Fishing Rhino

I'll hazard a guess to the "pimping" question. Could it be that vendors are not asking him to endorse their products as much as they do/did for his dad? May be wrong, but I doubt Scott has the same opportunities as his dad to "cash in" on or "pimp" his name.

I wonder if the bill has a provision that prevents folks from buying a clunker for a few hundred dollars, that they can trade in and qualify to get the voucher worth thousands. Otherwise, I can see a lot of cars that are currently sitting on cement blocks vanishing, if this bill passes.

Bluebirds leave the cold New England states in the winter. Right? Wrong. I used to think they did until this. Note the date, and the weather conditions. There were over 30 at the feeders. I've seen it since. When a snowstorm starts, they feed up.

Never heard of it 'til you brought it up. You are now officially on my %$ list.

I was thinking along those lines, though didn't take it quite that far. It appeared she had her finger on the trigger. He's dumber than he is portraying her to be for pulling a stunt like that. Personally, I believe the whole thing was staged, and she was in on it.

LOL. For you to form that opinion, you must have read it all. If not, your opinion about the entire thread is worthless. Be careful. When you point a finger at others, you have four pointing back at you.

The following list includes my wife's cars. From 73 on, the pickups are mine, the cars are hers. The 69 Corona was her first car. The first three were bought used, the rest, new. 53 Oldsmobile Super 88 two door hardtop 56 Oldsmobile 98 four door sedan 63 Pontiac Bonneville convertible 66 Pontiac GTO convertible tri power 69 Toyota Corona four door sedan 73 Chevy 3/4 ton pickup base model 75 Toyota Corolla four door sedan 79 Toyota Celica 4 cylinder 83 Chevy Silverado 4x4, 3/4 ton p/u 83 Mazda RX7 87 GMC Sierra Classic 4x4 3/4 ton p/u 88 Toyota Camry 90 Chevy Silverado 4x4 3/4 ton p/u 93 Nissan Maxima 97 Nissan Maxima 01 Lexus GS300 01 GMC SLE 4x4 1/2 ton extended cab 04 Lexus RX330 07 GMC New Sierra SLT 4x4 1/2 ton crew cab

Not to mention the price of gasoline is on the rise again. Up about a buck a gallon from its low of a few months ago. If it keeps going, the hybrids will be flying off the dealer's lots again, rather than gathering dust.

Forty-four years married the 18th of this month. I don't think there is enough info in the original post to diagnose or make recommendations. I've jumped to wrong conclusions about too many things, thinking I was right at the time. And I had a front row seat to unfolding events. In the original post, I saw nothing to indicate he did not know where his wife had gone, therefore, nothing to suggest she was being furtive about her "trip". My wife has been away on business several times. Sometimes she comes home in a good mood, other times aggravated. Aggravated because of travel difficulties, or just plain exhausted. There are times things are bothering her and she'll talk about it other times she doesn't want to talk about it, so I leave her alone. At times, it may be the spouse who takes the abuse for things not involving them. It's why there are so many jokes about PMS and menopause. There are two categories of questions I dread. For example, "Does this outfit make me look fat?" and "Does my haircut make me look younger?" There is no correct answer to either, so I just say, "You look fine." She'll laugh and tell me I'm avoiding the question, which I am.

Mitt Romney stated when he was seeking the nomination that bankruptcy was the only possible solution for Detroit. Now, two years and billions of dollars down the crapper later, it turns out he was right. At the time the other pols jumped all over him. A prophet is without honor in his own country. Bail outs. An idea whose time should never come.

Enjoying myself, even on slow days. Consideration of others fishing the same waters. Tolerance of others who are not always considerate, except for the litterbugs. Casting accuracy with a spinning rod, though windy days can be problematic. There are times I surprise myself, casting to a small area under a tree with low hanging branches. Harvey Pennick wrote the "Little Red Book" about golfing. In it, he coined the expression, "Take dead aim". The interesting thing is you don't actually "aim", you focus on your target, and with enough practice, you develop a "feel" for the swing. I've never achieved it with my golf game, but with my spinning rod, I do pretty well. I don't claim to be the best, but I rarely get into trouble with my casts. It seems odd to me, but I am more accurate with longer casts. I'm less accurate with shorter casts of 20 - 25 feet. Not so good with a baitcaster.

Lately, I have been fishing in the "weed" beds around the edges of the pond. Water lilies, hyacinth, reeds and submerged grasses and plants. The bass are thick in these areas at the moment, and some of them are nice size, up to five pounds. I've had some take the bait (usually a Rage Tail craw) up close to the boat. I've also have them grab it as it hits the water, at the end of the cast. What have I learned. Short casts are best, not because they will yield greater production, but because they disturb fewer bass when you hook up. Catch a bass at the end of a sixty foot cast, and you've disturbed bass in that sixty feet of bottom. The second part of the lesson learned is to cast to the outer edges of the weed first. The bass usually head to deeper water. Why have a bass bulldoze its way through twenty feet of bass holding water before you get a chance to catch what may have been lurking there. Now, the question is, will I be able to follow the above lesson? My problem is that I live in the now. Not the past or the future. That being the case, whether it is a shot on the golf course, or a cast, I attack it like it's my last, with little regard for what is the prudent course of action, likely to yield better results in the future. Next time out, I'll find out how disciplined I can be. I'll give it my best shot, but no guarantees.

