Fishing Rhino

The more you do it, the simpler it becomes. Now, here's another tidbit for you to digest. You've marked your spot/area, and you find it holds fish. Pay attention to the bottom echo. If it's a monochrome unit, the darker the line, the harder the bottom. So, that productive patch of bottom shows you a broad or narrow echo. It may show you vegetation growing up from the bottom. It may show as an irregular, jagged line. Whatever it shows, fix that image in your mind. Then cruise around looking for another patch of bottom that produces the same image, and close to the same depth. Chances are good that it will also hold fish. Sometimes these will be fairly small. Other times they may cover a large area. You are prospecting. The sonar/fishfinder/sounder is an invaluable tool. The more you use it, the more proficient you will become with it. It is awesome, and it is fun.

What you see is and was directly under the boat, unless you use the display in the circular, flasher mode. As the image scrolls across the display everything but the latest vertical line of pixels is a recorded history of the bottom you passed over. To be more precise it shows what was under the transducer. To keep it simple. As soon as you see a bottom feature that interests you, throw a marker buoy over the side. That marker buoy will not land on that piece of bottom. Depending on boat speed it will be beyond that patch of bottom you saw. So, when you drop the buoy, make a 180 degree turn. As you pass the marker buoy, you should see that patch of bottom appear on the display. Drop another buoy when you see it. That patch of bottom will be between the two buoys. If your unit has a mapping feature, you may be able to "mark" that spot. It will work the same way as the marker buoys. I like to use marker buoys because they provide clearly visible points of reference. I use them to mark contour lines, and edges of vegetation. While it's possible to do it with some electronics, I prefer the buoys in most situations.

Bloated? Please, say it isn't so. Long Mike may be too late with his advice.

I get the number over the name, but the "view profile" over the avatar/photo.

I opened our profiles. That number is your "rating" If someone likes one of your posts, they can click on the "like this" at the bottom right corner of your post. You've had 65 clicks on your like this. I've had 211. I've got three times the number of "likes", but I also have roughly eight times as many posts. Don't know why you get that count, while I get "view profile". That's something Glenn or maybe a moderator can answer.

The bait monkey doesn't bother me anymore. I fed him until he died of bloat. Free at last.

When I hover the cursor over an avatar, I get a small box that says, "View profile:" followed by the screen name of that member. Left click on the avatar to open that member's profile page. I don't get any number.

I used to work for a guy who put it this way, regarding his wife. "I wouldn't take a million (today that would be billion) dollars for her, but, I wouldn't give you a dime for a dozen more just like her.

How dare you call my wife a cow. Pervert indeed. LOL. Nope not me. That's her dad.

If any man thinks he understands a woman, he is delusional. I've been married to the same "girl" for 48 years, and just when I think I understand her something happens that shows me I don't have a clue. The only thing I understand about my wife is that I don't understand her. My wife is the girl in the hat on the left. The farmer's daughter.

We use credit cards for just about everything, groceries, meals, gasoline, and other purchases that are more than a few bucks. We could use cash, but we get "points" which can be used for hotel rooms, and other things. We pay them in full before the due date. We carry cash for all incidental purchases. We get several nights of free stays at the Marriott chain of hotels each year. We used to use a Southwest credit card 'til they started playing games with their free trips. Now that we are both retired, I don't see much air travel in our future. It's not a matter of cost, it's a matter of convenience, and having the time to travel by vehicle. No need for rental cars when we get to our destination, and we can leave earlier or later than planned without it disrupting our travel.

I'm not sure they can refuse cash. LegalitySection 31 U.S.C. 5103 of the Coinage Act of 1965 clarifies the use of legal tender by stating, "United States coins and currency (including Federal Reserve notes and circulating notes of Federal Reserve banks and national banks) are legal tender for all debts, public charges, taxes, and dues." This means that it is a valid method of payment to any creditor. If the creditor refuses the cash, the debtor cannot be accused of not attempting to pay an outstanding debt with a valid form of payment as long as the currency is still accepted in the form it is offered. In other words, unless the debtor is attempting to use Confederate money or another invalid form of money, the payment offer is valid.

Whose hair, Helmsley's or the Hulk's?

One important thing I forgot. Remove the reels from the rods. They can easily be tucked in luggage w/o taking up much space. If need be, get some sticky labels, or masking tape and number each combo, with the number on the rod and the reel. Easy to mate them up later.

Depending on how many you want to carry, get the heavy schedule PVC pipe that is used for sewage drains. Four inch is available at Home Depot or Lowes. They have it in two wall thicknesses. Get the thickest. Cut to the length you will need for your longest rod. On one end, glue a cap. On the other, glue a fitting for a threaded cap/plug. You won't need to worry about an end falling off. There you have the container. Now for the rods. Get some BPS rod socks. You'll need to order, or pick up the appropriate lengths for the rod types (spinning or baitcasting). If you get the right length, they will cover all the eyes so they cannot make direct contact with those on other rods. I have them on all fifteen rods in my boat. They go from the rod tip to the reel, so you cannot put one rod tip between the line and shaft of other rods, when stowing them in the compartment.. It's easy to pick the rod you want out of the pile in a rod locker. They cost five bucks each, and are worth every penny. Place your rods in the PVC tube, and screw in the plug. Foolproof, and just about unbreakable. If you have various length rods, stuff a rag or bubble wrap in the tube, then insert your rods, pushing them all the way in. Then use a rag, towel or bubble wrap to fill in the end gap so the rods cannot shift back and forth. Then you can ship them or bring them to the airport as baggage. Choose which way you think is better.

I'll make one more suggestion. It's something I've learned the past couple of years. Try to keep a constant bend in the rod, to keep pressure on the fish. The mistake many make is that they have a bend in the rod, but when a nice fish makes a hard, but usually short, dash, they apply more pressure to the rod. Keep the pressure the same, and allow the rod to "follow" the fish while maintaining the same bend.

Depends on how one defines "rich". If it's only material things, and money, then he's rich. If it's honor, integrity, scruples, respect, etc., then he's a pauper.

How much did Oprah pay him? The ratings for her network are in the dumpster. She cashed in on Whitney Huston's death, and now she's cashing in on Lance's "confession".

Like Brian Bosworth?

It's the apocalypse.

I'm glad I read this earlier. I got two emails that were supposedly from Seibert Outdoors. Had I not known, I would have opened them. Thanks for the heads up.

Pumpsie Green is correct. I couldn't have said the year, but I do remember when the Celtics were an all white team. The Rifleman would not be the correct answer, but the person who played him, Chuck Connors, would be the correct answer. (1/2 point for the Rifleman, lost the other half on a technicality). If you had said the person who played the rifleman, then you would have gotten the full point.

Bragging about it is better than whining about it.

A quiz for all you Boston fans. Who was the first black to play for the Red Sox? Can you remember when the Celtics were an all white team? Who played for both the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Boston Celtics and later became a television star?

LOL. You couldn't even type Bill Buckner. The poor guy couldn't even bend over to tie his own shoes. He needed a landing net for the ground balls.