Holliday's World Famous Fishing Thread - 2023 Version

[ESAD TIA]

I would love to know why all the salt water fish disappeared. Me and the grandson sat on the beach at Far Rockaway with bunker chunks on fish finder float rigs. We caught the low tide change at sunset. All we got was a sand shark each. We saw no one on shore or in boats get anything. WTF?!?

At least you saved the blank buddy.

 

[Holy Holliday !]

He was good in Bergerac

Watched Season 1 Episode 1 today.
. I think I'll give it a watch.
Interesting to see Annette Badland as a young lady. John too, of course.
. It's always a bit strange seeing people young when you first became aware of them as older people.

 

[oldslowandugly]

My daughter reported that on Vet's day, that super cold, incredibly windy day- the Stripers attacked the bunker, driving them up onto the beach. This was along the Rockaways shoreline. I don't think anyone who witnessed this was carrying a fishing rod. Supposedly lots of cell phone vids.

 

[Holy Holliday !]

My daughter reported that on Vet's day, that super cold, incredibly windy day- the Stripers attacked the bunker, driving them up onto the beach. This was along the Rockaways shoreline. I don't think anyone who witnessed this was carrying a fishing rod. Supposedly lots of cell phone vids.

I suppose that's an argument for always having a utility rig in the trunk.

So this winter I have only a very short list of stuff to replenish for next year.
. I was pleased as hell with how my gear worked on those final days at the big reservoir. Everything was dialed in so perfectly, no breakdowns, not even a single backlash in the winds. All old timey reels on newer Fenwick HMG rods. Had a Shimano Bantam Mag 251 SG, and Calcutta 100, and one I had taken down and worked on over the winter which was better than new - an early 90s Quantum 1310L.

List is something like this - not too exciting:

Swimbait Eye jigs 1/4 to 1/2oz (mostly 3/8 oz) in yellow and pearl- ZMan
Yum Dingers - 4 and 5" black, green pumpkin/blue flake, Mardi Gras
Bulk Spools of XT Green - 6 and 12lb
3/0 Texposer hooks and 4 1/2" Slug-Go from Lunker City - Black and Perch
#1 Re-Barb hooks
3.75" Rage Swimmers - Ghost mainly. Maybe some 3.25" + a few colors - Magic, Tennessee Shad, Sexy Shad

That's about it.
Just wait till nexyear

 

[oldslowandugly]

I have plenty to do. That Fleabay PENN 700 'greenie' I scored keeps losing the bail arm screw. I even tried Loktite-ing it. Both the screw and bail spring fell out on the beach. My old eyes could not spot them but my eagle-eyed grandson found them. I feared it was the threads on the bowl, but now I think it is the screw itself maybe stripped. I need some replacement screws and will see if I can get them to stay put.

My Whaler draws very little water, so of course I go into way too shallow water. This year I managed to chew up the skeg on the motor. It looks like a shark took a bite out of it. I had rebuilt a parts motor lower unit several years ago to use on mine, and the skeg was in pretty bad shape. I just patched and faired it with some Marine Tex epoxy. It all came off and it lost even more material.

I have a stainless steel protective sleeve called a Skeg Guard. It slips over the Aluminum skeg and protects it, or repairs it if broken already. But I am afraid of 'poultice corrosion'. Aluminum and Stainless Steel both protect themselves by an oxide layer. Once formed, corrosion stops. But if they are in constant contact with oxygen deficient dirty or salty water, they will corrode. I am afraid that any water that gets trapped between the guard and the skeg may cause some bad corrosion. I have to figure out a way to seal the guard to the sked and water-proof it.

That 'free' Jeep I was given? After months of work and a thousand dollars in parts, it is functional. But the Wifey finds it is easier to get in and out of than our regular cars. I guess I have to keep it. Now I wonder if it is worth adding a trailer hitch front and back. I normally use the truck-like Cherokee to tow, but these Liberty's are pretty good for that too.

Aside from that stuff there is the indoor work I put off all Summer.

 

[Holy Holliday !]

I have plenty to do. That Fleabay PENN 700 'greenie' I scored keeps losing the bail arm screw. I even tried Loktite-ing it. Both the screw and bail spring fell out on the beach. My old eyes could not spot them but my eagle-eyed grandson found them. I feared it was the threads on the bowl, but now I think it is the screw itself maybe stripped. I need some replacement screws and will see if I can get them to stay put.

My Whaler draws very little water, so of course I go into way too shallow water. This year I managed to chew up the skeg on the motor. It looks like a shark took a bite out of it. I had rebuilt a parts motor lower unit several years ago to use on mine, and the skeg was in pretty bad shape. I just patched and faired it with some Marine Tex epoxy. It all came off and it lost even more material.

I have a stainless steel protective sleeve called a Skeg Guard. It slips over the Aluminum skeg and protects it, or repairs it if broken already. But I am afraid of 'poultice corrosion'. Aluminum and Stainless Steel both protect themselves by an oxide layer. Once formed, corrosion stops. But if they are in constant contact with oxygen deficient dirty or salty water, they will corrode. I am afraid that any water that gets trapped between the guard and the skeg may cause some bad corrosion. I have to figure out a way to seal the guard to the sked and water-proof it.

