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  1. Allen

    Weather Modification, yea or nay?

    As the old saying goes, whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting over. I forget the name of it, but there was a reservoir in Wyoming (?) that got taken out a few years ago because the amount of evaporation from it was held against them in an interstate compact as part of their...
  2. Allen

    fish mortality

    Musky, I am pretty sure that nobody here is saying that. However, given the vast differences in fish handling techniques, depth, and temperatures that fish are caught from during the course of the year, the tagging studies don't lie. Unless, of course, you think fish are so smart that they...
  3. Allen

    pontoon anchor

    I tossed one of them into the river near Bismarck this spring. After that I bought a Richter style anchor.
  4. Allen

    Weather Modification, yea or nay?

    Average is a horrible way to look at precip in ND. In reality, it is not a "normal" distribution, it is skewed. So in all cases, the "average", or better put, the statistical Mean is higher than the Median (where half the data points are above and half are below). In ND, the monthly Means...
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    National Grasslands

    Guy, # is originally known as the pound sign. In the Corps, a well used expression was to tell someone to go "pound sand", rather than telling them to titty sprinkle off. - - - Updated - - - nvrmnd, I just fully read your post.
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    National Grasslands

    Hah, pound sand. Weren't I.
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    Protecting fiberglass on the rear deck?

    Kinda looks like the kid friendly, multi-colored floor mats that fit together like a puzzle piece. I now use my kid's old ones in the shop next to the work bench. Awesome damn things, available at Menards and Sam's club for a fraction of what I suspect the Seadeck stuff would set a person...
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    Sparkle boat

    Mercury stood behind the motor and ponied up the full cost. I ended up paying for a new timing belt and water pump. Those were considered extras. I had no issue with that! And, River City Sports here in Bismarck made it as painless as possible. Pretty happy all the way around. Only thing...
  9. Allen

    Sparkle boat

    I hear ya and tend to agree that Skeeter has a reputation as a decent boat, but at this level of commitment, I'd want to make sure I did lots of homework before writing the check.
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    Sparkle boat

    Yeah, but there was a fella recently on here who was very unhappy with Skeeter's handling (or lack thereof) stress cracks in the gel coat. To paraphrase, it was a judgment call on if it was structural, the owner and the repair shop said it was to the tune of $6k, Skeeter said the cracks were...
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    fish mortality

    Arguably, that is better for the fish than any handling. Hooks rust away in about a week (depending on hook type, etc) and the fish swims away. Larger fish in particular are going to die if they are held in such a way as to stretch them out. Their internal organs are designed such that they...
  12. Allen

    National Grasslands

    Hmm, not I.
  13. Allen

    fish mortality

    Yep, if we wanted the law to "protect" the fishery, the rules would be a lot more like paddlefishing of yesteryear. You caught it, you keep it. First five walleyes landed are yours and now get your ass off the water.
  14. Allen

    Spinners/In Line Weights

    I must be old as this is the technique everyone used on Sak in the days before bottom bouncers came along. Order of spinner weight succession in ND: Inline or rubber cored sinkers, common in the 70s and early 80s Bottom Walkers came about in the 80s Bottom Bouncers came around not long after...
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    Sparkle boat

    For something in the $50k range, I would want a bit of warranty on the motor to come with it. And that means I'd be buying something fairly new that started with a 5-yr warranty on the new motor at a minimum. I had the crap scared out of me with my Toon when after having made exactly ONE...
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    National Grasslands

    Too damn funny!
  17. Allen

    Skeeters~

    I usually have way more than I need, but they, along with the grasshoppers, have been missing all summer. I'm ok with that.
  18. Allen

    National Grasslands

    I think I'm going to stand by my decision. Enjoy Jerry.
  19. Allen

    National Grasslands

    Yes, I didn't put her in that position. I, like anyone else would prefer her to not be there, but it wasn't our call, now was it? Was Finicum using her as a human shield? If so, well...that puts him right into the same category as the Vietnamese, North Koreans, and ISIS. Worthless POS in my...
  20. Allen

    National Grasslands

    1. Marshal law is different, and you should already know that. But yes, I believe our LEOs should be given the tools necessary to help them go home at the end of the day. This isn't a cockfight. 2. It's called the "fog of war". Confusion happens, to assume anything else is to be pointing the...

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