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  1. theres 2, one by the library which has nice bass and bluegill in it (i caught a 2.5lber one night) but you're not allowed to fish it. i got kicked out theres another in the woods and it looks awesome but i have only caught a few 2" green sunfish and bluegill in it. i've fished it a bunch and am convinced there are no bass in it. i will try more in the spring i suppose
  2. good call extending the contest. gives me some time to fish after the semester is over
  3. that's an ugly bird ;D ;D ;D congrats
  4. the compressor you currently have will be perfect for airbrushing. it has a mid sized storage tank for compressed air (so the motor isn't constantly running like it would be if you bought an airbrush specific compressor). like Ben said, you pour the paint (which just comes in a plastic flip top bottle) into either one those two glass jars (the 1oz jar is the one attached to the airbrush in the picture on the box, the 3oz one is the bigger non-cylindrical one) or the metal paint cup. all three of this fit into the bottom of that paasche airbrush. you don't need to keep buying these jars (unless you want to), you can just clean them out and use new colors. the paasche airbrush you linked to is single action meaning when you operate it, you can only push the trigger (on top of the brush) down, and this releases a steady stream of air at whatever psi you have your compressor set to. to adjust paint flow, you turn that little cone that is located under the tip of the brush (kind of at a 45° angle) to allow more or less paint to flow through and mix with your air. when the air shoots through the brush, it passes across the tube leading into your paint cup/jar, and by means of the Venturi effect (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venturi_effect), paint is sucked up the tube and mixes with the air, forming the "atomized" spray which evenly coats your lure. that said... it would be of your best interest to look for an inexpensive dual action gravity fed airbrush to start with. a dual action brush has a trigger that allows you to press down to allow air flow, and then you can gradually pull the trigger back to allow more paint to flow through. if you just push the trigger down, only air comes out of the brush, if you pull the trigger all the way back, a lot of paint sprays out. this dual action is better for two reasons 1.) it allows you to control paint flow on the fly more easily and 2.) it allows you greater control of detail with the brush. gravity fed means that the paint cup is fixed (though sometimes they are removable) on top of the brush, like the one Ben linked you to. this has a few advantages as well. 1.) you can shoot very small amounts of paint, like one or two drops at a time, and minimize wasted paint, 2.) it is easier to clean because there isn't a little tube that transfers the paint to the airstream (on a gravity fed brush you need to clean the inside of this tube or your colors will mix or it gets clogged). like Ben said, you should probably start with Createx or any other water based airbrush-specific paint (Smith Wildlife Colors, Poly Transpar, Auto Airs are a few others). its just simple water cleanup and there are no hazardous solvents and fumes to worry about. paint never gets in the hose, that only transfers air from your compressor to your brush. to clean out the paint cup and the tube that transfers paint to the brush, use water in a little squirt bottle and a small gentle brush. they sell airbrush cleaning brushes. thats about all i can think of at the moment. hope i didn't bore you or tl;dr. airbrushes are simple machines once you understand them.
  5. I agree, I love how he doesn't give 2 craps about what people think. Most addicts do not. Addicts are so refreshingly cute, until they die. He looks about 6 months out. : Did you even watch the 20/20 interview? They asked him if he would take a drug test, he said he had nothing to hide. Then right after the interview he took it, and passed. BAM WINNING. Sheen: 1 World:0 lol i need more stories like this
  6. i should note that i have bought Kinami though, which is essentially the exact same bait. this was when i first found out about this style of bait.
  7. where can i fish around the UMBC campus without a ride? i haven't found any places via google maps and it is really disappointing me next year i'll have my truck up here so i can drive to Liberty and Loch Raven and Patapsco
  8. never bought a bag of GY senkos in my life. i've fished with them though. just a few that i've borrowed from friends etc. i buy *** trick sticks or yum dingers.
  9. i just realized i like the background a lot in these pics ;D
  10. me neither, i see it as a personal favor. same thing goes for boogers in plain view, food in teeth/on face, etc....
  11. depends who it is and your relationship with them. some people you can just tell them and they'll thank you for letting them know. if you're not that tight with them you could try writing it to them?? idk. offering gum or mints is always a good idea. eat a piece yourself first then offer it to them. honestly i think most people know when their breath stinks (at least i know when mine does) there just isn't anything they can do about it at the moment
  12. Couple solutions to this, if you're sleeping until 1-2pm, you need lay off caffeine, and do physical exercise during day, and go bed early and you'll wake up when the alarm goes off the first time. i could cut out sodas, otherwise i don't get any caffeine. i also don't go out of my way to get any physical exercise aside from just walking around campus. as for going to bed early, i seem to fall asleep around 3-4 in the morning every night. if i go to bed earlier i lay there for hours and get very frustrated. see DSPS: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_sleep_phase_syndrome
  13. yeah i use my ISP webmail as my main email address. then i have a school email address setup with gmail and a hotmail email address for windows live.
  14. lol 6500 posts, i don't think my bluegill has even been alive long enough to take that many dumps ;D ;D
  15. that's what i'm saying. except i hope he actually comes through and shows everyone up. that would be most awesome.
  16. this? (i edited it for a painting i was doing based off it, i don't have the full color version anymore)
  17. I removed the old guides and the foregrip unscrewed and slid off. Then I just had to drill out the wood to fit the plastic. And put the foregrip back on before wrapping the new guides. ohhhhh gotcha. i didn't know you took the guides off; i should read closer ;D
  18. i don't think i could get up when my alarm goes off no matter what time it is set for. the only reason i use an alarm is when i have get up before i would naturally get up (around 1-2). if i was ready to get up and go as soon as my alarm goes off, then i wouldn't need the alarm in the first place. basically what i'm trying to say is my natural clock tells me to get up late at like 1 or 2, and i'd get up at this time every day if i could. but i can't so i use an alarm. of course i'm tired when it goes off because its before the time i'd naturally wake up. i don't really hit snooze to give me more "sleep" time, i use it to give me some "wake up" time.
  19. how did you get the foregrip on?
  20. this is something i haven't seen before and i like it
  21. very bold colors. i like them
  22. i've got -11 messages in my inbox... edit: its fixed after maintenance mode
  23. You do realize you would get more sleep if you just woke up at the time you needed to get up instead of setting your alarm for 2 hours early and then wake up every 5 - 10 minutes to hit the snooze button. yeah i do realize that, but i know if i didn't set my alarm 2 hours early i would almost certainly miss class. because i'd still hit snooze 6+ times ;D
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