That 'free' Jeep I was given? After months of work and a thousand dollars in parts, it is functional. But the Wifey finds it is easier to get in and out of than our regular cars. I guess I have to keep it. Now I wonder if it is worth adding a trailer hitch front and back. I normally use the truck-like Cherokee to tow, but these Liberty's are pretty good for that too.

Aside from that stuff there is the indoor work I put off all Summer.

Well, my lone boat, a paddle kayak, is now a coffee table. Pretty darn good one too, so boats are not an issue for me. I'm the motor and trailer. Still got a pretty good contusion on my index finger from the rock leaping.

Oh - two quick things. Other than pushing them back in and hoping for the best (and knowing they will pop out again), any thoughts on securing line guide inserts when they pop out? You'd think they would be designed with a center grove around but that would make it too easy to push/snap back in.....and
What photo library do you use? I always forget which I have used other than Photobucket which costs now. I do not pay for stuff like that. Thoughts and I can post a few pics although they will be older.

 

[Reggie_Essent]

Is this thread still about boring dumfuks trying to outsmart the lower vertebrates?

 

[Seamajor]

Is this thread still about boring dumfuks trying to outsmart the lower vertebrates?

Sounds like you’ve been Catfished most of your life. I fish all the time.

 

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I caught this King Salmon, while on Misa about a month ago. We ate off of it foe 3 days . Yummy

 

[oldslowandugly]

Is this thread still about boring dumfuks trying to outsmart the lower vertebrates?

Hey- shanty Irish mutt- go back to the politics area and suck some more dicks. No one wants you here. You must be the biggest cunt on the planet because you are always on the rag. Eat shit and bark at the moon asshat loser.

 

[oldslowandugly]

Well, my lone boat, a paddle kayak, is now a coffee table. Pretty darn good one too, so boats are not an issue for me. I'm the motor and trailer. Still got a pretty good contusion on my index finger from the rock leaping.

Oh - two quick things. Other than pushing them back in and hoping for the best (and knowing they will pop out again), any thoughts on securing line guide inserts when they pop out? You'd think they would be designed with a center grove around but that would make it too easy to push/snap back in.....and
What photo library do you use? I always forget which I have used other than Photobucket which costs now. I do not pay for stuff like that. Thoughts and I can post a few pics although they will be older.

Some guides are grooved and can be re-inserted. Then a dab of Locktite or epoxy will keep the inserts in place. Others are just bad design and once they get knocked out they are done. Those usually have the outer lip of the plastic insert ring grooved and when damaged they will not stay. Sometimes 'maybe' you can epoxy those in place.

But it is not hard to re-wrap a new guide. I do it all the time. Secure one foot with electrical tape then wind wrapping thread around the other. Then do the other one. Finish with clear wrapping cement or whatever you like. Rod wrapping is a whole big hobby with winding machines and all kinds of stuff.

I recently found an even better method for wrapping. I use regular wrapping thread at first to get the feet secured. Then I mix up some five minute epoxy. Brush that onto the wraps and rotate the rod until it hardens. If you don't rotate it the epoxy will droop and run. But rotating the rod makes it smooth out and look great. Five minute epoxy hardens fast, but still needs to cure overnight to fully harden. Believe it or not- the best five minute epoxy is at Harbor Break. It comes in very small tubes but I get the big tubes- best value.

Posting images is a PITA here. If the image is at a link-able site with a URL, you can post it. But for a personal pic, I have to create an image at another site that allows you to link to it. A big PITA for sure. The best site for that is probably

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but then it is out there for the World to see.

 

[oldslowandugly]

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I caught this King Salmon, while on Misa about a month ago. We ate off of it foe 3 days . Yummy

OUTSTANDING!!!!!!

 

[Reggie_Essent]

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I caught this King Salmon, while on Misa about a month ago. We ate off of it foe 3 days . Yummy

Is that Diego holding the fish?

Hey- shanty Irish mutt- go back to the politics area and suck some more dicks. No one wants you here. You must be the biggest cunt on the planet because you are always on the rag. Eat shit and bark at the moon asshat loser.

Are you someone important?

 

[Holy Holliday !]

Some guides are grooved and can be re-inserted. Then a dab of Locktite or epoxy will keep the inserts in place. Others are just bad design and once they get knocked out they are done. Those usually have the outer lip of the plastic insert ring grooved and when damaged they will not stay. Sometimes 'maybe' you can epoxy those in place.

But it is not hard to re-wrap a new guide. I do it all the time. Secure one foot with electrical tape then wind wrapping thread around the other. Then do the other one. Finish with clear wrapping cement or whatever you like. Rod wrapping is a whole big hobby with winding machines and all kinds of stuff.

I recently found an even better method for wrapping. I use regular wrapping thread at first to get the feet secured. Then I mix up some five minute epoxy. Brush that onto the wraps and rotate the rod until it hardens. If you don't rotate it the epoxy will droop and run. But rotating the rod makes it smooth out and look great. Five minute epoxy hardens fast, but still needs to cure overnight to fully harden. Believe it or not- the best five minute epoxy is at Harbor Break. It comes in very small tubes but I get the big tubes- best value.

