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A late 90's Vortec. I cruise around 3200 RPM.

25FB, carbureted 5.7, I get around 1.7mpg at cruise 18-20 knots.

I named mine Bug N Out, for three reasons.. First, when my wife was a young girl her family's nickname for her was bug, or "Sheribug" specifically. Second, I like to hoop lobster, or "bugs". And third, I'm from Bakersfield and I don't freshwater fish. So for me to get to where I need to be to do...

Caught a bakers dozen of these, 60-80 pounders, on the RP at Guadalupe one year. On a Calstar 800MH with a Daiwa Lexa 400. Roy told me to go get my "bass rod" and pin on one of those Macs we caught the night before. As son as it hit the water, it was on. I thought the first one was going to...

Kevin Cotter at KC Marine in Anaheim. He can be reached at 714-716-6541.

Back when I was working on oil rigs, we'd say "That's when the rigs were made of wood, and the men were made of steel.

Kevin rebuilt my VP 290DP, did a great job, good as new.

My boat had a name 2 owners ago for sure. When I bought it it had no name on it. By my calculations that should have given any bad juju to whoever removed the boat name. Juju that I then reclaimed by putting a name back on the boat. Sound legit?

Is there additional info with this? Days and times for each speaker, and topics?

Maui Jim's, hands down the best polarized glasses.

Did the same, not too long ago.

Great report Steve, you were definitely the hot stick on this trip. For an end of the year, open party, it was a pretty good group to fish with.

My 25FB is a little bow heavy and will plow going down swell also. As said earlier, slow down a little, pull your trim tabs up and ride bow high in those conditions.

Beauty

This is surprising to me. I guess I've always been under the impression the boats work together to help each other out. Always figured one boat would go to the rocks while one or two of the other boats fished the 23 or Uncle Sam or Thetis, then report back to each other and trade spots after a...

Good read, thanks for taking the time.

That's Kevin at KC Marine, he is on here. He rebuilt my outdrive, very knowledgeable. does great work and is a nice guy.

This picture was on the bathroom wall in a Bass Pro Shop in Phoenix. I thought it was cool, so I took a picture of it.

If it were me, maybe a 7732. It has a more open gap.

This thread did not disappoint. :) My personal take on keeper size is this: if I can bounce it, I'll usually release it. If I gaff it, I keep it. I'm referring to Wahoo, Dorado, Yellowtail or Tuna.

A FLIR camera can see buoys. It's like night vision :)

To stop tagging my railcars 😂🤣😂

Were the 25's 22° deadrise? Is that the beam at the waterline also?

What's the beam?

Out of curiosity, what is the benefit of the forward swept transom? The 25's did not have that, but the 262's do.

Everyone keys in on the fact that you're not supposed to sell them, but nothing about 10 tuna being 4 over the limit? And besides, the first thing the alphabet bois will do when they show up at his house is shoot his dog, they always shoot the dog. EDIT: Mr. Dre did pick up on that.

Have fun Steve. I'm leaving the day before you, on the X. Tanqueray Ten, I hope.

I'm not sure what I have against the Izor XXX, I think the darker color they have reminds me of some of the cheap brands. For surface iron, I've always fished Izor First String, Blue for offshore, clear for inshore. That's what someone told me to do 25 or so years ago, and that's what I've...

Nice looking rig. I hope he gets it back.

Here's the part that sounds sketch to me; You sold the one you bought from Billy to recoup what you overpaid for it, but you also say you needed more, partly due to the fact that you give them to buddies. In my experience, it's either about the money, or it isn't.

Get ahead of the curve and start buying up Halco’s 😁

John, you need more friends in Bakersfield that fish saltwater. I have some 250lb and 400lb. mono coils. If you want your lures rigged HMU and we can put them together. I have chafing springs and crimps. Bring your own swivels tho :)

Nice work on the 40. Looks like it started to straighten out one of the hooks.

Berry is now in Santa Anna, or at least they were when they made mine in November of 2019. BTW, yours is in remarkably good shape for it's age.

Always been a fishy boat. No galley, so no generator. They pull up on a spot and shut down the motors. Stealthy quiet. If they still fish the same way that they used to, it'll be more likely fishing down the line and not so much at the islands.

Wish they still made the Albackore backpack. I still have mine. best tackle bag ever.

Well done. great report, and way to share the intel.:appl:

Sounds like a good trip, I hope it holds out thru Thursday/Friday

you could attach one of those pre-made glove boxes to the underside of your seat.

Had Steve as a roommate on one of Chris' (Baja Dreamer) trips on the Shogun maybe 20 years ago. Solid guy.

My buddy will be there. His bike is next level.

Although I have never caught one, I've seen several caught on trips that I've been on. As others have said, fishing on a kelp paddy that's producing, blue and white or blue and chrome 6X seems to work well. Deep under the paddy, 250-300 feet if I was guessing.

Maui Jim's are available in prescription, I have 3 pair. IMO the best polarized glasses on the market.

I bring one with me when I pick up from the processor, just in case my hard coolers aren't enough, it gives me a back-up.

Thanks for sharing the story, it's a good learning opportunity for all. I think I'll put a mask in my boat now.

$400?

$350 and I'll come pick it up tomorrow.......

Did Chris wrap those rods?

Seems like a lot of people have been using 2/0 mutu's.

Seems like it's been this way for 2 months. Decent weather Tuesday through Thursday, then blowing 40 Friday through Monday. Can't wait to retire.

No, 6PM Friday would be correct. They had already moved it to 6AM Saturday, I believe 2 years ago, if I recall.

You're in the "inshore fishing reports" forum. Try putting it in the "boating discussion" forum. Bellows replacement isn't that hard. Neither is painting. Good Luck.

John, They are back in stock now.

Is it not the pulpit?

