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    outboard repair can be very expensive and frustrating when not fixed

    You betcha! Too bad they don't refund your money when they fail!:confused: Same thing happened with my bow mount, foot-controlled trolling motor on my Tracker. The mechanic didn't have a clue how to fix the problem and suggested I buy a new one. I can only imagine the cost of installation plus...
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    Do fish strike lures to eat them or target lures based on forage?

    I coined a word this year: strike-triggers. Good Lures have them as do live bait - though more biological in nature. Fish sense the difference between lures and a live worm or minnow. The lure must have the right action and be within a size range, where action-speaks-louder-than-words...
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    Do fish strike lures to eat them or target lures based on forage?

    That may be, but how do you chose lures based on that? Assigning reasons/motives or emotions fish strike lures, assumes fish reason - and thereby are capable of logic or that fish get angry and are thereby emotional as seen in animals with larger and more complex brains. Beyond assigning the...
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    Testing and catching fish on new lures is a blast!

    I usually fish lakes in Orange County, but have fished lakes in Duchess and Sullivan counties. The tidal creeks emptying into the Hudson R.: Fishkill and Wappingers, have produced different species on the tides going in and out. I've also fished West Point lakes with a permit; and targeted...
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    Testing and catching fish on new lures is a blast!

    Stored in my basement are lures of every kind. Over the years I stopped casting most of them and being lazy, cast only a few I know I can catch the most fish and fish species. Sure, I could start casting weedless jigs with trailers for bass, but most of the local lakes I fish, there isn't a...
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    outboard repair can be very expensive and frustrating when not fixed

    I wanted to return it but the seller wouldn't take it. I called Amazon customer service and they said keep it, and they would still give me a full refund. One more reason to live Amazon!
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    FYI: Active Duty, Retired and Disabled Veterans

    I found out this year that I had access to VA healthcare for the first time. The means test no longer includes the spouse's income, which it did to deny healthcare. Good thing I had good health insurance via my federal job. Now my meds are sent to the house and no deductible. I also found out I...
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    FYI: Active Duty, Retired and Disabled Veterans

    Thanks. We buy large appliances locally and everything else I comparison shop for the cheapest price + free s/h.
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    Welcome, senkosam

    Where would I post about fishing and lures that catch fish on lakes and ponds? I always keep a photo journal on my PC with various folders: lakes fished and lures that caught fish in them, numbers caught and species lurecraft - mostly soft plastics separated in folders according to design...
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    outboard repair can be very expensive and frustrating when not fixed

    I've had a 2.5 hp Mercury 4-stroke for 3 yrs. with no problems. This year it wouldn't start. Took it to one shop and was charged $$$ to fix it. When I went to pick it up, I was shown that it started and didn't stall at slow idle. Put it on the transom and tried starting it at home. NO GO! The...
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    Welcome, senkosam

    Thanks, but is NYangler mostly about saltwater fishing? I searched and found no posts about fishing for freshwater species. I've fished many large and small lakes in N.Y. and done very well. I fish for different reasons than most but won't post unless I know the information is useful. info about...
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    Welcome, senkosam

    Thanks, but is NYangler mostly about saltwater fishing? I searched and found no posts about fishing for freshwater species. I've fished many large and small lakes in N.Y. and done very well. I fish for different reasons than most, lure craft being one of them, and won't post unless I know the...
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    FYI: Active Duty, Retired and Disabled Veterans

    I have a VA photo ID card. Does it count? I never got it put on my driver's license. I don't shop at HD seeing as how much more expensive they are in comparison to Amazon and Walmart+. Too exclude big ticket products definitely makes it not worth shopping there.
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