The Occasional Fishing Thread: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Edition [Bandersnatch]

Welcome Piscators and Piscatrixes to the current installment of the occasional fishing thread. As usual, my musings, memories, biases, rants, brags, and outright lies are just a jumping off point. All things fishy are on topic.

There are as many satisfactions to fishing as there are people who commit the act. It can be an endeavor of rugged adventure. There are guys who fish Montauk in wetsuits, swimming out to rocks with surf rods. I like to walk miles through surf before dawn with a flyrod. I used to bristle when people said “oh that must be so relaxing”, but I’m over that. There’s also something to just being on the water staring at a bobber and hoping nothing moves it. There is nothing like the presence of water to help you contemplate the universe.

So, for this week’s jumping off point, do you like the active or the passive of fishing?

Some people wait until after the outing to enjoy the beer.

I’ve been trying to think of a way for this next one to fit smoothly into the arc of a thread but I’ve given up and am just shoehorning it in:

That is Joan Salvato Wulff. Her grace led to her winning flycasting competitions (that was a thing) and being a competitive dancer and dance instructor. She would marry one of the pioneers of American fly fishing, Lee Wulff. I have a vague family connection with her. Her father ran a rod and gun shop where my grandfather hung out. My mother would tell me stories of her when I was growing up. So I reached out to her and was delighted to get a reply. She assured me that, at age 91, she had absolutely no recollection of my mother.

Now on to the Fish Brag Pics…

Grimaldi may have sent the most Horde-ish fish brag pic evah:

Last week's fishing thread motivated me to go catch a big carp as a contribution...but no luck. Other anglers in the area said the area was full of carp swimming up to shore right after sunset, so I dug out my fishing bow (which I've rarely shot and never hit anything with) and took a chance Thursday evening. Plenty of carp I missed, but I did manage to hit...a buffalo.
It'll be frozen and donated to Save Our Avian Resources (SOAR), a group that rehabilitates injured raptors (sadly, not the dinosaur-type). https://soarraptors.org/

I believe there is still a rifle fishing season in Vermont.

Lurker John re-contributes:

We caught these last weekend. Wife is holding a 19”er and Brother is holding a 21”er.

George has wandered down Memory Lane:

This is one of those very rare pictures where I was NOT the person taking it. Me, two bro-in-laws and my cousin’s boat in the Gulf of Mexico off Pensacola.
Early 90’s because I remember the Black Winston Racing hat and the Red Snapper I’m holding.
The damn thing wore me out but it was tremendous fun as evidenced by my ear to ear grin.

Yes, I was lean and mean and an honest to God badass back in the day.
Now I’m just old and wondering which body part is going to say ‘hold my beer and watch me fuck with him’ next.

Sic transit juventus.

GMan brings it:

These are a bit older. The first one is of a muskie I caught up near green bay, WI (while fishing for smallmouth bass). Not the biggest muskie, but beautiful.
The second is a rainbow trout I caught while fishing the kenai river in alaska. That one measured something like 19 inches.

Emil offers:

Newly weds fly fishing

Awwww. Young love.

And with that we move on to the raison d’etre of this here HQ, the comments section. Brickbats, praise, and fish brag pics are welcome at aoshqfish at sign gmail thing.

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1 Ocasional First!

Posted by: Flyguy at July 13, 2019 07:31 PM (v30M8)

2 Corgi's called.

Posted by: Flyguy at July 13, 2019 07:32 PM (v30M8)

3 I have a pic of me with a couple of stripers. It was a good day.

Posted by: Flyguy at July 13, 2019 07:33 PM (v30M8)

4 I have sardines in the cabinet.

Posted by: Cicero Kaboom! Kid. at July 13, 2019 07:36 PM (Vy7tf)

5

a Fish Pet thread!

AoS is full of surprises.

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Fake Commenter at July 13, 2019 07:37 PM (xTuE7)

6 hiya

Posted by: JT at July 13, 2019 07:37 PM (arJlL)

7 Roomy in here, ain't it?

Posted by: Flyguy at July 13, 2019 07:38 PM (v30M8)

8 'That is Joan Salvato Wulff. '

Quite the form. I bet she was entertaining to watch.

Posted by: freaked at July 13, 2019 07:39 PM (UdKB7)

9
I have a pic of me with a couple of stripers. It was a good day.

Posted by: Flyguy at July 13, 2019 07:33 PM (v30M

Do you have to pay extra to take pictures of them or will they allow it if you get a lap dance?

Posted by: TheQuietMan at July 13, 2019 07:39 PM (Gs3UF)

10 not fishing, but reading Fred Pohl's "Chernobyl" next to the Barker Reservoir here in Nederland

Posted by: Bacardi's marketing team at July 13, 2019 07:41 PM (FUDGj)

11 Done et but now I want some fish. Hey, I have sardines in the cabinet.

Posted by: Eromero at July 13, 2019 07:41 PM (UUkQp)

12 3: I read that as strippers.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 13, 2019 07:44 PM (89T5c)

13 "I believe there is still a rifle fishing season in Vermont."

After I shot that fish, a butch lesbian fishing nearby took out a high powered air pistol and took a few shots at the carp. As she stood by the water searching for targets, a DNR ranger drove past on the road, and the redneck guys along the shore waved so he didn't notice anything was amiss.

Good times.

Posted by: Grimaldi at July 13, 2019 07:46 PM (tMpQY)

14 What Ike said when he drank Cheerwine for the first time....

"Ike Likes!".

A man of few words, but boy howdy!

Who is the wino in the first pic....he looks familiar....

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at July 13, 2019 07:46 PM (Z+IKu)

15 Has anyone tried tenkara fishing? From the outside looking in, it seems like fly fishing with all the fiddly stuff taken out of it. I guess if the fiddly stuff is the whole point of fly fishing, it might not be your thing. It seems a little more approachable for beginners, at least as far as selecting equipment.

Posted by: hogmartin at July 13, 2019 07:47 PM (t+qrx)

16 Who is the wino in the first pic....he looks familiar....

Oh he is and you're going to kick yourself when someone answers.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at July 13, 2019 07:48 PM (fuK7c)

17 Has anyone tried tenkara fishing?

I've seen it hyped. I haven't seen it in person.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at July 13, 2019 07:49 PM (fuK7c)

18

I met Joan Wulff at Livingston Manor, New York in the 70's.

She was doing a fly casting tutorial. I've never seen anyone cast 60-65 feet so effortlessly in my life.
A very nice person to talk with, too.

Posted by: irongrampa at July 13, 2019 07:49 PM (KATBx)

19 I prefer the silence and serenity of fishing.

Until I feel a tug on the line. Then I really enjoy the active nature of fishing!

