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[Sheperdess]

Sheperdess,

Must be an offshoot of metal detecting because I'm continually picking up stuff on my daily walks. Everything from toys which I give to the neighbours kids, baseball hats, pocket change, etc....

Yes Bill, I love finding things! This morning I found a tiny phillips screwdriver that a hunter would probably use on his scope. I have found a knife for every year that I have lived in my apartment, except last year. But I have already found this year's so maybe I'll get to make up for it yet. 4 pocket knives, a chef's knife and a kitchen knife. I've found a pair of vice grips, a heavy maul....love it when I find tools. I don't know what I'll do with this ball & hitch. But I do know I saved someone from running behind the vehicle and wracking their shin on it.....only to turn around and do it again the next time you forget the damned thing is sticking out there. It hurts like heck too!

 

[pepperj]

Yes Bill, I love finding things! This morning I found a tiny phillips screwdriver that a hunter would probably use on his scope. I have found a knife for every year that I have lived in my apartment, except last year. But I have already found this year's so maybe I'll get to make up for it yet. 4 pocket knives, a chef's knife and a kitchen knife. I've found a pair of vice grips, a heavy maul....love it when I find tools. I don't know what I'll do with this ball & hitch. But I do know I saved someone from running behind the vehicle and wracking their shin on it.....only to turn around and do it again the next time you forget the damned thing is sticking out there. It hurts like heck too!

I hadn't removed the 3 way hitch for a couple of years, and need to put another type in.
I yanked, hit with a sledge to break up the crud that was causing it to stick.
I finally let loose with a heavy push/yank, and it came flying out, results were-my big toe nail is just finishing growing back in. Yelps!

 

[Sheperdess]

Yes I believe those hitches are demons! PJ, I'm glad your toenail was able to grow back.

 

[bill from lachine]

Jim,

I thought I was the only dummy around here....

Last fall I took a heavy hit on my big toenail....now little by little there's a new one growing in underneath and should be back to normal at some point this summer.

The funny thing is about 10 years ago I was wearing sandals and managed to ding the same toenail on the sharp edge of the steel side door. Lots of bleeding and it grew back so this is the 2nd go around and hopefully the last...

 

[bill from lachine]

sherperdess,

You could probably sell it on craigslist and make a few bucks.

 

[Sheperdess]

Yes! Maybe the guy that lost it will buy it! That might be cool!

 

[Sheperdess]

I'm supposed to get 3 to 6 inches of snow tonight....the chickadees are filling up on seeds. I am glad I got my hike in this morning. It was really windy, but not too cold.

 

[WHADIFIND]

Mornin all.

Catchin crawlers....

Firstly , walk very gently. Vibrations are a warning to them. No heel clomping.
Secondly , locate crawlers on the outer edge of your light beam. Just enough to see them vs shining light directly.

A pounce will send one retreating. Sidle near , bend toward the target till in arms reach ,then think mongoose strike...
If you grab ahold and it's heading underground you risk a break. And a broken crawler is the bad apple that can ruin the rest in your container...
When crawlers area abundant , I let a retreating one caught hold of go.
If scarce , just keep firm but gentle traction on it and wait for it to relax. If it gets to be a long wait , it has just used it's grip to hold the sides of the hole and will stay that was longer than you'll want to wait.. By giving it an instant of slack it has to reposition it's grip (note the "bristles" on a crawlers sides , they grip) to try to retreat farther. When it shifts upon being given slack there is an instant (right away) when most can be slid out with traction.
Almost as if it needs to go forward to reverse in a brief instant.

Keep them in a shallow depth of bedding. Too deep and they don't get enough air.
Storage temp matters. From near dormant above freezing , to very active.
Too much water is not good. Nor too dry.

Crawlers can be "conditioned" before fishing. Some folks put them on ice to clean them out , but that's a stress on them. Not conditioning them , but reduces black stuff coming out of them on boat carpet.

