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March 11. The one day i cant attend. My youngest son is getting married that day. I will be hoping for bad weather and it get pushed back! Where's Vernon?!?!

RIP Jim Eakins. I didnt know you but your Jewel jigs are my go to jig!!

Tough to win on the road in the SEC. Gotta take care of business at home and hope to steal a few games on the road. Hopefully get to 10 wins and maybe earn the double bye in the SEC tournament. At least thats my take for my MU Tigers. What i really like this year is most of the blue bloods are struggling and have come back to the pack. Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky, Mich St....... Of course 5 level 1 violations KU is still at the top. Sorry,, couldnt help myself.

Run for president Quill!!!!

Mizzou gets em back in COMo pretty soon. We hope to reverse things! But your Hogs are pretty good. And thats without Brazille and their stud freshman! They are long and athletic. And Quill is right. That Pinion kid came in and made a huge difference.

Arkansas' athleticism took over in the 2nd half. They couldnt keep em off the boards and Ark shot lights out in the 2nd half. Tigers played hard and wouldnt go away. Had it down to 3 with 30 sec left. Ark tough to beat in that barn. I saw where they are 16-1 v ranked teams in their house. Best percentage in the country!

Can i get your autograph?!?!

Thats a slab Waterpossum!! I am concerned with all the new methods we are using to catch crappies. I'm 70 yrs old so i am old school. First it was the spider rigs. I would see two guys coming down the water with 10 rods out. Now its the FFS. Someone mentioned on here that it has really made the crappie fishing easy, a lot more so than bass. I have people tell me that as long as they are staying within the limit why does it matter how they catch them? Its a valid argument. I just dont like it boys!!

I got a St Croix Premier spin rod for Christmas. I havent fished with it yet but it sure feels good in my hands! 7 footer. But like RPS pointed out that Falcon Cara would be real nice.

Most, not all mind you, but most of the people that fish Stockton are after meat!! They take crappie and walleye out of there by the thousands. And i watched two good ol boys fillet up 4-5 nice 3-4 lb LM bass one day at Mutton Creek marina. Nobody is doing anything illegal. But it is upsetting to me. Stockton lowered the minimum length to 15 inches on the walleye so those 15-16 inchers are getting hammered. At least mdc stocks the lake with them. I agree with Quillback. Guess we'll find out.

Amen Bill. 5 level 1 violations and they are going to end up doing nothing about it! Lesson learned: cheat!! The ncaa created this bogus investigation unit to handle the case and now they are disbanding it. Sean Miller got cleared the other day of all his allegations. He offered monies to DeAndre Ayton. FBI has wire taps on KU and that wont be good enough!! Its sickening!!

read an interesting article on the Razorbacks today. Writer claims that this group of hogs does want to be there! They got rid of the portel guys and the draft guys and that these new young guys are eager to show what they can do. Should be a fun game. I agree with Quill that these bowl games are meaningless. I've watched one bowl game. My Tigers v Wake Forest. Tigers top 3 D linemen had opted out so Wake Forest qb had a field day. And Drinkschlitz offense continues to be a joke. Everything is sideline to sideline. jet sweeps, quick passes out to the wr's. I thought this guy was supposed to be an offensive guru? he can recruit but i really question his game day skills. Go Tigers v Kentucky! And used car salesman Calipari. Tigers are not as bad as they played v ku but not as good as they played v Illini. Be interesting. At least Gates has a team that is fun to watch again.

Amazing!!

Hope all you Pomme boys had a good Christmas!!

"I didnt last very long. And studies showed that that door would not have supported both of us." Sincerely, Jack from the Titantic

Champ you remind me of John Dutton on Yellowstone. He is fighting his butt off to keep Montana the way it has always been. Fighting to keep airports being built to bring in thousands to ski resorts they want to build. Fighting to keep Montana from becoming a playground to millions of visitors. It is a never ending battle for the guy. Hang in there Champ!! Keep battling for Table Rock lake! Wake boats are damaging docks, causing erosion and clouding up the water. Endless numbers of tournaments with bass being hauled around in livewells during the spawn. I dont blame you local boys for not being very thrilled about all the changes you are seeing. Not sure what you can do. Some say change is inevitable. Just know you locals got some support from us guys up north.

You are the man MrGiggles!!

I agree Bill. I know i am in the minority but paying these college kids was appalling to me. Most of these college athletes at the D1 level will never have it as good as they do while in college. Free tuition, free books, free lodging, free food 24/7. Fly all over the world in first class airfare and stay in the best hotels. That all ends when they leave. Now we want to pay them? The major argument was how much money these kids made for the ncaa. I really dont care. We already have professional leagues. You want to make money? Dont go to college. Go pro! A Texas A&M booster gave every offensive lineman 50 grand to come to A&M. How does MU compete with that? In the end the rich will get richer.

Bill I didnt hear what the Ark journalist said about MU. That being said athletes will use bulletin board material. I'm still not sold on Drinkwitz. He can recruit! He just comes off as kind of a goofball to me. And he comes in as this offensive guru from App St but his offense looks like a middle school to me. They did up winning 6 games with Auburn loss a joke and had Kentucky beat too. 8-4 would have been a highly successful season. I agree Quill. Ark basketball is a beast. How does this guy get those long and athletic guys? My Tigers are 7-0 but they havent played anybody. At least they are scoring some pts. Shooting percentages and especially 3 pt shooting percentages are way up. They may at least be watchable. That offense the last few years was unwatchable. Hope you boys had a great Thanksgiving.

Not hearing much from you Hog followers this year!! Good game. Entertaining. I figured MU would eventually MU. Maybe a pass interference call, a controversial one at that, and Ark would kick a 50 yd field goal with no time left for the win. After Drink went for two up 5 and didnt get it. I'm hearing MU v KU in a minor bowl??

Congrats Bill! What a beautiful view. Some things you just cant put a price tag on.

Looks like the water is not too rough and looks like you are relatively close to shore. I've heard it can get really bad there. You cant even fish. Catching 5 to 6 lb smallies would be unbelievable fun. Congrats on two days of excellent hunting and fishing.

Nice buck Bill!! Its great that you are able to use the turkey legs for your noodles. I tried one time and it just didnt work out.

Wood ducks are so beautiful. Would love to harvest one to mount.

MDC reports that hunters harvested 1800 turkeys during the fall season. Up a couple hundred from last year. Most of the top counties are down south. In my humble opinion i wish the MDC would get rid of the fall season. Its a fact that turkey numbers are down. A lot of the harvested numbers in the fall are hens. Why not save those hens? Just one guys opinion.