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Dang! That was cool! Indeed you one upped me,lol. I realize “it ain’t easy bein’ cheesy” (Chester/Cheetos reference) so I fold, lol. One thing that just blows my mind is how cultures from all over the world have developed stringed instruments independently of each other. Part of my heritage is Filipino and I did not know until about 5 years ago that there exists a string instrument from the Philippines. It is called a hegalong. It only has two strings and it’s sound reminds me of a sitar, shimasen and mandolin. If you ever played any of the Castlevania, games, then you just might recognize the music. Introducing the hegalong: The guy playing is super-talented musician and composer. Diwa de Leon.

Hot dog! I didn’t think so many of us here use them. I never cared for hoodies until my wife started buying them for me just a few years ago pre covid. Now, I really like them. I mostly have pullovers because that is what is more common here but I do like how the zippered ones help you regulate the heat. I also have a couple “grades”. I like thinner ones like my bps one for 45-60 and thicker ones for below that. For 61 and up? Shoot. Hoodies are too warm for that… T-shirt time, lol. (JJ)

Indeed. But I’m the challenge, lol. I used to snore really badly that I don’t know how my wife tolerated it. Then she started kicking me, lol but more so because she’s clocked me at times not breathing for over a minute, sometimes nearly two. She’d kick me to wake me up because nudging didn’t work. Dang. Maybe I should have been a frog man or one of those deep divers. Turns out I had sleep apnea and now that I use a cpap, the snoring is gone and she gets to sleep peacefully. You might want to have her check on that, as sleep apnea can be harmful to long term health. If it turns out she has it, the cpap machine really works. You’d also be able to sleep in peace.

Awesome!!! Maybe you ought give the ukulele a try. I did and like your son, I’m loving it. I’m currently working on my rendition of Michelle by the Beatles. But just in case you didn’t know what an ukulele could do: Okay, so he’s using a baritone ukulele but still it’s a neat rendition. A little jazz… by some of the best ukulele players I am aware of. And since you’re a banjo guy ?

?This is exactly what I was going to say to do via writing. No need with this video. ?? I also have a Cardiff 301A and I’ve probably had it for over 10 years. Truly this is a workhorse reel.

Wow. Your state is as “creative” as mine, lol. WA state distinguishes between freshwater and saltwater. Only posting resident rates: fresh - $29.50 salt - $30.05 shellfish/seaweed - $17.40 combo (fresh and salt) $55.35 Annual Fishing License (everything) $69.55 I get the combo in odd years and the freshwater in even years.

If I were to use ds weights I like teardrop and cylindrical the best. I could care less about the material. With that said, I no longer buy either and haven’t done so in over 10 years. It’s simply not cost effective. I now make mine from pencil lead. It allows me to control the weight. So all I need are my special pliers from the salmon world and pencil lead. You can find 1lb of pencil lead for about $5 and you can choose 3/16” or 1/4” diameter. Show me where you can but a pound of DS weights for the same price and I’ll stop doing this. ?

Cold front was an understatement this week in Seattle. I have never in my 30 plus years seen what they called a deep freeze. My cars were bone dry one night and by morning they and the streets were completely engulfed in a thick layer of ice on which deicer didn’t work. It was so cold, 20f that you couldn’t scrape the ice off. I’m blaming global warming, lol. (It’s a joke)

Merry Christmas to all from the Pacific NW.

Panthers are trout slayers for sure. When I make inline spinners, I also incorporate a good swivel if I have them. I can’t quite put a finger on it, but imho, as a bass angler at heart, there is an awesomeness for lack of a better word when fishing for trout with artificial lures. Maybe it’s their torpedo shaped body that might flash a streak silver during the fight or their incredible colors, regardless of trout species — and the natural ones seem to me at least, even more brilliant. Or perhaps throwing your spoon or spinner out and using the current to drift it to them in a river. Heck even the chuck and wind for them in a stocked lake/pond can be fun. One last thing. If possible, I’d switch out trebles for appropriate sized single hooks. My experience tells me hook ups seem more positive. If I don’t plan to keep, I will use barbless hooks. Hooks that I buy already barbless OR I crimp the barb down. Primary reason is that it makes release way easier and unfortunately imho, trout are not as hardy as bass and they have what we call in the Pacific NW, “soft mouths”. A lot of damage can be done to then during the process of removing a hook if it is barbed. Sometimes when I am in catch and release mode, I bring them in as close as I can during the fight until I deem I won the battle, then I let the line go very slack. Because there is no barb, even small trout can shake off my spinner or spoon. A — they free themselves and I don’t have to touch them to unhook them and B — As a result, no fishy hands for me. It’s a win-win deal for both of us.

