Haven't been on the site much cause my office and computer are upstairs along with my bedroom, I just cant get comfy in my bed yet so I have been sleeping in my recliner downstairs. I saw the Doctor yesterday and he removed the bandage and gave me the go ahead to start Physical Therapy, here is my current status






I have an Ice Machine that pumps cold water around the knee and keeps the swelling down




Hope to start walking with a cane this weekend and start driving when I run out of Oxycodone  Pain Pills

12/17

Tried the Power Eggs today. My rig:
3# braid -> 8# mono 3/16oz tungsten slider, bead, swivel -> 3' of 3# mono, #12 treble with 2 lime green Power Eggs.

Brought a chair this time. Set up and cast within 10' of an aerator. Waited.

This guy was feeding the birds and taking pics with his 300mm lens of birds at his feet. Had a hundred birds following him. He gets to within 50' of me. Some random guy starts kinda teasing a goose by walking behind it. Bird feeder guy gets righteous and says something like "hey man, don't stress out the bird!" Then reiterated himself when the guy doesn't really listen. I almost called out bird feeder guy right there. I would have told him he shouldn't be feeding the birds, there are signs not to, bread will just make them sick, but the dumb goose is really no worse for wear if somebody teases it. I held my tongue though because I knew it would just turn into a bicker fest.

He walked by me and brought his hundred birds across my line.

One of the paddle boats broke free from the mooring somehow. It was pushed against the shore when I started and then started to float off at sunset.



I may well have ridden it around the lake to amuse myself if it hadn't been leaning to the port bow. Looked like maybe just water in the foot well but not the proper conditions to be so foolish. It's the offseason so I don't know when a park attendant will come next to fix that situation.

Damn that looks Awesome !!!

I keep a few on the boat and I also got a free one from some company for filling out a survey, it came with a weight and a depth gauge.

Looks like your Homemade device will last a long time

Speaking of Koga, where has he been lately ??

Nice Gingerbread Boat !

Cool looking Geese 

It sure looks like it should be holding fish, anytime is always a good time throw what you got at them 

I always found the fish in Malibu to be too late to the party as well. Really nice conditions though, good quality time spent.

Its been a year since I've fished Malibu.  This particular stretch was one I used to meet Verne on, so he was on my thoughts in a good way.  I went with my middle son.  72deg air, 65deg water, no salad, ankle high, incoming tide approaching sunset.  Perfect, right?  Someone forgot to notify the fish.  We caught 2 perch in 2 hours.  But hey, I was fishing with my kid.

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Quote from: jrodda on December 15, 2025, 08:10:52 PMLooks good! I have the similar style and I generally like it.

Here I thought I came up with a new idea from this smaller one I was using the past couple of years... but I just did a search and see that it's only an original idea from my head but not everyone else's.