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16.50 over 60, of course they tack another 6.45 just cause it’s Massachusetts and they love to tack on little extras, you should see the electric bill.

What I don’t have, is many ponds, much less lakes, that aren’t full of pleasure craft and ringed by homes. As I avoid those once it warms up a bit I’m kind of limited.

I think folks started using seat belts when they put that annoying alarm on them. They could probably do something like that on a boat but a canoe or kayak might pose a problem.

Merry Christmas to all

Just did mine the other day, another Magic Eraser user. I do spray down the handle with Simple Green first, just cause it’s hanging next to the sink, no idea if it helps any but they do come out clean. You could consider using U-40 to seal the cork, I don’t but many here do. I noticed I even get some color on the eraser from the rod shaft itself, I’m thinking it may be from the braid. Go easy with the Magic Eraser if you go that route, they shred pretty quick if you don’t.

This is like when my grandsons asked me how many fish I normally catch, I don’t count those either. WAG for fish is 20 WAG for times fishing is 50 I don’t ice fish so I’m done till April.

My wife uses spray glitter on some of the crafts she sells. Works well for her use and has a good shine to it so it may well not need a clear top coat. She gets it at Michael’s or some such, it’s a Krylon product. A can doesn’t go very far and it goes all over when you spray it. That’s the extent of my knowledge of it.

Doesn’t sound like fun. Wishing you the best.

Congrats on your 42nd Mobasser, we’re at 46.

Ditto, bottles and such slip out of my hands now, and the canoe is getting heavier by the trip. Hope I’ll know to call it a day the first time I launch a rod and reel out into the deep during a cast. My goal for this year is to join the Y, and actually go.

I used to take our last Maltese out in the canoe when I went, she was fine other then it got too hot in the sun, had to jury rig some shade.

For the most part I fish 3 ponds between 100 and 200 ac., all about a hours drive. None go over 11 ish feet deep, and 2 of them end up near unfishable when the weeds fill in. Why? Cause they are undeveloped, well one has 1 home on it, they do not allow motors, and until plastic kayaks became a thing, they were loaded with bass. I fish cause I love the quiet solitude of canoeing, fishing gives me an excuse to be there by myself. There is a 477 ac lake about a mile from the house but it’s full of every kind of watercraft and completely filled in with vacation homes. I’ve been canoeing for about 30 years and have yet to put one in the lake.

I get how non New Englanders feel about the Patriots, same way I felt about the Cowboys in the 70’s. Strange thing is that 40+ years later I still feel the same, you’d think you’d out grow it. So if I’m any indicator you folks will still dislike the Pats in the 50’s or 60’s.

Where’d you find them?

Mine stay in the vertical rack, same as the rest of the year. I store the reels on the rods, obviously remove them for cleaning or sending out, then put em back. Mine live in the basement year round but those I know that keep em in the garage keep them there in the winter too, and yes, it gets cold here in MA too.

Another option. Canoe here, got where I could only manage a couple hours sitting so I tried several types, stadium, 2 thicknesses of hunting seats, and a memory foam, they all slipped around and all worked okay for butt pain to some extent, the thinner ones were just so so. Ended up with a 2” Purple seat cushion, they come in a variety of thicknesses. Has a grippy covering on the bottom and doesn’t slide. You’d have to measure to see if one would fit the yak. About the same $ as the Kushion, mine is well worth the money to me as I imagine the Kushion would be as long as it works. Most of these I had from trying to make the truck seat more comfortable when doing long trips with the camper.

Tonight we got on the subject of funeral arrangements, it led to my DIL wanting to leave her body to science. When she went thru med school they used cadavers for a year while studying anatomy. An hour after we left she texts us with a picture of a cadaver that just showed up in her Facebook. I don’t know if it was an ad or some such, but it’s pretty weird coincidence and made me think of this thread.

Same as the rest of my days, did nothing different. I had a handful of folks retire, I can’t say any of them slacked off, wouldn’t think much of someone who did.

I’ve got a couple of the old bright red Worden Flatfish around, I try one once in a blue moon. Probably the oldest lures I have.

Mine’s outside, undercover, but still gets some blown snow and mist. Upside down even when I stored them in the basement.

There’s a decent chance they will both outlive me.

I went with a set of LTX’s on my 2012 F150 this time last year. If Darth-Baiter is right, they should last me another 13 years. I’ll let you know if they do.

Blows that theory.

If what I just read is right, and we know the internet is always right, left handled spinning reels weren’t mainstream till the 90’s. That must be why I remember casting and feeling with the same hand in my youth, which was the 60’s +.