ejtaylor822

I went into the Dick's Sporting Goods here in Durham (NC) Friday before last late in the afternoon. Just to look around and pick up a few things. Really wanted to get that new Dancin' Eel. Anyway, I get the eel and a few other items. Get to the front and there is one register open and the line is about 30' long. Meanwhile, there are two other employees up there just chit-chatting. PTI was on the monitors and after three discussions = 9 minutes, one of them decides to actually do something and opens a register. Wound up standing in line for about 20 minutes total - really wanted to throw that eel over the weekend. The busiest afternoon/evening of the week and they have two registers open. I go back in Tuesday after seeing they had some pretty nice Quantums on sale in the paper. I pick up a new spinning reel and a bunch of lures bait monkey was really working me hard from the past Friday. Go to the front one register is open and the line is about 15' long. After about 10 minutes, I walked to one of the closed registers, put my stuff down about $250 worth - and left. Went home and ordered the lures I was wanting from Bass Pro and Cabela's. The fishing department at the Wal-Mart a few doors down from Dick's is great. There are two guys that work in the fishing/hunting dept. that know there stuff and always willing to help. I always go there instead of Dick's, but, Dick's seems to get new stuff sooner. Wish they would open a Bass Pro or Cabela's here in Raliegh!

FatBoy, I soon as I get mine will let you know. Got an email back from the owner a few hours after placing my order - impressive responding that quick - stating that they are backed up right now more so than usual. So, it may be a while before I get mine. That's ok for me as I won't start hitting the cranks hard for another month or two. As soon as I have had a chance with them will let you know. Don't know if they will be better than any of the others, but, they sure will look good when they are in the tackle box. Will have a special place right up front for 'em. Eddie

Redlinerobert, thank you for siccing the bait monkey on me. ;D Went and checked out CLU. Those are some nice lures. Have always avoided the custom "boutique" lures because I can't see spending that kind of money on something that I am going to lose. But, after seeing those lures and reading about the company was hard to resist. I am a few miles from the Haw River and Lake Jordan in North Carolina mentioned on the site. Just placed an order for the Persuader 65 and Pit Bull - thought would be less likely to lose top water lures. This is why I avoid the equipment forums - the bait monkey is always lurking.

What a great thread! Have enjoyed reading about all you folks that I have been "chatting" with over the last year or so. Name: Eddie Day Job: Sr. IT Architect Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina (GO HEELS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) Family: Wonderful and beautiful bride of almost 14 years, 2-1/2 yr old daughter Anna who has her Daddy totally wrapped around her little finger and Weaver "the wunder beast", our 6 yr-old Chocolate Lab. Hobbies: Anything with my family; Church; Pulling for the Heels; Bait & fly fishing; Music; Travel; yard work; Fine dining; working with (and on) my tractor (Jinma 454LE 4WD w/ 1-ton FEL, rotary cutter & 6' box-blade); wood working. Likes: Good down to earth folks; old tractors & barns; the Southland; ipod; crank baits; Boat and fishing shows; cars & trucks; the beach; bassresource.com; Van Halen (Sammy & DLR), Doobie Brothers, Skynyrd, Coheed & Cambria; Dirty jobs (TV show); ESPN Sports Center; dook loss. Dislikes: Bait monkey on my back when the wallet is empty; Poison ivy & oak; Obnoxious, rude arrogant people; anything dook; Barney - but endure for my daughter; Dick Vitale; PETA, John Edwards (the ambulance chaser not the magician); Spam (email not the meat). Appearance: 6'2" 330 lbs (built for the long haul not speed), blue eyes, blond hair

Hey LBH, Sorry to hear things are little slow for you right now. Hope things pick up soon, or, you can find the answer you are looking for. BTW, you are welcome in the South anytime as far as I am concerned. Good luck, Eddie

May I also suggest Pistachio's - Love them. I started chewing when I was around 13. Late in my teens started smoking and continued both until I 25. Quitting was the hardest thing I have ever had to do. It almost has to be a lifestyle change. Fortunately I had a lot of support from girlfriend (now wife), family and friends. Quit now while you are young and new to this - you will be so happy you did later in life - trust me and the others on this. Good luck.

