George Welcome

Lakewatch maps may give you some thoughts but don't use them for any navigation as a lot of them are very much incorrect. For example, the Stick Marsh map does not show the entire lake, nor are the depths reported even close to reality. I noted this on several maps of central Florida lakes.

Goof Off is for small areas and is liquid. Citrus King or similar is a paste and made for large areas. I used it to remove the glue when I did my 20' bass boat. I removed the melted glue using a pressure cleaner. Twice over and I was done. If you use a pressure cleaner as your scrapper be sure to wear eye protection.

Two schools of thought on venom delivery: Rattlesnakes are born with fully functioning fangs capable of injecting venom and can regulate the amount of venom they inject when biting. Generally they deliver a full dose of venom to their prey, but may deliver less venom or none at all when biting defensively. A frightened or injured snake may not exercise such control. Young snakes, although incapable of delivering an amount of venom equivalent to their adult counterparts, are still potentially deadly. Any bite from a rattlesnake should be considered fully venomous and those bitten should seek medical attention immediately. The second is that the amount of venom injected is random and based on consisitency of skin of victim and such. However, be that as it may, both young and old have the same level of control, or lack of control over their venom. The most maligned viper is the Cotton Mouth mainly because the harmless water snake is an excellent mimic and very much present in the same territory. Most snakes encountered and killed by terrified people in the south are the poor water snake that has done such a good job of emulating the Cotton Mouth.

The most user-friendly adhesive removers are made with citric acid technology. Look for the word "citrus" in the label and be assured the product will be fairly easy to use. These products often are water washable and are low-odor. Some are liquid and others are a paste. You simply apply them to the hard adhesive, stand back and let them work. The paste products work best on vertical surfaces.

Fishing on the Marsh it doesn't take long before my clients start calling 3 and 4 pounders dinks. However: Hand in hand with catching this 10.5 beauty:

Quoted from their page: Is STA-BIL Fuel Stabilizer safe to use in all gasolines, including gasoline/oil mixtures and ethanol blends (including gasoline with up to 10% ethanol)? Absolutely yes!

I doubt it Russ.

"Hall of Fame Did you know that Roland Martin was the first professional bass fisherman to be inducted into all three Halls of Fame? IGFA Hall of Fame Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame Professional Bass Fishing Hall of Fame On the screen and off, Roland Martin is one of the most recognizable fishermen in fishing. That is because his TV career spans nearly three decades, and he is one of the most legendary figures in the professional bass fishing arena." Perhaps some day you all will reach his level of expertise in fishing and achieve some of his many successes in this sport. He did inform me that he is going to start paying out of his pocket to put on the fishing shows instead of taking the money of advertisers as most TV producers do. Of course it won't be long before he is broke, as TV show production does cost a lot of money, but he will be happy in his poverty as he will have the approval nod from this renowned group of anglers. ;D

Wake up folks: time to be casting a lure. This will be our playground today:

Trust me my friend, I am not out to save anyone or take away their cigs. If someone wants to kill themselves with cigerette smoke more power to ya. My dad had a heart attack at 52 and he STILL smokes. He's an idiot, but he isn't going to change. I'm just not a big fan of the smoke being blown in my face or trying to eat in a smoky location. Smoke all you want, just keep it away from me. And THAT is ridiculous in my opinion too. But hey what do you expect, it's San Fran you know! ;D I don't care how you feel about smoking - to call your Dad an idiot is pretty poor.

The job is not difficult - just time consuming. Follow the directions that came with the transducer - all steps, not just some of them and it will be successful. No instructions - call me.

Don't sit on the fence post - that is definitely not the way to do it. You can by a through hull transducer with all the necessary parts to do the job correctly.

I have broken every type of high end rod out there, and most times the fish isn't over three pounds. The higher end modulus all have thin walls and if the fish is running away when you set the hook: POP!

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Well Mr. Hale: looks like you landed the big one. Congrats to your family for the new addition. Where's the pics?

Companies have put their logos on their products forever. Do you feel you are advertising for free when you drive a chevy? - their name is on their vehicles. Do you feel you are advertising for free when you wear Nike sneakers? - their name and logo is there. If it has a logo, don't worry about it. The gist of this subject is those that go out of their way to pretend they are or are doing what they aren't. For example someone buys a wrapped boat, which the boat manufacture will remove for free, but that someone leaves the wrap on and goes around pretending that they are sponsored by that manufacture. This industry has more pretenders than you can shake a stick at. The term Pro-Staff used to mean something, but now it simply means that you bought a product. You will know when you are sponsored when the company tells you that they want you to talk about their product. You will know when you are sponsored because they will send you all necessary tools to help them move product. Anything less is BS. You will also know when you are sponsored because you will get a 1099 at the end of each year.

Even at 11.5 the trolling motor would continue to work. 12.5 is close to fully charged. However those voltages readings are deceiving. As for using a 2 amp trickle charger to charge deep cycle batteries - :'(

In 40+ years of fishing for bass, I have never had one swallow bait and hook completely.

Hey - I seen him first. That's the absolute gospel.

It is a ground fed through a component on the board to alleviate spurient RF signal through the case due to the spinning armature.

Look in the mirror and answer your own question. Can you really be bought for $50.00?

50+ years and still love every minute of it. Very simply, if the end all to your fishing trip is catching then you will burn out and not last very long at all. Fishing is so much more than just catching fish - I know it's cliche, but stop and smell the roses!

Now I have to ask is the green wire the safety ground wire? No, it is not -

Genetic it isn't, and I doubt very much that it is LMBV. What you are looking at has a couple of explanations: the first and most simple is a product of age. This is also the most likely. The second is illness such as cancer or the like.