jdmidwest

I had cancer on my tongue back in Nov. They took out a third of it and used the muscle on my wrist for the replacement. It was the wrist that I used to block the incoming 3 hook Firetiger Rapala that stuck in my tendon. The scar was removed and relocated in the surgery.

I have seen worse. Mine stuck in the tendon. Can't push it thru, can't pull it out. That scar is on my tongue now, moved over from my wrist.

Yum. Frog legs.

He did not show nipple, so we are all better off.......

Fame and Glory. Same thing that drives many that don't work hard. I have never understood the removal of privileges anyway, not like they care much about breaking the law. They should take that shiny truck in the background and auction it off, Take the boat he used and do the same. And his bow.

Camping is allowed outside of float camps. You should not have big crowds, its not really a holiday weekend. With all the water and flood, expect down trees and tricky bends with sweepers. Brian should be able to fill you in on the river conditions. NFS should go thru and clear areas of downed trees.

It is not a fun process, but survivable. And it always takes something out of you that you never get back. Glad to hear she made it thru.

I troll the TN river with my 17 Tracker Jon. The old one had a 2 stroke 35 hp and trolled upstream pretty well, but the exhaust would kill you in a tail wind. My new Tracker has a 50hp 4 stroke and have only trolled one trip with it. I had more trouble keeping it throttled down but the air was fresher. A kicker is looking more promising for that boat. Current down there is too strong for a trolling motor.

Probably will get invited to a sit down dinner as the main course. Neighbors dog tangled with a coyote a few years back and lost most of an ear. It was a lab/boxer mix and very able to stand its ground. We used to lose calves at the farm to coyote packs and they had a herd of cattle to tromp them. Your campground spooks are probably just coons looking for food you left out. They can tear a dog up pretty good too if cornered. And they like to carry rabies and distemper.

I understand very well the load, it will probably penetrate more than you think. Unless it is loaded lighter than factory, it will break a clay pidgeon. You can find plastic and rubber loads designed for LE that will not penetrate. I killed a deer one time that someone peppered in the ham with small shot, 6 or 8. Ham was festered and whole deer was bad. Looked like a healthy doe when she walked up.

Either shoot to kill or find something else to scare it with. A 410 target load would just create a festering sore on it and maybe cripple it to the point that it would have to become a nuisance bear or an angry bear that would hurt someone or livestock. Black Bears are pretty reclusive. A shot in the air. Nail him with a slingshot. Throw rocks. Just don't do anything to wound him, it would just make things worse.

Airboats are designed to run over grass and lily pads that would choke a jet or prop motor. Takes a big engine and a big prop to make them move. Not very efficient way to power a boat. Engines could be muffled, but most I have seen are based on small 4 cylinder engines with straight pipes out the back or headers. Going against a current would be tough too. Most are seen on flat water with minimal current. I had an Uncle that built one back in the 80's using a old wooden ski boat and a Volkswagon engine. It was a bitch to paddle. But it would have worked better on a flat jon. And it probably would have worked better if my Uncle was a better mechanic than an engineer. He came up with several neat designs using Volkswagon engines, but he could not keep them running properly. MDC uses one at Duck Creek from time to time. It was the only way to cross most of the lily pad covered parts of the lake to do waterfowl studies.

Naw. All the tourists have Yeti's now prepping for the bear invasion. I am sure that is why they are flying off the shelf. $400 cooler that barely holds a 12 pack of beer, lunchable, and a bag of ice.

Nice Pics. I still need to do that upper float. I have always wanted to see Jam Up Cave. Your pics makes it really look interesting. Its a shame that there was that big of a crowd and fishing was poor so early in the year. Maybe in October if the water is up and flowing would be a better time. With the way Current River and Eleven Point looked last weekend on 142, I was surprised to see anyone got any floating in that area. We did the Spring River trip, it was cold and muddy water from Thurs to Sat.