Posted by: Bitter Clinger at July 13, 2019 07:50 PM (48XXE)

20 Is that wino Ed Harris? Or maybe CBD?

Posted by: Eromero at July 13, 2019 07:51 PM (UUkQp)

21 Wasn't Ted Williams the Ted Williams of fishing

So I Heard

Posted by: Ignoramus at July 13, 2019 07:54 PM (FpXfw)

22 for this weeks jumping off point, do you like the active or the passive of fishing?

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I'd never really considered it as a big part of fishing before today, but apparently I like the tanlines.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - And you call liberalers whiners yeck at July 13, 2019 07:55 PM (rF9rk)

23 Oh shit! Dumb Bander! Bumb Bander. Dumb.

I don't remember where I got that picture from but I was sure it was Hunter Thompson. The reverse image thing says it's Ed Harris.

I feel the shame.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at July 13, 2019 07:55 PM (fuK7c)

24 I have sardines in the cabinet.
Posted by: Cicero Kaboom! Kid.
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Me too!!!

Posted by: lin-duh at July 13, 2019 07:57 PM (UUBmN)

25 I've fished with a bow some. Or hunted fish. I'm not sure exactly how to phrase that.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - And you call liberalers whiners yeck at July 13, 2019 07:57 PM (rF9rk)

26 Ted Williams was the Ted Williams of shooting, too.

Posted by: Charles the Simple at July 13, 2019 07:57 PM (w7U7L)

27 Going to take my grandson to the lake tomorrow.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 13, 2019 07:58 PM (axyOa)

28 I've had exciting fishing with surf casting. Surprising fishing taking small bass and pan fish from shallow pockets in the Potomac River with Colorado spinners.

But the most pleasant fishing was sitting by the seawall on St. Pete Beach with a medium saltwater spinning rig, a few small plugs and a bucket of grass shrimp. It was never crowded. Sometimes the only company was a pelican smart enough to let others get his dinner. You never knew what might hit the hook: Sheepshead, snappers, ladyfish, sea trout, and something locally called a dog fish which was REALLY ugly. It was the equivalent of the guy in the photo above.

Posted by: JTB at July 13, 2019 07:58 PM (bmdz3)

29 AND the Ted Williams of fighter pilots.

Posted by: Charles the Simple at July 13, 2019 07:58 PM (w7U7L)

30 He was also the Ted Williams of being a Marine aviator. John Glenn's wingman.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at July 13, 2019 07:59 PM (fuK7c)

31 Great pictures. I have to admit that I'm partial to Grimaldi's, of course. The Moron's Moron.

Posted by: bluebell at July 13, 2019 07:59 PM (aXucN)

32 You can catch the fish.

I like a nice beurre blanc.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 13, 2019 08:00 PM (EZebt)

33 I think Hunter fished with dynamite or hand grenades.

He rolled like that.....

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at July 13, 2019 08:01 PM (Z+IKu)

34 I had no idea there was such a thing as a fishing bow. The things I learn here.

Posted by: bluebell at July 13, 2019 08:02 PM (aXucN)

35 Sometimes the only company was a pelican smart enough to let others get his dinner

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I surf fish on the Gulf Coast occasionally and there are big, beautiful crested sea birds (heron-ish) that will choose a fisherman and hang out with him for hours.

They know that new bait is frequently applied and the old bait is always discarded.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - And you call liberalers whiners yeck at July 13, 2019 08:02 PM (rF9rk)

36 I'm just as happy being on the water as I am catching fish.

Posted by: Weasel at July 13, 2019 08:03 PM (Oe3dY)

37 Somewhere..and who knows where that is.. I have pics of a group of us salmon fishing in Lake Michigan.. we had a guide, and it was good fishin'! Quite a haul that day and the guide cleans 'em and sends you home with the filets!
Many many years before that, I went fishing on Lake Michigan with my brother-in-law when he had a boat in Monroe Harbor.
We were 5 miles out when the wind and weather whipped up.. we were heading into the weather moving west.. my god.. the water was so choppy and we were moving so fast to try to get in, it was jarring hitting a wave every 3-4 seconds.. that was a long trip in!
My BIL introduced us to a easy way to cook the salmon when we got back to his house.. Clean it, stuff it with herbs and butter and spices, then triple wrap it and put it in a full cycle in the dish washer.. no soap!
Perfectly steamed!

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at July 13, 2019 08:03 PM (438dO)

38 Clean it, stuff it with herbs and butter and spices, then triple wrap it and put it in a full cycle in the dish washer

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Please tell me you submitted that to the cookbook.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - And you call liberalers whiners yeck at July 13, 2019 08:05 PM (rF9rk)

39 Please tell me you submitted that to the cookbook.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - And you call liberalers whiners yeck at July 13, 2019 08:05 PM (rF9rk)
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He did not. I would have remembered that.

Posted by: bluebell at July 13, 2019 08:06 PM (aXucN)

40 The reverse image thing says it's Ed Harris.

I feel the shame.
...............
Yeah.. looks a lot more like Ed Harris

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at July 13, 2019 08:07 PM (438dO)

41 Please tell me you submitted that to the cookbook.

Posted by: Moron Robbie

...............
I never thought of that! Maybe Volume 2

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at July 13, 2019 08:08 PM (438dO)

42 I'm trying dishwasher fish this week.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - And you call liberalers whiners yeck at July 13, 2019 08:08 PM (rF9rk)

43 No dishwasher cooking for me. Just wrap them and stick them in a load of hotmix asphalt. By the time you reach the pave site it's cooked to perfection.

Posted by: Eromero at July 13, 2019 08:10 PM (UUkQp)

44 Best thing I like about fishing (alone) is being out on the water (by myself). If I catch a fish, it's dinner. If I don't, it's a great day on the water.

Posted by: RI Red at July 13, 2019 08:10 PM (rNVRG)

45

No wings on the buffalo

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 13, 2019 08:11 PM (aKsyK)

46 I saw some interesting Youtube videos recently on cooking Kingfish..

You cut it into steaks and carve out medallions, like filets.. looks delish. Grill it wrapped in bacon.. you really can't go wrong with bacon..
I saw Kingfish steaks on sale locally this week, so if I can get up off my ass and get to that store, I might just do that!

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at July 13, 2019 08:11 PM (438dO)

47 Hogmartin, I haven't tried tenkara fly fishing but from reading and watching videos I think your definition "it seems like fly fishing with all the fiddly stuff taken out of it" is correct. I know they tend to go for sparsely dressed fly patterns.

