#711723 - 10/20/11 11:14 PM
I'll be missing you Rachael Rae
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Ornamental Rice Bowl
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Been fishing this HOT spinner blade on my rod EVERY day since Sept 23.
A little chunkier than the typical spinner blade I typically use for this application, but definitely on the sexy side. And often able to deliver on a potential meal within 30 minutes.
Unfortunately she was lost to the prop on my kicker motor today due to a totally preventable pilot error on my part.
End of a short-lived but very lively era... and just when I was starting to get emotionally attached. Pouring a double Lagavulin to drown my sorrows.
I'll be missing you Rachael Rae.
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#711788 - 10/21/11 01:07 AM
Re: I'll be missing you Rachael Rae
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We will start a new love affair this weekend!
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#711815 - 10/21/11 03:27 AM
Re: I'll be missing you Rachael Rae
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Just kills me to see him like this. That bottle is toast
Sweet pic
Edited by Achewter (10/21/11 03:28 AM)
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#711827 - 10/21/11 09:04 AM
Re: I'll be missing you Rachael Rae
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Ornamental Rice Bowl
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Well, damn near toast.
Rachael Rae has a cousin named Tammy Fae that has yet to catch a fish.
Gonna try giving Tammy a workout today to see if she'll come anywhere close to Rachael.
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#711833 - 10/21/11 09:31 AM
Re: I'll be missing you Rachael Rae
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Nice pic! And you were saying ? about two rod endorsement?
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#711892 - 10/21/11 11:46 AM
Re: I'll be missing you Rachael Rae
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Found one "Rachael Rae"..........hanging in a gill net !!!!!! ugh.........
No just kidding................ have a good day.......
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#711968 - 10/21/11 03:02 PM
Re: I'll be missing you Rachael Rae
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Pouring a double Lagavulin to drown my sorrows.
Nothing like a camp fire in your mouth to ease the pain.
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#712523 - 10/24/11 01:09 AM
Re: I'll be missing you Rachael Rae
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Ornamental Rice Bowl
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also ment to ask if you gave this one a name,, if not i could use some ideas.. stick with your trend seeing you caught fish with it as well..wife would like to know how many,think i was up to 12 or 15 when you got a hold of it.. see you around... I just call that one THE Coho Killer. None in the river for me... caught all of mine in the ocean, hence the rusty split ring.
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#712689 - 10/24/11 08:25 PM
Re: I'll be missing you Rachael Rae
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#718818 - 11/17/11 02:41 AM
Re: I'll be missing you Rachael Rae
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#718820 - 11/17/11 04:05 AM
Re: I'll be missing you Rachael Rae
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dont forgit about the one in the freezer.
what the hell am i thinking forget about it
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#718912 - 11/17/11 02:03 PM
Re: I'll be missing you Rachael Rae
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#718923 - 11/17/11 02:30 PM
Re: I'll be missing you Rachael Rae
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#718925 - 11/17/11 02:39 PM
Re: I'll be missing you Rachael Rae
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I like the cowling mounted folbe. Nice touch!
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#718946 - 11/17/11 03:06 PM
Re: I'll be missing you Rachael Rae
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#718952 - 11/17/11 03:18 PM
Re: I'll be missing you Rachael Rae
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You're welcome, Doc! All in good fun!
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#718957 - 11/17/11 03:25 PM
Re: I'll be missing you Rachael Rae
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The Chosen One
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I'm only free for 30 minutes at lunch and two fifteen minute breaks. Still gotta use this damn iphone though. Good thing it's got a bluetooth keyboard!
I got's 5 minutes left......
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#719028 - 11/17/11 07:31 PM
Re: I'll be missing you Rachael Rae
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You're welcome, Doc! All in good fun! Made me smile.... and chuckle a bit inside. Anyone who's fished on my barge knows I'm all bark, no bite. It's all hugs and kisses after the fish is securely in the bag.
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#719056 - 11/17/11 09:07 PM
Re: I'll be missing you Rachael Rae
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#719199 - 11/18/11 01:38 PM
Re: I'll be missing you Rachael Rae
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Ornamental Rice Bowl
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Man,you need some help.Naming all your flashers/plugs/spinners after females.What ever happend to "Ginger" the bay flasher?????? She still lives! And she's still killin'em!
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#719240 - 11/18/11 03:33 PM
Re: I'll be missing you Rachael Rae
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Ornamental Rice Bowl
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Marriage?
