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I have a piece of steel cut off from the end of a soldier pile that I used to use to anchor my 14 ft aluminum boat. On the plus side it was free and will hold in pretty much any combination of current, bottom, and wind. On the down side, it probably weighs 30 pounds, maybe double that when...

You could cast it in sand. If you really liked your 10# ball and want to save some cash, check Craigslist. I bought two relatively cheap there last September.

One of my kids brought home a wad of bison fur she found in Yellowstone. I thought about using some for fly tying but it was full of bugs so we threw it out.

I second this. I had the same problem last weekend.

Back in the 70s I used to have a heavy pair of Vasque hikers that were like Frankenstein boots. I never did get used to them. They gave me the worst blisters. For a while I had an old pair of combat boots that my brother gave me when he got out of the army. They were good boots but I outgrew...

Gulper Special. Similar to a parachute Adams but slightly different color. I use it as something else to try when the fish are picky.

I remember reading about someone catching a walleye in Lake WA some years back. Hopefully whoever dumped the pike and walleye in there didn't dump enough of them to become established

Thanks for the good advice. I will see if that helps. I don't think it is the down rigger counter that's off. I have two of them, different brands and they both read similar depths. I believe that the transducer is reasonably parallel to the water. Its the exact same setup I used with my old...

It is on my 14' aluminum boat. I have down riggers on the boat and checked the depth by lowering the down riggers until I hit bottom in about 100 feet of water. I'm using the electric trolling motor mount for the transducer. Instead of mounting it on my trolling motor I have it mounted on an L-...

I replaced my 30 year old Hummingbird FF with a Garmin Stryker last spring. The depth readings it gives me are way off. I need to spend some time troubleshooting. My Hummingbird was very accurate.

Nice tip

Thanks for the advise.

I have not ever used it, don't know much about the different kinds available, but have been thinking of giving it a try. The uv lights vary in price a lot, like 14 to 75 bucks. What's difference. Are the higher priced lights worth the cost?

Its tough losing a good friend. My condolences.

One advantage of building your own is you can make it the exact size you want.

I also caught many a nice trout on these back in the day

A good all around fishing boat is a 14' aluminum boat with small outboard. It is relatively low cost and lets you cover way more water than a canoe or kayak. I have a 14er I have had for over 30 years and have fished in the sound with it a lot. It's also great for ponds and lakes. It's easy to...

If all of the barred owls in my neighborhood in Kirkland were killed off I don't believe that would benefit spotted owls.

If the yard is fenced, just buy or borrow some chickens. At my house, a dozen chickens took a lush green lawn down to bare dirt over an area of roughly 600-700 SF in about two weeks.

Love the ambiance. Good for you two going for it.