FishNHard

So other then shooting sports what else are you guys into... For me hunting,, fishing, taxidermy metal detecting , ATV riding just start flyin rc planes to many hobbies not enough time.

Headed to find some woodies didn't find nothing been seeing a bunch by my house but have to wait for southern to come in. good luck the rest of the season

I got my barrels mine from a car wash most will have a bunch piled up , the were filled with detergent and I just rinsed them out good .they usually will just give them to you for free .

also if your hunting unfamiliar woods a cheap hand held gps is good to have , I been hunting the same area of woods for the last 15 years and at night all you need to do is spin around and it all looks the same , many times I found myself saying where the hell is way back to the truck LOL dam swamps will screw you up.

Range finder is a handy item to have , tracking tape, good flash light with extra battery's good skinning knife and couple pairs of latex gloves for gutting deer , bottle of water for cleaning hands and knife off of blood . tick spray , thermacell for mosquito's extra haul line for hoisting xbow or other things .hunter safety system makes a good harness , which ever one you buy and use your being smatter then a lot of hunters , amazing on how many people refuse to use one .

When its this hot unless you water at least every other day your lawn will go dormant , if you fertilize your lawn try to avoid a high nitrogen content this will burn out your lawn fast unless you water it everyday , theirs a lawn food called oceansgrow no nitrogen in it just a straight lawn food which helps the grass grow deeper roots and will get you thru hot spells a bit longer but like everything else it needs water , like you I hate the high water bills from the sprinkler system so I got 4 of the blue 55 gallon barrels and run 1 of my gutters from the shed into them and fill them when it rains and store them for hot spells like this and use a small electric pump from harbor freight to give the lawn something till it rains again.

For boat I use a 7ft med-heavey rod with an avet mx reel 50lb powerpro with a 30lb fluorocarbon leader ,for wrecks buy lots of sinkers 6-12oz and tie your own rigs some trips you wont lose a single sinker others youll lose a lot , I once seen a guy on a party boat had a bucket of old spark plugs he used for sinkers .

will you be fishing from a boat or from the jettys ?

should be more empty beer cans on the table

DJNEB , Ill post here instead so others may ad to it from your message you sent , The danilson 24 inch trap you were looking at is whats considered a commercial style trap these type are generally left out overnight and thus you will need a permit for , the most common traps used for a day out are the box style which you can get at dicks -walmart or any bait and tackle stores , I use what know as a topless trap same style just no top just for stacking purpose on my boat, Bait is either bunker or chicken either will work but I prefer chicken I run 30 traps and I buy the family packs of chicken for $6 . When catching crabs you want to keep them cool and wet I use a bushel basket as im catching ill dunk it over just to keep them wet and ill drap a wet towel over the basket to keep the sun off as much ass possible. When to go..... tide movement is important in coming or outgoing , if the water is moving so are the crabs, you may catch a lot more on one or the other but more often then not you catch on either, cooking crabs I keep mine simple I put a gallon of water in the bottom of my steamer 1 cup of vinegar and a 1/2 cup of old bay and JO#2 SPICE combined , as I put crabs in I will sprinkle oldbay on the crabs another layer of crabs and so on till all the crabs are in , steaming should only take 5-10 minutes , CLEANING once cooked I break off the claws and legs putem in a bowl Bodys pop off the shell and clean out the deadman AKA lungs , a little rinse and into a bowl , there are many ways to cook crabs (YOUTUBE IS YOUR FRIEND LOL ) Find what tastes the best to you . Clamming...... your $10 permit can be bought at most bait and tackle stores and I think walmart to. you permit is only good for 1 season so each year you need to by another , it is good for all of NJ but you need to go onto the NJ state marine fisheries site pick the area you which to clamm and it will show you maps of the area , the ledger will show you restricted areas seasonal areas and all allowable areas, Catching ....... low tide is better just makes is easier to rake when raking youll feel like you hit a rock or just an odd feeling you hit something , its hard to explain until you do it , Cooking again in simple either steam or just put on the grill when they pop open dunk that thing in some melted butter or cocktail sauce ,, DAM NOW I WANT SOME CLAMS AND CRABS . WHEN NOT TO EAT .... crabs if its dead its dead throw it away if it wants to pinch the shit outa ya into the steamer it goes , clams if it don't pop open its dead throw it away .. theres a lot I may have missed since its 2 different activitlys but again any questions feel free to ask.

For crabbing you are allowed 1 bushel per person per day you can use as many hand lines or traps as you want as long as you are actively tending them , If you want to use the over night Maryland traps you will need a $2 permit and you can use 2 overnight traps , permits can be bought a any place that selling fishing or hunting license's crabs must be at least 4 1/2 inches point to point , Clamming there is a $10 permit and you are allowed 150 clams per person per day , but there is a size limit on 1 1/2 inch you can get a measure gauge for both crab and clam there like $2 you can go online to the marine fisheries site to check what areas you can clam . I go behind island beach but there are a lot of places to go , I find it easy to use a clam rake , I bought one of the killer clam rakes and works great for me . , crabbing will only be getting better from here on out end of august and sept are the when there big and full. any thing else ya need feel free to ask. John

I have tapcos for both my 74's and a couple steel ones never had an issue with the tapco's, john

Are there any vendors on here expecting to have any , Id rather support buying local then on GB,

Avet reels . Dam fine reels and not overly priced, i own 4 and never had any issues.

I been really thinking of a bolt action rifle , this might fit the bill, wonder if any nj shops will be getting any in.

Hey all .I was wondering if it is possible to replace a scope rail on a PSL , the V groove is braking away and the scope can not be set all the way forward and lock down ,I was wondering how hard it would be to replace it .John

Also the unfortunate thing is theres others who cant keep there hands to them selves on NJhunter youll see a ton of posts about folks getting the cams stolen what ive been doing is when I go to set cams I brings 6-8 tree steps I put my cams about 10-12 feet up pointing down on trail or bait my reason is if someone come across my bait or stand most will look for a cam at waist level and not look up for a cam and most likely never spot it . . yes it sucks havin to go thru extra steps but even cheap cams get expensive to replace when you have 6-8 cams out .

I use covert and Bushnell trophy cams I like the picture quality and compact size . Theres a ton of reviews on almost every trail cam on the market from chasing game

Thanks deerslayer for the heads up on the companys.

Can you guys recommend some places to buy stuff to build a separate a3 upper , id kinda like to get a stainless barrel not sure if theres some places to get pretty much everything one needs. Thanks for your guys help and suggestions John

I have a bushmaster xm15 a2 fixed carry handle . can I buy an a3 flat top upper and just swap out everything from the a2 .or is it better to keep the lower and just buy a complete upper

I will be there around 10 to have some fun non the rifle range , cream colored 4 runner John

Since im going to be reloading I need to get a chrono and was wondering what you guys are using , I was looking at the prochrono digital , seems nice figure id get your guys opinions. John

Wow you aint kidding ogfarmer thanks for the link .

Time from time I see guys posting about a unique mosin's they found or one more rare then others , Im curious What are some of the things one looks for that makes one mosin more differnet or rarer then all the others , John