YGBFKM, right?
Been there, done that... no thanks.
BTW does anyone really think a broad hand applied in that spot creates any more risk to the blank than if it were covered with an extra 1/4" layer of cork? Physically, it's the same amount of force applied over an almost equally wide area of contact so, I'm not that worried. I just bow to the fish when the rod tip lunges.
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#719352 - 11/18/11 09:43 PM
Re: I'll be missing you Rachael Rae
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BTW does anyone really think a broad hand applied in that spot creates any more risk to the blank than if it were covered with an extra 1/4" layer of cork? I don't think it creates more risk. I've heard that argument and am convinced that unless you are a total Clifford at fighting a fish, you don't have a helluva lot to worry about by using a hand on the blank in that way. As you said, bow to the fish when pressure gets excessive....not a big deal.
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#719417 - 11/19/11 02:11 AM
Re: I'll be missing you Rachael Rae
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I have seen a number of dudes that know their spey rods pretty well, walk the fight right to the tip of the rid before hand lining the fish to the bank. As Doc mentions, it is a force applied vs. strength of the rod (with consideration for angle) equation. Watch that video about Bob Clay's family again for an example or two.
When I first heard that bit about only holding the rod where cork was present, I thought about it for a second, and then quickly realized it was bullshite. Hold the rod wherever you want, it is a tool to hook and land a fish, just realize that you might break it if you exceed the blank's capabilities in any given section.
When using a rod longer than about 9.5' and faced with no option to sweep the fish onto a gently sloping bank, once has few other choices than to choke up a bit.
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#719575 - 11/19/11 09:38 PM
Re: I'll be missing you Rachael Rae
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Ornamental Rice Bowl
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Well, not quite.
Actually torque = force applied x length of the lever being torqued... as in ft-lbs of torque. 3 pounds applied 6 ft from the grip = 18 ft-lbs of torque. Same amount of force on a shorter lever means less torque. That's the only reason to reach higher up the blank.... to diminish the torque that must be overcome by the anglers biceps.
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At some point up the blank, the strength of that blank diminishes FASTER than the torque being applied..... reach too high, and snappo!
As long as the blank still "gives" at the point where it is being held, there is still some cushion to absorb any sudden increase in torque when the fish lunges away. That cushion is what allows the rod to buck in the anglers hand.... it's also a pretty good signal of when to "bow" to the fish.
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#719903 - 11/21/11 12:31 PM
Re: I'll be missing you Rachael Rae
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Simple. When I am holding one of my rods I hold it wherever I want to. When a newb is holding one of my rods "Hold it by the cork, and do NOT thumb the spool."
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#720107 - 11/21/11 10:44 PM
Re: I'll be missing you Rachael Rae
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#720109 - 11/21/11 10:49 PM
Re: I'll be missing you Rachael Rae
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Back on topic....
What the hell were we talkin'bout anyway? Oh yeah... Rachael Rae.
Pleased to report that Achewter delivered a couple more of the coveted RR blades last weekend. Gonna have to giv'er a try for springers and summers before my estuary troll fishery starts in earnest in 2012.
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#1048710 - 03/09/21 06:05 PM
Re: I'll be missing you Rachael Rae
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Gonna have to find me a slimmer 4.0 sized Rachael Rae for R&D trials behind a kicker flasher this fall.
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#1048734 - 03/10/21 12:16 PM
Re: I'll be missing you Rachael Rae
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I invited Rachel and her extended family over for our upcoming R&D trials this summer/fall. While Rachel was no where to be found, I believe there's still some good in her extended family. URB's beware.....but only if I maybe get some sleep and one or two less cocktails before I attempt any more late night and last minute garage hangout/bullsh!tting crimping sessions. Mental Note: DO NOT CRIMP THE WRONG WAY. BAD THINGS WILL HAPPEN. Brought in some reinforcements as well. I know, I know. They all have no color. Not very diverse, equitable, and inclusive of me. I'm still having a hard time coming to terms/grasps that we will probably be a kicker flasher boat in the future. The days of bait may be numbered. OTOH, I DO love a bait bite. Gonna be hard not to put out a cut plug herring spinning behind an electric pole dancer.
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#1048748 - 03/10/21 07:11 PM
Re: I'll be missing you Rachael Rae
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I'm still having a hard time coming to terms/grasps that we will probably be a kicker flasher boat in the future.
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