Jigfishn10

You went to @slonezp's house for rootbeer floats and binge watched reruns of Happy Days?

Glad I kept reading....I thought it was a prosthetic. Looks as crooked as a dog's hind leg.

They look good to me. Unless they have peyronie's disease, I'd probably use them.

Not sure, they're usually not around when I wake up.

Gin? Did someone mention Gin? I like the drop shot idea. Up here in gin clear lakes, going to smaller size lures still works great. @Glenn mentioned some really good ones that I still use on the right coast, maybe tie on some 3 or 4" grubs on a ball head jig and smaller compact spinnerbaits. I'd try to fish more low light conditions and find as much structure as you can. Good luck.

HA You're a good husband JF, I'd probably would have ate my arm during my wife's pregnancies with my 2 kids.

Pretty much the norm everywhere. Take some pics of the shoring if you happen to be by the site while they're working. My interest is piqued.

24' deep, hand digging? That dirt looks too loose for me to go down there unless it's sheet piled. ? Would love to hear about the progress on this one.

Wait a minute JF, I thought you were off the sauce?

It's also my understanding that ales are fermented in a warmer environment that produces a fruitier flavor. I'm not a fan of the IPA's as I think most brewers push the hops over the top. Sierra Nevada is one of the few I like. When in Maine, I like some of the Shipyard ales and back home Harpoon and Sam Adams. I will tell you that the one's you listed will be on my radar to try, so thank you for that.

Looks too sweet for my taste buds. I'd probably get through half. How was it?

2 of 6 pins, spool tension knobs never gets adjusted. The tension knob is adjusted to take out side to side play of the spool and left at that. Like @Catt, my thumb on the spool is the tool.

Oops, my bad. I read your post wrong...Chalk it up to another senior moment!

You can always add a cheap crane swivel to the hook and line:

true!

I got my test results back a few weeks ago (not sure why it took so long) and everything was normal or better, except LDL chloresterol was on the high side. HDL was on the higher side as well, which is good, it combats the LDL, bad chloresterol. Doc seemed fine with that, but deep down, I wonder if it was contributing to my BP? Who knows. I've cut salt intake to below 1,500 mg. I've been monitoring my BP daily since Feb 15th and notice that when I get high systolic numbers it's when I'm exceeding the 1,500 mg threshold. May or may not tell the whole story, but it's certainly something to take into consideration. My fingers are crossed for you, Jmilburn76, for a healthy future. ?

No experience with that treatment, so I really can't help. You know me well enough that medication is off the table. From what I read the injection is using what you biologically produce as a treatment. It sounds like it's a procedure that is in its infancy, and I'm sure there are some critics out there poo pooing on it, but this would be something I would roll the dice on as a treatment. I'm also a believer in self healing and if there are some stretches and exercises that can be done, I would inquire what those would be, if any, and put in action once the healing begins. You can only trust the doc at this point and I hope you trust your PCP. Sorry, not much help, but I wish you all the best.

It took a while but today I was able to record a normal blood pressure. 118/68 I don't ever recall my BP under 120, At least in my adult life. Now, the work begins.

Whatever

Just spit-balling here, but is dead stickin still a thing? Used to work great in the dog days of summer and just after ice out for me.

Try Vaseline on those hinges, you'd be surprised. As far as crayon, well, at my age I'm glad I'm out of that stage ... As for WD-40 on my reels. I have a couple of carbon composite frames, I wonder if the solvent would eat away at those frames? I don't plan on spraying them with WD, but would like to find out for $h1t$ and giggles.

Single tail on a jig for going all old school.

I use freshwater gear all the time. You already have a saltwater rated reel, so you've pretty much have a saltwater rig. I don't know what kind of line guides Dobyns uses, but a rinse with freshwater when you're done will do the trick.

I would have thought the same thing, but I guess I don't understand the application procedure. Can't agree more. Sounds like I should keep doing what I've been doing. Thanks, man!

@Bankc, thank you for your opinion, much appreciated. There seems to be 2 schools of thought regarding saltwater gear. 1 is to buy expensive "made for saltwater" gear, which will be highly resistive to corrosion. The other is to buy decent quality, much less expensive gear and maintain with washing/rinsing after every use. I fall in the latter. After a wash & rinse, I'll wipe my gear down with a cloth and will take an 18v leaf blower to get all the water in areas that can't be wiped. I'll periodically oil the bearings and level wind prior to my fishing trip. I was hoping that this product would save me an extra step with the periodic maintenance, but it doesn't sound like it will be of much help. Thanks again, man!