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  1. Sk8man
    That is really impressive Brian Neat idea.
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    Fishy always has a good selection of stuff. Looking forward to seeing you there Gerry
  3. Sk8man
    Yep. I have it but I just throw them in the vibrator itself and fish them out and just leave the material as it is then next time just add a little more of the polishing substance either way works.
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    Small Spro #8 swivel from main Bloodrun Sea Flee 30 lb mono to 20 lb fluoro leader 20 ft long.Either dedicated rods without a leader (i.e. just the 30 lb mono with a solid ring ball bearing swivel) OR I just take the leader off and put a ball bearing swivel on the end of the mono for attractor use.
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    Toothpaste is actually a bit better as it is a mild abrasive.
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    One of the pluses for the Blacks is that there is a large range of adjustment on them perhaps to the point of barely releasing if that is what is desired. It is one difference form the Chamberlain in fact as the upper end of the Chamberlain release is about 4 lbs or so. The difference can be important when using attractors with lures as it may require a relatively higher setting than with just a spoon or stick to prevent false releases. Normally for usual fishing conditions I have my Blacks set for 3-3 1/2 lbs. I use an inexpensive luggage scale to set the releases. If I run cowbells, flashers, or spinnys in conjunction with the lure I usually estimate upward on the tension to about 4 lbs or so as I may not have the scale with me in the boat. After using Blacks since the mid seventies I can pretty much tell even without the scale where I'm at P.S. I constantly monitor the tips of my rigger rods to spot possible "shorts" that may not have triggered the release. Chamberlains may be better at detecting them than Blacks for small fish and especially light hitters like Walleyes and Perch.
  7. Sk8man
    Brian hit it right on the head and after all it is also a serious "holiday" in rememberance of the great folks who gave their lives so that the rest of us could enjoy it along with the many freedoms we have. I guess we all need to pause sometimes and think about that.....myself included. That fact should also be shared with young people because they may have little no idea of the significance of it, or of the fact that Hitler was on the path to making an atomic bomb that could have been used on us but it was prevented by that victory and those people's ultimate sacrifice.
  8. Sk8man
    From my viewpoint the two Mikes are a couple of the most serious contenders facing us along with the Admiral. Might be tough splitting that one fish between us that still resides in the lake
  9. Sk8man
    Leave it to you to come up with the term Mike
  10. Sk8man
    Lets hope not. Wanton waste in any sport is unacceptable.
  11. Sk8man
    That is sick......
  12. Sk8man
    #1 and #2 are accounted for. The tough part will be making it a reality in terms of results; especially with competitors like you guys
  13. Sk8man
    https://www.laketroutderby.org/
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    Perfect still laughing
  15. Sk8man
    Once again....check out the dorsal fin. https://www.iowadnr.gov/idnr/Fishing/Iowa-Fish-Species/Fish-Details/SpeciesCode/ULL Look also at the anal fin.
  16. Sk8man
    Nope take a look at the dorsal fin. In the Quillback the rear part of the dorsal is horizontally extended or elongated while the forepart is much longer and when raised up looks like a "quill" Gizzard Shad
  17. Sk8man
    Back in the late eighties or early nineties when I first started fishing for them on Cape Cod they had to be 40 inches to keep and as the years went along the size went down into the twenties. They built up populations relatively fast when the size limit was 40 inches. Like everything else though things may be more complicated than they seem...the oceans are radically changing, bait populations changing etc. so maybe slot limits may not answer the problem.
  18. Sk8man
    Viruses can also mutate so that they can become an even more complex problem along the way.
  19. Sk8man
    Yeah they are the ones with the maple leaf tatoos on their sides and "Made in Canada" on their underbelly
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    X2
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    x2
  22. Sk8man
    I was a 9 before this happened.....never have pictured myself using leaves (poison ivy) in the woods...always prepared
  23. Sk8man
    No snubbers. My inside wire rods are 6 1/2 ft one piece roller rods. The outside wires are 8 1/2 ft two piece rods; one with twilli tip the other roller tip. For them i use a velcro boat rope strap for the butt, and a yellow coated wire rod securing item (comes in two sizes) for the upper rod half. To secure the wire itself I use a very small bungi cord from the line swivel to a rod eyelet that adjusts the tension and keeps it from slipping. The items can be found at places like Walmart. The yellow velcro straps are in the boating section, the rod securing wires are in the fishing section and the bungi's are in the automotive section.
  24. Sk8man
    The brookies and browns in the streams can be vulnerable to redworm or pieces of nightcrawler (#8 or 6 hook) floated under a pencil bobber small split shot or none at all on ultralites at pretty much any point in the season whether ADK's or just about any other place.
  25. Sk8man
    Coming back in on Honeoye at launch yesterday it was apparent that someone went through right near the concrete abutment of the dock at the ramp ....looked like one leg. Must have been a real sweet drive home.
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