If they don't have the kit, they usually still have a lot of the parts that make up the kit. Get the flux, the silver solder and some assorted ring sizes. You can check some of your current rings to compare sizes.

I use a cheap Okuma levelwind linecounter on my Sabiki rod. It's great for repeatability.

These kids and their piercings. :git:

From what I've seen, there's usually a bulkhead between the tank and the engine. If you have fuel in your bilge, I would start by looking for a culprit in the engine compartment. Maybe a cracked hose or fuel pump or filter leak. Just my $.02, good luck.

Tell me more about this 270....

It's possible that the vinegar removed the galvanizing from the hooks. Get a can of cold-galv spray paint, that should do the trick. I use it for touch-up on my galvanized trailer.

I'll be there. I like free shit :)

A friend of mine had the same issue, he took it back and went a different route.

She doesn't look like she's carrying eggs to me. She looks like she has a sperm packet, which she can carry for up to 15 months before she releases her eggs. 100% I'd let one go that was berried (holding eggs), but they will all undoubtedly have a sperm packet towards the end of the season...

water slide decal paper acidrod.com.

Any chance part of the lengthening is getting rid of that forward slanting transom and returning to more of a vertical drop like the 25's had?

Looking forward to seeing the progress.

26' Pilothouse?

Definitely something to remember. I count myself lucky for having a swim step with a boarding ladder, but this is a good second option.

Water slide decals. My computer has better handwriting than I do.

Most builders have digital calipers. I measure the guides (foot to foot) and add an inch. Divide by 2 that gives me the length on each side of center, and center is where I had already marked guide spacing. That gives me 1/2" at the end of each foot for consistency. I CP over under wraps, then...

You guys were right behind us. Gotta admit I was wondering what I'm doing wrong, when somebody anchored behind me has two women polishing the boats brightwork, and I've got two Goobers belching, farting and watching TikTok for two hours waiting for the start of the tournament. :D

So it's an adhesive backed glow stick? Can you stick them on lobster buoys? How long are they good for? :P

Mine is an '87, so I'm not sure they are exactly the same. But if they are, mine had what you might compare to door casing that went around the box that the tank sits in, so it's not as tight of a fit as it looks, its just sealed off somewhat. My tank was held in only with the foam that it was...

I saw that on Facebook a couple days ago. One of the best comments was something about 7 pounds of it being worms. I got a good laugh out of that.

West Marine sells hatch gasket in like a 9' length.

Love my 25FB. that being said, I easily spend 5K a year keeping it up. I'll go down your list as good as I can, with what information is pertinent. 1. Whether you're going to see anything in the oil depends largely on how long ago it was changed. Any issue that might have been found in oil near...

Looking through the galley window on Tanner, Pac Queen.

Couldn't put my fat ass in the hammock, it would tip over the whole thing, ass over tea kettle.

Sunrise at Catalina

I think you're cool.

Wow, hella jealous. Enjoy your time on the water.

Ventura Craigslist has one listed.

Catch 7 on Monday. Gift them to your wife. get a 2 day permit for Tuesday and Wednesday, catch 14 more. :D That being said, you have to actually fish Tuesday AND Wednesday. and there are minimum time limits for how long you have to fish each day.

I still have my old Savage Model 24, .22/.410 O/U from my childhood. I know they're still making them. Growing up in the Midwest, it was a great gun for rabbits and squirrels.

I loaded a pic of the outdrive, you’d be hard pressed to find one as clean.

What you see in the close up is the zinc, the outdrive is in great shape.

already shipped out the broken one. I have 2 weeks left on VP's one year warranty. :D

Zincs are a few years old, but don't see the water that often and have lots of meat on them. you would be hard pressed to tell the outdrive itself from a new one.

Launched out of Channel Islands on Saturday, picked up some decent fin bait and motored out of the harbor. I had just throttled up and was starting to come up on plane when I heard a thud and started getting a really bad vibration. I immediately killed the motor and lifted the outdrive, thinking...

X2 for Sailrite. They also have a lot of really good tutorials on their site.

Try googling hippo grip offshore reel clamp, it should come up.

Peer pressure. All my friends were doing it, they said it was safe and non-addictive. I figured I could quit anytime.

I found a cheap Okuma line counter levelwind. no muss, no fuss, easy to get it back to the same zone. Ypu can pick them up for under $50. It doesn't need to be anything fancy, it's just a bait stick.

Also check fuel lines, ethanol can cause swelling internally in some older hoses not designed for it.

Do they need crew?

Seems to be a few doing that. Not to jack the thread, but any reason you wouldn’t just pull the fluoro inside the hollow and serve it?

On my most recent 3-Day trip, about 2-1/2 weeks ago, The trip itself was $1275, I tipped $220, my fish processing was $550, for 1 fish at 125#'s and 5 fish at 63# average. The boat I was on had soda and water on tap, so no extra charges there, and I didn't need tackle or line fills, etc. So...

Volvo does not put impellers in their drives. Your impeller will be engine driven.

Nice sized sardines, Owner 3/0 ringed Mutu's worked well.

I tried to use the contour winn grip on one of my rods, only because thats the only one they offered the saddle color in. Hated it, there's no decent way to get solid contact with the reel/reel clamp. I ended up stripping it back off, buying another one, and cutting the contour piece off of it.

Yes, the tank cavity is lower than the engine compartment. Saw the same thing on mine. Drilled a hole, glassed it to seal it. When I replaced the tank in my boat, I coated the tank and put two 3/4” thick neoprene strips on each side. If you had berry’s make your tank, I’m assuming you did not go...

The Katy Perry... Not to be confused with the Sarah Jessica Parker...

Well, I guess that answers that. Thanks for the reply.