Would give new meaning to "walking the dog". Can't wait for Bill Dance to show us that technique. ;D Seriuosly though, it blows my mind that these people (PETA) take themselves so serious. They need to lighten up a little bit. I find that a nice quite day on the lake or the bank of a pond with a fishing pole and, uh, hmmm, oh, never mind.

frogtog is spot on about here in NC That little light got me last year here in Chapel Hill, NC. The mechanic was almost ashamed to tell me he could not pass my Explorer as long as the sensor, that triggers the "check engine" light, was registering positive, or, not registering at all (asked him if I could drive down the road and come back with it "fixed" - i.e., yank the cables off ). Cost me over $600 to get the sensors replaced and I was charged materials only. He told me that the sensor could be fouled and nothing wrong with the emissions but he still could not pass it if it was registering "negative". What a racket and rip-off! I drove my T-bird around for several years with the check engine light on - prior to the inspection law. My mechanic at the time told me that it would cost $500 to replace the sensors, or, I could just live with occasional sluggishness, that's all it would do. The sluggishness was due to how the computer would regulate the fuel/air mixture in heavy acceleration; that was the only harm this would cause. I never noticed any difference. It's all a racket.

That is a good one.

Here ya go..... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Like that one, LBH. Will definitely remember that one! Eddie

bassboy1, looks like you posted a reply as I writing my response. If you are looking for the note names, sounds like you found them. If not here they are Treble Clef: ------------------------------------F------- E ----------------------------D-------------- C --------------------B----------------------- A -------------G------------------------------ F -----E-------------------------------------- Treble staff lines: E, G, B, D, F (Every Good Boy Does Fine - cheesy but it works - corresponds to G, B, D, A on the bass clef) Treble staff space: F, A, C, E (just the word - corresponds to A, C, E, G on the bass clef) Didn't realize this is what you were really needing. Good luck, Eddie

Hey bassboy1, have you gotten this yet? If you can get me a copy of the music I could probably write it out for you. Just let me know. However, I will tell you that it would not hurt to learn treble clef. This may not be the right time if you need to get this done in a hurry. But, at some point in the future might be worth your while. You will find that a lot of solo pieces are written in treble. Just let me know. Eddie

Happy Birthday, Muddy, and many more. Drummers don't get old, they just shed their skin.... ba-da-bup

That's no hog - its a stump legged cow!

Nice fish. Congratulations. What baits were you guys throwing?

Congratulations, RW. Great story. One cast, one hawg, I thought that only happened to Bill Dance and Roland Martin on TV. Eddie

Thanks, LBH. Like I tell my wife - just because I enjoy it, doesn't mean its still not work. Yes, the grass is always greener. There are days when I am very thankful for the office job. But, tractors are more fun that computers anyday. ;D Eddie

Whatever is on my plate ;D I didn't develop my 330+lb athletic physique (athletic in reference to a bowling pin) from being picky. Favorites though would have to be my Grandmother's smothered pork chops. She cooked them in an electric frying pan covered with onions and a light tangy gravy/sauce - similar to worstshire or teriyaki. My gosh they were good, especially with some mashed potatoes or rice. She is in a nursing home now and doesn't cook anymore, but, I remember them well. Church BBQ. In the Fall we plan our weekends around the local Church BBQ's. Anything from the Angus Barn here in Raliegh, NC. Especially the chocolate chess pie. Sushi. During the summer, a big red tomato sliced about 1/2" thick along with some Dukes Mayonnaise and a little salt on some fresh white bread is hard to beat in my book. Eddie

Wow! That's expensive. I use too wouldn't touch the stuff - sushi nor sashimi. I was of the same mindset as that old Terry Bradshaw commercial where he was at the sushi bar - "back home we call this bait." I gave in one day about two years ago and have been hooked ever since. Have had sushi at least once a week ever since - absolutely love the stuff. Not a big fan of the sashimi, preference is for rice/sushi. Do not like octopus, but everything else is good. Favorite is tuna and yellow tail. Must say one of the least favorites is the striped bass (even though its called Suzuki). Favorite rolls are the california, spice tuna and Samurai. Of course being a southern boy, love tempura as well - anything fried is always good! Eddie

