The Longest Thread in History

[Slipknot]

have not been to the new one yet, I don't drink coffee.

[GBOUTDOORS]

You are the first woodworker I have known that does not drink coffee. Seems some days all I do is have coffee with one customer after another. Try that and drive around all day makes for lots of stops along the way.

[AnthonyN]

Well as far as braid goes I have never used it. I just picked up some Whiplash about a week ago and plan on using it for pluggin. Hopefully it works out well! I tried a few test casts and it workes great.




ONE QUESTION!!!!!!

I put the line on and didn't put enough backing so i have over an 1/8" left on the spool do you thin I should wind it on another spool than put more back and rewind again?? or will that mess up the line!!!!

thanks


this will prolly get lost but atleast I am added to the thread

[AnthonyN]

I LOVE TOG

[AnthonyN]

Speakin of TOG and braid I think I will try this whiplash stuff instead of 30lb mono. Will help me horse up some of the fatties. 60lb Mono leader with the 80lb braid should work wonders! I'll be pulling up rocks and tog!

[Jenn]

holy smokes! looks like I have been missing all the fun around here lately!!!!!

If I am not mistaken somewhere WAY back dsomeone asked where the girls were....well here I am but I dunno where FW is......HA! I actually beat her at something .....magine that!

[Jenn]

once upon a time there was a girl named Jenn....she was afraid to stick around this place because she was afraid of getting CRABS!!!

there sure are a lotta crabs round here...

sorry couldnt help myself

[Jenn]

where is my fellow loosah girl?

[IMG]C:\My Documents\looser girls.jpg[/IMG]

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..GB,........I've tried a few braids and chose Fireline as my favorite, for now....

...The PowerPro is too.....ummm.....fickle, I like the way Fireline "loosens" up after usage. The PowerPro can be a tad bit messier at times....

...Like Slip said, start with the 20...and work your way down. Either way, you'll notice a BIG difference with your casts...

....I won't say its like Night and Day.......its more like Midnight and Noon......

.it almost feels like the times when you whip something out there...and the line busts, and it justs keeps on sailing and sailing...


The Key is:....make sure it stays wrapped around the spool tightly!!!.....One bad loop somewhere in your spool..and YOU'RE IN TROUBLE......same thing with a knot, eh Slip?.. slipknot, knotslip....cast it out and let it rip!!.....

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...somebody post a picture of Jenn for me....I'LL FIX HER LITTLE RED WAGON!!!


.....Pickin' on us crabs!!!.......









Welcome back Jenn!!......where ya been hidin???....

[Fishpart]

Got pulled away in the middle of a reply about 15 hours ago. I think we can make it.....

[Jenn]

No not picking on crabs....they are great with some melted butter....mmmmmmmm.......

been hiding in northern Vt filling my need for speed!( snowmobiling is how I fill the winter months....)

as far as the little red wagon????? hmmm...I dunno.....

[Slipknot]

Originally posted by AnthonyN
Well as far as braid goes I have never used it. I just picked up some Whiplash about a week ago and plan on using it for pluggin. Hopefully it works out well! I tried a few test casts and it workes great.




ONE QUESTION!!!!!!

I put the line on and didn't put enough backing so i have over an 1/8" left on the spool do you thin I should wind it on another spool than put more back and rewind again?? or will that mess up the line!!!!

thanks


this will prolly get lost but atleast I am added to the thread

Anthony, your best bet for that would be to wind it on to an extra spool if you have one then do like you said and put more backing on.
I thought an 1/8" was good, do you want it to be 1/16" instead?

In the future you could start with the extra spool first working backwards, much easier.

I buy 1000 yds so I re-spool and don't worry untill the last spooling.

[Slipknot]

Hi Jenn

[JohnR]

Hi Jenn

[JohnR]

For all of the people that think we've gone simply bonkers on this thread, I just wanted to repost why we're doing this

There is a competition amongst other people that use the same message board program as we do here at S-B. It started a couple days ago and for Grins & Giggles, I figured we could jump in too. Now there is no prize and I won't get a gold star on my forehead if we join in but I figured - Why Not?


Below are the rules that were put together by the guy who started this competition.

So do we have a chance of winning? Hell no! Some of these sites have more users than we do posts but I think we can be a little respectable



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A bit of fun, Longest Thread Competition (post #1)

I was thinking that we would have a bit of fun on out forums, and start a "Longest Thread Competition"

The idea is that you start a thread on your site called "The Longest Thread in History" like I have done here, and then try and make it longer than anyone else’s forums longest thread (if you know what I mean).

The topic of the thread is open to what anyone wants to talk about, for example we have played word games, asked random questions, discussed the weather, and just had a really good time.

I guess that because this is not going to be anything more than a bit of fun, we only need a few rules, but here they are:

1, The longest thread must be a new thread started when you enter the competition.
2, The thread must be named "The Longest Thread in History".
3, once you have started your thread, you must post a link to it here.
4, the competition starts as soon as you post your link.
5, You can talk about whatever you want but dont post short messages only like smilies or "k".
6, the competition ends in one month - 4th March 2002, (so you had better enter quick)

Now I fully admit that I've got a bit of a head start on you guys, but my forum is so small that it would be EASY for you guys to catch up with me, and just think of the appraisal when you over take the guy that started this competition.

