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:D Preacher, I have been off the site for a couple of years, and I drop by for a visit and see this and I have to tell you that your work is escalating the level of excellence geometrically! I can't tell you how much I like this boat and the love and work that went into it! The skill is obvious! Wel...

I was over on FB, tracking down friends, when a guy posted that they are closing the Horseshoe Bend area of the Brazos, and all services were being suspended as of 8 PM today, so a mandatory evacuation order is in effect. All the gates @ Possum Kingdom are now open, following a quick five foot rise ...

Yep...it's awful easy! Mix 1 cup each: Coarse black pepper, Bolner's fiesta brand garlic powder, Gebhardt's Chili Powder with 1/3 cup each of: Cayenne pepper, onion powder, and salt (sea salt or kosher or Morton's is fine, what ever). That should give you four cups. Heavily coat the brisket with the...

Somebody needs to contact a moderator...the "Off Topic" ooard has been badly hacked!
Thanks,
Barditch

I've always had decent luck with the Cotton Cordell Jointed Redfin (Black over Silver). It runs about 1 1/2 feet and tends to rise very slowly when you let it rest...so you can sort of fish it like a sloppy top water. It works well run paralell to structure (jettys and shell reefs) or coming off of ...

Nah, Shamrock... First hand experience, reported clearly and eloquently is never rambling on...for those with interest, it's precious! Well done!

:? Here's a serious question...of sorts. In Florida, smoked mullet is a common occurence with a big following. I know that the Texas mullet is a different sub-species, but has anybody tried doing the same with our Texas mullet??? I'm sitting here looking at my smoke house not doing any thing and won...

I'd leave it at the current height...the shorter one might be more pleasant in appearance, but the taller one would serve you better...easier to reach from a variety of positions, you needn't bend so far to do whatever needs to be done, etc. JMHO!

Don't let 'em give you a ration...if they're biting on Alpo, artificials, or Godiva chocolates, go for it! heck throw the kitchen sink...whatever the fish want is just right!

You do nice work 'moder!
Red

I'd go below Wirtz Dam on the north side of the lake. There's a good approach road that runs behind the granite quarry.

You're getting with the program! Lookin' good!

Yeah, Shamrock...I'd go that route...what's the old line...might as well do it right the first time, since you don't have the time to do it over! I heard that all my growing up life!

Nice fish...they may not be trout or reds, but they beat mowin' the yard, don't they?

Watching the weather last night between the quarters in the Spurs game they said that Bandera county got substantially less than the average rainfall for the area--like maybe two inches max--Bummer!

SAHunter1983 wrote:Wish Medina lake got more

It all depends where the rain fell in the Medina Lake watershed. Ten miles east or west can make a huge difference in the amount of runoff into the lake, and I can't tell you where it fell, because that's a little farther west than we get good coverage.

:D we just finished getting nearly a foot of rain over here in the unblessed regions. It ranged from six inches to over a foot depending on where you were. San Antonio has got way too much water in places it ain't supposed to be...Olmos dam is 80 percent filled as we speak... Parts of SA got less th...

So, I stumbled onto the ammo for a little project, and Ron's recent post stimulated me to get off my duff and do it. I found some very old drop forged knife blanks out of the Sabatier plant in Thierry, FR. Probably barely post WWII, carbon steel, really nice. When I was gathering up the tools to do ...

anybody buildin' anything that floats and fishes fits right in here...JMHO

bowgarguide wrote:

Slime and grime and cold frothy beer foam...Jeeze, it must be summer coming on!. You wouldn't dare cook a steak or two in a cast iron skillet over an open fire...would you??
Red

bowgarguide wrote:Barditch
This was just a temporary fix until my shop goes up.
After these two boats and the hot weather on the way I plan to be camping and fishing not building.
Ron

That makes perfect sense to me!
Red

Just my humble opinion, but...it could pssibly suck in mid-July and August. Nice in the spring, thugh, and a clever idea.
Red

I've got nothing but tons of respect for a man that does that. If he gets the pleasure out of that thing for as long as he spent building it, it's all good! Well done, sir!

That's a pretty boat!

:D I'm particularly fond of the red handled brace from Sears (circa 1950). I used one to seat many a recoil pad. Yes, power drills do faster work, but for straight true hole starts you can't beat a hand brace...works especially well for countersinking screw and boltheads, too! Infinite depth control.