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ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/—NorCross Marine Products announced the launch of HawkEye Portable Fish Finder FF3355P, which wires together a sonar sensor that can be tossed into the water and a pocket-sized LCD, giving all anglers the advantages of a fish finder.

The FF3355P helps those fishing from shorelines, docks, bridges, canoes, and ice by providing fish readings, depth readings, and weed and bottom contour readings. This information is displayed on an LCD screen measuring two inches.

“Our new portable fish finder opens up a world of fishing opportunities for all anglers,” said Greg Lentine, president of NorCross.

The sonar sensor is attached to a foam float and 35 feet of cable but also can be attached to a boat for trolling. The sonar sensor can read through boat hulls and through ice. It can also be attached to a broomstick handle to search underneath docks, weeds, and ice with its pivoting sensor.

The FF3355P can read depth from 1.5 to 99.9 feet and operates on four AAA batteries. Battery life is 20 hours and is supported with an auto-off feature and a battery save mode. The sonar beam angle is 45 degrees and has a frequency of 200 KHZ.

Pricing and Availability:
The FF3355P is $99.99 and includes a neck strap and storage bag. It can be ideally placed inside a tackle box or gear bag. The FF3355P is
supported by a two-year limited warranty and can be ordered by visiting
Portable Fish Finder – FF3355P - $ 99.99

Get it now!

Happy Fishing!
~ ~ ~ Tim ~ ~ ~

Well here is a solution for you. Sell it via a classified ad on this site.

The ads are free and you just may make enough for some newer equipment or a few new lures. You really don’t have much to lose, do you? Give it a try.

Happy Fishing!
~ ~ ~ Tim ~ ~ ~

Papa John’s Campground is a delightfully peaceful area of Claiborne Parish (that’s “county” for you non-Louisianans) in north Louisiana. It is 20 minutes from Eldorado, AR, 50 minutes drive from Ruston, LA, and 1 hour from Monroe, LA.

The lake is 10 years old so the fishing stock is well established, but they have rented campsites for only about 2 years. Believe me, it is undiscovered! But it won’t be for long.

For day fishing, they only charge $10/day/person! And for the fish they have, that’s a real bargain. They also rent boats and only allow electric motors.

Here is something to use to go after those big bass.

These Live Pointers will do the trick!

They have several automatic feeders that feed the fish twice a day.

Oh, yes, they do have a bunch of bream and white perch, if that is your pleasure.

Imagine yourself casting into one of the holes in Papa John’s lake and taking a few of his bass. Can life be any sweeter?

Call now, 318-927-2603 Days or 318-927-6023 Nights, to make your camping reservations.

Shhhh! Don’t dare tell a bunch of your fishing buddies, or it won’t be “undiscovered” for long!

Happy Bass Fishing!
~ ~ ~ Tim ~ ~ ~

As the weather warms up, the tournaments will spread from south to north. Here is a great source to locate just about every tournament you could want.

Don’t let that one close to you slip by without your entry! Go there now!

Happy fishing!

~ ~ ~ Tim ~ ~ ~

Here is one of the most useful. You can float the transducer away from your own location. Other models allow you to put the unit head in the water and point it.

HawkEye Portable Fish Finder FF3300P is very easy to use. Simply turn on, toss the floating transducer into the water, then view the screen for instant fish, depth, and bottom structure readings.

Take your portable fish finder with you anywhere you fish, no matter how remote or secluded. Just place it in your pocket or tacklebox. Fish finding technology is now available to you where it wasn’t before with or without using a boat.

Because HawkEye Portable Fish Finders operate on batteries, there’s no need for a 12-volt power source and no need for installation. Wear it around your neck using the included neck strap, or use the belt clip to keep it at your side. Our portable fish finders will keep both your hands free and help you find those hiding fish.

Don’t come back empty handed, get one of these jewels today!

