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  1. Hiya Elton, Not sure about the pregnancy thing, but I have read quite a bit on this.

     

    Snoring can be caused by a gain in weight (that's a given) :D , some types of medication like Tylenol PM which causes your body to relax too much, alcohol, and lack of exercise. I didn't know I was so loud at night until I got married.

     

    I found that while I have fixed most of the contributions I still snore like a buzzz saw. Boots sells breathe right strips that my wife now swears by. Good for me since I can still sleep with her!!!! :D:D They are a bit expensive at something like 6 pounds for 10 strips.

     

    Congratulations to you and yours on the little one.

  2. Vielen Dank.

     

    Exactly the thread I remembered. I didn't go back far enough in my search.

     

    Your name reminds me of a river I fished in Oregon at the base of the Steens mountains. It runs through the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. It has a nice head of cutthroat trout in it as well as some huge carp.

     

    They tried to cull ALL the carp from the veiwing pond at the refuge headquarters. 500lbs of dynamite didn't do the trick.

     

    Thanks for the link.

  3. I ran across a thread some time back about fishing books. Unfortunately I didn't write the titles down and can't seem to find that thread in the archives.

     

    Can anyone either refresh my memory or recommend a few to pick up?

     

    One of them was referred to in the thread as good bedside reading. The other was quite old but apparently left a lasting impression.

     

    Thanks in advance

  4. Well if there ever was a deterent for housebreaking that was it. I was a bit thrown off by the term. In the U.S. house breaking is what you do to your dog to make sure he fouls outside. Thanks Eddie :D

     

    But then we should always avoid the house with a moat..

     

    Never heard of guard fish before though.

    Cheers

  5. I'm sure you all have seen it, assuming it was a past episode. Last night he referenced a fish that apparently likes genitals. Does anyone know if this is accurate? I'd prefer to avoid it. :D

     

    I noticed there wasn't anybody in the water as well.

  6. I get your point Den. Each to his own including opinions. What I should have mentioned was preference.

     

    I prefer to fish in places where I can’t hear vehicles, kids screaming, people cursing and the occasional mobile or pager going off. I prefer to fish where I can think or not think if I so choose. I enjoy casting to places where there might be a fish, not where I know there’s a fish. (they wouldn’t call it fishing they would call it catching). It’s great catching but it’s also great leaving the swim perplexed and wondering what I could have done different or what I might try next time.

     

    These mud holes that I happened across appeared to be equal in length with equal banks in between. Assuming I have the right terminology, a pole of the right length just might poke the bloke in front of you in the back of the head. Trees? There weren’t any for at least half a mile.

     

    IMHO it’s not about how many you catch or if you catch at all. It’s everything that goes along with it such as birds lighting around your feet, watching mink harass pheasants, or fox running the banks on the other side.

     

    I think your right about scale, but where our opinions differ is by concentrating so many fish in one place in the hope to make a profit. Is it morally acceptable? Apparently it is.

     

    Maybe a sportsman is defined by what we expect out of each experience. Maybe it’s acceptable in some places to hold pike by their eyes like ten pin bowling, or ripping a treble out of a fish. Like I saw this morning on a certain fishing show. If you stock a river, lake, or canal with enough fish are you guaranteed to catch fish? Probably not. How many times can a fish be caught and released in the same condition it was caught under these conditions? Seems to me the quality would deteriorate over time. So are we talking about preference, profit or fish welfare?

     

    My hypocrisy only goes so far. I’d have to define that line as profit.

     

    Ultimately it’s fun to fish but being responsible about it is another thing entirely.

     

    Jeff

  7. I ran across what I think was a carp fishery between York and Harrogate yesterday. It was lined with fisherman with no cover (trees and shrubs) The "ponds" were no more than 40 meters wide and maybe 100 meters long. Needless to say I wasn't impressed.

