As some of you know, Ol' Swez is into Bass Fishing as a preferred hobby. Here are a few blooper clips of Bill Dance, (Pro B.A.S.S. Tourneyman for many years. Bill is an icon to many and shows that he is all too human when not paying attention to the details:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-393758999980518374
http://www.break.com/index/more_bill_dance_fishing_outtakes.html
If you want to kill a little time and see some funny stuff, have a look!
Swez
Replies (6)
ttocs on 11/13/2008 16:12:49
glad to know that it happens to everyone.
I have never had a tree fall on me, thankfully. How many rods a week does he go through?
swez on 11/13/2008 22:41:30
At $150-250 per rod, not too many I would hope. Anyway, he probably gets them as free use demos from major sponsors to try and see how they stack up for his needs.
Yeah, we all have rough days in our hobbies. We use 8-9 foot rods a lot in the rivers we fish. Fortunately, they are 2,3 or 4 piece units and can be carried short through the wooded areas and assembled at the water's edge.
Dale broke one of his better ultralite rods 3 times in one season. The maker stood behind the warrantee and gave him a 2 step upgrade. The ferrule joint was defective on this older series and Redington finally got it right the following year.
The newer graphites are lighter, stronger and more delicate too. Older composite rods were more forgiving, cheaper and less responsive. It's a trade off and some of the high end mfg's needed time to get the blank builds optimized.
Swez
ttocs on 11/14/2008 01:19:27
my newest hobby is RC airplanes, not a very forgiving hobby as they do not always come back in the condition they took off. The take offs are optional its the landings that are manditory.
Last week I was up at the flying field flying my favorite plane. I bought it from a guy in my club and he did a real good job on it. It is made with balsa wood and covered in a plastic skin that was chrome, red and blue. I normally fly it 3-4 times each time I would go up and I bought it a few months ago. I was flying it and it started to make a strage nose/tail wobble so I landed it to make a quick check. I looked at the control surfaces and everthing was working fine so I thought it must have been a gust of wind. I took off again and made 2 left hand turns so that it was comming back at me. It started to wobble again and before I could do anything the wing flew off of from the top. The fusalage with the motor still turning made a fairly gentle yet fast curve down and quickly turned into a pile of wires and toothpicks. The wing flipped top-over-bottom and slowely made its way to the ground probably 4 secs later, I was still holding the controls looking stunned........ Looking at the wing it still had the wingnuts that hold it in place screwed into the piece of wood that was glued to the fusealage. The wood must have has a crack in it that caused the wobble, and the wobble worked until it broke.
swez on 11/15/2008 01:51:56
Yeah, I've watched a few RC Airplane guys as they ply their experience against unseen variables. Some loose control and crash. But it's a learning experience, just the same.
I would hope that that RC planes will evolve to Kevlar and Graphite-based composites later. These are lighter, stronger and a bit more forgiving. Yes, the cost will go up, but so will longevity.
If you really want to take things to the next level someday, try to tackle and master RC Helicopters on for size. Have observed some real Pros with this one and they say it's a quantum leap to handle this flying machine. It's amazing what some of these guys can do, but they all admit, they are at the mercy of weather conditions and the skills to land them on any given day.
Swez
ttocs on 11/16/2008 08:05:59
there are a few guys in our club that have helis and they are amazing to watch big ones. The stuff they do just does not look right at all. I have a small one that I fly in the house but it is not the same as the 3d ones.
The technology in the places has become a long way but we do not want them to be too hard as these things have a tendency to fall... I actually live a few hundred yards from the field I fly in and I have seen them come down infront of my house. I have personally lost one in one persons back yard and thanfully it landed in a bush and they brought it back....
This week flying is on hold as we share our field with a rodeo, and the rodeo is in town. I have been keeping busy working on the subwoofer for the consol. I have the actual enclosure finished and now comes the hard part of making it look like it belongs there.......
swez on 11/16/2008 13:04:07
Yep, there's a trade off between weight, durabilty and crash resistance in all RC craft. The exotic materials are light weight, expensive and best left to experienced pilots.
