BLUEWATER

I'm a lurker but I have a hard time with Ness really saying that...?

Peacock Bass were fun on Oahu.

Darn right the Corps sticker stays! Semper fi my Brother.

Blacktips are easy from the shore. The problem is people. Cape San Blas or St George sound in Florida are good places to fish and it is away from people. The darn flies with orange on them hurt though. Big hook and chicken thighs should provide some fun. A 3-foot blacktip on a medium weight bass rod is a blast.

Back in the early seventies I would be invited to the McDonnel Douglas Fishing club, Gravois arm I believe, maybe Bogue Creek. We could see the bottom past 10' in most places. I noticed a couple of times that a small barge would come by and spray the water for squiters. No bugs, no frogs. There is also a high BOD (biological oxygen demand) on that water. It's not as healthy as some want to promote.

This is a good thread.

I learned that technique as a young teen south of Hardin, Il on Otter Creek. An ole timer taught me how to do that while I spent a couple of weeks at Grandma's stilt cabin in the summer. BB guns and fish, I was in heaven.

Prayers are outbound.

As usual, First Class Phil!

Count me in. I'm a master lurker but I do find solace and friendship in this forum.

How about when you make a reservation in a hotel for a car race 6 months in advance and the hotel call 3 months later and says the rate tripled so take it or leave it.

Evinrude or Johnson (sorry for the smartass remark)

I get the jet boat right to use the rivers. However, I'm hearing impaired and a few years ago while facing upstream and fishing the Meramec upriver from the Dry Fork confluence I was hit by a jet boat and suffered 3 broken ribs. Try hiking cardiac after that. All jet boaters are not A- Holes but some of them give the rest of you a bad reputation. The rivers and streams are for everyone, boaters, waders and floaters.

As far as I'm concerned Wrench is right. Mecury is like Trane heating and cooling equipment. They don't give a **** about the customer. "We have your money now, just go away"

Potassium and phosphorus will always be high around here and there is no way to remove it. It's not much of a problem. What is the Cation Exchange Capacity number (cec)? It's and indicator of how easily your soil will change ph. Google it and you'll learn a lot about how to try and change the ph. It's long process and you don't want to add sulfur with plants in the ground because it may bur them. Yes, compost will deny nitrogen to your plants.