Darth-Baiter

so.., what I am hearing is lets sing, "showtunes"? not that there is anything wrong with that. I do holler that one phrase out of Frozen, when I release a bass.

it is universally a good thing if you can do more with less. 100%.

dude never come back? guess he figured it out!!

in a bassboat, i could wear anything. not like i am trying to stay dry, look for traction. just needs to cover my feet. i wear trail running shoes for the most part. kayak footwear takes more thought.

tour Versatile. i played with the rod, and kinda kick myself for not buying one. zero idea about the Expride.

which Levante?

Prob easiest to put bump stops at the foot pedals.

^^^this really is the best move.

There is 0% chance he would be happy for you if you kill it shore-fishing. 0%! Narcissistic behavior is real. It’s all about him.

as i get older, i have learned to surround myself with positive people. there is no way i would fish with that guy. he would have dropped me off on a island after i was honest with him after the first episode. sheriff boat would have to come get me. hahahh my younger brother throws tantrums if a hunting trip goes bad for him. like he misses a shot, or blows a stalk. i dont hunt with him anymore. i love him to death, but i love myself more..and i dont need the negative vibes. fishing he is fine.

i didnt get a tax break on my Tesla. i bought inbetween the chance. they stopped the incentive and we needed a car. we buy car, and they start up incentive again. fUN! hahah.. i dont worry about the tax incentive people get or dont get. i do know the Gov bailed out the regular car manufacturers plenty of times, and that dont bother me either.

i only use 50 or 65 braid on my baitcaster reels. i know some of you dont have problems with the thin line biting into the spool with smaller diameter lines, but i do. i'm cool with not being as lucky, or talented as you guys. i do love watching it happen to my friend Steve. fish are slamming and we are rapid firing casts...only to hear him start cussing as his lure flys out to 20 feet and come to an aprupt stop and lash a tiny bit. i made my suggestions on "what works for me" for exactly one year. hahah...finally his shop changed him over to straight non-braid and he is happy and loves how he came up with the idea himself. hahahha..

man, i would use bump stops right before the point of seizure. cool install!! what motor is that?

my entire electrical and natural gas bill is about $300 per month on average. that is with charging the tesla. we do about 1000 miles per month. that's awesome compared to the $250 i do with the Tacoma. and i bet i do 500 miles per month. that is neglecting the fact that we have computers and stuff running almost full time at home.

ahhh..great point. really great point. thanks.

no way. we charge all the time at home. comparing cost, the EV is about 30% of what gas would be.

I have a gas guzzling Tacoma, and a Tesla. best of both worlds. I have both eyes open and didn't buy the Tesla to save the world or anything. living where I live it makes total sense. we have chargers everywhere, altho our personal Tesla has never ever seen a Tesla Fast-charger. not even once. we charge it at home with our Tesla charger overnight when the power is less expensive. wake up to a charged car. we only charge it enough for the days activities. if the battery craps itself, we will decide if we replace it or not. we have the money saved to do so if we want. saved it up. my tacoma. hell, I have two of them. that is my marathoner. my roadtrip ride, my kayak fishing ride, etc. doing the numbers, the Tesla truck is the only EV that would have the range to get me to some of my lakes. but no. I already bought the Tacoma. I do have a deposit on the Cybertruck tho. moment of weakness.

I'm pretty sure my oil light is just a simple counter ticking off the miles I drive. nothing more. it sends out a "oh, boss, you better go and buy some filters and oil" warning at 4700 miles, and at 5000, it say, "its time.!" there are no analytics going on. it does the same thing I used to do as a kid. I wrote down date and miles in a notebook. and I checked on it occasionally.

@Kites R4 Skyfishing wow. that bass owned you!! great story nevertheless. my Hobie, I think just having the drive poking into the water offers some resistance. if a bass or cat is yanking towards something, I turn my rudder so my boat lines up perpendicular to the fish. it pulls me forward and my kayak does a slow turn, adding resistance. dumb move on a giant ocean fish, I imagine..but so far, no freshwater fish has flipped me.

US warranty was the bomb. They sent me a replacement rod no charge. My own stupidity broke the thing and I told them so.

badass. looks like a stormtrooper!!

one fish a month seems super reasonable huh? January is really where I choke it.

I have the Perfect Pitch. I bought it for a light punch rod, and it is indeed a bit of a light punch rod. it is heavier than I like for a pitch rod, since I gravitate towards smaller bait presentations if I pitch at all. visually it is friggen nice. fit and finish is wonderful. I think my rod is very nice, but it turned out to be softer than I like for punching. I sends the bait out, with a mere wrist flick, but the rod loads up somewhat sometimes just yanking the bait clear. I have taken bass, but nothing giant..YET. it will skip wonderful. I can skip a heavy jig nicer than I imagine. I guess I just haven't found a niche for it. I do think it would make a GREAT frog rod. I just don't frog that much where I typically fish.

great info people!!! thanks.

luckily, Toyotas align with my own personal thought on oil changes. 5000 miles with full synthetics. I write the date and time on my old truck canister filter, so I kinda have a reminder, but it is useless redundancy.