Affordable Fishing Vacations

It has been three weeks since this process has started remember the 10 year average the LIBOR was 5.50, but now three weeks later the margin is now 6.340.

The weather has turned a little cooler and windy, but the wind is supposed to die down by this weekend. Perhaps the cooler weather wouldn't be ideal for boating, but for spending the day on land shopping, playing and learning all you can about water sports, it can be a real boon. Besides, we're talking maybe high 70s here!

Other Las Vegas helicopters are air-only flights, and they're terrific too. All of these flights (air-only as well as landing) pass over Hoover Dam, lake Mead, Grand Wash Cliffs, Fortification Hill (an extinct volcano), Grand Canyon West and the Skywalk, and the views are awesome. Air-only flights are cheaper than landing tours, and they're perfect for people with limited time or budgets.

There are amenities galore on the cruise ship. Your meals are all provided and if you like you may have hotel stays at the ports of call included with your vacation. This will allow you the chance to stretch your legs a bit and see the sights.

Accessories come in all shapes and sizes and you will probably find anything that you will ever need for your iPod. You can find station's to dock your iPod and charge it while still allowing you to play it through the built in speakers. There are even accessories that are just plain idiotic such as one that lets you store toilet paper of all things.

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Sunset Concert Series, Redondo Beach Pier, Redondo Beach. Open Wide, the all-dental rock band, brings a smile. Click here for more information.

The nation's only interstate St. Patrick's Day Parade starts at 11:30 a.m. at 4th Avenue and 23rd Street in Rock Island, Illinois, and ends in Davenport, Iowa, at Harrison and 2nd Street. Stay for the Post Parade Bash being held at the River Center in Davenport. Check the entire St. Patrick's weekend schedule of events on the St. Patrick Society web site.

Alcohol should be kept to a minimum. Keep in mind that it will actually dehydrate you over the long run and dull your reflexes in the heat. No decent guide will tolerate a drunk angler. This is the ultimate liability and can cost a boat owner dearly. I allow my two anglers to spit a six pack. If you bring beer, don't offer any to your guide. The Coast Guard considers it highly illegal for a charter captain to drink on the job. Even worse, nothing tastes better than a cold Corona on a hot day. It's kind of cruel to drink a beer while your guide is working and sweating and can't have one. Save an extra for back at the dock.

But it was near noon and Bill was getting hungry. So he stopped at the Subway on the west side of Batavia for lunch. Then he rode downtown to check the internet at the Batavia Library, where he read up on reports from IBET to see if any birders had turned up species he should chase (quite literally) before birding the Fox River trails.

Assuming you are taking a boat to your fishing destination, put the bluefish in your live-well. The more fish the more oxygen you'll need, so an aerator always helps to keep the fish alive. The next step is to find a good spot to start fishing; search the waters for any drop-offs, birds, or shoals. You want a single hook attached to a steel leader (to protect against bluefish). The hook should be fairly large,but not so large that it weighs the fish down. Hook the juvenile bluefish through the back or lips, and live-line it, that is, let it swim around on your hook with your bail open.

Bring a stack of professional headshots (or as close to professional as you can get) for an autograph signing. You may not be a big name yet but in holding the fund raising and announcing to everyone that you are heading out to audition for that big name show, you are telling people that you are determined to get your name out there and that the autograph you're giving them could very well be worth something in the future.