Jump to content

RSurf97

BST Users
  • Posts

    85
  • Joined

  • Last visited

1 Follower

Recent Profile Visitors

1,292 profile views
  1. Catching fish right in front of the guy(s) who keep trolling back and forth in their $200K+ center console, but can't seem to get a bite.
  2. The sense of accomplishment when you can walk out to your spot in the middle of the night without turning on your headlamp.
  3. Agree with BDigital. One of the saving graces of the VR is the ability to service it yourself. I don't like the idea of sending out to service a VSX either. For that reason, I was considering a Zee, but the response on simple questions has been non-existent. I am sure it's got something to do with Covid. But if I can't get a simple question answered, then not sure Zee would be responsive to sending out parts. Still holding back going in either direction. After all, it's still a hobby and my life won't end if I can't fish.
  4. I have two VR's. I frequently wade out to deep rocks, not really swimming but almost. I also fish in the surf, lots of waves over the top. The VR is very resilient to water but not water proof. I do have to replace the anti-reverse bearing out of each from time to time depending when I start to see rust accumulate on the anti-reverse magnets. Better to fix it in advance, than be out int he middle of the night on the bite and then have to go home. The bearings are fairly inexpensive and the same throughout the model offering. It's nice to have them around before something fails. If I had to do it over, I would have at least one VSX. I like having two setups, either for when friends visit, or for different times of the year / locations.
  5. You are right. Until there is legal accountability as part of the organizing body, it will continue to fail in its mission.
  6. That's good. Thanks for the info.
  7. Are guppy lures, no more???? Don't see their FB or website any more.
  8. I'd like to buy forward balance bucktails, bullet head: (2) white, lead, 1.5 oz (2) white, lead, 2.0 oz (2) white, lead, 1.0 oz (2) blue / white, lead, 1.5 oz (2) charteuse / white, lead. 1.5 oz (2) charteuse / white, tin, 1.5 oz (from past experience, I know this will weight less than the lead of same size).
  9. Over the years, I have been able to contact Dave directly and buy his plugs directly, particularly his needles. Recently, he seems to have gone dark. Does anyone know if he is still building plugs?
  10. Wow, I have not been keeping up either. Very sorry to learn of Bill's passing. No matter what his views may have been, he made great plugs. I got my PB 50# on his Danny.
  11. Good plugs, I like all the plugs from AH. What I would say is that the AH Dookster feels much heavier when working it through the water than other spook style plugs from different builders. When you compare it to other spook designs, the nose of an AH plugs is rounder and fatter. It would seem that displaces more water and has more resistance when working it. It still catches fish. Just different feel.
  12. Has anyone started to see this being taught to their kids in schools. My school in MA has started to "Recommend" books by Ibrim Kendi, Robin DiAngelo and others. All these books and theory teach that if you are not an Anti-Racist you are a Racist. There is no middle ground. There are only two choices in life. The teachers and administrators seem to agree with this kind of binary thinking. The is no such thing as compassion or empathy, search for justice, only racism as the motivator of everything. They have committed to creating a new required curriculum around this thinking. Here is what I learned so far: Critical Race Theory contends that all interactions, institutions, relationship in every country are either racist or Anti-Racist. Critical Race Theory contends that White (it's capitalized because that's how they want it) people only engage in the pursuit of Civil Rights for all because White people are the primary beneficiary. So if you are a teacher or on the town council supporting Civil Rights, you are only doing it to keep your job, or position. You, if you are White, aren't doing it because you believe in justice or equality or because you see people as a human being first, with universal human rights. Critical Race Theory contends that Whiteness is a property, that only white people possess and exclude others from to maintain superiority. White properties include things like free speech, right to assembly, right to pursuit of opportunity etc. Because Whiteness is a property and not an inalienable right, the these rights could be restricted in the pursuit of racial equity. There is more to this crazy theory but don't assume you know what simple words mean. CRT has new definitions for everything. If anyone else is seeing these ideas or books in your schools, get involved. The teachers and administrators are just rolling this out.
  13. On balance, I agree. It's a hobby and hobbies cost money.
  14. Not that I know. Probably would be all kinds of patent restrictions to some third party making inserts just for korkers.
  15. They do break, but it's not the spike. In my experience it's the rubber housing and metal insert that tears out. It is a problem and after losing a few, you have to pony up for another set of soles, that are not cheap.
×
×
  • Create New...