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Having experienced a single bald-faced hornet sting, I can safely say OH HELL NO! That said, a video of someone else stupid enough to try that would be hilarious.

I think you should get a long stick and give it a poke. You know, for science sake. ;)

Thanks Boot, I'll be laughing about that all day. The spooky part is how much the old dude looks like my Dad did at that age. Same cranky expression too!

"Salty" is polite. It was Red Sky Charters, on the Bewitched. She was a big girl, slow, but roomy. Thankfully stable and capable of handling rough seas. I'll never forget being 35 miles offshore in 14' combined seas, looking up to see our trolled flies surfing over the wave crests. Like I...

Yes, Ed has "augmented" our catch with jigs. I will as well in a pinch, but love the fly grab too much to usually pick up a jig rod. Definitely a fun nd productive way to catch tuna. Landing tuna on fly gear can be done reasonably quick depending on rod weight and probably more so on...

Finally saw, and got a crappy 10x cell pic of, either a Western fly catcher, or a Western wood pewee. I get Merlin IDs for both but never see the cryptic little bastards. Leaning towards the "pewee" (who comes up with this stuff?)

Agreed. No plans to sell or trade it in. It will probably become my daily commuter. The change is my wife was working/car-pooling with me, but is now staying home to care for her Mom who lives with us. So we need a reliable 2nd car, and one with better ground clearance.

Following this as we need a newer car with similar specs @clarkman is looking for. Anyone have input on the Mazda CX models? We love our 2017 Mazda 6 (reliable, handles great, decent mileage) but its got lousy ground clearance and close to 120k miles.

They're finally getting used to us. First time one has shown up two mornings in a row.

I was wondering the same thing. Most fish that eat shrimp tend to be tasty.

Posted this in the foraging thread but think it has gardening potential. We have a couple dozen or so native wild blackcap raspberry plants (rubus leucodermis) scattered around the cleared area of our property. One set of canes is growing next to our raised beds. A few weeks ago I noticed...

I'm pretty sure you will always remember this day, and never regret "dragging" him up there. In another 15 years - if I'm still around and sufficiently functional, you have permission to drag my octogenarian ass up there, or similarly gorgeous/inaccessible place.

Might be more of a gardening post, but it did start with foraging wild blackcap raspberries growing in several patches around the property. One was right in the garden area. So as an experiment, I did a quick chicken wire wrap to keep the birds out. Berries are ripe now. What they lack in...

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Crappy cell shots but finally caught the pileated whacking away at the snag.

Spin or not, those Spawn heads definitely work. I wonder if they just push a lot of water which makes the fibers move more? Definitely 2nd the rec to bring a variety of stuff.

https://pnwflyfishing.com/forum/index.php?threads/whats-in-your-vise.4/post-257182 Yeah, guess I do tie high on the hook. At least with the baitfish patterns. Might cost me some retrieve refusals but I still catch tuna. Mostly I'm fishing a squid pattern like the one at far right. Hook...

I'll 2nd that. Never moving again though. The abandoned property next door to us needs his energy and attention.

Using 2-hook flies sounds good from a hookup standpoint but sketchy when dealing with freshly gaffed fish in the middle of a hot bite. That said, short striking does happen with tuna. Found that out using over-sized squid patterns. I'd miss troll strikes, then get "pecks" on the retrieve...

90 Not much of a soccer fan but also rooting for them being half Norwegian. I do know enough of the sport that beating Brazil is no small feat. First the Winter Olympics and now making their mark in the World Cup! Go Norway!