Recent content by oldslowandugly

I just got a selection of worm hooks from TEMU. I know, I know, cheap junk. But I wanted a 50 hook selection of each size without busting the bank. I got #1, 1/0, 2/0, 3/0, and 4/0 sizes. Offset shanks, round bend, fairly strong, about like Aberdeen hooks but black color. When I test them, then...

We are going crazy here. The tree pollen is off the charts. Even the TV news is all over it. I know I am allergic to everything. Blood test many moons go proved that. Normally cutting the grass will make me sneeze. Right now I feel like I have the Flu. I wanted to ask you- what water temp do...

Normally it is ill advised to mix greases or oils. But on the other hand many are almost identical. I have used Abu but Penn blue is pretty good too. Lately I have tried OMC Triple Guard Grease. It is blue like the Penn, but is more temperature and pressure resistant. Also very water proof...

Ha Ha! I guess so. That is the problem in the surf. The fish and birds always seem to show 3 good casts away. And yet many a fish has been caught right at your feet in the wash. As we come up to April 1 I am always reminded of the April Fool's Bass. I took my 10 year old grandson fishing at...

OK, thanks for that. I am planning on using the Manns worms I got with these weighted worm hooks. Normally I would use a ball jig maybe 1/2 to 1 oz. But I tend to get most of my fatty fluke in a small creek no more than 12 ft deep. I think the worm on a weighted hook on light line will be a...

Holiday you there? I read something about the EWG hooks that makes sense. I understand why they are good for chubby baits. But the hook point is in a straight line with the hook eye. That makes it difficult for the hook to penetrate. It would be better for the hook to be offset so that the...

Larry is right though. There is nothing worse than a landmine that is left behind in a farmer's field or some woods. The farmer, his kids, his livestock, all are vulnerable to these demonic things. Kids playing in the fields and woods are the usual victims. The Balkans are still a very sore spot...

I served in a strike unit on the Iron Curtain. It was a very real thing. Barbed wire, machine guns nests, land mines. We were there for one thing: to kill Russians if they crossed over. The Russians love land mines. They also have a habit of NOT removing them once they leave. To this day...

I was near a lake and took a small fishing rod with me. I used a Johnson Sprite and cast it for a while. Nothing, but it's early. Then I saw a guy loading up a cartop boat he had dragged to the water. A nice Sea Nymph 12' Jon boat. Electric motor, fish finder, rod holders on the outside so as...

I just now got a Lifetime Freshwater License for NY. I mean, I learned on freshwater, but once I fished salt water I never looked back. Now I have Grandkids and neighbor's kids that want to go fishing. They are not old enough to hit the high surf. That leaves docks, piers, shorelines, and maybe...

My daughter worked for Friends of the Arts at Planting Fields. They had many great acts and shows there. She met David when he did the Buster Poindexter show. It was customary for the performers to have dinner with the staff before the shows. I told her who Buster actually was, and she said he...