I have a couple of the older style, (4.1:1 metal handle, embossed side plate) JX's. I would like to convert 1 of them to the 8:1 gear set that is also from the older reels. Does anyone know if that's doable? And if Avet has the 8:1 gear sets. TIA

Here's another tip to remove the ram from the stem. I drilled a couple holes in the end of the ram that fits my angle grinder wrench. Doesn't affect the performance of the ram, makes removal and reassembly a snap, and will keep the ram from getting scarred up.

Look at "Fishing Adventures on the Topless II" on Facebook. I fished with him in Jan 2020, Captain is a Florida transplant, Nice guy, New 29' CC

I fished a CC in PV last year that had them, I got rug burns on my knees from them, I'm not a fan. maybe if I was shorter, they'd have caught me mid thigh, guess it depends on placement.

Thanks for the reply. You are correct that the sensor (#22) is accessed from the inside, however the drive wheel (#28) which is the part I’m changing, is accessed from the outside. In the yoke above the helmet. I have the manual, and am aware that the instructions call for removing the outdrive...

Does anyone know if there’s a cheat to not having to pull the outdrive off to replace the trim sender gear wheel? I’m guessing the answers “not really” but thought it was worth a try. It’s on a 290DP. TIA

Really like the boat, and I am looking, but I'd love it without the bottom paint. GLWS

I put some dense foam strips, on the angled bottom sections. I did not run them the entire length of the tank though, maybe 6" from the end on each side.

No, just sitting on dense foam runners, and bolted to the floor supports.

Haven't made any dips, but this Lobster Paella is very good for a side. https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/easy-lobster-paella-recipe-1948245

I had no ballast in my 25'. I coated the bottom 2/3 of the new tank with KBS coatings 4401, it's like a hard plastic shell. I don't know weather you could see it from the pictures or not, but I completely enclosed my tanks 'coffin'. I used plastic decking lumber, sealed it all up, and put in a...

Cliff @ Berry's welded tabs (angle) on the top, I just trimmed them down a little, drilled a couple holes in each one and bolted them to the floor supports.

Just finished mine in my 25FB.

Thanks for the reply, I appreciate it.

can anyone who has done this tell me if there is a long wait time for the tanks, or does Berry’s have some pre-made?

Drew1234: you are about as low key as they come.

I’ll take it, check your texts.

PM sent

I've been thinking about doing the conversion. I was wondering if anyone has done this conversion, and also changed out the actuator to an electric over hydraulic actuator, since my tow vehicle has the electric brake controller installed from the factory. I'm curious as to the pro's and con's...

Very nice Doc.

I rinse mine every time, and do as good of a job as possible in flushing the motor and washing down boat and trailer after the trip. Bakersfield can be 3 hours away sometimes. That's a long time to let anything pickle in salt. I'm sure it helps keep the rust down.

1. I always seem to have more rods than reels. That's my motivation to build a new rod, I find a shiny new reel I need. 3. No chair, just can't do it sitting down. I've tried. 4. I don't know what any of the acronyms are. I really do miss Gudebrod thread though.

The 90's is "back in the day" now. Guess I'm officially old.

I definitely can relate to what you're saying. The price of diesel. Wear and tear on the tow rig. Back and forth over the grapevine. every f'n time. It tends to wear on ya. I am lucky enough that I can still afford a few LR trips a year, plus fish when and where I want on my own boat, fishing...

Thanks Texlee, you've saved me from becoming a hoarder.

That's a fact, Although I don't need another one, it sure makes my 'buy it now' finger itchy.

I really like the Boone crimping pliers. Very solid compared to cheaper models.

Breaking in a new one. 4 months old, growing like a weed, smart as a whip.

Best of luck to all the boats there or on their way. I’ll be watching closely for a report. Hopefully we will head there too if conditions were good, 12 days, I can hardly wait.

Since I'm old and on meds, I have an abundance of Rx bottles. They fit well in either of the Plano boxes. I write on them with a sharpie which hooks are in them. They fit everything up to 6/0. I use a variety of hooks, but mostly Mustad 94151's, which used to be called 94150's, for "J" hooks...

my bad, I fixed it, thx

What I always have on any trip, minimum: Surface: Birdshit, Scrambled egg, mint/white, blue/white. YoYo: Scrambled egg, blue/white, blue/chrome.

I have this.....still tips over, but...I've dropped it overboard 3 times....and it just doesn't sink.

I have a 25' Flybridge with a 350/290DP and mine are J6. I've read that you go up one number from the B series to the J series, ie; B5 = J6. I read also said that A series would stay the same, ie; A5 = J5. I don't know anything about props and their characteristics, hopefully someone that is...

Rather than writing out how I do it, here is a link to Blackwater's video, that is where I learned, and that is exactly how I still do them.

Living in Bakersfield, I've been doing alot of trial and error on what keeps them the freshest all the way from Catalina to my driveway. Here is what I'm doing now, and it has kept them better than anything else we've tried. While we are hooping and all the way back to the ramp, we keep them in...

I have one of the Komodo 364's and really like it. I think it may be a little small for a decent size yellow, but I like throwing the Coltsnipers with it. Casts hella good.

Great write up. I'll bet those two hours must have seemed like ten. Nice consolation prize though, I'd be happy with that. I've had plenty of hunts where I never even got to let an arrow go, let alone three. Can't imagine what the voice(s) in your head will be saying the next time you're at...

Aaaahhh, the "Old Bloodydecks" how I've missed it.:fighting0061:

I bought mine here: http://www.realisticwraps.com/ I thought they were a good product and easy to put on.

Those are 8 oz.

X2 on the X-flock. I have an older Ulua that I was going to rewrap the corktape on because it had started drying out. I checked out some rods that were wrapped with cord, and just didn't care for the texture. It didn't feel right in my hand. So I gave the X-flock a try, and could not be...

