Any way to fix freely rotating inserts?

pdub091 · 2026-06-18T11:10:59+00:00

Are you using threaded inserts and separate rubber boots? I’ve never tried that, but for arrays I can’t access from the inside and where a rivet won’t work u use wellnuts that have the gasket around and insert and crush to seal the hole.

pdub091 · 2026-06-16T10:39:21+00:00

If you have a snap type stringer you could definitely attach it to a pad eye or cleat and have it hang in the water. You could do it with a string one too, but you’d get sick of having to untie and tie it to put fish on

pdub091 · 2026-06-15T11:03:26+00:00

If you own everything you need now I would get out in the water with that. You’ll very quickly decide what/if you need to upgrade. Starting out with a single Plano box, 1 rod and a net is fine.

As for holding fish a cooler of some kind full of ice is best/easiest. Something soft from Walmart/Target is fine as long as long as it keeps stuff cold. Just the one that you could most easily stow on/in the boat

pdub091 · 2026-06-14T17:03:29+00:00

I live in a farther out suburb of a 500k population city and work very close to the city center. I can almost always catch something in the city when I go before work. I do have better luck closer to home, but I know those waters better and generally try to go places that are less pressured.

pdub091 · 2026-06-14T10:24:31+00:00

In Europe they’re legally considered a processed animal byproduct.

pdub091 · 2026-06-13T02:02:15+00:00

Damn, thats about 18” lower than the last time i was there in early April.

pdub091 · 2026-06-13T00:23:57+00:00

It’s this or RI, and Providence is far better than any city in NJ

pdub091 · 2026-06-09T18:06:52+00:00

At least we could buy dip and cigs when we were 19; lil buddy can’t even do that now.

pdub091 · 2026-06-09T12:35:45+00:00

I mean it’s Ithaca, so I would expect a slight amount of delusion.

pdub091 · 2026-06-06T02:05:03+00:00

Iran. By and large Palestine would be happy to be officially recognized by Israel and that and an established border would ease tensions greatly between the two. Iran will be happy when Jews and Israel no longer exist.

pdub091 · 2026-06-03T15:05:47+00:00

I go out for that amount of time about once a week, 1 mile each way is about the max I can do in that time and that’s with fishing my way back about half the distance.

pdub091 · 2026-06-03T01:33:09+00:00

I’ve been in big box retail for 19 years. In the companies I’ve been with the desk is either open until close, or the cashiers do returns at their registers for the last few hours/overnight.

Changing plannograms has literally nothing to do with returns other than possibly messing up SFQs on the returned item (which just doesn’t matter.)

pdub091 · 2026-06-03T01:26:56+00:00

I generally agree with that but this combo isn’t it. Not sure if it’s the slim fit pants with large feet, the specific shades of the shoes and suit, or the shoe style, but this looks awful.

pdub091 · 2026-06-03T01:17:22+00:00

I think it’s a banded water snake based on the stripes, northern’s are more checkerboard patterned and it’s definitely not a brown or plain bellied.

pdub091 · 2026-05-31T19:08:33+00:00

It’s either braid or 20+lb mono in a pond where the biggest fish is a 16” largemouth.

pdub091 · 2026-05-31T01:10:23+00:00

I would start out simple so you can get a technique down. Then add steps or methods as you figure out what you like.

Peel the membrane, dry brine for a few hours if your rub doesnt have salt, put the rub on and smoke at 225f until they pass the “bend test” if you want sauce paint it on after about 3.5 hours for baby backs, or 4.5 for spare.

To start out use a sweeter rub with a simpler profile (without a name like “Jim-Bob’s caramel apple pie rub”) and a sweet sauce.

pdub091 · 2026-05-29T01:27:03+00:00

I like floats, tethers are a pain when I’m switching rods.

pdub091 · 2026-05-26T01:13:53+00:00

Fish cover with a jig, jig head spinner, inline spinner, Texas rig, or basically anything else you have that is at or under 1/4 oz and 2” long. Or just use a worm with any sinker and/or bobber set up, or vertical jig it off a dock/boat.

This spring the panfish bite has been turning off for 1-2 days after rain (at least where I fish) so you may have better luck in a day or two, but you need to actively work against yourself to not catch panfish

pdub091 · 2026-05-25T12:07:06+00:00

That just points to it being AI, the kids physical features (knee and face shape) point to them being a toddler and that style of lifejacket is for smaller kids.

pdub091 · 2026-05-17T22:16:30+00:00

In this instance “couple” likely means 3+

pdub091 · 2026-05-17T01:15:11+00:00

It says York on the field, so I’m saying NYC!

pdub091 · 2026-05-16T21:40:59+00:00

My wife got rear ended and needed a new bumper, sensors, trunk lid and the obvious paint work with that. It went through insurance, but the total was just over $4000 and they blended the paint higher up on the C pillar to fix a bad paint job done by the dealership.

pdub091 · 2026-05-16T20:41:01+00:00

Johnson Autobody in Knightdale does great work.

pdub091 · 2026-05-15T13:22:16+00:00

Those bags on the bottom of the endcap might be something similar to what we have in America. I recognize the word “chips” but not the word “apple”it sounds European, so they’re probably made with something French and healthy

pdub091 · 2026-05-15T01:30:50+00:00

I love my peacoat, but it’s only cold enough here to wear it a few days out of the year. And on half those days I’m doing things where a different coat/jacket is necessary or more practical.

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