Posted by: JTB at July 13, 2019 08:12 PM (bmdz3)

48 Weasel. *Fist bump*

Posted by: RI Red at July 13, 2019 08:13 PM (rNVRG)

49 I love running trotlines for catfish and bobber-fishing for crappie.

Posted by: Frasier Crane (I'm coming back!) at July 13, 2019 08:14 PM (M1mqc)

50 I've cooked catfish on the manifold of my truck engine before, but that's not that unusual.

Well, not in my circle of friends. One of them has 5 gallon buckets for seats in his boat, so it honestly might not be as common as I think it should be.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - And you call liberalers whiners yeck at July 13, 2019 08:14 PM (oQLtj)

51 Whenever I go fishing many worms are drowned to no good end.

I'm thinking about using my laptop as a boat anchor for my next fishing trip. The hard drive shat the resting place. I have a new one coming, I think it's time to try Linux.

Evening roonz and roonettez, what's shaking?

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at July 13, 2019 08:15 PM (T8A10)

52 Evening roonz and roonettez, what's shaking?
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at July 13, 2019 08:15 PM

Chancellor Merkel.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 13, 2019 08:16 PM (WwIQB)

53 Any morons ever fished the Boundary Waters for smallies?

Posted by: Frasier Crane (I'm coming back!) at July 13, 2019 08:16 PM (M1mqc)

54 we got a stinky barrel in the thread below, 300 comments reposted. cleanup crew requested before the fluid reaches Kiev

Posted by: Boulder t'hobo at July 13, 2019 08:16 PM (FUDGj)

55 love running trotlines for catfish and bobber-fishing for crappie.

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Heck yeah. If you haven't tried pool noodles for the trot lines pick up a couple next time you're at Walmart and give them a shot.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - And you call liberalers whiners yeck at July 13, 2019 08:17 PM (oQLtj)

56 Chancellor Merkel.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 13, 2019 08:16 PM (WwIQB)

I haven't really been minding the news, very busy building Mrs Hades a new bathroom. What did she do THIS time?

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at July 13, 2019 08:18 PM (T8A10)

57 >>Heck yeah. If you haven't tried pool noodles for the trot lines pick up a couple next time you're at Walmart and give them a shot.

I'll do that! I usually use goldfish or small perch my little one catches off the dock, but I like trying new things.

Posted by: Frasier Crane (I'm coming back!) at July 13, 2019 08:19 PM (M1mqc)

58 I haven't really been minding the news, very busy building Mrs Hades a new bathroom. What did she do THIS time?
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at July 13, 2019 08:18 PM

Shake. A lot. Again.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 13, 2019 08:20 PM (WwIQB)

59 cleanup crew requested before the fluid reaches Kiev

A guy I met fishing wrote a book called "Reeling in Russia". He's a journalist and the hook was going to be that he'd travel across Russia and because it's so vast he was going to find unspoiled waters and unschooled fish all the way across.

What he found was mining tailings and leaking petroleum pipelines and basically no fish across 11 time zones.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at July 13, 2019 08:20 PM (fuK7c)

60 i'm into the beer drinking part of fishing...which i can do at home.

haven't gone fishing in decades.

Resident 3vil claims to be into it, but never mentions actually going out and doing it.

fishing related: she's having fresh wild salmon for dinner tonight.

according to her, the salmon run on the Left coast this year is supposed to be YUGE compared to recent years.

Posted by: redc1c4 at July 13, 2019 08:21 PM (liSQu)

61

I suppose topwater fishing is the most enjoyable --for me, anyway.

Something about a trout rising to take a dry, or a bass smashing a top water lure.

Posted by: irongrampa at July 13, 2019 08:22 PM (KATBx)

62 I hate to be elitist (well, not really), but salt water fishing is the only way to go. You ain't gonna get 36" + stripers in fresh water.

Posted by: RI Red at July 13, 2019 08:22 PM (rNVRG)

63 If Presdent Obama was are leeder NYC would not had have a poower outage today !!! Another problem created by Trump... LOSER !!!!

Posted by: Mary Clogginstien from Obamaboro Vt and Proud of it !!! at July 13, 2019 08:22 PM (qM84C)

64 Bander, I thought Kamchatka was supposed to be a fisherman's paradise.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 13, 2019 08:22 PM (kQs4Y)

65 Speaking of simplified and/or relaxing fishing, I have a book "The Colonial Angler's Manual of Flyfishing and Flytying" by Ken Reinard. He researched the tackle and artificial baits that would have been used in colonial America. He includes where to get some of the more esoteric items like horse hair to make leaders. I should try putting a kit together or at least try some of the flies.

Posted by: JTB at July 13, 2019 08:24 PM (bmdz3)

66 lake michigan salmon is really not all that for me. give me a rainbow, or laker, anyday. fishing on michigan is not good this year. so far.

frau merkel is shakin all over. status quo should remake it.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at July 13, 2019 08:24 PM (KP5rU)

67 Bander, I thought Kamchatka was supposed to be a fisherman's paradise.

It is. And the Kona Peninsula (other end of Russia) is supposed to have good salmon fishing. It was just funny reading how frustrated my guy got in the whole bit of Russia in between.

Somebody here, it might have been garrett, fished Kamchatka a couple of years ago and posted links.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at July 13, 2019 08:25 PM (fuK7c)

68 Whoever controls Kamchatka will rule the World. It is proven

Posted by: Risk players everywhere at July 13, 2019 08:25 PM (FpXfw)

69 Fishing is evil and tortures these poor animals....

Posted by: Mary Clogginstien from Obamaboro Vt and Proud of it !!! at July 13, 2019 08:25 PM (qM84C)

70 "Nothing happened at Kyshtym!!"

Posted by: Boulder t'hobo at July 13, 2019 08:26 PM (FUDGj)

71 Kona is the word Esquimeaux use for bear eats your fish.

Posted by: Eromero at July 13, 2019 08:27 PM (UUkQp)

72
I hate to be elitist (well, not really), but salt water fishing is the only way to go. You ain't gonna get 36" + stripers in fresh water.
Posted by: RI Red

You might get strippers with 36" ones.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 13, 2019 08:28 PM (aKsyK)

73 I caught bluegill. Cane pole. On the dock. 6 pan fish. Dad came back with a 4 pound bass. Smirk.

Posted by: Fresh water fisherman at July 13, 2019 08:29 PM (sj6zW)

74 Taking a Navy SEAL friend Trout fishing in the high country of AZ next week. Rainbows, Cutthroats and Apaches.
9,200 Elevation 450 acre lake. Guy caught a 9 lb 26 1/2 inch Rainbow there on the 9th. Lots of 2-3 pounders.

Posted by: DBCooper at July 13, 2019 08:29 PM (bttOm)

75 best time i ever had was fishing with my grandfather for bluegills with canepoles. dude could catch fish anywhere.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at July 13, 2019 08:31 PM (KP5rU)

76 best time i ever had was fishing with my grandfather for bluegills with canepoles. dude could catch fish anywhere.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at July 13, 2019 08:31 PM (KP5rU)

My brother is like that. He could bend a nail and tie it to a piece of string, throw it in a mud puddle and come out with a ten pound bass.