Best Fishing to You,
Tim

The Verbana Babylon ’ Neon Rose’, displays multitudes of neon rose flowers and is noted being one the earliest bloomer in the Verbena family. The family of Babylon Verbenas is also one of the most mildew resistant in the Verbena family of flowers. This Neon Rose Verbena has a mounding and cascading habit with a fantastic display of colorful flowers.These free flowering varieties are prize picks for hanging baskets, flowing out over the edge of pots or window sill boxes.

Get several Verbana Babylon ’ Neon Rose’ plants for your back yard now!

Happy Landscaping!
Tim

“The Yarrow `Paprika’, Achillea millefolium, is an upright gold centered, fading to light pink & creamy yellow, Yarrow that blooms from June through September. With fern-like aromatic silvery to gray-green foliage, it is considered to be one of the best yarrows in any landscape. The foliage has a somewhat strong, spicy aroma, which persists when used in dried arrangements. The flower heads are 3-4 in. wide, with a spread of 18-24 in. and a height of 24 in. For an attraction to butterflies, deer and rabbit resistant, one can’t go wrong with this plant.

Get several Yarrow `Paprika’, Achillea millefolium, plants for your landscaping now.

Great Landscaping!
Tim

Here is the perfect choice.

The Grandiflora Hydrangea, Hydrangea paniculata, is a common American garden plant and highly valued for its vigor and bloom dependability. Sterile flowers appear in August and remain on the plant until the first hard frost.The large conical shaped white flower heads turn to pink in the fall with gray-green leaves. Sent to America from Japan in 1861, this continues to be one of the best loved varieties. The blooms can easily be used for drying. 6+ foot height at maturity.

This Grandiflora Hydrangea, Hydrangea paniculata, is a very popular item.

Get yours now.

Great Gardening and Landscaping!
Tim

The GPSMAP® 60C and GPSMAP 60CS are new all-purpose units—packed with exciting new features and delivering the kind of color that consumers want in their handheld GPS’s. These lightweight, rugged, waterproof units raise the bar to offer a 256-color, highly reflective display that provides easy viewing in almost any lighting condition. This transreflective TFT technology provides excellent viewing while maximizing your battery life (30 hours, typical use).

Both the GPSMAP 60C and GPSMAP 60CS are packed with extra features, including rapid automatic route calculation, an integrated outdoor calendar, a dedicated geocaching mode, and indoor/outdoor GPS games that turn the outdoors into a giant gameboard.

GPSMAP 60C features

Sunlight-readable display with 256-color transreflective TFT display (1.5” W x 2.2” H; 2.6” diagonally); color operating system with new look-and-feel

Faster processor, with auto routing, turn-by-turn directions, and audio alerts along city streets or trails when using MapSource® City Select® or 24K Topo software (optional software)
56 MB of internal memory for storing map detail

Permanent user data storage
Each day’s best hunting and fishing times—along with sunrise/sunset times—on the integrated Outdoor Calendar

Special geocaching navigation mode
Geolocation games, such Virtual Maze, Nibbons, Geko™ Smak, and Memory Race

Fast map transfer, with support for both USB and serial port interfaces; navigation instructions can be shared with repeaters, plotters, and autopilots using NMEA protocols through the dedicated serial port
Detailed basemap with general map data, including highways, major roads, river, lakes, and borders
Dedicated “mark”, “page”, “enter”, “quit”, “menu”, “find”, and “zoom out/in” buttons; four-position rocker pad
2.4” x 6.1” x 1.3” (W x H x D) unit dimensions

Weighs 5.4 ounces (without batteries), 7.5 ounces (with batteries)
WAAS GPS receiver with accuracy to 10 feet in North America; built-in quad-helix antenna for better satellite reception

30 hours of battery life under typical-use conditions (uses two “AA” batteries)
Multi-platform navigation for easy navigation in a car or boat, or on foot

Accepts data from MapSource products (City Select for driving, U.S. Topo and 24K Topo for hiking, Recreation Lakes for freshwater, and BlueChart® for saltwater applications) Waterproof to IEC 60529 IPX7 standards (can be submerged in one meter of water for up to 30 minutes)

50 reversible routes, 10,000 track points with TracBack® technology (navigate to any track point on the displayed map), and 1000 waypoints with additional graphical icons for location identification
Proximity alerts for anchor drag, arrival, off-course, proximity waypoint; built-in alarm clock

User-configurable track-line color, waypoint projection, display color scheme, large-numbers option, audio tones, and pages (turn on/off main pages or change the sequence in which they appear)
Trip computer provides odometer, stopped time, moving average, overall average, total time, max speed, and more.

