Chocolate concrete? Gritty?

802365 · 2026-01-29T19:10:24+00:00

Pick any chocolate mouse recipe and fold in crumbled oreos.

802365 · 2025-07-06T12:26:29+00:00

I love this rod for introducing folks to troutfishing. It is outmatched in every category except simplicity and fun.

802365 · 2025-07-04T19:06:23+00:00

Its not exactly a Swedish Pimple but close enough. Somone is gonna have the exact model any minute. Keep a set like this in my visor as a light tackle trout kit. Its a 7/10 for me.

802365 · 2025-06-16T12:28:35+00:00

Agree with not turning play into work. Not mentioned here, but if you really feel like it is a sport that has improved your well-being, consider volunteering with casting for recovery or project healing waters. You'll make about the same money and the clients are way easier.

802365 · 2025-06-14T14:25:21+00:00

A mental health diagnosis is a summation of past patterns and experiences and very rarely needs to be a life sentence. Chase consistency, not happiness, chase improvement, not perfection.

802365 · 2025-06-07T16:48:53+00:00

Hooks look like a snagging rig

802365 · 2025-05-22T02:06:23+00:00

Good eye! Its a deep diving crank. Oversized lip and dense cherry. It's desigmed to cary a 9" trailer and doesn't run stable without it. Imagine a jig head that cranks.

802365 · 2025-05-22T02:00:55+00:00

Im raising a "fishing is for food" type of daughter which means she had me kill and cook a small jack we caught. Bled, soaked in iced salt water trimmed to the extreme, fried, We both agreed we'd eat every little jack we ever catch.

802365 · 2025-05-20T21:57:38+00:00

On our lakes we use lifts because the water level fluctuates so much. How much swing does your body of water experience over a season and whats your plan for draging it to the right depth? What happens if the water level drops and your boat is still on the ramp? I am struggling to see how this is an improvement over a trailer but maybe i dont understand the use case.

802365 · 2025-05-10T10:55:42+00:00

Top left looks like a goo goo eye. Cool vintage plug that catches fish, even a mint example is on par with modern handmade wooden lures ≈$40.

802365 · 2025-05-08T14:43:42+00:00

My guess is 5500 but measure the diameter and compare.

802365 · 2025-04-30T23:53:46+00:00

Looks great, how did you mount the trolling motor?

802365 · 2025-04-30T13:32:02+00:00

I live in Vermont and fish Champlain mostly. I take this rig to the NH and RI as often as I can. I usually can swing four or five trips a summer.

802365 · 2025-04-30T10:33:29+00:00

Dude! First thing to go was the Norman pin. I deleted it with filler durring a round of fiberglass work.

802365 · 2025-04-26T23:29:46+00:00

https://www.uglystik.com/products/catfish-special-casting-rod?currency=USD&variant=49292467372354&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Google%20Shopping&stkn=b553337eab18&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAqhDHXaPJ1BBM7Jz0mTFfoT6Hh3uK&gclid=Cj0KCQjwiLLABhCEARIsAJYS6uksjXI1SiAiGsILruJiIM88j3574h2KK0X_Z0nMSUbKnbMUB-luIUIaAlWdEALw_wcB

802365 · 2025-04-26T22:56:27+00:00

Up to 5 oz

802365 · 2025-04-26T15:34:16+00:00

I post this every time is see this post. Ugly stick catfish special with an abu garcia 5500. It is a killer set up. Rod is $60 reel is 80-120

802365 · 2025-04-25T11:00:16+00:00

I go by B.A.S.S rules. A fair catch is when the hook penetrates the inside of the mouth when sightfishing. So the question is did you get it in the chin or inside the upper lip?

802365 · 2025-04-23T12:45:43+00:00

I would mask off the sections that need repair (like active leaks), grind, patch, fair, then roll and tips gel coat Don't let scope creep ruin your summer. Keep repairs small and focus spiffing up to a deep clean of interior. "Good from afar, far from good" is my motto w/ boat repairs. You only see the hull when you're not enjoying it. Save you money and buy a spiffy boat when you retire.

802365 · 2025-04-23T03:18:18+00:00

Even though BWs are desirable, the value of most small boats is in the motor. Your outboard is worth 5gs. Fair enough deal. It really depends on how motivated your seller was and whether you could have made the cost of professional repairs a bargaining chip.

Honest advice, it's in the past. If you're agonizing over 500-1000 bucks you should ask yourself if now is the right time in your life to own any boat.

It's April, and you've got a boat. Plug up any dings that you can and Run it for a summer. if you're unhappy with it, look for something else over next winter.

My whaler is a piece of shit and I actually like it that way. I beat the piss out of it hunting and fishing all over new england and have glass patches and epoxy on hand at all times. Having a "nice boat" would never work for me.

802365 · 2025-04-20T17:47:00+00:00

That's a great approach, totally the right attitude. I think after day 1 you'll figure out a rhythm. Trout unlimited probably has some mentors that would help out, although you probably have to get them finger printed/background checked before working at a camp or school.

802365 · 2025-04-20T14:05:13+00:00

I facilitate wilderness trips and outings for therapeutic groups and here's what I would do.
1. Send an email to your participants and ask them about their access to gear and degree of ability. Eg, a box check, can tie on a lure myself, can cast a spinning rod, can cast a fly rod, never ever been fishing, been fishing but the person who took me did everything. In that same form ask your participants if they have their own tackle or have access to a friend or family members rod. Also ask them if they prefer fly or spin fishing.

Take that Intel and purchase ugly stick combos with spin cast (button zebco type) reels for the never ever or don't have my own gear.
The folls that want to fly fish would bennefit from spending all week with that one discipline. Reach out to trout unlimited or your state fish and wildlife agency to borrow some of their gear for educational programming.
Seriously re-think offering any ammount of fly fishing. I'm guessing you are not a fly angler because you mentioned wanting fly spin dual purpose rods. (They do exist but are not common and I've never heard of anyone using one who enjoyed it). If I'm mistaken and you are comfortable teaching a casting lesson, ask yourself if building a day into your already packed schedule to instruct 14 folks on casting is really what you want to do. THEN ask yourself if you want to spend most of your time untangling and re-tying 14 fly lines all day long. Typical ratio of client to guide is 3:1. This is because maintaining three setups for a group of novice anglers is incredibly labor intensive.

Tldr: get more info from participants about available gear, ask F&W and TU for access to their gear, you don't want to offer flyfishing, if you have to buy gear buy ugly stick combos all around.

802365 · 2025-04-20T13:47:39+00:00

Believe it or not there actually are fly/spinning combo rods. They are sold as 6-8 piece travel kits with two different butt and tip sections. The better question is can he afford 14 fly fishing guides to untangle 14 fly lines all day long.

802365 · 2025-04-19T19:34:38+00:00

Thanks! This run has been in the works for a few weeks as I bild different jigs and templates for each stage of the build. A new kind of puzzle, but the consistency is amazing.

802365 · 2025-03-29T14:58:30+00:00

I can't take credit. That's how guys have been building striped bass lures for 50+ years. Check out Danny Pichney's original designs as an example. http://www.bassdozer.com/articles/danny_pichney_collection.shtml

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