I might be exaggerating. Slightly. But not by very damn much.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at July 13, 2019 08:34 PM (T8A10)

77 I find that fish I take on flies or other articials seem to fight harder. At least that is my impression. Maybe since they are usually lip hooked that makes a difference.

Any opinions about that?

Posted by: JTB at July 13, 2019 08:35 PM (bmdz3)

78 Somebody say the f word?

Posted by: Ted Williams at July 13, 2019 08:35 PM (sj6zW)

79 Taking a Navy SEAL friend Trout fishing in the high country of AZ next week. Rainbows, Cutthroats and Apaches.
9,200 Elevation 450 acre lake. Guy caught a 9 lb 26 1/2 inch Rainbow there on the 9th. Lots of 2-3 pounders.
Posted by: DBCooper at July 13, 2019 08:29 PM (bttOm)

White Mountains on the Apache reservation?

Great fishing up there. I lived there for a few years and enjoyed hiking up small streams to fly fish.

Posted by: DR.WTF at July 13, 2019 08:35 PM (aS1PU)

80 34 I had no idea there was such a thing as a fishing bow. The things I learn here.
Posted by: bluebell at July 13, 2019 08:02 PM

If that's new to you, the Peoria carp hunters will blow your mind. Imagine AoS Horde morons in bad Mad Max costumes waterskiing through dozens of jumping carp, trying to cut them down in midair.

https://youtu.be/hN2gMP3Q2Z4

Posted by: Grimaldi at July 13, 2019 08:38 PM (JQZZw)

81 76: GGE, amazing, isn't it?

Posted by: chavez the hugo at July 13, 2019 08:39 PM (KP5rU)

82 did i kill the thread?

Posted by: chavez the hugo at July 13, 2019 08:50 PM (KP5rU)

83 36
I'm just as happy being on the water as I am catching fish.

Me too. The former just results in more beer cans.

Posted by: dartist at July 13, 2019 08:50 PM (K22Va)

84 All I can say is Grimaldi should have used a crossbow.

Posted by: blaster at July 13, 2019 08:51 PM (ZfRYq)

85 If that's new to you, the Peoria carp hunters will blow your mind. Imagine AoS Horde morons in bad Mad Max costumes waterskiing through dozens of jumping carp, trying to cut them down in midair.

https://youtu.be/hN2gMP3Q2Z4
Posted by: Grimaldi at July 13, 2019 08:38 PM (JQZZw)

Aside from not being efficient or effective at actually killing more than one or two carp, that's pretty cool.

Posted by: hogmartin at July 13, 2019 08:52 PM (t+qrx)

86 pro tip, if you're into grilling/smoking/cooking skin on feesh filets on planks.

save a bunch of money, and go to the local Home Despot, Lowes, whatever or a generic lumber yard, and buy one or more raw cedar 6' fence planks.

measure the length of fillet/s, after rinsing with fresh, not tap water, patting dry and placing on a platter, skin down, into a thin slick of the cooking oil of your choice.

wild salmon needs teasing, not seasoning, so a tad of key lime juice or other to taste, then light dustings of whatever speaks to your taste buds.

then measure length of fillet/s. if small, top to bottom, you might be able to cook side by side on the plank.

cut off a length of fense plank as needed, rinse with fresh water after knocking off the saw dust.

when fire is ready, transfer feesh to plank, then place plank in cooker. direct, indirect and smoker all w*rk. direct cooks fastest, but is the easiest to over cook, and, at the price of fresh/wild, who wants that?

salmon is done when you start seeing opaque white dots on the filet surface. remove plank from fire.

you can serve from the plank, or transfer to a platter if you wanna be all that.

when done, throw skin the the local animals, and the used plank into the kindling pile for next winter.

unused cedar plank portions can go there too, or into closets to help keep moths out of mama's sweaters, when the fishing season is over.

you're welcome.

Posted by: redc1c4 at July 13, 2019 08:52 PM (liSQu)

87 All I can say is Grimaldi should have used a crossbow.

Posted by: blaster at July 13, 2019 08:51 PM (ZfRYq)
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Thread Winner!

Posted by: redc1c4 at July 13, 2019 08:54 PM (liSQu)

88 use dyne o mite. fuck the crossbow.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at July 13, 2019 08:55 PM (KP5rU)

89 All I can say is Grimaldi should have used a crossbow.

At least he didn't use 9 mm.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at July 13, 2019 08:55 PM (fuK7c)

90 Dr.WTF
Yes hitting Big lake and surrounding area. Mid 40-s up there at night. Looking forward to that.

Posted by: DBCooper at July 13, 2019 08:55 PM (bttOm)

91 Yes hitting Big lake and surrounding area. Mid 40-s up there at night. Looking forward to that.
Posted by: DBCooper at July 13, 2019 08:55 PM (bttOm)

Sounds fun. Enjoy!

Posted by: DR.WTF at July 13, 2019 08:56 PM (aS1PU)

92 irongrampa mentioned how exciting it is to take fish on a top water lure. Gotta agree. I've had a few bass hit a spinner during the retrieve so it was both exciting and unexpected. It's fun to see the line or bobber move when hooking a fish but to see the lure taken adds a dimension of 'that is so cool!'

Posted by: JTB at July 13, 2019 08:57 PM (bmdz3)

93 At least he didn't use 9 mm.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at July 13, 2019 08:55 PM (fuK7c)

They do in Florida, for lionfish. With Glocks.

Posted by: hogmartin at July 13, 2019 08:57 PM (t+qrx)

94 Posted by: DBCooper at July 13, 2019 08:29 PM (bttOm)

Been wanting to get up North AZ fishing. Is this a secret lake or can you tell me So we can plan a trip.

Posted by: Cannibal Bob at July 13, 2019 08:57 PM (2yC6R)

95 I'll never remember to send photos. Favorite top water lure for bass is a crazy crawler. Makes a lot of bubbles and noise. Bass kill it.

Posted by: Cannibal Bob at July 13, 2019 08:59 PM (2yC6R)

96 My game of choice is smallmouth bass, and I'm definitely in the "active" category. I have some (maybe peculiar) preferences: always use lures, never live bait; never fish from a boat; strongly prefer rivers streams to lakes and ponds. Some folks try to tell me I'm doing it wrong, but how can it be wrong to fish the way *I* want? It makes me happy.

Posted by: Bat Chain Puller at July 13, 2019 09:03 PM (dB+c3)

97 92
irongrampa mentioned how exciting it is to take fish on a top water
lure. Gotta agree. I've had a few bass hit a spinner during the retrieve
so it was both exciting and unexpected. It's fun to see the line or
bobber move when hooking a fish but to see the lure taken adds a
dimension of 'that is so cool!'

