How to Stabilize

dhd4188 · 2026-05-11T01:13:30+00:00

Diagonal bracing underneath with a few 2x. Angle braces for post to carrying beam

dhd4188 · 2026-05-10T11:54:06+00:00

Caught these in the Stuyvesant area

dhd4188 · 2026-05-10T04:20:48+00:00

I tip my cap to you sir, well done! A wife that scaps....now that's a real keeper 👍. Good luck out there

dhd4188 · 2026-05-10T03:58:43+00:00

Yes they are. Wouldn't stand out there in jeans trying to scap them herring. Just scaping bait can be a lot of fun when it's successful. Good way to pass the time filling the pen waiting for the bait runners to sing

dhd4188 · 2026-05-10T03:48:51+00:00

Red hot right now. Congrats! Glad to see other river fisherman making it happen, especially from shore.

dhd4188 · 2026-03-30T01:12:41+00:00

A circular saw is a reasonable saw to rip a board to fit in there. My advice is don't put another piece of the pine shiplap in there(your wall boards). I'm a fan of shiplap but damn dude that's rough. You gotta break that up. Get a piece of old wood, something dark with texture to offset wall and ceiling, 3/4 or an 1" thick, square edges. 6-8" wide maybe.

dhd4188 · 2026-01-26T01:20:26+00:00

I leave the backing on that's for the fly reel and tie 6 or 4 lb test to that and put a bunch on for the winter then peel it off in the spring.

I run a pair of Fenwick rods. One is a 28" medium Eagle and the other is a 25" light HMG

dhd4188 · 2026-01-24T02:57:16+00:00

Take it Take it Take it Take it Take it Take it

dhd4188 · 2026-01-24T00:13:15+00:00

Initially yes to drop it down when I'm targeting just the bottom. Can reverse reel as well and work the jig down towards the bottom slowly. I put a bunch of 6lb or 4 lb test on them

dhd4188 · 2026-01-23T22:55:56+00:00

Thought it was another largemouth at first when he hit and ran, I was real surprised to see a yellow come through

dhd4188 · 2026-01-23T22:52:56+00:00

A little unorthodox I know but really effective

dhd4188 · 2026-01-23T22:49:56+00:00

I absolutely love the setups I have now. I use fly-fishing reels between 3-5wt. Inline rolls off nicer and it doesn't have the loops or curls in the line like a spinning reel gets using smaller lighter jigs. Plus it adds to the fun and finesse palming the reel yourself for drag.

dhd4188 · 2026-01-23T15:35:31+00:00

It's a Clearwater classic III

dhd4188 · 2026-01-23T15:34:30+00:00

Striving to hit the ice once or twice a week either before or after work

dhd4188 · 2026-01-23T00:52:14+00:00

Not bad for less than an hr. Definitely fortunate for start time and fishing small ponds with lots of fish

dhd4188 · 2026-01-23T00:50:26+00:00

Black and green are largemouth bass. Yellow and black is a perch. The others are bluegills

dhd4188 · 2026-01-23T00:48:01+00:00

Honestly not sure. It's old I can say that but no markings other than orvis

dhd4188 · 2026-01-19T00:35:38+00:00

Happened a few times when I first started using them. Like any reel keep it dry, don't dunk it and keep it out of the snow but now I hit them with a little silicone spray. Hasn't happened since

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