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That might just do it. Thanks

My understanding is the Beaufort scale was conceived long before most recreational boating took place. What we think of as a " gale " in our small boats is nothing to a freighter in the mid Atlantic.

I'm in southern Maine. My dealer is Greene marine in Hookset N.H. Great people to deal with.

Our dealer gave us a bottle of " new Lund scent ". we crack it open every so often and take a whiff.

Hi all, I'll be picking up my new boat soon and my dealer said a transom saver would not work because the shorelander trailer has a center light ( no good place to mount it ). He said really with a boat, motor this size A transom saver was not necessary. Any one else run across this, or do you think he's right, it's not really needed. Here's a pic of the boat, motor, trailer. Thanks Jim

My Lund dealer teased me with some pics. of our new boat with all the goodies installed. We are scheduled to pick it up April 10. It's going to be a long 40 days.

Impressive fish, even more so caught on a Zebco.

Auto-- one less thing to worry about.

I keep varying the retrieve until I see what works.

Shane, Searchers, Tombstone, Hondo

Leon, Glad to hear you are well enough for some fishing. In my opinion if snaps help you fish, then use them. They probably will work better for hard body baits, but could work for everything where the hook eye isn't buried. Most of us of a certain age started fishing with garden worms and a snap of some kind was always used. We caught fish. Jim

I've spent a lot of time on the salt water in this area, and I think you should look at the coves, back channels for less boat traffic. Further up river also has less boat traffic. Great Bay has some good fishing. As for safety, I would swing over to New Castle and stop by the Coast Guard station, they are the experts on this area, and can give you the best advice. It goes with out saying , always wear your PFD, let someone know the area your fishing, and be alert to your surrounding's. There are several launches to use to get you in the water close to less traffic areas. Jim

I was adopted. I was just under 5 months old at the time. My parents told me as soon as I was old enough to understand, and we celebrated it every year, just like a birthday. I will always be so grateful and feel so blessed that my parents adopted me, and gave me such a good life. For those of you that are thinking of adopting, you can change a child's life forever. For those of you who have adopted, thank you. For those of you who have been adopted, please take a moment and thank your parents for doing such a wonderful thing. Jim

Saw the article about that. Driver of the cabin cruiser was sitting down, couldn't see over the console and was on his cell phone. Situational awareness at all times is key to safety. Thank god they weren't hurt or killed. Please be safe everyone. Jim

I have used Yo Zuri hybrid ultra soft in #6 pound test for yrs. on my spinning rods. Love it, no complaints. However it doesn't seem to be available any more. I have enough to last for a long time, but will be trying out McCoy's mean green line this yr. as a replacement. Jim

I really don't think of myself as good, bad, or otherwise. I think more of a good day, if we caught fish, if it was just a good day on the water,or just a good day together, my wife and I. As far as a scale, If we see a spot we think should hold fish, and we caught some, we did good. If we catch fish when no one else seems to be , we did good. If we see fish on the fish finder, and then catch them, we did good. We love catching fish, but at the end of the day,( at least for us ) it's the company, being on the water, and having fun. Jim

I agree with everything that is being said. I think a lot of us ( myself included ) use more effort then necessary when casting because when we started we had no one to show us different. Once we develop bad habits their hard to break, (for me any way.) When I took up fly fishing in the 60's I was self taught, all out of a book, and later on I had an awful time improving, breaking bad habits. Everyone has different ideas of perfection, for me it's someone really good with a fly rod. A perfect fly cast is grace and beauty in motion, a wonderful thing to watch. I couldn't do it very often, but when I did, I knew it, and was amazed how little effort it took. With conventional fishing, same thing. Rods today have actions and materials that can make casting so much easier, with so much less effort. The hard part ( again, for me any ways ) is knowing how to utilize this to the fullest, to get the maximum results with the least effort. Jim

Thanks everyone, Just the kinda info I am looking for. Dwight, that fish is beyond words. Jim

Hi all, I fish a couple of lakes here in Maine that are supposed to have togue. I was thinking this year I might try for some, and was wondering what might work for trolling, jigging? Jim

swimming just about since I could walk, but still wear a PFD.

It's not so much the temp. as the windchill. -17 today. -23 tonight and tomorrow.

I guess my family has always liked fishing. I was doing research on my family history, and came across this picture. I have identified it as my great grand father Rosco. I know he was a carpenter by trade, so I can only guess that him posing with what looks like a pretty big shark, he must have somehow caught it. The picture was taken around 1900.

We have caught more big fish on a senko than anything else, but my favorite way to catch fish is anything top water. If I could only pick one I'd go old school and pick a Jitter bug. Some 50 odd years ago I caught my first top water bass on one ( I still have it), and to this day every time I use one, that particular gurgle, gurgle, gurgle of a Jitter bug brings back so many wonderful memories. Jim

For 25yrs. I was strictly a fly fisherman. I caught anything from pan fish to stripers on a fly rod. 15 yrs ago when I started taking my wife fishing with me I switched back to spinning rods. It was easier for the two of us, fishing together in a small boat. I'm hoping to take it up again this year, ( we'll have a bigger boat this year.) Jim