I like it! Fun posting . . . try for those grouse, though; you can tie great soft hackles with some of their feathers.
Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 6:21 PM Subject: Re: Fishing vehicles? > my old fishing rig was a '72 dodge dart i inherited > from my deceased brother in law. his nickname was the > "salmonator" so, since i had extra cash after not > having to pay for the thing, i put vanity plates on it > that read "SALMN8R". that name stuck and now, as you > can tell, it's my e-mail. the car was mechanically > sound but was an eyesore, to say the least. it had > moss and algae growing on it and enough dog hair > inside to weave a filson cruiser with. it took 5 hours > to clean it and i got so tired of scrubbing i finally > just hit the thing with a not-so-dilute bleach/water > solution (inside and out) to kill everything off. now > i have a job working with hazardous waste for a > living. > > you could start it with a jigsaw blade. it had a hole > in the driver's seat the size of a wash basin and > there were miscellaneous dents all over the place. the > thing floated down the highway though and when you > pushed the gas pedal, the 318 let you know it. i added > a pflueger "Trump" flyreel (with flyline) for a hood > ornament, a couple of blocks of wood on the passenger > side (one on the hood and one on the roof, both with > velcro) that held two rods secure at 85 MPH and, last > but not least, it had a brass drawer-pull as a > sighting device on the left, front fender lined up > with the center of the tire. it worked just like a > shotgun bead and you could sight down it and pop > anything you wanted. i never procured any materials > with it but did practice a few times on pop bottles > and beer cans some inconsiderate people left in the > road...worked pretty well. > > all in all it was a sad day to see the thing go away > but the spousal unit was too embarased to have it in > front of the house in Suquamish (i still can't figure > that one out; i thought it fit in fairly well). > > now i have a 1986 mazda sundowner. what an upgrade! > takes 25 minutes to get up to speed and i'll die if > i'm ever in a parking-lot accident. it gets decent > mileage though and it has a cd player that is worth > more than the truck itself. the passenger-side wiper > works when it feels like it and i have to break into > it if i lock it. but, i have the old "Trump" back on > the front so it's just like home again, just a little > slower. i've been contemplating the RSD (roadkill > sighting device) but seriously think even a ruffed > grouse could get out of the way before i got to it. > > ~dj~ > > --- Kent Lufkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Over the years, we've discussed just about every > > kind of fishing gear > > or strategy imaginable. But it struck me the other > > day that there's > > still one indispensable piece of gear that every one > > of us uses: the > > vehicle that gets us where we fish. > > > > I assume that for most of us, our fishing vehicle is > > also our daily > > driver that spends most of its time making trips to > > the store or > > commuting. For some of us in a multi-car household, > > a second vehicle > > may be much more appropriate for fishing. A very few > > of us may > > actually have a rig dedicated just for fishing, > > refined over years of > > use. > > > > To get the ball rolling, here's my own 2� on the > > subject: > > > > I've always owned a pickup. In fact I can only > > remember a couple > > years when I didn't have one. My current ride is a > > 1998 Ford Ranger > > XLT extra cab 4x4 with a 4.0 liter V-6 and an > > automatic. Wish I'd got > > it with the small, half-sized doors to get behind > > the front seats. > > However, a retractable cover keeps things out of > > sight back there. > > > > The bed will hold a couple float tubes fully > > inflated or my 9 foot > > pontoon boat (I haven't tried stacking two pontoon > > boats back there > > yet.) There's plenty of room left over for gear > > bags, coolers, oars > > or rod tubes. Plus, the bed doubles as a place to > > sit and wader up > > without rocks that can tear up my neoprene wader > > feet. > > > > But having a pickup does pose some limitations. > > Leaving stuff in the > > back is an open invitation to theft if you leave it > > there even > > briefly. And relatively light weight stuff needs to > > be tied down to > > keep it from becoming airborne at highway speeds. > > > > My truck's bed isn't long enough that I can stretch > > out in it to > > sleep, and I'd need some sort of canopy to stay dry > > in the rain. The > > space behind the seats doesn't hold very much gear > > (long rod tubes > > are an especially tight fit) and it's a real pain to > > get to. Finally, > > if I owned a boat and trailer, my rig is probably > > much too puny for > > serious towing. > > > > But for the most part, it works well for the kind of > > fishing I do. > > The 4wd and high ground clearance are a real plus on > > marginal roads. > > > > I'd sure like to hear how other subscribers have > > adapted their > > vehicles for their own fishing style. > > > > Kent Lufkin > > > > > ===== > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals > http://personals.yahoo.com > >