I have two pair, they are the best ones MJ makes. Any reason you don't keep them and have them made into your prescription? I did that with my Stingrays.

Have to agree on the XH as a minimum, last year I saw people fish rods like the Calstar 700H, and they were definitely bottomed out on average-size Guadalupe tuna.

So, I probably missed something, but is there any reason you wouldn't just tie a Bimini for your loop to loop connections? I only have one of my bigger reels that still has solid on it, but it's worked fine on that reel for a long time.

Saw one on the way in from Anacapa on Sunday afternoon too.

“I felt the heavy weight on my back as I was pretending to be dead. I can still hear those awful grunts and remember the pounding." Pretty sure that's a direct quote from my wife. :rofl:

The Blackwater website also has two very good videos. One shows how to make the loop, the other shows how to insert the leader and serve the connection.

I don't profess to know anything, but I know what I like and what works for me. I tie all my own wind-ons as well. I fish solid braid on 65 and under, and I use knots to connect leaders there. Mostly Uni to Uni, sometimes FG, sometimes RP. I fish hollow braid 80 and up. On the 80, I use a little...

WAFFLE FRIES

A good friend once told me, "figure out what size truck you need, then get the next size up, you'll never be sorry."

We did two weeks there over Christmas and New Years 3 years ago. We spent a week in Brisbane with a couple days in Sydney. The Christmas concert at the Opera House was worth seeing. Two solid days of driving and taking in all the sites on the way up north was also cool. They have a highway...

Take a look at the Hydro Glow squid lights, I bought the 4 footer at Fred Hall, seems very sturdy and definitely brings the squid to you.

Two things. First of all, it should have adhesive on the back to stick it onto your cell phone. It has a slot for ID, business cards, whatever. The parts that kick out are meant to act like a kickstand for watching porn, I mean videos.

Grilled Wahoo with onion and bell pepper and a passion fruit and sweet chili glaze. Served over whole grain wild rice. It was lick the plate good.

Champagne sunset.

The standards run through 6/0 they are the TK619R.

I used the Trokar offset ringed hooks exclusively at Guadalupe last week. 3/0 to 5/0's. Great hook, super sharp, and strong. Those will be my go to hooks from now on.

Is this first Gen?

On my last boat, I used indoor/outdoor carpet adhesive. I put it on with a small v-notch (looked like a 4" wide putty knife with grooves at the tip). Held it in place and applied pressure with a slew of the thick pool noodles until it was set. It seemed to work well and made good contact with...

No news is good news??? I'm hoping.

I generally make my own wind-ons, Loop and serve with about 15-20' of leader. Fluoro 100+ I generally crimp at the hook and use a chaffing spring.

Easy enough to make on your own. Good time killer on long trips too. I spent the first 2 days of a 4 day ride to hurricane bank making leaders. The blackwater website has some instructional videos, done well, to get the idea. One of the videos is on making the loop end, and the other is on...

Have to agree with you Nate. I have plenty of new equipment, but there is something about the Newell/Long rod set-up. I have a 10' Ulua and a 533 that is my go to. I think it makes me feel like I'm being true to sport when I use it, and it has killed many fish.

Just an FYI, in my experience they run a half size big, so a 9 should do the trick.

I don't know how I finally got some positive karma points but go me. Every time something like this comes up I'm either too busy or too poor. Not this time though, 3 weeks away from my six day on the RP on a super limited load charter. Fuckin' A.

This is a great read, good luck with the project, I'll be checking back for the updates.

25 days away, I really hope we are fishing there. I'm getting a chubbie.

We had two nice ones caught on an 8 day on the Shogun several years back when Bruce was running the boat. One on a chrome and blue iron and the other on a white and blue iron, both heavy iron, thrown toward the kelp paddy and then allowed to sink out. The jigs were probably 150' or so when hit...

If you are trashing the seat, you may be able to use a high speed cutter or a dremel with a cutting wheel. be careful to just cut through the seat, it looks like there is plenty of room between the seat and the blank. I have seen many things used as filler between the seat and blank, I'm sure...

Now I'll start getting excited, just a little over 3 weeks away. Hope we slay 'em too.

I've never fished the Sea Adventure 80, but have done several trips on the Ranger 85, and would definitely recommend it. My first time on the Ranger 85 was also a birthday trip about 13 years ago. We slayed the albacore, it was a fun trip.

That is some excellent fish porn!

J - If you make it through the weekend and haven't sold it, please message me. I am interested and would like to come look at it, just too tied up this weekend. Thx.

Thanks Brad, don't fly through Denver or SFO when you can help it. Your neighbor says you owe him some beer, good shit too like a nice IPA.

I think I finally have a complete arsenal, Thank you Jake

I'll send you a PM

Still have it?

The Blackwater vids is where I learned too, great instruction. I can't stress enough trimming the end of your flouro/mono before choosing a needle in which to insert it, to feed into your hollow spectra. The smaller the needle, the easier it is to push up through the spectra. I made it too hard...

Australia, and I'm here right now, should get the chance to wet a line in a day or two.

Sounds like the same time we will be there, I'm hoping to find some time to get out and fish a day myself. We will be a week in Melbourne with at least a day in Sidney, followed by a week in Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef. Good luck to you, hope you get out and get some fish that you can't...

Sunrise at San Miguel Island

Bow rhyme with joe not bow rhyme with cow, IOW make sure the threads stay straight from crosspoint to crosspoint. I usually leave a small reel lying around my rod table like a 200 series newell. I put it in the reel seat and check for straightness of the first crosswrap. It makes it easier to...

Interesting.......

I agree with the light reflection technique. I generally save my buttwrap for last, just the way I do it. So at that point it's relatively easy to look down the blank with the guides at TDC across the light reflection from my overhead fluorescents. I use digital micrometers for all the...

