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Copperhead venom attacks and breaks down the tissue, so he probably does have some lasting damage. If you have ever seen anyone bitten, you would understand. And at today's overpriced medical rates, 90k is probably right. But. I doubt if the snake was packaged up during the manufacturing process. It probably climbed in a nice open bag of dirt left out to warm in the sun.

Both of my Fishes of Missouri by Pflieger, a first edition in 75 and the latest paperback version, state we are in the southern range for Northern Pike with the entire area north of the Missouri River and spot areas on Stockton, Wappappello, Little Black, Piney, and Meramec Rivers. I remember the one from Lake Wappappello, it was caught in a slough just south of the 67 bridge in the late 70's. There were pics in both Pennington's Bait shop and the other one that used to sit by the bridge. Many were stocked in the mid 60's in several lakes to control the gizzard shad populations. Indian Trail Hatchery near Salem was stocked and a flood may have led to an accidental stocking of the upper Meramec River. Looks like the record was caught out of Stockton Lake in 75, 18lbs 9oz. Most of what we have in streams are chain and grass pickerel. Cold water southern MO streams hold the best pike. Years ago, the creek that runs thru the farm used to have several on it, but I have not seen any since I was a kid. One even made it up a branch one spring and resided in a pool of water under our cattle guard. I remember catching him several times before the next rise took him away.

Found this on STL online today, seems like a person was doing a little gardening, reaches in his bag of Scotts potting soil from Wally World, and pulls out a copperhead snake attached to the end of his finger. That would be a surprising "oh sh--" moment. And of course, he did like any good American, he sues the company that made the bag of soil, because, in this new United States, Corporations and Government are responsible for public safety, not individuals. Man gets bit by copperhead in Potting Soil Bag.

MDC already thinned that out enough in KY.

Mine came in a box from Cabela's UPS at about 45 lbs if I remember right. I have packed mine in over my shoulders to a few fishing and duck hunting spots. I have a custom cover from Creek Co. that is camo for hunting and a bag that slips over the back of the seat to carry extra gear. It breaks down into small pieces using u clips and straps. It will pack easy in a car or you can order a carry bag from the Creek Co for it that you can carry over your shoulder. I still use it from time to time, especially if the water is up. It is rated for some whitewater action if you want to, hard to sink unless you lose air in the pontoons. It has the rocker style pontoons for the swift water. I floated the Norfork below the dam to the confluence of the White with 1 or more generators going. The only downside is paddling them against current or in slow water, this is where a yak is better. Works good in small ponds.

I always just buy a spice mix called Cajun Seasoning, its a mixture of Paprika, Garlic, Cayenne and others. A good spritz of spray butter and a coat of the spice mix on a hot grill outside because of the smoke.

Don't overlook a good fuzzy nymph suspend under an indicator either. Hares Ear with a bead works good in size 10 or 12.

Its a good lightweight boat, I have one and it works good. Good price, but a pic may help you sell it.

From the video on the DVD that came from Mokai, it seemed like the engine was pretty quiet. It popped out for transport. My first thought was for the 11pt River, where jet boats are running all the time anyway. There are times it would come in pretty handy on days I did not want to float and shuttle or did not have access to a jet boat. Most trips I take are solo as it is hard to work things out with others I fish and their schedules. It would not be worth any thing on most of the other streams I float as they are too shallow.

The "every so often" led me to believe that it was not "spit" that was shooting off the balcony.......

I was always interested in a Mokai when I first saw them, I just never had the extra $3500 burning a hole in my pocket. Their product was marketed more to fisherman. The DVD they sent showed a fly fisherman idling the boat in a fast run while he fished in place. Their marketing was less obnoxious than a jetski yak. Mokai

Yep, it may look more like a question mark than a light bulb.

Around here we would have to worry about the Natural Gas pipelines rupturing and shooting gas till they shut down. Bridges over rivers collapsing and preventing travel and supply. Electricity failing. It would be a mess, not something that I would want to go thru. Urban living would be better off than city as most buildings are not designed for an earthquake until the last 10 years. Lucky for us, most police stations, fire stations, hospitals, and National Guard Armories have been "hardened" in the past few years to withstand a good shake. One thing pointed out today was the civility of the Japanese people. No reports of major looting, riots, attacks on rescue and aid workers, etc. like we saw with Katrina and Haiti.