I imagine it was a chore, that jetty is pretty slim and rough. Last time I was there it was covered in feces and broken glass. I almost dragged the Tracker back in there coming back from Council Bluffs but had not heard about the lake being done. NFS will probably drag it out for several years then abandon it. Hopefully it will kill off all of the pads and weeds they have worked so hard trying to make grow there and return it to what it was in the 80's. Thanks for the link. I have a floorplan for mine, but it will be big for a teardrop. I want it at least 6' tall in middle for the stove, taper off front and back. I want a bed in front and back, sink and stove with some storage. I have an old popup to scavage parts off for the interior, just have to build a shell. It will be similar to this with a short deck in front for storage.

I had intended to start a teardrop camper project this winter til the cancer popped up. Maybe this year. I plan on making mine a little bigger on a wide body bass boat trailer. I want a little deck on front to put coolers and other stuff on. I also want the camper part to be tall enough to stand in. I will ditch the exterior galley in the rear idea for another bed. How was Crane with the draw down? I imagine there is no boat access at the ramp. It has been a favorite spot of mine over the years, remote but worth the drive. Where did you find the door? I need one and a window for my plan and have not really looked for them yet.

They look too short for that. I was thinking some new fangled billy clubs used for saltwater fishing. Put a mackeral out of its misery. I can't figure out a use for them with waterfowl, maybe decoy retrievers but too shiny for me.

What are those for?

Again? I thought you just had one a few months back. Congrats.

I just bought a boat with unknown fuel in it. He said it was ethanol free, but I drained it anyway. Filled up all my jugs and cars, all 21 gallons of it. Its nice and clear like the right side. Filled up with fresh ethanol free from a land based supplier. Been running fine without any problems.

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I guess I am a little late posting, but the garden started about on time. I replaced the wood in my upper raised beds and enlarged them. I made the beds with concrete blocks. I filled the cells with soil and have planted various things in the outer edges. Mostly strawberry plants, but some sugar snap peas along the back of one. A few pepper plants in the back of the other. Spinach, lettuce, various tomatoes, and squash fill the main parts of the beds. Planted the beds in the main garden yesterday. I moved corn and okra into the raised beds in the lower garden. My tomatoes are in the new beds closer to the house and in more direct daily sun. The trees are shading the lower garden out pretty bad, I was going to remedy that this winter, but ended up getting my tongue cut out instead. Maybe next year. The rest of the garden I am going to plant in asters this year to feed the bees. Maybe they will grow in shade. Had some tiller problems. Would run on gas poured in carb, but not any longer. I cleaned carb and still did not work. Could not find a carb kit locally, had to order one. Meanwhile, I picked up a new one at Menards and tilled the garden. Next day, carb kit came in, reworked the carb and installed. Tiller started on first pull and run like new. Now I have 2.

The spring branch on the 11pt has some trophy ones. Its about the biggest, most remote spring around, and they love it. Spring River has them too in Arkansas, but it is a little warmer. They are not as rare as one would believe. I usually encounter one every few trips. One trip on the upper 11pt from Thomasville to Cane Bluff, there was at least one in every hole. I had one that trip coiled up and floating a run in front of the kayak, just drifting in the current. Later that day, I floated thru a section with high bank and overhanging small trees. There was one hanging over my head about 15' in the air. I was glad we were off the water before dark that day. And, they all float on top of the water. It's almost like they ride above the surface tension which makes them more creepy. I don't know whether they are curious or aggressive, but they always seem to head toward the boat. I had to bump one at the lake with a bobber and line to make him back off Sunday. Maybe its the heat coming off a boat that gets their attention.

This one has been around for a while now. There were some on the Spring River in Ark last summer. Pretty pricey but great idea for someone that fishes small streams alone. http://www.mokai.com/

My rule of thumb, if it hits 80, then its done. My last one was in TN 3 weeks ago. Not much happened here this year. It got too warm, too quick. They like day and night averages in the 50's. We had a short window of that.