lowsabre Posted December 17, 2023 Report Posted December 17, 2023 anyone have experience with ruger mark IVs? Quote
Ducky Posted December 17, 2023 Report Posted December 17, 2023 6 hours ago, #freejame said: Nice! I just bought a PSA .556 to give it a go and I think Im going to be picking up a Walther PDP pretty soon. I don't own any handguns. You can't hunt with a handgun in Canada and all of my guns are used for hunting except for my Daisy Red Ryder BB gun! Quote
RochesterExpat Posted December 18, 2023 Report Posted December 18, 2023 On 12/17/2023 at 11:38 AM, lowsabre said: anyone have experience with ruger mark IVs? Only shot the SWS Rifles integrally suppressed Mark IV which was an absolute dream. 1 Quote
Weave Posted May 18 Report Posted May 18 First time out on the kayak for the season. Was targeting walleyes primarily, but end up with a very mixed bag. On the water at legal daylight. barey got the 2nd rod set when the first rod fired. Had regular action for about 90 minutes or so and then the bite just died. All told I took home 2 walleyes and a 10” perch, but also caught half a dozen smallmouth bass and 4 channel cats. For a short time it Seemed like everything wanted to take a swipe at the crankbaits I was towing. I think I paddled about 4 miles today. That’s plenty for my first outing of the season. I’m good and tired. And hopefully back at it again tomorrow AM. 2 4 Quote
French Collection Posted May 18 Report Posted May 18 1 hour ago, Weave said: First time out on the kayak for the season. Was targeting walleyes primarily, but end up with a very mixed bag. On the water at legal daylight. barey got the 2nd rod set when the first rod fired. Had regular action for about 90 minutes or so and then the bite just died. All told I took home 2 walleyes and a 10” perch, but also caught half a dozen smallmouth bass and 4 channel cats. For a short time it Seemed like everything wanted to take a swipe at the crankbaits I was towing. I think I paddled about 4 miles today. That’s plenty for my first outing of the season. I’m good and tired. And hopefully back at it again tomorrow AM. Sounds like a great day, exercise too. I’m not much of a fisherman. Got spoiled growing up near lakes where you could only go in by snowmobile in the winter or ATV in the summer. Almost no work on the water to get a shore lunch and then fill your limit for the ride out. We had tons of fly in outfitters around to access the even better lakes. My uncle was good friends with one of them and once in a while he had to go pick up a group but no one to backfill the cabin. He would call my uncle and say if he could round up 4-5 guys we could go in for 2-3 days (next booking) and all we had to do was pay his fuel. Worked out to like $100 each for awesome fishing and being the only humans within 100 miles. Anyway, just a long winded story to say that I cannot spend more than 15 minutes fishing nowadays if there is no action. Spoiled. That and the fact that I was addicted to golf for 20 years limited the fishing. Quote
Weave Posted May 19 Report Posted May 19 (edited) I put another walleye in the freezer again today. This one was a big girl. 24” and pushing 5lbs. Between yesterday and today I’ve probably paddled 12 miles. I think the most strenuous thing I am going to do this afternoon is have a cocktail on the deck. Edited May 19 by Weave 1 Quote
Jävə Keith Posted May 21 Report Posted May 21 On 5/18/2024 at 1:07 PM, Weave said: First time out on the kayak for the season. Was targeting walleyes primarily, but end up with a very mixed bag. On the water at legal daylight. barey got the 2nd rod set when the first rod fired. Had regular action for about 90 minutes or so and then the bite just died. All told I took home 2 walleyes and a 10” perch, but also caught half a dozen smallmouth bass and 4 channel cats. For a short time it Seemed like everything wanted to take a swipe at the crankbaits I was towing. I think I paddled about 4 miles today. That’s plenty for my first outing of the season. I’m good and tired. And hopefully back at it again tomorrow AM. Where did you fish? I finally got started on my kayak fishing journey on Chautauqua. No real success yet. Tons I need to learn, but it feels good to get out and cast. Quote
SwampD Posted May 21 Report Posted May 21 It’s official. I hate fly fishing. Maybe I would like it more if my eyes were better. But having to swap glasses every time you have tie those tiny little flies onto gossamer thin line sucks. And the walking! Seems like all you do is walk. Got out on a beautiful stretch of stream yesterday, the Esopus in the Catskills, and it was great to just be out in it. But man, my back is roached today. I’ll take a kayak with a cooler and a spinning reel any day. of course, my opinion would probably be completely different had we caught fish.😂 1 Quote
