u/muccamadboymike

Hey all,

Hope this is allowed. I used the guide to try and remove my rust problem (that I created) by doing 30 minute soaks with vinegar/water. It seemed to do the trick, however, I have a concern cause it seems like no matter how much I wipe with a dry paper towel that there's a dark residue/dust that comes off the cast iron.

Since it's something I plan to cook off of it gives me a bit of concern that I've somehow ... made it unsafe? I don't know - I'm pretty ignorant so could be completely normal.

I'll attach some photos of before/after. It's a standard LODGE cast-iron.

In case it's useful here's some info on where I went wrong and the way I got my cast iron into it's rusty state was through a couple mistakes. While I was seasoning my cast iron (using this reddit's How To Guide) I placed my pan onto a hot pad to cool off. Turns out that hot pad had a layer of something plastic-like and it stuck to the bottom (I tossed those, cheap crap that clearly isn't designed for grabbing hot pans very well). I couldn't scrub it off for the life of me. So I blasted it on my propane grill. That worked, except that I forgot about it and it just cooked for like 3 hours. When it cooled down it was in the rusty-dusty state. I did some water and scrubbing and it seemed ok but once it sat dry for a time it just rusted up again. So, I did the vinegar/water pass and it definitely looks a lot better...so now I just want to confirm it's safe to use. It seems like I've lost the deep black layer of the original finish.

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It's gonna be a HOT one. Protect the trout populations this summer.

A year ago I posted this, if you're interested in some studies that I did a cursory pass on about Trout Mortality and water temps - the gist is, get a thermometer and don't fish for trout when it's warm. That was here : https://www.reddit.com/r/flyfishing/comments/1mct1qo/psa_waters_are_warm_and_trout_can_suffer_for_it/ and imo, I think these articles are worth reading for any Angler that practices catch and release.

But - this is what caused me to post another PSA. I don't think this sub has a wiki of resources for new Anglers but maybe that would be a cool thing so whenever a new angler asks about a starer kit we could all just point them to a wiki that lists a few common kits + educate them on how to handle fish...

I was warned not to link YouTube - the title is "5 things that actually kill release trout" from Fly Fish Food and it was a little long but he does a good job of talking about 5 things that kill trout during the C&R.

If you don't want to watch the video here's the 5 topics he covers (promise I didn't just copy and paste AI slop :) ) :

1. Fight Duration - Exhausting a fish to make netting it easier, particularly using too light of gear (tippet, rod, etc) can lead to a fish dying after swimming off. My takeaway is that - do your best to use the proper setup for the fish you are targeting. And learn to fight fish and work to get them in ASAP - faster you net them, faster you can let them swim off.
2. Hook Choice/Location - Deep hooks might apparently be better to simply cut free as opposed to working to get them out. This isn't that surprising to me. I feel terrible when a fly gets too deep. But more important is to use barbless hooks. He references a 6% higher mortality rate for fish that get the barb.
3. Water temp - this is what my post a year ago referenced. Get a thermometer and understand when it's safe to fish. It's not hard and the thermometer is like less than $20 from Orvis. No conscious angler should be without a thermometer.
4. Poor Handling - we all learn that wet hands is key. But he argues, with some research to support, that a rubber net is actually 3x better at protecting that slime. Handling out of a net also leads to more drops on shore, dirt, boats, etc.
5. Air Exposure - This is the biggest killer of trout in C&R. And the biggest takeaway should be that if you can't land/handle a fish properly and swiftly you need to skip the photo ops. Suggests that a fish out of water for more than 10 seconds, especially big fish/warmer water days, have a severely increased mortality rate.

Let's educate one another rather than blast people each time they post fish photos.

Hey all, apologies cause I know this sub can get inundated with Transmission questions.

I recently fell victim to some 10r80 transmission issues. I was experiencing pretty mild shifting slipping, clunks etc. and out of paranoia brought it in - completely expecting them to just send me on my way - but they found something and took the transmission out and apart.

Ended up replacing the CDF Drum (maybe more, will update when I can) according to the rep. All under powertrain for now so I consider myself lucky, for now. EDIT : They replaced the CDF completely as expected along with new clutches/hub and transmission filter/pan - by all accounts this should fix it since the newer parts are specifically designed to not slip and grind. There's some sort of machined lip in it. They found metal flakes from the grinding.

My question is this : what else should I be looking/listening for? what questions should I ask when I go in to pick up my truck? Is the replacement of the CDF Drum considered to have a fair success rate in fixing the common transmission issue?

Thanks for your help, I'm not ultra savvy when it comes to the mechanical bits and I want some piece of mind for some upcoming road trips.

Side Note : absolutely love my 22 Tremor outside of this current trip to maintenance. Hoping it's not the beginning of a long journey!

I’ve tried a few water and ice stores and they don’t carry blocks. years ago this seemed like something I could easily get at a place like Circle K.

anyone have any recent experience with finding block ice?

edit : I found some block at the Scottsdale Rd and Thomas store. I called a handful and visited a lot of grocery stores. will keep this post to follow up on the other suggestions