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bigshark88

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  1. Here's that Seiko I posted about above. Obviously I wound up ordering it. Good backup watch.

    It immediately led to another Seiko purchase (automatic). I'll post that one tomorrow when I get it sized. abdf3a39b81b02dab6df723abc1ae50a.jpg

  2. I have to dig up a picture for you guys of when I tried to help some college kid at a boat ramp at a drained, muddy lake bed. He took his GF "mudding" in a Wrangler and made it just far enough to cause me to sink down to the frame when I tried to go out there and help him (at his and her request).

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  3. I have always enjoyed great boat ramp hi-jinx... idiots launching, drunks returning...  that guys truck was totaled way before it went all the way under.   In 2008 you would see new trucks in the water at the ramp all the time...  things that make you go hmmm 
     
     
    I think you are on to something. Some % of these ramp crap shows have to be insurance fraud. Launched and retrieved hundreds of times. Never once did I feel like we were even close to sinking the truck.

    OTOH, assuming an empty driver's seat and no parking break... I guess a transmission pawl could break? Bumping the trailer too hard knocks the tyranny into reverse? That's all I can come up with.
  4. Which Gator Trax is that?  I have the 1850 with a MB 35 on the back. 
    Pretty sure it's a 1648. Bought it used and rigged it for redfishing.

    This thread has me seriously interested in building something similar down by the coast for boat storage and a weekend / party / man cave getaway. Fraction of the cost of coastal real estate. Survive a storm surge. Minutes away from the boat ramp...
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  5. I know Paul Brown's Corkys are sacred for you Texas guys.  But do you find that putting them in a plastic tackle tray turns them into mush?  Do you just keep them in the original packaging until its time to fish?  We fish them occasionally here in FL.  A buddy of mine was absolutely hammering fish on one last weekend so I took one out of my tackle tray and it was "melted".  That's the second time that's happened to me with a Corky.  I am going to get a couple more I just want to see if I am the only one.  I do not know how long those baits had been in that tray (could've been years).  

  6. On 3/24/2019 at 8:31 PM, Foggy Notion said:

    What do you like about this watch in particular? The chronograph dials on the face? The blue accents? The metal band? And what is your price range?

    I don't think Seiko makes a true automatic chronograph watch that will be anywhere close in price to the watch above. If the chronograph feature is not important, there are plenty of affordable Seiko automatics I and others can recommend. If you really want a chronograph without the hassle of a battery, Seiko's Solar line has some in the $300 range, but they are not true automatic watches.

    Chrono is not important at all.  I like the color combination and size/materials.  

  7. Hey guys I love the idea of this watch for a pool/boat/beach watch but I wish it was automatic instead of quartz. Any suggestions for an automatic equivalent? Or bite the bullet and go with quartz? 94d76f51bb17e67cde5b06ec6096fb5d.jpg

  8. Went to take a piss in an alley in Isla Mujeres and ran into a female (pretty sure) Mexican federale sporting a CZ Bren 805. Five foot three inches of Mexican federal female officer wearing a kevlar helmet, ninja mask and a CZ Bren 805. Decided to piss elsewhere.

  9. Decided to bring two old reels out of "deep storage" and get them back into the rotation. 

    I have re-spooled and replaced the drag on a Penn Spinfisher 7500SS.  This reel was the first saltwater reel I purchased for myself while in grad school in 2002.  Going to use it on a semi custom Connolly rod for pitching to cobia.  Felt good messing with Trilene Big Game 20 again after over a decade of basically braid only. 

    The other reel is an old (Japan) Shimano TLD25.  It'll need a service but it'll also get a drag and handle upgrade.  Going to spool with mono as filler and a braid topshot.  Mostly going to get used for trolling on a new Connolly rod as well.

    Both reels just sat in the corner of the garage for 10+ years.  Going to be good getting them on the water again.  If it doesn't work out I'll just buy new stuff but I like the feeling of using what's already on hand.        

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