Fishing Rhino

It may have been the Senko. Then again, you tried an 8" worm and got nothing. All the baits you mentioned are very large compared to a 4" Senko. There are times when smaller, even tiny, is better. In this case, don't overlook that size does indeed sometime matter.

Looks like something from the show "Man vs. Food", where a fellow travels the country trying to eat those humongous meals you get free if you can eat it all. The guy who eats the ten pound burrito could handle Redline's pizza sandwich, no problem. But, he didn't eat ten pounds. They weighed it in the cooking pan. Unless they set a tare weight to account for the pan. http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=man+vs+food&FORM=VDRE&qpvt=man+vs+food#

Looks great. May you get much enjoyment from using it.

I've been wanting to fish Lake Champlain since I started reading about it. That's why the article caught my attention. Still want to fish it next year for a few days. Hopefully, it's only the area in the article that is affected. Seems like VT has a serious problem with their waters. Then again, it's not uncommon for a writer to exaggerate, and sensationalize isolated problems to make them seem widespread.

I've seen that. The article doesn't say there are no fish. Plus, it is speaking about Vermont. Was that tourney held in the waters mentioned in the article, or New York? In this area, there are many saltwater shellfish beds that are closed when there has been a rainfall that exceeds a set amount. Pollution from local sewage systems that cannot handle that amount of rain as well as other contaminants run into the estuaries, rivers, and bays, supposedly making the shellfish unfit for human consumption. After two weeks (the time varies from area to area) of relatively little rain, the areas are re-opened, when the shellfish and the water pass the harvesting standards. To my knowlege, none of these local fishing areas are called "toxic". Some areas, which are permanently closed, are prodigious producers of shellfish, be they quahogs, oysters, etc. They amount to nurseries to replenish depleted areas. The shellfish are harvested, then transplanted to the depleted, unpolluted waters for harvest after they have had time to cleanse themselves.

I've heard a lot about the smallmouth fishing in Lake Champlain, but never heard about this. From the MSN article "Don't Go There" list of places to avoid. "Don't Go There: Vermont POLLUTED PLACES: Did you know that Vermont has 126 lakes and rivers that are so polluted that they don't meet minimum water-quality standards? One of the worst is Lake Champlain. At least 19 of the state's storm-water-impaired streams drain into this lake, making it literally toxic in some spots."

Tom also used this truck to make the VERY FIRST Target delivery. LOL, you got the connection, but the truth is,.....................I was sponsored by Target.

Kinda truck I once had. The ultimate pickup for lobstering and parking in the salty air at the town dock.

It was the first time I've seen this pond, so I don't know how thick the vegetation was. I do know all the fish we caught were fat and healthy, and of better than average size compared to the other Cape Cod area ponds we've fished. Some of them are thick with weeds depending on depth and bottom composition. I've seen the stuff grow in water as deep as ten to twelve feed, and the curly, single stem/stalk tendrils can be as long as ten feet. The rest of the "plant" resembles miniature coontail and grows to a foot or so in height. Wherever we find these patches, or bands, we find smallmouth, largemouth, and pickerel. Depending on the slope of the bottom, this stuff grows in bands from a few feet wide to several feet wide. Most of these ponds also hold trout and/or salmon, and the Dept. of Natural Resources does a lot of stocking of them. These are mostly small ponds, of less than a hundred to four hundred acres. Only a couple are larger than that. Most have sections that are quite deep, up to a hundred feet or so. Only a handful don't exceed thirty feet deep in places. Most are also used for spawning by herring which provides excellent forage for the game fish. I don't know if they treat and remove the plants for the sake of the trout and salmon. They do very little if any stocking for bass, so my guess would be it's done for the benefit of the species they stock. What is interesting is that of these ponds which I have fished, I have spoken with only one fisherman who targets the stocked fish, and he commented that he was going to start fishing for the bass. He claimed the trout were too easy to catch. Since some of the trout and salmon exceed the size of either smallies or largemouth, and do put up a better fight, pound for pound, I found his comment interesting. One thing for sure, I never realized just how many ponds there were within an hours drive of my home. Even when we lived on Cape Cod for a few years, I had no idea. There are supposedly over two hundred ponds on Cape Cod with public access for fishing. In the town of Plymouth, which is on the mainland side of the canal there are just over a hundred. Most have spring runs of spawning herring.

Back in the day, when I was lobstering, I had just acquired a Loran C unit. Hooked it up, turned it on and it functioned perfectly. Quickly acquired the signals and displayed the time delays that in conjunction with a chart allowed you to accurately fix your position. But, when I headed out to sea, the numbers began dancing around and SNR appeared in the display. The signal to noise ratio prevented the loran from acquiring a fix. Figured it was from the alternator, so I fashioned a shield from hd aluminum foil and set it above the alternator so it was between the antenna and the alternator. Problem solved,....... temporarily. Temporarily because I had no way of keeping the makeshift shield in place. The problem was permanently solved when I got the proper noise suppressor from the electronics shop. It was a simple matter of removing the charging lead from the alternator, connecting the suppressor to the alternator, and then connecting the charging lead to the suppressor. I am inclined to think that there must be some type of suppressor to squelch the "noise" be it transmitted by the wiring or whatever. I'd check with someone who makes their living dealing with marine electronics, sales and service. There has to be a fix that will allow you to run your sensitivity setting at any level.

