flyfisher

Only two remaining unbeaten teams......and we saw what happened when they met in the playoffs last year.

It has been a while since I had a backlash but when i used to, braid would have a tendency to dig in and the larger diameter mono was easier to pick out.

If i was blessed to be able to fish whenever I wanted I would pay more attention. For me it is about speed not direction as I fish from a kayak and wind management/boat control is one of if not the top priorities of mine. If it is sustained 15+ I will usually switch over to conventional gear rather than the fly rod and choose places that I may be able to shelter from the wind some or use it to my advantage. Before I motorized my kayak I would consider direction and on the larger lakes make the decision to either go with the wind to start or coming back to the ramp but with a motor, doesn't matter much anymore.

Not sure about you but usually when I cook I use heat and that heat will kill anything on the pan. There is no way on anything more than 1 night I am bringing enough water for the entire trip.

When backpacking people used to always ask me why don't you bring stuff to clean your cookware and my response was the best thing to clean cookware is pine needles and other foliage which you then just rinse off and you are good to go.

I rebuilt a lawnmower carb once and said screw that. Not worth the effort to me and I doubt I will ever own another car with one so I am good for now. My 69 greand wagoneer had one though and i did clean it but never rebuilt it. I wish I knew what I know about cars now back then because that thing was a gem......

Three things come to mind reading he post. First the braid is too small of a diameter to cast efficiently and easily. Second Kastking reels are junk in my experience and take a while to get set up correctly to the point that I wouldn't even bother anymore and the couple I have are in a bin. Third, you are new to baitcasters and it will happen from time to time. I would use heavier line, probably mono, to learn on as it is more forgiving when you have backlashes then go from there.

of course I am fishing. All I hear is excuses on this post. You don't get better by only going out when conditions are optimal. You also answered your own question about what to do in those conditions and where they will be.

I lost five howitzer flies to chain pickerel on Monday. They were super aggressive and had bad aim. I even switched up to 20lb mono to keep them from biting me off but didn't help.

I have no idea but there is a pond prowler thread on here somewhere that I am sure will address every question you posed.

I lost 5 flies I tie to toothy over zealous pickerel that had bad aim and each one takes about 30-45 minutes to complete. Three of them even bit through 20lb mono after I switched that to prevent bite offs...they had bad aim I guess. It is part of the game.

Nothing for me really. If it doesn't produce it gets moved into the maybe one day I will try it again box. I am all about keeping things simple.

I never got into the cast iron deal but when I have used them they are good. Now one thing I do like are my enameled cast iron pieces I have a bunch of Dutch oven types of various sizes but my favorite is a straight walled lasagna pan that is perfect for the job of making lasagna. The straight walls are the key so you don't have a different amount of noodles on each layer.

eye witness is real evidence of course but that also doesn't mean it is indicative of an overall stance. This particular article mentions saltwater specifically and that saltwater causes fires on batteries. I have yet to research it, because mainly I don't care, but I wouldn't be surprised at all if we see an increase in those types of fires due to the saltwater component, just happens that an electric vehicle has a lot of batteries to catch fire.

I don't but a parent on my son's soccer team has a ford with eco boost they use to tow an RV trailer. He said it does as good if not better than his expedition with an 8cyl.

good stuff for the coastal inhabitants but most of the country isn't on the coast.

Then why not get a kayak that actually paddles well and put a motopr on it. Best of both worlds and I wish i hadn't wasted so much time before motorizing my kayak. Just today I went out and realized I forgot to charge my batteries so no big deal, take the motor off and batteries out and I have a great paddling kayak. 4 Miles one way isn't bad at all with a good paddling kayak, assuming you have the time. My ATAK i can comfortably paddle at 3mph and with a little extra effort get to 4 and maintain that speed. Now I have a motor and just use that.

I target them on my fly rod whenever i see them. Most underrated freshwater fish in my opinion or maybe tied with the bowfin.

not really unless it is backed by something other than anecdotal data like you are presenting.

Tennis elbow aka tendinitis is an overuse injury that there is no fixing without laying off for a long time and easing back in slowly. All you can do is treat the symptoms and decide if you are going to lay off or a while or not.

well individual experience doesn’t always mean it’s true though. https://www.kbb.com/car-news/study-electric-vehicles-involved-in-fewest-car-fires/ Much like school shootings which are publicized wildly when they happen, the probability is ridiculously low of it occurring but when they do, it’s everywhere.

It isn't lazy if they choose to do it that way. It is only lazy because you think they are doing it wrong.

could have been worse. What brand lithium battery just out of curiosity. I don't think that is true anymore. Some of the older ones when they first came out were much less tolerant to moisture. My lithium batteries are sealed and fine in on my kayak. I don't even have them in a box. They are out of hte way of water but everything in a kayak gets water on it at some point and thankfully, no issues.

and this post is exactly why it is named Lake Menderchuck

I'd rather have my line get tangled then me get stuck with a hook. I'd also rather not have that stress on the bend of the line in the same spot every time until I retie. On my fly rods I have to use the hook keeper. I do fish out of a kayak not that it makes a huge difference for this question.