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    st croix legend extreme

    Its my birthday and as my gift I've been giving the rod mentioned. Also fitted with the pflueger patriarch. I've ordered the 6'10 extra fast medium light action. I fish for spotted bass and large mouth using the shakyhead technique. I like the feel of a light action rod. But now I'm hoping it...
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    elite 5 dsi questions

    ive had my unit now for 7 days. between work and rain, ive got on the water for 2 hours. ive played around in living room also. does this unit show contour lines? my android phone has a better map than this unit. but im hoping i dont know what im doing.
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    washing machine help

    Maytag top loader. After it finishes it rinse and spin it should stop. Instead it goes on to the extra rinse cycle and then leaves the water in the tub. Having to put it back on spin to remove water. Wanting to take a gamble and replace the timer. What u guys think?
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    best ideas for cooler to livewell conversion

    i have an aluminum smokercraft with a composite floor. wanting to use a cooler as a livewell. this will be permanent. i want to be able to fiil and empty it with a flick of a switch. also i want to put a spraybar inside the cooler. also turn it on with a switch. do i need three pumps? or is...
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    help with ac on 94 silerado

    my truck wasnt blowing cold air. got a can of freon that had test tube gauge with it. it was low and the compressor wasnt coming on. while filling it the compressor came on and was blowing cold air. lasted two days, now nothing. it still test good on pressure and the compressor comes on and then...
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    gone with the wind

    I have a smokercraft 1866. It's 8 ft wide and has 75 merc on it. A 54 pd tolling motor. I love the boat with a couple exceptions. The worst problem is when its windy I can't control it. The *** end will swing around . Is this just the way a aluminum boat is or is there something I can do to...
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    wiggle rig/drop shot/ specrastic rig

    So if u haven't heard of it go to YouTube and do a search for the spectastic rig. Wondering if this works. It looks out of this world. I would think fish couldn't resist it . I can't seem to find the minnow he is using though. Anyone that's tried this please respond
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    yellow tint on aluminum boat.

    I have a smokercraft aluminum hull boat. When I bought it from the owner he was fortunate enough to have a barn. I have no place to keep it out of the elements. So it get a yellowish tint to the green paint. It looks bad. Makes it look older than it really is. And when I use spray scents on my...
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    not successful 2 dropshot

    I had to start a new post to get help. Now im trying the dropshot with no success. I think my palomar knot is tied right. But it looks twisted and seems to make the lure swim in a circle. With The worm on the hook it tends to lay down more than be horizontal. I cant seem to find a really good...
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    not successful with shaky head

    I am mostly a live bait and crank bait fisherman. The live bait produce the bigger fish, the crank baits are hit and miss. By no means am I a tournament fisherman. I also have a fair amount of luck with carolina rig. I have a buddy that does nothing but shaky head. He wears me out with it. I...
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    used to be the man.

    Need advice about this situation. I started a job in 93,very quickly I excelled and became very well known. I was the one that when something needed fixed I was that man.soon I was doing it all and was moved to first shift as a technician. when the operators could not fix their machine or there...
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    need help with concrete removal.

    ok so i bought a house 5 years ago with the septic tank covered with a concrete slab. i didnt know this of course till a week ago. the previous owner extended a slab out over a third of the septic. i need to gain access the the clean out. im guessing a 2' by 2' or slightly bigger is what i need...
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    94 silverado/ constant stearing wheel adjustment

    truck has 198,000 miles on it. i have to constantly adjust wheel back and forth about two inches left and right. done some research and it looks like it points to the wheel bearings or front end components. im wondering if i can change just the bearings to see if it fixes problem. or do i have...
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    have the iboaters went for the smart phones

    wondering how many of you has gotten into the smartphones. im wanting one but have a problem paying for the data package. some say that verizon is dropping that fee. i dont see them doing it. if you have a family of three thats an additional 90 dollars on your bill. they have some great...
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    stripers eat their own?

    ive been doing alot of nov crappie fishing this year. in doing so, i catch a fair amount of very small hybrid or striper. not really sure which. i use bluegill to catch them normally. was just wondering if the large stripe would go after these very small ones of their own species?
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