padlin

Yes, the head was rotated. It may well have been while turning sharp, didn't click if it was.

On a different note, I tried the 55lb on the front, worked okay just putzing around but if I gave it a lot of power it'd lift up at the mount, tried stair tread but still no gobso I moved it back to the rear. Hard to steer with it on the front too, even with a rudder. Anyone have a better way?

That’s what I have too, the extendable throttle is nice. With the motor down to just clear the pontoons the control head is about 12” up from the motor mount. If I were to do it again I’d probably get the 45 or 50, I don’t use the motor much, mostly anchor to fish.

Posting about such helps. Sorry to hear about Fenway.

I noticed this on a couple of my reels, a Stradic 2500 and an older Capricorn 2500, 15 lb PP on one, 15 lb 832 on the other. On mine it’s more beveled on both ends, more pronounced right during spooling, not so much after some use which is what is shown here. As the line is centered and it doesn’t appear to effect my fishing I’m not going to worry about it. Ya, I take crappy pictures.

I’ve never had luck buying used so it’s new for me when needed, needed being defined as no longer reliable. The day a vehicle strands me is the day I start shopping for its replacement. I take good care of my vehicles so 12 or so years and roughly 140k miles is fairly normal, getting rid of the old is when I give them away to friends or family that is in need of an old car. Living in MA with no garage, they don’t last forever.

Got my grandson an SLX XT this winter, so far he loves it. Take a look at the SLX series, there’s one to match your budget, $100 thru $199.

What a tag sale that’d make.

Over the years the trees have grown and now shadow the garden for much of the day, started putting in a few raised beds in a sunny spot. Didn’t think about the weight of 12’ foot long 4”x 8” fresh cut lumber which I got a deal on at the sawmill. 2 days work and 1 to recover, going to take a while. 40 years getting the lawn in good shape wiped out by last year’s drought, waiting for fall to replant, fescue this time, no more blue grass.

Just put Hi-Viz on a reel 2 days ago for use tomorrow, my first try with it. Guess I’m getting to that age too. Hopefully my results match yours.

I use spinning for all but heavy lures, I tried them on med/heavy spinning gear but holding and releasing the line tore up my finger and caused knuckle pain on long days. Other then that spinning reels give me less issues so I use them.

I was doing pour over local roasted Sumatra till prices about doubled. Tried a few replacements and ended up with Major Dickinson’s, not that I tried a lot of different ones. Been happy with it for a couple years now. Takes about half as much of the Peet’s as it did of the Sumatra, which is a good thing.

A couple good days in the Berkshires, about 20 combined picks and LM’s each day. GS #2 got his PB @ 2.75.

Retired yes, fish every day no. I don’t care for ice fishing so that cuts t down to 7 months of maybe twice a week. Too much going on for everyday, have 6 grand kids, half in sports everyday so just going to games sucks up weekends, add in dr visits, kid sitting, and yard/garden work, which I enjoy, and 2 days is about the limit.

I use the clinch mostly, but working on the jam. I used the uni for something like 20 years but had it slip out a few times so went to the clinch, most likely a user issue. I do use the double uni on the boat as I know it and can tie it in the wind. Been working on the Alberto as it seems thinner. The knot I know is better then the one I don’t.

They pled guilty yesterday, you can google walleye tournament cheater if you want more info, I didn’t want to post the link.

Depends how you look at it. If I want to fish with what I prefer to use, then a season or 2. If it’s just being able to fish with whatever, then many years.

Heard on the news this am that up in the hills where I fish got up to 40” this week. Got a feeling it’s going to be a while before I can drive down the unmaintained access roads leading to the ponds.

That being the case, look for a cheap Heavy saltwater rod, longer will cast it farther, so maybe a 2 pc surf casting rod. Check out Purefishing, they do Ugly stix, Shakespeare, and such. You might even find a combo. You can even cast it like a surf rod where you lay out 6’ or so of line and launch it like a trebuchet. If needed you can get a surfcasters trigger which I found useful for heavy baits that tore up the finger.

I think the op may be mistaken, the ones I’ve seen are more like 3oz.

I’m usually on the water before light so I get ‘em ready the evening before. FWIW, I’ve not had any rust when left on but I don’t go the salted route.

With our present batch of politicians anything is possible. But this sounds like it may fall under the “too good to be true” saying.

A boats a want, not a need, wait till you save up the $. Find something used you can pay for.

Guess that means you’re looking for a spinning rod. I’ve always bought US made St Croix’s which in your and my price range would be a Premier. I did get just a Dobyns Fury for my grandson that looks real nice, can’t try it out till ice out.

Working life (nights), I'd guess 6 or so. Retired life, 2 before noon. If I have one later it screws up sleeping.