Bad Uncle Dan?

I have a friend of the family going to Oahu (probably Waikiki area)in a couple weeks with a large group (10 people). They would all like to go out and get a days fishing in with everyone getting an oportunity to fish. They are hoping to keep it affordable. Maybe $1200 - $1500 for the group, can...

Short version: EP Armory who manufactures the 80% lowers were the first ones raided. Their 80% polymer lowers and customer information was taken. Ares Armory was the next one hit, they sell the EP Lowers. In as much as I have my own personal feelings about what is going on both in Washington DC...

Been a long time since I've watched "The Band, The Last Waltz" may have to give it another view.

Had the right knee done a few years ago, looked like shredded wheat. Doc just removed it and polished up the heads of the bones. It got rid of a lot of the snap crackle pop. I did try to play golf a little too soon after the surgery (2 weeks) and ended up having a bleed into the compartment...

I have a '05 F350 Crewcab dually 4X4. Had The leveling kit installed along with other goodies, it certainly didn't hurt the ride any. I had to put longer shocks on, so they may have helped too. Put some big aggressive tires on it, she looks real purdy now.

I would think Thetis or 23 Fathom spot?

I like that.

Seeker made some blanks that were olive colored, so I used brown, Khaki, and Olive thread, with some red accents, I don't photograph well, which is why I don't normally post pic's. They always look better in person and I only build them for me, and I'm easy to please.

I want to thank everyone who has given me advice, sent me their lists, and offered to watch my daughter while I'm away. Sorry, only have son's..........and....NO. I've got some good stuff, and I wanted to say that I appreciate all who helped. Cal's called and said that they are done with my...

Sweet, I'm looking forward to meeting everyone on the trip, I'm sure I'll come away with some new friends. Most of my wife's family lives in Phoenix, so you and her will be trading places for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Royal Polaris Nov. 20 - Dec. 4

Having made the normal progressions from short trips to longer trips, I finally booked my first really big trip. I leave in about two weeks on my first 14 day trip. I have a few questions that I'm hoping some of the veterans can answer for me. 1.What did you bring that you should have left at...

Caught one of those out around the Channel Islands a few years back on an overnight charter. I wasn't sure about keeping it at first but the deckie talked me into it, glad he did, that was some of the best tasting fish I've had, and so dense like a chicken breast. I even brougt some to work and...

I'll be on this one as well.

mines real easy 2" pvc on a fence board and rubber coated hook's

Congrats to your brother, that is a fine looking animal.

Then there was my all-time favorite. Back in like '95 or '96 when Ventura was crazy overrun with salmon, I had been going out a couple times a week with friends and was stocking up quite well on the salmon when I ended up with an extra unplanned day off of work, so I thought I'd take one of the...

Be a "commercial fisherman on days off" and act like a complete know it all ass the whole trip, and every time you get hooked up make the biggest "Bassmasters" swing that you can and take about 4 steps backwards as you swing on the fish. Of course, make sure you are also 90 degrees to either...

Great job on the report and on getting a real good grade of fish.

If anything falls through or if you have another cancellation I would like go on this trip.

I'm sure there are a million ways to skin a cat, but the way that has always worked for me (assuming you are doing a triple wrap) is to do the underwrap, apply color preserver and let dry, then wrap my guides with the first wrap and apply preserver to them. I then apply a light coat of finish...

Rather than starting a whole new thread, I'll just hijack this one. All Promar politics aside, the wife bought me one of these trips for Christmas because it was something different and I have never hooped lobster (that and the fact that she really likes lobster). So I have a couple of questions...

Good report, Ive been waiting for the report on this trip, I am on the next 2.5 day. Some good observations about what was working/not working, thanks for sharing.

Wow! I wqs on here morning noon and night back then. Nowadays I just cruise by for a look every now and then. The Katana thing was bad, The shop closing sad, Pickleboy was good for a laugh, and Bill kicking a crackheads ass out in front of his house. I did get to go on one of the first BD...

I'm probably one of the last parents that don't feel a child needs a phone, we have told ours that we don't feel they need one until they are driving, then they can have one and we will pay for it. We got a plan without unlimited texting and with just enough minutes so that they can use it when...

Zippo lighter fluid lifts them off and whipe off the adhesive with it.

I'm in.

Wish I still had the knees to sit like that, I could play baseball again.

Nice job Bill, sure makes me wish I had the coin for an Alps printer too.

Try here: http://www.daiwa.com/PartsDiagram/PartsDiagram/SLD20-30.pdf

Wow...Set the "wayback machine" been quite a while since that happened. Anyway, sorry for your loss of gear.

I consider it a wash, 1 team with a few juicers playing another team with a few juicers. Makes for a level playing field if you ask me.

Happy Birthday Big Guy. Love the cake.

I always told my kids that the Tooth Fairy belonged to the same union as Santa and the Easter Bunny, and that they got paid in gold coins. ThenI would just swing by a Post Office and buy 1 stamp from the stamp vending machine with a twenty, they give change in gold dollars, I usually have quite...

P-line under 30lb. Over 30lb. Izorline first string - blue offshore, clear inshore.

I like the skull, I think it turned out geat.

Congratulations on the beautiful baby girl, hope mom and baby are both doing well. Ive still got some of those stickers too, they were from the first B/D booth at Fred Hall.

I have 2 blanks in the 6463XXXXH in the green. Can't wait to build them.

Awesome job, absolutely awesome. I'm probably the king of ADD and short attention span, and I read the whole post thus far. Great job on the boat, post and technical side too.

Troll strap eye or hook keeper, you pick. :D

Very nice, I saw 2 get caught off a paddy on a 5-dayer once, one on the blue/chrome and one on white/chrome Irons. Seems like a pattern to me.

