Scott F

Musky lures are designed to catch muskies. Bass lures are designed to catch fishermen.

I’d be curious as to the accuracy of the specs on the cheap batteries. I use DeWalt cordless power tools and their batteries are pretty expensive. I’ve watched testing comparisons of cheap batteries with the DeWalt and none of the cheap ones last nearly as long as the OEMs do. I’d be very surprised if the cheap trolling motor batteries actually meet the publish specs.

I have no need to go 0-60 in under 6 seconds. My next car will be an EV, but not until the next generation of battteries that cost less, charge faster and have longer range are the norm. I can wait.

Watched Notre Dame come from behind last night in what was probably the best game of the playoffs. Not much scoring in the Ohio State-Texas game so far.

Because I was nervous about dropping my $1,200 iPhone and loosing it to the bottom of a lake, I bought a Minolta MN40WP, 48 mega pixel camera. You can get this waterproof camera for $85-$90.

Make things easy on yourself. For now, until you see a need for it, just fish straight braid. It won’t keep you from getting bites, you won’t have to learn new knots and you won’t have to spend money on fc line. IF, you have problems with abrasion, not likely, you can always add a leader in the future.

That was a joke. A dad joke…No actual book was written. LOL!

I wrote a book about stairs…..It’s a step by step guide.

The muck coming out of the pipe looks like what you get when your engine blows a head gasket and the engine coolant mixes with motor oil, then sits for a while.

If orange gunk is coming from a pipe and flowing into a body of water, you should contact the EPA and send them the photo and the location. My fishing club has had the EPA out to investigate several companies who were illegally dumping into our local rivers.

I’ve still got a box full of Eppinger spoons I bought many years ago when I was doing fly-in trips. For pike, the 5 of diamonds was always my favorite, but the hooks on mine have all been replaced.

Not exactly a Scrooge, but we don’t have kids or grandchildren to host so Christmas for my wife and I is just another day. We are both retired, it’s not like we get the day off work. We don’t even put up a tree.

Space for rigged rods on my boat and on my personal pontoon is limited and I hate having a bunch of rods get tangled up. I’ve never had more than 5 rods, and usually 4 on the deck most times. I just don’t have the room and always felt that technique specific rod labeling was just a way for companies to sell more rods. I carry a medium lite, a couple of medium spinning rods and one or two medium heavy baitcasters. Those will do a good job throwing anything in my tackle box that’ll catch a smallie.

Not a weird question. Asian carp are working their way towards lake Michigan on rivers in Illinois and make it through locks along the way easily. The Corps of Engineers has had to electrify the DesPlaines river south of Chicago to make carp stop moving toward the lake. It’s working so far.

I was more of a Cabela’s fan than Bass Pro way back in the day before the internet. Catalog orders over the phone. And if you could find one, a Cabala’s retail store. Once they were taken over by BP, they are the same as a Bass Pro now.

Years ago, I worked in a retail store. During Christmas, Christmas music played non-stop. I got so sick of it, to this day, almost 40 years later, I still can’t stand listening to any Christmas music.

I love my morning 18oz of Folgers - weak, with a bit of sweet-n-low, and a lot of hazelnut creamer!

The North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission (NCWRC) manages beavers and offers a Beaver Management Assistance Program (BMAP) to help resolve conflicts.

I use 10lb braid on all my spinning gear. Its thin diameter gives me maximum casting distance and also lets lures run deeper than thicker lines. It’s also very strong but not so strong that it’s too difficult to break when you get snagged. For my fishing, 10lb is strong enough for anything I’m going to throw using a spinning rod. If heavier lines are needed for getting through thick weeds, I switch to my bait casting gear. Anything thinner than 10lb braid is more difficult to tie especially if you want to tie on a leader.

The last rod I broke was a 2 piece, St Croix Premier spinning rod that was built in the 90’s. I was using it as a jerkbait rod. The constant jerking had, without me knowing, caused the two pieces to start separating. When there was only about a quarter inch of the top section still engaged with the lower section, and I gave the rod a jerk, which caused the end of the upper section to split. I took it to the St. Croix factory store and for $55, they replaced the 25 year old rod.

This project was from a year ago. We had a counter that divided the kitchen from the dining area and a niche by our front door that were both covered in ship lap. The fireplace was covered with stone and we decided to cover the ship lap with the same stone. This is the fireplace that was here when we moved in This is the niche and the counter we wanted to cover. And this is the same niche and counter after we added the stone veneer. It really wasn’t a difficult project. The stone comes in 24”x6” panels and we mounted them using an adhesive that comes in tubes like caulk made for this kind of material. I rented a diamond bladed wet saw and completed the project in a day and a half.

New cars make even replacing the battery difficult.

Usually when that happens, the guy getting bit is getting his lure closer to the structure where the fish are holding. Like the fish are relating to downed logs on the bottom, because of the light and boat positions, one guy can see the logs and the other guy can’t. I’ve seen it in my own boat.

Silver blade baits are my favorite for whites and wipers.

I’d even pay a bit more from a local marine dealer.