Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[old CB]

I LOVE catching smallmouth bass, and I call 'em smallies. They are ferocious fighters, got way more fight in them than largemouth. Give me a smallie anytime.

Indian River, the little NY river that my camp property backs up to, has a lot of smallmouth. I guess your best bait (if not using artificials) is crayfish, but I mostly fish with grass toads. Toss those things into the right spot and they disappear in a small explosion. Wish I was there with a line in the water right now.

 

[svk]

Up here a 20” smallmouth is 5 lbs. Smallies don’t get as fat as largemouth they are more like a sunfish but thicker versus tubular like a largemouth. Fish over 4 lbs really put on a good fight.

The big one in the middle is about 5 lbs. Smallies from a clearwater lake taste every bit as good as walleyes although the flesh isn’t quite as tight of texture. They have heavy rib bones that are hell on fillet knives though so you are best to skirt the rib cage and leave the belly meat.

 

[sean donato]

Yeah right lol.
Let's not forget, this is "The new normal" .
For those prices I'll go for it at this point in the game, and if it comes down I'll buy more yet to lower my price per round .
If I see any great deals on it that come up I will let you know, do you mind steel, I don't as long as it's not corrosive I don't care as long as it's accurate(pie plate at 50 without trying to hard, or pie plate at 100 with a little effort) and doesn't jam.

Nah don't mind steel at all. Have a 5.56 "beater" I'll run anything in. I really wish I could find more hornady 55 gr v max. Sorely missing it for coyote. The 60 gr spire points just don't work as well imo. But yeah if you see a good deal post it up.

 

[chipper1]

@Lionsfan , saw this up your way and thought of you .
You could scrounge lots with it .
I'll be being up your way a couple times this week, at least that's the plan .

 

[svk]

I had an Argo. Back in the day they had 17hp Kohler engines. The new ones have a lot more power!

 

[Lee192233]

I LOVE catching smallmouth bass, and I call 'em smallies. They are ferocious fighters, got way more fight in them than largemouth. Give me a smallie anytime.

Indian River, the little NY river that my camp property backs up to, has a lot of smallmouth. I guess your best bait (if not using artificials) is crayfish, but I mostly fish with grass toads. Toss those things into the right spot and they disappear in a small explosion. Wish I was there with a line in the water right now.

I love catching them as well. On Green Bay the smallmouth key on Gobies. The best lures are pumpkin colored plastic baits that imitate the Goby. The bass have learned that Gobies are easier to catch and eat than crayfish.

 

[Lee192233]

Up here a 20” smallmouth is 5 lbs. Smallies don’t get as fat as largemouth they are more like a sunfish but thicker versus tubular like a largemouth. Fish over 4 lbs really put on a good fight.

The big one in the middle is about 5 lbs. Smallies from a clearwater lake taste every bit as good as walleyes although the flesh isn’t quite as tight of texture. They have heavy rib bones that are hell on fillet knives though so you are best to skirt the rib cage and leave the belly meat.
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That's a nice bunch of fish there. I personally don't eat bass but I know they can be good. My grandpa kept and ate them all the time. Maybe the fish I got was 4 to 5 lbs. I don't carry a scale so I'm just guessing. It was a nice solid fish. The bass in Green Bay have some shoulders with the abundant and easy to get forage. I should have a scale on the boat. That way I'm not just telling fish stories!

 

[sean donato]

I had an Argo. Back in the day they had 17hp Kohler engines. The new ones have a lot more power!

We had a max for a lot of years had a 14hp Briggs twin in it.... was very underpowered but went through about anything. They are neat little buggies.

 

[svk]

I miss the argo for certain occurrences but it was so slow compared to ATV's for cross country stuff.

 

[sean donato]

I miss the argo for certain occurrences but it was so slow compared to ATV's for cross country stuff.

My father in law bought the max lol. I know right where it is if I never feel the urge to run it....

 

[svk]

My father in law bought the max lol. I know right where it is if I never feel the urge to run it....

Provided you have a good relationship with him, that's better than owning it yourself!

 

[SS396driver]

Not much scrounging but I found this on the side of the highway . 3100 champion inverter genny . Must have been on the back of a camper and they forgot to tie it down . Got it home checked the fluids and for damage to the engine hit the start button it started right up. Puts out a clean 110volts plastics are a little banged up and the handle is broken but I’m not complaining

 

[svk]

That handled the spill pretty well.

For karma purposes you might want to put a vague "found" ad in the local paper to see if someone is missing it.

 

[SS396driver]

I could do that but it was an Interstate highway about 600 milesfrom my home.

 

[JustJeff]

Not much scrounging but I found this on the side of the highway . 3100 champion inverter genny . Must have been on the back of a camper and they forgot to tie it down . Got it home checked the fluids and for damage to the engine hit the start button it started right up. Puts out a clean 110volts plastics are a little banged up and the handle is broken but I’m not complaining View attachment 919415View attachment 919416

That qualifies for a "You suck"!

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[JustJeff]

Love the smallies. My favorite lures for them are either an H&H original spinnerbait, or a number 3 jig spinner with a 1/4 to /3/8 oz jighead and a Mr Twister curly tail or a Sassy Shad. H&H won't ship to Canada but one of my Mississippi buddies sends them to me. Really hazy here from all the forest fire smoke.

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[LondonNeil]

110? Looks like over half the voltage has escaped in the crash, it's junk.

You suck! Congrats.

 

[Lionsfan]

@Lionsfan , saw this up your way and thought of you .
You could scrounge lots with it .
I'll be being up your way a couple times this week, at least that's the plan .

Whereabouts? Whatcha' up to?
Your timing is perfect, it's dropping back into the 70's tomorrow with lower humidity. If there's any campfire's or fireworks in your plans, be cautious. It's drying out fast up here despite all the rain we've had lately.

 

[chipper1]

Whereabouts? Whatcha' up to?
Your timing is perfect, it's dropping back into the 70's tomorrow with lower humidity. If there's any campfire's or fireworks in your plans, be cautious. It's drying out fast up here despite all the rain we've had lately.

Went to Interlochen today, snagged up this utv.
I sold my kubota 2920 to a guy just NW of Petoskey, supposed to meet up with him half way whenever it all works out for the both of us. Tried to kill two birds with one stone and bring it up today, technically it would have been three, as I brought a saw up for another member who lives in Frankfort(I snagged it up for him last wed, met the guy at our church ).
I have a bit more on the bonfire pit I should get burned up before it dries out anymore. This week there is a chance of rain here tomorrow last I knew, other than that they are saying it's gonna be dry. The Kent County Youth Fair starts up the beginning of August, every yr we get dumped on real good during fair, so I need to have the pit burned clean in case I have more to throw on it and ready to burn the next time we get rain. Gotta plan ahead .
His pics of CL.
Gonna look up some parts it needs in a bit, from brakes(including a caliper), and a hub or just bearings depending on what it needs, it also shifts hard, so maybe bushing for that. Haven't looked at it much, just handed him cash, loaded it, and headed out. Hopefully I can get all the parts found tonight and saved or a site with them, then get them ordered tomorrow.

 

[svk]

One of the bigger ones that I’ve caught.