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Left Coast Surf Fishing

admin September 25, 2024 0

Ocean Surf Fishing along the beautiful California coast is one of the most relaxing ways to spend a day or two. Hidden below the waves are fish ranging from Perch to Halibut to many other species looking for a meal. Surf fishing involves wading ankle-deep out into the incoming waves. Tossing your bait selection as far as you can into the deepening water. When heading out for an afternoon, I usually have 8-10 types of artificial baits and my trusty rake. The rake is for digging out sand crabs. What's fun about this type of fishing is that you can use freshwater tackle. Saltwater is corrosive and will devour tackle not saltwater specified even if you're meticulous about cleanup.

Call it suicide, but when I go out ocean surf fishing, my rig consists of a spinning reel loaded with 10 or 12-lb monofilament line. One would think I'm fishing for panfish but in the back of my mind is the potential for larger species. Those species include striped bass, white seabass, and halibut. Sharks are always in the water but nothing to worry about other than getting busted off.

Ocean Surf Fishing Bait(s) of Choice

Other than telling you what I use, you're on your own deciding what to throw into the drink, okay? Many surf fishermen use soft plastic baits, hard plastic baits, spoons, and live sand crabs. Live bait usually out fishes artificials but you never know what's lurking under the surface. Overall, plastic baits produce more bites across a wider number of species but having access to live bait reduces the risk of being skunked.

Fish caught in the surf is not bad table fare. For me, the real prize when ocean surf fishing is Halibut. When using larger bait in the surf, you must consider using heavier lines with fluorocarbon leaders. Halibut has sharp teeth, get large, and are mean making it a challenge to land anywhere. Stripped Bass can also be caught when surf fishing so tackle selection is important and centered around bait choice. There are many other flavorful species available so try what you catch and decide for yourself what you like to eat.

Ocean surf fishing is fun and good exercise. Being out on the water always makes me feel at peace whether I catch fish or not. Please take a moment to peruse our online store where you can see many of the baits I personally use. Most rigs the serious ocean surf fishing community uses are extremely long rods and the reels can get expensive. I started off with low-end tackle and graduated to the good stuff once I decided surf fishing is something I was interested in. And with all the walking I've managed to lose weight and improve my health. Ocean Surf Fishing is one of the best cardio exercises available.

PSA

Sharks are often caught in the surf so keep that in the back of your mind when tossing bait into the surf. I usually release the large "breeders" to keep the species safe so feel free to contribute to the next generation.

Hand Crafted Fry Coatings & Gravy Mixes

admin August 27, 2024 0

From Our Store to Your Door:

There’s nothing like the taste of fried foods. These same foods are even more awesome when smothered in gravy. Cookin Wit’ Gus has taken coating/gravy game to another level by making hand crafted fry coatings blends that can be used on meat, biscuits, or vegetables of any type. And for lovers of gravy, these mixes are as aromatic as they are flavorful for whatever you use gravy. An inexpensive product and resealable bottles add value you don't find everyday..

The main reasons for coating foods are to improve their appearance and eating quality and to increase their variety. Coatings are applied to foods to modify their texture, augment flavors, improve convenience, and add value to food products prepared for everyday consumption. Our blends are consistent across the product line and that includes products we make for our friends with food allergies.

Consistent with our philosophy of eating well and eating healthy at the same time are our seasoned coating and gravy products. Gus has hand-crafted these hand crafted fry coatings products for maximum flavor and maximum value. All our natural products are additive, preservative-free, and flavor enhancer-free. And for our friends with food allergies, we’ve crafted an awesome lineup for those requiring gluten-free products.

What's NOT in our hand crafted fry coatings / Gravy Mixes

Here is a small description for what may be used to make coating or gravy mixes in stores today: Polysaccharides are natural polymers used extensively to produce edible coating or films. Examples of polysaccharides used in producing these films include; Pectin, cellulose, starch, chitosan, alginates and pullulan.

If that sounds less than awesome then click the button below and select our Seasoned Coating / Gravy Mixes aisle in our store. No additives, preservatives, or flavor enhancers sounds good to me.

“Life’s Good When You’re Cookin Wit’ Gus”

Secured By Design

admin June 13, 2023 0

Secure By Design is a book dedicated to guiding for securing modern technology stacks. A Technology Stack" is the company infrastructure responsible for delivering services to and from computer systems. Almost daily, you hear about businesses being hacked and their critical data stolen. Sadly, many breaches are the result of relaxed or delayed business processes.

To be fair, the internet has been a blessing and a curse. The internet represents unavoidable technological advancements necessary to conduct business in a new way. Drilling into technology, it is the advent of computer-based network(s) that makes security the nightmare it has become. Before the network, computers, monitors, printers, etc. were hard-wired making it almost impossible to break into a system. Now that we have networks, companies have had to think hard and fast and develop processes and procedures to secure these systems. Computer systems consist of multiple pillars. Each pillar has it's own needs to security and to deliver on its purpose. Internet-facing systems suffer from the need to always be available. Pre-internet, systems could be taken down at scheduled intervals, maintained, and returned to service. Post-internet, all companies are www enabled, and the push for 100% online availability drives IT system management insane.

