Butthead

Okay boys, I'll admit that I was a little too sarcastic, maybe not to the point of being "lame-butt", but so be it. I didn't see an issue with Richline2258 accidentally straying into a restricted area, we all make honest mistakes. To me it just seemed like Richline's response was as belligerent as the marina guy. Seems like a better response would have been "Whoops, I didn't see the buoy, I'm on my way out." and there is nothing wrong with asking "How come is this area restricted?" What seemed wrong was to continue fishing after he had been made aware of the restriction and at this point he couldn't say he didn't know of the rules. I suspect that if he hadn't made the cast the two of them would not have gotten into the cussing match. Not to provide an excuse for rude behavior, but it might be that Richline was the tenth guy this week that had strayed into the restricted area and the marina guy was getting a little frustrated - don't know, wasn't there. Sorry again Richline, wasn't trying to "harass, berate, or intimidate" you, just looking at the possibility that maybe some of the confrontation was escalated by your own behavior.

What a jerk. All you were doing was fishing in a marked handicap zone and then some guy who has the responsibility to enforce the rules had the audacity to yell at you to leave, Since when does "Keep Out" apply to you?. Rather than yell out to you to get your attention, he could have sent flowers and a respectful note. No wonder you got on the "defense" who is anyone to tell you what you can do. Then for him to get mad while you continue to fish as you are leaving is just plain rude. Not to go back to the lake should teach him a lesson and I for one will sure miss having you out there.

My recent trips to Taylor bridge have been kind of disappointing, so yesterday (Wednesday April 09) I went to a couple of other white bass "hot-spots". First stop was the EE bridge over Big Sac near Hulston mill. No doubt cast very close to several nice fish but managed to keep them from hitting my jig. About a dozen bank and boat people fishing; one person caught one small white bass. Packed up and went to the low water bridge on Dade 113 way up on Son's creek. Nasty looking - the water was low and clear but the river bed was about 85% covered with algae and muck and even had a few dinner-plate sized algae mats floating on the surface. No bites or even any signs of fish life. Left from there and went to the 39 highway bridge on Son's creek. Several boats out but not a lot of fish being caught. Only fished there for a short time - one small crappie and a fair sized drum. Not much for fishing but a pretty day and got to eat lunch at Backwoods in Greenfield - best burgers in the area.

Think I saw you on the water FrozenFingers. I got to Taylor's fairly early in the morning and stayed until the rain started. Fished from the bank on the east side from the bridge to about 1/4 mile downstream. Caught three whites and fed a bunch of jigs to the tree limbs on the bottom of the river. Probably about a dozen bank fisher-persons and two or three boats on the water and I yammered to many of them. One to three fish per person seemed to be about the most that anyone caught and most were small fish. One boat guy said he had caught a bunch last Friday, but not much today.

For white bass with a spinning outfit, I like 1/32 oz. jig heads with white paddle-tail plastic "fish" bodies and 4 lb. fluorocarbon or an 1/8 oz. roadrunner with and without a minnow - after a few casts you lose your minnow anyway. With a 5 wt. fly rod, I like white zonkers on a 6 or 8 hook. Never have used a Clouser on white bass but seems like that would also work well.

Seems like every year there is a discussion on whether or not white bass are edible. After filleting white bass I marinate them in a solution of kerosene and driveway cleaner for a couple of days. I then take the fillets and roll them in equal parts pipe tobacco and dog hair and fry them up in 10W-30 oil that has been freshly drained from the crankcase of my 72' chevy pick-up. I then grind them up and pack them in Trojan condoms like sausages. Next time I go fishing. I toss a few in the transom of my boat, heat them up by touching each end to the poles on my trolling motor battery, roll them up in some white wonder bread and fish for more white bass. Kind of taste like Vienna sausages only crunchy.

My buddy was switching gas tanks in the boat and unknown to him, he had spilled some gas on his arm. When he lite up a cigarette, it started his shirt sleeve on fire. We went tearing for the boat launch with his shirt a blazing and a couple of conservation officers arrested him for displaying an illegal firearm. Don't know if he has to register with ATF but could be.

