joe_ohlandt

Here is a tip I learned a while back about the Palomar knot. When making the knot make sure you are not twisting the loop before looping it around your tie on. A twist in the loop acts like a knife in the knot, concentrates all the energy on one spot of the loop and reduces the capacity of the knot by about 40%.

Overfilling a battery dilutes the acid and reduces the charge capacity. You should never add water to a battery unless it is fully charged and only use distilled water. It can be fixed, by replacing some of the water with new acid and making all the cells equal using a hydrometer.

The worst thing you can do to a battery is let it sit around and get discharged because of the lead sulfate plate build-up. Batteries naturally self-discharge 1% to 15% per month (depending on the type) while in storage, and lead sulfation will start occurring when the state-of-charge drops below 80%. If you really need to keep them, clean them and remove all corrosion. Put them in a cool dry place and connect an automatic voltage regulated, or smart trickle charger to float batteries. It must be a voltage regulated type charger so they do not overcharge. Good luck and don't drive.

JerryC, No boat, but looking for a car top I can drag around. :'( Right now I'm just standing in the mud around the lakes.

Sorry bassripper2000, but history tells us you are incorrect. Braided lines were around long before mono which was first manufactured in 1939 but was not even really used by many anglers until 1959 when Dupont introduced Stren. Early fishing lines were often constructed from horse hair or silk thread, with catgut leaders. Most of these lines were made from linen, silk, and more rarely cotton or flax, sometimes with a waterproofing compound added such as fats and waxes.

Hello All, New to this site and wanted to say hi! Always looking for places to fish and buddies. In Morristown, but looking to cover the northern part of the state.