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  1. Trailer tires suck. I bought my X1 two summers ago. Pic 1 is on the way to the lake Labor Day weekend that summer. Pic 2 is on the way home from the lake Labor Day weekend that summer. The worst part was I didn’t have the right sized lug wrench, so I had to call a roadside tire shop to fix it. I had them put the blown tire on the spare spot assuming I could take it in Tuesday and get my buddy to change them out. Instead I had to call the same guys Monday night to do the same thing over again and replace all 3 tires on the side of the interstate.
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  2. Nothing, same as all the past ones. We have had a no present policy for longer than we have had kids. We’re teaching our kids the same thing, so hopefully their future husbands (or wives I guess if they go that direction) will be thankful.

    We’ll go to the lake and then stop in and see my Dad, just like most other Summer weekends.

  3. I’ve had Ray Bans for a number of years. My last pair had a scratch across the middle of the lens, so I went in last week to pick up a new pair. Walked out with a pair of rimless Maui Jim Kupunu’s instead. Their lenses are far and away better than the Ray Ban’s I had. I wore them driving home in a thunderstorm yesterday because of how much clearer they made everything. The completely flexible frame is also light weight and can be bent any direction.

  4. Not a Tesla fan, but the front page news online every time one crashes is stupid and overhyped. It’s not fully autonomous, so pretending like it is and hammering the headlines when someone isn’t paying attention and there is a wreck is a little much.

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  5. 24 minutes ago, 52-80 said:

    Good point, esp on the starch.  

    Wash with the collars flat (not folded), so the edge doesnt abrade.  

    I tell the woman to do it on low temperature, and then she hang-dries all our stuff

    Had a problem with elbows ripping in my nicer shirts after several months. Went in and talked to one of the sales guys and that is what he recommended with one exception. He said to dry them for a few minutes and then hang them to dry the rest of the way. He said dry cleaning, starch, and drying all the way break down the fabric and basically dry rot it. 

  6. I’ve managed to avoid the shark, ray, pelican hookups at this point, but I rarely if ever bottom fish with bait on the beach. I’ll probably set out the big rods the rest of the week while trying to sight fish snook so maybe that run will end soon.

    I did see a first for me tonight. We were walking back in from fishing and a guy was fly fishing on the beach and casting parallel down the water line. We gave him plenty of space but an old guy walking didn’t do the same and ended up with the fly sunk into the back of his leg. He was pissed. I felt bad for th fly fisherman because he was casting right down the water line and there shouldn’t have been an issue.

  7. I can’t recommend Anna Maria Island enough for those that like to sight fish and/or fly fish from the beach. The snook were running the beach all day every day and would absolutely destroy DOA shrimp with people swimming all around them. I haven’t seen anything like it. Saw reds and other fish as well, but I focused on snook. Moved on to Sanibel and the weather has been garbage with the after effects of the tropical storm. The coast has been a 3-7 foot surf since Saturday with 20-30 MPH winds. Hopefully it settles in the next day or two and I’ll see if I can get some snook pics up.

  8. I’m a Grand Cayman fan, but I’m not looking for high adventure on a beach trip with the kids. We stayed at Rum Point and will stay there again over 7MB. There aren’t many people on that side and there is plenty of snorkeling off the beach. Starfish Point, Stingray City and the reefs near them, the post office at Hell, the Cayman Turtle Center, and the blowholes on the east end are all worth a visit.

    We pretty well only eat on the East End and at Rum Point. Turks is worth multiple trips. Over the Edge and Kaibo Beach Club were also good.

  9. 1 hour ago, Judge Roybeanbag said:

    Just imo the braid gets rotten and abrades in the sand quickly. 

    I use braid exclusively with a mono leader and have had no issues. I cut the braid back from the end pretty often though to cut out any nicks that develop.

  10. Just now, hobbes2702 said:

    Blaming officials in a 30 point loss is embarrassing.

    The refs impacted the game just like they do most games now. Not seeing that is either playing dumb or worse actually being dumb. When GSW went aggressive on defense, the refs clearly let it play out without pulling their whistles out. There were also some ticky tack fouls called on the Rockets on subsequent plays to GSW bulldozing them on the other end. The Rockets then let it get in their heads and spent more time complaining and throwing their hands up then playing defense on the other end.

    However, the turnovers were a bigger impact. Houston should have been up by more in the 1Q but they just kept giving the ball away. Then as it got later they upped the turnover game and also started slinging air balls all over the place. 

    As someone that isn’t a fan of either team, the Rockets are clearly the mentally weak team. They let the refs and GSW get in their heads and let Klay kick them square in the nuts.

  11. A lot of people use swivels or quick connects, I’ve always preferred very few connections and just retie when I want to change. I learned a quick version of a loop knot that takes 15 seconds at most to tie and you can go through 3-4 retire before running short on leader material. Also, always use a mono leader. It holds up to toothy fish and snags better than braid. The braid is mainly for being able to cast long distances and having limited stretch.

    I also usually have 3 rods rigged when I surf fish. One with just a good spoon, one with a swim bait or top water, and one with a shrimp or a shrimp under a popping cork.

  12. I use 20 pound braid and use about 2-3 foot of 30 pound mono leader when fishing with lures in the surf. I use an FG knot to tie on the leader and a loop knot for most lures. A lot depends on what lure type and what fish type you are going after.

  13. Stopped off in Anna Maria Island for a few days on the way to Sanibel. It is our first trip here and so far I’m impressed with the fishing and more importantly the lack of others fishing. Fished the beach this morning and there were snook running up until after lunch. Saw some large schools of something that were just out of reach of my 7.5 foot spinning set up. I should have taken the 10 foot rods down with me, but I’ll try again tomorrow. Went to the bay side this afternoon and picked up a bunch of Spanish Mackerel. Saw some large snook in one of the inlets but I couldn’t get them interested in what I was throwing.

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