Also find out what the local regulations are on well drilling.
In some states you can drill a well yourself without a permit. But, if you hire someone to drill they will have to get a permit and register the well. Either way I’d suggest getting the water tested to see what’s in it.
Would a ramp onto a pontoon boat work?
https://search.brave.com/images?q=pontoon%20boat%20wheelchair%20ramp
These folks may be able to help.
https://www.wheelyboats.org
edit: oops looks like they are in the UK. But, I know that I’ve seen some 20′ – 22′ commercial river fishing boats with a drop front end that would be perfect.
There are a lot of 12′ Surf rods that are rated for up to 4oz baits. Okuma makes a 15′, 3 piece, MH/F, 20-40# line called OKUMA TUNDRA PRO SERIES SPINNING RODS. At $75 it’s a bit more than a cane pole. But, still very reasonable.
The European carp rods are really long too. But, they may be a higher price point than common surf rods.
The blue water offshore guys may have some interesting ideas. They put out all kinds of rigs with releases.
Cane poles were very common when I was a kid. The biggest catfish I’ve ever seen caught was on a cane pole. We mainly bank fished so the cane poles were used more like a flippin stick and ease the bait into the water as stealthily as possible. That big cat was sitting up under tree roots on the side of small creek.
IMHO, for me a cane pole would be to noodely for a 2 or 3 oz bait.
My favorite setup is a 14wt fly rod with a 10 size spinning real. A 14wt fly rod is what they go shark fishing with, so it has plenty of backbone for large baits. I spool it with braided line and tie on a steel leader and a 1oz Johnson Silver Minnow. The Northern’s love it and I love catching them on a fly fly rod. It’s a two handed fight that doubles my pleasure. You can throw a large bait a very long way with that setup, or use it for flippin or vertical jigging.
For boat use, it sounds like your wanting side planers to get baits out away from the boat noise.
Did the kid actually shoot any rounds or was he just carrying the rifle? Why didn’t he go inside, was he just standing outside running his mouth?
I went the Stihl battery mower route. It was half the money as the Milwaukee (on sale with their largest battery). But, it doesn’t have the headlights like the Milwaukee. I’m very happy with it. It takes about 1/4 of a battery to mow my small yard.
This post thinks the file is attached. But, I don’t see that it ever actually uploads. Is there a trick here to attaching a file?
Does the forum allow uploading an xls file?
I may be able to export it into a Word Doc.
Can you attach Word Doc’s or would I have to resort to taking screen snips of it?
Thanks Ike, those discone’s are an interesting configuration. I’ll certainly try at least one.
I’ve been having fun getting a handle on this VNA antenna analyzer. It’s extremely interesting to watch how easily SWR is affected. I haven’t really wrapped my mind around what Smith Charts are showing me. I have a really good working understanding of real power, apparent power and inductive reactance. But, I’m struggling with imaginary parts.
I ordered a Baofeng GMRS handheld to play with, It arrived badged as Pofung. Evidently Baofeng is now Pofung. So, I found that interesting.
I spent a lot of time putting together an excel file that I named Frequency Lists. It’s a pretty cool document. I’ve been sharing with my buddies at work. I attached it here so that you can check it out. I included links where you can update it with your local info.
60% of those arrested so far are not students.
They won’t say how many are professors.
There should be a new category updated hourly of chemtrail coverage %. I’d also like to track the HARP output power levels exciting the ionosphere.
I do like checking the space weather websites and the national wildfire maps.
“Just make sure the power is off before trying anything. I like to verify with a voltage tester to be 100 percent sure.”
We had an electrician get bit a couple of months ago.
One of two sump pumps was tagged out at the breaker and he verified it deenergized with a meter. However, when the float contacts closed, the pump energized. Turns out the pumps had been rewired some time in the past and leads were re-landed in the wrong spots which made the labeling wrong. The error wasn’t a problem until the float switch activated. Make sure you understand what it is you’re testing.
If a species population is pretty much non-existent then they don’t bother about writing them into laws. For example there’s no laws in Illinois about hunting or protecting elk. But, if you did shoot an escaped elk in Illinois, the environmental groups would make your life hell.
Are they on the protected species list or hunting regulations in Wisconsin? Do you think they escaped from a farm?
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How’s the dog doing?
This may be a good time to find a new pup to help him out.
Thank you everyone for the input.
That J-Pole website is very interesting. They certainly are reasonably priced. I plan on getting at least one of his.
I’ve also ordered a couple of ARRL antenna books to better understand them. I’ve also ordered a Vector Network Analyzer. The prices have come way way down. Found a NanoVNA Lite64 that covers 500kHz – 6.3GHz with a bunch of different tests and graphs. With tax and shipping it came to $150, which I think is very reasonable. With that NanoVNA, I should be able to make, test and tune my own antenna’s, cable’s and fittings.
They’ve made it to Green Bay.
I’ll put my feeders out this weekend.
What’s the real thick finish they put on bar tops that looks like you could put coins under it and it would still be level?
Main Coons and Norwegian Forest Cats both have tufts on the ends of their ears. I can’t see that pic very well. But, he looks pretty dark for a regular tabby. I can’t tell if it’s a long or short hair. The stipes on the legs are interesting.
Out of curiosity, are the end grains pointing up or horizontal?
What do people think of these Lew’s rods?
Last week State Farm had a press release that this year they will not be renewing 72,000 homeowner policies in California. It doesn’t surprise me that MN is following suit. My personal opinion is that they are preparing for the next round of mostly peaceful protests this next November through January.
Is your dock a floating dock? Would a couple of pilings out towards the end of it help keep it in place during storms? Now would be a good time to sink a couple of pilings at both ends, if they would be helpful.
Another great option to find a pet is a website called petfinder.com. A lot of people will post pets available for adoption there instead of taking them to a shelter where they might get killed. They have pretty much every kind of dog or cat listed there with pictures. If you don’t see what you want, keep going back and check, eventually you’ll probably find what your looking for. It’s not the same thing as saving one from death row. But they do need new forever homes.
10 years ago we got a ragdoll cat from petfinder.com. The owner got a new job, was moving to Chicago and couldn’t take the cat with them. They paid $700 and a plane ticket from California to Illinois for the kitten. They had him for 4 years before having to rehome him. They interviewed several families and chose us for his forever home. They wouldn’t take any money for him. They mainly wanted to know he was going to a good home. I asked them what their favorite charity is and they said K9’s For Vets, so I donated $100 to them in their name. The previous owners were touched by that. We are still blessed to have him in our family.
Check out Oberwerk. They do quality checks on everything before shipping it out. They have an 8×32 monocular that I’ve been lusting for. It runs $130.
I wonder if the fuse blew when the trailer was in the water. Sometimes wires will chafe under tie wraps. An exposed hot wire can short out when wet and draw excessive current.
If you see an animal you want to adopt, be sure and get them out of there as quickly as possible. The longer they are in there, the more likely they will become sick. We’ve adopted several from the local shelter and would do it again.
I fully support the local humane shelter. I do not support the national organizations that spend over 90% of the donations on salaries and advertising, meanwhile they perform the largest number of euthanasia’s in the country (the cheap option).
I would make rock piles and gravel beds for fish attraction. Good time to haul in a few trucks of sand and make your own little beach. Is that your boat ramp at the bottom of the pic?
I don’t even know what jugging or jug fishing is.
Use a milk jug with the lid on as a huge bobber tied to a one or two hook line (usually trot line type cord). Throw it out in the evening, then check/collect them the next morning. Most states require you to have your name and contact info on the jug. The jugs will get pulled around a bit. But, they won’t stay submerged. Most people set out several jugs at a time.