To condition I use a small plastic tub. (Couple pound of butter capacity maybe for a dozen crawlers). An ice cream tub can work , or about any other.
Put lots of vent holes in the lid. I like using a rotary leather punch on about the second smallest hole size.
Only the healthiest crawlers get used.
Torn up brown paper towel , poplar leaf size is fine , slightly dampened or wrung out after wetting with cold water gets an inch layer. Then a couple crawlers ,then another layer ,then more crawlers till full. Alternatively , just dump crawlers on top of the container full of bedding.
Loose bedding is the goal to start with flaky or looser layers. But a firm/full house result.

Put in refrigerator. Top shelves are usually warmest. With lower shelves then coldest.
Depending on fridge temps , middle shelf is fine.
Check crawlers daily.
Just peek in and if any are ill get them out.
Don't be fooled by a couple on top where it's warmest. Touch them and if they take off , they're alright.

What happens is the crawlers get cleaned out. But the confined area makes the work harder to get around.
They will be more drownproof , lively , and powerful vs fresh picked.

They can be fed. Cornmeal ,coffee grounds, or commercial food.
Just a little sprinkled on top of bedding. Residual food can generate heat and or bacteria. Not good.

I used to keep spring picked crawlers in a cool basement and fishing often , had bait past mid summer , sometimes more ;sometimes less.

All that work!?!?!?

Make an electric worm rod and just sit back and wait for them to come to you!

 

[bill from lachine]

Burton Cummings-Stand Tall.

 

[pepperj]

Jim,

I thought I was the only dummy around here....

Last fall I took a heavy hit on my big toenail....now little by little there's a new one growing in underneath and should be back to normal at some point this summer.

The funny thing is about 10 years ago I was wearing sandals and managed to ding the same toenail on the sharp edge of the steel side door. Lots of bleeding and it grew back so this is the 2nd go around and hopefully the last...

Oh, sorry for the mishaps with the big toe.
A few months before we set off in 1992 for our backpacking adventure in SE Asia, I stubbed the same toe.
I pulled the soak off and it was a throbbing purple. Many months later it fell off and the new one wasn't started yet.
I just kept it taped on for months just for protection.

BTW things seem to come in 3's in life Bill.

 

[pepperj]

All that work!?!?!?

Make an electric worm rod and just sit back and wait for them to come to you!

Never heard of one. Not yanking my leg now WIF are you
?

 

[Blak bart]

Probably a few of the pirates can relate to Dave's miss.

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/general-discussion/653614-things-i-miss-most.html

Cig. butts along the road in front of our place lately. Like WTF! Pi$$es me off to no end to see these littering the lane/road between the house and shop.
Ya I know public property but still, put it out and stick it in a container-oh that would take a brain cell to figure it out.
I guess I was taught not to litter-and the few times I threw something out the window I actually feel guilty in doing so to this day.

Anyways that rant is out.....

Had our little bubble couple over for the BD dinner yesterday (farm food drop/pick up) so justified under the lockdown rules.
Tenderloin/ribs/blueberry cheese cake-many little dishes of snacking pre/post dinner.
Walk/play max & 3yr old.
Great company best of times one could expect.

Did something i haven't done in over 30 yrs-went out to catch night crawlers.
After the big clean up of left overs/dishes I said to the Mrs I was going to the field.
It was 10pm-jumped on the ATV-drove over and got off-turned on the flashlight looked around the grassy field between the new growth coming up.
Nothing hitch-wait what was that-ah nothing-thought I saw the grass move-nope nothing. Walked over to the berry patch fence line where it was bare earth-there's one-no there "was" one, there is-was-OK either those worms have gotten faster over the past 30yrs or I'm getting slower.
So it was a relearning curve-turn light down-most faster Jim-faster-still missing more than grabbing-Ok the end result/outcome in walking around the 800ft of outside fencing.
Got the slower ones-missed the shy ones-and the 750Mil yogurt container was pretty full so i dumped it into the ice cream bucket-added clover/grass to keep them happy for the chickens treat this morning.
The Mrs wants to go out tonight-she's faster on the draw I know that.
So I need to step up my grabbing.
Need a red light lens maybe?
Any suggestions from all you night crawler catchers?
Strangest thing-walking back through the grass-they were everywhere I shone the light-but they're quick-quick.

