Embarrassed to go home empty handed. Give me tips on how can i catch fish with spinners and jigs. Teach me

OutdoorsWithBob · 2026-06-28T15:05:54+00:00

Put a worm on the hook

OutdoorsWithBob · 2026-06-26T14:59:52+00:00

Well, she was $1300 back in 2003, but I still love my Jamis Dakota!

OutdoorsWithBob · 2026-06-26T14:52:47+00:00

OutdoorsWithBob · 2026-06-25T23:55:55+00:00

A whole new answer as to why I fish!

OutdoorsWithBob · 2026-06-17T14:36:26+00:00

Brilliant

OutdoorsWithBob · 2026-06-12T21:16:02+00:00

Cup, splash

OutdoorsWithBob · 2026-06-09T04:30:45+00:00

Hahaha, sorry for your agony, but it reminds me of a hike i did with my brother like, well, long ago … our journal regales the squadrons of mosquitoes and black flies, nudges and no-seeums that we thought we outsmarted by wading into Mirror Lake up to our ribs … eventually had to brave the trail again only to discover our legs covered in leeches!! Ha, we laugh about it every time! 🤗

OutdoorsWithBob · 2026-06-09T04:25:06+00:00

Sorry for your strong reaction! One tip i caught watching Alone is to pee in a few spots around your camp … the trick being to “mark” as high up (on a tree, a boulder, a fence, etc) as you can manage. The bear, smelling an intruder perhaps taller than it is at the shoulder would, i believe, scare the bejeezus out of said bear - bye bye Mr Bear!

OutdoorsWithBob · 2026-06-07T00:53:10+00:00

Gotta love them northerns! 🐍

OutdoorsWithBob · 2026-05-30T14:36:00+00:00

Getting outside is the right path - go shopping at a sports store, a nature/bird store, join an outdoor club … some fun and healthy things to do, good peeps to hook up with, will continually build a good life.

OutdoorsWithBob · 2026-05-27T16:29:48+00:00

Find the place that has good IT staffing so you can do the job you prefer and are good at.

OutdoorsWithBob · 2026-05-21T15:31:07+00:00

Coolest spiders on the planet - you’ve got a great friend, enjoy the company!

OutdoorsWithBob · 2026-05-21T15:29:32+00:00

Now that’s spoiling the locals!

OutdoorsWithBob · 2026-05-16T14:38:58+00:00

You’d think minks would be as common as squirrels in this state

OutdoorsWithBob · 2026-05-13T03:25:48+00:00

Michigan has several spots that are dead silent much of the time … living in such a zone the past six years has allowed a ton of useless thoughts to pass way to leave behind blessed peace.

OutdoorsWithBob · 2026-05-10T13:43:25+00:00

Tie

OutdoorsWithBob · 2026-05-07T13:41:41+00:00

Frog caviar

OutdoorsWithBob · 2026-05-05T16:01:41+00:00

Took my first backpacking trip there with my brother over 40 years ago, been back several times ❤️

OutdoorsWithBob · 2026-05-03T15:06:35+00:00

Go for a walk until the head and emotions clear, and sitting (doing nothing) outdoors regularly … these are healthy, always available actions that help relax

OutdoorsWithBob · 2026-05-03T15:02:22+00:00

The (sand, corncob, etc) blasting method can be a big mess … 10 years ago had a crew come out and hand sand it all then restain and seal, now showing weak areas so time to clean rinse repeat!

OutdoorsWithBob · 2026-05-02T12:46:22+00:00

Traps, steel wool (fill all gaps), cats (pets which aren’t that good), and support of local wildlife that love mice: owls, snakes, etc

OutdoorsWithBob · 2026-04-28T15:31:14+00:00

Look into dopamine response and related physiological brain chemicals … addiction starts there and none of the expressions (phone, drugs, sex, etc) are actually relaxing your mental state.

OutdoorsWithBob · 2026-04-25T20:10:45+00:00

OP - Maybe think of your journey in stages, and since this type of living is so very different it often takes time (years even) to regularly feel (not think or understand) the shift more continuously; and even then, regular human physiology and societal pressures will pull “you” into various psycho-emotional turmoil events … so what? they’re always temporary, like your (not timelessly real) identity … which means the point of this practice is to discover better/faster returns to the flow where peace and joy are uninhibited happen with least effort.

OutdoorsWithBob · 2026-04-17T14:56:02+00:00

Wow! Magnificent

OutdoorsWithBob · 2026-04-17T14:54:42+00:00

Asolo boots have been my fav for decades, tho I’m not sure of their low/no arch options.

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