Pair of Jacks

Capt Rich…many thanks. That video should be in your HOF library😎😎😎.

Capt Rich— great video of the young man doing a great job handling that salmon. Just curious what rod/reel/line combo? It sure looked like it was a medium rod and it was all it could do to handle the big salmon.

sad situation indeed. My dad had a mid 80’s 16’ sea nymph that my brother now has…solid as can be but dad had to have the transom completely replaced under warranty as there was a manufacturer’s production process problem that allowed water to get into to transom. After repairs were made she was a stout fishing machine. Just curious if your zinc anode on your motor was also affected? The entire purpose of the zinc anode is to be that sacrificial metal that stray voltage will eat up vice your motor or your aluminum hull. The other thing it could be is galvanic corrosion caused by two dissimilar metals in contact with each other with moisture being introduced typically a ferrous metal and a nonferrous metal with the non-ferrous metal being the sacrificial metal. During my aircraft maintenance days in the USAF we had to inspect our jets on a regular basis for this situation. Typical scenario where galvanic corrosion start is when someone inadvertently introduced/installed an unapproved steel fastener (screw, bolt, nut, washer, etc) to panel or airframe component. In some cases the culprit was two different pieces of aluminum one with a higher ferrous content than specified. We lost several aircraft to structural failure due to this problem.

Find tins—many thanks. That exactly what I am looking for!!! Many thanks!!! Tight lines PoJ

LOU colleagues —I looking for your “hacks” on the best way to store spoons and divers on board during fishing trip. I have my preferred method of off-season storage, but while my method is very organized and efficient for long term storage it does not work as well on the boat. Pictures would be appreciated and as always many thanks in advance for your advice. Pair of Jacks

Very nice pike!!! Had a similar experience this week with a huge catfish while trolling for stripers here on my home lake…Lake Anna Virginia….35 inches, 30 lbs. 25 minute to to land and nearly broke both my rod and net.

Actually they do pollinate as they are big consumers of flower nectar although they don’t make honey it is used make the comb portion of the nest and food for larvae and juveniles. If it must be destroyed, I would call a professional exterminator since it’s being removed due to sale of the property.

Not sure why it’s necessary to kill/destroy the hornets and their nest before they migrate just before winter unless the pose a direct threat to humans or pets. They do perform a necessary function in nature as pollinators not to mention the are veracious insect killers. As mentioned numerous times on this thread they extremely aggressive and dangerous when their nest and surrounding area are threatened.

Gambler—I agree…seems to me DEC can or should be able to figure out the science of good breeding stock to secure a sustainable Atlantic Salmon fishery that can survive and flourish in a alewife dominated bait environment. PoJ

FYI/SA: https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/loatlanticsalmonplan.pdf

Still available?

YT/Rick—just subscribed to you YouTube Channel…thanks so much for sharing your knowledge, skills, and wisdom!!! Pair of Jacks/Scott

OMG …those are huge fish!!!

After reading through the thread I have share a long ago series of incidents while I was fishing Catherine Creek (one of Seneca Lake’s major spawning streams for rainbows and browns) during the annual opening week of trout season. Back in the 1960s and early 1970’s (before Hurricane Agnes and post hurricane DEC dufasness) opening week (April 1st) the Creek was bank-to-bank arm to arm stuffed will people trying to fish… the protocol and custom was to holler out “fish on” when you hook up. Well there was a curious cause and effect that occurred when a lucky fishermen hooked up a nice fish. The first was everyone in close proximity would pull there lines and slide step back to the bank and one enterprising person with a stream net would assist the luucky fisherman with landing his or here fish. The Second thing happened once the fish was secured…the multitudes would rush to the very spot and try to stake claim. I might add there were a few fisticuffs over just whose spot was whose. I liken these are the same type of folk who clearly don’t understand the scheme of maneuver associated with LO big water trolling and violate the customs and courtesies between respective fishing boats. It’s like those infamous unwritten rules of sports…when they get violated everyone know exactly just how stupid the violator(s) are… Similarly, back when the western basin of Lake Erie was the Walleye Capital of the World before the advent of zebra mussels there was a protocol for every boat to follow when setting up their drift over the shoals and reefs. If a unsuspecting rookie boat operator violated the pattern the got the message loud and clear via the radio chatter.