Indeed!! I meant to but forgot to mention that in my thread. I love both of those.

I second the celilo. I also have the 7’ light and this rod has caught more fish than all of my other rods combined.

You can add spoons of the appropriate size to your Arsenal but as @Further North asked what environment meant are you going to engage them? Also, whether you plan of catch and keep or release. If your plan to keep you will be amazed at how effective dough (eg power bait) can be at catching trout, especially planters (stocked trout). Power bait fish is ideal with a long light to ultralight spinning set up.

You’re right! I have a cheap harbor freight airbrush I do exactly as you described. I prefer to hand paint for now. Could you recommend a real airbrush in the best bang for the buck category for painting lures? Thanks.

Oh yes. I know of that piece but haven’t learned it. Love it. Part of it is in the old school video game called Gyruss. Imagine planet hopping with this pumping through you spaceship. ? There is a organ of this worthy and capable of playing it at the St. James Cathedral in Seattle. They probably shoot me if I tried to sneak in there to play it. Even though I know I’d get most of it by ear, I respect quality pieces such as this to play it the way it was written. Now I am going to look for sheet music for this, lol. You probably know this song too, but Bach’s Bouree while a piano piece, has been done with guitar countless times. Just a thought but I wonder what would happen if some of us here collaborated on Tocata and Fugue going from classical and metal renditions, both acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, bass and percussion and even wind instruments. Now that would be cool. ?????

Keys if you please. That’s my main instrument. I didn’t get too much into guitar for two reasons. One lots of my friends played guitar so I didn’t have a need to. But when I tried to get into it, my first acoustic guitar was terrible and no matter how well I tuned it (I was in my early 20s), certain chords always sounded off but I didn’t know why. Yes, I have an ear so it really bothered me so I dropped it. Years later, I realized the issue was that my bad guitar had serious intonation issues. So now if I pick up a stringed instrument, it’s the first ding dang thing I check so I don’t waste my time. I started playing the ukulele in 2019 and my son’s bass guitar sometime in 2020 when it was available. And I ain’t playing only hawaiian songs only on the ukulele. I’ve figured out songs from the eagles (working on my own rendition of desperado) and even the instrumental for metallica’s master of puppets on my own. On the bass, I’ve figured out songs by Linkin Park, Old school Motown, 70s funk, Santana, Earth Wind and Fire. Unfortunately, I have yet to figure out how to slap. ? Fortunately for me, My keyboard experience has allowed my hands to adapt to fretted instruments and also having an ear has enabled me to learn both those instruments by myself. Lastly, my kids have been blessed with musical talent. My son was a natural on the trumpet and able to hit the high g in 5th grade, the grade he took it up. He also plays piano and is quite proficient with the guitar and all self taught but he’ll come to me if he can’t figure a song’s chord progression. I guess that’s all I’m good for, lol. He did give up his trumpet when he discovered the piano a realized that trumpets and other brass and wood wind instruments are limited to one clef, lol. I can’t play any brass or wood winds but I think I’m going to give his trumpet a go.

My genius moment is realizing I am not a genius. ? 1) Making this contraption that I call my rod quiver. As you know we bass anglers always carry multiple rods. I made this for an elderly guy, but he never called me back. With it, I can carry 3 rods in one hand and not 3 rods between my fingers which gets cumbersome really fast. 2) Devising my rod leash that will save anyone for losing their rig after a cast. 3) Building crankbaits and jerk baits and figuring out how to give them the right amount of ballast and they actually caught fish. 4) Coming up with the idea of putting “shark teeth” on my handmade top water propeller and popper baits, reminiscent of WWII planes. 5) Great and cool accomplishments no doubt. The most genius move I made however, was marrying my wife of 25 years. That’s Einstein caliber, lol.

