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  1. Fishing Rhino
    What is a boat? A boat is a platform on the water to get you where the fish are, or, where you think they are. That's it in a nutshell. The fish do not know if the bait that passes in front of their nose was cast by a man in a float tube, from the shore, or in a hundred thousand dollar bass boat that will do a hundred miles per hour. Yes, some are nicer than others, a lot nicer. If you've got the money, and you want a Cadillac rather than a Chevy, God bless you. At the end of the day, when you are fishing in a tournament, or for bragging points with your buddies, what counts is what you bring to the scale. There are no style points when it comes to fishing. The man in the boat is more important than the boat the man is in.
  2. Fishing Rhino
    These plastic containers (Sterilite 7 quart,) can be found for about three dollars each. They fit perfectly in the large forward center storage area on my Z-8. No more digging to find what I want at the bottom of the bin. They lock securely. I have a "basic pack" which contains a few packs of each of the baits I commonly use. That way, I have only one container of baits on deck. When I run low, or out of a particular bait, I open the hatch and the storage container for that particular bait is readily accessible. At the bottom of the image is a row of shallow containers for (from left to right) an assortment of hooks, jigs, and various spinners such as Mepps. I also have other containers with spinnerbaits, miscellaneous baits, etc. that are not in this photo.
  3. Fishing Rhino
    Think you've played some lousy golf, or had some nightmare holes? Well if so, you are in good company. In fact, I doubt that any of you can do worse than what Ernie Els did at the Masters today. He seven putted from two feet. That's right, it took him seven strokes with the putter from within two feet of the cup. Some of those gimmees missed the cup by a good four inches. So, the next time you three putt, or four putt, or even five putt a green, keep your chin up. It could be worse. Especially if you are a pro in the same class as the Big Easy.
  4. Fishing Rhino
    That's a possibility, but when I open the message on the forum, it makes sense. We have spell checkers. Maybe there is a feature that intuitively makes sense out of the jibberish when it's originally sent, and puts the translation in the post.
  5. Fishing Rhino
    It used to be that when I got an email that someone had responded to a private message, I could read the message on the email. Now, when I get a notice, I get this jibberish where the message used to be. I'm sure it's not jibberish to those literate in computerese, but to me, I cannot make hide nor hair out of it. Not a big deal since I can get to the message on the forum. Just wondering what happened. "Bass Fishing Forums <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"/> <title>00 mod has sent you a message</title> <style type="text/css"> #outlook a {padding:0;} body{width:100% !important; -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; -ms-text-size-adjust:100%; margin:0; padding:0;} .ExternalClass {width:100%;} .ExternalClass, .ExternalClass p, .ExternalClass span, .ExternalClass font, .ExternalClass td, .ExternalClass div {line-height: 100%;} #backgroundTable {margin:0; padding:0; width:100% !important; line-height: 100% !important;} img {outline:none; text-decoration:none; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;} a img {border:none;} .image_fix {display:block;} p {margin: 1em 0;} h1 { color: white !important; } h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {color: #333333 !important;} h1 a:active, h2 a:active, h3 a:active, h4 a:active, h5 a:active, h6 a:active { color: red !important; } h1 a:visited, h2 a:visited, h3 a:visited, h4 a:visited, h5 a:visited, h6 a:visited { color: purple !important; } table td {border-collapse: collapse;} table { border-collapse:collapse; mso-table-lspace:0pt; mso-table-rspace:0pt; } a {color: #4a8aca;} /* Unhides cells that we set to hide in the HTML in case the client doesn't support style properly */ *[class~=hidePhone] { display : block !important; width : auto !important; max-height: inherit !important; overflow : visible !important; float : none !important; } *[class~=hidePhone][width="30"] { width: 30px !important; } *[class~=hidePhone][width="40"] { width: 40px !important; } td[class~=hidePhone] { display: table-cell !important; } @media only screen and (max-device-width: 480px) { a[href^="tel"], a[href^="sms"] { text-decoration: none; color: blue; pointer-events: none; cursor: default; } .mobile_link a[href^="tel"], .mobile_link a[href^="sms"] { text-decoration: default; color: orange !important; pointer-events: auto; cursor: default; }"
  6. Fishing Rhino
    It is really a case of different strokes for different folks. The only modification on my canoe in the picture is the two swivel seats with back rests. I have a rod rack like the one in my avatar that I can bolt on in minutes. I'd have to remove it to make room in the bow for a second fisherman. It's not quite as convenient, but I can make do without it. So it stays home. It's heavy, but manageable with one of those bed extenders that fit into the trailer hitch receiver. A trailer would be the hot setup, and something I will likely do when I can no longer wrestle the canoe into my truck. Does that trolling motor, battery stand do double duty as a segue?
