BrianinMD

People get the 4x4 and think they are invincible, end up finding out the hard way they do not turn or stop well at all. Driven right they will get you thru it but not if you drive like an idiot.

Do a google search for Chris Bailey Marine, he makes a foil which is outstanding. One caveat is he is an oil rig worker who does two week stints on the offshore rig so if he is out there he cannot reply but is very quick to respond otherwise.

Good advice, just wish everyone did not packages sitting on top of my mailbox. It is at the end of a 1000ft driveway and not visible from the house. Come home from work to find boxes just sitting on top of the mailbox, all of the delivery companies do it. I do call to complain, get some excuse and it keeps being done the same way.

Great thanks!! We ended getting Casey Martin scheduled to guide us the first day we are there which will help.

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He is adjusted it some, totals a little less. UPDATE IN WEEKEND SNOW IN NC WVA VA MD DEL SE PA/ SOUTH NJ .... The midday GFS model ( called the 12z GFS) came out around 11:00 AM to 1200noon and it has the coastal LOW2 much weaker and much further to the east so that the only precipitation that falls is over eastern NC...Southeast VA into the lower MD eastern shore and most of thatb precip falls as rain. I believe this solution to be an error because the GFS has a great deal of difficulty in handling LOW pressure areas coming out of the gulf coast and SE states --until you get within about 3 or 3.5 days. The midday European model came out and it has a significant change and looks quite snowy for the northwest half of NC the southern VA Piedmont ...central VA including all the Richmond metro area ...most of the Middle Peninsula ... Northern Neck up into Fredericksburg ..southern MD most of DEL and the lower MD eastern shore. From there the European model actually continues the accumulating snow into NJ/ PHILLY and then up into NYC and aouthern New England. Typically the European model does better with winter storms on the East Coast --especially beyond day 3. However there is a complication here. 1 Going into this event on Friday and Saturday temperatures will just be turning cold by then. Ground temperatures will be quite warm and this is not the middle of winter but the beginning of it. So it may be unwise to use a typical mid winter calculations and figuring the snow fall amounts. 2 Some of the various web sites on the Internet which carry the snow maps and snow totals from the European model are “enhanced.” That is to say they were designed ito show a maximum possible snow if every single thing in the entire universe when absolutely perfect. The best case of this are the snow maps from the European model from a site known as wxbell.com. The algorithm which is used to forecast snow on the Euro model on this particular website views all sleet as accumulating snow ...and views a mixture of rain and snow as accumulating snow. To most people sleet is not snow and it depresses snowfall totals. Crtainly a mixture of rain snow often appears plain old rain to a lot of people and that's early does not accumulate. To show you how important this is.. let's take a look of the various snow maps from the European model on this Monday afternoon December 4 *** VALID *** Saturday morning DEC 9 when the snow ends. IMAGE #1 shows you the enhanced snowfall map from the European model from the wxbell web site. If you are snow nut and you live in much of western and north crntral NC... VA MD DEL into Philly NJ NYC you have to love this map for early December snowfall. Unfortunately it's absolute and total ***. Perhaps if this was the middle of winter and ground temperatures are not as warm as it had been or a freer and the middle of a deep cold wave this solution might be viable. A more improved or better way of handling the snow map is from the European model is using a different snow algorithm developed many years ago by some research scientists. This is the fur to as the KUCHERA snow algorithm - SEE IMAGE #2 . As you can clearly see the snow numbers are significantly reduced and seen to be much more realistic. But even here this particular snow algorithm appears to be forecasting snow amounts on the high side. 3. If you are too close to the LOW pressure area then your location may be too mild at the surface and precipitation falls as rain - eastern NC & southeast VA. If you are deep into the cold air you may be too far away from the precipitation to get the best snowfall -- ( areas such as Roanoke and the Shenandoah Valley). MAP #3 is very reasonable and I think often presents the best most realistic European snow model maps. It is fromn EUROWX.COM Notice it has a band of 1 to 3 inch snows over central and interior portions of Eastern Virginia which extend up into most of the Delmarva and Southern New Jersey. SUMMARY - snow does look likely Friday night and Saturday over a good portion of western and Central North Carolina a good portion of western central and interior Eastern Virginia the Delmarva and Southern New Jersey. It is uncertain different snow again into Washington, DC metro area Baltimore or even into Philly. Second point is that you have to be careful with the snow maps. A lot a weather hobbyists and weather weenies take the snow maps for verbatim under the mistaken allusion that something wonders happens to them and or their lives if they get the most snow fall on a particular snow event. This process is known as not having a real life ..... LikeShow more reactions Comment Share

Have a house rented on Guntersville for March 17-24. We are staying roughly mid lake. Anyone have any thoughts on what its like at that time. I know its a ways off but with winter starting this is something to look forward to.

Grew up in the country, only wood heat until I was 12 or 13, no ac ever, water from a cistern, had about an acre of garden, raised/butchered our meat that was not from hunting, fishing during the warm months.

no, its all about marketing and hype. they reveal all now and their is nothing to keep the hype going until the classic. now we get to see glimpses and prototype drawings show up during this time.

Seastar is generally the go to for this and no question at all in saying it's worth it.

Not sure what the question is but go with a seastar unit. Getting ready to switch my rt188 over. Only has a 115 so using the baystar

The Ultrex is a manual lift motor, it does has a shock built in to assist.

Another vote for the Ultrex, cable steer for the tight spots and spot lock for holding over windy places. Have no doubt I put more fish in the boat because of spot lock. Sure the spot lock is not useful for holding over beds and such but does not cause any deficit either compared to any other trolling motor.

Sunrise from the front porch this morning

I am 46 and prefer the single.

When I was a co the additional console only provided something for me to bang my knees against when running spot to spot. Nothing against wind/cold.

Would never let someone buy my annual pass for me, definitely not doing anything to make me have to take a specific person out whenever I fish.

Been to Gunners a couple times since I only lived a couple minutes from there. Have never done any good there, only caught a few dinks. Always looks like it should be decent but I stopped bothering.

My one and only tattoo, after a dark period in my life this is my reminder to keep things even. The ying yang symbol using a smallmouth and largemouth.

Pitney Run is not that far, just cost to get in. It's 300 acres, trolling motor only and has boat rentals.

The only difference I have with them is not using a screw on shakey head, all other uses are the same with rigging is the same as non-elaztec baits. Hookset does not change at all, no issues getting hookups.

Would love to see your reaction to the townhouses in my area which start at a little over 1 million... Goofy think is they actually sell as fast as they build them.

I am in the same mind set, have a 2017 F150 3.5Eco, sure towing my boat is small percentage of actual driving but comes in handy for some many things. Plus its a very comfortable vehicle to drive, 5 adults sit comfortably, 20.7mpg on all driving, truck bed for hauling things I would not want inside a vehicle, the 10 speed trans is very smooth, and the 36 gallon take is just great. Only downside I have is the parking in some lots also, but found its easier to back in especially with the backup camera on the 7 inch screen.

If there are no shad in a body of water the fall pattern about shad will not mean anything. Think about the behaviors of the baitfish in the particular body of water. That is where the fish will be.