Falling pics 11/25/09

[forestryworks]

Smash.

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[Gologit]

Nicely done. I see your oaks are a lot like ours...when they go, they GO. They'll pop once or twice and when they do it's time to clear the area.

 

[forestryworks]

Thanks, Bob.

 

[madhatte]

That's how it's DONE!

Been meaning to ask: who's on the other end of your radio?

 

[forestryworks]

That's how it's DONE!

Been meaning to ask: who's on the other end of your radio?

Thanks.

State Park officials on the other end. But not that day. Radio died.

That's a True North radio harness. Quite a bit of room. Inside pocket holds compass, map, spare chain and file. Outside pen slots I put the scrench in. Ear plugs on the smaller inside pouch.

 

[madhatte]

Oh, I know that harness. I wore it for years. Last year I got the "stealth" model -- no room for an extra battery but it fits SOOOOOOO much better and never sags.

 

[bitzer]

Nice work Jameson!

I like how the wedge stuck to the butt. Cuttin snags for the park again?

I had a sinker last week. The wood looked fine, but when I started pounding the wedge kept sinking into the butt. And it was windy. Made it a little exciting for a minute or two at least.

Good to see some action out there!

 

[Rounder]

27 months straight...finally got a little vacation.

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Don't get me wrong, I'm extremely thankful to stay as busy as I have....but the few days off have been nice.

Still ended up on the end of a saw here and there, family favor type stuff.

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Hope you all are well - Sam

 

[Gologit]

Enjoy it while it lasts, Sam. Summer is headed this way.

 

[Rounder]

Enjoy it while it lasts, Sam. Summer is headed this way.

I know it. I got a few too many phone calls asking when exactly I was getting back....lets just say I didn't give a lot of notice before I left............only way to do it, lol.

 

[madhatte]

27 months straight...finally got a little vacation.

Bourbon and a cigar? WHY I NEVER.

... today, anyway. It's a Hamm's day.

Good on ya pullin' the long haul, and good on ya rewarding yourself at the end. Sounds dumb, sort of, but a lot of time rituals are pretty much what make things work.

 

[paccity]

27 months straight...finally got a little vacation.

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Don't get me wrong, I'm extremely thankful to stay as busy as I have....but the few days off have been nice.

Still ended up on the end of a saw here and there, family favor type stuff.

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Hope you all are well - Sam

you look in better shape than your avatar. :msp_biggrin:

 

[hammerlogging]

27 months straight...finally got a little vacation.
Hope you all are well - Sam

 

[RandyMac]

Hey BitzerBob!!

I tossed shiny metal into the sea. The water was pretty flat, but still dirty. I gave it about 20 minutes worth, hooked a big bitey thing with one of the larger black/silver/orange lures. I tried to "surf" it on to a rock, but the big Ling snatched a Hmong off the rock and swam away.

 

[Samlock]

27 months straight...finally got a little vacation.

Be careful, Sam. Sudden stop after such a long period of physical hard working leads easily to heart arrhythmia. At least my heart keeps kicking like a mule a couple of first weeks of my vacation. It's not dangerous, but annoying. Well, too much strong juice makes it intolerable.

Have a good time off. Regards, Sam.

 

[bitzer]

Hey BitzerBob!!

I tossed shiny metal into the sea. The water was pretty flat, but still dirty. I gave it about 20 minutes worth, hooked a big bitey thing with one of the larger black/silver/orange lures. I tried to "surf" it on to a rock, but the big Ling snatched a Hmong off the rock and swam away.

Thats Great! Too bad you didn't get to land em. Glad to hear you got one to bite though! I didn't know what a Ling was but looked it up. Snakey lookin fellas. Seems they can get pretty decent sized? Other than a cultural group of people hailing from SE Asia what are hmong? I'm guessing some kind of mussel or clam that likes to stick to rocks and snap lines? Good stuff man!



Sam- Nice pics! Thats a long run man. Good to have a decent sit down now and then. See-gar and whiskey sounds good about now too. Hey whats that rope doing on that tree? Old clothes line? Ha.ha. Is the snow gone yet?

