Thx! Hope you enjoyed it and found it helpful.

No that wasn’t an ad to a Harbor Freight trailer. It was the link to the playlist where all my other Harbor freight videos are. There are 10 videos in that playlist that document my journey and findings with this trailer since the beginning. I compiled this playlist for anyone considering one. They can watch the entire series and make a decision based on longterm use of the product.

Not all low cost things are bad. My Thai longtail cost $574 for a 6.5 HP motor, and it runs well. I can rebuild it myself as it uses go-karts motors for powerheads. It also means I can use go-kart racing parts to build a powerhead from scratch for whatever power level I need.

Also not all high cost items are good. I’ve seen people buy “highly touted” go-kart engines that turned out to be junk because the company didn’t have much quality control.

Quality is not determined by cost alone.

Glad you enjoyed it.

Sweet!

Good times! I took a break that day and got some rest.

Steve, that’s a great idea! Thanks! I’ll have to try that.

Here’s the video I did reviewing my vise after all this time:

I use a PEAK rotary vise. PRV-G2 is the current model they sell. I think I have a Gen. 1. I’ve had it for almost a decade now.

Pug, na, it isn’t a water strider. This thing floats in the air, and I’ve never seen them on the water. I’ve only seen them outside in my yard in late summer.

The shaft is seven feet long.

kwp, na. They are completely different animals. Canadian nightcrawlers (Lumbricus terrestris) are soil-dwelling worms. European nightcralwers (Eisenia hortensis) are compost-dwelling worms. They only stay in the leaves and decaying matter. They can’t burrow down into the soil.

Here’s part II

Yes, euros reproduce and multiply to fill the earth.

I don’t know, but I’ve read that black soldier flies and worms get along well, that you can raise them together. I’ll be finding out soon enough!

bullcans, I use them for fishing, use the poop for soil conditioner and fertilizer. As far as fishing I use them to catch anything that will bite.

Joel, sorry. I got the wrong impression. After years of gardening and farming, the benefit they give the farm, I say let the invade all they want.

riverruns, yes, I’ve ordered worms many times online. Only once did they die. You have to consider the time of year. There’s a reason this video is shot in Feb-March and not in December or July.

The one time they died was when I requested they hold the worms at the Post Office. I missed the delivery notice by a couple hours before work. The next time I had them delivered to a lady freind’s house where I instructed she open the worms immedieately to let them cool off.

Farmers around here order spring chickens through the Post Office all the time, so down here the Post Office does know that this time of year in the rural area in which I live farmers and outdoorsmen do ship live animals and are quick to deliver.

That’s not to mention that every baitshop in existence had to have the worms shipped across country via truck to their store, often through the Post Office.

I’ve ordered mealworms that same way. It’s a different culture down here, river.

I’m not raising true soil-dwelling earthworms. I’m raising composting worms that only live in and inhabit the leave layer. European nightcralwers (Eisenia hortensis) don’t burrow down into the soil. They won’t even survive in your garden. That’s why I bought them.

Worms like Alabama Jumpers (Amynthus Gracilus) and Canadian nightcrawlers (Lumbricus terrestris) are true soil-dwelling worm that won’t survive in a compost pile. Completely different animals.

hehe! Not yet! The worms won’t ship until Monday. Which means they won’t be here until next week this time. It’s always tricky when shipping live animals like that.

I ordered worms once before and they sat in the Post Office and rotted, the Post Master had a few choice words for me. Fortunately the company. The best thing is to let them deliver to a friend’s house or take a the day off or something where you know you’ll be at home on the day of delivery.

Maybe I should do a how to buy worms online.

Yeah, go to Alibaba and find the Chinese manufacturer that Bass Pro is using to produce them and get them yourself!

Had them out yesterday. They get hung way more than my slinky weights. They held up to the rocks well, and catch more water making more hydrodynamic drag. I was also used mono and not my normal leadcore set up. That also accounts for the extra drag.

I think a long narrow cylinder will be the way to go. I may have to make a mold of some kind and buy the additive that makes this stuff pour easily. Therefore make more of a pencil weight.

Don’t know yet. Plan on taking them out in the morning.

Thx, Paul. I enjoy learning new things. I figure fishing is one big ecological puzzle that always shifts and changes. Experimentation is the only way I’ve been able to catch anything.

Well, I didn’t see a fly fishing forum, so I posted it here. Yeah, that’s why I don’t go to fly shops. They don’t have what I’m looking for, so I make my own.

I don’t fish categorically. In other words I don’t fish any method or what you’re “supposed” to do. I experiment a lot, mixing things and trying new things all the time.

I tip all my flies with cut or live bait. The fly is nothing more than something to hold the rattle as I’m trolling, drifting or dragging bait across the river bottom. The rattle makes noise. My other flies have flash which adds a visual element. I’m using the fly to add other elements to the presentation, to engage the fish’s other senses.

I don’t use a rod and reel. I fish by handline only. Yes, handline with flies tipped with bait.

Last couple video in this series, guys:

never heard of them.

Yeah, there was a time when I thought of selling all my fly tying stuff. Happy I didn’t because I use for tying rigs and harnesses. It isn’t just for tying flies. It’s for making lures and all kinds of fishing tackle.

I think it may be more psychological that the fish. I have no confidence in hi-vis lines on cats, so I often don’t give them enough of a chance. I almost always fall back to light mono line. I swear I catch more with clear, light mono. Well it because that’s what I fish with and have the most confidence in.

Sam wrote:

how much does one of these reels cost, I have been thinking about getting a spinning rod with a clicker

Let’s see: on sale for $27.60 on the Web site: http://blackwarriorlures.com/product/sw60-double-drag-line-peeler-spinning-reels/

Solid information, guys! I like the nail idea as well. Gonna go check it out now.

Fisherpaul, hehe! That’s fishing, hey?

Blood, thx. Let me know how it goes.

Steve, where do you get your buckshot?

Nice!