Well jim....I guess all it takes is one man's love for his chickens to make him do what he hasn't done in 30 years. Not only were you out in the fields picking worms at 10 pm for your birds....I think you were having a lot of fun from what I read. Ahhhh...what a man will do for the love of his hens !! Thats not a flock you have its a harem !!

 

[Blak bart]

Mornin all.

Catchin crawlers....

Firstly , walk very gently. Vibrations are a warning to them. No heel clomping.
Secondly , locate crawlers on the outer edge of your light beam. Just enough to see them vs shining light directly.

A pounce will send one retreating. Sidle near , bend toward the target till in arms reach ,then think mongoose strike...
If you grab ahold and it's heading underground you risk a break. And a broken crawler is the bad apple that can ruin the rest in your container...
When crawlers area abundant , I let a retreating one caught hold of go.
If scarce , just keep firm but gentle traction on it and wait for it to relax. If it gets to be a long wait , it has just used it's grip to hold the sides of the hole and will stay that was longer than you'll want to wait.. By giving it an instant of slack it has to reposition it's grip (note the "bristles" on a crawlers sides , they grip) to try to retreat farther. When it shifts upon being given slack there is an instant (right away) when most can be slid out with traction.
Almost as if it needs to go forward to reverse in a brief instant.

Keep them in a shallow depth of bedding. Too deep and they don't get enough air.
Storage temp matters. From near dormant above freezing , to very active.
Too much water is not good. Nor too dry.

Crawlers can be "conditioned" before fishing. Some folks put them on ice to clean them out , but that's a stress on them. Not conditioning them , but reduces black stuff coming out of them on boat carpet.

To condition I use a small plastic tub. (Couple pound of butter capacity maybe for a dozen crawlers). An ice cream tub can work , or about any other.
Put lots of vent holes in the lid. I like using a rotary leather punch on about the second smallest hole size.
Only the healthiest crawlers get used.
Torn up brown paper towel , poplar leaf size is fine , slightly dampened or wrung out after wetting with cold water gets an inch layer. Then a couple crawlers ,then another layer ,then more crawlers till full. Alternatively , just dump crawlers on top of the container full of bedding.
Loose bedding is the goal to start with flaky or looser layers. But a firm/full house result.

Put in refrigerator. Top shelves are usually warmest. With lower shelves then coldest.
Depending on fridge temps , middle shelf is fine.
Check crawlers daily.
Just peek in and if any are ill get them out.
Don't be fooled by a couple on top where it's warmest. Touch them and if they take off , they're alright.

What happens is the crawlers get cleaned out. But the confined area makes the work harder to get around.
They will be more drownproof , lively , and powerful vs fresh picked.

They can be fed. Cornmeal ,coffee grounds, or commercial food.
Just a little sprinkled on top of bedding. Residual food can generate heat and or bacteria. Not good.

I used to keep spring picked crawlers in a cool basement and fishing often , had bait past mid summer , sometimes more ;sometimes less.

RC....Your the professor of worms !! Im worm smart now !!

 

[WHADIFIND]

Never heard of one. Not yanking my leg now WIF are you
?

Nupe!

 

[WHADIFIND]

Nite......

 

[Blak bart]

 

[Oregon Viking]

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Yeh.. I didn't make it up!!!!!

 

[ARC]

Morning TN Crew.

 

[ToddsPoint]

Morning Gary

You have a great point on not getting hit by a Tsunami in your area. Maybe a creek gets out of control, maybe in the spring would be an extreme. Interesting page on your area on the early history-fell down a little Rabbit hole.
The History of Shelby and Moultrie Counties, Illinois

You totally blew me away with the link to that website. I've never seen it and there is a wealth of information about where I live. Maybe clues to some good detecting. Can't thank you enough! Gary