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  • About Me:
    Buying fishing stuff.
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    Annoying my wife by buying fishing stuff.
  • What I do for a living:
    Annoying my wife some more by going fishing with the fishing stuff I bought.

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  1. If you use the search function, you'll see that this has been somewhat discussed already... Personally, I've found the best way to address spool corrosion is... to put the braid back on the spool and pretend you didn't see it. Kinda how I address my vehicles squeaky brakes... Turn the radio up.
  2. 'Bout to start soaking my spool in hot bacon lard
  3. Do you have pics of the affected area? Some "mechanics" loose their chit when they see a little surface rust.
  4. Sorry to hi-jack your thread OP, somewhat on topic though... Can anyone recommend a builder that strips & rebuilds rods? I have a couple Lamis I'd like to get re-done. A few builder's i've inquired didn't seem too interested in re-doing a built rod.
  5. Those are meaty shrimp. I can't see why the perch wouldn't slam on them.
  6. Cravelle Jacks and Roosters are not bad eats (the smaller ones at least). The Jacks and Roosters I caught in Mexico, I gave to the resort staff in which they made ceviche out of. Very good. Apparently, the free fish meals at resorts are Jack Cravelle. Cheap and plentiful.
  7. The Jack Cravelle was the hardest fighting fish I’ve caught. They strike hard and pull like a train. They call’em “Toro” in Mexico for a reason
  8. all you would need is a butterfly net to get bait and you would walk away with a bucket of perch. I remember those days.
  9. Have a Shimano Twin Power 5000XD, looking to trade for the SW in the same size. Slight scuff on the clear coat finish, but not scratched down to metal. Also note the slight ding on the spool (not on the spool lip). Mechanically 100% Great reel but the SW would balance better on my rod. Might be a long shot… But may benefit someone that’s looking to lighten up their gear as this reel is about 10oz. I could add some cash for the right reel.
  10. Now that you mention, one of the reasons why I left the municipal side was the oddball hours/swing shifts. 8am/8PM one week, 8PM/8am the next. One operator per shift covering plant, lab, maintenance duties. Severely understaffed, We were pulling 100+hrs OT per year. Money was excellent, but quality of life was... Chit... Another possibility is this career is not advertised enough. Some are unaware that this form of infrastructure exists. I've had discussions with people where they assume that flushing the toilet just disappears into the ground, or turning on that faucet magically produces clean water from a pond.
  11. Stringent licensing/training and stigma behind the job title I think, explains the lack of operators. To even get your foot in a municipal plant, you need to hold a license or have some kind of relevant experience/education. I run a WW department for a private sector (industrial pretreatment), which does not require licensed operators. Two of our operators are above retirement age, open positions for years now. We have been trying to recruit the younger folks to the job (internal). No experience required, offering median salary to start + benefits. No one wants the job. People get grossed out when you even mention "Wastewater". I worked in municipal a while back, pumps/actuators would freeze up during this time of year. Some more prone to others. Operators are on-call to correct the situation. We had a process monitor fall asleep in front of the computer one night. Distribution pump stuck open, high level alarms going off and the water tower overflowing. Half the neighborhood coated in a sheet of ice.
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