jmoore

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My favorites for jigging are Falcon and TFO. Drifting in fast current, the 6'6" med lt action TFO works best for me just because it is a faster action, and takes less motion to set the hook. When Im casting in slow or still water, I prefer the 6' Falcon ultralight or the 6' TFO light action. TFO customer service is hard to beat, and the price is about the same as the Falcon. (I just got a brand new 6'6" ml 3 pc in the mail to replace the one my dog stepped on and broke just above the 2nd guide, no questions asked.) The Falcons are one pc, the TFO's are avail in 2 or 3 pc. Sometimes, it's nice to have a really good rod you can fit in your suitcase. Jig fishing Roaring River from the bank, using micro jigs, I like my 5' Falcon ul. I've worn out several shimano 500 axuls reels with this rod, it seems to be indestructible. In the end, it is all about feel, confidence, and what you catch fish on. Jim

What a great new years. The OAF gathering was wonderful, so much good food and great fellowship. Thanks to Leonard, Terry, Phil and everyone else for all their hard work organizing and hosting such a great event. We also had some luck fishing. Thursday I was able to get into some fish drifting jigs from the cable to the conservation ramp. Seemed the brown and orange with orange head worked best. I was unable to perform Thursday afternoon due to a serious case of overeating at the picnic. (Did I mention there was a lot of great food?). Friday morning was good also. Light colored jigs seemed to be the thing casting at the cable along the shore across from the hatchery. In the afternoon, I was lucky enough to be accompanied by my wife and son, and we had a great afternoon of catching. We had a great variety of fish, including several nice sized rainbows, some smallmouth, and a pig of a meanmouth. JP caught his first fish all by himself which made his dad quite proud. Here are some pics from Friday afternoon. Happy New Year, The Moores

The Moores will be there with some baby backs and some texmex dip and chips. We are looking forward to it. Jim

Anyone bringing little ones? Jim

Everyone is well here, thanks. Dad, JP and I are planning on camping at Cooper Sunday, Monday nights, we'll keep an eye out. Be driving a black GMC half ton. Jim

John-- The truck does not have to pull, the skeeter gravitates to the aura of the truck. Great job JD! Jim M.

Interesting. Im sure the technology exists or can be developed to allow 'zero impact' mining. The fact is, the use or development of that type of technology will shrink the profit margins on a 'limited resource', that there will not be enough grease left over for all the palms sticking out. It is truly a scary situation. I want my son (now almost 4) to be able to experience that area. I'm too confident that greed will destroy it. It is just a matter of how long it will take. Its is easier, and more profitable to buy politicians than to develop methods and technology to do it right. Jim

Favorite twice smoked 'butt: Dry rub with seasonings of choice Place roast fat side up, ad pack 1/2" of brown sugar on top Place in smoker at 225* smoke to an internal tem of 160* or so (about 5-6 hrs), spraying with applejuice/white vinegar solution every hour. Double wrap in hd foil continue to cook at 225*-250* for an addional 4-6 hours depending on size. Remove from smoker, pull out bone, break meat into large chunks, place in large foil pan, shake on some dry rub, and add 3/4 cup 'real' maple syrup, mix well. Add a couple pieces of wood to smoker fire, place pan on smoker for an hour or so. Pull or chop pork to texture desired.

Here is a partial list of things we usually take. 1. Life Jacket 2. Sunscreen 3. Snacks 4. Video camera 5. Trucks (floating) 6. Snacks 7. Learning leapster Don't leave things that don't float laying on deck. (favorite fishing pliers, forcepts, jig boxes, previously mentioned video camera etc.) I've always loved to fish, but having the opportunity to share it with the boy and wife adds a whole level of enjoyment. Have fun, Jim

Back to work after another great weekend at Lilley's. The accomodations were great, as always. Friday afternoon, made 5 drifts from the cable, bouncing white and sculpin 1/8 th oz. jigs off the bottom. Caught 5-6 fish each drift, 4 under 12". I only had 2# rigged, and we lost a lot of jigs, and several fish. Most of the hits were below the boat ramp. Saturday I was out early while the wife and boy slept. The water was about 2 feet lower, and much slower than the night before. Ran up to fall creek and fished the slack water across from the marina. Stuck with the 1/8 oz. jigs in the same colors, caught several nice rainbows right on the edge of the current bouncing off the bottom snagged into a 3' gar. Went up to lookout, and fished behind the island, and caught fish seadily for the next hour. Had 3 under 12 inches, and went back to pick up the fam. By the time we headed back out about 930, the water was back up to the same level as Friday afternoon. Boated back to lookout and fished below the island again. The takes weren't as frequent, but caught several more before heading upstream including 1 really fat 18" brown wifey boated. We stopped at the other islands, but could not find the same bite until we got to the island across from the outlets. The three year old named this island 'dog island' cause our lab decided it was a great place to hang out and eat sticks. Brought several more to the boat and enough sub12" fish to make a good lunch. Sunday, I didn't go out early, stayed in and fixed breakfast for mom. Decided to invest in some 4# trilene. It really didn't seem to cut down on the takes, but was srong enough to pull out of the grass and sticks on the bottom, saving MANY jigs. When we got out about 930, the water level up and running. Fished below lookout and caught several, but it was a little breezy. Headed across to the oxbow and fished some slackwater behindsome rootwads and laydowns and caught fish steadily for the next couple hours. Didn't have any below 12", all really nicely colored 15-18" rainbows. Boated up to the island across from the outlets and fished the slack water catching 5 under 12 inches and many around 15-16. Heather caught a goggle-eye and a nice 14" crappie, and snagged a couple of suckers. She had one hooked right ahead of the back fin and thought she had ahold of a monster. Headed in about 230 for some grilled ribeyes some playground time. Back out about 530, boated down below the landing and caught a white bass, but did not stay out too long. Monday went out early (brrr) while the water was down a couple feet from the night before, fished around the bridges above the landing with only three to the boat. Went back out about 10 after checking out. The water seemed to be back up when we got up to lookout. We fished for about an hour there and across at the oxbow, but didn't do as well as the day before. As we headed in, noticed the level was dropping, saw quite a few fish surfacing, but decided it was time to hit the road. If I can figure out how to get some pics from my camera to my computer, I will post some. We had a great weekend. It seemed the key in higher water was to keep the jig down on the bottom as long as possible. Thanks to all who post, and Phil for the great forum. Jim