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I went with a rack on wheels kind of deal from sportsrig, similar ones from yakima and other companies also exist. They are designed for lower weight of kayaks and won't bounce all around the road and allow for highway speeds without having to upgrade this or that or whatever. Mine has been used heavily for 6+ years and only thing I have had to do was rewire it and redo the lights last year. More pricey, but totally worth it to me, especially since I take my kayak 4-5 times a year on longer road trips of 300+ miles on the highway.

Yeah i get that but a lot of the ramps I use on the rivers I frequent are pretty steep and getting to that center of gravity is next to impossible to do. My goal on flatter ramps and areas is always to basically have the rear a touch heavier so I am basically more holding the front down than lifting up and it works well. Going up the steep ramps, even if your arm is holding 20lbs of weight, you are still having to pull 100+lbs up the ramp. To me, it is easier to push that up the hill and I am not having to stand to the side or whatever. Bottom line is, do whatever works. I just wish our river ramps weren't quire as steep as they are.

Not sure if this will work on stairs but I have found that when using a cart and having to go up a steep incline it is exponentially easier to put the cart towards the front third and lift the stern and push up the incline. I used to always pull up the hill and one day said why not try pushing it and it is so much easier. I can use my skeleton to hold the weight of the kayak because my arms are extended and then just walk up the hill.

if you are looking for cheaper alternatives to synthetic materials, FlyTyers dungeon is killer stuff. They usually put on there what it is the equivalent to from the bog name fly tying places and they are pretty dead on with the descriptions and the quality. They are also pretty cheap. I use a ton of their stuff for baitfish flies and making brushes.

I read the posts and it doesn't change what I intended to say.

Water is very difficult to get into waders. That being wet is what you are trying to avoid as much as possible. And yes, it is a lot harder to get back in a kayak with waders but I would bet that in say 45 degree water it is easier than it would be with rain pants on as you are wet and freezing

Interesting here that you want to go to management about this and have issues with the moral side of it yet you haven't mentioned leaving the company that hired him for moral reasons. Sounds to me tha money is the driver and you want to make a living just like this guy. If what he admitted to doing is what you say it is, he is a disgusting and deplorable human being. Doesn't matter though if it isn't impacting his work. If you really want to be a man about it, go talk to him and lay it all out there instead of going the jujior high girl route of searching his online presence and talking about it behind his back.

The best would be a dry suit but to me that is overkill for 90% of situations. I live in VA and use stockingfoot waders with varying levels of insulation underneath, wading belt and then a shell with layers underneat as needed. I have tested my set up in both moving and flat water and not a drop got inside. The big thing is synthetic or wool for your layering and keeping blood flowing to your feet. If your socks or boots are too tight, your feet will get cold. For hands I use cheap fleece gloves that i rotate throughout the day and if I have to, I use a handwarmer on my wrist area.

Never easy to see a kid taken well before their time.

Chile con frijoles-there now it says it. If it has to say with to indicate an ingredient, that tells me that the original shouldn't have meat then either. Tex/mex chili con carne is delicious and a different thing entirely than other chilis across the country. Kind of like BBQ being different depending on your region but it is still BBQ.

Yes, you can set any hook on a kayak like you do on any type of boat that you would sit in unless you have a really unstable kayak. If you can stand, it is no different at all. If I can get a solid hookset with a fly rod and using a 4/0 hook, a hookset on conventional will be fine as well, Those are purely a marketing gimmick. I don't know any kayak anglers who prefer those types of rods to fish from a kayak. There is also a reason not many companies even offer them.

I never understood cinnamon in a chili....i have had it and don't like it at all and same for ground turkey or chicken.....guess that is why cooking is good because you cook for yourself, well except in a competition that is lol I know the few rib competitions I have done, they are completely different than what I prefer at home.

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I absolutely impacted the teams and your comment says just that by them having to deal with it. There was some potentially shady stuff as far as the groundskeeper but he was apparently an Eagles fan growing up but has taken care of the Chiefs field for decades so who knows. I think Chase young is also gonna be a fantastic pick up for the niners. He won't be the "star" on that team and might get some coaching for once since the only team more dysfunctional than Washington is Dallas.

Beautiful boat and I'm a big fan of that center console set up. Are you gonna get any UHMW on the bottom? When I move from the kayak world a jet will be my choice.

Modern day turf isn't as bad as in year's past and depending on what you are measuring, it is the same as grass. There isn't a question that there are more non contact injuries on turf though. All that aside, another week and another Eagles win.....unlike the other "top" teams in the league, the Eagles are still finding ways to win even when playing poorly except against the Jets and they still had a shot there too. Eagles are the most complete team in the league with talent all over the field and whatever is needed week to week to win, they are doing. The next 5 games will really tell the tale though as it is probably the most difficult stretch for any team in the league.

i've travelled and spent time all over the south and let me tell you.....other than northern virginia its as southern as it comes lol

I am not a fan of southern cuisine even though I have lived in VA for 20+ years now but i do like some sweet tea. Where I grew up it was always unsweetened tea. My mom used to make sun tea as a kid where she would get some giant jar with a bunch of tea bags in it and sit it outside on a piece of tar paper and let it brew all day in the sun. Again, unsweetened but it had good flavor.

PA NJ NY VA WV NC TX CA CO WY I am sure there are a couple I missed but I have fished for various species in all of them and not a single one I wouldn't go back and fish.

First thing I thought too.

at least he chose a good number for the average per day

2-4 minutes is a considerable amount of time to be out opf the water. Also I promise you many fish we have all caught later died even though they appeared to be ok. It comes with the territory and if that keeps you awake at night and sick to your stomach, you shoudl probably pic a different sport.

there is a difference with doing what the sixers did where they openly had no desire to win and came out and said it, compared to a team that is rebuilding and making porgress year to year. houston came to the AL and increased their win totals every year pretty much and won a couple WS in the process. I am all for getting rid of dead weight and building a team for the future but that to me is very different than tanking. yeah.....what happened with that one.

yeah they do care but why should they? Everyone has the capability to use them so to me it is nothing more than people crying because they don't have one to use. I am not one to base things off speculation of it may impact fish or fisheries until there is some data to support it. My speculation would be that a good number of the fish that are caught using the live scope wouldn't even be fished for otherwise and there are studies that showed how there are way more fish in places we didn't think they were.

Who cares what people use. As long as they are legal I am ok with whatever anyone uses. Conventional fisherman are becoming like fly fisherman whining and moaning about some purity of the sport but not totally just what applies to them....reminds me of the upcoming events in early november as well