Got to 80 degrees here yesterday and the rivers were flood stage a week ago, but back in the darkest northern facing hills theres still some hanging on. That and some gray/black ashy looking stuff in the walmart parkin lot. That'll be there til June though.

 

[RandyMac]

Asian Hmong Bob, sometimes I used them as streamers.
Lings are pretty cool, lots of power, attitude, very stubborn. They can get big, 60 pounds or so and must be subdued before bringing it on deck. If you just pull them on the boat, the first thing it does is vomit a couple gallons of squids, octopuses, snappers and assorted whatnots. Then it will go after whomever is closest, I swear there is true hatred in those eyes. My stupid BIL had an active 45 pounder lock on to his ankle, it commenced to thrash about while gnawin' on Chuck. I watched his two equally stupid friends beat on the fish and Chuck. After several minutes of chinese cluster ####, they manged to sever the great muscles of the lower jaw. Chuck got 21 stitches, a nasty infection and three weeks in a cast, seems that the fish worried some of the bones loose.
I release without boating any Ling over 25 pounds or less than 15. the big old predators are not good to eat. My biggest deal was landing a 25 pounder off the rocks.

 

[Rounder]

Sam- Nice pics! Thats a long run man. Good to have a decent sit down now and then. See-gar and whiskey sounds good about now too. Hey whats that rope doing on that tree? Old clothes line? Ha.ha. Is the snow gone yet?

Lol, the clothes line was attached to a come - along to make the mother in law feel a little better about things....didn't trust my wedging abilities. The best part of it was the fact that the old rope had so much stretch in it that i doubt it put an ounce of pressure on that tree. Got to keep the MIL happy. I will say that those Tennessee Red Oak are heavy buggers compared to what I'm used to.

The grass is greening in the yard, but I can see snow about 500 feet up the hill across the road. There's still plenty of it up on the job....will be until about June - take care - Sam

 

[Joe46]

Asian Hmong Bob, sometimes I used them as streamers.
Lings are pretty cool, lots of power, attitude, very stubborn. They can get big, 60 pounds or so and must be subdued before bringing it on deck. If you just pull them on the boat, the first thing it does is vomit a couple gallons of squids, octopuses, snappers and assorted whatnots. Then it will go after whomever is closest, I swear there is true hatred in those eyes. My stupid BIL had an active 45 pounder lock on to his ankle, it commenced to thrash about while gnawin' on Chuck. I watched his two equally stupid friends beat on the fish and Chuck. After several minutes of chinese cluster ####, they manged to sever the great muscles of the lower jaw. Chuck got 21 stitches, a nasty infection and three weeks in a cast, seems that the fish worried some of the bones loose.
I release without boating any Ling over 25 pounds or less than 15. the big old predators are not good to eat. My biggest deal was landing a 25 pounder off the rocks.

Would have loved to see a video of that. Used to occasionally catch lingcod in gillnets when I was doing fisheries work out of Neah Bay. The small ones are good eatin.

 

[bitzer]

Asian Hmong Bob, sometimes I used them as streamers.
Lings are pretty cool, lots of power, attitude, very stubborn. They can get big, 60 pounds or so and must be subdued before bringing it on deck. If you just pull them on the boat, the first thing it does is vomit a couple gallons of squids, octopuses, snappers and assorted whatnots. Then it will go after whomever is closest, I swear there is true hatred in those eyes. My stupid BIL had an active 45 pounder lock on to his ankle, it commenced to thrash about while gnawin' on Chuck. I watched his two equally stupid friends beat on the fish and Chuck. After several minutes of chinese cluster ####, they manged to sever the great muscles of the lower jaw. Chuck got 21 stitches, a nasty infection and three weeks in a cast, seems that the fish worried some of the bones loose.
I release without boating any Ling over 25 pounds or less than 15. the big old predators are not good to eat. My biggest deal was landing a 25 pounder off the rocks.

Geez, now I feel like an idiot. Guess I'm a little slow. Pretty funny now reading it again. I thought it was some kind of slang. Theres a lot of hmong up this way along with a lot of different groups coming into the bigger cities. With that theres a lot of slang terms blowing around. Some might think my kind to be prejudiced, I'd argue old-fashioned :wink:.