Put the GPSMAP® 60C or GPSMAP 60CS for your birthday, NOW; no matter when it is! I am!

Happy Traveling!
Tim

You know how frustrating it can be fishing at night and not having enough light. . . or the right light. . . or enough hands. The super bright LEDs are so good and take so little battery power for their powerful lights.

Patented SUPER BRIGHT LED lighting system with waterproof adjustable angle lens illuminates interior of the box. Great for morning and night time fishing and camping. Translucent body acts as a lantern when the lid is closed. Powered by 3 AAA batteries (not included). Weight: 8.75 lbs.

Many a night I would have given A LOT of money to have a NightRanger Lighted Tackle Box like this one!

Get one here. . . before you need it!

Great Fishing!
Tim

This report rounds out the Triad of reviews dealing with Cortland’s fly line highlights for 2005. Thus far, we’ve covered the 444 Sylk and the 444SL Precision Taper, now comes the 555 High Float Dyna-Tip. It is the final nail in what is one of the finest crafted coffins in the world—it’s the only coffin that I know of that will make your fly fishing game more alive than ever. I call that a creative coffin … And since a coffin is a vault of sorts, it seems a good place safeguard these lines when not in use – they are valuable!

The 555 High Float Dyna-Tip. This is a great addition to a continuing history of great fly lines. The High Float does just exactly that – float high. That means, of course, less effort on your part when lifting into the backcast. It also means less disturbance to the water’s surface during the lift. Remember those roster-tails you usually have? They become a thing of the past, provided of course, that you don’t get sloppy in your casting stroke.

Unlike most of the other 555s, the High Float does not have a chambered mono core; instead, the core is braided nylon. Other than that, the High Float enjoys the attributes of remainder of the 555 family. Let there be no doubt, the Cortland High Float is one helluva line. Perhaps more remarkably than anything else, it’s purported to have the lowest specific gravity in the industry. (I’ve heard it’s less than 6.) Little wonder it floats so high! To be sure, it is a joy to handle. . . . (For the rest of this fine review, go here.)

Happy Fishing!
Tim

by Dustin Taylor

Fish stories are famous for telling the tale of the one that got away. That’s about all losing a fish is good for. Sure your buddies will get a laugh, your friend in the boat might rib you the rest of the day. You on the other hand, have to bear the harassment. When fishing a tournament the fish story could be deemed as an excuse. Fishermen are full of excuses. As fishermen we should do everything in our ability to eliminate the excuse factor.

Crankbaits, Jerkbaits, and some top waters are famous for losing fish. These baits have gotten this reputation because of treble hooks. First thing you should do with these baits is make sure the hooks are attached to the bait itself with a split ring. Yes, there are still a few baits on the market that do not have free floating hooks. If your hooks do not swing freely, they will lodge, and it will become easier for the fish to throw your bait. . . . (For the rest of this fine article, go here.)

Happy fishing!
Tim

One of the most important steps in getting sponsored to fish tournaments (whether you fish for bass, walleye, crappie, musky, redfish, marlin, etc.) is to focus on what YOU CAN DO for your sponsor not what your sponsor can do for you. When trying to obtain sponsorship from a company, first make a list of the things you could provide for your sponsor.

Put yourself in the potential sponsors shoes. Does he want to give you money so you can fish? More than likely he or she doesn’t want to do that. No matter what type of business you are contacting for sponsorship, they want to know what’s in it for me! In other words, WHAT WILL YOU DO FOR ME?

