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This weekend I went up to my sisters in the Del Water Gap to do some spring time LMB fishing. It was supposed to be somewhat cloudy and rainy this past weekend...looked like ideal largie conditions, especially for the shallow lakes we planned to hit. As usual, springtime in the pocono...

Last saturday I took the Crawdad out on her first GLR trip of the season. We got there around 8 or so and the fog was so thick I didn't even know which was to point the boat. Being my first time on the lake, I didn't have any spots to run to so we just moved slowly away from the launch until...

I just got my new deep cycle for my TM and FF today. My question is, should I put it on a charge to ensure that it is fully charged? I'm assuming I should, I just don't want to damage it right off the bat. I'm looking to use it this weekend for the Crawdad's first post mod journey. How often...

Yesterday I had a two stage fishing adventure. In the AM, Esquired, myself, and my buddy Charlie decided to try our fabled Striper spot on the Delaware. We froze, and didn't land any fish...actually there was only one bite. I dropped off Dave and headed to the other local river to attempt...

Well over the past few months I've been working on my boat to get it ready for the season. Since I live in the city, for the past few years I have had no where convenient to store it and I didn't get much use from it. I toyed with selling it, but they don't even make these boats anymore and...

I'm about to purchase a new deep cylce for the Crawdad. I am pretty sure that my old Stowaway is shot, but I'm going to try and use it for the depth finder after I get it load tested (I can't believe I bought that thing to begin with...I hate Bill Dance!). If its no good, I'm turning it in...

Well, yesterday I got my spot reserved to store my boat at a fairly local lake, Green Lane Reservoir. I've never fished it before, but I've heard some good things and its got plenty of water to explore. I'm a city dweller, so I can't store my rig at my house, so I think its a good plan...I...

Has anyone used these rapala crankbaits yet? I picked up a DT-4 in a shad color for river smallie use and a DT-6 in a nice sunfish color for lake largies. I like their small profile. They also have a nice finish, especially the sunny pattern. If anyone has any thoughts on these baits let me...

Ok, so taking advantage of the relatively nice weather, I decided it was time to begin work on laying out the new floor in my Crawdad. I few weeks ago, I gutted the whole boat of all the undesirables: trolling motor bow mount, original floor boards, some floatation foam and other plastic that...

Well, I posted this on another thread, but got no responses so I thought I would give it a home of its own. I have completed my design work and this weekend I will be cutting the wood for my new floorboards for my Crawdad. I do not intend to use carpet. I want to either use a sealant or an...

Well I finally purchased my new St. Croix. I decided to go with a 6'6" ML Fast action Triumph spinning rod. I will pair it up with an Okuma Stratus 30GT reel and 8lb suffix line. This rod will be used mostly for wading rivers for smallmouth. I liked the lighter action for drifting tubes...

This may have been covered somewhere before, but I thought I would ask for some info. I have a marine battery that hasn't been used in a couple of years. Its been stored in a basement. Do you guys think this battery is shot? Is there any harm/danger in charging it to see how much charge it...

I'm askin' for a new Abu Garcia 7000i and a few Craftsman power tools for use on my Crawdad project. What's everyone else have in mind?

Ok, I've got my Crawdad gutted and cleaned out. Now its time for the new floor and a few other upgrades. One of which will be electrical. I want to store my battery, or hopefully batteries, in the back, either under the seat or under the back deck if I rip out some foam. I plan on mounting...

This winter I am looking to upgrade my spinning worming/finesse rod. I like a light weight 6' med power fairly fast action. I would be using this rod primarily for fishing finesse worms on Slider heads, senkos, tubes, and light jigs and T-rigged worms with 8 lb mono (or a stronger superline)...

Does anyone know if they sell Marine Grade Plywood at the HomeDepot/Lowes? If not, does anyone know a good substitute or a place that carries it? I would be looking for 3/4". Thanks.

Does anyone here have a Coleman Crawdad? I've had one for about 10 years and the internal framwork/floor boards are getting pretty beat up. I currently have it set up with a bow mount TM and fish finder. I am looking to make some upgrades to beef up the floors, replace the motor mounts, and...

This is a question for the guys using superlines mainly for bass fishing. I generally use mono (Suffix Seige right now) and have never really felt the need for a big change. Do the superline guys ALWAYS use a fluoro leader material when fishing with lures. I have only used one superline...