Value Proposition

Secure By Design walks you through and provides examples of how large companies have been hacked. The book describes how these problems could have been proactively addressed. It is not my intent to bash anyone, but the ease of how systems remained exposed was more about "look" instead of protecting the brand. Maintaining systems after exposure and resulting public humiliation is easier. Unfortunately, in many cases, the wrong person got fired after patching identified holes they were not allowed to fix. My book was written after having assisted many companies with analysis and the return of their systems to operations. This book is over 1200 pages and trust me, the contents only scratch the surface. Securing systems is an evolving process. My book does one better than getting you started securing your environment. Available in eBook format.

Company BLOG

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Here is where you come for the most current information regarding our products, our Company BLOG. Here is where we will post new items prior to their release so you can read what's coming from our labs. As consumer product developers, we are always looking to build or promote the newest solution to the age old problem of "who the heck made this crap". We have taken up the charge and have brought many functionally excellent products to market.

Purpose

The purpose of a Company BLOG is to provide a platform for individuals or organizations to share information, ideas, and thoughts with a wider audience. Blogs can be used for personal or professional purposes and cover a wide range of topics. Those topics are such as lifestyle, fashion, technology, politics, business, and more. Blogging is an effective way to raise awareness about a subject or product and to build an online community around it.

The modern blog evolved from the online diary, where people would keep a running account of their personal lives. Most such writers called themselves diarists, journalists, or journalers. A few called themselves "escribitionists". The Open Pages we bring included members of the online-journal community. A website is a group of connected web pages containing more information about a business or organization and its offer.

Conversely, a blog is where a writer or group of writers share their opinions and perspectives on specific topics. Often, websites host blogs, but it's important to note that the two are distinct. Great blog posts answer readers' questions as quickly and simply as possible. Your headings and subheadings can help accomplish that. Think of them as a continuation of the main idea of your post. The suggestion is use your sub headers to include keywords and topics that naturally follow your main topic and keyword.

New & Used Books

admin June 11, 2023 0

This store provides a place where publishers and/or consumers can buy or sell books. Books can be new, used, or anything in between. You can sell your used books, sell books if you're a writer, or search for hard-to-find books for the most advent readers. Encouraging writers to sell their books here is an inexpensive way to sell their works at a cost lower than what you find elsewhere. Sellers often decide something is not right about your advertisement and we make it easy to change things. Depending on how many books come in for sale, it can take 3-5 days until it's ready to go online for sale. It's usually the back and forth between us and the seller because information must be verified. Items like the ISBD number are key so you can be guaranteed to receive what you buy.

We also offer flexible categories should your book not fit what is in our store. There are many categories we don't have in our store. If your book belongs in a category that's not listed, let us know and we will consider adding your category. This is one of the ways we plan to grow outreach. There are hundreds of categories so the likelihood we can add something new to our store is high. This store is international and online 24/7/365. Sellers are responsible for shipping and that helps minimize shipping costs to buyers. Sellers can create their own accounts and sell directly. We offer as a service the listing of books for sellers.

New and Used Books Sharing

Our motto is "Buy a Book, Give a Book" and for a good reason. Reading is one of the gateways to learning and it opened my mind at a young age. I started out reading Golden Book encyclopedias. It made me want to know more about the world we live in and I'm a better person for it. We're not in this to make a ton of money. Our charge of $5.00 is the seller's price per book. with one update per month for free. My hope is people want to share their used books so that others can grow. We also encourage sellers to put a small note in their book to the buyer. Reaching out and touching others is a blessing for all. Feel free to email us for more details.

The Rod Sock

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As a fisherman myself, I've often struggled with my expensive rods being unprotected while underway, in storage, or anywhere in between. Here we have another example of a product created to address a problem experienced by all fishermen. Rods are expensive and are getting more expensive every day. Being able to protect fishing rods, expensive or not, is something I've grown to appreciate. Our rod covers are made using soft cotton and are affixed with spring-loaded drawstrings in our product we call The Rod Sock.

The Rod Sock is available for rods up to 12 feet long for spinning or conventional rods. The Rod Sock can be used for freshwater or saltwater rods. Anyone who has snapped off the tip of the rod can appreciate an extra layer of protection. This product was conceived during a trip across the open ocean. Watching a rod tip banging against the bulkhead due to vibration and rough seas was not pleasant. This sock absorbs impact during travel and muffles that "tipping" against the glass in the bulkhead.

