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Stewie

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  1. Friend's beach house a little North of Burlington VT. Pretty close to perfect
  2. I have a quarter pound of lead ice jigs. I'll throw them away and use the tungstens. I may never see walkable ice again anyhoo
  3. I like yellow or white on my thumblelevers, you can see how badly you are laying it on in the dark a little better
  4. Year old frozen squid on the bottom works for me Jimmy, at least for skate. Sea robins are fiesty, Ive caught a bunch on tin.they come up barking at you
  5. Time to upgrade Jimmy. In 1938 Penn introduced the Squidder Maybe try one of these new fangled ball besring reels. Mine are from the 60s, but still used for chunking for skates and sea robins.
  6. Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs
  7. I had a pair of PVC tubes hoseclamped to the front forks and wedged behind a metal basket that sat in front ot the handlebars. The basket held my plugbag. It worked out great. Just watch out for overhanging tree branches
  8. My Fathom 12 is lightweight, I guess. But my Honey Lami is far from lightweight. Both do their job. I guess I should go weigh them so I'll know if I should start complaining.
  9. Can't take the cold anymore If anyone needs anything drop me a line, flasher. Sled, Eskimo hub, Mickey boots. Its all gotta go
  10. 1-5Linesider69 darter, yellow 6. Superstrike 2 3/8 ounce popper, blue 7. NTA Custom needle, eel 8. Atom A40. Blue swirl 9. SP Minnow, green or blue mackeral
  11. I tend to use my Lamiglas SB121-3M honey with a Newellized Squidder, 80lb PowerPro Super Slick and about 12 feet of 60lb Ande leader mono. Heavy gear is a must when targeting large skate, spider crab, and sea robins.
  12. “Oh Daddy, that song makes me cry” The Darlings always made me smile, especially Charlene.
  13. I plugged for years with thumblevelers. Used PowerPro from 50 to 80 lb test. I wouldn’t go below 50 due to the danger of slicing your thumb on a surprise hit. Keep the braid tight on the spool and cross it up faster than an Abu would
  14. Take the old stretchy belt that came with the waders you bought twenty years ago. Sew one end to the back of the bag so that it teaches over the flap. Sew another chunk of it to the bottom of the bag. No wave is gonna open the bag ever again.
  15. I stopped using eels when I thought about the fact that I was killing one animal to catch another that I was going to release anyway. Plugs are less effective, but also less hassle.
  16. I have rods (conventional) from 9 1/2 foot fiberglass to 11 foot graphite. Throwing a 3 ounce bank sinker with the same line and reel, my best measured casts are within a few feet of each other, something like 110 yards. I believe that, within reason, technique is more important that rod length. Use what you are comfortable with. I certainly wouldn’t want to fight with anyone who can push eight n bait with a stout 13 footer
  17. Not so much anymore, but still involved with my kids homes, my own, and a few of my favorite customers from a few years ago. probably working three days/month.
  18. Try Big Stretch, easier to work with holds paint well and stretches if the wood shrinks. All I’ll use both inside and out. DAP has a similar product for less money, I’ve used it, but haven’t had enough time to give it five stars.
  19. Hey Tim, Eddie Taylor (Stripercrazy) isn’t in the memorial forum and he oughtta be. I announced his departure yin the Rhody forum. Will you add it to the memorial, or should I? Thanks, Stewie
     

     

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  20. In Mass, I only had to be 60 for a free salt license. Still had to pay the “handling fee”. Two more years I get a free freshwater one too
  21. I remember the guy in Waltham who came the day before Christmas with nothing but booze and beer on the truck. “No charge today boys, I can’t sell it , but they can’t stop me from giving it away”
  22. There is no extra charge for a “real” license in Mass , you simply need a pile of paper to prove you are who you are and that you live where you live. Actually, they were pretty nice at the RMV. I’m not used to that
  23. Due to shoulder problems, I don’t plug anymore, but when I did, t was always with thumb levelers. I tried a whole lot of them over the years but stopped looking when I found the Penn Fathom 12(first issue) the reel has brake blocks like an Abu. I engage one block and leave a wee bit of side to side for the spool. 3in1 Blue(5wt?) in the bearings and it casts effortlessly all night long. Now that I only chunk, I’ve gone back to my Squidders, especially the one with the Newell spool and bars. When throwing 3 or more ounces, I get the same distance with the 140 as I do with the Fathom. There’s something special about fishing with a reel that was introduced in 1938 and dominated the surfcasting scene until the 1980s. Mine ride on honey Lamis too
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