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[AdmiralAdama]

New challenge is down!

I had no idea Vikings can skate.

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[scifan57]

I had no idea Vikings can skate.

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We're very versatile.

 

[stranding]

A pity that the novel sections of the NASA "Curiosity" cannot be commandeered for the "What it it?" thread.
The "Hazcam cover deploy hinge spring" for example, would be suitable.

The info might not even have made it onto Wiki yet.

Might even throw some of the fiendishly clever folk who haunt these parts.

Though on reflection, it probably wouldn't.

 

[stranding]

My challenge is fill in the missing words. This picture is of a type of _____. The variety is known as a ________ _____.

<img src="http://www.ipadforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=22419"/>

A quick look at this & I thought : bearded face with dimple.
Easy peesy
No way a "doughnut peach"!!!

 

[AdmiralAdama]

A quick look at this & I thought : bearded face with dimple.
Easy peesy
No way a "doughnut peach"!!!

Fat and fibre! Could be the perfect food.

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[AdmiralAdama]

Scifan were your images of the Confucius statue taken in Regina and if so, where is the statue located?

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[scifan57]

Scifan were your images of the Confucius statue taken in Regina and if so, where is the statue located?

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The statue of Confucius is located in front of the Regina City Hall,to the left of the main entrance.

 

[Richard Brown]

Fat and fibre! Could be the perfect food.

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Hmm

A quick look at this & I thought : bearded face with dimple.
Easy peesy
No way a "doughnut peach"!!!

We ate our first one last night. Absolutely delicious. As sweet as honey. My wife has decided to ditch the Sharon fruit for doughnut peaches.

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[scifan57]

What is it now has over 60,000 views.

 

[stranding]

Thar she blows!
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Over to you BD.

AA

Seems I missed this post! Must have been really out of it.
But can't think now why I thought "fishing" in the first place....?

The coordinated, blue indigo / ultramarine colour of that tackle is mesmerising! I got sidetracked is my excuse

Heard David Hockney on the radio yesterday say that historically, blue paint is the most difficult to make, which applies to dyeing too.

 

[AdmiralAdama]

Seems I missed this post! Must have been really out of it.
But can't think now why I thought "fishing" in the first place....?

The coordinated, blue indigo / ultramarine colour of that tackle is mesmerising! I got sidetracked is my excuse

Heard David Hockney on the radio yesterday say that historically, blue paint is the most difficult to make, which applies to dyeing too.

I figured you identified the reel's spool with line. Although I admit to trickery on that. I chose a reel with braided line because nylon would have given it away too quickly.

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[stranding]

I figured you identified the reel's spool with line. Although I admit to trickery on that. I chose a reel with braided line because nylon would have given it away too quickly.

AA

Yeah, after the blissful matching blues, the line structure really bugged me. As it would

Still can't work out the second photo.

Know nothing about fishing. Why might you choose to use that odd "braided" form? Strength?
And is it nylon?

Suspect fishing's on your agenda during your hols? Enjoy!

 

[AdmiralAdama]

Yeah, after the blissful matching blues, the line structure really bugged me. As it would

Still can't work out the second photo.

Know nothing about fishing. Why might you choose to use that odd "braided" form? Strength?
And is it nylon?

Suspect fishing's on your agenda during your hols? Enjoy!

I use braided line on my "spin cast reels" - which is what I used in the challenge image.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing_reel#Spin_cast_reel

It's a preference really. I find monofilament line too tangly. And it stretches. Braided line of yore, was natural. Cotton generally but linen was used too.
What's on the market today is synthetic. Dacron is often used.

Braided line is also visible in the water, which I like. Partly because of my vision and also because it's more challenging to use. Unless you attach a monofilament leader to the hook end, it's quite visible to fish. Which means if you're going to be any good at it, you have to become skilled at baiting.