To answer that question, pretend you were in your senior year in high school and your senior paper had to be written on: TEN WAYS TO PROMOTE A POTENTIAL SPONSOR. If that were the case you would do all the research possible to find 10 ways to do it and then write your paper. . . . (For the rest of this article, go here.)

Happy Fishing!
Tim

The Wenatachee Apricot bears large size fruit. This apricot may also be called Moorpark. The fruit and skin is a light yellow. The Wenatchee is known for being a good annual producer. The fruit is flavorful and is widely used for drying and home canning. It is a self-pollinating tree.The Wenatachee blooms very early so it is sometimes difficult in late frost areas. It produces best in well drained and moderately fertile soil. Thin fruit early in season for size/quality.

This apricot has some of the best tasting fruit of any species.

Get your Wenatchee Apricot trees here.

The Sweetheart Cherry tree is a new self-fruitful cherry tree. It produces a fruit that remains crunchy when picked and eaten. The tree resists cracking and ripens late. It is fast becoming a popular cherry tree. Because the Sweetheart is self-pollinating, it can be used in location where you would only want to plant one tree for delightful cherry fruit.Sweetheart Cherries are the last cherry of the season! Their unique taste is a spectacular finale for the summer. Stretch out the cherry season with the Sweetheart cherry.

Plant this unique tree now!

Happy Eating!
Tim

These are much more than depth or fish finders, they make it unfair to the fish!

The GPSMAP 3010C and the GPSMAP 3006C launch Garmin into the world of Marine networking, with plug-and-play systems that put GPS, weather, sonar, radar, and other important data at boaters’ fingertips.

Both units are waterproof and feature a sunlight readable, 256-color, 640×480-pixel VGA display. The screen size for the GPSMAP 3010C is 10.4” diagonal. These multifunction displays (MFDs) are powered by a high-speed processor and graphics controller for fast redraw of charts and weather graphics. They communicate with the Garmin Marine Network through a 100-megabit Garmin-proprietary ethernet-based network. The entire system is waterproof and completely plug-and-play—the MFDs automatically detect any and all peripherals once they’re connected. Boaters can connect a GPS antenna and one remote sensor directly to the MFD. Or, with the addition of the GMS™ 10 Network Port Expander, users can connect multiple MFDs and sensors to the same network. Each networked MFD can be configured independently.

A unique feature to the Garmin Marine Network is the addition of the GDL™ 30 weather data receiver. Through a partnership with XM WX Satellite Weather, North American mariners can—for the first time—access real-time graphical weather data directly on the GPSMAP 3010C or 3006C—without the need for a separate PC interface. For those wanting more than 120 channels of XM Satellite Radio along with weather data, Garmin also offers the GDL 30A—which provides a unique audio-channel interface on the 3010C and 3006C that allows for connection to an on-board stereo.

GPSMAP 3000 series products receive sonar data through the GSD 20, a proprietary “black box” sounder which offers 4,000 watts of peak-to-peak power (500 watts RMS) in a dual-frequency transducer. The Garmin Marine Network will be compatible with Garmin’s new marine radar that is expected for the 2005 marine season. More information on the radar should be available in late 2004.

The Garmin Marine Network also offers a unique network upgrade system. The user simply prompts the MFD to read the current software version of all components within the network, and writes them onto a Garmin data card. Then the user uploads this data via a PC to the Garmin website, where the newest software versions are downloaded to the data card. The entire system is automatically updated once the card is re-inserted into the MFD.

