Boats You've Owned And Fish You Caught: Memories And Photos

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  1. John Brunner

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    Then it won't sink, will it?
     
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    Sure isn't, I caught a three-foot shark off Jacksonville pier once, and that was an exciting catch, then I let him go. Gave me a heck of a pull. :D
     
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    Maybe that is why northerners like ice fishing.
     
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    Like this, Mary?

    Each February, 10,000 partygoers descend on an icy Minnesota Lake for three days of below-freezing, beer-pounding madness for Eelpout Festival.


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    Fishermen gather on frozen Gull Lake for the Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza fishing tournament on January 26 2008 in Brainerd Minnesota. The tournament billed as the world's largest ice fishing competition attracted over 10000 participants who competed for $50000 in prizes.

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    Good morning to all-
    Lord, that looks so very cold.
    Here's MY kind of winter fishing- no ice, no cold winds, no need of a fire to keep parts from freezing.

    you all be safe and keep well- and warm!
    Ed cruise- 2013 091.JPG
     
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    Good morning to all-

    I found a photo of one of the wooden kayaks I build. It's made of strips of western red cedar with accent pieces of other species of wood. Pretty good little fishing boats, really.

    y wood kayak.jpg ou all be safe and keep well- Ed
     
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    Nice work.
     
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    Good morning to you too.
     
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    But the question is: will it fit down the chimney? I'd get one for my daughter. She only uses an inflatable one.:eek:
     
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    May be a problem with that fit. We did lots of fishing off the Florida Keys coast in a 6-man raft with a little British Segal trolling motor.

    What type of water will she be in?
     
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    just no wake, small lakes and ponds. That is how she found kyaking.
     
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    .:cool:Small bodies of water can be great for just enjoying the outdoors and fishing.
     
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    A real work of art. Seems a shame to get it wet, huh?
     
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    Looks like it can slide right through the water at ease to me. Nice boat Ed.
     
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    When I worked at Yar-Craft, we mostly made fishing boats, but we'd get a contract to produce kayaks or canoes every now and then. My brother, my cousin, and I came in on a weekend while we had the molds for the kayaks and the canoes, and made a bunch of canoes and a couple of kayaks for my dad's Boy Scout troop since we could do that as long as we paid for the materials, which was about $15 for a canoe.

    One of the kayaks we made was a small closed kayak. I couldn't find a picture that looked much like it. The closest I found was the one below, only the kayaks we made weren't so long and they were made of fiberglass, whereas this one looks plastic.

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    Using it, you would sit flat on the bottom of the kayak; no seat. It was easy to use and, on a quiet lake, you could rock it, tipping it entirely over, and then rock it back upright, although you probably wouldn't want to do that in a river. Since then, I have tried a few other kinds of kayaks and found them to be difficult, particularly the sit-on-top ones, in which I would capsize just trying to paddle.
     
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