Conference wahoo::fishing

    
    jeff, just a opinion, if you use a ugly stik in the a1a site then
    good luck. try pulling a 5lber over a log with 8lb test and a ugly
    stik and you will usually have a broken line. to fish this place
    you should use a baitcaster with at least 12lb test to haul those
    big boys over and around logs.this place has got big fish and i
    hate to hear about those big ones getting away. in my opinion ugly
    stiks are just not sensitive enough to feel those little hits. i
    bought one 2 years and lost some good fish with it. i just couldn't
    seem to set the hook hard enough with it without it bending all
    the way over " result bad hook set". i now use this rod for lake
    trout. hope you don't mind my opinion.
    
    good luck,
    ps i will probably be going there saturday.i'll be in a green canoe,
    if you see me give me a holla.
    mark

    I don't mind your opinion...Thanks....
    
    You wouldn't happen to have a green fiberglass Great Canadian 14',and
    a white van would you?
    
    Why don't we meet there,and go out to the blinds,beyond the Herron
    nests...that's where the action was yesterday....
    I'm going to bring a different rod this time...
    BTW  gwine fishin' there ALL next week...little autumn vacation
    ;-);-)
    jeff

    jeff, i don't have a white van and yes i would like to go fishing
    with you if you would like. i talked to jim meyer and he tells me
    he knows you and you might attend a benefit concert at the rod and
    gun club. i will be attending at the concert and if you are there
    we can talk about going out either sunday or during the week. i
    can usually go out anytime except on wensday.
      if you want send me a vaxmail on yazoo::messier and we can talk
    see ya saturday. mark

    
    This sat. marks the maiden voyage of the C R A W D A D - - - - -
    I've talked RR into gettin out of his Ranger and sittin in the back
    of the C R A W D A D----- 
    We are headin for the A1A sight.  Any new scoop on the place, I
    haven't fished it for a coupla years.
    
    TCDW
    
     

    
    Well, the weeds are finally gone, just clumps floating around.
    fishing for me there has been very slow but it should be picking
    up there now. i have been hearing that top water buzz baits and
    perpella baits have been getting them but nothing in size.
      i think the people that are catching the 5lbers+ are taking them
    home . if you see this happen sink their boat.
    
    good luck, mark

    TCDW,
        There is a weed bed to the left of the dirt ramp ( looking out
    at the water) about 50 yards or so, maybe less. There is a small
    cove there with reeds on the shore line.  Try that I have had some
    luck yearlier in the year.   The creek bed runs from the dam to
    the left side of the island.  That was the only drop of I could
    find in that pond, we got a few 2 lbers. by the island/creek bed.
    Good luck, and tell us how it was.
    
    
    Les
    

    
    Here's how it was.....
    VERY windy
    lot's of tik tik on worms
    1 small bass on a white short armed spinner bait
    
    obtw
    
    What are the recomended methods of patching holes in a CRAWDAD?
    Yep, My new CRAWDAD has a 7" hole in it
    
    Garry
    
    
    

    
    
    Try using Scotch Tape and chewing gum....
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Actually, sorry to hear about the hole. The only help I can offer
    is probable try using fiberglas as a repair method. Use the matting
    and apply it to the inside of the boat. If this isn't enough (cause
    the hole is to big, or the plastic is thin) apply some of the matting
    on the outside also. Make sure you put the matting and fiberglas
    at least 4" all around the hole inside and out.
    
    
    				Good Luck
    
    						Jim

I know there's some big ones in there,but do you mean to tell us one
    took a bite outta your Crawdad?
    TBDW...The New Stump Jumpa'

    Gary,
    
    What did ya do?, take RR's motor off the Ranger and put it on the
    Crawdad?   I thought those things had a fairly thick "hull/skin"
    
    For a 7" hole you musta been cruising!
    
    Erik_who_patched_a_.25"_hole_in_the_scanoe_last_month.
    

    
    come on tbdw, tell us how you did it...

       Was it Phideaux?
                                                Denny

    is that 'crawdad' a coleman, i believe it is.  phone coleman customer
    serrvice,  they sell repair kits for the 'plastic' material for
    around $15.
    
    regards....john
    

    
    Thanks john
    
    I believe that abs cement is the right stuff/about 3 bucks a can.
    
    What do you think?
    
    G
    

Yeah, Garry.....TELL US HOW IT HAPPENED!!




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    Ok you asked for it.
    
    I took an industrial strength reciprocating saw and cut the godam
    hull.
    
    You see it was like this-- I found another transom setup from a
    crashed CRAWDAD and decided it would be cool to have a transom
    on the front just like the one on the back. Yep gas on the back
    and electric on the front.  In order to fit the transom I need to
    cut the front deck back about 3/4".  GREAT IDEA! Get the biggest
    saw I can find and cut through 3/32" of plastic.  "hey Ron gimme
    an extension cord for this thing".  
    The saw did a great job of slicing through the plastic deck AND
    7" of the HULL at the same time.
    
    Maybe I should have used a CHAIN SAW!
    
    
    The Chain Saw Wizard
    
    

    Sounds fishy to me...
    I bet you filled that thing up with brewski's an headed over A1A,and
    by *accident* you hit a hidden stump. With all the weight from
    the beer,a stump poked a hole in yer' boat.
    
                     

    How safe would it be to fish A1A during the winter?
    Would the water freeze thick enough around the heavy "stump" areas,or
    would the ice fishing have to be done in the open water by the dam?

    
    they have quite a few derbys during the winter,and the ice is very
    thick. i have seen the ice over a foot thick, thick enough to drive
    a car on. from what i have seen most people fish the open area.
      a lot of four lbers are taken through the ice, along with some
    good size pickrel.
    
    ps that pond can be the coldest place you'll ever want to go
    mark

    
    I work in Shrewsbury and took a ride to the A1 at lunchtime..if anyone
    has good/bad info about this place, as I see some of you guys know of
    it allready, can you either put it in here or drop me a line..I would
    like general info...type fish, where, what is/isn't
    allowed...whatever..
    
    
    chuck

    
    Chuck, check out note 555.64, it lists all the notes related to
    Mass fishing. There are three notes there that talk about the A-1.
    They are 6.*, 21.*, and one titled "Pond behind westboro speedway"
    
                                       Walt
    
                                           
    p.s. it was good to meet you yesterday, I hope your son enjoys the
    fishing rod.

    chuck ther A1 site is excellent for bass, at one time it was part of my
    area as a game warden. the bass run on an average of 2-4 lbs, it also 
    was excellent duck hunting. with westboro's laws against hunting i dont
    know if they're laws can be enforced as the a1 site belongs to the feds
    
    mike (the warden) ret'd