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As far as I'm concerned, there's a number of psuedonyms that would be more appropriate for the DEA head(s) than Czar, but it is what it is, and they sure don't seem to mind. Out of curiousity, I just site-searched the DOJ website for the word Czar to see how they used it themselves. 158 hits, mostly press releases, some going back to the '80s. Interestingly, the state-level heads also get called Czars, indicative more of an inbred, group-hug type of "pluralarchy" than anything in the traditional sense. For the terminally curious; http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGLD_enUS318US318&q=czar+site:www.justice.gov#q=czar+site:www.justice.gov&rlz=1T4GGLD_enUS318US318&ei=ei7CUZOMN8uuqQGMIQ&start=0&sa=N&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.48175248,d.aWM&fp=21e27fc032531a2a&biw=1088&bih=418 FWIW, I know a guy that used to have a lock on Bentonville and surrounding area's trash pickup & hauling. We called him the Bob the Trash Czar, much to everyone's amusement (but his). ADDED Seems the GAO has already addressed the legality of the matter. Case closed; http://www.gao.gov/decisions/appro/303495.htm

Whether or not one cares who has access to your digital doings doesn't preclude you from at least being aware of how it all works. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has created a very extensive Surveillance Self-Defense guide that explains it in great detail; https://ssd.eff.org/ And for those that prefer pictures, here's their 2013 analysis of the major players and how they roll* *In Verizon's case, it's not how they roll, but how they roll over. :-(

+1. I can't help but imagine what a hoot J. Edgar would be having right now. If we let our 'terror' (whether real or exagerated) change the essence of who we are and what we stand for, well... terror won.

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Nothin' wrong with that, I have as much fun catchin' my bait as I do using it. I played with shockers some years ago, decided I'd be better off selling them in the back of a magazine than using them (but I never did). Flashlight after a rain is still the best, but I don't even do that anymore since it got harder to pick stuff up off the ground... :-)

Yup. I've got a couple of 8' 8wt that I converted to spinning rods, simply love them. Use 'em primarily for slip bobbers, you can take out 15' of angle-slack between you and the bait in a blink. Good for dead-sticking baits on circle hooks too, the action lets you leave 'em in the holder till you can clear the deck, no hook set required. Or stick 'em out the side for spider rigging crappie. Or...

The popular misconception that "if you've done nothing wrong you have nothing to worry about" deserves serious reconsideration. Section 802 of the USA Patriot Act expanded the definition of terrorism to cover "domestic" terrorism; A person engages in domestic terrorism if they do an act ""dangerous to human life"" that is a violation of the criminal laws of a state or the United States, if the act appears to be intended to: (i) intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination or kidnapping. By that broad definition, most all of us could be considered domestic terrorists. Lets say you drove your car (an act potentially dangerous to human life) without your seatbelt on (a violation of a state law) with a "Vote for XXXXX" bumper sticker (an attempt to coerce a civilian population). You're now subject to the myriad of "investigative disclosures" the law allows. And you don't even have to be convicted of the offense, all it takes is for a single law officer (your ex's new lover?, your bad neighbor's brother-in-law?) to say you did. In defense of these activities, law enforcement points out the beneficial results; solved cold cases, recovered missing children, etc. However, in doing so, they also admit to going waaaay beyond the intent and letter of the law (preventing terroristic acts). What they're not admitting to is the same extra-legal "investigative disclosures" done for personal or political reasons. If one is so naive as to believe "they'd never do that", well... maybe you'll be the next Powerball winner.

Now that there's funny! Dubya looks like he's fishing for a clue... they must not have been biting...

That' a fine spot and gets beat accordingly, but always seems to get refreshed with new fish regularly. While it covers several acres, you can lessen waste time by concentrating on the small (2-3') ditches running off the south & east slopes. Persimmon Flats (across the channel west of the island) is good too, and somedtimes yeilds a bonus flathead to boot.

That's what matters! big fish are overrated anyway.

Might try slipping a skirted tube over one. Slows the fall a bit.

That came off colder than I intended. Poor choice of words on my part. What I should'a said; Walleye don't nest or bed. A female and one or more males get together in a spot, do the spew simultaneously, then swim away. Done deal. If your fish had tail abrasions, it has nothing to do with spawning. And if a walleye in Stockton hasn't spawned by May, it ain't going to. Sometimes they don't. And once again, Great Catch!

