Long Mike

The fact that the word "screw" could be used in a profane manner never crossed my mind.

The Mighty Mike.

Screw

Jeff, the Navionics South chip contains HD information on all the lakes between (and including) G'ville and Pickwick. The HD info stops at the Pickwick dam.

A Uni to Uni knot is sufficient to tie backing to your braid. Use no more than 30# on your reel.

It's out of the Twilight Zone. Rod Serling is saying "Picture in your mind an old, fat, matron, who has a strident voice, much louder than others, who has cowed a School Board."

What ever happened to the music when a young man and lady could dance together and grind groins? I guess those days are gone forever. Pity.

I have a 7' ML and love it. The sensitivity is outstanding. I have landed a four pound trout with it with no problems.

SWMBO sidetracked be for a while. To continue, Let's say you have a bunch of leads attached to your battery, but everything is supposed to be turned off. You know that your fully charged battery, with nothing connect to it, measures say 12v. If you connect your volt meter across the battery terminals and read anything less than 12v, then you know that something is NOT turned off. Then you have to begin your search for the culprit. I would caution that fully charged battery voltage varies, so you have to establish that baseline before you start your search.

Tom,if you complete the circuit in the manner you described, then you need to have your meter set to measure amperage. In the circuit you described, if you leave the alligator clip connected to the battery and then measure the voltage between the ground and positive terminal of the battery you will get the voltage of the battery, less the voltage drop across your load. In other words, if a fully charged battery has say 12v when not connected to anything, but say 9v when your lights are turned on, that means that your lights, and the wiring in between, are causing a voltage drop of 3v.

X2. Voltage is always measured in parallel with the load. Current is measured in series.

To begin with, welcome to our forums. Why don't you go to the Introductions forum and tell us a little about yourself, especially your age. A go-to lure for an experienced bass fisherman will probably be totally different for someone with little experience..

If you haven't read it yet, here is an article written by Ghoti concerning reel maintenance. http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/supertune-baitcaster.html

Portal for a time traveler.

I ain't goin there. I can't get the word "chicken" out of my mind.

Gary, the registration forms will be available shortly, but they can be accessed only by a password, which the member must PM me to get. I will give you the password at 11:59 PM, the day before we are due to arrive.

Huh? All I can see are garbled transmissions from aliens.

With all due respect, the oil companies are actively involved in the search for alternative energy. They know that the oil supply is not infinite. To preserve the longevity of their companies, they have no alternative but to do so. Please do your homework before making such a statement.

I agree with RW. $350 is about right for a guide. Be sure to get references.

If you could make it to G'ville, you can certainly make it to Pickwick. 2013. No Excuses!

I'm preaching to the choir, but any boat operator can take a free on-line Boater's Safety Course for their individual state. All you have to do is Google it. I take it every year to keep my mind refreshed, but the course does nothing if the numb-nuts approaching you hasn't got a clue. So, I watch, and evade as necessary.

Pardon my ignorance, but I have owed a 1986 and now own a 2004 Tracker, and never heard of a flow-rite valve control. The only cables on either of the boats were the throttle and the shift cables.

THAT is an interesting article! Very well done Gary! It's going to be plagiarized all over the net.

DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, LET WAYNE COOK THE CHICKEN!

Good Stuff! Thank you!