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And follow RPS for the scoop on the wallies. For bass, Bill Babler's reports are the best. Lake Leatherwood is close by you Kjackson, haven't fished it myself, but rumor has it that it has a fair crappie population and decent numbers of bass.

With temps like that are in the forecast it will be a true Polar Bear. Good luck and stay warm!

Welcome Keith, lived on the wetside for close to 20 years, and fished the Sound quite a bit. LIke RPS, I'm happy to share info.

BTW, if anyone can get the results and post them here that would be greatly appreciated. Hopefully at least winning bag weight and biggest fish.

Lake side lots are very expensive, so a lot of people opt for the smaller house to keep the mortgage payments down. Nice thing about those houses is they come pre-built and you can move in minutes after it's dropped off. They also come and clean them for you at least once a week.

Yep, I have to log in every time I come in to the site.

And, for the record, Blogs - schmogs, I don't follow them.

I appreciate reports even on unamed bodies of water and pictures are fine, they add credibility to the "I caught a bunch of big ones" reports. I always find it interesting to hear if they're biting and what techniques are working, I don't really need to hear exactly where, and about 95% of the time the locations are places I'll probably never fish anyway. Keep the reports coming and include pictures if you want.

Shhhhh, be quiet about those Keitechs! Well if no A-rigs allowed, then I'll say jerkbaits and a 14.75 lb. bag.

I would guess around 15 also, but I'll say 14.75. Jerkbait could be the deal or the A-rig.

Welcome Ryker! Spent close to 20 years living in WA state, I miss my winter steelhead fishing, but not the rain.

Thanks for the report, you can substitute that catfish for a lump of coal in somebodies stocking who has been bad this year. Curious as to what your drop shot bait was, if you don't wanna tell because it's a secret that's OK, but I'm curious as the DS has not been working for me lately.

Yes sorry to hear about your mother. Thanks for the warning about the dirtbag, probably a good idea to report it to local LE. I've been thinking about fishing Stockton next year and these break-ins worry me. The perp will probably continue to prowl the ramps until he's caught. Were you able to tell what model truck he had?

Nice stuff you made there Eric.

Watched the last 10 minutes of the Illini game, big win for Mizzou. They did a good job on the defensive boards, not giving the Illini a 2nd chance on missed shots.

Here's a thread from another board - looks like a labor intensive project: http://www.bbcboards.net/bassboat-restoration/317778-need-info-oxidizing-gel-coat.html

Got there at 1000, pulled out at 1400. Fishing was not good for me, 3 black bass total, tube and jerkbait. About the first hour after I launched it was cold and dead calm, wind picked up and almost instantly started blowing pretty hard, windy conditions just don't fit my fishing style, so I left a bit earlier than I normally would have. Happy holidays all, and I hope you all have time to get out and do some fishing!

Nope, she's tired of his crap and takes pre-emptive action.

Or the 90 lb. teacher takes out her gun and shoots the 6th grader in the mouth.

Don't mess with Texas... Texas School District Will Let Teachers Carry Guns A tiny Texas school district may be the first in the nation to pass a law specifically allowing teachers and staff to pack heat when classes begin later this month. Trustees at the Harrold Independent School District approved a district policy change last October so employees can carry concealed firearms to deter and protect against school shootings, provided the gun-toting teachers follow certain requirements. Superintendent David Thweatt told FOXNews.com the policy was initiated because of safety concerns. "We have had employees assaulted before by people in the last several years," Thweatt said. "I think that safety is big concern. We are seeing a lot of anger in society." He wouldn't comment further on the nature of the assaults. The Texas superintendent linked gun-free zones with the uprising of school shootings in recent years. "When you make schools gun-free zones, it's like inviting people to come in and take advantage," Thweatt told FOXNews.com. In order for teachers and staff to carry a pistol, they must have a Texas license to carry a concealed handgun; must be authorized to carry by the district; must receive training in crisis management and hostile situations and must use ammunition that is designed to minimize the risk of ricochet in school halls. Thweatt said the small community is a 30-minute drive from the sheriff's office, leaving students and teachers without protection. He said the district's lone campus sits 500 feet from heavily trafficked U.S. 287, which could make it a target. The kindergarten through 12th grade school district is home to 110 students. Thweatt said officials researched the policy and considered other options for about a year before approving the policy change. He said the district also has various other security measures in place to prevent a school shooting. "The naysayers think [a shooting] won't happen here," Thweatt said. "If something were to happen here, I'd much rather be calling a parent to tell them that their child is OK because we were able to protect them." He told FOXNews.com he doesn't think students will think twice about the new policy. "I hope they forget all about it," he said. "We want them to pay attention [to their school work]." Texas law outlaws firearms on school campuses "unless pursuant to the written regulations or written authorization of the institution." While the district's plan shot them into the national spotlight, carrying guns to school is nothing new some states. In Utah, the law allows anyone with a permit to carry a gun in public schools and state institutions of higher education. It was unclear how many of the 50 or so teachers and staff members will be armed this fall because Thweatt did not disclose that information, to keep it from students or potential attackers. Wilbarger County Sheriff Larry Lee did not immediately return a call placed to his office by FOXNews.com. Barbara Williams, a spokeswoman for the Texas Association of School Boards, said her organization did not know of another district with such a policy. Ken Trump, a Cleveland-based school security expert who advises districts nationwide, including in Texas, said Harrold is the first district with such a policy. The district is 150 miles northwest of Fort Worth on the eastern end of Wilbarger County, near the Oklahoma border. --------------------

You would think that there's a nice crop of Spots on the way, lots of those 10-15" fish and most of them are fat. On Beaver, and I don't know if this is true on TR, according to the biologists, a 15" spot is on average 7 years old. Hard to kill them when it takes them that long to get to keeper size.

I don't like paying $3/gallon for gas, but I keep fishing anyway. A guy has to do what he's gotta do...

If I was going to fish for meat, I'd run a trotline, do it the right time of year and work at it, you can get a load of tasty cats.

Thanks for the report, I tossed a JB the other day and could not get bit except for one dink, but sounds like I was fishing the wrong banks. But, I'm glad to hear the JB is working, I love to fish it.

I don't know, I guess you could do a search on Washington County Sheriff office. This Benton County mapping stuff is new, my guess is not too many other counties have it.