Ha! Me too but maybe 0.5 seconds. I would make sure at least my phone wasn’t in my pocket and dive in at my rigs point of entry like a dart. As one with not much skin grip in my hands, I am always mindful of the possibility of an accidental “let go”. It’s one of the reason when I cast I use two hands. It’s not a 100% but it increases my odds of not letting go. I actually invented what I call a rod leash to eliminate the possibility of losing your rig when casting. I first came up with this when I taught my daughter how to use my curado 200bsf when she was 7. The thought of her letting that go motivated my to devise my rod leash. When my son was little he lost a few of his rods by letting go and thank goodness they were just kiddie rigs but still. Personally, I’ve come close but haven’t completely let go of a rig yet. However, I’ve had the pleasure of the top half of a rod cone off and I had to jump into a freezing cold river to recover it. The lure was snagged and the current was fast so I couldn’t reel in to get it back. The water felt like a million sharp nails piercing me in every inch of my body from the neck down. Since that day, I will check my 2-piece connection every 10-15 casts.

Your standard $1-$3 acrylics will do. Can’t remember the name brands something like apple barrel or what not but these are paints you’d find at like a michaels or Walmart. I also paint by hand brush but I know these can be used in air brushes too.

Lol. That’s balmy in the Pacific NW. we’re currently in the mid 30s now but it was 31 degrees when I walked my dog this morning. ?

To do this winter: Fishing Wise * make a jerk bait or crankbait out of balsa still haven’t decided. * learn how to make spinnerbaits and experiment with different color skirts. * make a “spook” type lure. I already have the steel balls. ? * try to catch my first winter (true winter) bass, large or smallmouth. Clock’s ticking down to winter’s official start. On-Fishing * continue to get fit on my new (for me, bought used) road bike that I just about finished all the maintenance (tuning shifting, adjusting derailleurs,) and only brakes left to do. Already started interval training on my rollers (using it, it’s like running. You stop, you go nowhere, and probably fall over and it makes you focus on balance and form. 3 days so far and my goal is to get to the aerobic fitness level I had in my 20s * find a father/daughter project * find a father/son project * get back into playing musical instruments again. * working out at the gym and also trying out racquetball. I’m solo with both and let me say playing racquetball solo is a freaking workout. ?? @gimruis: I might be asking you for some racquet ball advice. Interestingly enough, I just bought a gearbox gb-125 just before coming to BR tonight to replace the practically 20 year old racquet that I’ve been using that I found in the garage. I also learned of a group of adults that play and I’m going to check it out soon.

In the Pacific NW, lefties (reels) are the standard bc of choice, so I guess I’m a freak, lol. It’s one of my pet peeves with SHIMANO and as a SHIMANO user, I always have to wait for the lefties to come out. Autocorrect kicked and all-capped SHIMANO, lol. Going way back here: To the topic, I think they’re just highly popular at least here. Local stores seem to be out of stock most of the time.

We remember December 7, but for me it’s December 8, because Guam is a day ahead and Japan attacked my island at the same time give or take. Guam - Where America’s Day Begins. ??

I am not sure if I want to get into hockey as Seattle now has a team. I would have loved to learn the game as a kid, but I lived in the tropics so fat chance in h-e double hockey sticks. We have a weird name but at least the logo is somewhat cool.

I’ve encountered that but I drove so far so I found huge rocks that I could still hold and throw and tossed them skyway. They broke the ice and then I skipped my lure across the ice and let them slip into the holes. I did skunk out. To the topic, temps don’t stop me and I’ve fished in conditions where I got to see the water crystallize into ice on my line and rod guides. Then I’d dip the rod into the river and continue fishing. This was for other species. For bass fishing like I said, temps don’t stop me, but lake access (many of the lakes in my area close on 10/31) and tick poor conditions for a shore angler are show stoppers. It is just easier to target other species like salmon. The interview, Glenn posted simply confirmed my personal experiences in the winter for bass as a shore angler. You can’t catch them in your spot if they aren’t there, i.e., out of reach — and it doesn’t matter how good your presentation is, lol ?