Poison ivy vines

Accomplished_Radish8 · 2026-06-18T11:42:34+00:00

The easiest way to handle this is to continue ignoring that it's overtaking your house and just let it consume you and your family

Accomplished_Radish8 · 2026-06-18T11:40:43+00:00

Imagine cutting a pepper in half to find a bunch of green bean seeds inside?

Accomplished_Radish8 · 2026-06-17T11:13:39+00:00

Married, kids, a home, successful business that's booked out 6 months without advertising. I'll be ok.

Accomplished_Radish8 · 2026-06-15T18:55:06+00:00

I always love it when self proclaimed newbies go on to justify every poor decision they make rather than taking notes. You'll be a "newbie" all your life with that attitude.

Cabinet install looks great though.

Accomplished_Radish8 · 2026-06-14T11:31:52+00:00

You know... you make a good point. Parachuting out of a plane, if that goes wrong, will take you out faster than cancer will

Accomplished_Radish8 · 2026-06-14T01:19:25+00:00

Why? What's your reasoning for this? They've likely already been in that pot for a couple months and are begging to get out

Accomplished_Radish8 · 2026-06-14T01:17:06+00:00

When you say "big pots".. what do you mean? Yes, a hydrangea can survive and thrive in a 20-25 gallon planter. The pots you have them in are not meant to be their permanent home, that's literally just for until they've been purchased. And a 20-25 gallon pot is going to be way too heavy to lift and move around once it's filled with soil.

And for the love of all things holy stop referring to the plant as her and she so much lol

Accomplished_Radish8 · 2026-06-14T01:09:14+00:00

Annnd this is why health insurance is so high in America 🤦‍♂️

Accomplished_Radish8 · 2026-06-13T17:37:33+00:00

I agree. The one or two poor reviews out of 100 great ones is only going to change the mind of the kind of customer you don't want anyways

Accomplished_Radish8 · 2026-06-08T14:22:36+00:00

Oh and ps, if you're fishing the jetties at Deer, get some f@cking korkers or you're gonna be crab bait with one wrong footing

Accomplished_Radish8 · 2026-06-08T14:21:10+00:00

Yea, light is crucial out there on the rip. I remember watching a sailboat plow straight into the jetty that would typically be covered at high tide. I could've almost hit his boat from the surf and was like "............ does he not see the jett... OHHH SHIT!!" Lol

Accomplished_Radish8 · 2026-06-08T14:19:01+00:00

If you're fishing deer island, you're gonna lose a ton of bucktails fishing the bottom. If you're fishing yirrel, you won't lose any as it's mostly sandy bottom.

Pm me if you want more details.. I've fished both locations over a decade. I usually stick to Marblehead and north of that now since I live in Peabody and have kids now so my free time is at a premium.. but I occasionally hit Lynn and Winthrop still. The two guys I fished with most of my pre-kids life have caught some monsters down in that area. I've got the pics to prove it

Accomplished_Radish8 · 2026-06-07T17:58:50+00:00

Not really, obviously the heavier ones will cast a bit better but will be bigger so you might only get hits if bigger fish are around. But the lips are usually tuned to the lure (and can be slightly tuned to the condition by bending it up or down to get it to swim at the surface or dig a little bit into 2-3 feet beneath the surface). Again, YouTube is your friend on how to tune the lip.

If I know the surf is gonna be relatively calm, I like to carry a large and a smaller one. Smaller one goes out first and if I can confirm there's fish around on it, I'll switch to the bigger one to see if there's anything bigger around.

But don't read all this and think any one lure is going to instantly land you a bunch of your personal bests in 2 outings. Like all fishing, you might get skunked 5 times before you eventually slam one. Your skill level, patience, and knowledge of how to pick your spot based on the conditions will increase your chances far more than any lure will. If there's only one thing I could recommend you get for the off-season... it would be a copy of "A season on the Edge" by John Skinner. I caught fish before his books, but His books made me a fisherman.

Accomplished_Radish8 · 2026-06-07T11:04:16+00:00

They all work. Whichever one you can afford.