     

    I've seen similiar things in the states where they have trout fishing indoors in a kiddie pool. Maybe even more like big game ranches in the midwest where you can shoot trophy Elk. All you have to do is get the guide to drive you to the herd and pick out the one you want.

     

    Don't get me wrong I wouldn't fish it nor would I support such a thing. Seems a bit unsportsman like if you ask me. Does anyone know the average cost of a day ticket at one of these ultimate fishing experience locations?

     

    Each to his own I guess.

  8. Pecans in the Cemetery

     

     

    On the outskirts of a small town, there was a big, old pecan tree just inside the cemetery fence. One day, two boys filled up a bucketful of nuts and sat down by the tree, out of sight, and began dividing the nuts. "One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me," said one boy. Several dropped and rolled down toward the fence.

     

    Another boy came riding along the road on his bicycle. As he passed, he thought he heard voices from inside the cemetery. He slowed down to

    investigate. Sure enough, he heard, "One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me." He just knew what it was. "Oh my", he shuddered; it's Satan and the Lord dividing the souls at the cemetery. He jumped back on his bike and

    rode off.

     

    Just around the bend he met an old man with a cane, hobbling along. "Come here quick," said the boy, "you won't believe what I heard! Satan and the Lord are down at the cemetery dividing up the souls." The man said, "Beat it kid, can't you see it's hard for me to walk." When the boy insisted though, the man hobbled to the cemetery. Standing by the fence they heard, "One for

    you, one for me. One for you, one for me..." The old man whispered, "Boy, you've been tellin' the truth. Let's see if we can see the Lord himself."

    Shaking with fear, they peered through the fence, yet were still unable to see anything. The old man and the boy gripped the wrought iron bars of the fence tighter and tighter as they tried to get a glimpse of the Lord.

     

    At last they heard, "One for you, one for me." One last "One for you, one for me. That's all. Now let's go get those nuts by the fence, and we'll be done."

     

    They say the old man made it back to town a full 5 minutes ahead of the boy on the bike.

  9. Actually I use a 20lb trace with 30lb braid. I haven't had any problems with the combination.

    I very much doubt that you would ever put the kind of pressure on a fish that would subject anything over the line rating and cause it to break.

     

    Typically at least for me if I do put that kind of force on the line it was caught on a snag and never have I actually broke the trace only the line. Interesting how that works!!

     

    It's a good idea to use the right equipment for the type of fish you are targeting. You wouldn't use a size 26 hook for pike and certainly not a trace for roach.. You might want to use a trace while fishing for perch though especially if there are pike present. (just quoting what I read here on AN)

     

    In answer to your question.. I think it’s advisable to use something stronger to ensure the pike don’t bite through it. That’s the idea anyway. The majority of my fishing is in heavy cover and I can usually get my rig back if I use a stronger line and trace. Which isn’t always the case. It can be expensive (lures) and sure is worth it’s weight in gold. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve hooked large branches and stumps and still managed to straighten a hook or pull it in.

     

    Happy Hunting

  10. Between 18 and 20 a woman is like

    Africa, half discovered, half wild, naturally

    beautiful with fertile deltas.

     

    Between 21 and 30 a woman is like America, well developed and open to trade, especially for someone with cash.

     

    Between 31 and 35 she is like India,

    very hot, relaxed and convinced of her own beauty.

     

    Between 36 and 40 a woman is like

    France. Gently aging but still a warm and a desirable place to visit.

     

    Between 41 and 50 she is like Yugoslavia, lost the war and haunted by past mistakes. Massive

    reconstruction is now necessary.

     

    Between 51 and 60 she is like Russia,

    very wide and borders are unpatrolled. The frigid

    climate keeps people away.

     

    Between 61 and 70 a woman is like Mongolia, with a glorious all conquering past but alas, no future.

     

    After 70, they become Afghanistan. Most everyone knows where it is but no one wants to go there.

     

    GEOGRAPHY OF A MAN

    Between 15 and 70 a man is like Iraq,

    ruled by a prick.

