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    Left the spare tire at home

    Blew a trailer tire yesterday. It's not so bad, except the spare is at home in the garage. And the wife is out of town visiting her folks. I'm on the shoulder of I-30 just outside downtown Dallas just at an exit ramp, but there's a concrete barrier about 6 inches on my right to keep me from...
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    Bait Tank ----- my venturi won't venture (???)

    My homemade bait tank has a pump to provide a current and venturi-type aeration, but I can't consistently get bubbles. <br /><br />Using a 1/2" pvc hose & 1/4" pvc tube, I get a good stream of bubbles for about 30-40 seconds, then a big bubble and nothing after that. I tried restricting the...
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    Starbrite Star Tron Enzyme Fuel Treatment???

    this month's iboats email promotes, among other things, this fuel additive. <br /><br />anybody here using it? care to comment?<br /><br />thanks!
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    Greatest Play Ever in Major League Baseball

    You'll need to hear the audio with this one, too.<br /><br /> mms://a1503.v108692.c10869.g.vm.akamaistream.net/7/1503/10869/v0001/mlb.download.akamai.com/10869/library/open/features/monday_flag_350.wmv?media_type=wms&av_type=video&event_pk=48 6348&product=gen_video<br /><br />in case the...
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    USVI Camping

    Virgin Islands National Park, near as I can tell there's two campgrounds on St. John - Maho Bay and Cinnamon Bay.<br /><br />Thinking about maybe planning a family trip - anybody been & care to share the experience?<br /><br />thanks!
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    Stupid fuse!

    On the way to the lake Saturday morning I noticed the left brake/turn signal not functioning, so after fishing I spent a couple hours in the parking lot troubleshooting. No juice in the yellow wire on the vehicle side, all else was fine...started tracing. I concluded that the adapter on the...
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    Stupid human trick results in drowning...

    Man drowned yesterday on a local lake...his wife was nearby on a disabled jetski with a spare PFD...speculation is that he left his PFD to swim for help.
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    Anybody using a Chene anchor?

    Looks like a danforth, but it claims to only require 2:1 scope because the flukes open much wider.<br /><br />Are these effective? My normal use for it would be fishing in a 15ft boat, 25 - 35 foot depth, up to 20mph winds, sandy or muddy bottom. Sure would rather have 70 feet of rode than...
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    Thought of a name for my boat - opinions please

    No, "opinions please" isn't the name I had in mind, but it's not half bad...<br /><br />I was thinkin "Reservoir Dog"<br /><br />or, for that matter, "not half bad" isn't half bad either...
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    burglar alarm let persons who fish really achieve the purpose of recreation amus

    Just had to share this tackle auction on ebay.<br /><br /> I'm mostly wondering how it sets up horse.
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    How does this kind of hull handle in heavy chop?

    It's this 1982 charger bass boat for sale on ebay.<br /><br />Doesn't look like a performance or pad-v - what would you call it? Wondering how it might handle rough water compared to, say, a trihull or deep-V. Anybody have experience with this type hull?<br /><br />thanks<br /><br /> <br /><br />
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    Big Day on Lake Texoma

    Went fishing. Found fish. Caught fish.<br /><br />Finished the day with our 2-man limit of 20 stripers to 5 lbs, plus around 90 or so caught and released. All fish were caught under birds on white tailspinner, sassyshad or slab with a fast retrieve. Most of the day was sunny and pleasant...
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    Bass fisherman snags gator in local lake

    Grapevine lake...guy on the bank with a digital camera snapped some pics - <br /><br /> <br /> <br /><br />from http://www.nbc5i.com/news/8958550/detail.html
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    **UPDATE** Depth but no contour at high speed - roughed up transducer -**UPDATE*

    I've noticed a recent development which I think might be related to an incident involving my transducer. Any input, theory, or personal experience would be welcome.<br /><br />It's an eagle fishmark320, skimmer transducer on the transom - works flawlessly but I noticed that at high speed it no...
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    Every fisherman's other dream...

    Got stopped on the water this morning by two game wardens - a pair of lovely young ladies in uniforms, with guns and handcuffs, in a big honkin boat...but all I got out of it was a safety check. :( <br /><br />Sorry about the lack of a picture - just felt too selfconscous to say "hey the...
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    Purely theoretical question about multi-engine ops

    This is just to satisfy my curiosity. There were some Homeland Security boats with three and four outboards on CSI Miami last night and it made me wonder - can you just keep adding engines and make your boat go faster and faster? I guess the next engine relieves some of the load so you can...
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    White bass limit this morning 4/8

    Forecast said north wind 20mph all day - but I went fishing anyway - forecast was right - no bites by 10:30 I was ready to call it quits - but between me and the launch theres a huge flock of seagulls, circling and diving - had my 25-fish limit by noon. Would have kept fishing but my arms were...
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    What kind of fishhook would you use to...

    repair the door lock on a '98 Explorer Sport? Oh yeah, you'll need more details...V-6 SOHC, green with gray leather trim.<br /><br />Drivers side door wouldn't unlock. With some help from the guys at ford-trucks.com, I managed to open the door and remove the inside panel. Found a broke spring...
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    Personal experience: driving habits effect on fuel economy

    Thought this was interesting enough to share.<br /><br />I've had my 98 Explorer Sport V6 SOHC for nearly two years. Most of my driving is in town. First year & a half or so I was getting maybe 16, at most 17 MPG. Few months ago what with the price of gas and the wife getting a couple...
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    Beached it -- I mean really beached it this time

    Came in a little hot from fishing on the last night of my camping trip last week. The lake's down about 5 feet so you couldn't pull up to the cut bank like normal - just had to beach it in shallows & wade out to it. The full moon was obscured by clouds & the lantern I had set out on shore cast...
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