Lowes and Home Depot are basicaly layed out the same. Menards requires me to shop for an extra 20 minutes; simply looking around the store for needed items that you would think would be in obvious departments. Each time has always been predicatable that this will occur. Last time, shelving on one side of the store, brackets on the other side of the store. I can’t stand shopping there and avoid at all costs…..

Turtle Creek and Port Clinton has a number of private charters. Port Clinton used to have a party boat where you just show up and fish for a few hours (very reasonably priced). As somone mentioned, don’t forget about catfishing the Ohio River. Reasonably priced and there are some giants.

Where to begin. For entertainment, Mt Adams in Cincinnati for nightlife and a great museum, Newport on the Levee, Pompilios for great Italian food in Newport (where Rainman counted the toothpicks), hiking in Red River Gorge, Guided Trip on Green River or Cave Run for muskies. There is a Bass Pro in Fairfield (OH) and Dixie Marine on Rt 4 for some hard to find baits that might be worth a stop if you’re in the area. Defiantly take in a Reds Game. Have breakfast at some place and be sure to order goetta… There is lots to do.

Correct. He gets them from the Oakdale Oreilly Store.

I fished with The Griz last year. He ran his electric tiller all day in the current and he said he’s never used better batteries. At the end of the day he showed me his battery level still had plenty of power left. If he relies on them every day and all day, then they are good enough for me. As a result I went and bought them and have been very happy. I think I got a 29 (or was it a 31 series?) for $120 or so.

Did I hear you correct that they talked you out of a renters policy? Forget about the bells and whistles on the boat insurance until you have a decent renters policy with adequate limits of liability.

Thanks for the clarification. I figured this was the reasoning. Hopefully you charge double for businesses of this nature.

I raised a big stink about this a while back. Due to ownership, are they excluded from predatory lending laws? If they are excluded, I think the tv stations share some responsibility. It’s a stretch but, If its illegal for a property owner to get a kickback for providing a drug dealer a place to solicit, shouldn’t the tv stations share some liability for profiting and providing a place for predatory lenders to solicit?

Thanks folks!

Is backtroller attending the show? I didn’t see them on the list. Also didn’t see Tuffy which suprised me.

I have Dish. My bill is $38 a month (fixed) for one receiver that works two seperate tv’s with DVR/HD for both. I think I have the America’s TOP 120. After two years (like cable) you can call and ask for a lower price. I honestly like Dish Network as a whole. My biggest concern is ease of use. I want a remote that it easy. I want to scroll channels easily; in other words when I page “up” I feel channels should not be going down in numerical order. Also, only shows me the channels I subscribe to with out any special tweaking. Simple things like that just make it easy. Premium access channels come an go over time and I can live with that.

Jimmy Johns tastes better, but Subway is priced better IMO. However I’ll put Subway’s omelet sandwich on flatbread with onions, tomatoes and spinach against anything Jimmy Johns offers. Calories are nil and lots of protein. 6″ for $3 and very tasty.

These class action lawsuits are typically a scam to everyone. The group of attorneyes that seek you out are pocketing a very large percentage of money. I call it blackmail to capitalism. Althought fiction, read the “King of Torts” by John Grisham. It’s basically the same thing that these class actions are made of. In the end we are all paying.

Who’s going to be the first to say it?

I ended up buying a used manual downrigger for our lake trout trip. With regards to trolling, I was very happy with it as it allowed me to use lighter equipment instead of a heavy bell sinker potentially getting tangled or a heavy rods for leadcore or dipsy divers. BTW, in my opionion we caught alot of fish

Thank you all. I appreciate the feedback and feel a bit more confident getting the accesories.

Thanks for the replys folks.

Looking at the “double stacker” featured here, do I clip the clevis AND the pad to the cable line and then leave the 2nd pad free to use on the fishing line…so the clevis acts as a safety to keep from loosing the overall clip?

La Cucaracha on Dale/Grand is excellent. Had Ol Mexico in Roseville for the first time this past Saturday and was very impressed as well.

From what I’m reading, in late August it appears that I should expect to fish with a 2 to 4oz bell sinker attached to a 3 way rig for fish that might be around 30 to 50′ down. I have no problem using the 3 way, but it just seems easier to use snap weights. Perhaps I’m missing something. Off Shore Tackle has a nice article regarding this:

Fly in fishing trips are great fun, but it’s always difficult to anticipate what type of equipment will be needed. Most of these trips limit anglers to 75-100 pounds of total gear. That doesn’t leave much room for tackle after clothes, rain gear, rods, reels and a sleeping bag are packed!
On waters that support lake trout, a few OR16 Snap Weight clips and a modest assortment of weights, in sizes ranging one to four ounces, can quickly transform any casting spoon or stickbait into trout killers.
To conserve space, the same spoons and large stickbaits that are productive on northern pike can be used to troll up lakers. Casting spoons like the Dardevle, Mepps Syolops and Luhr Jensen Krocodile are classics that produce both species. In the stickbait category try large baits like the Jointed ThunderSticks, Rapala Husky Jerks or Rebel F30 Minnow.
If you’ve got a portable graph, look for trout suspended over deep water basins. During the summer, lake trout suspend 30-60 feet below the surface, making them ideal targets for Snap Weight trolling.
Begin trolling by letting out 30-50 feet of lead and placing a Snap Weight onto the line. Let out another 30-50 feet of line and begin trolling at around 1.5 miles per hour. Watch the graph closely. If you’re marking fish but not catching them, try letting out a little more lead until the lures contact fish. Once you figure out how much lead is required to reach the fish, the fun begins.
Duplicate effective leads and then start experimenting with lure and color choices to fine tune the presentation. This simple, flat line trolling technique is deadly on suspended lake trout.

Liquid Glass!

Lot of good baits that were far ahead of their time. For instance, Heddon’s River Runt or wooden zara spook. Pretty obvious that the Lindy River Rocker is an exact copy of the Lazy Ike.

I use them quite often. They are great for casting in the shallows as well. Always have meat or gulp on. Growing up in Ohio and fishing Lake Erie, people still use them as they are very effective. Cast better than a crankbait and fishes like a spinner rig.

Waconia is an awesome lake and I’m dissapointed that Waconia had a poor showing with the amount of press coverage. I was confident that the Governor was going to walk away with several nice fish as there were alot of good fisherman out there and the lake is loaded with giant walleye, bass, muskie, and sheephead Attached is the picture of the pig that won the plaque for the biggest walleye caught at the opener.

I don’t think there is a cutoff after day one, just day 2…but I might be wrong.

Correct, I should have mentioned that they are still weighing in and shouldn’t ruled out that someone may be sitting on a larger bag.

Steve at Homeland Builders out of Mayer does excellent work.

I like my shun, but I would be happy with any of the good brands listed here. My last good all round kitchen knife was my rapala fillet knife. So you can see why I love it…

I have a shun knife and hope to be adding more to my collection. It’s well balanced and razer sharp. Due to price, I defintley won’t be buying a set, but rather what I need.

Do you typically wear these boots with the pant leg within the boot or outside?

I reread the itinerary and it appears we are doing both. I thought I had to choose between the two. Thanks for the videos…110 days to go. This should be alot of fun.