  7. Fishing Rhino
    "IF you can find someone who likes canoeing but not fishing and who doesn't mind sitting in the back while you fish, they aren't so bad but those people are more scarce than lips on a chicken." The above is just not accurate. You can ask anyone who has fished out of my canoe where they sit. I have a square stern canoe with a trolling motor. I'd look pretty silly trying to operate the trolling motor on the stern while seated in the bow. Your post may reflect your point of view, but you are just flat wrong on most of your points. As you can see in this photo, my partner has the "preferred position, at the bow.
  8. Fishing Rhino
    If you are talking about a paddlin' canoe, you are correct. But I'll bet dollars to donuts that I can hold my position in the wind easier than you can with a kayak. I put the trolling motor in reverse with just enough power to keep it in position, backed into the wind. I can slide the canoe from side to side, and the wind does not spin it because, like AJ's canoe it has a keel about two inches in height that runs the length of the canoe. My paddlin' canoe is another matter entirely. It has no keel, and even when anchored it can and will spin like a top. You'd think it would be like a kite in the wind, but that is not the case. It can do some funky things in the wind. My canoe with the trolling motor does have one downside. It is a square stern. When the waves get high enough, and steep enough, they will slop over the stern when holding position. All boats are compromises. They all have their strengths and weaknesses. I enjoy my canoe as much as, maybe more than my Nitro Z-8 bass boat, on smaller waters that do not require as much travelling. With the various types of boats, discussing which is "best" or "better", is like discussing whether fly fishing is better than "regular" fishing. Every fisherman is different. One man's meat is another man's poison, and all that kind of rot.
  9. Fishing Rhino
    Okay, I'll play. I had to google MRE to find out what you all were discussing. I knew it had to be some type of military food that didn't require refrigeration, or cooking. I remember them being called K rations. Interesting enough, there was also, (maybe there still is) a dog food by the name of Ken L Ration. The most commonly discussed military food was chipped, creamed beef on toast, known as SOS. Or maybe it was creamed chipped beef on toast. Since you guys seem to be into this stuff, here's a recipe for you. It's probably better than what the Army served up. http://www.food.com/recipe/creamed-chipped-beef-sos-92174
  10. Fishing Rhino
    You didn't specify caught with a hook. Lobstering: I've caught a sail for a Hinckly thirty five foot sailboat that wrapped around our ground line. Must have been washed overboard. A couple of weeks later, I caught the bag for the sail. Countless anchors. Sea turtles and basking sharks. In the fall we fished areas that the party boats from Montauk Point and Point Judith fish for cod. We called them porcupine boats since all the rods hanging off the sides of the boats looked like quills. When they drifted across our ground line many would get snagged. We'd come up with all manner of diamond jigs, sinkers in all shapes and sizes. One year, we filled a five gallon bucket with bank sinkers. We also pulled up parts of boats that had sunk years before. Fishing is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get.
  11. Fishing Rhino
    If nothing works, Then there is either a master switch that is turned off, a circuit breaker that has tripped, or you have lost the ground. Double check your instrument panel. You may have a switch labeled "power". If that is not turned on, you will not have lights, electronics, etc. Contact the seller, and ask him if there is a switch or a breaker in the circuit.
