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I have two large tackleboxes filled with hundreds of dollars worth of lures, as well as bags of stuff that don’t fit in the overstuffed boxes. On the last trip, I caught all but one of the fish with a cheap worm and bobber setup.   I'll finish up this spring trip tomorrow with some pretty...

Posting to praise the YETI Tundra 45.  Thank you fishhead, as well as other internet people and the owner of my local bait and tackle shop for the advice.   Writing to report that all worked out well!  Before I took off for the lake, I put six bottles of frozen Evian in the YETI to pre-cool. ...

  That's exactly what I do with all the fish I catch.  My filleting skills are awful, and I don't have the time to deal with trying to get it right at the end of a long day.  And, what's the big deal with eating around the bones? After the photos on the cutting table, I cut off the head just...

Ty,   This was necessary for my mental health.  While on vacation, I had been waking up every morning thinking about the fish count, instead of the death count.  I'll be back sometime in June.

Pumpkinseed Sunfish next to the Pickerel.   I'll post some lakeside pictures in a few days, but that’s all the fish for a while.  Back to work unfortunately.  

  I gave up trying to get a proper picture with the fish parallel to the measuring tape. It was too jumpy.    

I caught two of the Pickerel that I primarily target.  The smaller one just met the New York state 15 inch minimum.  The other was just under 16.5 inches.  I caught the little one with a worm and bobber.  The big one was caught while I was trolling with a Rebel Crickhopper lure.  This was a fun...

I was able to to escape New York City for a fishing trip.  When I got to the lake, I took deliberate deep breaths and swallowed the clean country air. Yellow Perch. We grow our Panfish big in New York State!   I caught it while trolling with a Rebel Crickhopper.  

I ended up getting this model:   https://www.yeti.com/en_US/hard-coolers/tundra-45-cooler/10045190000.html   I called Yeti directly for advice on a model to fit my needs.  I spoke to a guy named Ben who was very helpful.  He spoke to me at length and was very knowledgeable. Once he knew my...

Changed my mind - many online folks, as well as the owner of my local bait and tackle store told me to get a Yeti instead.  Any recommendations for a specific model?

I vacuum seal but don't fillet. I appreciate your warnings, but after I decide on a size, I'm going to go the portable freezer route.  I need to upgrade last season's cooler solution.  Was too time-consuming and too much of a pain in the ass to have to first fill with ice, then every day have...

  Fishhead,   I clean at the lake and then drive back to the hotel with the gutted fish in my bucket along with lake water for cooling.  I'm never more than 20-25 minutes away from the hotel, so I'm not worried about spoilage.  I plan to leave the freezer plugged in,inside my room, and chilled...

Does anybody here travel with a portable freezer to store fish in?  I threw out my 48 quart cooler.  It works for 3-4 day fishing trips, but I'm getting spoiled and entitled in my old age and don't want to have to deal with filling and adding ice, as well as worrying about melting and...

My 2019 Fishing season ended in October.  The total count was a little disappointing, but I only took two upstate fishing trips.  Total count = 50:   Blowfish - technically "Northern puffers" 31 Bluegill 1 Largemouth Bass 1 Pickerel 4 Pumpkinseed Sunfish 5 Sea Robin 6 Yellow Perch 2   I may land...

Too soon to tell the final shape, but if these come in round, then it will certainly be a Yellow 7 pot cross!   Praying that the cold weather doesn't kill the plant or interfere with the progress.

Delicious fried Pumpkinseed sunfish:      

Two weeks ago, I was able to get out for one more trip.  My initial plan was to hit the lake at 7:00 A.M. on Saturday the 19th, but I had commitments the night before and wasn’t able to check into the hotel until late.  I was also starting to come down with a cold and needed a little more rest...

The sibling of my dead Pimenta de Neyde x Bhut Jolokia (F8- probably stable if it didn’t cross) possibly crossed with a Yellow 7 Pot) is now 50 inches tall! It flowered nearly two months ago but has not produced any pods. Paulg who is taking care of it thinks it has a 50% chance of surviving the...

Fried Yellow Perch and Pickerel.  The Perch has a distinctive sweetness.  Delicious!      

No, but I still have original and my nextgen (Open Pollinated) seeds, so I'll eventually grow them out again.  Ty 4 the reminder.