Recent content by boy&hisdogs

I am someone with odd proportions, I have a long torso and arms but short legs, big palms but small fingers, etc. Sizing is always difficult for me, be it gear, clothes, or anything else. The paddle over the head, arms at 90 degrees method worked better for me than any other method. That length...

I camp with a hammock most of the time because I sleep better in one vs on the ground in a tent. I forgo the sleeping pad and tent in exchange for a hammock and tarp. My pad and tent weigh about 7 pounds together, and the tarp/hammock combo with straps and lines weighs about 2.5 pounds. Less...

A few from last week, scouting on a rainy day and then paddling on a sunny day. An owl, wild grapes, water lily and some landscape.

I couldn't see very well because the sun was right in my eyes but I feel like this one turned out pretty good.

I am a side sleeper, one who generally has a very hard time falling asleep at that (1 hour or more even at home in bed) and a hammock is the best sleep I've ever gotten. I find that I don't really need to side sleep, and I don't need much of a pillow, where usually I would use 2-3 pillows. If I...

Wow! That looks as good as any kitchen made pizza!

There was lots of wind and dark clouds all day so we decided to stay off the water and bank fish instead, but it ended up being pretty nice in the evening.

I was catching some very small bluegills the other day and we were having a really hard time getting any deep hooks out, their mouths were so small that it was hard to get pliers or degorgers in there effectively. I'm considering going barbless as my new default for small fish catch and release...

Went for an evening paddle tonight. I saw some carp going crazy here the other day and figured I would try and shoot one but no luck. There were some jumping here and there but not thrashing around on the surface like before. I took a few practice shots at lily pads anyway and all I have to say...

I looked and it's rated for 14, and it's an Ugly Stik. I know a lot of people turn their nose up, and they have a lot of marketing but all through my teens and 20s I fished with a hand-me-down 7' Medium Ugly Stik from the late 70s or early 80s (best anyone can remember). I watched it bend almost...

My first fish since I moved here! I tried a bit when we first moved here but no luck. Then I got hurt and spent the following spring and summer mostly on the couch. The other day a friend took us to a little park pond in his neighborhood that was absolutely PACKED with panfish and I caught a few...

That's what it turned into here. Now the only way you get to stay overnight is if you book 10+ sites at $30 each in advance.

Horn Rapids

This is mostly just a rant, consider yourselves warned... The only campground on my favorite stretch of river got closed last year right before we had a trip planned. Back then it was temporary, until they figured out how to deal with the issues. We decided to just make it a day trip and try...

I am currently re-reading The Great Gatsby, but that has been sporadic because I already have to do a lot of reading and writing for my master's program. My current goal for reading is to go back and read all the classics that I read when I was a student and see how much more I can get out of...