At least one fishing expedition is planned for next week. My son's onboard so far. My daughter perhaps if she can get a day off work. We went often when they were little. In fact, while preparing the equipment for next week I found my daughter's first fishing rod. A "Lucky Lion" brand purchased a long time ago in a Canadian Tire Store far, far, away. . I also discovered that old men are prone to water leakage from the eyes during bouts of nostalgia.

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[stranding]

I use braided line on my "spin cast reels" - which is what I used in the challenge image.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing_reel#Spin_cast_reel

It's a preference really. I find monofilament line too tangly. And it stretches. Braided line of yore, was natural. Cotton generally but linen was used too.
What's on the market today is synthetic. Dacron is often used.

Braided line is also visible in the water, which I like. Partly because of my vision and also because it's more challenging to use. Unless you attach a monofilament leader to the hook end, it's quite visible to fish. Which means if you're going to be any good at it, you have to become skilled at baiting.

At least one fishing expedition is planned for next week. My son's onboard so far. My daughter perhaps if she can get a day off work. We went often when they were little. In fact, while preparing the equipment for next week I found my daughter's first fishing rod. A "Lucky Lion" brand purchased a long time ago in a Canadian Tire Store far, far, away. . I also discovered that old men are prone to water leakage from the eyes during bouts of nostalgia.

AA

Every female here will surely agree with us that those hundreds of Games athletes who shed tears are the Real Deal McCoy. We love it when anyone does, whenever, whatever, whoever. Welcome to the Real Deal Gang

Agree about monofilament; horrible stuff, impossible to knot.
But-- if it was that same blue, might even be in the running with me

Forgive my ignorance: is this fly fishing? In which "baiting" involves using flies?

The fishing along the Thames here is not that sort. Some fishers bring whole loaves of bread in plastic bags, pots of worms & tins of spam...which get left abandoned, opened, half-used, by the few criminally careless ones, which the dogs & river wildlife then find... Thank goodness lead shot is now illegal here, at least.

We sometimes succumb to retaliation by walking the K9s before the fishers go home, and that's FUN!! They splash in & out of the fish-source...they tangle monofilament joyfully....they sniff out keep-nets with glee...they zoom in unerringly on opened lunch boxes, "disapparating" (sp?) sandwiches in a scifi flash!

Occasionally we get to approach quietly & a lone fisher in a trance gets suddenly nudged on the shoulder by one of the I.Ws. saying hallo.......Woweee, naughty, but.

 

[AdmiralAdama]

Every female here will surely agree with us that those hundreds of Games athletes who shed tears are the Real Deal McCoy. We love it when anyone does, whenever, whatever, whoever. Welcome to the Real Deal Gang

Agree about monofilament; horrible stuff, impossible to knot.
But-- if it was that same blue, might even be in the running with me

Forgive my ignorance: is this fly fishing? In which "baiting" involves using flies?

The fishing along the Thames here is not that sort. Some fishers bring whole loaves of bread in plastic bags, pots of worms & tins of spam...which get left abandoned, opened, half-used, by the few criminally careless ones, which the dogs & river wildlife then find... Thank goodness lead shot is now illegal here, at least.

We sometimes succumb to retaliation by walking the K9s before the fishers go home, and that's FUN!! They splash in & out of the fish-source...they tangle monofilament joyfully....they sniff out keep-nets with glee...they zoom in unerringly on opened lunch boxes, "disapparating" (sp?) sandwiches in a scifi flash!

Occasionally we get to approach quietly & a lone fisher in a trance gets suddenly nudged on the shoulder by one of the I.Ws. saying hallo.......Woweee, naughty, but.

Re: baiting. It's my term for creating action in the water to attract fish. I use artificial lures, many different kinds. Depends what I'm fishing for. How a lure is presented depends on lighting, water conditions (calm, wavy) etc., as well as your reeling technique.

Also - I practice "catch & release" fishing. So technique's important to ensure a clean catch.

Fly fishing is an art which I was too impatient to master when I was young. Now my hands are too shaky for it to be enjoyable.

A colleague of mine is An expert fly fisher. He ties
(makes) his own flies. I can watch him for hours whipping the line, building the energy for the perfect cast.

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