Recent content by oldslowandugly

Remember you saying you got some Striped Bass way up by you? I have a Salt Water Sportsman book about Striped Bass. The Delaware Bay and River used to be a big Striper source until pollution screwed that all up. They said spawning used to occur from Philadelphia as far North as Port Jervis...

No crampons. I gave up jetty jockeying many moons go. I stay on the sand now. The only Krocs that had the red thingy were in the smaller sizes. Johnson's Sprite had them too as well as some other things like small skirts. At one ounce it is just a treble hook with a single barb hook included in...

My grandson is visiting. We got a lot of work done on the fish board. I used four 2x3 sections to reinforce the underside. Glued and screwed. After that cures we will seal and paint it. This is going well. It will be big enough to almost cover the top of the dock box. The last one was a bit...

I love Krocodiles too. I use 1/2oz, 3/4oz, and 1oz. Mostly on Stripers. I like that Luhr Jensen includes a single hook to replace the treble. For Bluefish that destroy things, I use a 2oz knockoff spoon. It casts a mile, wiggles nicely, and takes a beating. One side has holographic scales. The...

Thanks- you really sent me down the rabbit hole investigating cutting boards and treatments. The problem is that cutting boards are usually nice hard woods. I can understand using those treatments to preserve the wood that I am cutting veggies and meat on. Cleaning fish is a lot different. I...

I have to make a fish cleaning board. I had a real good one I kept on top of the dock box. I made it from a thick staircase step board and it had short sides to hold it in place. I kept it on top because people like to sit on my box. Even with a couple of bricks on top- the 60mph winds must have...

No, that is the same spool release as the thumb bar. One of the little switches on the side allow you to use either or both.I guess some people like the spool release there, I prefer the thumb bar. Yes, some lesser models do use that same button for hook set. This 1021 and 1022 were the original...

Old fishing tackle is going for crazy prices. I could not afford the Garcia 1021 and 1022 Plus reels back in the 80's. I bought used cars for less! They did not sell well and went into the reduced price bin. I finally got a 1022 for about half of what it went for new. That was a LONG time ago...

I have been digging out cars all week. [I have way too many] The only gloves that kept me warm were my US Army extreme weather models. Black leather with thick padded insides. Very cozy on the hands, and I am able to handle the shovels well. Too fat for fishing. The old style black leather...