Quillback

Good win for Mizzou, beating Ol' Miss in a tough away game. Texas A&M next. Oregon lost, Baylor beat - Mizzou moves up to #6 or #5?

Speaking of boats being towed... 30 years ago when I lived in Massachusetts, I used to do a lot of night fishing for bass. I usually fished a black jitterbug. I had this one man fiberglass canoe that weighed 40 lbs. or so and I could cart around in the back of my S-10. One night I was fishing a lake near my house and having a great time, bass fishing wasn't as popular then as it is now, and I think those fish in that lake had never seen a jitterbug at night. I caught several in the 5-7 lb. range. But the "one that got away" occurred as I was running the jitterbug down the side of a dock, huge bass erupted on it, I hooked it and held on as the monster pulled me and my canoe towards a small sailboat that was docked near the shore, I just couldn't get any leverage to turn it or get a really good hook set and it swam under the sailboat and got off. 10 lbs. maybe? I'll never know.

Is it a Black Friday sale, or does it start earlier in the week?

That would make me cry, not ripping the skin off the tip of my thumb, but getting a drop of superglue on the boat.

Yeah that would be something if you had 12' of leader out, trying to lip a nice bass.

Watch out on those "what's a good jerk bait" questions - it always seem to ignite a lot of debate. As far as deep divers, I'm planning to fish a Rogue Perfect 10 this year, tried it for a bit last year, caught some fish on it, but did not fish it a lot. They get down deep, 8-10 feet, and have that unique Rogue action. I had to attach suspend strips to them to get them to suspend however. It's a big bait, if you want something smaller, Lucky Craft has a lot of options in deeper diving baits. A Spro McRip in another deep diver you may want to look at.

Main thing I see in Bourjos stats that concerns me is that he strikes out about 1/4 at bats and he doesn't get a lot of walks. Here's some info on Grichuk, the other guy they got in the trade. He definitely has some potential. http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/birdland/who-is-randal-grichuk/article_a9bf7506-2f6f-5b1a-bac5-1c7354f33981.html

I haven't been up the WE arm since summer, but If I was going I'd probably try a Wiggle Wart around chunk rock banks - try and position your boat parallel to and near the bank so you can keep that Wart in contact with the bottom/rocks for as much of the retrieve as possible, I'd also want some wind on the banks if I was going to fish the Wart. Texas rigged tubes have been working for me lately, work them around laydowns, bluff ends and chunk rock. Hop the tube back to the boat, or slow drag it, keep bottom contact. You might also try a jig around timber, I've talked to some guys on Table Rock who have been picking up largemouth working a jig around pole timber, but they are swimming the jig for suspended fish rather than working it on the bottom. I'd also throw a jerkbait around.

Yes good to hear the jerk bait is working. I've been thinking about getting out tomorrow, having a hard time talking myself into it.

Baylor and OSU are pretty close in the BCS rankings, if, and it's a fairly good sized if, Baylor beats Okie State and assuming OSU wins, I would think Baylor would jump ahead of OSU.

Now you have to wonder if John Jay will be traded also.

Yeah it felt heavy, but it wasn't moving a lot - I thought I had a good sized walleye.

The Royals signed Jason Vargas for 4 years at a cost of $32 million. Seems like a lot of dough for a #3 or #4 guy in the rotation, but I guess it's the going rate.

Now there's a big mess with the FSU QB.

That is a nice one!

Nice eye!

it is a lot of trees. Hauling those things down a rocky slope to get them to the barge can't be fun. I tip my hat to the volunteers who are helping with the work.

Welcome, I'd love to hear some flathead stories.

I wonder if they'll have their own poll. I can't imagine them waiting until the end of the year and saying -"Ok, here's our top 4."

Not to mention that writers have their biases also. But next year it's the committee that will select the 4 teams bound for the playoffs. That should be interesting.

I haven't eaten one since I was a kid. My grandma made a mean squirrel stew, or she would fry them and make squirrel gravy.

Makes sense for the Tigers, except for the 30 million payout. Now they can move Cabrera over to first. It will be interesting to see what Cano gets for a contract, he was asking 30 million/year and a long term deal. You'd think after watching what happened with A-Rod and Pujols, temas would shy away from offering big long term contracts to players in their thirties.

