Terrierman

They sure were. Nobody hardly ever does a week long float trip anymore. I've only done it once, lower Buffalo and then White River to Norfork, but I remember it well. Especially Clabber. That was an adventure in a very heavily loaded square stern canoe!

I've never caught a pickerel, still want to. Nice post.

A more extensive list of American knife makers from another website: thought I'd try to compile a list of every company making production traditional knives in the United States in 2022. Production - this doesn't include custom knifemakers Traditional - using the definitions for this forum Made in America - not just a US company, but the knife is made here Please let me know any corrections, additions, deletions for this list. Thanks! Albers Cutlery Co - traditional folders and fixed blades Anza Knives - traditional fixed blades Bark river knife and tool - traditional fixed blades Bear and Son - traditional pocket knives, fixed blades (also make non-traditional knives) Benchmade - mostly non-traditional, but do have a few traditional folders and fixed blades Bluegrass Cutlery - traditional folders and fixed, using Winchester and John Primble brands Buck - traditional folders, fixed blades (and non-traditional knives) Case - traditional folders, fixed blades (and a few non-traditional knives) Christy Knife Company - classic traditional pocket knife Colonial Cutlery Company - traditional folders and fixed blades (also make modern knives, and many of their knives are not USA made) Cooper Cutlery - traditional slipjoints under Weed Co. and Schatt & Morgan brands Daniels Family Knife Brands - traditional slipjoints under a variety of brands (Tuna Valley, Excelsior, etc.) Dexter Russel - traditional fixed blades (many of their traditionals are under the Green River name), also make non-traditional knives ESEE Knives - traditional fixed blades (also make modern fixed blades) GEC - folders, traditional fixed blades, under a variety of brand names (Tidioute, Northfield, Farm & Field, etc.) Gerber - mostly non-traditional, but do have a few traditional folders and fixed blades Horsewright - traditional fixed blades (and lots of other non-knife products) KA-BAR- traditional fixed blades (and some modern knives) Kershaw - mostly non-traditional, but do have at least one traditional folder made in the USA LT Wright - traditional fixed blades Ontario Knife Company - traditional fixed and folders (many under the Old Hickory name), also make non-traditional knives Randall Made - traditional fixed blades R. Murphy Knives - traditional fixed blades (also make non-traditional knives) Ruana Knife Works - traditional fixed blades and hatchets Tactile Knife Co. - at least one traditional slipjoint, but mostly make titanium pens Tops - traditional fixed blades. Utica - traditional folders, sold as Kutmaster and Utica

It's about time.😉

You're an Englishter, right?

Hope not.

So many people make fun of that sandwich. Finally, some appreciation for some fine dining breakfast.🎯

I want a set of wings like those for my Shawnee.

I'd say your fish sandwich beat my fried egg sandwich on wheat toast with yellow mustard, dill pickles and mayonnaise. Even if it is one of my faves.

4" last week. Zero runoff. Finley is still dead low. The boys had a good enough time they want to do it again not this coming weekend but the next. Absent a rise on the Finley, we'll go to the James.

Whenever I'm keeping fish to eat, they go straight into a cooler full of ice as soon as they come off the hook.

There are still plenty of American made knives. Case is 100% USA. Great Eastern Cutlery can be hard to find and it's a little expensive but 100% USA made with upgraded fit and finish compared to Case. Buck is mostly USA with their cheaper lines being imported. A lot of Spyderco is USA made. A fellow just has to pay attention. I'm mostly OK with Taiwan, but no way do I trust anything from China.

Crickets = bluegills. Little cricket hook, one split shot about a foot above the hook, 12 to 15 feet around bridge pilings in the shade. Then you can have a fish fry.

If anybody has more fun in the outdoors than Marty and Pat, well, I don't want to hear about it. Their stories make me jealous enough. Nice buddy, real real nice and totally predictable from the likes of you two.

A friend told me she read on the internet machine they have medicine for that now.

See? I'm a wannabe collector.

I'm kind of a wannabe knife collector. Somewhere around 30 or so folding knives - some fairly old and worth a little money, others not so much. And probably that many fixed blades. Need that many, no way. I could get by very well with these:

Big Chrome Rattletrap.

I love it when you explain something so complicated as easy as this.

You two need separate bank accounts and credit cards and mailing addresses. Just trying to help.

The sensors don't last forever.

How many misses do you have? Asking for oneshot.

Lake Pactola is beautiful and usually reliable.

Thank you. One of the better photos I've taken. It has it all. Perspective, depth, balance, setting, vivid colors, focus is right. Maybe a little But over exposed where the sun is shining. Has interesting subject matter that tells a story (like every picture). I should maybe turn pro.😉

Ok, verbiage first. We did get up early and were on the river by 7:00. I've owned a canoe since I was 21 and have floated a lot of rivers and creeks in the intervening 49 years. Without a single doubt, yesterday was the most physically challenging float trip ever. The Finley was so low I know we spent every bit as much time dragging boats as we ever did paddling. The rocks and especially shelf rock were incredibly slick. But I only fell once. And as promised, it was sure enough hot. Enough complaining. The boys had a great time and so did I - mostly watching them - they're young, live in Nevada and fish mostly farm ponds. They really liked the clear water and fishing for something other than LM bass. The picture of the smiling young one was his first smallmouth ever. He said before we left that was all he really wanted to do - just catch one smallmouth. We did better than that, everyone finished the day in double digits, mostly small brown bass, a few goggle eye and occasionally a long ear with a big enough mouth to get a hook in. The big one (if you call 13" big) came on that elaztech paddle tail in the best spot in the stretch we floated. We drank a lot of water and gatorade. Spent time in the river up to the neck. Didn't see anyone else on the water. Finally got off just below the new Riverside bridge at about 4:00. Man what a crowd that place draws! But it's mostly family and didn't see anything that would offend anyone. Not at all like what Linden used to be like. When we got off the river, all I wanted was half a bottle of ibuprofen and five margaritas. But I had a couple of red beers instead. Now, for John especially, and anyone else who wants to see, here are a few pictures. Wakey Wakey. Even the camera can't focus first thing in the morning. Vintage trailer. Still very useful. Three good looking guys and one old man. A rare stretch of floatable river. First smallmouth Rope picture as promised for John. Getting the canoe down the typical riffle with not enough water to float a boat with me in it. These guys know how to eat! They went through a dozen hardboiled eggs, a pound of ham, a pound of peppered turkey breast, a pound of cheddar jack and most of a loaf of bread. And a bowl of watermelon and eight or ten bags of assorted chips. One of the better spots. That's it for now. Wait, I had to prove that I actually fish. This is the first little smallmouth of the day. One of my favorite sayings applies here, every big fish started out as a little fish. Now that really is it.