Forum: Trailers and Tow Vehicles
06-07-2016, 08:41 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,611
Wench is NOT the same as winch. A properly...
Wench is NOT the same as winch. A properly trained wench can operate a winch. It's a pet peeve, but I find humor in the error, like boats advertised with "cutty cabins." Where's the scotch? Then...
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Forum: Motors and Props
06-06-2016, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,390
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Forum: Strictly Fishing
06-06-2016, 06:13 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,038
Bluegills on a fly is one of anglings greatest...
Bluegills on a fly is one of anglings greatest pleasures. They are so willing to please.
If you think poppers or floating insect flies are effective, try a weighted nymph. You'll miss the fun of a...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-06-2016, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,659
Does your present employer have a retirement...
Does your present employer have a retirement package? Do benefits increase throughout your employment, or do they level off after a certain time? I once worked with a man who left because...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-06-2016, 06:03 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,106
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Forum: General Discussion
06-04-2016, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,633
Hands inside gill plates
If you're careful, your fingers will slide between the plate and the gills. Be cautious with large pike, you can reach far enough that another gill arch can pinch you (embryology shows even jaws are...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-04-2016, 07:03 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,633
Groceries
Yup, both the sugar and the flour will have a little more than the weight listed on the bag, (I worked in a sugar mill while in graduate school.) and the bags weigh something. So I think that...
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Forum: Motors and Props
06-03-2016, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 9,224
In answer to the question about displacement's...
In answer to the question about displacement's importance, displacement means more torque (technology being fairly equal), and RPM's make HP. With all the drag on a boat's hull, torque is very...
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Forum: Motors and Props
06-03-2016, 08:07 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 935
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Forum: General Discussion
06-03-2016, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,633
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Forum: HGT General Discussion
06-01-2016, 08:34 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,040
If you have connections to a welding shop,...
If you have connections to a welding shop, stainless welding wire is excellent. It's stiffer per diameter than mild steel, and of course hardly rusts. But (there's always a but) the lead weight...
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Forum: Strictly Fishing
06-01-2016, 08:30 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 6,377
If you're tearing fish loose on hook sets, I'd...
If you're tearing fish loose on hook sets, I'd change to circle hooks and quit setting hooks at all. Just close the reel and the hook will set itself in the corner of the fish's mouth all by itself.
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Forum: General Discussion
06-01-2016, 08:17 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,987
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Forum: Motors and Props
05-31-2016, 07:42 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,359
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Forum: Motors and Props
05-31-2016, 07:39 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,323
Don't use a scissor lift rated for 10hp. That...
Don't use a scissor lift rated for 10hp. That little OB has the thrust of a 25 or 35hp OB. Buy the stronger one. Cabela's used to have a caution in their catalog about this. A scissor lift will...
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Forum: Motors and Props
05-31-2016, 07:34 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 9,224
I have a '97 90hp Honda. Everything below the...
I have a '97 90hp Honda. Everything below the power head is made by Mercury. So mine has a Japanese engine, a Mercury (Canada) lower unit, and was assembled in Atlanta. Therefore, it has 3 serial...
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Forum: Motors and Props
05-31-2016, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 646
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Forum: Boats
05-31-2016, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,473
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Forum: Strictly Fishing
05-31-2016, 07:23 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 14,399
It also depends on the bait you'll be using. ...
It also depends on the bait you'll be using. Minnows have swim bladders so don't drag down a long rig. Leeches and nightcrawlers don't have swim bladders so unless you add air to them, a shorter...
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Forum: Strictly Fishing
05-31-2016, 04:33 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,240
1/4 of a nightcrawler on a tiny hook behind a...
1/4 of a nightcrawler on a tiny hook behind a very small spinner will catch maybe one fish/hour, if you're lucky. The fish will be so packed with nymphs rising from the bottom they may not need to...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-31-2016, 04:29 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 13,573
About 40 years ago, a coworker and his wife...
About 40 years ago, a coworker and his wife rented a little utility boat at a resort. He had his own small OB. They were both in the boat, she was holding it to the dock while he stood to attach...
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Forum: Boats
05-27-2016, 06:08 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,251
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Forum: Boats
05-27-2016, 06:06 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,346
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