I agree and you have to pay attention to set the hook. Northern's eat anything and tear up your tackle.

Posted by: dartist at July 13, 2019 09:04 PM (K22Va)

98 86>
Truth.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 13, 2019 09:11 PM (3H9h1)

99 Bander, Thanks for tonight's fishing thread. They are always so pleasant.

BTW, I've seen pictures of Joan Wulff over the years, including one of her in a casting competition wearing a cocktail dress and heels. But you found the hawtest photo of her I've seen. It's appreciated.

Posted by: JTB at July 13, 2019 09:12 PM (bmdz3)

100 Who cleans fish with an electric knife? My buddy cleans hundreds of white bass with one and even saves the eggs for a friend in the spring.

Posted by: dartist at July 13, 2019 09:14 PM (K22Va)

101 Thank you, JTB.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at July 13, 2019 09:15 PM (fuK7c)

102 Never really fished. Like fish, but not into the "fishing" part. Blame my parents. Whatever.

Did however go on a "blue water tuna" fishing trip off Half Moon Bay years ago. Snagged a 30-ish pounder. Tatsey. Best tuna ever.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 13, 2019 09:15 PM (3H9h1)

103 If that's new to you, the Peoria carp hunters will blow your mind. Imagine AoS Horde morons in bad Mad Max costumes waterskiing through dozens of jumping carp, trying to cut them down in midair.

https://youtu.be/hN2gMP3Q2Z4
Posted by: Grimaldi at July 13, 2019 08:38 PM (JQZZw)
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Ha! That looks like something out of Monty Python.

Posted by: bluebell at July 13, 2019 09:15 PM (aXucN)

104 44k New Yorkers who hate me are out of power.

Imagine an infinite fuck container , completely and utterly divested of even a single fuck...
Posted by: mikeyG
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Hope ace isn't one of those without power...

Posted by: lin-duh at July 13, 2019 09:16 PM (UUBmN)

105 Hope ace isn't one of those without power...
Posted by: lin-duh at July 13, 2019 09:16 PM (UUBmN)
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My daughter is stuck 105 blocks from home. I think she's far enough north where she lives that she still has power. The only problem is how to get home.

Posted by: bluebell at July 13, 2019 09:18 PM (aXucN)

106 new york might as well get used to it. only going to get worse.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at July 13, 2019 09:18 PM (KP5rU)

107 34 I had no idea there was such a thing as a fishing bow. The things I learn here.

Saginaw Bay in Mi has a big bow fishing tournament for carp also. Fill the boat and turn them under the dirt in a farmers field.

Posted by: clutch at July 13, 2019 09:19 PM (Z3oWA)

108 101 ... "Who cleans fish with an electric knife?"

dartist, Never tried using a electric knife on fish. I recall Alton Brown advocating one to carve the turkey on his Thanksgiving show. Claimed it gave better control. Hmmm.

Posted by: JTB at July 13, 2019 09:20 PM (bmdz3)

109 bluebell,
praying your daughter gets home ok!

Posted by: lin-duh at July 13, 2019 09:20 PM (UUBmN)

110 Thanks, lin-duh. I think she'll be fine. She's waiting for a bus, just like about a billion other people.

Posted by: bluebell at July 13, 2019 09:21 PM (aXucN)

111 Bluebell, Hope your daughter gets home safely. And has a friend to walk with in the meantime.

Posted by: Mrs. JTB at July 13, 2019 09:22 PM (bmdz3)

112 Posted by: Grimaldi at July 13, 2019 08:38 PM (JQZZw)

Those carp are plankton feeders and supposedly real good to eat. But we still don't want them in the Great Lakes or it will be devoid of all fish.

Posted by: clutch at July 13, 2019 09:22 PM (Z3oWA)

113 Thank you, Mrs. JTB. She is with 2 friends, thank goodness!

Posted by: bluebell at July 13, 2019 09:23 PM (aXucN)

114
g'early evenin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at July 13, 2019 09:25 PM (KCxzN)

115 dartist, Never tried using a electric knife on fish. I recall Alton
Brown advocating one to carve the turkey on his Thanksgiving show.
Claimed it gave better control. Hmmm.

He cuts down next to the gills and then goes across down to the tail, flips it over while still connected and then takes the filet off the skin. They blow through a lot of fish that way.

Posted by: dartist at July 13, 2019 09:25 PM (K22Va)

116 It's the end of the world as we know it, for NYC

Posted by: Deep State is in DEEP SHIT at July 13, 2019 09:26 PM (BqBId)

117 Hey everybody.

Ace has some pull doesn't he? Why can't we get the Gorton's Fisherman to do a guest fishing ONT?

I can't believe he's still in trouble for that nasty incident with the yellow raincoat back in '82.

Posted by: qdpsteve at July 13, 2019 09:26 PM (miE9U)

118 Gotta LOL at NY.

Last weekend California has quakes, this weekend it's a NY brownout.

I guess next weekend is Chicago's turn!

Posted by: qdpsteve at July 13, 2019 09:27 PM (miE9U)

119 aaaand as another entry in the annals of IP Hashes The Hobo Gets On The Road He Never Gets At Home, I give you... 'FUDGj'.

Posted by: boulder t'hobo, Jew6x and IQf50 at July 13, 2019 09:27 PM (ykYG2)

120 Hey there, AltonJackson.

Posted by: hogmartin at July 13, 2019 09:29 PM (t+qrx)

121
hey, hogmartin

Posted by: AltonJackson at July 13, 2019 09:30 PM (KCxzN)

122 I think I'll just leave this thread.

Posted by: bluebell at July 13, 2019 09:30 PM (aXucN)

123 It was the forty-fathom slumber that clears the soul and eye and heart, and sends you to breakfast ravening. They emptied a big tin dish of juicy fragments of fish- the blood-ends the cook had collected overnight. They cleaned up the plates and pans of the elder mess, who were out fishing, sliced pork for the midday meal, swabbed down the foc'sle, filled the lamps, drew coal and water for the cook, an investigated the fore-hold, where the boat's stores were stacked. It was another perfect day - soft, mild and clear.

Posted by: Can't resist temptation at July 13, 2019 09:30 PM (2DOZq)

124 Posted by: dartist at July 13, 2019 09:14 PM (K22Va)

White bass the same as silver bass? We might have discussed this previously.

Posted by: clutch at July 13, 2019 09:31 PM (Z3oWA)

125 qdpsteve you shut your whore mouth!! There are enough issues here in Shitcago!! I need my air conditioning, don't need an earthquake and don't need any snow or tornado!

Posted by: Cheriebebe at July 13, 2019 09:32 PM (a4qVe)

126 123 Light a fucking candle you feckless NY fucks.

