OK, it's crunch time, schoolies will be here WITHIN a month - what are you doing to get your game ready?

Fixing some reels (I Hope) and unrigging 2 outboards

Bringing Clammer his gift from one of the members here :btu:

So what are YOU doing this weekend?

Working all weekend in newport, gonna get crushed with the st. pattyys day parade crowds:smash: :smash:

Finish wrapping a rod.
Work on boat, as long as it's not Arctic cold out.
Son's 12th birthday party.
Fill in the ditches in the backyard that my f#$@%^ dog dug.:af:

Go to show in CT to stock up on plugs
Working on boat
Building some kind of platform to fish from at a secret location. (I fell in hard last year trying to fish from this spot)

Ct. show:ss: :wavey: :) johnny "the Ratt Boy"

Selecting tiles and carpets. :D

Cleaning out the basement. :(

Mike

Anyone got a link to the CT show. I would love to go. but have no idea where or when it is.

-IWK

going to take a look at the fish ladders. Spring cleaning on my gear. Tie some rigs. dream of fat cow's:happy:

Going up to North Conway and do Nothing....finally. Been a hectic last month and a half so looking forward to just relaxing

Hopefully get time for painting. But I'd rather go cod fishing :( been dying for a fix.

Clean reels, I guess.

Shop around for a left-handed bolt action rifle (7 mm to .308 cal) suitable for elk. Not for me, of course, but for someone else on this board. :hihi: Shopping is fun! :hihi:

Ok....ok....this is a thread hi-jcaking. for elk I would not go for .308. I would look for an 30.06 or the 7mm.

Also consider the new .300 WSM. I shot the Short Mag - and it definitely would pack a good wallup for Elk.

-IWK

Use some of the polished brass spray paint I bought this AM.

Whatever else I am instructed to do :smash:

Originally posted by Iwannakeeper
Anyone got a link to the CT show. I would love to go. but have no idea where or when it is.

-IWK

riversendtackle.com

then click on seminars.

I need to fix one of my 50 class rods. Pooped a roller guide on a 9 ft blue last fall. Any advice on procedures/materials would be greatly appreciated. Strongly thinking about taking a jont on a party boat for some cod. Got a new hand held GPS so I can record all the spots we stop at and keep for when I'm out on my boat later in the season.

Saw that the show was last weekend in On the Water.

Originally posted by Fish On
Pooped a roller guide on a 9 ft blue last fall.

YOWW!! That must have been painful :D

hey Dad - I was thinking the exact same thing.....but I had kept it to myself. :biglaugh: :jester: :jump1: :fishslap:

On call :mad:
Swimming lessons with the boy saturday morning
Check out Dux beach at low tide saturday morning, cancel that I have to get a new sticker.
St. Patty's day dinner with the family on Saturday afternoon, boiled dinner w/ smoked shoulder and corned beef YUM!
Burn brush on Sunday .

Marine USA show in Worcester....Only one booth though cuz someone blew me OFF.

Friday-Kung-fu
Sat- Old Saybrook? I hope so.
Sunday-Lunch w/ my homeboy.

Saturday - Basketball and then tax appointment
Sunday- Maybe take a cruise to So Co and check out some spots

That show at Rivers End should be good, Frank D. will be there:kewl: Wish I could go. Oh I think Ron Arra too!!!

Bringin' my son to Illinios to check out the University. No fishin for me!

Goin to old Saybrook with Mikey. Hope to see some o' y'all there.
Bout time to get the heck out of Beantown, gonna try to beat rush hour.
Later,
Rick

Figure out how to buy furniture retail (way cheaper) from a North Carolina broker. Decide if I can put in a hardwood floor myself. Nature walk to a dam site out in the woods.

workin////////////////////////////////;)

working all weekend...
spend evenings with wifey...while I can:D

Do what my job is driving me to do.......... DRInk....... And hopefully be merry.

LOL, meant to say popped. That wasn't all that happened. Took a bunch of pictures then found out I had no film in the camera. Oh well.

finish swap plugs
send out some ones i owe
bother dad to take me for holdovers

going to Mystic Seaport with the wife and son on saturday... Hopefully my buddy has his boat ready by saturday night.. then sunday morning.. gonna go find some fish....

spin some wood tonite and tomorrow nite-look for holdovers tomorrow day and go check for the herrings again

Originally posted by Fish On
I need to fix one of my 50 class rods. Pooped a roller guide on a 9 ft blue last fall. Any advice on procedures/materials would be greatly appreciated. Strongly thinking about taking a jont on a party boat for some cod. Got a new hand held GPS so I can record all the spots we stop at and keep for when I'm out on my boat later in the season.

Saw that the show was last weekend in On the Water.

hey man,,just a heads up..some of those party boats get real particular about GPS coords. I've heard of units going to davey jones locker....if ya know what i mean..soem even have disclosures......:cool: just keep ya "unit" concealed!

I can't make it to Old Saybrook. My parents have their own plans. I'm going to look for some reels and enjoy my spring break. And I ain't going to NYC or LI.

Trying to narrow down what new rod and reel I want to get this month, hopefully at the MSBA show. Take my new car back to the dealership to find out what the clunking in the front is :af:
and get my ass kicked by my son in MVP Baseball 2004.

JohnR, don't forget the other one :D

Originally posted by CAL
Take my new car back to the dealership to find out what the clunking in the front is :af:
Oh damn, Chris, you might have been had...I hope this problem with your new car works out.

Hmmmm....Saturday day watch the Newport St. Paddy's Day Parade from my personal reviewing stand overlooking the parade route with some friends and make some of my secret recipe bloody mary mix (too bad you're gonna be in CT, Habs).

Saturday nite hit the Iron Skillet's 40th birthday party at Flo's :cheers: with DZ (hey, I ain't drivin', NFW) and quaff a few with the Usual Suspects.

Sunday, take 2 Advil and get going on some picture framing.