The same sock is wide enough to accommodate loops of spinning or conventional rods. It was not designed to cover reels unfortunately but it does cover "soft" areas of the rod. Areas like the tip are sensitive and subject to snapping so it is our hope this extra insurance helps prevent losing your rod tip. From what I hear, rods are never the same after replacing a tip so please buy some insurance in the form of our product.

The Rod Sock Usage and Care

This product is made with soft cotton and slides over the rod from tip to butt. It is affixed using a drawstring and can be quickly released. It is totally machine-washable so you can throw it in the washing machine when dirty. What we like most about this product is its simplicity. The Rod Sock is available in white and tan.

Consumable Products

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Consumable products refer to products used for day-to-day living (e.g., food and clothing) that are used up or depleted during their consumption, Consumable producers are usually considered safe investments in any economic environment as these goods must constantly be repurchased. We have introduced a line of products that meets or exceeds the quality you'd expect for healthy eating.

The next time you're in the grocery store, look at the ingredients list on consumable products. That includes BBQ sauces, spices, and herb seasonings. If you can pronounce 80% of the ingredients you're doing better than most. What these labels are saying is these products contain additives, preservatives, and flavor enhancers. Look at our products and right away you can see the difference between our products and theirs. It is our goal to allow the natural flavors in foods forward as opposed to tastes created in a laboratory. We make healthy products for a reason and that reason is so you know exactly what you're consuming.

We launched a line of consumable products after successfully blending natural spices. To be honest, we also launched these products after reading product labels. After reading the list of ingredients, I left with no clue what was really in them. I'm no chemist but fear consuming anything when I don't know what it is. What you get out of using my products is to taste the natural flavors of foods. This opens a whole new chapter in eating. From the subtle to the strong natural flavors, my products allow those to come through.

Consumable Products Challenges

The only real challenge is keeping my seasonings. Because there are no anti-clotting agents, the products tend to stick after a while. This is easily addressed by using a Mortar and Pestle. Essentially, you need to grind the ingredients when they clot. The shelf life is unaffected and usually lasts a year.

"Life's Good When You're Cookin Wit' Gus"

The Last Brush

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The last brush 2 is our first product created to resolve a nasty problem with grill brushes currently flooding the market. Anyone who has attempted to clean a grill has experienced the frustration of not being able to get pressure onto the grill surface. Another frustration is getting burned and reaching into the grill with a short-handled brush. That problem has been resolved with this brush and we stand firmly behind it. Standing back and critiquing our product, everything about The Last Brush makes sense. Look at it for yourself, you will not be disappointed.

The last brush 2 has been made with a 36-inch handle. Additional niceties are 1-inch bristles and a hardened steel scraper. The brushes head is 7 inches wide, and 3 inches deep. This head is made for dirt and grease busting. Most buyers of this brush use it on large home or commercial rigs. We have had much success with ours and return customers come back to us for replacement heads. We did a comparison against other commercially available brushes and there was no comparison. Most of the pushback has been regarding the length of the handle. Once you get this in hand, the value is obvious. You can wield this brush using one hand and that's value you won't find anywhere else.

The Last Brush 2 Lifespan:

This brush should NEVER be used on coated surfaces. We guarantee this brush will remove the coating. For a small price, we offer replacement heads. Customers who have purchased this brush appreciate the value and order replacement heads when needed. How long the head lasts is dependent on how often you use it. What's clear is people are satisfied with this brush and we sell quantity volumes to BBQ supply stores. We have national and international customers so that speaks to the value this brush brings.

Oracles Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 13c

Oracle Enterprise Manager

admin June 11, 2023 0

Oracles Enterprise Manager stands alone in the enterprise management space because it does what no other products can do. Functionality delivered out of the box is second to none. The author of this book has an extensive engineering background in the aerospace/technology business. While those disciplines may not seem applicable to developing consumer products, a deep problem-solving ability translates directly into what we do. Two books have been published addressing significant problems in today's technology business.

Solutions provided have been a result of hands-on experience across a wide swath of businesses. The exposure does not age itself out as technology changes but has provided the foundation for continued forward progress. We write technical books to provide those coming behind us with insight that helps make complex tasks more manageable. Here is our recent example, a book on Oracles Enterprise Manager, Cloud Control aka OEMCC.

As hard as they try, companies implement disparate hardware and software because they have to. The challenge that brings is how do you manage them. Management includes software and hardware maintenance, and notification when there is a problem. I have personally implemented this technology at various customer sites, all of which had the same problem managing their environment. So this book has been written using lessons learned. Those lessons learned are customer-centric and all had the same requirements. This product is open-ended meaning anything it won't do out of the box can be integrated using new or existing methods.

Oracles Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Value Proposition

The genius of this product is it will manage almost ANY front-line technology today. OEMCC taps into multiple technology pillars. This product is web based so anyone with the need to know can gain secure access and share data. This book was written using current software versions so obsolescence is not on the horizon. Click visit our store at EPT publications and get your copy in softcover or eBook format today !!!!