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I think that's enough. Good night Irene. -Kent a.k.a. roadwarrior Global Moderator

If you are not 100% compliant - the bad ending will undoubtedly be yours. A-Jay

Wait for it . . . . . . A-Jay

The reason PA requires you to wear your license is so they can visually eliminate who they need to physically check. When boating on erie or fishing the streams they use binoculars from a distance checking for valid licenses. Having the license on you eliminates them bothering me when I'm fishing. As to the op I guess I'm old school. The law is the law. You don't get to interpret it for your own convenience. If you don't like it try and change it through the proper channels.

Thank you fellows for your concern, it is much appreciated. All is very well, in fact Lois and I have reservations for a pike vacation next month. In prep for this outing, I recently purchased a slew of Grassmaster jigs, which gave rise to my post. Arched Rods, Roger

There are things in life that you can be mad at. there are other things in life you just have to laugh at...

i had something similar happen one day. was fishing a rebel crickhopper in a pond, and hooked a small bluegill. im like man, i dont wanna get my hands all fishy for that little thing, maybe it will free itself if i let it jerk around a couple minutes, i had yet to catch a fish this day. so while im watching it jerk around near the shore in clear water, a 4lb largemouth shoots out from under a small patch of algae on the shoreline and attacks the hooked bluegill. he went bananas over the bluegill, bit onto it, jumped out of the water into 2 or 3 tail walks, and then started swimming to deeper water, as my line tightened he felt the pressure and circled back towards shore and dove out of the water like superman towards me and the bank, while the fish is in midair i yank on my rod in a hookset fashion, i got to see the bluegill go down the basses throat as my crickhoppers small treble ripped out of the bluegills mouth and hooked into the basses mouth, it was a great tradeoff and was amazing to see, it absolutely blew my mind...

You buy a license, you play by the rules. Not your rules, their rules. Your buddy did get a break, he got to keep his gear. Going to a judge most likely will not help, he disobeyed the law.

Jeff Beck. ANy questions?

I carry both, depending on the flavor of the day. Mostly it's my .45's though as they are the smaller pistols compared to my m&p 9. I have no qualms about carrying 9mm with a quality protection round in it. I prefer the PDX1 Winchesters but the Hornady, Speer, Remington, Federal, etc all produce bullets that are capable of performing their duty. Carry what you are confident in and what you have practiced with most.

Stevie Ray Vaughns got my vote.

Here is the real deal; you can catch active bass and can't catch inactive bass. IF you could predict when the bass would be actively feeding, would you ignor that prediction? There is no doubt in my mind that during pre spawn big bass are more active the days around the full moon and followed by the days around the new moon. The active periods coincide when the moon is at mid point (high noon) on the horizon, the sun near the horizon (within 30 degrees). These periods are short time periods,, you need to be where the bass are located, using the right lure at the right depth. Put all this together and your odds go dramatically. Tom PS; your odds of catching bass on the water are 100% better than mine writing this setting on my arsh!

It's interesting to read back through this thread; vast majority ignor solunar tables or disregard them. Doug Hannon, the late Bass professor believed in his tables, I developed my Cosmic Clock and Bass Behavior prior to Hannon and based on Lunar-solar affects. Between Doug and I, we have caught hundreds of DD LMB.....maybe you all should rethink how you approach your time on the water! Tom

New PB this morning. 19 inches. 4 pounds. Second time out trying plastic worms wacky rigged. Caught 9 fish most between 9-14 inches between Dam 4 and Taylor's Landing. I can't believe how well they work and why I didn't try them sooner.

To catch more fish you must have your line in the water

Huh?

I have previously purchased 2 hawgtech handles. They were both the straight handles with cork knobs and they looked great on my Cores. Recently, I received and email saying they now had swept handles. Obviously, my interest was piqued as I wanted longer handles for both my Chronarch D and Daiwa Zillion Crazy Cranker. Add in the new anodized parts in various colors boom, the tackle monkey needs something new. One email question later and email placed. Handle came in 2 days and uh oh, it doesn't fit my crazy cranker. Quick email confirms that I received the wrong handle. What did Hawgtech do? Offered to send me a new handle, pre-paid envelope and give me a deal on another handle if I was interested. Well for the right deal, you know I was. A few emails back and forth and boom, 2 handles on the way AND a free pair of the new ABEC 7 bearings for my trouble. What a deal. And the handles you say? Well see for yourself. They are SMOOTH looking and turning.

Well look who's back. We missed you Roger.

Clapton, Hendrix & Tiny Tim (Okay, I'm not sure about Tiny Tim)

Ya, Dimebag was amazing! Cut to short too

If you do not bring it to their attention he WILL do it again, and again, and again until someone says something. Hopefully he doesnt ruin someone's passed down knife or irreplaceable knife. Keeping quiet is not always the best option. If you want to be a gentlemen then call them up or stop in and tell them what happened, tell them you want nothing in return and don't want the worker to be punished. But just keeping quiet until he ruins someone else's knife is not the thing to do.

Rage Lobster Falcon Lake

Yea, Nothing but laughs here. Got to pick and choose your battles. He was trying to help. He should not have tried to help if he didn't know what he was doing, but it is not worth getting the guy in trouble or possibly fired over. Lesson learned. Always do it yourself! BTW- I am too embarrassed to send it back to Kershaw for warranty. Can you imagine what they would think when they saw this thing???? Jeff

I would too, he only ground off half of those nasty nicks. I would bet BPS would take care of it.

