clayton86

I just traded my marlin xs7 .243 for a savage model 11 .204ruger

Mmmm chiavettas... Now I want some I just waking up after being out all night looking for smelt in Niagara river. The girl friend called and said its beautiful out and she's leaving work early so we can take the kids to the park. I had fishing in mind but I guess that can wait till tomorrow lol

I just started going there last year I got a few smallies and a bunch of white bass. Had a musky chase a lure in but never bit.

We went out for smelt this evening at art park still early water was COLD and I discovered I have a hole in my waders

Sweet can't wait to see the finished product

Rock and country mostly Three days grace Papa roach Shine down Hollywood undead Apocalyptica Breaking Benjamin Kill switch engage I listen to pandora while working its on papa roach lately which plays everything I like and very few I dont.

I do a few times a year from Devils hole and Erie by tift nature preserve

Nahhhh only got 6' in November alone lol

How bout that spot we hammered pike john? Trout gotta be running threw there good now.

Both glennwood and alice are thawed here in Orleans county I've been out every Monday for te last three weeks. No fish yet but I seen a guy at the gas station Monday pulling his boat and heard him talking inside the store that he was headed to alice so I chatted with him he said glennwood was hot Sunday boated a couple 3# largemouth and to many smallies to count and keep track of. I've only caught one fish this year about a month ago and it was a steel head on my drop shot set up converted to drift set up for trout till the lakes open up.

Ice is off most the lakes here in wny now seen a guy monday on one of the local lakes hammering bass on square bills.

Been wanting to get into it in hoping to get a blue tick beagle soon the gfs sister has one and bred her about a month ago so hopefully. I run hounds for fox and coyotes occasionally though

I had a similar situation a few weeks ago when my GF and her son met me at the river while I was fishing. Her son was begging to fish and I had two set ups with me and she said " why can't he use that one" pointing to my revo preimer bc on my 7'1" villain rod with a pointer tied on. I chuckled and said no that there are grown men who can't use them reels and her 6 year old was not to touch it. So then came the "ok use the one your using" and after a a little debate and me saying I have to cast it then I'll hand it to the little guy we agreed and I casted for him and handed it over. Now he's using my spinning outfit which was a veritas with a premier spinning on it and I was drifting nipper jigs for trout so when I handed it to him I had the bail open. Well he slams the bail shut using the handle which made me cringe then starting from the second guide from the tip smashed every guide down to the reel across the railing they have at this spot to keep people out of the water. I just about jumped out of my skin. Didn't yell didn't freak out politely asked for my pole explained what NOT to do and casted it again for him. Little guy was happy gf was happy I was less then thrilled. Standing there she made a comment and some how the value of said rods and reels and the pointer came up and she looked at me and said " well you don't have to fish that way or buy that kind of stuff" partially correct in the fact I don't HAVE to to buy high end equipment but I like it and I provide for my family and our family(since I live with her now and we're having a kid together) bills all get paid and I bust my arse at work I can afford things for her and myself so I buy nice equipment. But she got the look and she knew I wasn't gonna give up my fishing habits and I to explained sorta like Glenn did that it's in my blood the spot we were at was behind my parents old house when they were together my dad had me there fishing at 6Mo with a snoopy pole tucked in my stroller with me so it's pretty much safe to say I've been fishing my whole life and i won't stop till I'm dead....maybe Then I told her a big fat windy when I said "plus babe I build my rods now remember so I don't have to buy these expensive rods I just build custom ones to save money" she bought it idk how considering she got me the rod building start up kit and has seen the bill for some of the builds I've done lol.

Kinda looks like raider

Nope

Nice build I like that handle

Well I ant answer on catching a fish on a rod you have built because I've yet to catch one on a rod I built but with three rods under my belt and plans for many more I can answer that yes it is very addicting.

I went in the kayak for a few hours today didn't catch anything but it felt great to be out. Had 40mph winds so it was mostly spent paddling against current and wind at the same time because it was a south wind and not a west like they called for. Had a few northerns chase spinner baits and pointers to the side of the yak with out biting which was fine they are out of season and I like my pointers lol.

Here in WNY most the rivers are open been catching trout pretty good. Parts of one of the big lakes is open near the mouth of the river and down about half a mile. Couple of the stone quarrys on my road are completely thawed and some are partial while others still are solid ice. I'm going out in the kayak tomorrow in on of the rivers gonna be a heck of a paddle but I'm determined to get out.

According to their Facebook page they have different size blanks for turning cups or bowls so I'm sure they have something that will work for rods. I was thinking split grips wouldn't be to heavy

They have a list of suppliers to order from I checked out monkey something something suppliers they have all their color options and blank sizes.

I'm game as wellFirst we need all this white crap to go away

Came across this on fb for custom knife scales so I looked the company up and they have blanks for turning just about anything. Thought it would make a sweet custom rod handles some stuff is very pricy($125) but for the most part it's not bad ($15) for the smaller blanks that I think would work for a rod handle. I'm gonna order some to have some coyote calls made and while I'm at it see if my buddy can do a reel handle. http://beyondwoodproducts.com/dnn/ Little sample of what they look like.

That's sweet

Went to bed with 0 snow other then the piles from plows. Woke up and there is at least 3" on the ground and covering my truck. Either way my favorite river is opened up its a little high and looks like chocolate milk but I'm going Monday in the kayak I don't care if I'm wearing tons of layers I am getting out I need it.