Long Mike

Everything would be fine unless Streetview showed up during the annual N.O.W. (Neighborhood Orgy Week.) The image of twenty or thirty old farts and fartesses running up and down the block naked would probably ruin the camera.

Clayton, having lived in Dubai and Ahwaz, Iran and in Houston, I can promise you that the heat and humidity in Houston are nothing compared to the Persian Gulf area. Houston and its suburbs cover a vast area - about a thousand square miles. The nearest lake is Lake Houston, located just northeast of the city. Lakes Conroe and Livingston are about fifty miles away. And of course there is ready access to salt water fishing.

You surely got that right!

For bass fishing, all of my rods, both baitcasting and spinning, are equipped with forty-pound braid, with a flouro leader - usually twelve-pound. If I'm fishing in slop I have one rod equipped with nothing but sixty-pound braid, with no leader.

GROAN!

Tom, PM sent.

To Eric and the other naggers. The Registration Form should be up and available within the next week.

What's with all of the discussion? A properly tied Palomar works. Period. End of discussion.

SAC2 we can't please everyone. Our reservations have to be planned a year in advance in order to secure the rooms. Sorry you can't make it.

My first question would be "Do you have the Titles to the boat , motor, and trailer?" If not, walk away from it. My second question would be "Will the motor start?" If so, it's worth the $150. The way the boat is laid out, you don't need a deck on it. Assuming it floats and the gas motor starts, all you need is to clean it up and to mount a trolling motor on the bow. I'm simplyfing things when I say clean it up.

Try some KVD on the braid. I think you'll be pleased. I am.

To me it's all BS. Find a rod and reel that you are comfortable with and use it, tip heavy or not. No one needs a high end rod and reel to be comfortable with regards to rod balance. Unless you are a dedicated tournament fisherman who makes hundreds of casts every day, the difference is negligible. As for putting any more bass in the boat? I doubt it.

I posted the following in the Boats and Motors forum, but I want you T-Benders to see it also. A couple of weeks ago I traveled down to Toledo Bend, near Hemphill TX, for a week of fishing with my Cajun buddies. I had been having a hard time getting the Mercury XR-6 started, and kept getting an intermittent Overheat alarm when on the water. The same condition persisted while at The Bend. On the third day out the motor finally gave up. It would not start at all. Luckily I was close enough to the ramp to get back to it on the TM, and loaded the boat back on the trailer. I was 400 miles from home, halfway through my fishing trip, on a Saturday afternoon, and my motor was dead. As luck would have it, on my way in, I noticed a Mercury dealership in a small community called Six Mile, and it was only seven miles away from my cabin. Down the hill I went and was pleasantly surprised to see that the dealership was open. The only person on duty at the dealership on a Saturday afternoon was the mechanic. I explained to him the problems I was having, including the intermittent Overheat alarm. I postulated that the motor wasn’t getting any spark. He walked over to my boat and without saying a word, cut a chunk out of fuel line going to the motor. He then had me look through the section that he had cut out. The fuel line has an inner liner in it and it had collapsed on itself, cutting off the fuel flow. So he began to replace the line. While he was at it I told him to replace the “pump-up” bulb (or whatever it’s called) because I suspected the valve was faulty, as it never got firm. His response was to inform me that although the old bulbs used to sell for $11.00, the new ones were $30.00, because they had to be rated for ethanol. So he didn’t replace the bulb, thereby giving up an opportunity to make a few bucks. After replacing the fuel line, he put the “ear-muffs” on the lower unit, pumped up the bulb (it got firm this time,) and started the motor. It fired up immediately and ran great. To put it mildly, I was ecstatic. My vacation was saved! But my mechanic wasn’t through with me yet. He then began to address my Overheat issue. He pulled the cowling off the motor and briefly removed the water line leading into the power head. There was a strong stream of water being produced; indicating that my water pump was working well. (That was a great relief to me, because I had replaced the impeller myself about a year ago. It was my first attempt as a DIYer. I’m glad I got it right.) The mechanic, now assured that the overheat issue wasn’t being caused by a lack of water, began to take a close look at a wire that came out of some type of sensor in the power head. Sure enough he found a fray in the wire that was allowing it to short against the power head, setting off the alarm. He fixed that too. So, here I am, a man far from home and desperate. The mechanic knows it, and he knows he has me by the short and curlys. With not a little trepidation I asked how much I owed him … and he said $20.00. I was dumbfounded, and actually tried to argue with him, saying that he forgot to include the cost of the fuel line he replaced. He said that was included in the price. Now here’s the kicker. I reached into my wallet and started to pull out two twenties, feeling that his price was far too low. He saw what I was doing and said, “If you try to pay me more than $20.00 I won’t take it.” I truly don’t know what to say about a man of his caliber, but I will be forever grateful for his ability, honesty, and integrity. Those combined traits are very hard to find these days.