irregularly irregular Posted May 22 Report Posted May 22 On 5/21/2024 at 3:37 AM, SwampD said: It’s official. I hate fly fishing. Maybe I would like it more if my eyes were better. But having to swap glasses every time you have tie those tiny little flies onto gossamer thin line sucks. And the walking! Seems like all you do is walk. Got out on a beautiful stretch of stream yesterday, the Esopus in the Catskills, and it was great to just be out in it. But man, my back is roached today. I’ll take a kayak with a cooler and a spinning reel any day. of course, my opinion would probably be completely different had we caught fish.😂 Flip-down 2X magnifiers are your friend. I've used them for years and doubt I could tie a Palomar knot without them. Quote
Weave Posted May 23 Report Posted May 23 On 5/20/2024 at 8:33 PM, Jävə Keith said: Where did you fish? I finally got started on my kayak fishing journey on Chautauqua. No real success yet. Tons I need to learn, but it feels good to get out and cast. Sent you a message. Quote
SwampD Posted May 23 Report Posted May 23 13 hours ago, irregularly irregular said: Flip-down 2X magnifiers are your friend. I've used them for years and doubt I could tie a Palomar knot without them. 😂 I looked into these yesterday.👍🏻 Quote
Indabuff Posted May 23 Report Posted May 23 On 5/21/2024 at 7:37 AM, SwampD said: It’s official. I hate fly fishing. Maybe I would like it more if my eyes were better. But having to swap glasses every time you have tie those tiny little flies onto gossamer thin line sucks. And the walking! Seems like all you do is walk. It's even worse in low light conditions in a lot of canopy cover. I tried walking a stream with an open beer once. I wore more of it than I drank. 1 Quote
Ducky Posted May 31 Report Posted May 31 My new grouse gun. M3k Stoeger with a 24 inch barrel. 2 Quote
Indabuff Posted June 1 Report Posted June 1 12 hours ago, SwampD said: Man I love fishing from the kayak! Nice one. Nice pic too. 1 Quote
SwampD Posted June 1 Report Posted June 1 1 hour ago, Indabuff said: Nice one. Nice pic too. The flip down readers have changed everything.😂 1 1 Quote
Ducky Posted June 30 Report Posted June 30 (edited) On 12/17/2023 at 8:26 AM, Weave said: I went with a model 93 because I am a lefty, and not many lefty rimfire bolt actions out there. I like it. Alot. I did change the stock though. The plastic stock that comes with the gun felt very hollow and flexible. I bought a stock from Boyds to replace it. It required a small amount of dremel work in the inletting to get it fit right. Maybe 15 minutes and a careful hand. But it looks and feels great. Those VMax can be pretty destructive. Wouldn’t that tear up too much meat on a ruffed grouse? You are right and I've changed my mind. It seems I can't hold a gun freehand near as still as I used to be able to. I'm good from a rest but a headshot at 75 yards consistently, shooting freehand, would be a challnge to say the least. I think I'll test some full metal jackets out. The better half gave me the okay on some thirteen-lined ground squirrels that were getting into her flowers and those VMax absolutely blow them apart. If I am low on a grouse 1 1/2 inches with these ones I am using on the squirrels, I'll ruin the bird. Getting old sucks. Edited June 30 by Ducky 1 Quote
SwampD Posted July 11 Report Posted July 11 FTR, this is where I was trying to get to yesterday. Quote
matter2003 Posted July 11 Report Posted July 11 Do the two 17.5" guns attached to my shoulders count? 😂 Quote
Weave Posted July 11 Report Posted July 11 1 hour ago, SwampD said: FTR, this is where I was trying to get to yesterday. That’s a helluva pike. 1 Quote
SwampD Posted July 15 Report Posted July 15 Planning on buying some kayak accessories. Going to get paddle holders, and obviously a cup holder (maybe 2😂), and maybe a rod holder. Anyone have any other suggestions or must haves? Quote
Weave Posted July 15 Report Posted July 15 14 minutes ago, SwampD said: Planning on buying some kayak accessories. Going to get paddle holders, and obviously a cup holder (maybe 2😂), and maybe a rod holder. Anyone have any other suggestions or must haves? I made an anchor trolley for mine. Allows me to anchor from the bow or stern by using a small pulley Quote
SwampD Posted July 15 Report Posted July 15 5 minutes ago, Weave said: I made an anchor trolley for mine. Allows me to anchor from the bow or stern by using a small pulley Just looked that up. Interesting. Quote
Ducky Posted September 24 Report Posted September 24 The new Stoeger worked well. Not near as many this year as there have been the last 3 years. 2 Quote
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