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They still are. They haven’t moved an inch

That’s not as funny as it sounds. Years ago the local ford/chevy/ everything dealer had a promotion he had Robbie Knieval here to jump like 150 cars. Rt 11 , a major 2 lane , had that exact thing happen. It became a parking lot , north and southbound lanes were totally blocked for 10 miles. People just got out of their cars and left them in the middle of the road. There is a golf course near the venue , and hundreds of cars parked on the fairways and greens. Tow trucks couldn’t get to them to tow. So I can see this happening for the eclipse

I live in Watertown, right in the direct path. The city is warning of chaos 180000 extra people expected , traffic gridlock , the Watertown airport is expecting 157 inbound flights , they normally have 2-3 per day There are several streets being closed on the 8 th. The hospital has issued a special code. Only ER will be open for business. This should be an experience. I’m going to sit in my yard with a nice rum punch and watch the eclipse and the fun

And anything but a bronze thru hull below the waterline is just asking to sink

I got tired of fighting with alpha 1 exhaust bellows. I have the tool and have changed many bellows , but , last year I replaced my bellows with the tube , and have never looked back. Yes , it is louder with the tube and you get some exhaust soot in the transom , but I can live with both. It takes about 15 minutes to install the tube anybody else had any experience?? Mercrusier came out with the tube to relieve pressure build up in the bellows on big block engines. The bellows would balloon and put pressure on the drive shaft bellows causing wear and failure the only time the exhaust goes through the prop is in full down/ in trim im a happy camper with the tube

The new super fast retrieval rates on the newer riggers can be a problem without snubbers to cushion the sudden stop and to keep the weight from coming out of the water in rough seas it doesn’t seem to be a problem with older riggers and ones without fast retrieval rates

The stretch is what makes them work 😝

I was a little shy about the dreamweaver rip cord snubbers. They are advertised as for diver snubbers and nowhere is there a weight recommendation for them. The Amish would be a good choice also with 500 # spectra So far the fish thief has worked well for me

I’ve been using the fish thief ( Heavy Duty) snubbers in my Canon mag 10 STX with Uber fast retrieve for 3 years with no issues. Make sure you order the HD for weights up to 20#

Been using 16# torpedos from troutman87 on this site. Great guy , great weight , great price

Henderson has stopped the bass tourneys in their township due to high fish mortality

Dumbocrats

A four rod tangle would be much more fun than a three rod tangle 😆

Rapala husky jerks. Hj10 and 12. The gold with orange belly and the blue with orange belly get it done for me year after year. I like the neutral buoyancy for trolling I use the larger size because the bait is big in the spring as they come inshore to spawn.

They sure smell and have lots of slime like democrats 😝

This is not about conservation laws The DEC is hamstrung by treaties with indigenous peoples. They can fish anywhere, anytime and using whatever methods they choose. These treaties go way back and can’t be overturned without both sides agreeing. And I doubt that the Indians are about to give up

Look at those red belly. They have been laying on the bottom

Fished the trench today. Got to the launch at Henderson at 0630. Only boat in the parking lot never seen that before past years I’ve had to park up by the road Marked fish ( not wall to wall ) very few boats fishing. Was slow slow. Caught a whitefish on meat , dragged it around for a while before checking gear. Ended up with 2 LT and - whitefish. Not great