Low_Budget_Hooker

define portable. I understand you are 13 so "portable" is relevant. Canoes, jon boats, kayaks,....all portable. If limited to ,let's say, a bicycle, how about an inflatable raft? Careful with your hooks tho,lol. Why have you eliminated a float tube? cheap, very portable, stealthy. Good luck

My last saltwater boat did that too. It was a 21' steiger with a 225 merc offshore. The boat had trim tabs so I just adjusted the difference through them. Only had the boat about a year so I never investigated further. Try an email to the motor manufacturer. I bet they will know EXACTLY what the issue is. Good luck.

anyone else?

Russ from East Greenwich, RI.

I know that in the wild, there are blue lobsters. THey are very rare and there was one was caught off Cape Cod a few months ago and it was actually on the news. They said it is a naturally occurring phenomenon where there is a lack of pigmentation. They are the oceans version of the human albino. However, don't be fooled, the blue crays you see in the pet stores are injected with dye to achieve this color. THey aren't naturally blue but wild crays can be found with "hints" of blue. I read somewhere that they change color as their environment , or life cycle, changes. Perhaps they get blueish at night?

Is that spelling correct? Googled "Ouachita" and didn't come up with anything boat related other than a lake Ouachida.

This is the jon boat I am currently customizing. It has 3 distinctive features for a 12' jon. 1. The hole in the front seat for storage 2. The seats are ALL wide (most jons the rear seat is wider than the forward 2 seats) and they all have a lip on both sides. 3. The boat is incredibly stable due to its 55" width and extra high gunnels. I am wondering the approximate age of the boat and I am wondering if anyone can tell me the make?

If you are honestly interested in building a pond, I have a friend in Mass. who bought land with a stream fed and spring fed water supplied pond already existing. He approached the marine biologies dept at UMASS Lowell and they use his pond as a lab. He essentially calls the shots as to what and how much to stock as a forage base allowing for the colleges opinions but they monitor and give him constant progress reports as to how his pond is thriving or not.

Back in April, we were putting the boat in and I noticed 10-15 crays all up in the skinny , skinny water. I tossed on a jig matching size and rusty color and absolutely slammed them in a shallow, 3ft deep, 5 acre cove. After reading up that when the crays gather ike that, they are mating. Anyone ever catch during a noticable cray orgy?

Way to go! Nice fish! Golf course pond? Should I have a 5'6" rod in my golf bag? lol

got a pic of your wall?

Abel, I totally hear where your coming from and looking back, I see how it sounds arrogant. NOT the intent however. I just get so sick of hearing about the "8 lbrs" that someone constantly catches when there are no pics. Like, I'm smart enough to catch yet uncapable of either remembering to bring,or how to operate a camera. Anyway, just saying, pictures make believers. I am not one of those jerks, I promise. The amount of knowledge and experiences that are shared here is awesome. Glad I found this site and I apologioze for my brashness. Catch ' em up

anyone know where I can learn more about when a lake would qualify to start harvesting the 14 inch class of bass? The lake I am curious about is 224 acres and loaded with 2 types of bluegill up to about 6-7 inches. A 8 yrs ago the lake (reservoir w/landowner acess only) was lowered about 10 ft to replenish water supply. We used to catch some 6's back in the day. Some large fish where taken while it was lowered by people sneaking in and a few guests,etc.. The water is gin clear and now that the lake has fully recovered, we catch consistent 4-5 pounders but nothing larger. Wondering if we should start pulling certain size bass out of there. also, no minnow based forage that we can tell of and if there are minnows in there, they certainly aren't prominent. It's also loaded with crays.

if he ever broke a seat, he either loosened the screws or sawed 1/2 way through it before the show. Don't get me wrong, full respects to Bill, but he's got more hollywood antics than Jacko.

Mulberry imitation flies= big carp. when the mulberry bushes develop berries along the shore, the carp cant get enough of them. Good luck!

Pics are posted in "greetings from RI" post

A few more

This is a pic of me (right) my friend kevin(middle) and the mate, name unknown from another friends boat. We couldn't slide the fish over the gunnel so my other friend dropped his mate on our boat and snapped a few pics (from his boat) as we hauled it in. I didn't see him till 3 yrs later when I ran into him in a store and he ran home and got this pics from his house. This is the original blown up on my wall http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/rustyhooks/fisssshy0018.bmp

well boo,....you must know my pain!,lol

Hooksets are FREE!!! I believe that setting too soon will lose you less fish than setting too late!! Just like each class of bait has it's own presentation, most have their own type of hookset too.

Don't forget our exclusive BASSPRO contract!! lol I love handing those to the expecting angler. EVERY DAY IS XMAS!

Funny about the packages but I have this one place where the owners sold the land (with private pond)(loaded w/ bass but nothing too large) to a gentleman who who thinks his pond is soooo secret. He put a rubbermaid box at the head of his driveway(more of an access rd than a driveway) and he wrote "UPS/fedex" on the box so we will leave the pkgs up top and not learn about his precious pond. I had been in there b4 and found this a bit eccentric so I played the "signature required" game so I HAD to go down to the house,hehehe. I could tell the guy was agitated that his secret may have been found out so I made sure I let him know that Mr THompson (1/2 mile down the same rd) was doing an excellent job managing his fishery and that he should maybe talk to him about his pond. This guy started going on about how there are no bass in there so I let him know at that point that I've been fishing his pond for 2 yrs now and boy is he in for a surprise. He let me know that we are no longer welcome there (in a very jerky way) So I let him know that we fish at mr Thompsons pond anyway cause it's managed so well and his wife is an amazing cook! Funny how 1 person can be so cool and welcoming and his neighbor can be such an ***!! NO BOX FOR YOU!! -- package Nazi

Hey folks. My name is Russ and I'm from Rhode Island. A true addict since roughly 13 yrs old. I'm 37 now, and I am a UPS driver in a heavily wooded, pond ridden area. LOVIN' THE NEW ROUTE!!! I fish both fresh and salt with these current trophies Line class record, 6 lb test, no leader, 16.6lb northern largest Largemouth (northern) 7lbs 6 oz Stripped bass 34lbs on a 6 weight fly rod 1023 lb Bluefin TUNA Although always a true freshwater addict at heart, I live in a state who's motto is "the ocean state" so of course I had to venture. While I was part time at ups, I supplemented my income by clamming. THere I met guys who fish the stellwagon Bank fisheryt in Cape Cod bay and was turned on to some killer bluefin fishing which after 3 yrs of learning, finally paid off. My first fish sold for $4,320. I caught 6 more in the next 2 yrs and then became full time at ups and have now sold the salt water boat and am getting back to re-enforcing my roots as a bass fisherman. We had a great ice out this, and I was looking for articles about early spring fishing when I found this site. THIS SITE IS AMAZING!!!!!! Glad I'm here and I look forward to meeting many of you. PS,...I am a big believer in PICTURES! If you dont have the photos to back up your mouth, don't speak. THe proof is in the picture!!

Hello fellow anglers, I did a search for the word "Rhode Island" and then another for "RI" and came up with nothing. Am I the only Rhode Islander here??