FishinCricket

darn, Mic... Sorry to hear you (and I both) feel that way. Thanks for your service to our Country.

http://springfield.craigslist.org/clt/2227478519.html Al, you're a pretty daggum good artist, man.... Wish I could afford these plates, honestly... Just ran across the ad, thought I'd pass it along in case someone here was interested...

Definitely do!! In the meantime though, SIO3, maybe I could hook you up with this one? Only 50k on the odometer, lotsa fun left in this one! And for only 13.5K it's a steal!! (sorry, couldn't help myself)

Shameful....

Yeah, I got into those down there too... Jumpy lil buggers indeed... So it sounds like the answer is the Osage river below Bagnell dam?

Uhm, yeah... For some reason I ain't buyin that... The guy emailed me and said it was 17 inches long and was not a replica.. Said he wasn't sure what breed it was... I homestly thought it was possibly a smallie with a bad paint job? (hoping the resident artist will weigh in)

Thats what. Thought, too... But it's hard to tell on this 3 inch iPhone screen.. I knew if I came here and asked I would get some expert opinions.. As for buying it, I was (of course) just crackin' wise.. I don't keep em, kill em or mount em... I just torture them for a few minutes on the end of a light line, jerk em outta the water (vertically) by the lower lip, pose with em (horizontally) for a few photos ("here, get one of me holding my lure in front of it.. Okay, now one where you can see the hole I caught it outta in the background.. How's that look? Take it one more time... No, if I hold her belly she looks smaller...") then toss em back in the water... After all, I'm a conservationist!

Seriously? You would (if "other options" didn't pan out) actually let it come to blows over a cell phone ring tone? Care to expound on what other intrusions into your day would bring about a adverse reaction from you? More importantly, could you please list your fishing schedule in advance so those of us who are naturally annoying could steer clear of you? Golly gee, fella... I've known rattlesnakes with more docile dispositions...

but they sure do make a pretty wall mount! http://springfield.craigslist.org/for/2221779027.html Whaddayathink, folks... Should I buy it? And (more importantly) is that brute anywhere near a 5lb fish?

I'm mixing my urban myths... So sue me.. lol

So (avoiding the "generation gap" jab), how would you go about "eliminating the problem"? Tackle the guy and smash his cell phone? If you knew what Gene Simmons could do with a live salmon and a bottle of petroleum jelly you might change your mind.. I wouldn't, but you might.. lol

Wow, envy rears it's ugly head, eh?

So who do we call the next time we feel someone's ringtone is intrusive on our experience?

Nah, in this case it's short man syndrome mixed with a large dose of pessimism realism...

Nice report! That's a fatass very large fish on a 5wt! Kudos on your diligence, you have my respect! (not that that's worth much, lol)

You fellers may be onto something, there.... Hmm....

I'd suggest you stay on the banks until the USGS river gage gets below 3 ft or less.. Currently it says it's just crested at 3.8 ft...

Yeah, I'm not good enough at handling fish to be posting reports here... Many other feel the same, I'm sure.. Sorry I torture your trout.

Sounds like the trout park just ain't your bag, buddy... Better stick with Crane creek and the like, cause standing elbow to elbow with the other pipe smoking fly flippers at the outlet, you are definitely goig to have your Zen ruined.. But you know that..

That's good to hear... "River Rats" and "River Run" is a bit of a misleading name then, eh? (sure does look like a flowing waterway) Either way you kids are still tearing the hell outta stuff, eh? You wouldn't believe how glad I am to hear that this is all happening in another state.. Missouri is too pretty for this stuff...

Obviously we are in two tooootally different fields of customer service, then...

No, as opposed to large circles, silly... (snow angels? That doesn't even make sense! lol)

Figure 8's...

Go for it, man! You won't be disappointed...

Well at least you didn't say "no offense, but..." How lucky you must me to be able to earn a living without being at the disposal of the customer, 24/7.... Then there's the rest of us... And I'm darned good at doing two things at once, TYVM.. Just ask my wife! You just lack skills, eh?