Darth-Baiter

I was an engineer in a major tunneling project. Devils slide Tunnels near San Francisco. it was mandatory that each person entering the tunnels carry a pocket knife. they diverted airflow with these huge thick canvas bulkheads. if a fire happened you may need to go thru a bulkhead. I chose a burly partially serrated Benchmade. thankfully, I never needed it beyond cutting a giant rope to free some huge air vents hung up on a loader. but it got me to carry a knife everyday.

I love my Bugout. it is the original boring blue one. I too bought it used. but, yea, it is very light.

just learned a new term. "scratch coat". I stand corrected. there is no way I could have done this job. guy has so many tools I dont have. Including a cool scaffold system. he will come back to do the "brown coat" (I think that is what he said) tomorrow. then Friday the texture. the man shows up the minute he promised he would. so far so good.

subscribed. I have no clue. yesterday I threw all green pumpkin worms. then I ran out of them and went with a red root beer color. no change. fish hit both. maybe profile difference? like if they are heavy into eating bluegill, it might benefit to have a wider side profile?

someone above brought up a great point. I dont have a lot of combos. 6 to be exact, not including the punch set up. the Punch rod is my only single-tasker. I only use it to punch. the other six rods do the rest. it makes sense they have fish slime on them. the odds are in their favor. I might try that shallow spool LEWS on the punch rod. haha..doomed.!!

true. I got pretty well versed in changing out wood siding. my next house will be straight up Concrete with a tin roof.

hahahha....thatthereisfriggenfunny!!

I got the seat cushion from Costco. $19. the lumbar support off of Amazon. just replaced the lumbar thing, because they dont do all that well in direct sunlight. a few straps got brittle and fell apart. it still lasted almost 3 years. it comes in a two pack for $25ish, so I had a spare. I think they were made for an office chair, maybe a car? I had to cut the strap that goes around back and knot it behind the seat back, to clear some braces and cords. then two zip ties holds it in position up top. it makes a huge difference. I noticed my back was getting tired when I realized the old one had failed. I am good to go. just wanted to put this out there in case some of you have a fishing kayak marathon coming up.

I just snorted out coffee. d**n you!!

I'm fairly decent with automotive stuff. I can take a motor out of a vintage 911 Porsche. I did the clutch on mine without instructions. hahah.

I heard the term recently. I makes fun of all the social media stuff showing off sharpness of knives. there are so many discussion about sharpening, apparently. I dont instagram either.

I was really into knives in general. it never got out of hand, but it was trending in that direction. I gave away many, and now I am simplifying my knife-life. recently, I am going old school. I use a knife everyday. cutting open an avocado for my office breakfast bagel --> cutting line and plastic netting on a construction job site. most times, I carry a Swiss Army knife for the beer bottle opener, but I stopped drinking. i have several (dont make me say, tactical) modern blades, but there is no cool like old school. I lost this knife in a movie theater, but a friend found me a replacement. this one is better because it has a carbon steel blade. it is the craziest level of sharp. Instagram sharp. I wash my knife every evening with the supper dishes. it's an Old Timer 50T.

found it. https://www.dugoutfishing.com/product-page/panoptics-kayak-over-the-rail-arm

I saw a Kristine Fischer video where she talked about the mount made by the Dugout. it looks like a manufactured part. they named the part, "The Fischer". not sure about the black box.

I have a slight leak coming in above a sliding door, and only if rain comes in from a certain angle and intensity. I have been mitigating it by covering it with a sheet of plastic every winter. just kinda stuck my head in the sand. well. with our recent string of really good weather, I am out of excuses. in my defense, wildfires burning down a portion of my city over inflated construction pricing to the moon. then came the pandemic with all it's own problems. for three years, guys wouldn't even return calls or came in with exorbitant estimates. I called a few stucco guys. one guy stood out. for one, he called me back immediately. second, he showed up early and waited in his truck to walk up to my door perfectly on time. I hired him. watching him, I think I could have done it. haha. I would need some tools, but overall, it didn't seem that difficult. bah! I think he will seal the leak with his strategy. I do know, water is a stubborn thing. it gets places. I might not have known the tricks of the trade he does. oh well, I can DIY a lot around the home but not all of it. some stuff is beyond my wheelhouse.. this guy wasnt soul crushing expensive, but still. if I could do life over again, I think I would have done summer jobs in home construction. learn a skill that would pay dividends forever.

yikes. sounds like an awful problem. the lady was ticked and needlessly had to find a victim. shows her lack of character, but I can easily understand her frustration. if she got towed from a store in the next town; it would be similar with respect to your responsibility. I would have offered her whatever sympathy I could muster, and offered her a ride to the tow lot. shock and awe her with kindness. hahaha..

true. good point. I was admittedly coming at this problem with the eyes of a kayaker. but why would you need a waterproof shoe in the first place? when in a bass boat, I wear running shoes.

I have the weirdest thing. I am almost uncomfortable if I have a rod-combo that is skunked. right now it is the punch rig in my arsenal. I can't remember catching a bass with that thing!! argh. I tried like heck yesterday, to no success. like all things, this too shall pass. one day,I will drop my bait on a less intelligent bass. haha.. it is my heaviest rod, so it might go with me into the ocean for some halibut. I will bring a different reel tho.

so gross!! I can imagine a few ways it could be grosser. does it taste like it smells? hahhaha I have not had a gatorade in a decade. my doctor told me it was a younger person's drink, and to lay off all sports drinks. especially the caffeine stuff. but the Gatorade bottle is the best impromptu pee bottle, by far.

waterproofing makes no sense if the water is just gonna overflow in from the top. I need more time in them, but a member here suggested the Astral Rassler 2.0. I hiked a mile yesterday. pulling my kayak. I am recovering from a sore lower back, so I was worried. I had zero issues! some ankle skin rubbing from the low shoe, but some strategic taping or even socks will solve that. I got into the water with them, and they drain fast. they would dry quickly anyways. I hiked out with them wet and by the time I was back at my truck they were fairly dry. no experience with foot funk yet. TBD. I'll sun-dry them with the tongue pulled out. hope that mitigates the funk.

I'm with this guy. one of each. at least with hard baits. I'm actually shocked how many lures I have that are fishless jigs, etc I grab two or three cuz they snag, but I only seem to fish two colors and styles anyways.

d**n. I have a Fishermans warehouse nearby!! I smoked a few big fish with a Gantrel, but this looks more fun!!

this one lake. might be my imagination, but every time a boat came too close to me, I would cast into the wake. I got a hit often. I think the waves must dislodge food items off the bottom? I'm finally experienced on my kayak enough to know which boat wakes are pushing the envelope of safety, and which ones I can ride safely and keep fishing. I rarely get one passing me on the inside. that would suck if I already had a line out.

I love bank fishing. I do well, since I can hike into some more distant lakes.

the MegaBass seems like the perfect size to me. less than 4". that is coming from me, that knows very little about walking baits. I want to improve my topwater game this summer. any recommendations? (BTW, you all recommending the MB popmax appear to be spot on.) I dont mind spending a few more bucks. seems like I won't lose too many topwater baits.