NYWayfarer

This is so true. I can tell my girl to “Go get the ball” and she will go into another area of the house to fetch it and bring it back. But I can’t get her to leave a piece of plastic tobacco dip container someone tossed out a car window.

I know why the angler does what he does but it still leaves a bad taste in my mouth. YouTube anglers are the worst with this. Unlike pro’s on the circuit some of them change sponsors and will then trash the former company. I can respect someone like Dave Mercer. He looked genuinely crushed when he lost Shimano as a sponsor. He had nothing but good things to say about them even when the relationship ended. He was super happy to partner with Abu. The game has changed with the social media world. Influencers are the new way of advertising. I have had offers to represent products once I hit a certain number of followers on Instagram, including a rod company. I only partner with two companies as one doesn’t mind if I uses other products. The other because the product was so good and the price so reasonable I bought some more with my own money. I rejected one company because the product was sub-par and marked way up so they could give me a 50% discount code for my followers. Even with that discount the product was way overpriced.

My Mitchell 300 is built to last forever. It’s heavy and clicks on the retrieve. It sits in a box in the basement as I happily fish with my Shimano Vanford 1000

These 40 degree evenings are perfect for a log on the backyard fire pit. A nice glass of wine and the dog to keep me company.

A regift from my wife. She was not a fan. Luckily I like most wines except for white wines.

I can see that English bloodline in your girl. Mine definitely has some of the American yellow line in her. So as not to derail the thread. I loved Halloween as a kid. I went in homemade costumes until my parents could afford to buy me one. From then on I went as Batman every year but one. Then I went as Robin. As an adult I loved taking my son trick or treating. Now that he is older and in college he has classes Halloween night and won’t be home. I am more the “Get off my lawn ya lousy kids” type nowadays. The dog is going to go crazy with the constant ringing of the doorbell. I will most likely sit outside to dole out candy while my wife keeps the dog company.

Spool, spool knob and drag washers I would save. Having a spare spool for the new reel they send you would be great. I have the same reel. I love everything about it except the graphite frame

I like mine medium as well. That’s the Goldilocks zone of juicy but done enough to hopefully kill whatever nasties might be in the meat.

My wife can’t see any pink in her steak. She orders, “very well done” uses ketchup or steak sauce. I imagine the latter is to moisten up the leathery well done meat. To each there own. Doesn’t bother me. What would bother me on the first date is if she would order the most expensive thing on the menu. Liars and smokers are my real bail on the relationship things.

Your Dogs costume is fantastic! Do mind if I ask what breed it is? My dog could be it’s twin. When we got her from the shelter they told us she was a “hound mix” everyone we meet says she is definitely part Lab. Vet says she might have some Beagle in her. I will eventually bite the bullet and pay the money to get a doggy DNA test.

Anything from St Croix in that price range (Triumph, Bass X, Mojo, Premier) would be my recommendation

I fish Ploppers with an 8:1 reel. I can slow down my cranking speed if needed for a slower retrieve. What I like about the high speed reel is the ability to get the bait back fast to make another cast.

Sneak peek of Halloween Iggy looks too much like Krypto the Superdog. I couldn’t resist.

Management 101 quote “people don’t check their personalities at the door” I learned that quick when I was promoted to management. I can work around most personalities. The one personality I that hate is the rat. Anyone that comes in to complain about what the next person is doing gets one of two speeches from me. 1) Don’t come in here pointing fingers unless you are willing to point it back at yourself. 2) If you ever want to be more than what you are now in the company you should stop worrying about other folks. Be the best employee you can be and eventually the pieces will fall in place.

A true NY Giant right there, grats! It took me more years than I care to admit to get one over 5 pounds out of my native waters.

My 7 month old Lab/Hound mix picks everything up in her mouth. Rocks, bugs, acorns and stuff we leave around the house she can find. I have taught her the command “Drop it” but that requires seeing her actually pick something up that she is not supposed to. It takes a village just to monitor her. Two days a week I am on a work from home schedule. The dog and I are alone. On one of these days I was on a work call and I was sure she was happily gnawing on a chew toy. After the call I went to check and she had a pencil my son left on an end table in her mouth. “Drop it” I screamed. She did and to my horror, half of it was gone. Of course the half with the metal part that holds the eraser was the part she ingested. A quick google search of what to do if my dog swallows a pencil. I found pencils are non-toxic but the aluminum part for the eraser is the part to worry about. I did the whole checklist for the next two days. Vomiting, no. Lethargic, no. Cuts in the mouth from sharp pieces, no. Lose of appetite, no. Then the fun part. Collecting the stool in a plastic bag and mashing it to see if the metal piece passes. Saturday morning it did just that. She had masticated it flat and it didn’t appear to be sharp in any spot. She has been her normal crazy 55 lb puppy self the whole time. I got lucky, unless you don’t consider having to pretend your dogs poop is play-doh lucky ??? Any one else have their dogs swallow crazy stuff?

no fish but the scenery was real purty I decided to take Iggy on a walk by the Canal Painted sky to end the day

My old man went through that last year. He is usually glued to his chair at home watching baseball or old movies like Ben-Hur. Hard to get him up and moving so those fluids don’t collect in his lungs. I hope your Dad feels better soon.

My blood pressure is normal but high cholesterol runs on my Dad’s side of the family. He had to have surgery 15 years ago to fix some of his clogged arteries. To avoid the same thing happening to me I exercise and walk regularly. Limit my consumption of red meats to a few times a month and watch what I eat. I also take a doctor prescribed rovuvastatin once a day before bed.

I married an accountant… She does the number crunching and sits back while the dealer talks to me. We have been at dealerships for hours before we get the price we are looking for.

St Croix Triumph would be my recommendation.

I finally got one of these zippo rechargeable hand warmers on sale. Worth every penny. Lasts a long time, has adjustable heat settings and fits in your hand perfectly.

No Alcohol for her, she’s underage ?

Z-Man Willow Vibe with a TRD TicklerZ trailer has been my moving bait of choice. Ned EWG weedless jigheads are what I use in fall when fishing the Ned Rig. Senko, weightless or wacky.