Sure can. There aren't many but most, if not all, are operated by the MO. Conservation Department and can be found on their website. There are also places to launch small boats on the Little Sac and Sons Creek. I've got a little two-man boat and have used these sites before. You are correct in not launching a little Jon boat on the big lake - a few years back a father and son went out in a little jon boat on the big lake and became a very sad story. Even back in the coves - wear a life jacket while tooling around.

I got a Fenwick EliteTech spinning rod light action at 6'8" for white bass and other panfish. Really like the "hidden" handle. Cast 1/32 oz very well.

Sorry to see that you have ran into the same kind of folks like I did when I was trying to help a guy find taxidermy stuff for his lake home. Seems like if you try to be friendly and provide information, somebody gonna get all huffy when you don't reply like the want you to. Never have been to the Ebay store but I suspect it's a place to buy/sell/trade stuff just like this place and a fellow would say pretty much the same things at either one.

Sorry Wettinline but it turned out that the hen harasser was the McGeehee's dog Tubby. Wouldn't seem right to stuff the neighbors hound even if it is an egg suckin dog. In the mean time you might want to do like we did at my uncle Silas's deer camp cabin. Silas got some of the old Field & Stream and Sports Afield magazines from the barber shop and cut out the pictures. He framed them up and they looked pretty good. Now I don't know if your lake house is as big as Uncle Silas's cabin (he had room for three sets of bunk beds and a cookstove) but he was able to finish it off with just four frames. Glue the backs on the pictures though - one of my cousins slipped in a page from the Sears catalog that had ladies underthings on display. Silas was really cranked and had to take it down. I don't remember if he tossed the page of almost naked ladies though. I haven't given up on getting something nice for your cabin, I hear that there are all kinds of trouts down below the dam at table rock so I'm going to go down there and give it a try. Wish me luck.

Been away for awhile helping my brother Ray cut firewood for one of the widow women he is courting. Sometimes it seems like that randy old goat is running a trap line for lonely ladies. Anyways, what I was wondering about was that taxidermy work that Mr. Fishingwrench was showing. I can sort of understand how you mounted them bullfrogs but that other thing has got me baffled. Is that a mountain lion or a yellow lab? I aint never seen either one with spots. How did you get the fur to lie down like that and come out so slick and shiney? Still waiting for something to get caught in the traps out by the henhouse. The barn cat must not of had distemper as it is getting better. Even though wetinline got a little testy, I still plan to help him with his decorating.

Shoot fire Mr. Wettinline, sure didn't mean to get your boxers in a bunch. You seem about as frustrated as a bull fenced in next to a field of heifers. I was probably rambling "off topic" when I was asked about Snooker, but if a fellow asks me a friendly question about my dog I had to reply. I can understand you wanting to fix up your lake place real nice with stuff so I'm going to try and help. Something has been bothering the chickens, most likely a skunk or a possum, so I set out some traps and if I catch it I'll fix it up for you. Just in case the traps come up empty, one of the barn cats is feeling puny - don't know if Snooker roughed him up or if its got distemper. Either way, when or if the cat dies I'll make a mount for you. I was thinking about having it rearing up on its hind legs with its tail all poofy like and then pinning its lips back in a big old snarl. I figured you could relate to this pose.

Thanks for asking about Snooker, Mr. Quilback. He isn't the smartest dog, but he is sensitive and Emmie was a little harsh on him for tearing up her toy. All in all it worked out pretty good. The salt and chemicals that I used to tan the rat hide seemed to work as a wormer on old Snooks and when the cotton ball stuffing passed, it kind of wiped him clean.

I wish I could take you up on your offer laker67 but my rat is gone. I found it last week and had it out in the machine shed while I was making a shipping box for it (I figured wettinline would be contacting me soon). My boy saw it and without asking, jammed two welding rods through the dang thing and attached four little wheels. Pried it's mouth open and tied on a string and then gave it to his daughter to use as a pull toy. My little granddaughter was running down the lane with the rat bouncing along behind when the dog apparently thought that Emmie was being chased by some rabid animal. Snooker caught the rat and by the time he was done, there wernt enough left that I felt like I could make a fair trade. Sorry.

If I can find it, I had a stuffed Norway rat. The tail is broken off and the fur is a little patchy but last I saw, most of the teeth were good. Missing left eye. Reply if interested.