Danny Gatton Robin Trower Stevie Ray Vaughn I've never agreed that Hendrix is #1. Great player, writer, innovator. Even Hendrix didn't consider himself the best or even close. If you want to know how good a writer and innovator he was, just listen to Stevie Ray play his music.

X2. Rage Craws hard to beat.

Can we add "venting about law enforcement and perceived injustices" to the list of things that get locked automatically? I dont know that in all my time here anything constructive has developed from one of these threads.....

Also, saying: and thinking that anyone would interpret it any way other than: I dont know what to tell you, not really sure how else to interpret that.

You should write to your legislator and suggest how easy it is. Short of that, the rules obviously are not up for interpretation. I take the chance that I'll come across a fish warden that is understanding because, as I previously stated, I attach my license to a fishing bag and not a piece of my clothing. I know the law and if I get clipped for it, I really have no one to blame but myself. I don't always agree that 65 is too fast for me to be driving, but that is the law and again if I choose to skirt that limit I have no one to blame but myself. I take a bit of issue with this statement as well. You are not in a position to determine what is right and what is wrong. That's the point.

A-Jay

Take a deep breath and calm down. Injustice can be dealt with later, through court or most likely administration. However, during the event cooperation is NOT optional. To threaten law enforcement or a "DNR guy" is a crime in and of itself. If you are implying physical force, you might win the battle, but you will most definitely lose the war.

No apology is necessary Paul, Family comes first and everyone respects that. If I haven't said it before, I'm sorry for you loss. I'll extend the same offer to anyone wanting to fish the Potomac when I get my boat back. Just shoot me a PM and we'll see what we can do. Weekdays during the summer are better because the weekend anglers, boaters, and jet-skiers are just plane rude around here; the boaters and jet-skiers should lighten up after school starts.

Jimi Hendrix !

Carlos Santana

I always have mine in my box and not displayed. I have been stopped by the guys here in PA multiple times and they never have a problem. I can whip it out in 10 seconds and show it to them. As for the OP: This is a ridiculous ticket this person received. It is not like he was claiming he had a license and had no way to prove it or said he left it at home. He was able to produce a license in 30 seconds. The point of these laws isn't for the state to try to SCAM people for money. Fishing regulations are in place to make sure people are putting in their share for maintaining the fisheries. He put in his share by purchasing a fishing license and some stupid money-making loophole was abused by the DNR officer. The northern states have absolutely archaic laws when it comes to anything wildlife management.

Frank Zappa. Without Question.

Alan Lee, Ted Nugent, & Eric Clapton

Randy Rhodes, to bad his career was cut short

I like graphite for some applications, and glass for others. I actually like glass for deep cranking wood because I can really put the wood to fish, if you will, to get them moving and still be fairly safe. I usually have no problem feeling the way the bait is running with glass rods, but don't much like them for fishing squarebills or traps unless I am in grass. Just a preference thing.

I believe I owe an apology for my backing out on this one. If not for the death of my Mother In Law, this may not have been the case. I will extend an offer... anyone who wishes to come down here... come on down. Fish with me and we'll have a great time on Smith Mt. or Leesville.

i fished stumpfield and got 2 fish. shouldve been 4 but i think my knot came undone twice. first was a pound/ pound and a half, didnt get a weight because he inhaled senko and was bleeding a little. second was 2.95 pounds. no pics because my son ran off with my camera and couldnt find it.

Why stop fishing? Once you're married she's stuck with you.

Here's mine from a few years back. Still fishing out of it http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/21369-yet-another-jon-boat-make-over/ -T9

Ah don't worry about it my friend, just remember: "Trying is the first step towards failure!"...Homer Simpson

Don't forget the Orange bottoms they seem to work better. I been trying to use the lacquer model car paints. Then I figure I can clear coat them with clear lacquer too. But there maybe a better way to do it.

Check these articles out! http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/lipless-crankbait-1.html Part 1 of a 4 part series...GREAT READ!

I hesitate to make such open-ended statements - but yes! A favorite topcoat epoxy of many builders is Devcon Two Ton, a 30 minute bonding glue epoxy. It stays liquid long enough to brush on a lure or two but cures to a sag-free state in about 1 - 1 1/2 hrs at room temperatures. Epoxy tends to yellow slightly over time due to UV light exposure. If that's an issue, you might choose Flexcoat UV epoxy, a rod guide epoxy with UV light filters. Measure it accurately and mix the heck out of it and you will get a hard durable finish. Poorly measured or mixed and you get an epoxy that refuses to harden and/or which yellows quickly. You can thin Devcon with a FEW drops of denatured alcohol to improve brushability and lengthen brush time. No need to thin Flexcoat.

That is a very very pale yellow perch. I completely understand why you had trouble with it. Just wait until you hook one the size of the ones we catch ice fishing.

I had not followed him much this year but on the TV broadcast last night they talked about how he got injured early in the year and then took a back seat to whoever replaced him even after he was healthy again. Didn't get enough at bats to really get going. And I really hope he is a productive utility man for us. We needed to bring in someone like him to fill holes until guys come off the DL, and to replace Elliot Johnson. It was fun watching him run out his double/triple last night. Dude can fly!!!!

It's a good theory and it does play out at times but not always.