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It's north of Tuscaloosa. Algae makes it turn blue. They only grow when it gets cold.
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Oh, I wish alI had caught him on a jug. I have caught them that big, but I usually throw them back. A fellow fisherman gave him to me. The follow up explaining the big flathead was covered in another...
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I'm not sure what you're asking. I have made hammocks in the past but no longer use them.
Alkali, yeah, nothing like bream on the fly.
Took a break from catfishing. Bream are such a fun fish to catch:
https://youtu.be/Oy51KWRDl7Y
Obde, na, not this trip, but I have on occasion caught fish too big for the cooler.
Phantom, not to mention stock the freezer!
Yeah, that's the thing with catfishing: Catching bait takes most of your time.
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Sipsey is good. Nice up there.
It is beautiful.
Yeah, that's the way to do it.
Had a very good fishing trip just before hurricane Nate hit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoiP3h6WFcs
Back on the river drifting for bluegill. My dad stumbled onto this method when they were pushing too much current at the dam for anchoring. It proved more successful than anything else we ever tried....
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We're coming up on a new moon. The new moon makes for great fishing. This is also part of a series I'm teaching on catching catfish.
I've been here on the forums for a long time, but haven't posted in a long time. Although I'm not camping much, I'm heavily involved in the outdoors, mostly fishing. Since I last posted I started a...
jred, forget the connecting it to the bike. That's a good way to crack your cranium. Just throw down a ground tarp, and use it as a bivy.
Wow, it's been a long time.
Let's see. I was about 265. I used this fabric if I remember correctly: Taslan or Dupot variant called Supplex.
I basically used seat belts as my suspension device....
I haven't built a hammock in a long time. Ed's formula
height + 2 ft + 28 in + 3in = length of cut fabric
This is for a 200 to 300 lbs person. Make it 24 inches if below this weight and 30...
Started by your's truly :D
Oh yeah I forgot about the pocket
What about the other end of the hiking pole?
Na, I quit trying. I'm going back to the ground. I'm going to modify my current tarp and incorporate the extra tie outs he has on that video.
Also, I've got some silnylon; I'll use that for a bivy...
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I just ran across this video on youtube. I like this set up, especially the tensioning lines on the guys.
Cool, thanks. And I assume you're still using snow stakes for the tie outs?
I've spent so much time building my pirogue that I haven't spent any time finishing my Bridge Hammock.
Anyway, I want to try the non-spreader version of this thing. What size and how much...
Oh yeah, I remember that thread now. Come to think of it this kind of frame wouldn't take up much more room than my bed. Plus if I broke it down everyday I could save even more space. w00t.
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I agree with Grizz. I don't see much stress at all to warrant reinforcing the corners. I think we all reinforced them initially cause that's what the OZ sailing website recommended.
And, yes, your...
Any of you experimented with a non-spreader Bridge Hammock inside? That would seem to take up more space than an apartment would allow.
So, exactly how are you lines attached to the tree? How much rope would you recommend buying in all including the corner tie outs?
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Never mind, I see the above post picture. Man, just a few...
Ahh, i get it. So it serves as a ridgeline of sorts.
I don't understand. Less force on the tie outs? Why?
Double w00t!11!!11!!!!!!!
w00t. I saw this a few posts back, and it does look promising. I'll give this one a shot.
No, I haven't tried it yet. Funds are low, atm. I definitely plan to try the BA insulated airmat. That piece of gear should do me fine weather I sleep in the air or on the ground. But I've got to pay...
Well, hammocks aren't going to work for everyone. Also, I don't like my feet higher than my head either. In fact, I'd rather remain flat or in the fetal position.
I've been making my own hammocks...
I'm using an old machines and it sews fine. May not the the best thing but it's fine. My favorite thread is the thread stuff Ed Speer sells. It's a light to medium weight thread which is good for...
Nice to know you're getting better. Man, you lay off forums for a few weeks and you miss all kinds of stuff.
I've often read that a pad helps increase shoulder spread. so I'm guessing that the pad does, to a much lesser degree, what the lower spreader bars do?
Isn't that what Bridge hammock are: banana hammocks turned sideways? If you turn them back, wouldn't you be back at square one?
Right on. My first project was a Speer style hammock, then I jumped to make a G4 pack, which was way to much. So I made more hammocks, then moved up to making a gearskin. Gearskins are easy cause...
lol, I just finished reading. So I can modify my current rig with the secondary webbing instead of starting all over? If so that would be so much easier to mod on one, then once I figure everything...
Wow, I've been out of it for a couple weeks. I'll have to try this lower spreader bar version. Would the lower spreader bar be attached in the same way at the current upper spreader design? If so,...
Thanks, guy I'll try that.
Would wider spreader bars mean a more tippy hammock? Also, what about a trap? Would the tarp hit against those really wide spreader bars?
No I get shoulder squeeze laying on my back. On my side, I can't get my knees up.
Okay guys, I'm still getting a lot of shoulder squeeze. I have a bridge hammock with 36 inch head spreader and 24 inch foot spreader. After laying in the hammock for about 2 hours, these linebacker...
Exactly why I'm not getting married, lol.
Go for it. They are simple to make. More simple than you'd think.