padlin

This sort of old retired guy would like to give thanks those still working, hopefully you’re getting double time.

My 97 year old MIL passed earlier this year, the last of that generation making us the old people now on both sides.

Booze tried to do my marriage in, got pretty close to succeeding. It was a lot of hard work to stay together, living paycheck to paycheck helped as we couldn’t afford the house and an apartment, as did having kids. Takes a lot to try and forget the hurt done to each other, certainly would have been easier to split up. It’s been almost 30 years, still have to work at it occasionally, forgetting is hard to do.

I haven’t got that one right in almost 70 years, to me it’s war-chester, and always will be.

Mad Dog was the wine of choice at tech school in the Air Force in the 70's, and not because it was any good. Mad Dog and Old Milwaukee 14 oz cans, no wonder school went by in a haze.

Whether you fly fish or not, the wit in all John Gierach’s books are great to read.

I didn’t think about hypothermia when I was younger, I do now. That’s why I was thinking I might still fish if I had a power boat vs a canoe.

Retired computer tech. I've had a couple but found them too bulky to carry in a pocket and the little ones too small to be of use. Went with the Swiss Army Tinker, probably have a half dozen, carry one most of the time. One in the truck and one in the tackle.

I fish shallow waters in a canoe, might be different in a real boat. I stop when the fish do, for my style that’s when the water gets to about 50 which seems to coincide with a few nights in the 30’s and day temps in the low 50’s. It has a lot to do with age too, the older I get the less I can handle the cold.

Same here, 9’ 7wt. Not much of a fly fisherman, The only thing I can get to cast right is streamers, I’ve tried some of the big floating bugs, but they don’t go anywhere.

Glen’s from Washington. Being from MA I really don’t know what states make up anything but the Northeast, best I can do is guess.

In the last couple weeks I've put away my gear, and cleaned up the boats for winter. Twice now I've reloaded the truck and gone fishing, looks to be another one tomorrow. I think this is the 1st year I've gotten out in November. Not much biting but it's just too darn nice to not go out for a few hours. High 60's during the day, 30's at night.

Being new to a BC, maybe 50/50. Been starting out with the BC the last few outings until I get a knot that I can't get out, at which time I change to the MH backup spinning setup. I also use a ML spinning setup for light baits, which I use quite a bit.

Sounds like a 3 seater, not something I'd want to solo in given a choice.

Better then me. Took my GS out on Friday for a few hours in the afternoon. 3 bites, 2 were pickerel, 1 1.25 lb bass. Saving grace was it was beautiful out if you don't mind a breezy 50 degrees, love the fall in the woods. The water was 51-54, freezing temps overnight. Weeds are almost gone, water is clearing up, crystal clear is some areas.

I'm pulling for Uga, but you won't see me putting any $ on his team.

It's becoming the 12 Days of Halloween. Bet the candy companies love it.

Something else that's changed for the holiday. The grand kids had a Halloween party/scary woods walk Saturday night, much candy. Today, Sunday, they have a Trunk or Treat the town puts on, more candy. Tomorrow night is the usual house to house, again more candy. We might have gotten more, bigger, candy in our day, but we only had 1 night of it.

I have a 2500 too,use it on a 6'6" M Premier. For heavy weeds i go to a MH of the same.

Mine's 29" wide at the gunwales so there's no way I'm standing. It's wood so it's pretty quiet, I put in a cheap carpet runner when I'm fishing which helps too. Being narrow its fairly tippy although I've used it so much it doesn't bother me anymore. The wind is a pain but I stay home if its going to be more then 7 or 8 mph and use an anchor pretty much all the time. If properly placed, the wind doesn't get in my way till over 8 or so. Being as how I built it and can fix it I'm not that concerned about rocks and such. Every 6 or so years I refinish it. About 25 years on it so far. At just 45 lbs, I'm not going to a yak.

Growing up we lived in houses built for returning WWII GI's, each had about 1/4 acre. The neighborhood went on for ever, filling a pillow case till it was too heavy for you was the norm. Today everything is on an acre or 2, maybe 30 homes in walking distance for the few kids that are here, most are long grown. Still it's a safe area, so far, so my kids bring the grand kids here, which is good as other then them we get maybe 6 others. Most of the one box of bars goes home with them. I still enjoy it, but nothing like when I was a kid.

I've had 4 lb pickerel scare me in my solo canoe when it did an unexpected bee line under me from one side of the canoe to the other, sucked the rod tight to the hull, feels like it's going to pull the boat over. I can't imagine what a 20+ lb fish could do. Might be a good time to think about outriggers, Yak Gear makes a nice set that works on both yaks and canoes.

I think once I had seen the worms in it I would not be able to eat it.

Water was 51-54 up in the hills Tuesday, the only thing that worked for me was T rigged craws low and slow. Thought that was my last day of the year but GS #2 wants to go out tomorrow after a half day at school, so I get in one more. Time to reload the truck.

My 97 yo MIL was staying with us for a month a couple years ago, she tripped over the carpet in her bedroom early in the evening, broke her upper arm, and just sat in a chair all night as she didn't want to bother us. Sure makes one feel guilty. 6 months later she was god as new. All the throw rugs in the house were gone the same day. Some of these old ladies are tough.