padlin

For 2023 they only show the saltwater catalog as available, all the rest are 2022.

I'll pass on both, it's winter.

As I stated above, I started wearing glasses on my early 20’s as it was blurry driving at night. Just took the dog to the vet in the next town, at 66, with progressives, I can’t see squat driving at night with car headlights coming at me. What comes after glasses?

Interesting, Umass says the native worms were killed off by glaciers for Canada and northern US.

$5 at Harbor Fright.

Got 1st glasses in my 20's for night driving although I've had them on solid since, graduated to progressives at roughly 40. 66 now. Best thing I got was the brown polarized progressive shades. With the brown I can wear them inside when I forget to take them off. Of course they don't cut the sun quite as much but its fine other then when it's sunny and snow covered. I use Wyley Omega's, wrap around is great in the boat. Not a lot of wrap arounds to choose from when you need progressives.

I agree. I started fishing again as an adult as just something to do while out paddling. I will say that catching fish keeps me in the canoe longer then when not.

I always wanted an All Star, now that I can afford one, they’re Ugly Stix wannahe’s.

Does reading and posting on the forum count?

Looks like the same prices to me unless I missed a lower cost reel, both the SLX dc and the Tatula sv are $199.

Last year I changed a bunch of trebles to singles, other then a hard time finsding the right hooks and small enough spilt rings, it wasn’t a big deal. I do notice more fish just bumping the lures but once they bite they stay on okay. I did not smash the barbs on those. Most of the rest of my smaller spinners with trebles I’ve mashed the barb on. It amounts to all the small lures have either singles, of neutered trebles.

I just read this whole thread thinking it was new. If you want to save money on tackle, don’t frequent a fishing forum. In past winters I would spend about $50 for the next seasons tackle. Today I put everything I want to get in a wishlist on TackleWarehouse, comes out to about $300. That’s what happened from hanging out here. And that’s just the small stuff. This thread convinced me to go back over the list, got to drop some of the new to me techniques. Maybe just gear up to add just 1.

I have a small spool of their Yellow on order, at $30 for 150 yds. I want to try one of the cheaper, if you can call it that, non non fade lines too and compare them later this year. (Almost wrote “next year”) Happy New Year…

Thanks, I put some X9 in the TW cart, they carry what they call Flame Green, I’ll try that.

Tried a spool of Sufix 832 late this year, my 1st 8 carrier. Really like the line but man, does it fade fast. I’m going to try some Hi Vis this spring, being as how the purpose is to better see the line, the quick fade would seem to be a detriment. Does anyone know of good 8 carrier that fades less and comes in a Hi Vis color?

At least you can stand up and walk around, best I can do is stretch my legs out, which doesn’t help the butt.

Even with the memory foam seat in the canoe I can’t sit in it for more then 5 or 6 hours.

Under $50? Once upon a time I used an Ugly Stick without issues.

Walk more, stop eating at night, have another 10 lbs to lose but have hit a wall. fishing… stop backlashing, at least the ones that don’t come out.

I don’t even see a 70 on the Shimano North America page. SLX dc

Looking at the US SLXDC150HG, on the Digitaka site they show a SLXDC70HG. The specs differ in that the Jap model shows .2 oz lighter and it’s a 6+1 bearing vs a 4+1, price diff is less then $20. Am I missing something? Going from the model #s I would have expected the us model to be bigger then the jap one, line capacity is the same. I also thought the bearings count would be the same.

To me it was okay but too much copied from the first. As it pulled in 1.5 billion, I must be in the minority.

Zip. Have a Carhartt but it’s too heavy, prefer them a bit lighter. I have a couple of both types, mostly gifts, it’ll be a long while till I need another.

Wife is from Pennsylvania Dutch country, they were a thing at family gatherings while the in laws lived there. I always passed.

Thanks, it’s from John Winters Osprey plans, 20+ years ago. It’s still my favorite canoe, as is the pond.