MN Fisher

Wonder how a twin-tail would work? (things to add to next year's 'try it' list)

Personally - only the TM wires through a dedicated breaker to the battery....everything else goes through the junction/circuit breaker box.

Eager little bugger, wasn't he.

It's gonna get harder and harder to tell a real pic from a computer generated one...you thought all the Photoshopping was bad the last couple decades - AI imagery makes Photoshop look like a kid's crayon drawing.

Years of hobby electronics settled me on one brand of this - yes, you can find it on Amazon.

You could, but it's not going to have anywhere near the same action. Why not get some decent skirts from Do-It - https://store.do-itmolds.com/Living-Image-Banded-Skirts_p_844.html If you're on a tight budget - I've used these from Amazon and they're not too bad

For bass I use Comets in #3 to #5, Shad is my usual go-to, and silver blade seems to work the best.

So far that's been all of them...from my cheapie Mitchell Avocet spinners to my Pflueger President XT baitcaster, eveything's been one of those two. I've heard of some that are 0.5mm, but I haven't come across any in my upgrading.

Yep - that's what the calipers are for.

Ya - bugs me too and I do selective harvest. But I have standards...each species has a length/weight range where I'll keep (bass it's about 1/2 of those), the rest go back.

Just make sure it's legal where you are. Here in MN, we can use it...but only one arm can have a hook, the rest must be hookless.

Paul's been pretty quiet for a while now...I'll try shooting him a message He's also been absent from here...use to be pretty active.

Had to have seen her in something....unlike most where they list the actor credits in the main page, Wiki put her credits on a separate page - that's how much she was in. Some of the more well known films Murder by Death Death on the Nile Hook ( ya, the Robin Williams one...she played Grandma Wendy) Sister Act 1 & 2 (Mother Superior) And of course on TV she was the Dowager Countess of Grantham in Downton Abby

I got mine off of Amazon, but it looks like they're not selling them anymore. This place out of Michigan has 4"x8" sheets of either 1mm or .75mm (two most common thicknesses for drags washers) for $26.49. Considering that washers are usually around 1" or less diameter, you'd get 32 from one sheet if you cut perfectly...2-3 washers per stack and Bob's your uncle. https://stores.tunasreeltroubles.com/carbon-fiber-drag-washer-sheets/ Any decent compass circle cutter will do the job...I just happen to have razor cutters that fit into my Helix compass...though I'm running low and I can't find the replacements - so I may have to buy a dedicated circle cutter.

I'm still using my Aird-X MH/F rod for spinnerbaits....action is more of a MF-F, not a true F. Line is 12# YZH, which has less stretch than mono with better abrasion resistance...seems to work well.

I agree that switching out the felt for carbontex is a no brainer...but considering I'm on a tight budget I just picked up some carbontex sheets and made my own. Tools I had....I figure my cost was about $2-$3 a reel when all was said and done.

@throttleplate - why the confusion, dude?

Dame Margaret Natalie Smith CH DBE passed away Friday - in addition to the above role, she was in a plethora of movies, TV and stage roles. She won 2 Oscars, 4 Emmys, 1 Tony, 3 Golden Globe, and 5 BAFTA awards and was well respected among her peers. She was also one of only 63 people in the world who was a member of Order of the Companions of Honour - that list is limited to 65 max and is a special honour bestowed by the Monarch. Another role not well known was as the Goddess Thetis in 1981's 'Clash of the Titans'. Rest well, Maggie...we'll miss you. (Maggie in 1962)

Menards is always my first stop - they had a sale 4-pack of 3" rubber swivel casters for $5.49....I got two packs.

Looks like Scheels is starting up the dump of open-water gear in preparation for ice-fishing season.

Another project in the finished 'pile' Wanted a motor dolly, but didn't want to pay $100 or more - so 1/2 a set of casters that cost $5 and some wood and hardware I had laying about and voila.

I'd put them in a different order, but ya - all great finesse techniques. Ned, Shakey, Drop-Shot, Jig Worm, Neko.

What's a 401K? (wife's and my 401ks, my Roth, my ESOP and her IRA all got wiped out by medical bills...reason we're on plain SS only)

Stick around long enough and they go on sale occasionally - I picked up 3 pair for $10 last year. And yes, they're excellent scissors for braid.

SK Banshee with Berkley Pit Boss - like bowhunter...yo-yo or burn just under the surface. Don't worry the skirt - the trailer with the skirt makes it look bigger and more enticing.