  12. Fishing Rhino
    Thank you for letting us know the outcome. Glad it was just a fuse.
  13. Fishing Rhino
    One more week, and I'm outta here. I'll bring some better/warmer weather with me when I return. Looking forward to some mofre outings with you fellows.
  14. Fishing Rhino
    What do you mean? A "Raider scene" is part of the floor show.
  15. Fishing Rhino
    It's going to be the trim switch on the bow. The trim control on the throttle lever and the one on the motor are vertical in their configuration. The horizontal switch at the bow can accumulate enough water to create a short that will activate the tilt motor.
  16. Fishing Rhino
    Did you get your problem resolved? If so, what was it? And how did you fix it. One of my pet peeves is that someone asks for advice, and they get several suggestions, but we never hear about the resolution. Please, if you ask for advice, let us know how things turn out. it may help someone else. It's common courtesy.
  17. Fishing Rhino
    Rain. It has happened to me, once, and no more. I had the same experience after a torrential downpour. I disconnected the battery, bought a switch and installed it. I had visions of it occurring when I was traveling down the highway. The motor would tilt up. The front of the transom saver would drop. And instant polevault of the lower unit. The least that would happen is that the transom saver would become junk. The worst? The lower unit could become junk. Having a battery switch in the off position eliminates a lot of potential problems. The first thing I do after installing the transom saver is to turn the switch off. It prevents anyone from playing with all the electrical switches except for the trolling motor. I unplug that as part of the process of loading the boat onto the trailer.
  18. Fishing Rhino
    How 'bout a Tattoo tattoo?
  19. Fishing Rhino
    One other thing I did. When I first tried to use the cavitation plate as a step, my foot kept sliding off it with the motor tilted down. My foot wanted to slide off the back of the plate. I tilted the motor up enough so my foot would stay put on the plate as I pushed against it.
  20. Fishing Rhino
    It would be okay to go Full Raider on the manager. They don't have ladles in burger joints.
  21. Fishing Rhino
    I have done it, and it works like a charm. Make sure you have good footing on the cavitation plate. The steering cable makes for a convenient grab handle. Get it as close to the motor as you can. Less leverage on the cable reduces the chance of bending it.
  22. Fishing Rhino
    But not on the parkway.
  23. Fishing Rhino
    You have blown the fuse for the trailer's running lights (tail and marker lights)..They are not on the same circuit as the tail lights on your tow vehicle. Check your owner's manual under fuses. it should have a schematic diagram with each fuse listed. The trailer lights, brakes, signal etc., will trlr or something close that indicates the trailer circuits. When you see trlr lts or maybe lights, that will be the fuse for your running lights. Check that fuse before you drive yourself crazy. Most trailers have a common ground for all the lights. if you have brake lights, four ways, and turn signals that ground should be okay. The below is for a 2014 Silverado. The trailer lamps are fuses 14 - 17. The parking/running lamps are #15. Google (your year, make and model) fuse box diagram. After the next page opens, click on "images" if you do not see some images to choose from.
  24. Fishing Rhino
    I'm not sure this constitutes "road rage" but it's close enough. This harkens back to my lobstering days. A particular, extremely large, close to four hundred pounds, fisherman returned to port after a three day offshore trip. When he tried to start his car, the battery was dead. He flew into a rage (must have been a tough trip) got out of his car, climbed onto the roof and jumped up and down until the entire roof was buckled in. Someone came along with jumper cables. Too late. He had to cram himself, hunched up, into the car. I'm not sure, but those of us who witnessed the display conjectured that the consumption of adult beverages might have played a role. It didn't help that we broke into laughter at the sight of this huge fellow collapsing the roof of his vehicle, which seemed to feed his frenzy.
  25. Fishing Rhino
    And, a good day it was.................................for the bait monkey's cousin, the boat monkey. Not much beats new toys.
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