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    Smart Cast

    Anyone else got one of these? Great little device my wife got me for my birthday. I like the versatility. I've only used it from shore so far, any tips or tricks to make it more useful?
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    Sorry, meant for the "Have you heard this one thread"

    What do you call a rubber for little people?<br /><br />A "******inium".
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    I'm in the wrong business..

    Went to the Sandwich Antique Fair this Sunday. Always on the lookout for bargains on old lures, reels, etc. What I found was obscene! Old, beat up Heddons, balsa wood Pikie Minnows, and lots of mouse imitations. Now that's not so bad, good to see some of the old stuff still around. The bad...
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    New record

    Just an FYI for my Illinois friends out there. New state record muskie from Lake Shelbyville.<br />38 lbs/50.75 inches.<br />Caught from the bank while fishing for walleyes on 14 lb Stren. 45 minutes to bag it.<br /><br />No, not by me.
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    Human torch

    Arrived the night before to do some fishing at a lake about 1.5 hours out of Chicago. Sometime in March, so the night air had quite a chill to it. Being the invincible 20 yr olds we were we didn't think to compensate for the cold with say, PROPER CLOTHING, and decided we had to build a fire...
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    New Mitchell 300 X

    Has anyone tried one of these yet? I've noticed many of the new spinning reels have ridges on the spool, what's the function?
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    Manual Tilt

    1960 Johnson outboard VS4. Have the service manual, but can't find anything on manual tilt. The whole manual doesn't seem to be in any specific order, so I do a lot page flipping. I found a "L" handle on the starboard side of the mount that goes thru to the port, but that looks like it might be...
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    Prop selection

    17 ft fiberglass ski/pleasure with Johnson 1960 75hp. Current prop 10 diameter 11 pitch 3 blade aluminum. What effect does pitch up or down have on performance in general? I can tow a couple of kids on a tube without any trouble, but I may be looking for a little more top end when fishing.
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    Lower unit removal

    Here we go again. 1960 Johnson 75hp. I have the service manual, unfortunately it doesn't have the step by step to drop the lower unit. I got it to drop a few inches, then it gets stuck. I read in other posts about the gear linkage disconnect, so I did that as well. Do I have to put the gears in...
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    Mitchell 308's

    I have scavenged about the last pieces I can from my remaining reels. I love this reel and sure would like to find some parts.
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    Of the three big parks in Ohio.....

    I was thinking of heading to one of the big three theme parks in Ohio around the beginning of August this summer and was looking for some opinions.
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    Lights and wiring

    Looking for some tips on lighting and wiring for trailers and trucks. Easy enough to do it myself, or should I take it in?
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    1960 Johnson 75 HP

    I'm finding out the hard way that this is a scary monster. None of the shops around my area (Chicago) will touch this thing. I have the original owner's manual and am looking for someone who would be willing to give me a hand with it. It runs OK. Or maybe I should just give up and try to talk...
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