Tackleholic

Here is an off the wall question, and I've witnessed this before : Is there too much line on the reel? New reel, spooled with new line; the line will swell when it gets wet and could rub against the bottom of the reel frame and the reel seat.

Brings back memories from the 1940's and 50's. Could be the reason why I am so adverse to yard work today.

Are any of you old enough to remember mowing your parents lawn with a reel type push mower? I can't help but wonder how the majority of today's youth would react to one of those.

I don't know how you find time for fishing.

I had a big scare when I was about 12. I looked over the side of the boat just as I was raising my lure, straight into the eyes of a big Muskie; first one I ever saw. Dad responded to my trembling and fumbling by calling it Muskie Fever.

Wow! My first thought was to try hiring and bringing you to Arkansas during one of your Maine winters. You could landscape my badly neglected yard while Bass and Trout fishing at the same time. My second thought is " bad idea". When you returned to Maine I would be stuck doing the maintenance on all your work. All kidding aside, what you have described is beyond impressive!

Priorities, in order : my Border Collie, fishing, preparing for fishing, the gym, yardwork. I have three very steep, rocky, and uneven acres overlooking the lake and my dedication to yardwork often makes my home appear to be abandoned. Dandelions are flowers and long grass creates a natural environment. My 60 inch Bad Boy mower, Stihl trimmer and Stihl blower require less maintenance when seldom used.

Once a year I get tiny ants and it used to drive me crazy until I discovered they were coming through the electrical switch plates and outlets. Now I remove the electrical plates and shoot in a short blast of Raid; totally solves the problem.

I'm curious how long the no info rule has been in place. I'm going back in time, way back, to when I heard "rumors" that particular top competitors hired others to pre fish and engage in dock talk at lakes where there were upcoming tournaments .

Maybe one of the suggestions in this post will work for you; if so, please let me know.

I've not been a fan of using snaps because of the additional profile they add to a lure and they seem to pick up more debris; not sure if they inhibit lure action. Declining eyesight and fumbling fingers are making it harder to tie good knots so I'm asking y'alls opinions. Thankyou.

Thumbs down to live bait, too many gut hooked fish. Live bait fishermen, as a rule, are fishing for the frying pan and they are also guilty of cruelty to animals; the bait monkey starves to death. Ha! Thumbs down to live bait, too many gut hooked fish. Live bait fishermen, as a rule, are fishing for the frying pan and they are also guilty of cruelty to animals; the bait monkey starves to death. Ha!

I get up extra early to rock and roll as soon as it's light enough to safely navigate and cast between the buck brush.

I keep approx. 20 pre-rigged rods in my boat so I don't waste time on the water. When changing lures and leaders I almost always do that at home; I tie better knots when at my workbench with special lighting and still conditions.

EVER EXPERIENCE THIS? Several years ago I was wade fishing in Northern Illinois. When I stepped up on the bank a turkey flew up right under my feet and landed in the water about 20 feet away. It casually swam around in circles like it was a goose, clucking away the whole time; eventually it swam to the opposite bank and walked into the woods while I was checking my underwear.

If you are relating to the Silver Minnow, I have 10 of them, various colors, good as new; have not been used since moving to Bull Shoals 13 years ago. No grass here, only rocks.

I would like to see a "no cull" rule; would prevent a lot of mortality. Were any of you watching when LIVE focused on John Cox culling his fish? He is a very good fisherman, but I lost all respect for him right then and there. The way he handled those fish was disgusting; a perfect example of why 40-50% of Tournament fish die.

I had my most expensive rod and reel stolen out of my boat while I was 100 ft. away in the Big John. In the marina where I keep my Vexus on a lift, I have a locker bar with an alarm padlock, two game cameras, a motion detector light, and a combination code for the starter. When finished for the day I also disable all the batteries. Only five??

Funny, I was also called that in my teen age years.

In Northern Illinois a 22kw unit cost about $7k hooked up to natural gas. A few years later , in Northern Arkansas, a 22kw unit also cost $7k, including a 500 gallon propane tank, installation, and hookup.

Sooner or later you will be glad you spent the bucks; I added one to my past and present homes. Have a Generac certified technician determine your size needs, location of the unit, perform the hookup and registration with Generac. He should perform your annual inspection and will have access to trouble shooting solutions; he will also have access to repair parts if needed. When you build the new home or replace your existing HVAC unit, add a dual heat furnace; it will save on your electric bill when outside temps. are at or below 29 degrees.

Check out the clearance sales and hold your britches to wait for the 25% off sales; the selections within your chosen price range will increase.

Arkansas Lifetime Over 65, includes Trout Permit; annual Missouri Border Lakes.

For many years I spooled with 15# fluorocarbon from one of the most recognized line brands. Sometimes I would become hopelessly snagged, but when trying to break off, the line would stretch so much that I could not, even when wrapping the line around a dowel and walking the length of my 21 ft. boat. I read an article on this site which compared line stretch tests and promptly switched brands; problem solved. My spools of the "stretchy stuff" are now used only for leaders when I'm spooled with braid.

I have well over 200 storage boxes, mostly the Plano ProLatch and I recently picked up 30 more of a Chinese brand from a fly fishing shop going out of business; .25 cents each and just as good as the Planos. I keep some dry packs in every box, but I still leave wet lures hanging in the boat until they dry. Works for me.