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libertarian leftie for me too although more libertarian than leftie

Cory - Chesters - machine or vocal cords - in both cases the speaker controls what vibrations we hear.

Hi and welcome to Anglers' Net. From reading about your PBs, the river fishing over there must be really exciting at times.

Ah well. It was only a hope.

My thoughts for the best possible result would be for a Clinton win and then her indictment, arrest, and conviction. She could (and probably would) be impeached and her Vice President would get the office. That said, I voted for Trump - early vote since we will be fishing in Florida on election day. Lesser of two evils as it were.

I still prefer a phone to use for phoning, some texting, and that's about it except for a good weather app. For photos, I'm still much more comfortable with a decent point & shoot camera that wasn't expensive. Modern phones have much better cameras than in the past but you will still pay quite a bit for a good phone that is loaded with bells you will never ring and whistles you will never blow. Leave those for the youngsters who live and die with how new and fancy their phone is.

Hi Sammie and welcome to Anglers' Net. Until you have made 5 posts, yours will need to be approved by one of the mods. It can take a while if none of us is on when you post. It is a nuisance but we have 10-15 spammers join each week to post all sorts of nonsense and this way we can remove the spammer and his/her trash without bothering the members.

Hi Paul and welcome to Anglers' Net. Southern softy myself. Lived in cold country a few times but warmer seems to suit my body better.

Hi Janos and welcome to Anglers' Net. I do not know that area so can not help you but I did want to welcome you to the forum.

Wow. The speaker appeared to be using English but I understood as little as if he'd be using Greek or Latin or Ubantu.

Phone - take a look at http://www.fish-uk.com/tackle_fishing_split_shot.htm

As you can tell, if you looked at my location, I'm quite a bit west of you but most of our members are somewhat more local. Posts in the Coarse section will get more looks than here. Until you gain full membership, it may take a while before your posts are approved and become visible to the members, you will find a goodly number of UK (and ex-pat) members who will be interested in what you have to say.

Hi Stuart and welcome to Anglers' Net.

Welcome to Anglers' Net Stuart.

True exploits of the various lifeboat services (from oar powered to the more modern Coast Guards) are often so incredible as to seem like badly written fiction even though they are very real. These are usually missions where the crews involved were both very skilled and very lucky. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_National_Lifeboat_Institution and some rescue attempts that didn't go so well https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lifeboat_disasters_in_Britain_and_Ireland

Thanks for the head's up. I'll give that one a look if I get the chance.

Phone - good to see that someone, other than those of us who post them, is actually reading the funnies.

Hell explained by a chemistry student The following is an actual question given on a University of Washington chemistry mid-term examination. The answer by one student was so ‘profound’ that the professor shared it with colleagues, via the Internet, which is, of course, why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well. Bonus Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)? Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law (gas cools when it expands and heats when it is compressed) or some variant. One student, however, wrote the following: First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So we need to know the rate at which souls are moving into Hell and the rate at which they are leaving. I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving. As for how many souls are entering Hell, let's look at the different religions that exist in the world today. Most of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell. Since there is more than one of these religions and since people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all souls go to Hell. With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in Hell to increase exponentially. Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell because Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in Hell to stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand proportionately as souls are added. This gives two possibilities: 1. If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase until all Hell breaks loose. 2. If Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes over. So which is it? If we accept the postulate given to me by Teresa during my Freshman year that 'It will be a cold day in Hell before I sleep with you,' and take into account the fact that I slept with her last night, then number two must be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic and has already frozen over. The corollary of this theory is that since Hell has frozen over, it follows that it is not accepting any more souls and is, therefore, extinct, leaving only Heaven, thereby proving the existence of a divine being - which explains why, last night, Teresa kept shouting "Oh my God!” THIS STUDENT RECEIVED AN A+.

Climbing into bed last night ........ As I was getting in bed, she said, "You’re drunk". I said, "How do you know?" She said, "You live next door.”

Welcome to Anglers' Net. Glad to have you with us.

That will depend on the size/weight of fish you expect from the water(s) you are fishing and the water conditions. The ideal gear for fish to 10 pounds in largish open water would not be good for weedy, snaggy water or if you expected 30 pound fish from fast water. Describe your usual waters and you will likely get suggestions that make sense for you. The Wingham fishery for instance has largish bodies of fairly open water but areas of very rough bottom so abrasion resistant line is a good idea as is a rod that can deal with a small submarine but that same gear would mean a 10 pound fish would not be much fun to catch.

Enough already.

Capt. Mike - really looking forward to a few days out with you in early November (and glad we didn't book for early October this year since Hurricane Matthew decided that was a good time to visit). This should be a great trip and more exciting than usual with the uncertainty of what might be biting given the water conditions. You always seem to have a knack for putting us on fish. Note to any UK anglers planning a trip to Florida and wanting a break from the family fun of Orlando (Disney and the like), he offers a nice break from all of that and an inshore fishing trip that will be fun for the whole family regardless of their level of angling experience. A 3-4 kilo redfish in shallow water on light tackle is a real treat. I use mostly lures but my wife prefers live shrimp and always catches more fish than I do.

I cannot recommend a specific brand of rod - wrong side of the pond to know what is available over there. Also, a good lure rod for pike is not likely to be the same as a good lure rod for perch. However, it should be possible to give you the general characteristics you will need to look for. - Would you prefer fixed spool or multiplier? - What weight range of lures will you be using? - Will you need to worry about pin-point accuracy or is casting distance more important? - Do you tend to treat rods very gently or do you need durability? Glass fibre is more robust but graphite is more sensitive and carbon fibre (a composite of the two) can be a good compromise between the two. Personally I'd tend toward glass fibre for pike and graphite for perch.

Hi and welcome to Anglers' Net.