Thanks for the replies. It was the area I was considering. It seemed to fit the bill. My wife doesn't fish..............yet, so it's an area with plenty of other things to do. The St. Johns River is something I would enjoy. Will send a pm in the next couple of weeks.

All that splashing is from the paddle wheels. It has a cutting bar that reaches to the bottom. Then the vegetation is lifted by some type of conveyor that allows any fish to fall through and back into the water. On the pond I was fishing, they also use chemicals to kill off the plants, then remove them with the machine to at least reduce the oxygen depletion to acceptable levels. At first, I thought it was some type of mechanism that thrashed the plants. What I do know is that we were catching plenty of nice smallies and largemouths until they fired up the rig. It was a small pond, and the bite stopped when they started.

I once fought a woman naked, and won. She passed out from laughing exhaustion.

I may have been behind you once on the Jersey 'pike. About three miles back in the line of cars that was following you. The date was May 2, 2003. As for hobbies, it's golf, travel, puttering around the yard, tinkering, and once in a while video games, the role playing variety.

I seen a gentleman at the range with a rem. mod. 700 in .270. He had shot 3 rounds fine, then the forth one sounded louder than the others. Turns out he was off a little when measuring that load out. It didn't scatter, but the bolt lugs froze up, and we couldn't get the bolt open. I would imagine a rifle chamber can explode, thank God its never happened to me or anyone I know. The worst thing I've done to date is get buck fever with a finishing shot with my muzzle loader, and sent the ram rod with the ball. I was loading the deer in my truck when a conservation officer offered a hand, I was telling him my blunder, and he jokingly asked me if I had an archery license as well. The fellow who works with me has a black powder license for deer hunting around here. Can't hunt deer in Mass with a rifle, at least not in this area. So it's bow, shotgun with deer slugs, or black powder. The bow and black powder seasons are a couple of weeks longer.

I see where JJ moved on to Survivor. Do you suppose he got to take his Extenz along?

You're such a RICHARD CRANIUM! Wouldn't be Richard Hertz from Holden by any chance?

2007 GMC SLT, 1/2 ton, everything but sunroof and dvd player. 62,000 miles. Original tires. Photo new 2007 Photo 2010, ready to head out to Pickwick for the road trip.

I'm not a gun guy, but it occurred to me that it's a good thing pistols are usually fired at arms length, unlike a rifle where the ammo being fired is much closer to the face. If that happened to a rifle or shotgun...............

In effect, you are putting a "load test" on your battery whenever you draw power from it. I agree with the others. It sounds like the battery has outlived its usefulness. Have it "load tested" at a place that sell batteries, such as an Interstate battery store. I don't know about all of them, but the one around here does not charge for testing any type of battery. It's a service they provide in hopes of getting your business. Their prices are competitive as well. An Interstate battery cost me less than a BPS battery of the same size, even with the BPS battery "on sale".

Very nice job, both the work and especially the thought/creativity that went into it. I like that you left most of the deck low. I have a bass boat, and when I hook a nice fish, I work my way to the cockpit, and sit to land it. It's not fun, especially for an older guy, to go through the contortions necessary to land a fish while on the raised platforms at the bow and stern. Even when using a landing net, being low allows for a much more efficient angle to "scoop" the fish into the net from beneath rather than swiping at it from the side. Great job. Congrats.

Searching "images vintage outboards", I found this. Not exactly the same, but air cooled, lower unit very close if not the same, "squareish" cowl/gas tank. Possibly same manufacturer, different year or model. Also viewed from a different angle. Year unknown. This is an Eska Gold or Golden Jet.

Either one should work well for you. If they have been properly maintained, they are just getting broken in at 100,000 miles. Taken care of, both should get 200,000 or more miles of engine life w/o burning or leaking oil. If you can find one with service records, all the better.

A man after my own heart. I don't put bumper stickers, window decals, or anything like that on my truck, or my boat. They won't generate cash, or make me a better fisherman. If it's reciprocal, for a good cause, or friend, fine. Other than that, they look like they did when they rolled off the assembly line, electronics, and other gizmos aside.

My wife and I are discussing renting a place for the month of January in Florida. Looking for advice as to where I can find some decent fishing, and perhaps someone to fish with while we are there. I'll be bringing my Nitro Z7, and would look forward to meeting, and fishing with some members from the area where we will be staying. Suggestions would be greatly appreciated. It's tough to beat local knowlege. Since my wife does not fish, there will be an empty seat or two on my boat when I do hit the water. We are looking to escape the cold for that month, so we are thinking about staying in a place from I-4 south.