You should put it in Conservation as this is one of the last years for the good ole light bulb as we know it to save the world from destruction. After that it is the dangerous squiggly bulbs that spout mercury all over the place when you break them. Of course, if we had a political forum, it could have been placed there too.

I went to the source to find news about the reactors instead of reporter dramatics and no scientific data. I have been watching the IAEA website which has been giving updates on the status. IAEA Japan Updates I also heard another report from a scientist today that the major damage came from the Tsunami and not the Quake. Water breached the walls and flooded out the backup generators which led to the loss of control of the cooling. It seems like it may not be a good idea to place them next to the ocean after all.

Dam crazy kids!! Did you moon anyone while you were there on the balcony?

I have been watching a web site from the St. Louis University on Seismic Activity. While I never showed interest in the physical science of chemistry (biology and microbiology was my gig), geology, paleontology, and other earth sciences have always been an interest. As a kid I was a rockhound. I always wanted to be a fossil hunter, in second grade I traded for a trilobite fossil which I still have around here somewhere, but it is one of the things I never have time for. Karst geology has been an interest, I hate small places but I love cool spring water. Anyhow, I watch the seismographs from time to time. At SEMO University, I walked by the seismograph daily in college. I met Dr. David Stewart and talked about the New Madrid Fault. He lost some credibility when he supported a prediction that a major earthquake would happen in 1990 and people got skeered, but he had a point. Now we realize it is coming, someday. Unfortunately, we still can't predict when to be called an exact "science". In light of the quake in Japan, a civilized country, 10k presumed dead, nuclear reactors failing, mass destruction, thousands without power or water, it is only a matter of time till we get ours. In looking at this map over the past several days, Japan is still getting pounded with aftershocks. Other quakes have spawned all over the plate division, even one or two on the New Madrid Fault. My only point is to be prepared, it is going to happen here someday. Japan will probably teach us a few things about surviving this disaster. Earthquakes Tabular at USGS

Whew, I read the title and pictured a big shiny stringer of huge trout.

So far, according to reports, containment has been kept in place with only small releases of radioactive material. It is 40 year old technology in a foreign country. Who knows what their failsafe policies are compared to ours. Nuke power is a cheap alternative in most countries outside of our own. Building them away from population centers make sense too, just in case. It seems that most of their buildings withstood the shake as most were engineered with major quakes in mind. That engineering may have saved countless lives. Why is everyone so worried about the reactor problem and not all of the rest of the devastation that took place over there? The Tsunami seems to have created the most damage. Our time is coming soon one day when the New Madrid Fault takes another slip. While Tsunami is not a problem unless you live by a lake or a river here, the devastation will be pretty severe. Just another wake up call to prepare ourselves for what could happen here.

I thought it was a reference about him buying Chevy.

This thread lost it on post 2. Looks like Cricket is turning a new leaf with his signature.

Thanks for the reminder, its all you can eat Gumbo at Broussard's in Cape on every Tuesday. I know what is for lunch tomorrow.

Depends on the temps. Mid April is usually the best for Morels.

Here is one that has been around for a while, the Bug Box. If you are handy with wood, you should be able to figure out how to build your own. We used to sell them a long time ago. The Bug Box Travel Case Here is a newer one made out of Alum from another Co. Alum Briefcase Box Personally, I use a shower kit bag for tools and spools, keep all other stuff on split rings and plastic zip lock bags. I stuff it in a duffel bag with a small table top tying stand. A Gerstner type wooden tool chest is great too, it is pretty heavy to pack around. You can find knock off's at Harbor Freight for around $100. The front folds down to make a tying table. Gerstner Box Harbor Freight 8 Drawer Box You can Google "fly tying furniture" or "fly tyer wood projects" and find many ideas.

Cedargrove has campsites and I doubt if there are any fees this time of year. Parker has a spot or two.