still aint fished on the ice together yet.

I lived in Sweden when I was a young boy. All the tennis/basketball courts in the municipal parks were flooded in the winter and turned into rinks. Even a few soccer pitches were flooded to play 'Bandy'....why not here?

Glad you are OK, go see the Doc.

plenty of room in Dryden!

Hi all, Some of the citizens of the mangrove swamps I was wading in in search of fishes.

Nick...that is so fun...smiling from ear to ear like a Cheshire cat. Thanks. Si.

I am a great fan of bait runners, but am wary of Okuma reels, especially the 'Trio' range. Owned one….not impressed, springs on the bail arm died after one month…returned it. However………. I've owned a Shimano Aero GTE 5000B for 10 years now. Its a bit banged up but the gears and drag are as smooth as the day I got it back in 2003. Awesome…awesome….awesome reel! Used it to free line sand eel baits for stripers sea fishing, used it for multi species in the tropics (it has cranking power) and very effective as an alternative for down rigging. Advantages for free lining live bait is you can have it on freespool but it also has a separate drag adjustment for freespool. basically have it on freespool with a small amount of tension, fish takes it……you can hear your drag going as an indication a fish has the bait, one turn of the handle clicks you out of freespool and you are fighting the fish, with easy access to adjust your drag with the rear drag feature. Advantage for bigger game fish is it has cranking power and even though the 5000 was the smallest model (think it goes up to an 8000) its spool can take 140yrds of 20lb test mono. So using braid I can load a full spool (almost) of 80lb Power Pro! For down rigging you engage the freespool feature with a tighter drag setting and just let the canon ball go down, when at depth, one turn of the handle and freespool is off and your up and running.

LOL....... too true.

Wicked video!!!! You really should do one every year…that was so cool. ENJOYED THAT I DID

I found an unexploded World War II incendiary bomb on the shores of the River Thames in London, England, the cops and everything showed up. I also had a collection of clay pipes and roman coins I would also find.

Hi all, I was looking around at venison recipes and stumbled upon this food blog, interesting read and some nice recipes, everything from Ethiopian style deer chops to Sichuan Crispy-Fried Carp. http://honest-food.net

I got this form from my insurance, premium would have been an extra $25 per year. However it is only applicable to US and Canada, not valid outside, so I would not be covered in Antigua.

That is awesome! Thanks Pbenson, loving the videos! Fishing the tropics is my absolute favourite! Thanks again for sharing!

Yeah, but check the small print! I just checked my amex card and it only works if the balance is payed in US funds regularly. This is not the case as my mother is the principle card holder and she pays her card off in UK pounds. It also states that SUVs are not covered, which size of SUV is not clear, but seriously, check the small print.

Yeah we went the local route before too. A friend of my brother in law. My brother in law is Antiguan and lives there, we are no strangers to the island, been there half a dozen times. To cut a long story short local would not be my preferred choice again, although some have some good reviews on Tripadvisor they tend to be pricier for the same time.

I don't have coverage with my own insurance, might have it on an Amex card I have, but its in my mothers name and they won't give me any details of coverage since I'm not the primary card holder…lol. Mum got the call this morning, she's looking into it. Mum gave us the card a few years back to use to book flights as it has some pretty comprehensive travel insurance. My mum is not too pleased with Amex now though, she just found out that they sneakily and quietly lowered the age for coverage down to 65yrs old, she aint covered anymore!

Why didn't I think of that!

Hi all, Heading to sunnier weather for a 2 week break in January. Last year, same destination, we used Priceline.com. They offer an $11 a day CDW (collision damage waiver). It seemed reasonable and after a quick scan of the Terms and Conditions I ticked the 'I Agree' box and that was that. Thankfully I never needed it and the holiday passed without incident. This year I chose to use Priceline again. However, I scanned the Terms and Conditions of the CDW a bit closer and to my horror realized that SUVs and 4X4 are not covered by the insurance they offer, hence read the small print in the title. I called Priceline and confirmed it with a very sulky customer service representative. I suggested that they should make this clearer to people taking out this insurance, he replied that the website probably won't let you buy it if it is not applicable, I pointed out that this was not the case as I had rented a Mid-size SUV in January for the same trip and I have the credit card bill to prove that it was accepted for my rental even though I was not covered. Then the bugger just started lying, saying it had changed from last year and will not allow that to happen, I called him on that as it very much did just accept it again on a booking I had just made that day and subsequently cancelled. POS!!! No sorry, no nothing, just lies and attitude! So I decide to check Dollar Rental cars direct, as this is the company the Priceline website had hooked me up with for this year's trip. Well would you believe it, so much for Priceline's claim to get the best deals, ITS EXACTLY THE SAME PRICE FROM DOLLAR IF BOOKING DIRECT WITH THEM. So I ask about Dollar's CDW coverage, they call it Loss Damage Waiver and it is a buck more with them @$12 per day but you are covered if you rent 4x4 or SUVs( Antigua's roads are bad so I prefer the larger vehicles). I call the Dollar customer service and they confirm I am covered in my vehicle choice, I ask them to send me the policy/coverage in detail so I know exactly what I am buying and what things exempt coverage. I get told that I'm 100% covered. I ask again for the complete breakdown and am told that they can't supply me with a breakdown but I will have to call the actual branch in Antigua for details!!!!???? I question how it is they will sell me something without knowing what it is they have just sold me, after a long pause the only thing the customer service rep could say was, "well you can always decide to take it off the price of your booking when you get to the check out in Antigua". stinking RIDICULOUS! So I get on the phone and call the airport rental desk of Dollar in Antigua. I get the same and even sulkier response that I'm 100% covered. I explain that i'm not 100% satisfied and for my peace of mind would like to see the policy breakdown in detail including the small print. I am told that I will have to email [email protected] and they will send me the details I have requested, the phone was literally disconnected/hung up, no "thank you", "anything else sir?", "have a nice day", just "CLICK….drrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr". WOW! So I get an email this morning from Dollar, Antigua. (copy and pasted below) Goodmorning, Mr. Baker The LDW, is a lose damage waiver, that means you are covered for any accident 100%, accept if you were drinking alcohol while you were driving, anyone who was driving the vehicle who was NOT authorize to by the company and negligence, but if you hit another vehicle you are fully responsible for all damages to the other persons vehicle . Thank you for choosing Dollar Rent A Car Miss Jolly So there you go, a comprehensive breakdown of the insurance policy! Unreal!

Interesting read. Something that happens a lot I find is people turning into traffic, in England you should never make on coming traffic adjust speed when entering at a junction, is that the same here? It drives me crazy(no pun intended) when people pull out and make you slow down, especially on icy roads, and especially when there is no traffic behind me and they could wait an extra 10 secs and all would be good! Really drives me nuts when people do that and then drive at 10kmh less than me in front of me….what is the point of cutting me up to drive slower? OOOOOPS…ranting again….lol.

Thanks Mike! He can clocks between 34 and 40 kmh for the full 7 minute run. By the time he gets back to our shore he's beat. Now that would be a cool video! I would have lent mine if you were closer! Holy man, your pup must be a TERMINATOR! Agree totally about man's best friend, I also think they have healing qualities too, and i'm not a holistic, crystal gazing, tree hugging, reiki master by any stretch of the imagination. (no offence meant to those who are…..lol)

Hey…he stole that line from me!!!!