davidpavinjr

here is the The Creek Company ODC 816 ponton boat i bought it a week ago and well this style is not for me. it comes with the swivel seat aswell. asking $250 this can be picked up at my studio or i can meet up somewhere.

I'm asking 1500 cash and 1649 for debit/credit cards I can take all major cards. My sister will sell me her boat for 1500. I can take some photos today or tomorrow if you would like to see all that comes with the boat, the sticker is good tell 2011 and I'm buying the plate sticker today when my wife makes it home. I'm on my blackberry so not sure how this reply will look. Thanks for asking

OK.... is HE wearing pants?

yup he is wearing pants. sorry took awhile to send a reply still getting used to the lay out of the topics.

Dave

 

One guy I caught destroying a sign said he did it because it was telling the world that there were smallies in the river, another said the signs were at his favorite spots. I found out thru the grapevine that some signs were destroyed because poachers some how got the idea that they couldn't be prosecuted if there was no sign with the regs present. A couple others I found out from people who saw it done said it was by kids with nothing better to do.

 

Some I'm sure end up next to the stop sign in garages, both taken for dubious souvenoirs. Some have been used for target practice,

 

There are some locations I have flat give up on , a week at most is the life span of a sign. Zach and I put some signs up last fall with locking nuts, the idjits couldn't remove them so they busted them to pieces. Most of the time it's worth putting up a new sign, in a few cases you just have to cut your losses.

 

Thanls for asking to help.

that just sucks i dont understand people now and then. Il make sure i still keep track of the ones that are gone near me if needed i dont mind since i fish about 3 hours aday before work if there is no lighting.

That sucks i didnt think about the scraping part of the metal signs. Maybe if the signs would have the same style bolts that the street corner signs have in them, but im sure that wont stop a person that wants to scrap metal. I just wanted to ask since im just a person that always wants to help out in one way or another. Its odd that its just the ISA signs that are getting broken seems like its someone that was jaded by the ISA or one of the members.

As far as I know you can fish on any river people don't own the water that flows through there land

New sturdier signs were just made and we will soon be putting together an outing for getting the broken and missing signs replaced. Thanks for the update on locations needing replacements.

I wonder what the cost would be to make them out of a nice tin style, this way the people or floods would not destroy them as easy. Its odd its always the yellow ones the white ones are all intact.

I went fishing yesterday and i was shocked to see that 5 of the yellow ISA signs were broken off there pole. The first one was at riverbrook canoe landing in Naperville off washington rd, then the other 4 were all along river rd in plainfield/shorewood/ I just wanted to let some of you know this way they can get replaced with new ones. I also cleaned up the area in Naperville there was a few tires and cans and alot of beer bottles that i picked up."did not mean to double post

Thanks for all the great information, guys.

 

This is where all of this training is going to benefit our watersheds, for a start:

http://illinoissmallmouthalliance.net/foru...?showtopic=5180

 

An event I'm very hopeful will be the first of many to help educate our membership base even further.

 

Everything is falling into place very nicely, and I for one am excited to get started!

 

If you were not able to attend one of the workshops (there ARE still dates available, however), the ISA will be providing sampling opportunities for our members throughout the year on various rivers and streams.

The link listed above is just our first.

Hey Mike i was looking at the site and i could not find any real info on the April 25th class in Joliet at Pilcher Park Nature Center are they still having the class on that date that you might know of. I know im suposed to leave to go fishing up northern WI by Duluth the same day but i can leave after the class since my chevelle that i have to tow back up north is near Pilcher park. Do you know if there are any other of the ISA members that might atend this workshop?

Believe Norm is referring to bucktail spinnerbaits:

 

 

I was thinking that aswell but wanted to show some of the inline spinners i use for bass since i was thinking there kinda similar. il make sure i take some of the buck tails spinner baits i have also have made. there pretty easy to make if you buy them with the lead all ready on the hook, i myself dont like to poor lead with the jig set up.

I've got a guy making me some bucktail spinnerbaits. Does anyone else still use them?

 

It was the first type of spinnerbait I ever used first the old Shannon Twin Spin then a singlespin made by a local guy. After he passed on , I started using ones with the living rubber as that's what was availible in the bait shops.

 

If all goes well , it will be built to my specs by the end of the month.

Here are the ones i have been making for bass fishing. I have not put any bucktails or feathers on the other ones yet. Its fun making them but after awhile your fingers get kinda sore depending on the gauge of wire you use.

I've got a guy making me some bucktail spinnerbaits. Does anyone else still use them?

 

It was the first type of spinnerbait I ever used first the old Shannon Twin Spin then a singlespin made by a local guy. After he passed on , I started using ones with the living rubber as that's what was availible in the bait shops.

