Displaced Texan

Had a little fun this morning at a local pond. Caught 8-9 panfish and a small bass. Forgot how much fun they are on a fly rod!

My AUG trigger felt like a pneumatic staple gun when I first bought it. I installed a 2020 Prefision sear, and it’s much better now. It makes a big difference in how I shoot it. The rifle itself is plenty ‘accurate’ inherently out of the box, but the improved trigger pull with the new sear makes ME shoot it more towards its potential.

I think the accuracy ‘issue’ many people talk about with bullpup rifles has more to do with poor triggers than anything else. Kind of the trade off you get it’s bull pups. In many cases, the crap trigger pulls can be remedied with aftermarket parts.

I’ve been practicing knots lately. I’m going to go out fishing Saturday morning before it gets hot out. It’s 6:30pm and it’s 101°. To hell with that.

Can we just have some common sense pool laws??!

13 lbs is about average. I saw it today, and bought it now because meat prices have been on a steady upturn. My new favorite BBQ rub. Slightly spicy. No sugar!

13 lbs is about average. I saw it today, and bought it now because meat prices have been on a steady upturn.

Thanks. I didn’t know that.

Coming soon to a smoker near you. Actually, I couldn’t resist it. Brisket was on sale, so I bought it to stuff in the freezer for later.

Tomorrow?? Aren’t the decisions usually released on Mondays or fridays? Am I missing something?

I love that you got to go to BA, and had some epic meals along the way! Awesome! I’m cooking steaks tonight, although nothing that amazing looking!!

I don’t know the value, but it’s damn nice!

My personal gut feeling is the Dow will bottom out around 27,000. Predictions?

Submariners rarely tied knots. We had skimmers do that for us.

Did a little practice casting, even had a little bluegill strike my popper! The little bastard took my fly. I’m embarrassed that I’m a sailor and can’t tie knots for shit!

I was about 10 or 12 the last time I fly fished. That was…OMG…45ish years ago! I doubt the muscle memory lasts that long! I bought some relatively inexpensive flies, and a few poppers. I remember how much fun it was catching bluegill on that old fly rod. Those little bastards are hard fighters for their size! I spent the afternoon replacing all the line (and tying those damn little bitty knots!), and I may head to the pond when it starts to cool down this evening. Just for a little practice casting.

Eh, I won’t be doing any wading, to start anyway. Just a little pond fishing from the bank. I WILL utilize that advice if/when I start getting deeper into it (pardon the pun).

I wholeheartedly agree with this. When the GOP had control of the house and senate, they didn’t do a whole hell of a lot with it. I am a pessimist when it comes to this…but I hope I’m proven wrong.

I’m holding off buying anything, and I’m sure as hell not selling at this point…I don’t think the bottom is anywhere in sight yet. Wait for it…then buy when things are on sale!

When I was a kid, my dad taught me to fly fish. I haven’t done it in YEARS, but I inherited my dads old fishing gear. Figure I should put it to use again, and besides, it helps me remember dad. A low end rod/reel to practice on, but he had some high end Orvis gear he used too. I guess when I remember how to cast again, I’ll move up to that. We have several stocked ponds here in Sun City that have plenty of bass, trout, and panfish. I will be seeking the panfish, as I remember them to be a hoot to fight on a fly rod! Any tips from veteran fly fishermen? I gotta remember how to tie knots!

Lol. Late this afternoon, around 3. Shiner Bock works for me!

Mrs Tex asked me to smoke up a few more batches of wings, so I’m going to do 20lbs today. I’m out of Dillo Dust, so I’m trying another rub. The quick taste test of it is excellent, and it doesn’t have any sugar in it (unlike Dillo Dust).

I’ve had no issues with M193/M855 with ALG-ACT trigger and the lower power springs. I have the same trigger in my Colt LE901 .308, and have experienced occasional light primer strikes on M80 ball. I need to switch to the heavier springs on that rifle.