Terrierman

I'm jealous of you guys! Capps was a college thing for me lo, those many years ago. Beautiful little waterway.

I know!

Of all the things I miss, I think waterfowling is the most. Loved staying at the granddad's house in Carrolton and hunting GP for a week at a time. Go get it while you can guys, it won't last forever.🙂

I've hit golf balls that if i'd wrapped them in bacon Lassie couldn't find them.

I've been pulling trailers for 50 years now. Maybe three of them free of any trailer light problems. There has to be a better way. I'm thinking battery operated LED lights with RF controller and no more wires or bulbs .

I'd rather work on trailer lights than sit in a hot tub on a cold day. Dang those things can be a PIA. I need a beer.

I will have one open seat for the duration of the war weekend!

Smoked Gouda pimento cheese on toasted beer bread with a side of the last of the green tomatoes that I started pickling early last week. They are snappy and they are good. Will bring a jar to jigfest! I had seconds on the pickled green tomatoes. They make me look for a beer!

I'm enjoying deer hunting now too, but feeling a little bummed about the one lost this morning. Second one ever in my life.

Oh wow on that beautiful corned beef!

The houses we stay in are fully furnished so you don't need anything special there. This jigfest, so bring a couple of light or ultralight spinning rods with 2, 4 or 6 lb mono or whatever premium line you prefer tor throwing light weight baits. Your box of trout jigs. Jerkbaits are provisionally allowed. So bring that stuff too if you want. You'll have a great time, guaranteed.

For several good reasons, I'm looking forward to this jigfest a lot. Really looking forward to seeing you all again and sharing some good times.

They look spectacular!

That's the way you do it. Great time to be fishing for certain.

Any good egg dinner roll recipe, rolled out and then cinnamon and sugar, curled back up cooled and sliced into rolls before baking. I like the craisins idea. Pecans in the middle are pretty special too. Butter and powdered sugar blended smooth frosting applied warm but not hot. You gave me a great memory of what it was like in my grandmother's kitchen, lo, those many years ago.🙂

I have a reliable report that hybrids are on at Truman - both on flats and at the dam- as are the blue catfish.

A meatloaf and baked sweet potato. The meatloaf is pretty usual except for grits instead of oatmeal. All we had was steel cut and they sound not good in meatloaf. Pretty usual meatloaf is a pound of ground chuck, one egg, S&P, 1/4 C ketchup, two tsp worcesterchire (Lea and Perrins please!), half an envelope of beefy onion soup mix, 6 baby carrots, one medium onion and two cloves garlic done fine but not too fine in mini processor. Made into a loaf with ketchup lake on top, in 350 oven for roughly an hour. In cast iron skillet. Everything bakes better in cast iron. Curiously optimistic about the grits. The other half envelope of soup is making slow too. Will deglace the skillet after the meatloaf leaves with the soup, and thicken just a bit to be gravy instead of soup. It's another one of those comfort food nights.

I heard speckle bellies and snows both last night. This weather is going to move some birds.

I don't want to be an honest fisherman, I want to be a happy fisherman who remembers we had to have boated maybe 50 or so. When really it was probably 25 or so. I don't like scales either. And I'm not really into rulers. They all just get in the way of good fish stories. When it comes to fishing reportage, I guess I'm kind of like Donald Trump. I like to tell the truth when I can.

Let WoundedOne look at it at jigfest. He's good.

IF I didn't own a .270 Ruger M77 RL, I would buy that rifle. The price is right and they are solid pieces.

Lovey says beaver handled the right way is not scary.

That's how you do it. With fresh hot biscuits and some sweet corn to stir into the mix. I've also done squirrel cacciatore that is still spoken of in certain circles. It's a great wonderfully flavorful meat, that needs the right care.

Hmmph. There is the exception.

How could I forget bluegill? They're there too, I'd bet your life on it.