FishinCricket

Did they show you where they keep their basket full of lunkers? (j/k)

FWIW (to answer a question asked of me on the last page) I don't ever get ran out of zone 3, but countless times I've has to explai to zone 1 fly guys that "Yes, I am in fact allowed to fish up here with my ultralight.. Sure, you're welcome to call the game warden on me.. No sir, zone one is NOT C&R only... Sir, if you need more than 40 feet for your back cast, you should head on down to the river, or Taneycomo or something.." I've never had a tangled powerbait fisherman cut my line and throw my jig in the water for accidentally casting over his "indicator".. Maybe it's my experiences that define my opinion? Ive attempted to temper that experience with trips to meet with some of you. That has been quite successful, but your still 1 (nice guy) to 10 (pretentious, rude snobs).. And for the record I wasn't calling you a snob. I was calling Ness a snob. (he's fun to pick on) Think. Type. Edit. Type. Think sommore. Post. My most sincere apologies for mucking up this thread with my (usual) comedic nonsense. Carry on with your uber-serious indicator discussion...

Debatable... Mitch, don't tell me you caught any of those monsters on light tackle.... (don't answer that, I'm just ribbing Eric... Fantastic photos Mitch.. I hate you, those pictures are obviously fake... )

So weird you said it twice, eh? Interesting... Tell us more about this weirdo.. ?

In all my many moons I've never met a snob who was aware of their snobbiness...

And if you attach all of that to an ultralight you'd be all set! No need in wearing your arm out slinging that (2-4 oz) bobber setup around all day... And yet you still flyfish?

I don't think Mr Bigs was intent upon a debate.. This post was (IMO) more like a lament.. Next time, make it rhyme..

Watch it, Ginger... I got my (good) eye on you....

Man, do the questions just start to flow from my weird little brain or what? What do the engineers do when George identifies a strong odor coming from something? How do they re-engineer it to be less offensive in odor? If smells are magnified in space, what do the other astronauts do when one of them farts? How long do the "courtesy sniffs" go on before the smell goes away? Do you think there's ever a time when the stench gets to em and they have to tie up a fella to keep him from opening the hatch? ("The stench! THE STENCH!!! I've gotta get away!! Let me outta here!!") How does one go about qualifying for this job? Can you imagine the ad in the paper? "Professional company seeking qualified sniffer to test all outgoing product for scent.. Must be able to identify all manner of stench to within a micrometer, or within one tenth of one per'scent'... Pay scale based upon experience"

Wow, that's a friggin graaaavy job!! How much of our tax dollars does he get paid/year to do that, I wonder? And if I eat him, do I get his position?

Tip her? Hell with that, I married her!

<----Takes a bow Thanks, I'll be here all week.. Don't forget to tip your bartender..

Schucks, Thanks for the compliment, I spose.. Never was too good of a salesman...

Smell tester? What's he attempting to detect, foul odors? I mean, if he's quality control then what is he looking for? And people wonder where the gov't cheese goes, eh? NASA Comptroller: "Well, we're just about ready to install the zero gravity toilet seat.. It's been put through a battery of tests, it's been super heated and super cooled to insure rigidity in any condition, it's been upfitted with zero-G seat covers to protect the astronauts from foreign contaminants, even the seat covers have been thoroughly tested to insure proper cheek sweat wicking.. Just one last, all important test to perform.. The smell test." (nodding to the man next to the cage) "Release the 'George'! Stand back everyone, don't let it sense any fear..." (George sniffs, peers around, sniffs again) "It all smells like crap!" (tromps back to his cage) Engineer #1: "Well hells bells, boys.. Back to the drawing board then.." Engineer #2: "Man, that one showed promise too... darn that George!" (jumps as George growls from within his cage)

Yeah, I never have a name for what I use either.. Oh, BTW, disregard all that advice I gave in my previous posts.. I just spoke with the trout and they no longer plan on inhabiting those areas... Try upstream at the moon valley access, or maybe down on the Lake? (to my buddies who PM'ed me: there ya go, that aughta throw him off... Now what are we gonna do about the rest of em? :wink:)

Glad you got back to your roots, sounds like it suits ya... I've been fishing the "zone 4" stretch since I was a pup, but just recently picked up the fly rod.. What flies are you using? You related to Jim Boatman?

Are you fly fishing or spin fishing?

I think they stock once a month or so.. They post both river and park stockings (date stocked and fish count) on the board in the park store... Glad you are enjoying "my" spot.. I call it Zone 4. Best spots are: 1. 150-200 yards below the confluence (where the spring flows into the river), on the right side of the river is a 5 ft deep pocket just above a long rock ledge.. Usually the larger stockers will drift down to there (rather than just below the confluence).. Shhh, don't tell the power baiters.. 2. Further down at the public access: A. The riffles just below where the canoes are put in, but be careful cause the rocks are really slippery.. B. The pocket on the left just past the last boat ramp, which is just below where they stock.. C. 250 yards downstream there is an island.. The riffles on both sides are pretty good at times, as well as the hole below the island.. Do us a favor, take home a few limits of those little 8 inch bastards they've been stocking recently? Good luck buddy...

Yup (though it's more "special" than "secret") and "someone" is still waiting to take you there, Mr SmallieBigs... :hint:

Dunno if I've posted this one on this site yet... Caught on a nunya in the Osage Fork... My most recent catch: Caught on a tilapia slab off the coast of Tybee Island, GA..

Bwah, ha ha... Cerealy though, he kinda already said it all.. Al: At the risk of paying you a compliment, you are a great writer man.. I (sheepishly) admit that I read almost every word (and that's sayin sumpthin) you post in the topics that interest me.. If I could offer any critique at all (and I've no right or justification to do so) it would be to include some pictures!!!! don't get me wrong, you use great descriptive words and such, but some of those (literally tens of thousands of) pictures might bring a few more comments.. That is, if you're even concerned about that.. I'm off to fish the two rivers section of the Current, down to Blue Spring, wish me luck!!!

Awe, shucks.. (kicks at the dirt)

Sssssssssssshhhhhhhh, you'll jinx em!!!!!!!!!!! Pssssssst: I before E (except after "C")

Absolutely!!!!!

I'd venture to say it ain't just us, it's everyone everywhere... Especially on anonymous/semi-anonymous forums...