DanielG

I brought it down to the water today and tried it out. I call it the Organic Lure. A cold day here in Maine but not as could as it should be. This lure made with cottonwood and clamshells picked up in Nebraska and Michigan on an 8400 mile camping trip the wife and I did in the spring. The lure, interestingly has some of the best action in a lure I've made. And I make everything except the hooks. There is a video of how it was made and of it in the water. Here's a picture.

So funny if anyone asks guys about their trucks. It's like women talking about their relationships.

This summer the wife and I traveled out west from Maine for two months and 8400 miles. Good trip. But, have you ever seen those backyard inground swimming pools on some TV show that are abandoned and all there is, is a puddle of rainwater in the deep end? That's what those states looked like everywhere we went and camped. We camped at one place in Nebraska. There was a lake way off in the distance. The camp ranger talked to us. We were sitting in camp chairs on the edge of the lake. Sure enough it was gravel about five feet from us. The water was maybe1000 feet away.

Well, I've just been buzzing around this lake fishing for bass (or anything else that will bite) since I was eight years old. At 67 I'm still doing it. Never payed any attention to the circuit.

I made this bait a couple of years ago. First time I took it out it snagged a fairly large sized bass for the lake I live on. Later in the trip it ended up about 50 ft up in a large pine tree (don't ask). So, I find it again every time I pass that way. Stands out amongst the green pine needles, laughing at me. Later that week I made another just like it. Still have it years later.

I do an F150 v8 2015. Fiberglass cover over the back. So good dry room there. Aluminum body. I do a steady 21.5 mpg or so the computer tells me.

I posted this a short while ago but the video violated forum rules. So, I'll just post the cover picture. Tried something new for me. A hollowed out head with feathers. Some people make some really nice ones. I thought I'd try. It has a very linear movement to it. It reminds me of some streamer fly's I used to use. No movement just a tapered forward motion. I think the feathers make it have no real center of gravity to pivpt on. But it does track cleanly with no wobbles or rotations. The video showed the movement if you happened to catch it.

There's a really bad intestinal flu going around. Actually that's what they call it but it's an intestinal virus. Flue affects respiratory areas. This gets you going both ends, lasts a day or two but feel bad up to 2 weeks after. Extremely contagious. Passed by fluids so wash thy hands. We haven't had it yet but know of entire families getting it after getting together for Thanksgiving. They seem to get it the same day. stay safe everyone.

Well, I ordered the Shimano Vangard 3000xg and some Berkley mono. Ya... I like braid on my casting reels and I've been trying to like Flouro for awhile, but I'm going back to mono. Used it since I was a kid and to me, even with it's drawbacks, I manage it well. Eventually I might do braided on spinning but I struggle with leaders.

Yes $239 compared to $219 for the right size of the other one. I figured not much difference. And $200 is a budget but If i personally have to put in a few to get one I don't mind.

Right now I'm looking at the Shimano Stradic and the Vanford. Still pondering though. I've got time. So many good reels and features.

So, I've got about $200 for a new spinning reel. I've got some good casting reels but only a low end Shimano spinning reel. I'll be putting it on a Dobsyn medimu/light Fury rod. Bass where I live are 1.5-2 lbs. mostly. Been wanting a decent reel for awhile. I'd appreciate some recommendations. The $200, believe it or not is part of my medicare advantage plan I have with my insurance provider. They authorize a lot of 'healthy recreational' type of stuff. I'm not sure where the fishing reels tie in with backpacks, bikes, and walking sticks but hey... And it's use it or lose it by the end of the year. Thanks in advance.

Finished another one. This one has good action. I enlarged the air chamber at the top. The second lure made out of layers of Acrylic laminate. Since the paint is internal the effect has the illusion of depth and transparency. Better action with better floatation. Video show's it's making. https://youtu.be/QlczsqZsWMI

ha... Look at my other video topics. We've done a lot of in the US traveling. over 8000 miles with the camper.

yes, gearing up for winter here. Fishing takes a definite back seat. I think this one is a prototype. Gotta make some changes. thnx.

I recently made a crystal lure out of laminated clear acrylic. It's an idea recently made clear (did you see that pun?) by the Engineered Angler on Youtube. The effect is sort of 3-D transparency. It has possibilities. Looking to try again and expand on some other ideas from this first one. Click the pict to see a video of how it'a made.

So, I'm the original poster of in this thread. I was out casting on the dock today and realized that in three years I haven't used my thumb on my Curado reel once in that time unless I just wanted stop it short during a cast. I've yet to get a nest. When I posted, it was my first casting reel. Digital reels weren't that big a deal yet. So many people here and other places told me that I needed to cut my teeth on a non digital reel first then use the digital one if I wanted because not getting good at using a casting reel would not be wise. I'm here to say that I still love this reel, I can drive a stick shift but I don't want to, I use a digital watch and don't feel I need to use an analog one, and I like paying for stuff with my Apple watch; I haven't carried money in a few years. I still recommend a digital reel for anyone who would like to have one. Have fun fishing and literally forget birds nests.

With most other inflation/recessions everything goes down, market, jobs, wages. And prices of course go down as no one has money to buy anything. This one has wages and jobs up. Kinda new. Different circumstances with this one, pandemic and war. I think without the war we would have continued to see a recovery. The last recession was unusual too. I'd never seen one caused by a housing crash. Usually they follow a pattern. Good employment, wages rise a bit, high interest rates leading to manufacturing slowdowns then loss of jobs and the economy spirals down as no one buys anything. Can't get or afford credit. During a recession cash is king. Stuff gets cheap and if you've got cash savings you can do well, if not like most people you don't. In the early 80's inflation reached 14%. Those with cash bought CD's at the bank with a 10% interest return. I was younger but relatives made a killing over a couple of years. That recession was pretty much bad for everyone. The 2008 recession was bad for a certain sector of the population. This one will affect a lot like the 80's one did.

Live long enough and you cycle through this dozens of times. This one is different but then again many of them were different too but in other ways. Up, down. Seen it over and over.

I decided to make, of all things a wooden spoon. Didn't know if it could be done. It actually came out pretty nice. I'll have to see how it tracks when the ice eventually goes out here at the lake. I produced a video of how it was made.

Just saw a news report. The employment rate is stabilizing in many states and is almost normal in some. They gave huge statistical numbers of people who have decided to make a go of it at home, one household incomes like long ago. Many of them women. They're finding out that if they stay home with the kids, the savings in child care don't warrant them returning to work. The rest of the people are cruising the job market and finding work they like better, or pays better, or is just not as hard for the pay they get. Right now it's a workers market. The jobs that no one wants are not getting filled.

So, what's with all the background artifacts in the picture? Grass beneath, daylight on the lower right, Lots of blue and some black blotches around you. I'm trying to figure out if it was taken in the daytime or night.

Oh boy.. that orange one is something. The long shorts though. Sometimes can't be helped. 42 waist, 29 inseam. Everything's gonna be long. Those tights though... Might make a good crank bait pattern... maybe....

Used to catch a lot of stuff with live bait but with that it's sort of like waiting for the fish to come to you. Works really good but it's all up to the fish. They all like live bait all the time. More of a challenge with artificial... probably why I don't do that well! ?

I think it's sort of like Kleenex tissue. Kleenex is a name brand, not a description of an item. But since they were the first and the only one around at one time we often ask for a Kleenex instead of a tissue. Weed Eater was a brand of 'weed wacker'. I think they were the first to show us one long ago with the string trimmer and all. So today we often use weed eater to describe the thing. When a company gets their name to be what everyone calls an item, they've got the corner on the market when it gets to that point.