  11. Into a Belfast pub comes Paddy Murphy, looking like he'd just been run over by a train. His arm is in a sling, his nose is broken, his face is cut and bruised and he's walking with a limp.

     

    "What happened to you?" asks Sean, the bartender.

     

    "Jamie O'Conner and me had a fight," says Paddy.

     

    "That little B@$t^#d, O'Conner," says Sean, "He couldn't do that to you, he must have had something in his hand."

     

    "That he did," says Paddy, "a shovel is what he had, and a terrible lickin' he gave me with it."

     

    "Well," says Sean, "you should have defended yourself, didn't you have something in your hand?"

     

    "That I did," said Paddy. "Mrs. O'Conner's breast, and a thing of beauty it was, but useless in a fight."

  12. There was a couple that had been married for 20 years, every time they made

    love the husband always insisted on shutting off the lights.

     

    Well, after 20 years the wife felt this was ridiculous. She figured she would break him out of this crazy habit.

     

    So one night, while they were in the middle of a wild, screaming, romantic session, she suddenly turned on the lights. She looked down and saw her husband was holding a battery-operated pleasure device... a vibrator! Soft, wonderful and larger than a "real one". She went completely ballistic. "You impotent bastard," she screamed at him,"how could you be lying to me all of these years? You better

    explain yourself!"

     

    The husband looks her straight in the eyes and says calmly:

     

     

    "I'll explain the toy... you explain the kids."

  13. Bikenut, from the sound of what you describe, it could very well be a scam. I costs next to nothing to send a text, but the number you call could cost quite a bit if you dial it.

     

    Not long ago there was an email floating around about dialing a certain number in regards to a member of the family. It ended up costing thousands of pounds or dollars. And no way to dispute it through your phone company. Sounds fairly similiar to me.

     

    Either way it's probably better to let be. I've never gotten something for nothing, but then again if it is legit... Let me know!! :D

  14. What will happen if the USA, Britain, Spain, Italy, Holland, Portugal decide that France and Jermany should no longer be the heart of Europe?

     

    It seems as if this has already started. The US is looking at a concept of housing troops in W. Europe, to countries in E. Europe like the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Poland. The reason? To make troop movement faster and easier. Now I don’t know what the actual motive is here as with just about anything else having to do with Iraq, Germany, France, and the U.S.

     

    What I think it has to do with is funding, maybe a way to save money, maybe a way to punish countries that oppose the war on Iraq, or maybe a way to make troop movement faster and easier. I don’t know. One thing for certain is that the government in the US takes it’s time unless it is has to do with something that interferes with it’s own agenda. I think that this war will be over by the time that this comes about. I also think that France and Germany will “suddenly” change their minds about opposing and reluctantly submit to war in Iraq because they don’t want to be left out when the spoils are divided. (if you want to call it that).

     

    The British government seems to have taken the stance that there are very good reasons for going to war, but the British public are either too stupid or unsophisticated to be trusted with the knowledge that only they are allowed to know.

     

    It’s not just the UK it’s the US as well. I think it is all about money. Not WMD, not illegal missiles, and not terrorism. These reasons could be and are very good reasons for war. If it’s not about these reasons why not tell us? If you oppose SH in Iraq then you are dead. War crimes? Very likely. The world would be a better place without him. Nickinthenorth said in a post that Iraq has had 14 years to disarm and what 17 different resolutions? It’s time to do something. Talking has obviously gotten us nowhere.

     

    The fact that they have already decided how they are going to run Iraq after an invasion shows either a complete lack of diplomatic skills, or unbelievable arrogance.

     

     

    Call it arrogance then. The spoils? I believe that once it starts Germany, France, China (well maybe not China) and Russia will step up. Will they offer assistance after? Doubt it. It will be left to the US, UK and OZ to oversee. There was a proposal on the news last night on how to handle Iraq after the war. From what I have seen, when the US interferes for whatever reason, they usually try to pave the way for democracy. Then stand back and watch offering assistance when needed.