A couple of weeks ago I traveled down to Toledo Bend, near Hemphill TX, for a week of fishing with my Cajun buddies. I had been having a hard time getting the Mercury XR-6 started, and kept getting an intermittent Overheat alarm when on the water. The same condition persisted while at The Bend. On the third day out the motor finally gave up. It would not start at all. Luckily I was close enough to the ramp to get back to it on the TM, and loaded the boat back on the trailer. I was 400 miles from home, halfway through my fishing trip, on a Saturday afternoon, and my motor was dead. As luck would have it, on my way in, I noticed a Mercury dealership in a small community called Six Mile, and it was only seven miles away from my cabin. Down the hill I went and was pleasantly surprised to see that the dealership was open. The only person on duty at the dealership on a Saturday afternoon was the mechanic. I explained to him the problems I was having, including the intermittent Overheat alarm. I postulated that the motor wasn’t getting any spark. He walked over to my boat and without saying a word, cut a chunk out of fuel line going to the motor. He then had me look through the section that he had cut out. The fuel line has an inner liner in it and it had collapsed on itself, cutting off the fuel flow. So he began to replace the line. While he was at it I told him to replace the “pump-up” bulb (or whatever it’s called) because I suspected the valve was faulty, as it never got firm. His response was to inform me that although the old bulbs used to sell for $11.00, the new ones were $30.00, because they had to be rated for ethanol. So he didn’t replace the bulb, thereby giving up an opportunity to make a few bucks. After replacing the fuel line, he put the “ear-muffs” on the lower unit, pumped up the bulb (it got firm this time,) and started the motor. It fired up immediately and ran great. To put it mildly, I was ecstatic. My vacation was saved! But my mechanic wasn’t through with me yet. He then began to address my Overheat issue. He pulled the cowling off the motor and briefly removed the water line leading into the power head. There was a strong stream of water being produced; indicating that my water pump was working well. (That was a great relief to me, because I had replaced the impeller myself about a year ago. It was my first attempt as a DIYer. I’m glad I got it right.) The mechanic, now assured that the overheat issue wasn’t being caused by a lack of water, began to take a close look at a wire that came out of some type of sensor in the power head. Sure enough he found a fray in the wire that was allowing it to short against the power head, setting off the alarm. He fixed that too. So, here I am, a man far from home and desperate. The mechanic knows it, and he knows he has me by the short and curlys. With not a little trepidation I asked how much I owed him … and he said $20.00. I was dumbfounded, and actually tried to argue with him, saying that he forgot to include the cost of the fuel line he replaced. He said that was included in the price. Now here’s the kicker. I reached into my wallet and started to pull out two twenties, feeling that his price was far too low. He saw what I was doing and said, “If you try to pay me more than $20.00 I won’t take it.” I truly don’t know what to say about a man of his caliber, but I will be forever grateful for his ability, honesty, and integrity. Those combined traits are very hard to find these days.

If you are going to bad mouth the Saints, I'm going to bad mouth the Vols. They had a not so stellar performance against Georgia and are 0-2 against SEC teams. While I'm bad mouthing, what about the Titans? They are 1-3, and they had to go to OT to win that one.

In my own defense, I looked at RW's profile several days ago and it said he was sixty, so I assumed that he would be sixty-one on his Birthday. I guess RW updated his profile just prior to his B'day. Sorry Kent.

OK, that's it. This thread has been beaten to death. It has been established that there are believers and non-believers in Sasquatch, just as there were before this thread was started. The arguments, both pro and con, have changed no one's mind. Good night Irene!

No you can't. Your batteries are wired in series to produce the 36 volts. Charging one battery will not induce a charge to the others. You must charge each individual battery. That's why companies manufacture 2,3, and 4 bank chargers. One bank for each battery.

WOOHOO! Kent turns sixty-one today! Happy Birthday buddy!

Wacky finger? You would have to rig it so the knuckles bent in the right direction.

I would opt for Kentucky/Barkley. It's a terrific fishery and the K/B lake combination allows you to move out of the wind if necessary.

Here's a suggestion. http://www.basspro.com/XPS-Stalker-Tackle-Bag/product/10221672/?cmCat=CROSSSELL_THUMBNAIL

Jeez! I hope you've been drinking!

Ignorance in the use of the English language can be overlooked - unless you are a school teacher. I know it's Pre-k, but it's unacceptable, nonetheless.

In my opinion a backlash, and the subsequent removal thereof, will not damage braid. I've had many severe backlashes, some of which took me over an hour to remove, and have never experienced any deterioration of line strength.