Better yet?
Move to Free America.
Posted by: mikeyG at July 13, 2019 09:29 PM (RF6Xn)

NOOOOOOOO!!! They'll bring their voting habits with them. NYCers, stay where you are!!!

Posted by: CN at July 13, 2019 09:32 PM (U7k5w)

127 [backing slowly away from Cheriebebe]

Posted by: qdpsteve at July 13, 2019 09:32 PM (miE9U)

128 so, Nadsat would be an anti-language.

I suspect Spanish slang, like Chilango slang, is a form of Anti-language too.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 13, 2019 09:32 PM (hSQmw)

129 New York City.

Someday a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at July 13, 2019 09:33 PM (Z+IKu)

130 Cheriebebe, didn't know you were stuck there.
Get out while there's still time!
I can relate 'cuz I'm stuck in SoCal. I wanna go to Nevada or Arizona so bad I can taste it.

Posted by: qdpsteve at July 13, 2019 09:33 PM (miE9U)

131 Cannibal Bob-
No it's no secret, Its SW of Springerville on a Forest Road.
They have a store and a little Marina there with boat rental and several nice campgrounds. We are boondock camping nearby. I just go thru Payson and Show Low on the 260.

Posted by: DBCooper at July 13, 2019 09:34 PM (bttOm)

132 If I remember my ichthyology correctly, the bass who let the carp scarf all the resources were the Dum Bass.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at July 13, 2019 09:34 PM (9SkN+)

133 think I'll just leave this thread.
Posted by: bluebell at July 13, 2019 09:30 PM (aXucN)

Don't let one person chase you away.

Posted by: Can't resist temptation at July 13, 2019 09:34 PM (2DOZq)

134 Supposed to be 100� most of next week. We will see how close we get. The dogs and I will stay in the basement during the day.

Posted by: Cheriebebe at July 13, 2019 09:34 PM (a4qVe)

135 so, Nadsat would be an anti-language.

I suspect Spanish slang, like Chilango slang, is a form of Anti-language too.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 13, 2019 09:32 PM (hSQmw)

Cockney rhyming slang has got to be another. It's basically unintelligible, and meant to be.

Posted by: hogmartin at July 13, 2019 09:35 PM (t+qrx)

136 mikeyG, yup. LOL.

Overheard in Manhattan: "How am I supposed to snort coke off underage hookers' asses tonight, by candlelight?!! Who am I, frickin' Abe Lincoln?!!"

Posted by: qdpsteve at July 13, 2019 09:35 PM (miE9U)

137 Panama, Lake Gatun, 1983ish Rainbow bass, no limit, sunburn, small, preteen campesinos with knives made from leaf springs to fillet the fish. Atlas and Panama beer, Panamanian and Colombiana chicas. Good times, good times

McGyver, out

Posted by: McGyver at July 13, 2019 09:36 PM (gMngZ)

138 bluebell, stick around! *I* appreciate you!! :-)

Did you get my email with the shipment information?

Posted by: qdpsteve at July 13, 2019 09:36 PM (miE9U)

139 my sources tell me NYC has been nuked.

Posted by: alex jones 1999 at July 13, 2019 09:36 PM (cqzjS)

140 bluebell, Please let us know how your daughter is when you hear. We're both concerned.

Posted by: JTB at July 13, 2019 09:36 PM (bmdz3)

141 good God

when did ace of spades become ace of butthurt?
Posted by: mikeyG at July 13, 2019 09:36 PM (RF6X

When someone is worried about their child.

Posted by: Can't resist temptation at July 13, 2019 09:37 PM (2DOZq)

142 Cheriebebe : that's why I hoofed it up the mountains this morning. Despite that the road to Nederland is under construction in three (3) places.

Posted by: boulder t'hobo, who just lost his FUDGj at July 13, 2019 09:37 PM (ykYG2)

143 Qdp I want to leave but mom and pop are 80 and 85 and ain't moving. However, I DO have Powerball tickets so that's my backup plan. Win, then move everybody out of Illinois!
My condolences that you're in SoCal!

Posted by: Cheriebebe at July 13, 2019 09:37 PM (a4qVe)

144 White bass the same as silver bass? We might have discussed this previously.

As soon as I hit post I thought of that. Fresh water fish called stripers or white bass where I've been in Wisconsin.

Posted by: dartist at July 13, 2019 09:37 PM (K22Va)

145 I hear this brownout is so bad, Mayor DeBlasio is sitting in the middle of Times Square in a puddle of his own tears and urine, sobbing.

Posted by: qdpsteve at July 13, 2019 09:37 PM (miE9U)

146 My muddah took me fishing on the River Styx once. Once.

Posted by: Danny Vermin at July 13, 2019 09:38 PM (VkJdS)

147 123 Light a fucking candle you feckless NY fucks.

Posted by: mikeyG at July 13, 2019 09:29 PM

No! That will produce CO2 , and the heat will cause global warming. Just use solar light!

Posted by: AOC at July 13, 2019 09:38 PM (JQZZw)

148 Posted by: mikeyG at July 13, 2019 09:29 PM (RF6Xn)

Good bye.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 13, 2019 09:38 PM (ZbcQm)

149 Fox coverage of power outage in NYC approaching hysteria. It is embarrassing.

Posted by: Jen the original at July 13, 2019 09:39 PM (FMlhO)

150 Ok dartist those are not silver bass, which arrive by the millions in the spring. Tri hull Navy goes out to slay them.

Posted by: clutch at July 13, 2019 09:39 PM (Z3oWA)

151 Cheribebe, thanks! :-) Similar situation here. My mom is 80.

The best my family can probably do in the near future is go to south Orange County, where there's still a little bit of freedom left.

Posted by: qdpsteve at July 13, 2019 09:39 PM (miE9U)

152 I would so love to live in Northern Nevada.

Live in a nice new house in a small town in the middle of nowhere. Vacation in Reno, Lake Tahoe or Vegas almost every weekend. :-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at July 13, 2019 09:40 PM (miE9U)

153 152 qdp that sounds outstanding!!

Posted by: Cheriebebe at July 13, 2019 09:42 PM (a4qVe)

154 Cherie, you and your mom could come move in with me :-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at July 13, 2019 09:42 PM (miE9U)

155 my sources are confirming that ace is trapped at an exclusive BDSM club filled with DD cups and above.

Posted by: alex jones 1999 at July 13, 2019 09:43 PM (cqzjS)

156 House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is a far superior leader than was Lame Duck Speaker Paul Ryan. Tougher, smarter and a far better fundraiser, Kevin is already closing in on 44 Million Dollars. Paul's final year numbers were, according to Breitbart, "abysmal." People like

Posted by: Deep State is in DEEP SHIT at July 13, 2019 09:43 PM (BqBId)

157 My boat is gone for a few years now, but any day we could get in & out the Barnegat Inlet at a pucker factor less than 10 was a good day of fishing.