 

If all goes well , it will be built to my specs by the end of the month.

il have to bring the spinners to work tomorrow since i forgot my camera at the studio.

I've got a guy making me some bucktail spinnerbaits. Does anyone else still use them?

 

It was the first type of spinnerbait I ever used first the old Shannon Twin Spin then a singlespin made by a local guy. After he passed on , I started using ones with the living rubber as that's what was availible in the bait shops.

 

If all goes well , it will be built to my specs by the end of the month.

I love to use my home made spinners when fish for smallies. il take a photo of some of the new ones i made. i have been buying the spare parts and just build them at work when im bored or late at night when my son passes out. i really like the willow blades give me 10 mins and il upload them after i take a photo.

For those of you who are retired, unemployed, or who don't work a 9-5 schedule, I would be willing to try to organize a weekday cleanup ( ala Don R. ) on the West Branch of the Dupe. Best days for me are Mon.-Wed. Weeks of April 27 or May 4 look good right now. Any suggestions on areas in dire need would be appreciated. Gordon

i have free time between 10:30am to about 11:30am Tues-sat. Maybe 12pm in the Naperville area or plainfield area. I have to make sure i can open my studio at 12:30pm since the young kids and parents always get there early to see me. I also have waders to help on the shore line if need be. David

I never really use this one anymore now that i dont have the lexus and its not that easy to drive places with it inside my new silverado. so im selling this for $50.oo .

I am also selling my Frabil Rod Case Pack-A-Pole FB-7005 pad Extra long adjustable 60" - 96" i paid 119 for it about 2 weeks ago and il let it go for $80.00

I went to wal-mart and picked one up for 13.00 in there camping section not sure how it works but il let you know when i take my trip to Northern wi. i picked the green style that they carry.

I can store it at my place in Naperville. How soon do you need to get rid of it?

well it looks like the chevelle really might not get sold WOW. I know im leaving up to the north woods on the 24th of this month. so i can bring it over anytime before then. plus i own a studio in Aurora so i can always stop over before or after work.

If you donate it to the ISA it's possible we could auction it at the Blowout.

Thats a great idea, where would i take the canoe too. Because in 3h 48m my 64 chevelle listing will end and if it does not get a bid im towing it up north and i dont want to tow the chevelle and a canoe 8 hours away. Who would i have to talk to about setting up a place to drop the canoe off since i cant really store it for to long down here.

Buy a yak or canoe, toons are way slow on the rivers we ISA'rs float.

I just bought the one canoe but its just to big so im going to sell it or maybe just donate it to the ISA but i have no idea who i should talk to about it since there is no title for the canoe. plus my wife said i cant have a canoe or boat unless i sell the chevelle so im kinda stuck waiting on the last 5 hours on my ebay listing hahaha

If a "Colorado" pontoon is a one man, personal pontoon, I have a one of those which is a great fishing platform but you can't row it upstream. You could use a trolling motor but the DuPage is too shallow and weedy for that to operate well.

i was thinking that about the trolling motor and when i walked down the river it was only 2 to 4 inches in some spots near me and up near Washington rd and webber its super shallow aswell. thanks for your impute Scott.

I was thinking about taking the dupage river to work one day. If my 64 chevelle sells on ebay i was thinking about getting one of these Colorado pontoon boats. what i wanted to know is anyone have this style and have how does it handle going down the dupage or up the river?

I am donating this canoe to ISA.

Hello everyone i was looking at the photos on here and i have been seeing some of the ISA shirts. Where do you buy them at i have been looking for them for awhile and now and would love to be able to buy one. Also are ther any that would fit a 7 month old.

Just got my Warrenville Sentinel paper with the terrible headline and article that Tronix has filed bankruptcy and the court withholds funds so there is no money to finish the clean up job on the Dupe. Sad news as this was going so well. I hope there are other alternatives but in these tough times I wonder.

 

Dan

i think its a tuff time for people that lived above there own means. i think you might be able to call the state or call the Chicago sun times or WGN and see what they would be able to help out. i would call but i have no idea on what or where or who to find out the info. there still is money out there you just have to know how to get it.

Welcome John, Goose, Scott, Brad and David! I'm very glad that you have decided to join the Illinois Smallmouth Alliance.

 

Brad,

 

Thank you for your generous donation to the Bronzeback Blowout! Right out of the gate your making a donation to the club. Very cool.

Thanks Don i would love to check out the Bronzeback but i have to work so that sucks. i also wanted to know about where to send donations for the ISA. i have a son and i would love to make sure this site and club stay open so when he is my age he can come here to help out or to learn new things.