I'm on the OK DFG email list, they sent out this email today. Game wardens' investigations lead to big fines paid in southeast Oklahoma poaching case Recently, game wardens with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation wrapped up an important case that proves illegal hunting activity just isn't worth the cost. In the landmark case - completed in October 2013 - a total of 73 wildlife violation charges were filed against 13 individuals who pleaded guilty in both Oklahoma and Arkansas courts, mostly for crimes involving the illegal killing of deer and obtaining fraudulent hunting licenses. They paid a total of $22,356 in state fines and court costs with no restitution, including over $10,306 paid for 18 charges filed in Oklahoma and $12,050 for 55 charges filed in Arkansas. In both states combined, only two charges were dismissed. Those charged were members of private hunting leases in southeast Oklahoma and adjoining leases in Arkansas. The case began in June 2012, when McCurtain Co. game warden Kenny Lawson was contacted by a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service special agent regarding an illegal lifetime license purchase and information that several private hunting lease members were involved in killing deer illegally in Oklahoma and transporting them into Arkansas. Lawson followed up on the lifetime license information and learned that a resident of De Queen, Ark., had in fact used a relative's Oklahoma address to obtain an Oklahoma driver's license and lifetime hunting license. Then Lawson teamed up in mid-October 2012 with two USFWS employees to begin surveillance on the associated leases along the Oklahoma/Arkansas state line near Eagletown. In all, law enforcement officers, including primary investigator and McCurtain Co. game warden Kenny Lawson, documented 45 illegal deer (29 bucks and 16 does) and one bear illegally killed by the group in 2012 - not including deer checked in Arkansas. All the deer killed in Oklahoma were determined to be illegally taken, as no person in the group had a valid Oklahoma hunting license or deer license - including the Oklahoma resident who killed two bucks. One of the suspects killed 13 deer in 2012, seven of which were killed illegally in Oklahoma. One of the suspects also aided a younger brother in illegally obtaining an Oklahoma lifetime hunting license by using his Oklahoma address. The primary poaching method observed by the officers included using dogs to run deer between the two leases, a technique legal in Arkansas but illegal in Oklahoma and most other states. Through their covert investigations, officers identified suspects and 15 vehicles used in crimes. They also observed illegal hunting with rifles every day from mid-October throughout the nine-day Oklahoma muzzleloader season and the archery season as well as throughout the 16-day Oklahoma deer gun season. The officers then spent several months gathering other information and building a case. By August of 2013, the officers were able to interview the suspects. Lawson and fellow McCurtain Co. game warden Dru Polk undertook the interview process along with members of a special investigative unit with Arkansas Game and Fish Department and special agents with the USFWS. Eventually all suspects were located and were very cooperative, confessing to the crimes and giving written affidavits to the facts. The officers also interviewed the original suspect on the fraudulent lifetime license case and learned the father of this suspect had also obtained an Oklahoma lifetime license at the same time. Both father and son were charged with additional hunting violations in both states for killing deer illegally and the license fraud. The officers confiscated approx. 30 sets of deer antlers and three illegally obtained Oklahoma lifetime hunting and fishing licenses with a face value of $2,175 combined and an estimated several thousand dollars in value over the course of a lifetime. According to Lt. Arthur Joe Young, game warden supervisor stationed in Atoka County, this was the largest case of its kind that he could recall in District 3 in his 40 years as a game warden. Lawson credits the success of the case to good old fashioned investigative work and the interview skills of the team of officers, as well as the fact that the involved officers worked covertly to build the case before taking action. "The evidence in this case was significant and would have been difficult for the suspects to dispute," Lawson said. "While modern technology proved to be a very valuable tool in this investigation, it cannot replace or serve as a substitute for fundamental investigative work and a desire to see that justice is served to those that steal from law abiding sportsmen and women." While the suspects paid a monetary price for their crimes thanks to the efforts of Oklahoma game wardens, the real winners in the case are the sportsmen of Oklahoma, whose hunting license dollars go toward conservation work, including law enforcement efforts to protect wildlife. "Our true sportsmen pay for conservation, whether it be law enforcement efforts or habitat work," Lawson said. "When you hunt illegally, you are taking from the people who pay for conservation and also hurting wildlife." The Wildlife Department receives no general state tax appropriations and is funded primarily by sportsmen through their purchase of hunting and fishing licenses as well as certain sporting goods. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation's Law Enforcement Division is made up of about 120 game wardens stationed across the state with a commitment to make sure that wildlife is protected and conserved for the enjoyment of legal hunters, wildlife watchers and future generations of outdoor enthusiasts. Game wardens are available to assist sportsmen who have witnessed a wildlife violation. Their numbers are printed in the current "Oklahoma Hunting Guide," available free online at wildlifedepartment.com or in print anywhere hunting licenses are sold. Wildlife violations also can be reported by phone - anonymously - by calling the Department's Operation Game Thief Hotline at 1-800-522-8039

Slap some skin conditioner on your hands before you go out also.

Thanks for that info Bo - I've never heard of a 3J.