Ice Fishing Log: 2007-12-25

Five Island Lake, Emmetsburg Iowa. Mostly walleye with a few crappie. Jigs tipped w/ wax worms or minnows. Most bites were from 1'-5' off the bottom. We were in about 12' of water.

What I'm...

Reading: The Bourne Identity, by Robert Ludlum. Sorry Erin, I might have abused the book a bit. In The Hot Zone, by Kevin Sites.
Playing: Resident Evil 4 (wii edition)
Adding to Mozilla Firefox: Forecastfox plugin

Deer Hunting Video

This is really intense footage...

What I'm Reading

Me Talk Pretty One Day, by David Sedaris. I just started reading this, but so far the book is hilarious. I'd read a later book of his called Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim which I'd highly recommend. You can hear his voice in material he did for This American Life on National Public Radio. For me, having heard his voice enhances the book. My next selection will come off of his recommended reading list.

Fishing

The Palomar Knot is used for all of my fishing knots. Here is an animated how-to link.

Most of my jig fishing is done with a simple lead jighead hook and Charlie Brewer's slider grub. The 1 1/2 inch crappie/panfish slider grub with a 1/16 ounce round jighead hook has been the most versatile for me. I use the 1 inch grub with ultralight tackle and the 3 inch grub for bass and walleye (use a 1/8 or 1/4 inch jighead).

Remote Backup Solutions

After burning my last collection of backup DVDs and spending time researching home NAS backup solutions, I've finally settled on an online backup service. Mozy provides a low-cost backup solution that is easy enough to use. You are limited to one client so you'll need shares setup to backup your files from one spot. The initial 2GB of data space can be used for free but I went ahead and started a monthly plan for unlimited storage. I'll provide more feedback if the initial upload of files ever completes...

What I'm Reading

Count Zero, by William Gibson
Mona Lisa Overdrive, by William Gibson