I was wondering if any of you have had an experience with a faded U.S.C.G. capacity plate on a boat? I bought an old 14 foot aluminum jon boat and the label is unreadable.I am trying to find out if it is my responsibility to replace it. I am in Pa. and I e-mailed the fish commission for an answer but haven't heard from them after 2 weeks. Thanks for any help.
I know quite a few fishermen who tried baitcasters at one time or another and later saw the outfits sitting in the corners of their garage collecting dust. When I asked why they quit using them they always say how frustrating it was. The interesting thing is that these guys are not lacking talent. They all are capable of doing plenty of other things that are more challenging!
Do you have jaw spreaders? If not go to almost any tackle shop and get the larger size one. You need it to hold the jaws opened wide while you try to get the hooks out. Believe me it will be the best $5.00 you ever spent!
That was my point. Hire people who know fishing and hunting and shooting. All of these pursuits require good information. Even if you know something about them it helps when you get more information. These beginning sportsmen and women who walk into a large sporting goods store need lots of questions answered and sold the right equipment. It is not like buying a toaster or something like it. Grab one off the shelf and plug it in.
What makes you think the "sales people" at these places even know what they are doing? My experience at both Dicks [ now Field and Stream] and Gander Mt. [now Gander Outdoors] has not been very helpful. I have had plenty of times when they did not even know what I was talking about when asked. It seems they hire anyone to fill a position and fishing experience doesn't matter. I also had a guy behind the gun counter tell me they did not carry a certain brand rifle and when I walked 20 feet to the right there were 3 on the shelf. Another time when Berkley Max first came out I asked a guy in the aisle if they had any in stock he told me he did not know what I was talking about and turned and walked away! And another time when I was in a hurry and stopped because I was driving by I was told they did not have a certain rod in the store. I went home and checked the inventory on-line and it listed at least 6 of them. I went back when I had more time and found them myself.
With all of these great tips on bone removal I think the pickerel may be in trouble. I know lots of fisherman who hate these fish and curse them for biting when they are after other species. I can't blame them because of the fact the pickerel have a knack for cutting lines and it leads to lost lures.
Thanks for the tip. Yes they are very tasty. It is too bad more people do not eat them because of the bones. A guy told me years ago about using oil so hot it destroyed the bones. Another guy loved pickled herring and took all the pickerel I would catch and used them in a homemade brine.
Those are nice pike.I catch and eat their smaller cousin the pickerel. They are one of the best tasting fish around but the bones are a problem for me. I butcher them trying to remove the bones before cooking. Then a buddy told me to cook them and remove the bones while eating. I was not sure it would work but tried it and was pleased. The bones are so much easier to see after cooking and even my wife was happy.
I do not know about bass but years ago I caught a stocked trout about 12 inches and it had something hard in its lower digestive system so I cut it open and found a 6 inch yellow plastic worm. It must have just sucked it up from the bottom of the lake..
But people do not want to spend $3 or $4 for a neat little tool to clean them. They want to use hook points,awls, knives, axes,chisels,needles,toothpicks or pointed sticks. I give up!!!
When you go to the aisle of fishing gadgets in lots of stores it is amazing some of the stuff you find. After all,it is our candy store. When you can't be fishing be around fishing stuff!