Don't let anybody say you shouldn't have been able to catch him with the tackle you were using. Big fish are caught on light tackle everyday. You just have to fight them right and you did. Congrats!
So everyone has an idea. Here is the location in early spring. You can picture the layout of the area a little better. Obviously, the blind is the blue rectangle.
Got a lot done tonight. Hot and bugs everywhere. Still need some L brackets and 2 more floor cross beams for support, but this thing is already very sturdy the way it is.
Work from last week.
How I ended for the night.
The view of the hole from the center of the blind.
A slow steady...
We want to do this sometime but, we only have a few days this year. Were gonna hit the Old Mill for a dinner on Saturday and eat at Flapjacks on Sunday morning on our way out.
Today I didn't get very far. Mainly demolitioned a little more, carried wood in and got the main floor joists level. Next Tuesday I should be able to update with a finished floor (or close too). Bugs were ferocious today. However, 3 pairs of woodies flew over and a mallard drake swam down the...
Well....it starts...
Summer is a time to refurbish duck blinds.
Back story-
This is an old timers blind that hasn't been used in years. The weather has finally gotten to it. I have decided to refurbish this and make it a budget build. I am using extra wood I have around the house and anything...
I understand this point of view, because I give to charity as well. However, if the OP needs cash to put towards a new car this doesn't help. Also, if the OP only donates this car to charity for the year then, the return rate will be pointless as far as tax breaks go. Playing the "tax breaks"...
Well this Sunday marks the one year wedding anniversary for my wife and I. We went to Pigeon Forge for our honeymoon last year and it just so happened that that on the weekend of our anniversary the same cabin was available for a few days. We're headed out Friday morning and will be back Sunday...
Dishwasher hooked up and running, new disposal installed and got the first round of chemicals in the pool. On top of that last night while I was doing that, my wife, without me asking, grabbed me a beer AND opened it!
I use fish remains and have used carp for fertilizer. From what I have found, fish is a top fertilizer. Also, in many lakes the carp population is out of control and could use some culling.