J Francho

I'm pretty good with a great many home related repairs and renovations. My house is nearly a century old, so there things that go wrong where I have to get a little creative, especially if it involves preserving certain things in their antique state. Pretty much EVERYTHING is original, or at least 50 years old. All of the gumwood, leaded glass, pocket doors, and hardwood floors are original. There are upgrades to bathroom facilities, kitchen, and all the electrical has been replaced. Most fixtures and appliances are high end stuff. The exterior is smooth stucco, so I am learning about maintenance on that. The issue is I'm at a point where even though I could do it myself, at 50 I find myself seeing the value of paying someone else and trading that time to spend with my family. It depends on the quote really. Some quotes are just too crazy high. I got one for installing two 6' chain link gates spanning my driveway for $2300. I see myself installing the $300 worth materials in the future. I mean is it really $2000 to dig two holes, pour concrete, plumb up two poles and attach two gates? I'm missing something or they only want big jobs. I'll stop rambling. It's good to learn how to DIY, and it's nice to build up a tool collection. Always but your tools carefully. There's always a reason some are cheaper, and cheaper may be the way to go if it's one and done. Depends on the application. If you're just trimming a bathroom, you don't need a $600 contractor grade lithium powered compound sliding miter saw. A simple $150 chop box will serve you well. That's just one example. Opposite end: hammers. Seriously, get whatever you want as long as it says Estwing on it.

Not everyone uses the same terminology, which is why I'm asking. I mean, we use a trolling motor all day, without trolling.

There's plenty of places that make replacement wind screens. A quick google search brought up dozens of plastics places.

For the OP, are we talking trolling with lines out? And that close to shore? What are they trolling for? Definitely not normal. The trout and salmon guy up here are out in 300+ feet of water sometimes miles off shore.

Yep, should be no problem. Get a good charger for sure. I like Dual Pro.

This actually happened to me twice. Both times, reeled up and set the hook to get the fish, knowing full well that line was toast.

Aluminum is not very magnetic. Lately, I'm in a kayak. The trash I generate is usually a couple of granola bars for when my BG gets low, some empty seltzer waters or gatorade bottles, depending on the day, there might be quite a few spent plastic baits, maybe some dull hooks, line cut-offs. This all usually fits in a small Rubbermaid container. The bottles go back in the cooler.

If you want to know how far you cast, cast in a field, and measure the distance. IPT is variable as the spool fills up with line, so this isn't a very accurate method.

With braid, sensitivity is non existent on semi slack line presentations that are often used in finesse fishing. Straight fluorocarbon yields the greatest sensitivity in this case, and is what most use. If you are using braid and you are not line watching, you are missing bites. There are some pretty good arguments for using braid, but sensitivity is not one of them. You can test this for yourself. Put your bait on a table and let out enough line to go into the next room, out of sight of the bait. While leaving some slack - a slight bow in the line really, have someone pick up the bait. You will not feel a thing. Do this with fluorocarbon or even nylon mono, and you feel a tick. Claims of braid's sensitivity are something I'll never get my head around.

This actually caught me off guard. I had read that the date changed, but forgot. For my entire lifetime, it's usually been the day before Fathers' Day. The restriction on targeting is limited to Franklin County. It's no matter, there's plenty of good fishing in the rest of the state.

It usually takes a business day to hit the ACH.

HIPPA law side effect. As a guy that deals in data all day, it infuriates me that systems that could talk to each other cannot due to bureaucracy and privacy laws. There's ways to opt out and allow info to flow to chosen providers. They also have all the info you fill out on those paper forms already, once they have your insurance subscriber number. It's like they give you those forms to fill out like they give out crayons and coloring pages at restaurants for kids. Keep them occupied...

Just cancel your card if you see any suspicious transactions. It takes two seconds, and usually you get a new card in a day or two. Here's another tip: don't enter you card info online. Use Apple pay, PayPal, or whatever. Definitely don't do any banking or shopping while on any private, free WiFi. None of it is secure. None. I can hack it in a minute, and I'm not even that good. If you have to enter your card info, make sure you navigated to the site yourself, not through a link from someone or somewhere else and check to see that the address starts with "https" and that there is a lock icon next to it. Even then, use a card with a low max limit. I keep a couple cards open with $500 limits just for this. Just pay them off after you make a purchase, and you'll incur no interest and your risk is only $500, not your full credit allowance.

I've fished the Erie Canal from shore too. This is a pretty good idea for there.

Let them bring it all, if it fits in their area. I guarantee they never do it again. I recall bringing 6 rods and it being a royal PITA. Five was usually a good limit. Again, if the gear fits where the non sits, why does the boater care? As a boater, my answer was always, "I don't care what you bring, it just can't be in my way."

Ear plugs are cheap.

Why would the boater care? If it fits, it shouldn't matter what the non brings.

And ramp angle changes this. I like to note how deep the trailer is when the boat just starts to float. Back in a little shallower when you go to retrieve.

Two fingers sounds about right.

Enough. Walk away from your keyboards.

I leave everything on the boat. ?

I lost both my screen covers in the move last year. You'll be fine.

Some guy that opened the gate at 6 am and a fish that may potentially weigh more than all other swimming around get the record. No fishing necessary.

I I do a flip cast about every 4-7 casts when drifting through a flat in the dead of summer. I'm mostly pitching to targets and then I see one I missed that's close. Reel up to the right length and flip that thing before it's gone.

That ratio might seem slow, but the IPT is not as low as you think. Those reels take in around 25" per turn. Pretty typical of a 5-6:1 reel.