Yes, that was one of the better UFC's in a while. All were good fights. Thought that if Liddell didn't knock Tito out in the first round, the odds of him winning went WAAAAY down. Felt that if Liddell didn't take him out by the second round, for sure Tito would win it - his Cardio is amazing from what I have seen. Really thought the longer it went Oritiz would win it by TKO or decision - obvious why I am not an announcer or analyst. I just did not think Liddell could hang with Tito the longer it went. Liddell was starting to look winded, but, he did what champions do - amazing guy. Tito landed some nice punches and it looked like it didn't even phase him (Liddell). I really like both of those guys, but like Liddell the best. I did not like Tito at all until watching him coach on UFC 4. He is absolutely one of the best coaches I have ever seen. The Jardine v Griffin fight surprised me. I really thought Griffin would take that one. Especially after the showing with Ortiz - thought he beat Ortiz as well. Looking forward to UFC 67.

Hey Muddy, as someone who has been in a similar situation, it is survivable. Visiting the enemy's camp is not so bad - its somewhat entertaining. Once went to the dookies old cameron gym in full UNC wear - highly ecommend you sport your colors as ohers have suggested, it helps fight off the demons that are lurking about. Plus, if you are there and they lose, you will be cheering louder than anybody! Its great! Eddie

Something I enjoy as much as fishing sometimes - is working with (and when necessary - on - ) my tractor. Even though I came down from the mountains to the city years ago and work in an office all day, guess I am still just a country boy at heart. After all the Christmas festivities and traveling settled down, I got some long overdue seat time the past couple of days. This spring will be putting in an outdoor play set for the little girl. Going to put this behind the house, roughly where the current tree line is at. So, the plan is to take down a few trees and do some clearing and leveling out back. My little girl gets her swing, Mommy doesn't have to trek to the park and Daddy gets seat time on the tractor a win for everyone. Really want to save a few of the trees, especially my Dogwoods but almost everything else can go. So, first thing was to do some clearing and knock the smaller trees out of the way. I would then have some room to lay down the bigger trees and haul them down to the brush pile. We have had a lot of rain recently and the ground is soft. So yesterday I was able to just knock down the 8 to 10 trees and haul them to the brush pile. Today, however, I was going to have to get off the tractor and do some work . One of the first trees I need to take out is a pine that is about 18 dia. This tree has been dead about a year so the thought was to saw it down leaving about 4' of trunk on the stump, make a few digs then yank it out using the length for extra leverage. The ol' husqy made short work of taking the tree down. Got the trunk all cleaned up and hauled off. I then took out a few scoops from the back of the stump. Expected the stump/roots to be a little rotted and with a little tugging thought it would just pop right out; especially with the ground so soft. Pulled around to the other side, hooked the chain to the stump, got back on and started moving forward. Well, the chain tightened, the tractor stopped, the wheels spun and that rotten stump did not budge not a bit. Backed up, unhooked the chain and drove around to the other side. Gave the stump a nudge with the FEL and it didn't move. Knew it was time to start digging Oh, how I wish Santa had brought me backhoe.. After about 30 minutes of digging in the soft soil I had the stump loosened pretty good. The tap was pretty deep and I had to dig down about 3 feet on three sides. Most of the feeder/runner roots were pretty rotten and dried up. Ran into a couple about 6 to 8 that I was able to just snap off while digging out. http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j62/ejtaylor822/Play%20set/DSC02713mod.jpg Another shot of the stump and what was left of the root ball. http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j62/ejtaylor822/Play%20set/DSC02717mod.jpg Out it came without a single spin or much effort. http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j62/ejtaylor822/Play%20set/DSC02719mod.jpg Another view of the stump and the hole. Sure would be nice to have a backhoe. http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j62/ejtaylor822/Play%20set/DSC02722mod.jpg

preach4bass, good use of smileys - great post. Wish we carried out executions as "swiftly". Eddie

Sorry, fisher.