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Great write up Chris. I have a slough in North Dakota I'll be visiting next fall for the same trip. Be well, Rob

Hearing aids are no longer "should get sometime..." for me. I'm following Dani's hearing thread closely.... The eyes went south fast this fall. Still functioning, but don't know how much longer my arms will be long enough to find the right focal point..... Fixed my kitchen sink a couple...

"....the man entered the water...." It doesn't say how long he was out there, but given the evening dun and winter temps, "no worse for wear" might be equivalent to mild hypothermia.... ..,.or the stranded forgot Rule #1~Don't panic. It's always easy to think I have the answers when I...

Boats and Dogs: Definitely tricky, this involves love and romance, potentially with an inanimate object that we call "she".... With dogs, I'd recommend either a) a heavy hand on the Forgiveness/Permission strategy laid out by Phil; or b) your hidden expense game is likely approaching the...

Of course, the flip side of this might be she's having coffee this morning with a friend saying, ".... he doesn't know a pump from a wedge, if I leave shoes in the closet long enough he doesn't know if their new or not..... oh, it's so cute, when I go school shopping for the kids a necklace just...

Phil, and by association Chris and Todd, I don't disagree, but like Google Maps, there are always alternate routes to a destination. I can't speak for others, but it took me the first half of this life to determine "self direction". I'm always jealous of others that know exactly what they...

Bruce, I came late in life to a concept posited in Charles Dickens' Great Expectations... "portable property". The idea: cash and cash conversion has an immediate value that can be realized. Unlike a boat or real estate that has a longer "sell time", portable property can quickly be...

A couple quick notes: 1) It's always a great day when a shared experience means something to others, particularly folks i've never met. Glad I've added value. 2) Writing as a career is something akin to being a pro-fisherman: I've caught a lot of big fish in my life, but the ability to be...

Ed, the reason you were able to share that and be validated by your wife is that it fits they buying logic of, "Look how much I saved!"..... I call it "Shoe Logic" at my house. Whether a pari of shoes is needed or not, the purchase is not looked at as an expense, it's a savings! So, you did...

Not certain how it works for the women amongst us, but for the gents, father in-law and brother in-laws are valuable coconspiritors.... they are married or grew up with your spouse's mother and have a unique perspective on your situation as your lovely bride may tend to exhibit "traits" they are...

My canoe build project was moved to the basement from the garage for winter..... .....text isxa wonderful thing..... By the time I got home she had burned it all out! :-)

On the "Aquapod OR Hellbender" conversation Mssr. Reardon, our brother in fowl, made this statement, "My current marching orders are that no new boats can come into possession unless I give up one of the old ones OR build a new shed so the current "boat shack" can return to use as a garage."...

I'm guessing Steve Sanford will post pictures of a rebuild he did .... that guy has worked on everything!

Assuming you're hunting SoDak, the lakes/sloughs are a lot like what we have in SW and Central MN. My experience: a light 12' aluminum 'V' can weigh in around 125 lbs. Not sure how much a MoMarsh weighs or how steep the bank is. Keys for me in this type of hunting: 1) V-hull- Even...

The one time in my life I wish there was a "Like" button. Git 'im!

Chris, I ran a demolition construction company for a number of years, specializing in concrete demo. We worked closely with a number of marine contractors and dive groups on projects from Lake Michigan to AK. The commercial divers that I knew seemed to be a lot of ex-military. As they...

Now that is a cast and blast I can be jealous of. Quite certain it comes down to boredom of spending most of my time in the same geographic location, but crabs/mullet/sea trout sure sound a lot more fun than my typical walleye/crappie/perch :-) The other one I get envious over is the...

Mark, not sure where the $ line is, but the LaCrosse boots have done well for me. I think I have the Burly. They're about 15 years old and cover everything from ducks to deer to ice fishing and driveway shoveling. Mine are all rubber uppers. Hit the seams with Aquaseal last year. 1,200...

.... Then all the law suits.... Yes! Engage the interested parties early, amazing what can get done/ be avoided if the right partners make it happen. Financial support from locals is highly influential.