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Freshman in college. Sleeping off a very bad hangover. The news made it worse.

A bunch of years ago I went up to the Skagit to play with the dogs. As I was walking in over an old river channel, I met a couple coming out. They had 2 broken Spey rods and a single hander with an empty reel. They were wide eyed and babbled on about monster chum that broke 3 rods and stripped...

3500 Daiwa BG or 4000 Shimano Nasci. They’re basically the same size. Rinse after use and pull the spool off once a year and clean/grease. Out of the box give the reel a good spray of Boeshield before putting on the line.

Great Slave lake delivers again!

One of my Christmas presents last year was a 12’-6” gear spinning rod. It wa ordered in early October and Finally was delivered in late March of this year. Way too late for Christmas. That said; the rod is well built, attractive, and performs wonderfully. Well worth the wait.

Hopefully you were wearing a rubber glove when you picked that up.

I solved my Tragers inability to get a good smoke on whatever I put into it. A 12” smoker tube filled with pellets and lit with a torch placed on the rack produces plenty of smoke. I rarely ever use my Bradley puck smoker anymore.

It took me 3 “experiences” to finally give water the respect it deserves. The first was over 50 years ago on the Big Manastee river in Michigan below Tippy dam. I’d waded down a mid river gravel bar to fish a seam on the far shore. Fishing was great! Rainbows, browns, and walleyes were on the...

I’m not too fussy when I’m hungry. Love’s Truck Stop hotdogs work. When I’m in the south I always head for Buc-eye’s. 100+ gas pumps, a ton of BBQ options, and the cleanest restrooms in the country.

A nice chunk of pork shoulder also makes a great substitute for corned beef in a “boiled” dinner.

Boiled with veggies; garlic, onion, carrot, potato, and cabbage. Veggie’s added in sequence so they’re tender crisp at serving. Vinegar and horseradish for condiments.

I’ve got a Curado DC reel. IT’s list as a freshwater reel but I’ve only used it in saltwater for beach salmon fishing. 3 years no maintenance, just a good freshwater rinse. It’s loaded with 20 lb braid and on a 11’ rod. I’ve got a pretty good educated thumb from 50+ years of using bait casters...

I had ATT since phones were the size of bricks. Several years ago switched to T-Mobile as I got tired of being gouged by Rogers Wireless as ATT would switch to Rogers every time I went to Canada. T-Mobile works fine in Europe.

Ego chainsaw, weed eater, and leaf blower. all use the same batteries. Also have a battery Stihl 8” bar 1 hander for light pruning. Only gasser left is the lawnmower.

Haven’t been to this show in 4 years. I used to go to checkout BC and Alaska fishing lodges. This year, and the past 3 I’ve been soaking up the sunshine in Palm Desert instead.

Was a college freshman sleeping off my first, and worst, hangover. My roommate woke me up and we went down to the commons and watched the proceedings on a black & white TV with 50 others. Terrible day that I'll always remember.

Sportco had the magazine yesterday.

So far this year in the live traps. 37 squirrels, 8 rabbits, 2 possum, 3 rats, and 1 very angry blue jay. Now if I could just find a way to get rid of the moles I'd be a happy camper.

I was there for the 40th anniversary. I was with my dad and 2 uncles. 1 uncle hit the beach on D-day, the other a week later. Dad didn’t get to Europe until the fall as he was recovering from wounds in North Africa. I vividly remember our walks on the bluffs and the US cemeteries their...

I was Living in Kirkland at the time and was washing the salt water crud off my boat from the previous days trip salmon fishin. When I heard a deep rumble and figured it might have been the mountain going off.