Quillback

I have been there, did a software installation job a few years back. Their football stadium is also huge, and they're going to spend $450 million to upgrade it, they are about to get huger But it's Texas, there's no such thing as "too big" in that state.

I've never had an EW hook straighten on me because of a fish, but I've had tines on trebles bend out and cause fish loss. Even that has happened only a few times.

Sad story, my condolences to his family.

And we now have "special government employees", in this case Huma Abedin, wife of the infamous Anthony Weiner. A special government employee is one who continues to receive a paycheck from the US government, while at the same time working as a paid consultant. Perfectly legal, but not conducive to honest government. And for the sake of fairness, I'm sure there are plenty of Republicans taking advantage of this loophole. Beginning in January 2009, Abedin worked as a deputy chief of staff for Secretary Clinton – serving as an adviser to the secretary and supervisor of her schedule and travel. But following the birth of her son and a maternity leave, a quiet change took place in Abedin’s employment status. In June 2012, Abedin was reclassified as a “special government employee,” and she began working as a part-time senior adviser from her home in New York. During this time, Abedin continued to serve as an adviser to Clinton and helped plan her schedule and travel, but Abedin was not officially a deputy chief of staff – even though news reports gave her that title. The reclassification, meanwhile, allowed Abedin to bypass conflict-of-interest restrictions for federal employees – restrictions that are in place to ensure that government workers do not bring an outside financial stake to bear in their federal dealings. With the bypass, she could work as a consultant, even while still being paid by the State Department. Abedin took on three consulting roles. The Clinton Foundation hired her as a paid consultant, as did Teneo Holdings, a New York-based strategic planning and financial services firm that was cofounded by Doug Band, former chief adviser to former Pres.Clinton. Abedin also became a paid personal assistant to Mrs. Clinton (in addition to being Clinton’s government-paid senior adviser). How much did she earn in these roles? In May, Mr. Weiner and Abedin released their 2012 tax returns, which showed the couple made more than $490,000. The return indicated that Abedin earned $135,000 in her work for the State Department, but it did not specify what she made for her consulting.

I just can't bring myself to shell out $20 for a deep diving crank, too easy to get snagged up.

Great pics!

Time is running out.

You aren't kidding, I knew that colleges got quite a bit in donations, but I never imagined that a school like A&M could rake in over $700 million per year (this includes the extra $300 mill JFB brought in). With that kind of money sloshing around in the troughs you know some crooked pigs are in there feeding.

Another RC STX user here. The Rogue Perfect 10 is a bait I plan to fish this winter, I fished it a bit last year, caught some fish on it. Had to put some lead on them to get them to suspend, but they do get down deep, 10 feet or so, and have a unique action. I wish they had some solid colors in addition to the ghost-like lineup they have, I may send a couple off to Tim Hughes to get painted. I really like Tim's Norman Flake.

Wow is all I can say. That $300 large is just in one year. Link to article: http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/09/17/football-manziel-credited-for-record-texas-am-fundraising-windfall/related/

I'll have to put "This Town" on my reading list.

I don't have one of these. http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Megabass_Cyclone_MD-X/descpage-MBCMDX.html#multiview

First Champ lets out the secret about Aunt's creek, now he's letting the world know about the ultimate secret color - green pumpkin. What next?

I am fortunate to get NFL network, so I'll be watching. That being said, I'm not really much of a fan of Thursday night games.

That's true, I probably have whatever it is they're going to throw. I just need to see how to use that stuff.

Things are messed up when people who are here illegally are more above the law than legal residents.

I just realized we have KC vs the Eagles this Thursday night. Looking forward to it.

Boise State got hammered by Washington 38 - 6 a couple of weeks ago.

Yep looking forward to seeing what those guys throw.

Welcome!

Thanks, I'll make sure I put some tubes in the boat.

I accidently snagged one that went about 20 lbs. in one of the local lakes on a jerkbait. Doing the twitch pause sequence, gave it a pull and snagged myself a grassie. My guess is it came up to take a close look at the suspended bait. The community lakes here get periodic stocking of grass carp (sterile), bass and panfish populations are very healthy.

Thanks for the report. Did you get many bites on tubes? I might head over to Table Rock this week and thought about trying a tube.

MDC has a hotline to call to report violations. 800-392-1111. http://mdc.mo.gov/about-us/how-contact-us/operation-game-thief Going to be hard to catch the poachers, but if you report it, maybe an agent will swing by the access every once in a while and check things out.