Darth-Baiter

I can now. But for the longest the the F in FG stood for…. Mine is killer now.

Fantastic! Any of those get eaten? By you?

fit and function. I have one. mine isn't HIT, since I rarely wear it. I reserve it for the occasional moments I find myself on a friends boat (or party boat). I wear a regular vest on my kayak. personal choice based on my thoughts. I did however test both. I jumped in. fit and function. my regular vest initially floated up over my neck. I learned things and adjusted the thing, and jumped back in. it stayed put. I now know how to wear it. my inflatable, inflated, and even though I fully expected it to..it still kinda surprised me. it fit fine and stayed where it should. I dried it, re-armed it and I feel I now know what to expect. I worry about a friend. he has quite the belly, and his vest seems like it will float right over his head and he falls out the bottom. but personal choices are personal. I offered my advice and left it at that.

Southwest Airlines is about to start service at the Santa Rosa airport. I don’t know Ross either… I’ll keep my story to myself. Clearlake is kinda it. I just roll in to fish and roll out. Maybe a casino? Good luck.

Spring for sure. I got a 20lb last time. On a2500 reel and light rod.

I'm one of the older of my group. not the unhealthiest. : ) on paper:" but I should "go" in the first or earlier waves. hahahhah...

I like to think I brought up the Loon knot glue I love the stuff. I toggle between the FG and Alberto knot. Both work fine. I use a 18” leader purely to add some rigidity to the end of the line to minimize the trebles getting all caught up in the occasional flailing cast. Braid is so limp it happens. Baitcasters

I watched a jewelry maker at a fair once. she was using some very good split ring pliers. very nimble versions. I googled them and thought about buying a pair. I still might. the point is finer. similar to these. as my eyesight gets "older", I just want them to work right away, and not make me fiddle-F around fighting the tools and ring.

They are that heavy? Going striper fishing soon. Thinking jerked across the surface weightless. I have to get them “out there” since I’ll be standing on shore.

How much dies one weigh? Fished weightless. Thanks!

too much for me, but I'm not everyone. looks good tho. for me, I need to leave myself room to shimmy back on board if I flip it far from shore.

opps. conventional.

we reserved the campsites. 7 days of laughs with friends. it is a very therapeutic event for me. laughing until your cheeks hurt will let off stress. haha. the stripers didnt bite last year, which was okay..since I had a mandatory work trip and had to miss for the first time. this year will be be special. our camp host never accepts money from me. I get to buy him the occasional dinner if we go to town but that is it. this year I am gifting him a Vanford. I hope he loves it. he has old school Stradics..the one right before the Vanfords. the group is getting bigger. there will be 6-7 guys. time for me to start shopping for topwater baits. and 2026 is hopefully the year I convince a striper to hit a bladed jig with a big Skinny Dipper trailer. it looks so good to me!! that and a big jerk bait. both zero success baits for me. at least at Texoma.

do you not have a whirly bird vent on the roof?

something easily serviced. available parts. something for the ocean. thought? Jigmaster? <---the only name I know.

So cool!

I have a Hobie. I get maybe a tablespoon of water after a day of rough water seas or lakes. not bad at all, but it is enough to feed the black mold cultures. I like it to stay dry as much as possible.

Ahhh. That’s right. Great fishery

nope..my wife is completely locked in. I mention a trip and she wants a date range ASAP. I give that to her, and as I am walking away...my phone will DING at me and she has put it into the family calendar. locked in. I booked a AK trip 14 months out..last January. "ding!". what's so good about Idaho fishing? this is bass fishing? my friend lives in,,wherever Mayo Clinic hospital is..(name escapes me)...and he says it is the cat's meow of fishing..coming from CA.

I dont care about some dampness inside my kayak. except it especially sucks if it is saltwater. smells like something died inside my hull. I wipe it out after every outing and run a fan inside to circulate the air for a couple of days. I have extra closed cell foam stuffed into my hull, so the air moves inefficiently. I have some time. I felt around the inside and felt moisture around the center hatch. well, I cant have that!! my fingers are so clumpy from silicon. I think I got it. the factory gasket which is foam, was wet and gritty from sand and water getting thru. I have a positive seal now. when I tightened the fasteners, it gushed out all satisfying-like. I'll let it all dry and cure and hit it with my hose.

a 15/16th socket from harbor freight hammered on a tacoma wheel lock takes zero time. a second wrench with a socket for the rest and I am done. I had to rescue a friend that lost her key. now I have huge sockets made for stripped nuts in lug nuts sizing..it would be cake.

dang. I remember the fish..well fishes. I cant remember the bait.

yup. oh, I'm not ready to jump off the Sunline Sniper train yet. that line and I have had some good times. a few moments of WHAT? isn't hurting my confidence yet.

my wife is hanging with friends today. I'm taking the opportunity to respool a few reels to start chasing my cold water bass and move into spring. it happens pretty quick around here. I got into bigger bass starting Feb 2025 and this year, I am starting NOW.

I just read Project Hail Mary and it was fantastic. I dont have a type. I love to expand my mind. two standout books I thought I would HATE but loved were Crying in H-Mart and Lady Tan's Circle of Women. both of these I would have never ever categorized as my type of book. but total page turners and they both made me "feel things" hahha.. as child who lost a parent to cancer, Crying in H-Mart hit home. i'll try anything.