Yeah, i was reading threesome from halfway through the first sentence. :D

I agree whole heartedly with that statement. I have been on several trips that missed the radio fish by 30 minutes.

Tell me you were letting the dog pee on the Texas sign :D

Yes they are.......

Sorry to hear about the closure, it was nice to meet you and shoot the shit when we came down, hope your new job (whatever that may be) will afford you more time to do some fishing. Best of luck.

Great write-up Mike. I am going to be right there in Oahu in August, and would like to go out 1 day, you have given me a good base to start from. Thanks

Sorry, the cut paste didn't work, here's the 13 some thread detail and a closeup of the plaque.

Just finished what is hopefully my last arrow of light awards for our Cubscout pack, or at least for a while. My youngest is bridging to Boyscouts on Monday. This was the largest group I had done this for, and if you've ever been involved in Scouts you would know that 13 boys is a larger than...

So if you're drunk and you want to fight do you pass? :D

Nice work. Glad to see all of the guides are on the right side too. :D

Saw a guy shoot a shark once right in the head. On an aluminum boat. The shark was IN the boat when he shot it. :D never seen a guy haul ass so fast before.

Just guessing, but maybe a hypodermic with glue and wrap it tight with tape 'til it dries.

Cutco's around the house, Forschner's around the feeshes.

good trajectory

Alley with Louisville slugger in hand, I'm not that rough on my tools.

I don't get the windtunnel hairdo and bottle tan.

Try putting down your basewraps, sealing them, then wrapping your first guidefoot wraps, then a light coat of finish, then the final wrap. The finish between guidefoot wraps helps the last wrap have a nice even surface for you to wrap on.

I feel ya, my son has a catching clinic from 10 to 12, and a pitching clinic from 2 to 4.

Shame I can't relocate....mucho experience on jet engines. Also, currently running a solar turbine in the plant. Of course I could always do the Taft Tech job....Hhmmm. What are the bennies like?

10' Ulua w/Newell 338, birdshit.

Mythbuster's.........Ha Ha......I heard about it happening at bandcamp once. You going to Fred Hall this year Brandon?

Sneekee, can ya put me on a nice bull elk next year brother?...maybe I'll give Bend/La Pine another chance.

Ha Ha funny video...Im actually got a free t-shirt from the people at Tazer for letting them taze me.....too much fun....I'll type slow, so Joni can read it on her slow assed internet...Peace. :D

I was going through the checkout at the local grocer not too long ago with the Tampons my wife had asked me to pick up...and some bloody Mary mixer.. I actually asked the checker if it seemed a little redundant.... She didn't get it. Maybe it's me.

Werd

Karl, ha ha ha same one it is every time. Peace

I agree with David....please send all "sub-standard" fish to me.

Unibrow or not, somebody hit something after a while.

I'm going to try to make it. I hope my schedule allows it.

Repost or not, that is still some funny shit.

I'm not wanting to start a fight or nothin' and I do have Avets, but, the best Avet for a jig stick is still a Newell :D

Hell of an entrance Tim, hell of an entrance. Welcome.

Wow, cool pic's thanks for sharing.

Not a big fan of metalics as a base color.....work good for accent colors......first wrap over guide feet etc....they tend to fade and look washed out if you cver much area with them...in my opinion.

vey easy.....extremely strong.....count me in.

I still don't get BD at home. I get it at work though, so I guess I shouldn't bitch.

I could be mistaken, but I was always under the impression that it was illegal to carry a firearm bowhunting (during bow season)

And on a dumber note........How do I know my IP address?

I'm having the same problem, B/D seems to be the only site I can't access. I just get the typical Internet explorer message that says the website is busy, or typed in wrong or it could be some DNS issues.....I'm not computer saavy enough to figure it out either. Oh, I don't have Cox.....I have...

I think I'm a mule for this new drug, Ive got some of the raw material keestered.:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

Best thread of the week.

Sneekee, heard good things about that F.B. Truth, Only drawback I heard was the green color they used for the cams and limb pockets, supposed to shoot nice though.

Don't forget to sign of the computer. :D On a more serious note, good luck to all who are affected, we will keep you in our thoughts and prayers.

Not sure about there.....but here some of the shops will pay for the towing to them if the repairs are over a couple hundred. Wouldn't hurt to look around, as it saved me $125 on the tow. :)

Go Raiders.

C & M sells waterslide decals that work with your printer, maybe you can find a font that closely resembles the type of writing you're looking for. I've also heard that they can be a little difficult to get to lay down flat until you have mastered it.

Smaller boats, I may say something. Bigger boats.....not much need. I usually take my happy ass up to the bow and see how badly I can burn my thumb. I'm not a real jig thrower though.....more of a donkey I think.:imdumb:

Yes what Steve said, that's the preferred method of the L/R fleet.

Thanks Tommy, always good to see your reports.

After witnessing the births of my 3 children, I would say this: In my opinion letting a child of any age witness the birth of a sibling is not a good idea. Seeing their mother in so much pain and seeing so much blood can be very traumatic. Even if you have done a great job of letting her know...

Damn Emu's

How do they fly, compared to a field point on the same shaft?

Go Blue

:imdumb:Wow, all I can think in response to that is wow.:imdumb: Calling someone a fag on the internet..........you go.

My take. We are baseball family. It's the first thing we look for on tv on a night in. I'ts the first thing we look to go see on a night out. Doesn't matter who (local minor league as well) and it doesn't matter where. I also coach it every year. The wife and I are both born and raised Dodger...

Recently returned from a 5 day, used 5 Star (had always cut my own fish before) picked mine up just a few hours after dropping it off. My brothers fish was sent back to Omaha. No complaints from either one of us, we would use them again.

Pretty amusing read, real or not.

I'm in.....what does it pay??

