fishinwrench

Wow, nice ! Surely there's a story to go with....

Very well played !

Chad, you have no idea !

See there ! So I think a thorough (no BS) investigation is warranted. They spend a hell of a lot more time and money researching far less important things. And I'd like to know the truth. You can bet your hind-end if it was Ducks and Smallmouth there would be some genuine concern. Getting sick and slowly dying is one thing...but to just die mid-flight within a certain space...for no apparent reason, that needs to be looked into seriously IMO News people saying "wow that was wierd...but we'll probably never know", just doesn't set well with me.

Well, I'm kinda fond of red-winged blackbirds. I love that song they sing, and where they sit when singing it.

Tornados happen 3-4 times a year... And we already know what causes THAT.

We can walk on boards too.

There you have it then.... Drum eyes killed the birds.

Why are all the dead Drum missing their eyes ?

I smashed the living hell out of my right thumb... I'm usually a pretty fast healer but if anyone wants to take my place please feel free to jump on it. Otherwise...When is the deadline again ?

I know when I was a young male I didn't hang around anywhere very long...unless there was some booger to be had.

Maybe they were playing with HAARP, possibly trying to bust up that storm front that was moving through.

Nice work ! That stocking cap is becoming down right famous. It keeps some pretty good company if nothing else

It's a conspiracy. The Zebra's read in the "Lake Sun Leader" about how the Drum were going to eat them all.... So they TCOB As for the birds, I'm hearing different things... were they blackbirds, red-winged blackbirds, or starlings ? I've read all three, depending on the source. I'm not buying the "scared to death from fireworks" theory, or the "high altitude invisable hail that radar couldn't detect" theory. This has reportedly happened before numerous times at scattered locations across the globe... so someone somewhere obviously knows what TRULY was the most likely cause.

Zebra Mussels

But yet we have a "Mountain Lion Task Force" WTF for ? And what is it costing us ? Those fatboys gotta be lonelier than the Maytag man.

I think it's a cool handle too. Matter of fact...if you don't want it I'll take it.

I don't think it's a hellgrammite unless it is a freshly hatched/or slightly deformed one. The appendages further down the abdomen that look like meaty legs, are what throw me off. He just layed there, even when I touched him. Hellgrammites normally scurry all over the place when you uncover them and they don't like to be messed with.

Jeremi, The yellow stones ranged from a size 12 upward to about a size 8, the larger they are the lighter (more yellow, less brown) they tend to be. Not sure it matters though, because nearly every fish I've ever gutted from the Niangua (no matter how "wild looking" and colorful), will have nothing in its stomach but moss and snails. Then again I never kill the bigger ones, so who knows. How long do you suppose the average stocker has to be in the river before it learns how to eat right ?

Do you mean what color the adult midges are ? They are either Black, Gray, or creamy White.

Psych ! buncha sicko's

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Sadly all I hear from my St.Louis area customers is that "they are ALL crooked and strictly out to sell new ones up there". While I'm sure that is not entirely true I'd be afraid to recommend any specific shop unless I've worked with them personally...which I haven't. Your best bet is probably to rely on the dealer that you bought the rig from for routine maintanance and tune-up's.

Fish porn... I love it when they are big enough to get on top. or Fish porn... it'll make you wet.

Gator, When you drain the block always take a piece of wire or something and keep the hole clear while it's draining. Rust and scale sometimes blocks the pitcocks entirely.