Posting images is a PITA here. If the image is at a link-able site with a URL, you can post it. But for a personal pic, I have to create an image at another site that allows you to link to it. A big PITA for sure. The best site for that is probably

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but then it is out there for the World to see.

Yes, I had been thinking I should just learn the skill of replacing the guides myself. The rod is my dedicated topwater rod. Love the action - 7' 3" medium. Very nice blank and handle/reel seat, but the company went cheapo on the guides. It was a modestly priced rod at the time but new it is now 149. I was thinking over the winter buy a new one and send this one back for repair - it may still be under warrantee. Really though, if I consider that this year I din't use it once, perhaps it isn't all that urgent.

PS: Don't let Ragtard bug you. When he was a little girl he went fishing once and got pulled in by a sunfish.
. He was emotionally scarred by the experience and still hasn't recovered.

 

[oldslowandugly]

Is that Diego holding the fish?



Are you someone important?

I'm nobody.

Why don't you do the World a favor. Before bed tonight, swallow a whole bottle of sleeping pills. Wash it down with some fine Irish whiskey. Tomorrow morning the World will be a much better place. Trust me on this.

 

[Holy Holliday !]

Why don't you do the World a favor. Before bed tonight, swallow a whole bottle of sleeping pills. Wash it down with some fine Irish whiskey. Tomorrow morning the World will be a much better place. Trust me on this.

Ah, Reggie is okay. He's just jealous of people with skills who get outdoors.
. He's recliner-bound, ya know.
It's part of the reason I tell my tales - so he can live through them.

 

[ESAD TIA]

Hey- shanty Irish mutt- go back to the politics area and suck some more dicks. No one wants you here. You must be the biggest cunt on the planet because you are always on the rag. Eat shit and bark at the moon asshat loser.

What the frick did I do???

 

[Holy Holliday !]

What the frick did I do???

Nothing unless you're admitting to being Reggie.
. Then...THEN .... (shakingfistinmockaggression smiley)

 

[ESAD TIA]

Nothing unless you're admitting to being Reggie.
Then...THEN .... (shakingfistinmockagression smiley)

No mr 63 accounts, this is my only account here.

 

[Holy Holliday !]

No mr 63 accounts, this is my only account here.

So why, pray tell, are you answering to a reply to Reggie?
Answer that, pal....if you can. (you'recornerednowbuster smiley)

 

[ESAD TIA]

Hey- shanty Irish mutt- go back to the politics area and suck some more dicks. No one wants you here. You must be the biggest cunt on the planet because you are always on the rag. Eat shit and bark at the moon asshat loser.

Because @Holy Holliday ! my username ESAD on most other troll boards has always been Eat Shit And Die

 

[ESAD TIA]

Happy now, was just trying to have a joke fml

 

[oldslowandugly]

Holliday- it is not hard to re-wrap a rod. You can get a whole set of Fuji guides on Fleabay for decent prices. Remember chrome guides? They sucked. I had tackle shops re-do some old favorite rods with Fuji guides but, man, they charged an arm and a leg. Few do it anymore. I decided to learn about this. My first efforts worked, but looked shitty. I got better at it.
Plenty of YouTube videos showing all the techniques.

If you are interested in going full hard core, they sell a rod winding machine. It is like a lathe, but holds a rod blank and rotates it slowly. You can then spool the wrapping thread on evenly and do a very pretty job. A great tackle shop by me, Merrick Tackle, used to sell all kinds of rod building stuff. Sadly, they moved and became mail order only. Still, they have all the best stuff though.

I wrap by hand. First I secure the guide with electric tape, then wrap one side. I turn the rod with one hand, while tensioning the thread with the other. It is slow but works. When you are happy with the thickness of thread, you take a small length of thread, make a loop, and lay it on the wrap. Wrap over it about twenty times, put the tag end through the loop, and pull on the loop, pulling the tag end under the wraps. Cut off the excess. That makes for a secure finish wrap.

You can coat the wrap with special finishes but they take a long time to soak in and dry. They make epoxy finish, but they are expensive and often are twin tubes that get mixed when you push some out. Leftover gets hard and is a waste. I prefer the Harbor Break five minute epoxy. Cheap- fast drying- strong. Just rotate the rod while it cures so it does not droop. It cures real fast so don't make mistakes.

I fix broken rods too. Fiberglass is easy, graphite somewhat harder. Graphite parts are expensive to find. Broken rods can donate parts. This rod is what I did over the weekend. I had the butt section of an old Browning BORON 2pc rod. I found a top section of an expensive Tsunami spinning rod on the docks. They were a very close fit, but needed a sleeve. I saved some sections of a Daiwa graphite rod from another project. I used a six inch graphite sleeve from that, and epoxied the two into a one piece rod. The guides were nice Fuji spinning. The one right near the break was in the way, so I cut it off. After the rod cured, I wrapped the guide back where it belonged. See pics. The last is the HF epoxy finish. It is now a 5.5 foot stiff, fast taper Boron/Graphite spinning rod. Perfect for the boat or around docks. Today I painted the rod, after a few coats, it will be part of the arsenal.