Posted by: BluesFish at July 13, 2019 09:43 PM (WQZ1O)

158 Paul Ryan almost killed the Republican Party. Weak, ineffective & stupid are not exactly the qualities that Republicans, or the CITIZENS of our Country, were looking for. Right now, our spirit is at an all time high,,far better than the Radical Left Dems. You'll see next year!
Donnie 2 Scoops

Posted by: Deep State is in DEEP SHIT at July 13, 2019 09:44 PM (BqBId)

159 Qdp Ha!! Maybe neighbors, hubs prob wouldn't like "roomies"

Posted by: Cheriebebe at July 13, 2019 09:44 PM (a4qVe)

160
Piscatrixes

Piscatrices

*sighs heavily*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 13, 2019 09:45 PM (Wx/+I)

161 Cockney rhyming slang has got to be another. It's basically unintelligible, and meant to be.
Posted by: hogmartin at July 13, 2019 09:35 PM (t+qrx)

However, I would suspect bonarense slang just to be Argentines being Argentinian.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 13, 2019 09:45 PM (hSQmw)

162 150
Ok dartist those are not silver bass, which arrive by the millions in the spring. Tri hull Navy goes out to slay them.

Sorry for the confusion. People are so tight in here sometimes I forget we're from all over the place.

Posted by: dartist at July 13, 2019 09:46 PM (K22Va)

163 Dartist, Thanks for bringing up the electric knife. On thinking, we realized we haven't had one for at least 30 years. I do a good job with our regular kitchen knives but it might be time to investigate an electric.

Posted by: JTB at July 13, 2019 09:46 PM (bmdz3)

164 Cherie, hmmm :-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at July 13, 2019 09:47 PM (miE9U)

165 I understand electric knives are good for Meatloaf.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 13, 2019 09:48 PM (hSQmw)

166
New York City.

Someday a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy

The rain they call the City of New Orleans.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 13, 2019 09:52 PM (aKsyK)

167 145 I hear this brownout is so bad, Mayor DeBlasio is sitting in the middle of Times Square in a puddle of his own tears and urine, sobbing.
Posted by: qdpsteve at July 13, 2019 09:37 PM (miE9U)

But how is that different than any other day for DeBlasio?

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 13, 2019 09:52 PM (sy5kK)

168 Was the "every family has that one kid" pic posted on some recent ONT or something?

https://www.instagram.com/p/BzViIZgA6XP

Posted by: mindful webworker - click for vids blog at July 13, 2019 09:52 PM (Bd48Y)

169 I think you're all just hanging back now, trying to be first on the ONT.

Posted by: Charles the Simple at July 13, 2019 09:52 PM (w7U7L)

170 Top pic. Well, it's no Ansel Adams...

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 13, 2019 09:52 PM (w54mS)

171 LeftCoast: good question!

Posted by: qdpsteve at July 13, 2019 09:53 PM (miE9U)

172 I hear this brownout is so bad, Mayor DeBlasio is sitting in the middle of Times Square in a puddle of his own tears and urine, sobbing.
Posted by: qdpsteve
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It's a preview of AOC's Green Deal.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 13, 2019 09:54 PM (w54mS)

173 It's Y2K all over again in NYC!

Posted by: alex jones 1999 at July 13, 2019 09:54 PM (cqzjS)

174
Posted by: Cheriebebe at July 13, 2019 09:44 PM (a4qVe)
I tell my family it's grandpa's fault we live in this lousy state when he came here from the old country. It's not grandpa's fault and we may be in trouble with the gov and mayor bleeding us dry.

Posted by: dartist at July 13, 2019 09:54 PM (K22Va)

175 BTW, since this is a fishing thread, summer salmon runs so far around the San Juan Islands has been good, last week the Frasier kings were abundant in boats returning to the dock.

It is supposed to be a good silver run this summer, and of course, being an odd-numbered year, the pinks will be running in another few weeks or so.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 13, 2019 09:55 PM (sy5kK)

176 he best my family can probably do in the near future
is go to south Orange County, where there's still a little bit of
freedom left.

Posted by: qdpsteve at July 13, 2019 09:39 PM (miE9U)

I have a lot of family there. Laguna Hills, Mission Viejo, Trabuco Canyon. They really like it except that it is being gradually overrun by "undesirables"- aka Demoncrats.

Posted by: Grannymimi at July 13, 2019 09:55 PM (u5LFV)

177 Granny, yup.

Posted by: qdpsteve at July 13, 2019 09:55 PM (miE9U)

178 It is a big coincidence it happened on the anniversary of the famous 1977 blackout .

Posted by: Can't resist temptation at July 13, 2019 09:55 PM (2DOZq)

179
The media makes me sick. They are so NYC centric they think a little blackout in the middle of NYC is national news.

This is truly a local news story.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at July 13, 2019 09:56 PM (f1Vqw)

180 O/T, apologies:

Exploding heads in 4, 3, 2...

thehill.com
"The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday ruled in favor of the Trump administration's efforts to prioritize federal dollars for local policing to towns and cities that complied with certain immigration policies."

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 13, 2019 09:56 PM (DrqHq)

181 Awesome. Now DeBlasio has his 9/11. Get your milk guards on.

Have the commies blamed Trump yet?

Posted by: ... at July 13, 2019 09:57 PM (uEbPt)

182 One fish, two fish, red fish, commie fish.

Posted by: Little Lupe at July 13, 2019 09:57 PM (EgshT)

183 New York City.

Someday a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy

The rain they call the City of New Orleans.

.....

They'll be gone, 500 (pedo) 'philes when the day is done.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger at July 13, 2019 09:57 PM (48XXE)

184 Posted by: mikeyG at July 13, 2019 09:54 PM (bYyHA)

Doubling down? You know when poster's kids are involved most of the Horde has enough decency to dial it back. That's all.

Posted by: Can't resist temptation at July 13, 2019 09:58 PM (2DOZq)

185 Thanks CBD!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at July 13, 2019 09:59 PM (AZxMX)

186 Fresh water fish called stripers or white bass where I've been in Wisconsin.

There is a striped bass/white bass hybrid called wipers which are stocked in fresh waters. There are also actual striped bass (morone saxatilis) which are adapted to fresh water, but they're really a saltwater* fish.

