James Rickard

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A bad day of fishing beats a good day at work!

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Get fishing line for what you need

October 12th 2008 00:40
I was watching a football game yesterday and organizing my fishing equipment during slow periods when a neighbor came over to chew the fat.

He saw a box of Trilene line sticking out of a pocket on my tackle bag and I guess that set him off. "You use that crap?" he asked. "I thought you knew your stuff!"

I didn't know exactly where this was heading but I know him and the expression on his face told me this was heading down the wrong path.

I'm not going to bore you with details of the discussion but it turns out that this guy was trying to use 20lb. Trilene Big Game for his bass fishing!

Here's the upshot of the discussion--

Trilene is made by Berkley. Berkley has been around a LONG time. They make a LOT of fishing gear, and also, a LOT of line! In fact, aside from about a dozen different varieties of Trilene, Berkley also produces Fireline, Vanish, and Big Game.

It turned out that my friend had purchased the line on close out for four bucks a spool and didn't know what he was doing!

Lest you think I've sold my soul to Berkley, if you look at my rods you know this isn't the case. I also have rods spooled with varieties of Stren and Suffix. Unless you're really sold on a particular line for whatever reason, if you have more that one rod, I suggest to rig each rod with a different line because there are simply so many for sale today that it's one of the few ways you can fairly judge them all.

This is a common story. My friend saved a few dollars at the cash register but bought the wrong line. It was a four dollar education!



Until next time--watch yourself and watch your line!
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Fly casting video

October 11th 2008 00:22
Getting your line in the water is a big part of ANY fishing and hard to do correctly if you're fly fishing.

Here are a couple more clips I found on YouTube.

I really like this first video. It's fairly short and encouraging.


This next part is a bit longer but contains some good info! Just for the record--everything he says NOT to do??? I've done it!



If I could walk to a fly fishing stream the same I can for bass or catfish, I'd know a little more about fly fishing! *LOL*




Until next time--watch yourself and watch your line!



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Start fly fishing

October 10th 2008 00:48
As long as I live within walking distance of the river, I doubt if I'll be doing much fly fishing although I find it pretty relaxing.

It's ironic that most people say they're going to fish during retirement. If you've fished most of your life, what do you do in retirement? Maybe I'll have more time to fly fish????

Anyway--here's a video that may come in handy if you're new to fly fishing.



Until next time--watch yourself and watch your line!

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A bullet proof metric fishing rod

October 9th 2008 00:36
Yesterday I was part of one of those "get acquainted" gimmicks where you tell a group two things about yourself that are true and one that is a falsehood. I used flat feet as my lie and mentioned that I was born in West Virginia and have a Kevlar fishing rod. Nobody believed the Kevlar fish rod scenario!

Lest there are any more non-believers out there, here is photographic proof of my Kevlar rod AND the metric rod I haven't mentioned.

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Using Spike-It

October 7th 2008 00:44
A lot of, if not most, products at the tackle shop are made to catch anglers instead of fish. I'm pleased to say that is not the case with Spike-It worm dye!

Spike-It

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Will the Sooners remain No.1?

October 6th 2008 21:46
Not to steal any thunder from Robin but I gotta sound off about this week's NCAA football ratings!

You usually have to wait for the NCAA basketball tournament to mention Ball State. Not this week. Their football team is rated 25!

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One thing that makes me mad is when you get anglers together they always start talking about stuff the average person can't understand!

If you're new to angling, it can be pretty frustrating.

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Are the 'Skins for real?

October 5th 2008 23:52
I'm not a big Redskins fan so it pains me to say they might be for real this year.

After their first game of the year against the Giants, which they lost, I figured it was early in the season but, secretly hoped it would be just another year. Watching them manhandle the Philadelphia Eagles 23-17 this afternoon, I had to admit I was wrong


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Places for the average guy to fish

October 5th 2008 00:58
You hear a lot about all the "professional" ways to find fish but, what do you do if you just an average guy who doesn't have a $30,000 bass boat with an electronic fish finder? Here are a few ideas that may make your trip a little more profitable.

If you plan to fish frequently, it helps to fish in the same area so you can get to know the layout of the pond, lake, or river.

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Getting rid of that dreaded birdnest!

October 3rd 2008 00:39
We've all been there--a mess of tangles in your baitcaster!

Professional over run--birdnest--friggin' mess--whatever you call it, here's a tip for taking care of it!

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Comment by James Rickard
on Get fishing line for what you need

October 12th 2008 15:49
When you realize it takes 3 hours for 60 min. of action, you can do a lot in the down time! *LOL*

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on College Football Picks: Week 7

October 12th 2008 01:10
They looked pretty good beating Notre Dame. I'm glad, I hate the Irish!

Comment by James Rickard
on Miracle shark pregnancy, again

October 11th 2008 21:43
Hmmm. This puts a whole new spin on the immaculate conception idea. AND they say man evolved from sea life. I'm sure there's a comment to be made from those facts. I'm still formulating it! *L*

Comment by James Rickard
on Let's Just Nationalize Every Blinking Thing.

October 11th 2008 21:05
I had to laugh when I saw the title to your post! You have to watch out--I said that once and was called a Communist!


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on Start fly fishing

October 11th 2008 18:10
Thanks!! I though THAT was just my imagination!

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on The Sheer Horror Of Being A Brunette

October 11th 2008 18:08
Good Lord! Thanks for posting this! I usually know, hear, appreciate, remember stupid news but, this escaped me!!!!

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on Zoom In - Most Beautiful Female Faces

October 9th 2008 20:20
Sign me up for the Diane Lane fan club! I just saw Nights in Rodanthe and it's the best thing I've seen in a LONG time! I've been a fan of her's since back in the late 80's!

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on Pacman Jones- Oooops he did it again

October 9th 2008 01:31
It's ironic that West Virginia had a great team with guys like Pacman or Chris Henry. Now they're gone and so is the WVU national ranking!I love my Blue & Gold but, you have to wonder!

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on All Time Best Movie One Liners

October 9th 2008 01:27
All summer long, as I stood in the outfield with guys 20 years my junior and sweated my waddya callems off, I was reminded of the Danny Glover line from the Lethal Weapon mivies--"I'm too old for this _ _ _ _."

Comment by James Rickard
on John Lennon - Remembering A Great Man

October 8th 2008 21:07
When it comes to the Beatles, Paul may have been the "cute" one or "talented" one but the Beatles never would have been the Beatles without John Lennon. Although Yoko gets a bad rap, I don't think she had that much to do with the breakup. All the members were in their late 20's and forming their own opinions and direction. They were together longer than most groups. Their demise was inevitable!

A TOTALLY DIFFERENT IDEA-- I'll never forget watching Monday Night Football and Howard Cosell breaking the news to the world of John's death.