Terrierman

It is. But put a top shelf call in the hands of an accomplished caller and there is a difference.

Or is it maybe because those fish eat more scuds than anything else in the water column?

It's an heirloom. But you should also use it. With a double loop lanyard, don't want anything going kerplop from that one.

Nowhere close in durability though. Glass is a little heavier, but well worth it if you ask me.

I agree with amber for fishing. Gray for driving.

Boog's calls made from hedge are world class collectibles. I've held and blown a few but never owned one. When I was serious about waterfowling, I became a big believer in the handmade acrylic calls. The best one I had was made and signed by Jeff Foiles. Cost me 0$, won it in a drawing at a DU banquet in Jefferson City. Wait. Did I say 0$ for being at a DU banquet?

Costa, Maui Jim. Talk to your eye guy and get what he says is my best advice. Mine is free and well worth the price. His is not free and also most likely worth the price.

I've said it before and I'll say it again now. There's a reason oyster shelfs are on the cover of the Missouri Mushroom Guide. Glad you found them. Back in the '80's when I worked for Union Electric, we were electrofishing on the Missouri River about this time of year. Got out to take a break a mile or so above Labadie. It had flooded a couple of years previous, The place we got out was covered with dead willows and sycamore, down everywhere. They weren't big, most about four to six inch trunks, They were covered with oyster shelf. Three of us filled trash bags with them. Ate. froze, gave away and just had way too many to deal with. Never have seen the like since. But they are good fall/early winter producers. You do have to find them fast, the deer and every other living thing in the woods will eat them as soon as they find them.

You're as harsh as mother nature.

Boiled linseed and penetrol will never peel. It will only soak in and preserve.

I'm this silly person who thinks boiled linseed oil cut 50 50 with penetrol is the deal for keeping wood the way it needs to be. it's going to be difficult to mess it up with that net.

Those BassNapper jigs were early quality stuff for crappie, whites and trout. Good ties they were.

I'm right there with you. No worries.

It does. It does!

BassNapper jigs.

You have an opinion? Golly I would have never guessed.

Don't tell I said anything about this, but leg hold traps on the top of fence post baited with almost anything is hard on red tail hawk.

I dearly love going down the Grand Pass memory lane. My duck boat was named the Grand Pass Special. I can bore you with stories from there. A few of them are even true.

We don't have any neighbor cat trouble. I live on the prairie and hear coyotes most nights. That might have something to do with it, I'm sure the cats can't out compete a pack of dogs. Did have a litter of kittens dumped in our driveway two years ago. We saved them to go to the shelter. After that who knows. I'm not much for interfering with Ms. Nature, other than our bird feeder in the window. She's a harsh mistress, who knows her territory and her staff.

One of the best things I own is a clear plastic bird feeder that's attached to the kitchen window. Go through a lot of sunflower seeds - it gets filled every other day. There is also a platform feeder across the driveway but it's basically abandoned in favor of the up close and personal bird show. Don't forget they need water too! When it's cold enough to freeze all their natural watering holes, the bucket by the well house gets a lot of action, as do the shallow birdbath/waterers.

With water like that, the big blue catfish were likely the deal. But you need the right stuff for them. Fresh cut bait on a big circle hook in a 30' deep hole behind wood or something else to make an eddy.

Patience is a virtue when it comes to Christmas Pudding. Very nice and very English. Or at least very not American.

We're going to Sakura for lunch today. It's becoming a tradition for us. Then Holmes and Watson. We had our big family Christmas this weekend in KC. Had turkey AND ham with all the way too many sides. Highlight for us was getting oldest grandson home so the whole family was able to be together. Bless you all and have a great Christmas day.

Merry Christmas to you and every one who reads this. Bless us all.

One of my goals in life has for a long time has been to actually wear out an outboard motor. Total failure so far.