On a hammer drill, or a Sawzall?

The washer presents a different set of problems than falling into a pond, or getting drenched with rain. Had a Canon camera that got drenched in a downpour. In the viewfinder, everything was lit up. Pulled the batteries, and let it sit for a few days. It recovered nicely. Chemicals in detergents, softeners and bleaches might cause corrosion problems. No amount of drying will cure those.

I'm familiar with Kudzu. My dad was from Georgia, and our younger daughter lives in Georgia. I've seen where it has completely taken over fields and pastures as well as killed off stands of trees. I did not realize it would invade ponds as well. That being the case, the Kudzu may be worse than this stuff, since it definitely spreads faster.

Unless grass carp have a mouth like a beaver, they ain't gonna touch this stuff, believe me. Dragging might be great, but for the rocks and boulders. It would take a D9 Caterpillar to be able to scrape this bottom, and there are some rocks that would have to be dynamited. Neither is likely to happen anyway, since the pond is surrounded by private property with no public access. But, should the folks who own property decide to take action, they'd still need approval from all the environmental bodies, town, state and federal. Since the pond also is home to an endangered species, the Plymouth Red Bellied sun turtle, not likely approval would be granted. It's things like this that make me glad I'm not twenty years old again. It would be difficult to watch the demise of this great pond.

Impatience. Wanting instant gratification when trying something new. I can make several fruitless casts with baits I like, because I know they can be productive. Try something new. I have to fight the urge to abandon it after just a few casts w/o a hit. Intellectually, I understand that makes no sense, because what I am trying is a proven product. Nonetheless, the heart often overrules the brain.

Heretic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You should be burned at the stake. I scoff at the notion that nets are somehow unsporting, while all sorts of electronic gizmos and gadgets are used to locate fish. Pursuing them with 300 hp on the stern of a fiberglass tornado is somehow sporting? Real purists would go after their quarry with their bare hands. Anything "tool" is unnatural, including a pointed stick. This may offend some, but looking down upon others for using nets while using every latest gadget, gizmo and technology to catch a fish is more than a bit odd.

Speaking of farts, also known as drifters. Rule number one: Do not fart in an elevator with only two passengers. Rule number two: Do not waste a perfectly good fart, by doing it when you are alone. Share it with a group.

The answer would be not necessarily, but they were definitely born with their head up their .......................

The next time you're about to guzzle some, think about this. They are advertised and promoted as drinks to replace what you lose during vigorous activity. The minerals, salts, fluids, etc., that you lose during vigorous activity is known as .......................... sweat.

Since this is a gross out thread, with my twisted mind, I have to participate. All your answers are good, but I have a better suggestion. A thru hull fitting. They come in sizes up to several inches. Get one the appropriate size for you, insert, then do your business. Remove, rinse, use a clorox wipe, store in zip log bag for next use.

Ahhhhh, the old "when nature calls" conundrum. Depends or astronaut undies should handle that dilemna nicely. Remember the astronette who wore them so she could drive from Texas to Florida and could mess her britches rather than needing to use a rest room? co·nun·drum Pronunciation: \k[ch601]-[ch712]n[ch601]n-dr[ch601]m\ Function: noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1645 1: a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun 2 a: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer b: an intricate and difficult problem This problem is what I refer to as, "just another turd in the toilet bowl of life".

If memory serves, until Junior came along, Bill Elliot was the perennial most popular driver, according to fan voting. The one exception to that was when Dale Sr. died at Daytona. Bill Elliot took himself out of contention out of respect for Dale. Sr. won the voting that year. Popularity is no measure of the on track success of any racer. Elliot was winning the most popular driver contests when he was little more than a field filler. Everyone knows Jr. Nation is strong. The problem is that Junior's performance is weak.

I've written about the vine-like emergent vegetation that now dominates the immediate shoreline of my favorite pond. This stuff is actually shrinking the pond by creating new land that was once part of the pond. It grows in clumps of canes or stems which increase in size and numer of stems every year. Eventually, these clumps completely cover the bottom. They trap leaves which become compost. Increasing numbers of animals such as muskrats, mink, otters, and birds leave their droppings on them. Sun turtles also crawl onto this mat in large numbers, rather than using rocks or logs for their sunbathing. Combined this results in compost. Muskrats build their winter condos on them from mud and grasses, which also contributes to the conversion from pond to dry land. Among things the otter feed on are clams/mussels. They pull them from the bottom, then take them onto this "mass" to eat them, leaving piles of shells, which also contribute to the conversion of the pond shallows to dry land. Another bad feature of this vegetation is that it provides cover for prey fish that predators cannot enter, resulting in an overpopulation of those species, and a shortage of forage for the game fish. In places on the pond there are now wide swatches of orchard grass growing where it was once water. There was none of this stuff on the pond when I had last fished it in the late 60s. I searched the web and found out what it is. It is Purple Loosestrife. Notice how it has crowded out the natural vegetation, and is shrinking the canal in the right photo in this article. In just ten years! http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/plants/loosstrf/index.htm