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    99% alone, but not by choice. Family doesn't...

    99% alone, but not by choice. Family doesn't fish, I don't have any friends that fish, so my present cartop boat is designed for one person rowing. I built it for fishing solo and it weighs 27 pounds...
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    Yay, broke the Crappie skunk, and some very nice...

    Yay, broke the Crappie skunk, and some very nice ones, too!
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    6Pound, I had the same problem for the last week...

    6Pound, I had the same problem for the last week or so. But the magic hour yesterday turned out to be 6:30-7:30 PM here -- in trees shaddows as the sun got low, from shore, right at the launching...
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    Evening turn-on

    I've fished a few crappie spots I've done well at in the past from shore on both the CT River and local ponds this last few days, with almost nothing to show for it. It's still pre-spawn here and the...
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    ~9" bluegills definitely put up a fight on light...

    ~9" bluegills definitely put up a fight on light tackle, and are a lot of fun to catch. Twenty of them and a half dozen nice perch is a fine outing, I'd say!
  6. If you can't catch crappie, drop down to trout

    Last few days I haven't been able to interest crappie from my local pond, while about a week ago I was catching a dozen from the shore. Maybe they liked the rainy weather better than this sunshine....
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    Good to get out and catch something! FYI, exactly...

    Good to get out and catch something! FYI, exactly the same weather conditions and water temperatures here on the local pond.
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    Beautiful cooler pic! I bought a 1958 14'...

    Beautiful cooler pic! I bought a 1958 14' Crestliner Super Seaman a couple years ago in fine shape. Added a sun canopy. Family has had great fun camping and fishing in it. Built to last, and easily...
  9. Thread: Noah week

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    Same here with the woodstove all week in evenings...

    Same here with the woodstove all week in evenings at home. Definitely no beds or fish yet showing at the usual sunfish bedding locations. Water temps here topped at 58F midday in the shallows back on...
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    6Pound, I fished from shore again today and this...

    6Pound, I fished from shore again today and this time no fish.....no bites even. Temp outside is 50F. First time in a week I got nothing at all. Maybe they got smart. Or maybe they are just sitting...
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    Heh, I've never owned a Roadrunner, but I have a...

    Heh, I've never owned a Roadrunner, but I have a pack ordered through the mail, last week. I'm sure they catch crappie. The main reason I want to try them personally is the hope that they will troll...
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    Noah week

    It has been more than a full week of rain here, and won't let up for another few days. The ground is so soggy even the hillsides are mud beneath the emerald new grass. The streams are roaring and...
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    Article: End of the day

    You can view the page at https://www.crappie.com/crappie/content.php?r=4784-End-of-the-day
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    I haven't been out in my boat (12') yet this...

    I haven't been out in my boat (12') yet this season, but will shortly. I'll try it and let you know how mine works for me. Of course there's fly rods and fly rods -- brook trout rods and steelhead...
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    Thanks to all! Redge, it's an Eagle Claw...

    Thanks to all!



    Redge, it's an Eagle Claw Featherlight 6'. Reel is a Daiwa Sedona.

    @franklin fisher, re. black flies -- lots of rain recently seems to have brought them out in force this...
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    End of the day

    I had a lot of chores to do today, pruning plum, peach and apple, took the grader blade off the '51 John Deere M, and put the pond bucket back on for the summer. Cut down a 90 foot red oak for...
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    First Crappies 4-25-23

    We had a lot of heavy rain day before yesterday, then rain and drizzle yesterday, and finally this morning clear skies, but cold. Temp when I got up was 32F and there was frost on the porch steps. I...
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    Thanks BuckeyeCrappie DockShootinJack, and...

    Thanks BuckeyeCrappie DockShootinJack, and 6poundtest!

    6poundtest, yes a 9" bluegill is a Master Angler class fish in Vermont, so I was happy to get those two so early (and well, kinda by...
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    First season catch, and a question

    I got out fishing first time this season, though not in the boat. Just a little shore side fishing in an inlet off of the CT river in Vermont from where I used to catch crappie during the spawn. But...
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    Great to see your early season catches 6poundtest!

    Great to see your early season catches 6poundtest!
  21. Thread: New old boat

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    Got the carb off. There was fuel in the bowl. And...

    Got the carb off. There was fuel in the bowl. And some dirt particles. Which says to me it wasn't the float valve sticking, but the jets all clogged.

    After checking carefully I think the dirt...
  22. Thread: New old boat

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    Thanks 6PT, I will check again if I find anything...

    Thanks 6PT, I will check again if I find anything in filter or carb bowl that looks like rubber.

    But I made the present fuel line up myself last year using genuine automotive ethanol-proof braided...
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    Thank you guys! Shadow, Lake Charles you guys...

    Thank you guys!
    Shadow, Lake Charles you guys just had some really hard times. It hit really bad down towards Houma. I actually worked for an outfit down there that designed flood control...
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    Thanks Buckeye, and Special K :cheers2. Well,...

    Thanks Buckeye, and Special K :cheers2.

    Well, I'm between rainstorms today with about 8 hours in the clear, so I dried the boat first with towels and then with a heat gun on all seams. I masked...
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    The original bottom paint was a green zinc...

    The original bottom paint was a green zinc chromate with non-skid compound embedded. Nowadays you can't get zinc chromate easily (it's highly toxic, and most paints available as such aren't really...
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    After getting the seat out I gave the inside hull...

    After getting the seat out I gave the inside hull a good vacuuming and scrubbing with Mr. Clean. With the seat and tank out of the way I was able toscrub the whole bottom.

    I'll paint the bottom to...
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    The only way I could get that seat out was to saw...

    The only way I could get that seat out was to saw it off at both ends. It was in poor shape anyway, and I plan to replace all the thwarts anyway.

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    Stripping carpet: 407963 The slipped and...

    Stripping carpet:

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    The slipped and trapped seat and flotation chamber:

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    If it's of interest, I'll post my progress with...

    If it's of interest, I'll post my progress with this boat. Here's a pic of what it looked like when I first got it. Seats had old carpeting on them, and the middle thwart had slipped below its...
  30. Thread: New old boat

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    New old boat

    I'm very happy with my rowboat Flier for fishing trips over water up to two miles out and back, but after that it gets to be a too long day for me. Since I'm on the Connecticut river I've got a 40...
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