*back in the 1200 baud days I tried to put "saltwater flyfishing" on my AOL profile and it said I couldn't use the letters t w a t in that order.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at July 13, 2019 10:00 PM (fuK7c)

187 44 Thousand People without Power in NYC & Fox is wall to fucking wall with it

Posted by: Deep State is in DEEP SHIT at July 13, 2019 10:01 PM (BqBId)

188 It's not a real disaster until they bring out Pancake Shep Smith.

Posted by: ... at July 13, 2019 10:02 PM (uEbPt)

189 I"m glad I"m home. Every time there's a blackout in NYC, my first thought is terrorism.
Or imagine sitting in Madison Square Garden watching a concert and suddenly all the lights go out, wondering if it's the home version of Bataclan. Or in a completely darkened Times Square, which already has had several terrorist attack attempts. Or sitting in a dark subway car for an hour trying to get home from work.
I don't get the NYC hate some of the posters here have. It's Ace"s hometown, too.

Posted by: vivi at July 13, 2019 10:02 PM (11H2y)

190 Posted by: mikeyG at July 13, 2019 10:01 PM (bYyHA)

Doesn't matter to if you stay or go. Keep on keeping.

Posted by: Can't resist temptation at July 13, 2019 10:02 PM (2DOZq)

191 Thousand People without Power in NYC & Fox is wall to fucking wall with it
Posted by: Deep State is in DEEP SHIT

That was a thing in 1977, yes?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 13, 2019 10:02 PM (DrqHq)

192 ONT - o - matic

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 13, 2019 10:03 PM (DrqHq)

193 I don't hate NYC. I hate the Commie Left.

Posted by: ... at July 13, 2019 10:04 PM (53LPg)

194 I wrote a little tune about this.

Posted by: Billy Joel at July 13, 2019 10:04 PM (EgshT)

195 Maybe it's me but it's sure seems like assholes got whacked out of here faster and for less in days passed.

Posted by: dartist at July 13, 2019 10:05 PM (K22Va)

196 Did you see 2/7 pres coverage? No. Because they were from Jesus-country and not Manhattan.

Posted by: mikeyG at July 13, 2019 10:04 PM (bYyHA)

Also it would have made the 12.5% Cocoa Milk Chocolate Savior look bad.

Posted by: ... at July 13, 2019 10:05 PM (53LPg)

197 Or imagine sitting in Madison Square Garden watching a concert and suddenly all the lights go out, wondering if it's the home version of Bataclan. Or in a completely darkened Times Square, which already has had several terrorist attack attempts. Or sitting in a dark subway car for an hour trying to get home from work.
Posted by: vivi at July 13, 2019 10:02 PM (11H2y)

Or just an elevator car, for a few hours in mid-July.

Posted by: hogmartin at July 13, 2019 10:05 PM (t+qrx)

198 Don't ban me bro! lol

Posted by: dartist at July 13, 2019 10:05 PM (K22Va)

199 Maybe it's me but it's sure seems like assholes got whacked out of here faster and for less in days passed.

Posted by: dartist at July 13, 2019 10:05 PM (K22Va)

For less than what??? I've been here since 2007. I've seen nothing remotely banworthy and I've got a damn good meter for this shit. Not my house though.

Posted by: ... at July 13, 2019 10:07 PM (53LPg)

200 Glad we don't have a blackout in Houston because I'm enjoying the rerun of the T&A show Spartacus.

Posted by: Can't resist temptation at July 13, 2019 10:07 PM (2DOZq)

201 Pro Tip: For the most part? Other than JJ and a few other holdovers?
They are exactly the same.

Posted by: mikeyG at July 13, 2019 10:08 PM (bYyHA)

I didn't really say otherwise. But they haven't always been the same. NYC was built in large part by people who love this country.

Posted by: ... at July 13, 2019 10:10 PM (53LPg)

202 I feel sorry for the people who are stranded but what does Fox gong wall to wall coverage do to alleviate that

Posted by: Deep State is in DEEP SHIT at July 13, 2019 10:12 PM (BqBId)

203 ....darkness sets in..
supplies low....
vague sounds of growing civil unrest.
in the distance....a coyote howls.

Posted by: rusty schaklefjord at July 13, 2019 10:18 PM (Hw4bz)

204 I met a woman during a more recent blackout who was stuck on a subway for an hour with her baby in a stroller. She had to climb go a ladder with the stroller to get out. And 62,000 customers doesn't mean individuals, it means buildings, so it's hundreds of thousands of people.

It may not seem proportional that if some cities sneeze the rest of the country catches cold but TBH, NYC is a financial, entertainment and tourist center, too, so there are people all over the US who are worried about their relatives visiting or living in NYC.
Think about it. Columbus Circle, Rockefeller Center, Madison Square Garden, Carnegie Hall, Times Square, Lincoln Center, Broadway theaters - all those places suddenly dark. First thing a lot of people think of is where's the bomb or where's the shooter or is this a rehearsal for an attack. It's damned scary.

Posted by: vivi at July 13, 2019 10:21 PM (11H2y)

205 209 - there are plenty of people who voted for trump in NYC and even Manhattan. It's like being a Christian in Imperial Rome, but we're here. And we're native NY'ers for the most part, the old school New Yorkers.

Posted by: vivi at July 13, 2019 10:28 PM (11H2y)

206 We could airdrop a million or so batteries.

Posted by: Burger Chef at July 13, 2019 10:30 PM (RuIsu)

207 216, that sounds vaguely like a threat.

Posted by: rusty schaklefjord at July 13, 2019 10:32 PM (Hw4bz)

208 If the coverage bothers you, change the channel. TCM is showing "Gandhi."

Posted by: vivi at July 13, 2019 10:33 PM (11H2y)

209 Found two nice Garcia fishing poles w/ Mitchell reels along the shore of a lake pretty far up in Alberta, Canada - let them set there for four days. Saw not a soul other than my family in all that time. The lake was at the base of a very rugged looking mountain range. Incredibly beautiful and serene. That was 1968.

I used that rod/reel for 20 years.

Then one day I left it sitting on a dock at Lake Berryessa. I loved that thing. Never did care much for the later reels and poles. I tried to love them, but it never worked out between us.

Posted by: 13times at July 13, 2019 10:47 PM (1K8Aa)

210 Gary Glitter dies in the darkness!

Posted by: alex jones 1999 at July 13, 2019 10:51 PM (cqzjS)

211 Passive fishing with dynamite?

Posted by: Jean at July 13, 2019 11:13 PM (6W7ES)

212 I"m glad I"m home. Every time there's a blackout in NYC, my first thought is terrorism

It should be terrorism, then I remember Warner Wilhem is in charge

Posted by: Jean at July 13, 2019 11:17 PM (6W7ES)

213 Excellent post Bandersnatch!

Posted by: Summer of Love at July 14, 2019 01:06 AM (FJrl0)

214 "There is nothing like the presence of water to help you contemplate the universe." I 2nd that motion.

Posted by: ZaN at July 14, 2019 06:30 AM (NLEnr)

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