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I was doing my bread in the Lodge Combo Cooker initially, as I had bought one years ago actually for camping. Then my wife bought me a dedicated ceramic coated bread pan. But we redid a few things in our kitchen recently and so we bought a new range so we got the gas stove top with the...

This is what I ended up with so far. The rest of the room.

Gary, do you order your flours online? I’ve debated doing that, but the cost of shipping always gets to me. I actually ordered from King Arthur recently with a gift card I received and so I did get 5 pounds of the Golden Whole wheat and baked this morning since shipping was the same as it was...

So I have been using Lazer Line in the 20 and 30 pound sizes. My buddy lost his whole Skagit head when his Lazer Line broke after he hung up on some weeds. (I found it and recovered it the next day for him.). That got me thinking of how old my Lazer Line was so when I ordered a new Skagit...

Stalemate.

"Orvis had revenue of 3.23B JPY in the quarter ending July 31, 2025, with 20.45% growth. This brings the company's revenue in the last twelve months to 12.82B, up 46.35% year-over-year. In the fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, Orvis had annual revenue of 11.44B with 43.66% growth." I found...

Happy Birthday Dean! I hope all is going well with you!

Last couple days of tying, getting ready for opening day of steel here on the Columbia.

I have a couple of bamboo rods I bought at an estate sale and they have no rod tubes. I assume they shouldn’t lean up against a wall for a long time or might get a permanent bend, especially in the tip? Or is that not something to worry about? I like the idea of the blueprint holders, but...

So I’m rearranging my fly tying and storage room, where I keep the majority of my fly rods. I have somewhere around 20 fly rods of all varieties, many of which I wrapped myself from blanks, and so they do not have the factory rod tubes. So I have rods in marked tubes, unmarked tubes, and just...

Ok all ye old farts, according to a quick search of the Google, an Orvis Far and Fine graphite rod in 1980 cost as much as $250. According to an inflation calculator, $250 in 1980 is worth $980 in 2025. So realistically, the price of fly rods has not really increased.

I grew up in downstate Illinois. The cows laying down meant it was going to rain in the next couple days. But supposedly that is when the fishing (at least bass) is good.

Haha! I did the exact same thing on Sunday, three casts in a row, 4 inch bluegill, 4 inch bass, 3 inch perch. After two hours of non-productive casting for bigger bass, I sized down and started killing the bluegills. Better than the skunk.

Funny, but that was the first thing that came to my mind while reading this article. Unless this study was funded by Big Otter…… Our family has done a yearly vacation to Cannon Beach, and went several years without seeing any stars, it’s been great seeing them back in big numbers the past...

My main complaint with the air seats for the SFC is trying to reach the inflation valve for those, seems like it should be easier. I've gone through a couple of SFCs lately and bought the one with foam seats since I already have the air seats from my other exploding boats and can use them...

On my FB feed this morning there was drone footage of a guide in a driftboat going through some rapids and he said one of his clients had brought a drone along and it gave him some cool footage. But all I could think about was the client in the boat riding through rapids in a driftboat but...

Well, you did get a Discover Pass, which is not a fishing license. Currently just a freshwater fishing license is only $27. Saltwater and 2-pole endorsements add in as well. It's still a hell of lot cheaper than going to a Mariners game, or a concert, or a Disneyland, or .....

https://www.helfrichoutfitter.com/helfrich-rogue-river-steelhead-fishing-and-lodging-trips/ I've done this.

I have the Scotty triple mount system. I don’t use it often but it has worked well when I have and the rods stay separated well. So you would need only one mount to the boat with this. https://scotty.com/product/257-triple-mounting-system/

Best oven spring and ear that I’ve had in awhile.