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A person that really gets into his work looses sight of his surroundings. Love it! Regards, Kristan

Your wire size should have been fine by the diameter except for the wire, you need a nickel chrome based wire or other super allow to handle stretch when heated. Typically steel based wiring will literally heat-up, start to melt and if under tension as it expands the wire becomes thinner then...

What diameter wire are you using? Are you using a 3, 6 or 12 volt ac to dc stepdown transformer? Are you using a spring on the wire to allow for wire stretch when heated? Without these questions I will not be able to help. Regards, Kristan

I know you specified the Hummingbird or Lowrance which are both nice systems but have you looked into the Raymarine Dragonfly series with Navionics mapping. I know of three different guys here in Texas that have traded over to these units with ball mount set-ups for each of their various boats...

I am with Hank. When it comes to looks I certainly do not look at buying a jacket that way. My main concern is function!! Will it take a beating when I brush against some thing sharp. How well does it bead water if dunked. In a torrential downpour will it bead water or absorb water as it...

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That was a wonderful video.

One more recommendation is that if you have a hard time finding foam, which you might in your area, I would look on Smooth Foam website and buy the sheets of 2" x 12" x 36". They are packed 6 to a case. I have built the following with 1 box of 6 sheets of foam: -18 flattie decoys (Great...

1 overall-From Texas Not a northerner but even here in Texas this is the worst season I have had in 30+years. This is not to say I have not had some wonderful shoots and taken in-some cases a limit of birds. Just by sheer numbers alone it seems we are at a 1/10th of the birds I have seen...

I have hunted two season now with 18 full body pintails and 2 dozen teal full body birds in various positions: sentry, feeding, rest heads, high heads, and etc. I literally throw into a sled and toss in the back of the truck. I have no wood backing in the middle of the head like some carvers...

Had a 40 hp Tohatsu motor on an 18 foot Gruman roughneck v-bow. The motor was brand new on the boat around 1989. I finally sold the rig around 2003 (stepfather owned and i bought the boat off him after college in 1999) The only problem I had during its use was in about 2000 there was water...

Two things: 1. Hunters are learning loose lips destroys a good thing quickly. 2. ADHD This is the only forum I use besides an occasional wise crack on Facebook. Please do not change it... Regards, Kristan

I recommend building yourself a wire foam cutter first. You will need a step down transformer. If you are real serious spend some time watching some youtube videos on a wire foam homemade cutters. I do not have any pictures right now but could forward you some information on how to build and...

Some really nicework. I have had some broadbill plans for 10 years. This makes me want to start now. Regards, Kristan

Wish the best of luck to you today. I went yesterday with no luck and due to company Christmas party last night I was too tired to even think about it. I preface tired because i chose to limit my drinks to one an hour. I quickly became the over seeing person for about 7 ladies which seem to...

Jeff, Wet shells: Two years ago I had some 10 gauge shells get wet earlier in the hunting season. I did not think anything of it of the shell so I brought them home and spread them out on an old towel to dryout. The kicker is that the shells had a sealed crimp so I thought nothing of it...

Mr. FURIA if you want a great sounding wood call...haydel 85 or vtm-90 if you want a mass manufactured call. Do not worry about a gaddy, just learn to blog the sequence saying "da-dit da-dit" into a mallard call. I just use my mouth and say da-dit repeatively. It works and does not echo...

Joe, I paddled a hand me down from my grandfather Lowe 12 footer through sloughs all summer fishing. I did use a small 6 hp motor on it during high school with a home made sissor lift blind draped with 12 oz duck canvas. If you want a 14 footer I believe the Lowe brand would be the way to...

Growing up in the Mississippi flyway in Western Kentucky, the migration always was dependent on four things: the ice/snow line, moon phase, open water and food. During cold winters I have journals that during cold years we would see two distinct peaks. Once in mid December or around the full...

On your question of steel and no other inquiries: If all you expect in your hunting situation are decoying birds over a water/field spread or green timber hunting the standard run of the mill 2 3/4" or 3" loads in either #2, #4 or #6s is more than adequate for decoying birds in 12 gauge. If you...