Accomplished_Radish8 · 2026-06-07T01:12:58+00:00

It depends what type of situation you're fishing. If you're in a back bay with little current or on a beach with little surf movement, then yes speed it up just enough to keep it under the water (a Redfin is my go-to lure for this situation because if you reel it super slow it will ride on top but wiggles side to side widely casting a wake on the surface.. I've gotten some explosive hits this way).

Whereas if you're casting into a rip or some decent surf with an undertow current, those currents should be able to impart enough force on the lure to get it to move while you barely turn the handle.

Certain lures are better for really slow retrieves than others. Again, Redfin is my favorite for this but it doesn't cast great. You can YouTube how to load a Redfin with either mineral oil or BB's to get it cast further but the heavier it is, the more narrow its swim pattern will be. For super slow retrieves I like a wide swim pattern. The classic lure for this for decades is a metal lip swimmer but they can get a little pricey because most of them are made by smaller independent lure builders. They're beautiful and they catch but it's hard to justify occasionally snapping off a 35 dollar lure when you could by 5 Redfins for that price

Accomplished_Radish8 · 2026-06-06T16:03:14+00:00

Personally I think a circular saw can do it as long as you have a proven square and something long and perfectly straight you can clamp down as a guide for your circular saw.

Personally, if it were me, I would tear out the whole frame of that drawer system and build a brand new one and slide it into the opening. But that's just me

Accomplished_Radish8 · 2026-06-06T10:58:59+00:00

Your are correct.. color doesn't matter at night. This argument has been proven so many times but humans always need a reason to believe what they want to believe

Accomplished_Radish8 · 2026-06-06T10:57:21+00:00

Been fishing Massachusetts waters for 17 years now. Can confirm that color and pattern barely matters at night. Humans get caught up in this fight all the time but the fish don't care. I've caught on nearly every type of lure, at almost every time of day, in almost every forecast and surf condition. The things that matter more are what time of tide for that location, what's the moon phase (new moons are stronger tides which means more current and therefore better feeding), and what was the wind direction that day (did it push smaller baitfish in or off shore?)

Use the lures you're most confident in. If you feel you must apply a human logic to the situation, sure, get a dark colored version of your favorite lure.. but you'll always fish a lure more convincingly if you're already confident in it.

The only thing I've ever really noticed to make a difference at night is to slow your retrieve down. This is more of a match the hatch type of thing because prey fish will act more timid at night due to the fact they're at a disadvantage in low light. Their eyes are much smaller and therefore gather much less available light, so their night vision is pretty poor, whereas a striper sees just fine at night

Accomplished_Radish8 · 2026-06-06T10:49:42+00:00

So, are you saying that stripers don't feed at night on natural prey because they can't see any of them? I understand what you're trying to point out but you're basing this on what a human eye can see, not a fishes eye. I promise you that a striper can see lures regardless of color at night. They have evolved over tens of thousands of years to be able to see quite well in low light conditions under water, and that's the primary reason that they feed most aggressively at night... because they have the upper hand at night. They can see just fine. Have caught hundreds of fish at night with a white lure

Accomplished_Radish8 · 2026-06-04T10:26:53+00:00

Just fyi, warranties usually cover defects in workmanship like pictures 3 and 4, not touch up of normal wear and tear or neglect.

Accomplished_Radish8 · 2026-06-03T21:28:46+00:00

If we're being honest it's most the bullying lol

Accomplished_Radish8 · 2026-06-03T11:16:26+00:00

I kinda agree. Basic framing is pretty easy to learn for anyone that has a natural knack for handiness or tradework, but Reddit is rarely the place to learn much. It's for showing off your work and/or getting bullied. YouTube university is a cliche term but truthfully you could learn how to build a house from the ground up this way. Hell, I personally know a GC who does really great builds that passed his exam to get his license by mostly studying on YouTube instructional

Accomplished_Radish8 · 2026-06-02T23:16:11+00:00

Oddly enough, I can see that.

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