Everything posted by webertime
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Funny New Englander Way Of Life.
Forget Rednecks .... If someone in a Home Depot store offers you assistance and they don't work ...there, you live in New England . If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you live in New England. If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, you live in New England. If Vacation means going anywhere south of New York City for the weekend, you live in New England . If you measure distance in hours, you live in New England . If you know several people who have hit a deer more than once, you live in New England . If you have switched from 'heat' to 'A/C' in the same day and back again, you live in New England . If you can drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching, you live in New England . If you install security lights on your house and garage but leave both unlocked, you live in New England. If you carry jumpers in your car and your wife knows how to use them, you live in New England . If you design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit, you live in New England . If the speed limit on the highway is 55 mph you're going 80 and everybody is passing you, you live in New England . If driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow, you live in New England . If you know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and road construction, you live in New England . If you have more miles on your snow blower than your car, you live in New England . If you find 10 degrees 'a little chilly', you live in New England . If there's a Dunkin Donuts on every corner, you live in New England . If you think everyone else has a funny accent, you live in New England . If you actually understand these jokes, and forward them to all your New England friends, you live or have lived in New England.
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Slow Down!!!
I have a mantra I repeat to myself that causes me to slow down and go at it's pace. Runners, Cyclists, skiers all use this method to not go out 100% and blow up too early in a race and keep a good pace. It works, pick a song or a saying, anything that works for you and just keep singing/saying it to yourself. Helped me a lot!
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Decent Spinning Reel Suggestions
PM Chris at Tech. I have that same reel (as well as Saharas, Sedonas, sonoras). The Tierra is a better reel.
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Alabama Rig - Lake Champlain (Ny/vt)
Bottom and middle
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Super Troopers
My brother in law is a VT state trooper. It's tough to keep a straight face some days.
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Explosions At The Boston Marathon Finish Line
They are Kyrigistani. Been here since ~2003, well to do family, older brother was posting videos to Al Qaida websites. Younger one was a great athlete in high school (Rindge and Latin).
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What Are Your Rod/reel Combos For This Season?
Casting: Zillion HSLA / Phenix Recon 715 / Sunline Sniper 16lb (Small swimbaits, jigs, Spinnerbaits, Texas Rigs) Revo STX / Phenix Recon 766 / Sunline FX2 60lb (Frogs, Flip and Pitch, Mini-Slammers, punkers, 6" Hudds, Shellcrackers, Carolina and Texas rigs) Advantage HSTA / S-Rod 6'3" MHf / P-Line CXX 10lb (Topwater and Jerkbaits) Revo Premier / Compre 6'10 MHxf / 832 30lb (Worms and Spinerbaits) Citica 201E / Powell Diesel 765 / Power Pro 40lb (Flip and Pitch, Footballs, Swim and Spinnerbaits) Tierra 153 / Lamiglas Excel 734 / Trilene Fluoro 10lb (Jerkbaits, Smaller Cranks) Cardiff 101 / Mojo 7' MHm / Power Pro 30lb (Crankbaits) Cardiff 301A / Quantum PT Swimbait 7'11" / 20lb Mono (Big-Boy Swimbaits) Spinning: Tierra 2500 / Lamiglas Excel 703 / 15lb 832 with a Fluoro Leader OR straight Sunline Sniper 8lb (Drop Shot, Shaky Heads, Tubes, Small Trebles) Sar-ha-metrye 2500 (mutant) / BPS Extreme 6'8" Mxf / Power Pro 20lb (Ika's, Senkos, Drop Shots)
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River Monsters - Anyone Else Watch This Show ...
May 19th Episode is on Champlain for the Dreaded... Carp, Gar, Sturgeon and Sheepshead. Responsible for many divorces.
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Swanton Vt Area
Gilbert Gagner is a great local guide in the area, or Nehad Basic (Google them). Bring your boat and I'll hook you up with some waypoints. I live just south of Swanton.
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Red Anodized Hawg Handle
Gold and Red accents on a Curado E/G... Irie...
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Explosions At The Boston Marathon Finish Line
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/reports-of-explosion-near-finish-line-of-boston-marathon/story-fnd134gw-1226621194152 3 dead and a suspect in guarded custody.
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Explosions At The Boston Marathon Finish Line
Fire in a Mechanical room.
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Explosions At The Boston Marathon Finish Line
A friend of mine that works in the Pentagon said that there are other "devices" being found.
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Walk The Dog, Wake And Subsurface Baits
Shellcracker G2, and the GlideRap are great baits. Subwalk catches Pickrel and Fishermen, not Bass. Try the Jackal Boil Trigger as well.
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Do Any Of You Put You're Other Hobbies On The Backburner For Fishing ?
My mountain biking and lacrosse have definitely fallen by the wayside. I really got into back into bass fishing in 2009. That year I got married and had my girl. Fast forward to today I'm the president of our club, built a new house and have another baby coming. It's not so much other hobbies falling off, just life moving forward and bringing what you can easily enjoy with you.
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Crankbait Box Help
If you have a dick's nearby use the $10 off $50 coupon when they run their buy 3 get 1 free sales. I've walked out with 16 Strike Kings for $40 something bucks (none were clearance) . I like chartruese blue back, something "shad-like" and something dark, if I were going to do the 3 colors of one bait.
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Future Of The Curado
Can I get an Amen-nuh!
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Castaic Frog Brigade Umbrella Rig
3/2013 Field & Stream. 2 out of 5 stars. PITA to cast, tangles, junk collects on snaps. Made a good point too. When was the last time you saw 4 frogs swim in formation?
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Lamiglass Excel Rods
I've got the 734c and 703s, I like them a lot For a frog rod the 735 is known as a great choice.
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The Best Baitcaster You Ever Used?
Daiwa Zillion SHLA with a 100m Spool.
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Quality Swimbaits For Under $25?
4.8" Keitech Swing Impact Fat in "Pro Staff Special" & "Silver Flash". A bottle of Mend-it (required IMHO). Gammy 5/0 3/16oz hooks and some 1/2oz Biffle Heads. This will get you going for most water depths and presentations, fish them slow regardless of the depth (to start). Going a bit Cheaper I was surprised how nice the Zoom Swimming Fluke was as well. Get the Houdini color (Very Perchy/Sunfishy). Spro 4" and 6" are nice (Accademy makes cheaper versions) a 6" Weedless Perch Huddleston is around $15-20 and in valuable for fishing shallow weedlines.
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Frustrated With Fluorocarbon...
Sunline Sniper in 16lb. ALWAYS use a ton of spit and the San Diego Jam knot. I think/find knots with lots of wraps or long pieces being pulled against others generate more heat and weaken the line. I'll never use Vanish or Flurocast again. L&L helps too, spray it on as you spool up the reel.
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Bag And Possession Limits By State
VT is 5, 12" fish (limit and possession). We have waste not, want not laws... ie a warden sees you cull a dead 12"er, you're in big trouble.
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Homemade Reel Seat Shim
Beer/soda cans. Tape, paper, cardboard and plastic will all deform rapidly. Credit card is a cool idea though.
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Future Of The Curado
The Curado is not their flagship... it's their f150/Camry reel. Plastic drag star and 2 bearings ... I will sign over the deed to my home to anyone that has lost a fish b/c of a plastic drag star (B series was plastic too so was the 50e.) Take the name off of it at $160 (Revo STX is $200) it's a fine reel. I buy performance per$$$ not names. The one good thing about the e series fanaticism ... I sold my 4 for enough to get a Zillion, 4 Advantages, and a Gen 2 STX. Love it...