Looks more to me like... Hook in picture (finger attached) :-)

Have no fear. Generation from TR will have no effect on the stratification of TR. As soon as surface waters warm, the colder depths are already enough heavier to become the sole source for the 140' deep penstocks until turnover. The cold, dense water expelled is replaced by adjacent cold, dense water. The warmer lighter water always remains on top (something the Taney trout are undoubtedly thankful for).

Great catchin'! But... ...erronious conclusions.

Yep. Trolled crawler harnesses on flats & points from Roaring River to Rock Creek in the 20-30' range... nothing but a fingerling LM and a punk K. Ran up to HI and did the same down to past Fletchers, no better. Out of boredom, we even tried to catch some bass on a seldom-fails 25' break... nobody home there either. Buddy was ready to fold, but I suggested we make at least one shallow pass on the way back... Bingo. 5 'eyes and six bass on deep suspending rogues (run ~12') in 15-18FOW by the west bank (1/2 mile stretch). A freak ice cold downpour (with the sun shining!) at 7PM sent us home.

I'd agree. Good way to toast a rectifier or even startafire. Bet you never roped those V6s without making dam sure you had fuel/spark though! :-) That's a manly task even with a well-tuned warm motor. Had to jerk my buddy's 25 a couple times yesterday, I didn't even like that. :-)

I doubt you solved your problem, as nothing grounds thru that mounting plate. If the switch was loose enough that the wires could contact other wires though, you're in business. Your analogy to a car solenoid is on target. A relay does the same thing, using small wire/low current switching to close a set of contacts that carry the larger current, in this case directly from the battery to the trim motor. The DC trim motor reverses direction when the DC polarity is reversed. In this case, one relay provides normal polarity, the other reversed, to give up/down action. The relays are mounted on the powerhead. If it happens again, the cheapest DIY first attempt is to replace the bow switch. Unlike the helm and motor switches, the bow switch is seldom suitable for wet applications, and the most common to fail. Assuming there's no stray voltage at the relay(s) coil as you suggest, it could take a (paid) tech a long time to duplicate the problem. Interrmittent electricals suck.

Days gone by. Used to be. Nothing to see there now. Bass ate all the big shad. Move along. Beaver's next on deck for big 'eyes. Then somebody will spew about the monster 'eyes in Beaver and it's back to Bull.

Buy her some real nightcrawlers and be done with it. Added At least you can rub a real one on that sunburn :-)

Upper end (state line to Rock Creek) yesterday was 3-4'. and fish were shallower than they "should be" now (<15'). Didn't drop a probe, but I expect cold releases from Beaver are as much a factor as clarity on this end.

I think I'd rather hold the state record for drum or gar than white bass. :-)

Having spent a lot of time in the upper half of the Rock fishing slip bobbers with the boat pinned in one spot (either double anchored or tied to a tree), I've long pondered generation current's effect on the fish (sorry Quill, but I wasn't worried about your bass). Some observations; Fall, winter, and spring, when there's no stratification, shallow (<10') sets have obvious current drift roughly equal to deeper sets. Once there's a decent thermocline though, the deep sets (>25-30ft) move a lot faster than shallow, indicating the hypolimnion is 'slipping' under the warmer waters. When both Beaver and TR dams generate simultaneously, some serious currents can set up. I'm talking 100 ft drift in <5 minutes, versus less than half that when only one dam generates. Much like a wide river, current is prortional to the cross section area of the spot you're in. Unlike a river, it's less predictable, and doesn't always follow the rational path. For this topic, the current seems to follow long, straight lines until it has to turn, regardless of bottom depth. While these current situations obviously exist, I'd be hard pressed to make any kind of blanket statement regarding the effect on fish. I know there are some places where generation definitely seems to help, and others where they either turn off or move. There's only one type of spot I can say with confidence is better, and such spots exist about every mile or two on TR. At the downstream end of a long straight stretch, the inside bend point often drops to the channel on one side, and transitions to a flat on the other. The channel side nearly always has the best flow, breezing right past the still water inside the point. It's a good current break (as well as a structure break), and I don't need to tell most of you what to do with that. :-)

'zactly. Prime suspect is the bow switch, then the helm, then the motor.

Plans, schmans. I'm retired for the next 4 days, my bills are paid, and I've got half a paycheck left. Whoooeee! Look out little dog, a big dog's movin' in.