By Brady L. Kay
For the record, when I say rain I’m not talking about a couple of water drops. In fact, one massive storm created a flash flood in our city to the point where the drains were overfilled to capacity with nowhere for the water to go. This backup of water led to flooded basements in my neighborhood as well as stalled cars abandoned in the middle of streets that looked more like mini lakes than roads. You haven’t lived until a truck drives by as you’re standing in knee-deep water helping another vehicle and puts a wake of water over your back. Good times.
Sandwiches and chips are fine at first, but after a couple of hours, your diners may start to grumble or complain. This is where my mom shined. She must’ve spent forever combing over Internet forums, constantly coming up with new fun snacks to feed us while on board.
Nausea Relief Is On The Way
As an innovator in wearable technology that prevents and treats nausea and vomiting, Reliefband continues to grow its anti-nausea line of wearables and its Reliefband Flex is the latest product to be released.
Reliefband is committed to addressing the urgent issue of nausea with wearable therapeutic technology that transforms how nausea and vomiting are managed. Reliefband devices use FDA-cleared, patented neuromodulation technology to target the underlying causes of nausea and provide fast, drug-free relief. Reliefband’s products gently stimulate the median nerve on the underside of the wrist, re-balancing the signals between the brain and the stomach. Reliefband wearables effectively reduce symptoms of nausea and vomiting due to motion sickness, morning sickness during pregnancy, chemotherapy, anxiety, hangovers, physician-diagnosed migraines, and serve as an adjunct to antiemetics in treating post-operative nausea. (www.reliefband.com)
The Ultimate Tool for Freshwater Anglers
Building on the original Zenon spinning reel, Abu Garcia has added a new model to the Zenon spinning selection with the Zenon X. This model fills the gap by offering the flexibility to fish lightweight finesse style baits while also providing the power to handle heavier baits when needed.
Building upon the success of the original Zenon spinning reel, the Zenon X ($299.95) features the same efficient asymmetric aluminum frame, combined with an oversized AMG2 machined aluminum gear system that delivers the perfect balance of weight, performance and durability. (www.abugarcia.com)
Sometimes it’s best to just jump in with both feet when you know what you want. For this Indiana couple the decision to buy a pontoon to enjoy with their family was an easy one. They had recently purchased their lake home, the kids had grown up on the water and loved boating, so the couple considered buying a pontoon to be a very logical next step.
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We caught up with Bayliner’s Mike Mercer at the February boat show and he gave us a more in-depth explanation of how the M19 differs from earlier models.
“We redesigned the top of the boat’s layout, while still keeping the M-hull, which continues to give consumers more stability though not needing as much horsepower,” explained Mercer. “This also allows for the M19 to enter shallower areas.”
One sultry August afternoon while my pop sawed logs, I lost my last worm piece to a well-placed peck by a belligerent bluegill and was out of live bait. Next to the empty worm carton in the cooler were the remnants of lunch, including Wonder bread crusts I had eaten around and cast aside. I was able to glean a pea-sized ball of white dough from the leftovers, which I wadded onto the size 12 bait-holder hook and cast the bobbered rig up tight against the wall of shale.
On this recent road trip adventure I picked up a Barletta pontoon for the summer in Indiana and made my way back to Idaho, which round trip was around 3,400 miles. I knew there would be some overnight stops on this trip so I planned ahead by researching trailer locks.
For example, I learned how to drive a truck with a trailer and how to back down the ramp. I also know what it is like to get all the way to the lake and realize that you forgot the keys to the boat.