Features

—WAAS-enabled, 12 parallel channel GPS sensor with 30 ft. cable length
—High-speed RISC processor and graphics controller for fast screen redraw
—Use individually or connect and control multiple displays and sensors with built-in high-speed network
—View weather overlays with optional GDL 30/30A remote XM marine weather/audio satellite receiver
—Add sonar with optional GSD 20 remote sounder
—13.1” W x 8.8” H x 3.25” D unit dimensions
—Dual card slots; accepts data cards programmed with Garmin’s BlueChart® cartography
—10.4”-diagonal, color TFT, full VGA, sunlight-readable display
—Weighs approximately 5.0 lbs.
—Backlit display and keypad
—Permanent user data storage; no memory battery required
—Two composite video inputs for on-board cameras; 1 VGA PC monitor video output
—Three data ports allow for NMEA 0183 and proprietary Garmin
—Navigation voice prompts (future software update required) with optional speaker
—Remote operation using optional Garmin infrared remote control
—Water resistant; meets IEC 60529 IPX7 standards
—Built-in worldwide basemap showing cities, interstates, coastline detail and U.S. tide stations
—Compatible with Garmin’s BlueChart marine cartography and most MapSource products, including Fishing Hot Spots and MetroGuide®
—4000 user waypoints with name and graphic symbol; 50 reversible routes with 300 waypoints/route
—10,000 point automatic track log; 15 saved tracks let you retrace your path in both directions; 700 points/saved track
—Position formats include Lat/Lon, UTM, Loran TDs, Maidenhead, MGRS; and user grid
—Audible alarms for anchor drag, arrival, off-course, shallow water, deep water, proximity waypoint, clock, and battery
—Large-numbers option for easy viewing
—Course and speed filtering
—Built-in celestial tables for sun and moon calculations

Imagine all the benefits of this tremendously powerful package! It borders on being unfair to the fish, doesn’t it?

Go now to buy one or learn more.

Happy fishing!
Tim

Using Lunar Tables: Lunar Tables are far more effective than “moon tables” because they take into account critical solar energies as well as lunar.

Some tips on their use: The “Best Days” column is based on the ever-changing positions of the sun and the moon, rating each day on a scale of 0 to 100. The higher the number, the more solar/lunar influence that day is experiencing (see “Value” column or corresponding black bars).

The “Lunar Periods” section lists the times the moon is overhead and underfoot each day. The length of a lunar period can range from one hour to three-and-one-half hours, depending on a number of important lunar cycles, such as how close the moon is to the earth that day and how high its orbit is. Also, the section uses solar symbols (see key at bottom of each month) to alert you when a lunar period is occuring at the same time as a solar period (eg, dawn, high-noon and dusk).

PrimeTime data is based on solar/lunar research at a leading college of astrophysics and our own research pond/wildlife area. Annual data is supplied by the U.S. Naval Observatory. All lunar times are adjusted to the center of your time zone and for Daylight Saving Time.

Get more information and learn how to use this system here.

Happy successful fishing!
Tim

Here is an excellent way to learn of the fishing records. Pick your state and go from there.

Happy fishing!
Tim

The fishing logs software allows you to track very detailed information about your fishing trip. You can log as many trips as you like. The administration allows you to sort them easily to find past fishing trips. You can view past logs, update them, even delete them.

Log Fishing Trip Details: Information you can track includes basic trip information like date, location and time spent on the water. You can also track structure types fished and aquatic vegetation fished. You can also track detailed weather information like basic conditions, temperature, wind speed and direction, and moon phases. Water information that can be tracked includes water clarity, water levels and temperature.

Log Individual Fish: This software allows you to log each individual fish caught. Keep track of their length, weight, time caught and lures used to catch each fish. You can add as many fish as you like per log!

Finally, there is a comments section for you to post basic comments about the fishing trip.

So what are you waiting for? Login today and start using this great service today!

Happy fishing!
Tim

The beautiful leaves in the fall add even more to its appeal.

The Spirea ‘Renaissance’, Spirea vanhouttei ‘Renaissance’, has improved disease resistance. This bridal wreath like plant shares the same arching displays of snow white flowers as its old time parent. Arching boughs blossom in mid to late spring that are stunning on cloudy days or in moonlight. Popular cut flower for wreath making. Fountain shape makes ideal specimen or dark green background shrub which turns orange-red in the fall. A deciduous shrub that should be placed in full sun.

Get several to make a background or cluster in your landscaping program.