Willy-C

Looks good Dukdog

As far as lynch pins, they work great if you can get the right id and od's to match.....I used a hydraulic hose crimper to tweek the sizes before drilling out for lynch pins.....they work great and don't rattle

Here's the rod holder sets I made last year out of aluminum

label maker

I spotted Jusgrinnin at the launch today

Sounds like a fun adventure Adk

Nice Vid Adk......it's getting me psyched for my Apr trip back to Lake-O

When cleaning I hang'em by the hind feet, pull the skin down all the way from hind feet to the neck (leave head on), then cut off front legs, back legs and fillet the back straps.....leave guts and pull fur back over the remaining carcass, it can be
used for yote bait

My houndley furbuddies love bunny meat, raw, bones included....

That's a snowshoe hare just turning white......weird how the head was the last to change

This is my two knuckleheads after about 3 hrs hammering on one bunny I gave a pass to.....they had fun and nearly wore themselves out that day

Excellent Shade of Gray......Great first hunt with your dog

Now that deer season's winding down, the bunny huntin' will crank into full steam around here now that the snow showed up

I agree bunny huntin' can be more fun than big game huntin' cuz there is always action.....I find it a great time to introduce novice hunters and seasoned hunters alike to wild and crazy beagles

last weekend the bunnies (snowshoe hare) were white and the woods were brown, so the shooting was pretty easy if they came close enough

Hopefully folks posting will explain things too (what they are and how they work...maybe a pic (if possible) when mentioned for the benefit of new folks....for example "teasers, tournament rigs, Kingfisher flasher etc.). We get used to the terminology etc. and often don't realize it may not be familiar to people new to the scenes

 

thx Les

Yes  , Thanx Les

I have the Garmin 546S....they make a nice unit, AFAIK the chips are propietary garmin

19' Grady White

I will stick my 221 islander on the top of my RV and send you a pic! now that is impressive!

 ......Scott, I'd like to see that next year.......

Not sure if it's the same comparison but check this out

http://www.walmart.com/ip/16401577?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=3&adid=22222222227009938670&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=13692834190&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=34449169150&veh=sem

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_11151_10001_702745_-1?ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=702745&cid=sc_googlepla&device=c&network=g&matchtype=&gclid=CL-345nF4rkCFdGd4AodwBcA2w

$19.96 vs $34.99 for the same thing.....needless to say I have been stocking and not paying the "w. marine" price

I've been dragging 8# balls also......but after a Lake-O trip two weekends ago I had to buy two new 13#er's shaped like a fish at a local tackle shop

They tracked great after we figured out to slightly bend the aluminum tail for a left/right track but they are painfully slow at retrieving with my Mag10's

It sure was spooky running those bad boys down to the end of the 200' of cable

Great read guys.....After my trip last weekend on Lake-O I can verify the thrill just gets even better

Our crew ended up with only 4 bites, but turned into 4 fish and 86.3 lbs of fish for the weekend.....this fishing addiction thing doesn't cure itself by catching more bigger fish

It was great to meet Adk1 at the launch, he mentioned here to look for the camper pulling an islander and that's exactly what we saw just as we were driving into the launch parking lot.....Glad Scott you found your sweet spot out there in that huge sweet ocean

And my fishing buddies were amazed how Home Wrecker called out on the VHF for me and had a conversation with some unknown boater.....I didn't feel like he was an stranger thanx to this website

Like you guys I'm also eyeing when my next trip will be....

Hey Scott....it was nice putting a smily face to the name this weekend...Sorry there wasn't much time for a chit-chat

We stayed at Stick's Bar & Motel....not a bad place, basic, parking for boat and only 4-5 miles from the launch we met at...$100 a night w/two double beds ($25 for an extra air mattress)

Like you I'm all ears on other places too....was thinking of checking out Catfish Fishing Camps but scooted home too quick yesterday

~WC~
 

Great idea on a Plan B Capt.....I'm too green to experience an over-blown day on lake-O.....yet, I'm sure it's just a timing issue

Hoping that day is not soon

I'll be pulling out heading back to NH when you arrive so we'll warm them up for ya

Not too shabby Tim & Gill-T...

I'm staying at Stick's Motel......I need to check out Catfish Fish for next year's vacation plans, curious to know if it'll be good enough for the wifey's approval 

I'll be in the mini grady.....

WillyC, if you launch from the usual spot... its 13 miles to 400 feet of water.

Thanx Buddy, I didn't mean to unleash my stupid questions to my superstar...  ......We never made it out that far last time

Sorry You can't be with us this trip, You'll be there in spirit with your gear in proxy...

Phil,

Add me to the Lake-O greenhorn club.......willing, able and anxious to get out there next weekend....... also in Mexico Bay (launching at Mex Pt)

Maybe hear ya on 68 too

Spoons have been doing their fair share of fish too, but flasher flies green dot spin doctor seems consistent, coppers have taken most our fish lately though 400 and 500 ft

How far offshore are you guys to hit 400 fow?

I only have 3 Spin Dr's at the moment, one is a white crush glow, and two are froggy. baiscally white with lime greem dots. I have a bunch of crinkle green/light green and white flys. I have various colored spoons. I only have two downriggers. two dipsey divers. a lead line. one dipsey is mono and one is wire. I have no copper. I also have one silver with creen tape size 0 dodger. that is pretty much it! oh, and one jplug

I'm like you Adk1, my Lake-O box has many empty spaces and  lots of room for expansion....

I have two new wire-dispy rods that need to get wet

Adk1 & Fish Hunter,

I'll be there next fri for the weekend too.....Look out for a small grady with old glory on the bow

Maybe bump into you guys (not OTW...LOL)