  15. Hiya Peter. I've looked forward to your posts since you seem to be one that is catching and that makes for a fun read.

     

    With only two weeks left before the closed season I can use all the help I can get. It just so happened that I was thinking about something similiar to the Ace jerk that you were describing.

     

    The water was running fast today and very dirty too. It was clear on friday. I think it has put them off. Seems that I was the only one catching yesterday.

     

    I hope you get into more so I can read about it.

  16. Just wanted to thank Peter Waller for putting me onto some pike today. I wasted half the day chucking stickbaits (rapalas) that were green and yellow diving plugs, surface plugs, rattle traps you know the like. Resulting in a few takes but nothing in the net. Then I realized/remembered that I had a few orange and yellow spoons. Scared the hell out of myself after the second cast with that spoon. 5.5lb jack... :D Plus many more takes than I had all day. I'll be back at it in a few hours and let you know how I got on. Thanks again Peter red and yellow is the color!!!

  17. Macdaddy.. like your comment on American beer. So true, so true.

     

    I had a bit of luck with perch a while back on the local river but at the time the water was rather murky. They were practically leaping out of the water less than a foot from the bank after a chartruese (sp?) shakespeare spinner with a silver blade. Caught up to 1lb 9oz.

     

    Try fishing slow and near cover if you can. I've also had a few follows from pike but no takes with rapala stickbaits. I'll be making some more of my own actually.

     

    Try rubber worms fished weedless too. You can weight them or leave them.

     

    Seems as maybe Peter Waller may have a comment or two. Personally I've been waiting for his detailed exploits..

     

    Cheers and good luck.

  18. Thanks GrahamX and Gray. I’ve tried just about everything under the sun. Twitching, lures fished slow and on bottom, sink and draw, mister twisters, homemade copper spoons, you name it and chances are I can give you some method equivalent.

     

    The impression that I was getting was that pike are easy to catch. There is a grand supply of them near where I live but I could not believe it until I caught one myself.

     

    I think they are so lethargic at the moment that catching them will be far and few between. I spoke with a guy yesterday that said last winter they did quite well with lamprey so I will be trying that as well.

     

    He mentioned that he remembers many times when his roach would get taken right under his “fishing pole”. So my next question would be how do you prevent deep hooking from this when the likelihood of pike breaking your line from this is almost certain? Do many pike die with this as the cause?

     

    While browsing through the archives I noticed not very many threads during the summer on pike. Do you think it’s due to the unpopularity of pike fishing when they are more vulnerable?

  19. I couldn't very well take back what I wrote but was slightly embarrassed even after editing and then sending.. :o

     

    I'll have to try the perfume (cologne) the night before while I am getting everything ready. :D

     

    I fabricated my own pop-ups, but I am wondering now how long I'll have to wait before the next run. It was a few months wait for this one run. (more like tap tap and steady pull) I found something that actually works so I'll keep at it.

  20. nursejudy:

     

     

    just some useless info i thought i would share with you.

    nursejudy

    :D

    in addition to....

     

    During an hour's swimming at a municipal pool you will ingest 1/12 liter of urine.

     

    In an average day your hands will have come into indirect contact with 15 penises (touching door handles etc.)

     

    An average person's yearly fast food intake will contain 12 pubic hairs.

     

    In a year you will have swallowed 14 insects - while you slept!

     

    Annually you will shake hands with 11 women who have recently masturbated and failed to wash their hands.

     

    Annually you will shake hands with 6 men who have recently masturbated and failed to wash their hands.

     

    In a lifetime 22 workmen will have examined the contents of your dirty linen basket.

     

    At an average wedding reception you have a 1/100 chance of getting a cold sore from one of the guests.

     

    Daily you will breath in 1 liter of other peoples' anal gases.

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