Fishing Rhino

I'm going to say something political. I hope every member who is registered to vote did. It should be an interesting evening, and I'll leave it at that.

Furtive, thy name is Way2slow

Don't overlook the Coast Guard. The son of the fellow who lobstered with me for years went to the Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT. He wanted to fly jets, but was turned down by the Air Force Academy. After graduation, he went to Florida flight school where he learned to fly a jet. Then he learned to fly Coast Guard helicopters. He's now the captain/commander of a Jayhawk rescue helicopter in Alaska. He has appeared on at least two episodes of "Deadliest Catch". He prefers flying the chopper to flying a jet. You might consider looking into the Coast Guard Academy. Chances of getting accepted there are better than the other three military academies, Annapolis, West Point, or the Air Force Academy in Colorado.

Woops. ;D ;D ;D Ooops. Woops? Whoops. I usually don't do spelling or grammatical corrections, but this one was just too good to let it pass. ;D Ooops. Woops? An object lesson for all of us, especially me, trying to be a smartazz. From the dictionary. woops (wps, wps) interj. Variant of whoops.

I've never tried to load it on the trailer with the tm down. But, I've had more than enough showers from forgetting to raise it when intending to move at high speed from one place to another. Thankfully, the breakaway mount has prevented damage.

This list might help. Horror films/movies by year they were produced. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_horror_films

Jerry's looking old in that photo. Disappointment weighs heavy on the heart. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Makes Steinbrenner look like Mother Theresa. At least Steinbrenner showed his anger. Jones looks stunned and confused.

I understand the pheasant hunting is pretty good in Kansas as well. The fellow that fished with me, and a couple of buddies used to make an annual trek from Mass to Kansas to pheasant hunt.

When you get to Kansas, say hi to Dorothy, Toto, and Auntie Em for us. Congrats, and good luck with the move.

Congratulations newlyweds. 45 years here.

If it will make you feel better, I'll call you stupid. It's not my opinion of you, but you almost sounded disappointed that no one had called you stupid. ;D

Precocious little rascal aren't you, in a university at 15. Nice job on the ID, almost. Everything, print and photo run uphill to the right. The age however is level, not parallel to the rest of the print. p.s. I know you are just spoofing. ;D Seriously, this is a very generous thing to do. Best of luck to all who enter. Now get cracking on those entries.

Oh, oh! We have several members who are active and retired military that might take exception to that remark. Are you saying obesity is more common in miltary wives than civilian wives? Just for clarification, do they look like the girl behind the glass, or the girl in the glass?

I don't know about tails, but the Strike King 3X/elaztech worms, flukes, etc., float. They do make chunks and lizards as well. The Rage Tail Craws and Lobsters, while they do not float, when rigged weightless, will stay at or near the top with even a fairly slow retrieve. I fish them in the shallows a couple of ways. One is just fast enough so that they splash on the surface. The other is to retrieve it at a speed that keeps it below the surface, but will produce a visible wake on the surface. OOOOPS! I meant to modify the prior post, but must have clicked on quote instead.

I don't know about tails, but the Strike King 3X/elaztech worms, flukes, etc., float. They do make chunks and lizards as well.

And the country and western song says............, "tequila makes her clothes fall off."

Don't know if this applies to snuff as it does to cigarettes. The use of tobacco negatively impacts blood circulation. If you fish in cold or cool weather, your hands will get uncomfortably cold much quicker if you smoke. Same goes for your feet. The ability to fish more comfortably in cooler weather is another plus to think about when you're tempted to light up, or perhaps take a chaw.

Simple solution. Put a three amp fusible link in each line. It's what I had to do, since I had used up all the buss bar fused connections. I posted about it before, but could not find the photo of it on the web. I don't like the glass tube fuses, but I found a nice mini spade fusible link that has a water tight cap which makes the fuse compartment watertight. It only cost a few bucks, and it can be wired directly to a buss bar screw without causing a problem. I got mine at an Ace hardware store, in the fuse section. They had two types of fusible links with the the mini spade type fuse. One had an open plug, and the other can be capped. Wired beneath a console, out of the weather, the open type might be fine, since all the other fuses are exposed. I like the extra bit of security the capped version provides. I found it.

From the first post, it wasn't backwash coming over the stern when he slowed. It was wakes from other boats washing over the stern when he was stopped. I'm surmising this happened while he was fishing.

I think the following paragraph from the article explains it very clearly. Looks like six people were named in the suit. The boy, the girl, and four parents. The ruling by the judge, Justice Paul Wooten of State Supreme Court in Manhattan, did not find that the girl was liable, but merely permitted a lawsuit brought against her, another boy and their parents to move forward.

Is either or both of these units under warranty? You better check with the manufacturer if running the two units with a five amp fuse voids the warranty.

That's interesting. Learn something new every day. I can see where a small inflatable ball might lift the stern of a small hydroplane an inch or so, but I doubt it would do the same for a bass boat which, with motor, load of fuel, batteries etc., might weigh close to a ton. For the stern to rise an inch, you'd need buoyancy equal to the weight of one inch of water multiplied by the square foot area of the aft portion of the hull at the waterline. Conservatively, 6 feet wide, X 5 feet (the distance from the stern to the seating area) equals 30 square feet time 1/12 foot which results in 2.5 cubic feet of water. Water weighs 62.5 pounds per cubic foot. That means you will need a total bouyancy of 156 pounds to raise the stern one inch. On a nice day, when the water is warm, get a bass boat in enough water to float it, then try lifting it at the stern. Very few of us would be able to raise it an inch.

Fun!

Adding "flotation" at the transom will not lift the stern. Any flotation added at the stern, unless outside of the boat will add weight, and make the stern ride even lower. One thing manufacturers have done is to make the transom like an A frame, with the motor set back, which deflects waves off to the side rather than all of it crashing over the transom. To get the stern to ride higher will require shifting weight forward in your boat. That may cause other undesirable effects. I haven't seen a bass boat that doesn't ride low in the stern at rest. The reason bass boats do not have high sides like open water boats is to reduce the effect wind has on the boat. Raise your stern, and you will get blown around more.

Stainless is definitely the way to go. Never, never, use brass, especially if you are going near salt water. In my youth I made that mistake. It didn't rust, but, brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. Zinc is the stuff of which sacrificial anodes are made. The zinc gets eaten away, leaving only porous, crumbling copper remaining. Bronze is OK, but more expensive than stainless, and not as readily available.