Have found this to be true in many high modulous Graphite products too. They have great responsiveness and very light weight as well, But when it comes to durability, only the skilled hands can manage and afford them.
Swez
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-393758999980518374
http://www.break.com/index/more_bill_dance_fishing_outtakes.html
If you want to kill a little time and see some funny stuff, have a look!
Swez
Replies (6)
ttocs on 11/13/2008 16:12:49
glad to know that it happens to everyone.
I have never had a tree fall on me, thankfully. How many rods a week does he go through?
swez on 11/13/2008 22:41:30
At $150-250 per rod, not too many I would hope. Anyway, he probably gets them as free use demos from major sponsors to try and see how they stack up for his needs.
Yeah, we all have rough days in our hobbies. We use 8-9 foot rods a lot in the rivers we fish. Fortunately, they are 2,3 or 4 piece units and can be carried short through the wooded areas and assembled at the water's edge.
Dale broke one of his better ultralite rods 3 times in one season. The maker stood behind the warrantee and gave him a 2 step upgrade. The ferrule joint was defective on this older series and Redington finally got it right the following year.
The newer graphites are lighter, stronger and more delicate too. Older composite rods were more forgiving, cheaper and less responsive. It's a trade off and some of the high end mfg's needed time to get the blank builds optimized.
Swez
ttocs on 11/14/2008 01:19:27
my newest hobby is RC airplanes, not a very forgiving hobby as they do not always come back in the condition they took off. The take offs are optional its the landings that are manditory.
Last week I was up at the flying field flying my favorite plane. I bought it from a guy in my club and he did a real good job on it. It is made with balsa wood and covered in a plastic skin that was chrome, red and blue. I normally fly it 3-4 times each time I would go up and I bought it a few months ago. I was flying it and it started to make a strage nose/tail wobble so I landed it to make a quick check. I looked at the control surfaces and everthing was working fine so I thought it must have been a gust of wind. I took off again and made 2 left hand turns so that it was comming back at me. It started to wobble again and before I could do anything the wing flew off of from the top. The fusalage with the motor still turning made a fairly gentle yet fast curve down and quickly turned into a pile of wires and toothpicks. The wing flipped top-over-bottom and slowely made its way to the ground probably 4 secs later, I was still holding the controls looking stunned........ Looking at the wing it still had the wingnuts that hold it in place screwed into the piece of wood that was glued to the fusealage. The wood must have has a crack in it that caused the wobble, and the wobble worked until it broke.
swez on 11/15/2008 01:51:56
Yeah, I've watched a few RC Airplane guys as they ply their experience against unseen variables. Some loose control and crash. But it's a learning experience, just the same.
I would hope that that RC planes will evolve to Kevlar and Graphite-based composites later. These are lighter, stronger and a bit more forgiving. Yes, the cost will go up, but so will longevity.
If you really want to take things to the next level someday, try to tackle and master RC Helicopters on for size. Have observed some real Pros with this one and they say it's a quantum leap to handle this flying machine. It's amazing what some of these guys can do, but they all admit, they are at the mercy of weather conditions and the skills to land them on any given day.
Swez
ttocs on 11/16/2008 08:05:59
there are a few guys in our club that have helis and they are amazing to watch big ones. The stuff they do just does not look right at all. I have a small one that I fly in the house but it is not the same as the 3d ones.
The technology in the places has become a long way but we do not want them to be too hard as these things have a tendency to fall... I actually live a few hundred yards from the field I fly in and I have seen them come down infront of my house. I have personally lost one in one persons back yard and thanfully it landed in a bush and they brought it back....
This week flying is on hold as we share our field with a rodeo, and the rodeo is in town. I have been keeping busy working on the subwoofer for the consol. I have the actual enclosure finished and now comes the hard part of making it look like it belongs there.......
swez on 11/16/2008 13:04:07
Yep, there's a trade off between weight, durabilty and crash resistance in all RC craft. The exotic materials are light weight, expensive and best left to experienced pilots.
Have found this to be true in many high modulous Graphite products too. They have great responsiveness and very light weight as well, But when it comes to durability, only the skilled hands can manage and afford them.
Swez
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