SOOooo, you can post pic's, eh?

Dru, that's funny. Jorge WTF is that?

Wow, huge head, that thing must have been a toad.

Both caught on iron, if I remember correctly.....I think they were blue and chrome.

Great, It's not just my kids that do this kind of shit.

Wow, and I got like a dozen left over from the first Fred Hall show. I'm sittin on like $11.88, and I didn't even know it. :D

Is this a Cuda poll without the poll?

Damn ya beat me to it :D

Good stuff right there.

Wooo Hoooo the next generation. Soon they'll be running the country. :imdumb:

Nice fish. You guys suck.

I use a Calstar 700XH for troll/heavy bait, works well for me.

Hey I thought the new rule was to be holding a copy of todays paper in the photo's :D

Oooohhhh, 6'2" and 260 lbs., just misssed it by one size :D

Sweet, great job on the midweek feeshes. quality fish too. You guys suck. I'm leaving on a 5 day on the Shogun on Thursday, hopefully we can nail them on the way out. Thursday's still mid week, Curtis, My brother and I will probably stop by the shop tomorrow afternoon after his plane comes in.

Way to go solo.

I can't even believe this is a real post. I've been waiting for the punchline, but I guess dude was serious. It's okay to get a little frustrated that you didn't get a fish but it looks like 25 of the other guys on the boat didn't get one either. Ya buys yer ticket and ya takes yer chances...

I've got a bunch of camp and dutch oven reipes. I guess you could substitute rattler/woodchuck/beaver where it says chicken/beef/pork. :D

Thanks Shelly, 6 more days until my 5 day, hope we see some bluefin then too.

Werd!

Nice work Ed.

CLICK ON IT

Ha Ha I remember when I was 25 too, I ate lots of (other peoples)Cheeto's. :imdumb:

That one is badass Doc.

A guy I work with did his own, some ribbbed marine grade vinyl, and a staple gun, they turned out good, and he is no rocket scientist. I think the hardest part for him was taking them off due to the corrosion.

I thought everyone used to go across the boarder for upholstery work?

Homemade - with starboard, oak 1X6, some hardware store parts, and a sewing machine motor. works for me.

Nice job. Glad you got out up there. Funny how some of them swim to the net and others get really hot when they see the boat, huh?

Awesome pic's. You should be proud, well done.

That's some funny shit there. I think that's the quote of the day.

Tastes just like chicken sort of.

That's some very good work Steve.

That definately goes in Brandon's top ten.

Nobody's copping to it Jason. Oh, and me, I heard about it on a June 8 day on the Shogun.

Nutjob.

Thought and prayers sent to those who knew him.

It's a shame that the date doesn't work for us, my wife and I are both leaders/commitee members and would have loved to have helped out. Hope you and the kids have a great trip!

Exactly.

Out of the box (no mods.) The Avet casts better and produces more drag.

you got it backwards, you need to be the one behind. Always helps my workouts if I try to catch the chick in front of me. You know, the ole carrot on a stick. LOL

Take a shower with them, or soak them in the sink in your cabin on the good L/R boats.

Score!!!!!!

Lakeland still makes these; a regular butt section w/ hypalon and you're in business.

Well if you could find one of these old 2 peice reelseats.....I just rewrapped this one for a good friend of mine. If it were for me to keep, I probably would have turned down the bottom peice, to resemble a normal rod taper, and added hypalon there too. I think that may be an old Varmac...

I have a Flambeux(sp.) bazooka pro, it extends to about 8 1/2 feet, and hoolds probably 10 rods or so. I only ever use it when I fly, but it has worked well for me.

I don't know much, but here's my $.02, a little heat should remove the old handle/reelseat, assuming you don't have a solid glass blank, I would ream the inside of the butt a little and clean it out with acetone/denatured alcohol or whatever, find a blank or peice of blank nice and heavy, with a...

Soak your wife and some bait at the same time. :D

Redneck 401K (Lottery). House will be paid off soon, regular 401 doing well, thinking we'll get a liveaboard when we retire.

A footjob, with happy ending.

That's great news, I had been hoping for some decent results this time. Hope to share a rail with him soon.

I'm a little dissappointed, I've seen your work, it's very good. I know you could probably paint a very nice poop picture. :)

Nice, Very Nice.

Slip the doctor an extra Benjamin this time. :) Good luck

The future leaders of the country. :D

My two alltime favorites for LMB are cinnamon/blue neon, and red speckled green weenies. Hard to find they are best in the really soft hand pours.

I also got a phishing site warning.....don't know what it means either......IT guys???

Chris (Baja Dreamer) showed me. Use contact cement, only where the hypalon goes. While you're putting that on, stick a torpedo sinker in one end of the hypalon and fill it up with acetone. It will soak in a little and help soften the hypalon. Once the contact cement starts to set a little...

Wrapped a 90J for a guy I work with, He is an Atlanta (Ron Mexico) fan. My shit camera doesn't do it justice.

Man, that in itself should be enough to push anyone thinking about purchasing a boat to go ahead and pull the trigger. :rofl:

Thanks Karl, thought I was all alone with that.

You can still give away free tackle.....I'll come by later to claim it.:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I'm sure I'd enjoy fishing with you David, but a guy only gets so much vacation a year, and I'm spending mine on Chris' 5 day :) in July.

This is you right here bruthah.... http://www.secretbeerbelly.com/video/CNNbeerbelly.wmv

If I wasn't out of town, I'd be all over this. Chris runs a good fishing trip......and on the Shogun.......can't get any better than that.

The skippers in Alaska were using that method when I did a trip up there. Seemed pretty straight forward, the floating rope was the only revelation I saw. Big ever widening circles until the shank of the anchor passed through the ring which would bounce the ball. Retreival was as easy as...

