J Francho

I'd rather stick fork in my eye than fish a Carolina Rig. It's complicated to rig up, it's boring to fish, and it might be one of the more disconnected feeling rig in fishing.

I fished from shore with a friend from work. He was all in on the Flying Lure. We both caught that day.

You got a great deal on a really effective lure. Don't just do the twitch - twitch - twitch - pause thing. They work on a straight retrieve, occasionally bumping bottom.

Haven't heard much, other than it's been slow. That could be because the spawn was late. One thing is for sure, water is high. Wherever water is unusually high, I look for flooded brush and timber.

Happy Birthday Chris Cornell. He would have been 50, yesterday. Bought some fancy 180g vinyl. Sounds like it could have been released yesterday.

A set of Thule or Yakima cross bars and risers that are made for your specific car model are the best. You can get away with one of the foam block kits, but you'll want to upgrade if you transport it a lot. A note about straps. The nylon webbing straps are terrible, and slip. You want a blue polypropylene webbed strap, like what Thule, Yakima, or NRS make. They do not slip. No one in the kayak business recommends ratcheting straps, as it is too easy to over tighten them, and crush your boat. I always warn against using them. for one kayak, skip the J-hooks, and use the rack system pads, or just pool noodles for padding. You'll want to get a small bath mat for loading and unloading. There's plenty of videos that show one person loading techniques that wont kill your car or your back.

What is it about your self that has you wondering aloud about this person? You don't know his situation. Don't project, and don't assume.

The plastic minnows did catch, but the hooks were terrible. Capt. Ken that invented it also sells some very expensive frogs that use the same hook. They were all the rage a few years ago.

Why was Pavlov's hair so soft and silky? Because he conditioned it.

We're done here. OP: get a net.

Let's get a couple other things straight. Because science!

And who to ask, if you don't know.

You know what's really odd? Numbers not divisible by two.

Gain is too high, and showing particulate clutter in the water.

Good for her working a job, and learning a work ethic.

Could touch 100° according to some reports. It was 80° and humid this morning before the sun came up.

When I'm reborn as a fish, which karma will most certainly guarantee, I'll get back to you.

How so?

Welcome from 14609.

Science is silly?

My Mustang HIT has worked all three times it was submerged. Two were actual accident, one in cold water even. The other was me testing an expired cartridge - still worked fine. There's also a manual override.

Thus, Asian carp ARE invasive. Our lakes are NOT part of their natural range. You can't call walleye invasive to a lake that is part of their natural range, just because the DNR enhances fish stocks. That's THE specific example I was referring to.

Good stuff. Interesting thoughts on what direction you hook the bait with the Neko. I've always just popped a nail weight into a wacky rig, and called it a Neko. I'll have to get a little more discriminating about my rigging. Thanks!