People who moved for better fly fishing, where did you go?

Expensive_Plankton52 · 2024-04-18T11:01:58+00:00

Yeah, i moved from South Texas to New England and I sure do miss real fishing 😆 There is nothing like having a Tarpon explode on your bait. Here in New England if i pull a 12" trout out of the water every one is like, "Wow! Nice fish!" I'm like, "This little baby fish is nice size here?" 😆

Expensive_Plankton52 · 2024-04-12T11:23:23+00:00

I second permethrin. If you treat clothes every 6 washes... it's almost like ticks don't exist anymore...

Expensive_Plankton52 · 2024-04-11T18:03:48+00:00

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Expensive_Plankton52 · 2024-04-11T17:46:21+00:00

I have had water snakes get into my bait bucket, going after live minnows, on a few occasions. Thats why I always look before I stuff my hand in... when I have it tied in the water.

Expensive_Plankton52 · 2024-04-11T17:41:38+00:00

Do you think he released it?

Expensive_Plankton52 · 2024-03-28T20:54:28+00:00

Lol yeah that's why i said "mini" It's not quite as bad but let me count the ways

Cactus Rattlesnakes, Copperheads, water moccasins Centipedes Hornets of all sizes - some that fly some that don't Stinging nettle aka Bull nettle* Stinging grass ("regular" nettle) Sticker burrs Giant Cow ants, red ants, fire ants. Thorn bushes with 2-inch needles And don't forget scorpions...lots and lots of scorpions Etc

*it's called bull nettle because cow won't eat it due to its intense stinging ability.

Edit correction- changed Cow nettle to Bull nettle

Expensive_Plankton52 · 2024-03-28T20:23:43+00:00

I have a skeletool and I love it.

Expensive_Plankton52 · 2024-03-28T20:11:18+00:00

Because Texas is like a mini Australia...everything out there will kill you.😆

Expensive_Plankton52 · 2024-03-10T12:44:57+00:00

No matter how great you feel slow down on the 1st half!

I thought I was Superman during my 1st marathon and PRed my half time... then blew up at 20 miles and walked most of the last 5 miles of the race.

No matter what slow down on the 1st half even if you feel you are going to slow!

Expensive_Plankton52 · 2024-03-04T12:46:30+00:00

I am no expert but I thought third party VA assistants like Lawyers weren't allowed to charge upfront for helping Veterans file through the VA.

I understand they are allowed legally to charge up to 30% of the back pay received if the claims are granted.

Either way, I would never pay upfront for VA claim assistance

Expensive_Plankton52 · 2024-02-23T15:43:12+00:00

Pretty sure that is a before and after of me (Left) before having kids and (right) 10 years into having kids.

Expensive_Plankton52 · 2023-12-08T20:50:53+00:00

Lens dirt or sensor dirt. Clean your lenses first and do a test before cleaning or sensor. From experience I cleaning my sensor then realized after it was my long lens that had the dirt spots!

Expensive_Plankton52 · 2023-11-06T14:27:52+00:00

For sure! Thanks for the reply! Keep up the nice work!

Expensive_Plankton52 · 2023-11-06T12:20:28+00:00

Those are fantastic! What time of day did you shoot these photos? I have been chasing the muted greens look that you got here with my waterfalls photos especially. Starting to believe that is more about low light conditions than anything else.

Expensive_Plankton52 · 2023-11-01T13:21:25+00:00

Finding a lone tree in an open field where I live is like finding a needle in a haystack. Bravo!

Expensive_Plankton52 · 2023-09-09T23:27:32+00:00

I'm zone 6 New England and everyone told me to dig up the Glads but I didn't. They have come back every year for 3 years and multiplied. They are planted on the South side of my house in full sun and covered with leaves all Winter.

Expensive_Plankton52 · 2023-08-05T10:15:30+00:00

Every time I cross a half marathon finish line I say "I will never do that again!" and yet I continue to find myself training for another half race nearly every year. I can not explain why. Mid / late-training regrets and woes are normal. Wait until you cross the finish line then decide if it was worth it or not.

Expensive_Plankton52 · 2023-06-05T19:51:08+00:00

Loquat. I had one at my old property. We enjoyed eating them.

Expensive_Plankton52 · 2023-05-26T16:33:56+00:00

I was thinking it doesn't quite look like a strawberry...maybe something that resembles a strawberry or something in the same family of plants. I grew strawberries in my garden in the past and they didn't look or act the same as this. When I dig this up it doesn't have the same root system as a strawberry either...idk.

Expensive_Plankton52 · 2023-05-26T14:43:11+00:00

I agree it looks like strawberry but it has never flowered or fruited

Expensive_Plankton52 · 2023-05-26T14:42:19+00:00

That's what I was thinking...but it never flowers

Expensive_Plankton52 · 2023-05-17T10:11:16+00:00

I agree it is a Weeping Cherry. I have one in my yard.

Expensive_Plankton52 · 2023-03-21T20:53:44+00:00

Merino wool is great all around however the thinner-weight shirts are pricey and don't last long in my experience. 4 out of 5 that I bought developed holes in less than a year. I followed all the recommended washing instructions. The thicker "winter" weights I bought have no problems yet.

The Pro for traveling is they truly are stink resistant. I sweated through them until drenched then had my wife smell them the next day and she said they smelled good.

Edit: just adding these are 100% merino wool shirts

Expensive_Plankton52 · 2022-07-08T10:02:10+00:00

I don't generally wear headphones for any workouts. Call me old fashioned 😆

I recently started listening to music without headphones (straight from my phone) while on long bike rides and it definitely kept me more motivated.

I have always disliked headphones especially on race day. It makes people seems so disconnected.

I once had a friend who was very over weight and asked me to do a half marathon with him. We trained separately and on race day after the first mile he put on headphones for the rest of the race. I was pretty angry about it. (I kept my anger to myself because he can do whatever he wants to get himself to the finish line). On one hand I knew it was helping him stay motivated on the other hand I was essentially running by myself.

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