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Kayak Fishing => Let's Talk Kayak Fishing => Topic started by: Fred "True" Trujillo on January 29, 2023, 01:26:54 PM

Title: What did you actually accomplish this weekend?
Post by: Fred "True" Trujillo on January 29, 2023, 01:26:54 PM

Yep. Still in partial hibernation. Watching travel softball games, football, the new HBO shows... Cleaned out the chicken coop, improved their watering system, let them out to run around for a bit. Put a second coating of beeswax on my new Carhartt Christmas jacket, vacuum-packed some salmon roe in my bait freezer, made some salmon dip that my family destroyed, ordered some books to peruse on the history of Mexico to use in my classroom and am currently pondering a new Mustad fish bag (the Addicted 38" x 15" x 8") and re-posting some Ambassadeur, an Avet and an extra Mini-X kayak I have in the backyard...

Hope you're all doing well!

Fred "True" Trujillo

P.S. - And monitoring Magic Seaweed...

Title: Re: What did you actually accomplish this weekend?
Post by: Nobaddays on January 29, 2023, 06:57:17 PM

This kind of weather is the time I get my fly tying done. I think I am ready for the coming fishing season.  The fish don’t have a chance now.

Title: Re: What did you actually accomplish this weekend?
Post by: Clayman on January 29, 2023, 07:18:03 PM

Steelhead fishing was pretty good this weekend. Solid push of wilds arrived  8).

Title: Re: What did you actually accomplish this weekend?
Post by: SD2OR on January 29, 2023, 07:47:04 PM

Nice man, I'm jealous!

I mostly just unpacked more at the new house.

Scouted a couple places from shore, Eugene's Delta ponds (seem super shallow n weedy, but may have bass potential in spring) and Fern Ridge (water level still really low, but hoping to get crappie there later).

Gonna give Olalla a try tomorrow,  if anyone wants to join.

Title: Re: What did you actually accomplish this weekend?
Post by: RoxnDox on January 29, 2023, 08:36:45 PM

I made a couple of lovely (IMHO) pens on my new Christmas lathe.  One of these days I do plan to excavate my kayak from the garage and go get it wet again, though!

Just a regular slimline twist pen, made with a laminated wood pen blank, finished with a wax-oil compound.
(https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/c8eec5eb-5a15-47a9-b568-e9589f922b00/dfnz9cq-7832da13-a44a-4ea8-9c43-bdd291e29020.jpg/v1/fill/w_900,h_1200,q_75,strp/2023_01_26_slimline_pen_by_roxndox_dfnz9cq-fullview.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MTIwMCIsInBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcL2M4ZWVjNWViLTVhMTUtNDdhOS1iNTY4LWU5NTg5ZjkyMmIwMFwvZGZuejljcS03ODMyZGExMy1hNDRhLTRlYTgtOWM0My1iZGQyOTFlMjkwMjAuanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTkwMCJ9XV0sImF1ZCI6WyJ1cm46c2VydmljZTppbWFnZS5vcGVyYXRpb25zIl19.V_5FtTs6-ZRNgzltK1WJ-CR5pf5NtYNute7L-_G8y_Q)

This one is a shop pencil for myself - thick leads of 4 colors plus a pen insert.  Made with a Purpleheart blank, just because I love the wood's color.
(https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/c8eec5eb-5a15-47a9-b568-e9589f922b00/dfnz9gq-a1b30517-20f7-45a2-a436-edf14840e159.jpg/v1/fill/w_1280,h_1583,q_75,strp/2023_01_28_shop_pencil_in_purpleheart_by_roxndox_dfnz9gq-fullview.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MTU4MyIsInBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcL2M4ZWVjNWViLTVhMTUtNDdhOS1iNTY4LWU5NTg5ZjkyMmIwMFwvZGZuejlncS1hMWIzMDUxNy0yMGY3LTQ1YTItYTQzNi1lZGYxNDg0MGUxNTkuanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTEyODAifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.-bivpMgdVRxDHIUTDzFEQNlI5kiwnJbszd8sqrAWLik)

Lots of fun.

Title: Re: What did you actually accomplish this weekend?
Post by: SD2OR on January 29, 2023, 08:45:06 PM

Lovely writing devices! I have some nice bits of mahogany I can give ya, should we ever fish together.

I kind of put down wood working, in favor of AOTY last year, but am missing it. I really enjoy carving decorative handles for axes and warhammers n such. Have made a few lures, pipes, and other random things.

Title: Re: What did you actually accomplish this weekend?
Post by: crash on January 30, 2023, 06:40:17 AM

Purple Heart looks fantastic but it smells like baby vomit.  A little denatured alcohol to start and shellac when you’re finishing will take care of the smell.  I love the work.  Those look great.

I spent the weekend pulling stumps, tearing down a brick wall, and digging trenches for a downspout drain to carry water away from my house. 

Title: Re: What did you actually accomplish this weekend?
Post by: Drifter2007 on January 30, 2023, 10:27:38 AM

I cleaned out the chicken coop and put feesh cedar shavings in the laying boxes. Packed another week worth of firewood up to the back patio. Went to my oldest sons house and replace the throttle body sensor and throttle body on his 2007 GMC Acadia. Worked my futurw son in laws 2001 Infiniti I30 that I am replacing the wheel bearings and exhaust on.

Only looked at magic seaweed around 6 times trying to fight off the urge to brave an al.ost ok looking forecast for Wednesday.

Oh, and I got all of the AOTY prizes sorted and ready to be sent out!