Hunting and Fishing Thread - With Poll

[energy]

Fishing vs Sex

Top 20 Reasons Why Fishing Is Better Than Sex

20 - No matter how much whiskey you have, you can still fish.

19 - A limp rod is still useful while fishing.

18 - You don't have to hide your Fishing magazines.

17 - It is perfectly acceptable to pay a professional to Fish with
you once in a while.

16 - The Ten Commandments don't say anything about Fishing.

15 - If your partner takes pictures or videotapes of you Fishing,
you don't have to worry about them showing up on the
Internet if you become famous.

14 - Your Fishing partner doesn't get upset about people you
fished with a long time ago.

13 - It's perfectly respectable to Fish with a total stranger.

12 - When you see a really good Fisherperson, you don't have to
feel guilty about imagining the two of you Fishing together.

11 - If your regular Fishing partner isn't available, he/she won't
object if you Fish with someone else.

10 - Nobody will ever tell you that you will go blind if you Fish by
yourself.

9 - When dealing with a Fishing pro, you never have to wonder if
they are really an undercover cop.

8 - You don't have to go to a sleazy shop in a seedy
neighborhood to buy Fishing stuff.

7 - You can have a Fishing calendar on your wall at the office, tell
Fishing jokes, and invite coworkers to Fish with you without
getting sued for harassment.

6 - There are no Fishing-transmitted diseases.

5 - If you want to watch Fishing on television, you don't have to
subscribe to the Playboy channel.

4 - Nobody expects you to Fish with the same partner for the rest
of your life.

3 - Nobody expects you to give up Fishing if your partner loses
interest in it.

2 - You don't have to be a newlywed to plan a vacation primarily
to enjoy your favorite activity.

1 - Your Fishing partner will never say, "Not again? We just
Fished last month! Is Fishing all you ever think about?"

 

[Mike S.]

Energy,

Being an old Sea Dog I assume you swim pretty well, but do you wear a life-vest, or at least have one on board? It's best to wear it despite the bulk -- never know when you might conk your head on the way out of the boat! We don't want you to drown -- SOME people on this Cove can disappear and no one sheds a tear, but how would we ever replace YOU?

At least you got to fish -- the constant rains in our area makes it impossible to launch a boat so I have not wet a line yet this year.

 

[energy]

Absolutely

Mike,

Yes, I'm a swimmin Mo Fo! My life vest was floating right by me, if I needed it. I was ready to kick off the sneakers, but I found bottom first and walked in. I'm also aware that with the water temps not exactly up to summertime, hypothermia can set in quick, so it doesn't matter how well you can swim. Thanks for worrying, though.

 

[Mike S.]

Was it a lake, pond, or river? On the river I fish there are places where the current can do ugly things to you, no matter how well you swim. It happens to a few, unfortunately, every year, and many years ago a neighbor friend drowned this way -- his brother grabbed for him and brushed his hand but couldn't hold-on. Let's be careful out there, all fishermen, boaters, etc.

 

[energy]

A lake

The majority of it 6-12 ft. There are spots where it's 20+, but I usually don't fish there. My fix? Binder straps below the seat holding the clamps, just in case.

 

[Craig H.]

energy:

Don't feel badly, I fell in about 1/2 hour before dark last night - off of the dock walkway, before I could even wet a line.

The pond is up 4+ feet (dam problem), and our floating dock walkway is partially under water. The walk is hinged in several places, to allow for changes in depth. Well, the part that is underwater is next to a hinged joint, and has managed grow a sudden, invisible, layer of pond slime. Slicker than greased ice.

Fortunately, I don't think anyone was filming, and I landed mostly in the water. No fish kill, even. I felt allright last night, but I am sore today. Hey, why bother drowning crickets one at a time, when you can just drop the whole cage in at once?

This is third time in my life I have fallen in while fishing, but the other 2 times were in February. This wasn't so bad...

Craig

 

[Mike S.]

Energy,

What kinda boat is it? I think you posted a pic once but my memory fails me (again).

Al,

Regarding your earlier ballistics questions: Were you thinking of buying a gun for self-defense or just curious?

 

[Mike S.]

Originally posted by Craig H.
energy:


This is third time in my life I have fallen in while fishing, but the other 2 times were in February. Craig

If you haven't hit the water a few times you probably haven’t done much fishing. It kinda comes with the territory. Hopefully no one gets hurt and you can laugh about it later. The last time anyone on my group hit the water was early in the year 2 years ago. My son, Dad, and I were dipping some shiners for bait and had gotten enough so we were ready to head upriver for some fishing. We put away the net and got ready to go. Dad, in the front of the boat, said let's go. I cranked-up the motor and started off at about 1/3 throttle when all of a sudden we came to a quick halt, it felt like hitting a log in the water, but I didn't hear anything. Dad did an involuntary head-first dive out the right front with such poor form that the Russian judge would have scored it low. I killed the motor and ran to the front to help him into the boat with my son, but he was really heavy with the wet layers of clothes on and kinda in shock fromt he cold and suddenness of the thing (Dad was 70+ at the time). We came to realize Dad forgot to raise his anchor before we took off. Not wanting to squash the fishing trip before it got started, my son and I took off enough clothes to give Dad a dry change of clothes and, while the fashipn police might frown on fishing in only long-johns, we went fishin' and had a good time. But now, every time we're ready to go on the first trip of the year, I have to ask Dad, "are you SURE you have the anchor up?"

 

[Randy Stewart]

Picked up a little XP-100R yesterday. I couldn't help it, it was on sale and had a nice site on it. Besides it's a .223 so it takes the same ammo.

I usually fall in once or twice a year. Lost a camera once but that's been the worst of it.

 

[Mike S.]

Stew,

That's the Remington bolt-action big handgun, right?

Gonna use it for plinkin' or varmits? What kinda sight?

You have other .223's?