Talk about fresh fish!

You guy's are crackin' me up....that's some funny shit....Congrat's Mike.:beerbang:

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A toast I heard while serving in the military: Here's to the Eagle...wing's long and straight, Flies all the way from Maine to Mexico, Just to shit on the Lonestar state. Which was quickly followed by: Here's to Texas......land so fertile and rich, We don't need no turds from no high...

Haters :D

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There once was a guy named Skinner, Who took his girl out to dinner, Quarter to nine they sat down to dine, Quarter to ten it was in her. Not Skinner, The dinner, Skinner was in her before dinner. :D There once was a guy named Tupper, Who took his girl out for supper, Quarter to nine they...

Yeah, Nice Ass Goathat

There once was a young lady named Dot, who lived on pig shit and snot, When she couldn't find these, She'd eat the green cheese, That she'd scrape from the sides of her twat. :D The once was a guy from Morroco, Who's motto was really quite macho, He said, to be blunt, God decreed we eat...

Ha ha.......point taken.

Good to see you back on the board DJ.

Not gonna sound as stupid as this: I've often looked at those 'toons and wondered if you could use them in the ocean, you know, instead of a kayak. I mean, they look pretty stable and all. I know Bruce likes to trout fish and I'm assuming that's what he bought it for, but I was just wondering...

Next time I'll just get ahold of you and find out where the rite place is.

Very Funny.

Just looked it up on my old license, it was 2000, hot as hell all the Elk were broken up into 2-3 head groups (water was scarse) it was way hot (Bakersfield hot) at the end of Sept. only saw one Elk that whole week, couldn't get inside a 100 yards, small cow anyway. Did do some fun shooting in...

Hunted Elk several years ago in La Pine.....ever hunt that area?

Fuckin' George. You're too funny.

Too funny.

Gil the new avatar is just wrong.....on sooooooo many levels.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Jesse please leave any posts regarding fishing to the secret forum please.

Julius: "My name is Julius and I'm your TWIN brother." Vincent: "Oh obviously! The moment I sat down I though I was looking into a mirror." ...

Nice Bow Hog, great report.

I have used Golod Tips and Carbon Express arrows with good results, also in the 7595, even with the overdraw, with 90 gr. Muzzy 3 blades.

Re: Planning Honeymoon to Cabo Need Advice Don't do it. That is all.

Just styrofoam and jet fuel aint it? Lovely poem from my military days: Momma and baby sittin' in a ditch Baby suckin' on mommas tit Navy pilot don't give a shit Cuz napalm sticks to kids :D

Happy Birthday Curtis.

Damn it Jim, I'm a Doctor not a Swamp Boat Pilot!!:rofl:

Hand poured plastic worms, Carolina rigged. Sometimes Texas rigged.

I think the poor taste jokes are my favorite, definately got a chuckle out of this one. :D

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: gayz: gayz: gayz: gayz: gayz: gayz: gayz:

Ive been there and I'm pretty sure most if not all of them have been there too, they say they really want to fish, any guys from up that way got some 411 ?

Our Boy Scout troop is camping in Monterey towards the end of next month. Several of the Scouts and their parents are interested in going on a fishing trip like a half day boat. I know what the restrictions are. Does anyone know if there are any boats that are going out in the Monterey area...

Hope it works out for us, on a brighter note though....nice to see Al Davis looking frail and near death. :D

thothe are thweet

My kid tried to wear him out with push ups and jumping jacks. :D

it's creepy

I've always had the same question, I haven't taken mine in salt. I worry about what salt is going to do to the motor since it will pull saltwater into the block for cooling. I think someone told me once that if it was meant to go into the ocean it would have a heat exchanger?

hers one side of the garage door opener....still working on the other side.........no truelines though.

how was somebody there just at the right time to take the picture in this one??

Congrats on your Bears Brandon.

Have an outstanding birthday

Richard is a great guy, glad to see things turn out at least 'okay' for you guys, hope Rick got what was due him as well......what time for the tacos? :D

Happy Birthday Jason!!

That's funny...instant fridge. :D

It looks like he's giving her the B/D salute when he gets up.

You got to be a lowlife piece of shit to steal a mans dog.

You would have to ask Saluki, he's on their pro staff. Send him a PM. :D

Congrats on the hog, nice play by play. I just got an invite from one of our suppliers, He thinks it should be easy to get in bow range. I can't wait.

I know some local necks that do it.

Jason, the Hummer truck holds more poo, you should trade yours in.

That would make a hell of a sig line.

Oh please....there isn't a soul on here that won't drop their drawers the second you pull out a camera (myself included). :D

Well I think it's funny Mike.

Okay....so I think I'm getting it figured out now. 25 lbs. of drag = 2 hrs. getting a cow in. 35 lbs. of drag + 15 mins. getting a cow in. Cow = over 200 lbs. L/R tuna don't count. Rex never posts anything that isn't about Avet's, but is not affiliated. David has a temper. Chris is not afraid to...

They are a PG-13 version of B/D. Or in their own words..."Get Bent is like Cheers as BD is like the strip club."

Damn, thats one fucked up camera. That had to suck to watch.

Got a stalker?

Merry Christmas George.....hope you have a good trip.

Good for you, start 'em as soon as you they can pull one back. my boy's love to shoot the bow.

Bump.......hey Neill, I know it's winter and all, but I'm kinda Jones'n for an update. Can't leave a brothah hangin like that.

Pastrami goes very well with Tots :D

when you've been married as long as me, the only way they like a dick in a box is if it's severred. :D

Bend over .

Congratulations to you and the Bakersfield boys, Chris, sounds like a trip to remember. Can't wait to hear all the details.

:appl: Go Danny:appl:

you look different without the hat

Hope you had a good one.

You have a Merry Christmas George.