Now after all, this is nothing more than a bit of fun, so there will be no prizes other than an announcement on my forum stated that you have won (I personally will not be entering the competition because I’ll be moderating it)

And remember, as they used to say on The Big Breakfast, "Don't phone in, it's just for fun".

On your marks, Get set, GO!!
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....Jenn, my last snowmobiling trip was a FLOP!!!.....We had called up for reservations, and were told that we wouldn't be needing any......to just "come on up"....

.....So we did, we "came on up"....and when we got there we figured we'd go early, so we beat the owners to the shop. When the finally opened the doors up we hurried inside and said "2 snow mobiles, please"...
....they asked, "Do you have reservations?"....


we said, "No, when we called up, we were told that we didn't need any!"

..."Oh yes, of course you do" said the clerk...."Who did you speak to when you called up?"...the clerk asked.



..."Whomever answers your phones!!!"....we answered.

...He said "well, why don't you wait a little while and see if we have any NO SHOWS"....

.....so we waited...

.....EVERYONE SHOWED UP !!!!......OF COURSE.....and so we wasted the morning and any chance of gettting any rentals anywhere else that day... ....NEVER AGAIN!!....I WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MAKE RESERVATIONS NEXT TIME!!!....

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...We ended up on SNOW TIRES for the afternoon, which turned out to be more FUN than I thought......



.....except for walking back up that friggin hill, everytime!!!...







......AAAAAAAh, the lessons life teaches us........they're endless...

[chris L]

DANG I thought we were doing this caause there was a therapist monitoring us .

Is it FRIDAY or am I a knucklehead ?
where is BM ? this is his kind of thread !

[JohnR]

BM is on a cyber vacation at the moment... Let's let him recharge his batts for a while...

[Fishpart]

We could always turn this into THE we want BM back.


WE WANT BM BACK

[JohnR]

Woo Hoo!!! 200 replies (122 from Bloo )

ok Company policy:

Start with a cage containing five monkeys. Inside the cage, hang
a banana on a string and place a set of stairs under it. Before long, a
monkey will go to the stairs and start to climb towards the banana. As soon as
he touches the stairs, spray all of the other monkeys with cold water.

After a while, another monkey makes an attempt with the same
result all the other monkeys are sprayed with cold water. Pretty soon, when
another monkey tries to climb the stairs, the other monkeys will try to prevent
it.

Now, put away the cold water. Remove one monkey from the cage
and replace it with a new one. The new monkey sees the banana and wants to
climb the stairs. To his surprise and horror, all of the other monkeys
attack him.

After another attempt and attack, he knows that if he tries to
climb the stairs, he will be assaulted.

Next, remove another of the original five monkeys and replace it
with a new one. The newcomer goes to the stairs and is attacked. The
previous newcomer takes part in the punishment with enthusiasm!

Likewise, replace a third original monkey with a new one, then a
fourth, then the fifth. Every time the newest monkey takes to the
stairs, he is attacked. Most of the monkeys that are beating him have no idea
why they were not permitted to climb the stairs or why they are
participating in the beating of the newest monkey.

After replacing all the original monkeys, none of the remaining
monkeys have ever been sprayed with cold water. Nevertheless, no monkey ever
again approaches the stairs to try for the banana. Why not? Because as
far as they know that's the way it's always been done around here.

...And that's how company policy begins

[AnthonyN]

Originally posted by Slipknot



Anthony, your best bet for that would be to wind it on to an extra spool if you have one then do like you said and put more backing on.
I thought an 1/8" was good, do you want it to be 1/16" instead?

In the future you could start with the extra spool first working backwards, much easier.

I buy 1000 yds so I re-spool and don't worry untill the last spooling.

I got an extra spool for my reel so it will make it easier. I want to get it almost right to the edge I figure I can get 10 more yard on there. I figure i want this braid to last all season without respooling and I figure I will lose at least 20 yard by the end of the season from cutting off damaged line and you always lose a few inches while tieing knots so the little extra would be good.

[bloocrab]

....Anthony, if you fill that baby to the edge.... ...you're gonna be losing a lot more than 20 yards.....the first few times


....if you got an 1/8 of an inch to the edge, thats ok.....play with that for now......LEARN YOUR BRAID!!....thats important. There are nooks and crannies about Braid that you'll only learn as you use it...don't be too concerned with getting it to the edge.....

.....just my opinion of course......

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......Sorry John.....didn't mean to be posting so much.....

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......John, have you read all my posts?

[bloocrab]

........so where can I find those Plug Party pictures???......


.....I think there's one of you in there......right?....

[bloocrab]

....and whats the answer to the other question, I asked about???...



.....If nobodys even reading my posts..........



............................WHY BOTHER???............................

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.....SOMEBODY, ANYBODY............EVERYBODY..........



SCREAM!!!!!!!



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