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That will be some good eating.

As long as we got off topic and having a little fun with this, here are a few more. Wipeouts, tatts, and well, very nice kini. Can't post some on here, I have to keep them in the private stash. We spent several hours on that rock watching the fiasco. All of our troop made it thru that day on top of our boats. Not many did. I am going to suffer thru it again Saturday. Its all good for a laugh.

Next time down, try out Flossie's Apple Barrel in Winona, it is good food. Never had a bad meal there yet. There was a decent buffet on the square in Eminence, can't remember the name of it. I will look for it this weekend probably.

Wasn't that just funny, at first I thought it was a dude when she floated into the curve. Then I just had to snap a pic. She may be the ugliest woman I have ever saw in the wild.

Wouldn't that be like putting an adult rubber glove on a kids hand if you were not excited about something? Or you could always step out and pee on a tree. Missouri streams have their dangers too as far as parasites. Leeches are my worst annoyance and are becoming quite common on the Spring River in Ark. E Coli from cattle and septic tanks, Salmonella, Girardia and others can get you while swimming or fishing with an open cut.

That pic was from a few years ago. I did not waste bytes on the tats. Here is one that was not a hardbody.....

Actually, it is just the opposite. Most of the St Francis and Big Creek are a series of large holes and shallow runs. It is best floated in canoes. They rent canoes at the park and shuttle you if you bring your own. Popular floats are from the park to 34 bridge or Big Creek above the park to the park. You could even have a pretty good float from the upper end of the park to the lower boat ramp. Otherwise, wade fish the Big Creek, several points of access in the park or hike above to Mudlick Hollow. River should be in good shape to float with the rains this week and last. We floated the Big Creek from Brunot to the park around Easter and I posted a report. Big Creek Spring Float

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Just had to dig this one up. Chrome is getting closer to tracking than ever. I ditched it as soon as I downloaded the first version. Now they are on the brink of creating a OS that could replace Microsoft, with some invasion of privacy issues. A few months ago, they were caught tracking wireless computer signals and realistically could have been monitoring your connection. Now this, they can show where you are. Don't look now, but Google is following you.

We do the Spring River Float as a bunch of guys 3 times a year for a little beer and scenery. Not much fishing, but we do manage to catch a few here and there. One of the bunch was the one that floated with me yesterday and we both talked about how burned out we were getting on the party floats. Seriously, how many young kinis can one stand to look at anyway? Most hardbodies are trashed with tattos now anyway. Its like going into Ryan's when you are on a diet.... I have suggested others, but the bulk of the bunch like to rent cabins and have all the luxuries of home while there and are not really serious fishermen. Most are married and it is fun for them. But if some of the stuff we do shows up on facebook like it did last month, some of their wives may put a stop to it. Next weekend is the second of the trio of parties, usually the wildest float of the summer. I will follow it up with a couple of days with another bunch of family and friends from Texas and STL at Jack's Fork. It will be mid week and should be a good time with some good fishing.

I just had to read this one, I thought it had something to do with Midgets, short people, or something like that.

Most places that sell fishing equip will usually carry a few poppers. My favorites are Sneaky Pete and Round Dinny. You could even find them at a Wally World, Target, or Kmart if you have one close.

I think it is an Alaskan Mosquito. Now you are hooked. Try some poppers.

My superior brain controls the breathing, my hand eye coordination, and monitors the surrounding area for safety while I gently squeeze the trigger removing a dangerous critter that did not have sense enough to realize the danger he was in. Anybody want some snakes?? I do have a catch stick and can relocate some for you. Great for mice problems. Did you know that most snakebites happen when idiots try to handle them?

If I did, it would probably look like this next time. No thanks. Besides, I am getting old and starting to have Alzheimers, I have already forgotten.

It really works. Just running over them does not do much to them, you have to tap the brake. Comparing the removal of a poisonous snake from an area where it can harm a human or livestock to the strip mining of forests that causes excessive erosion and gravelization of streams have nothing in common. For the record, I don't go out in the WILD and look for snakes to kill. But there are some states that hunt them and eat them and have big festivals doing so. And guess what, next year, they still have snakes to hunt, eat, and have festivals for. Its a renewable resource.

Put it online as a pdf file and I will read it. Save a few trees in the process.

If you tap the brakes as you pass over a snake on the road, it almost turns them inside out. It is great sport on a blacktop road on a late summer night.....

Got out and took a little float today. Unknown River, floated point a to point b. River was up some due to the rain this week and crystal clear. Did not get in till about 11 so we fished the toughest part of the day. Smallies all day, a few longears, nothing else, no largemouth, no gar, no carp. Hot lures of the day were F7 Gold and Black Rapalas, Sonic Roostertails, and Yum Crayfish. Several fish over 12". Best one of the day on the Rapala was 16". Best thing about the day, only 2 on the river. Peace, quiet. We saw several deer, big softshell turtles, red tail hawks, and woodies. If all the float streams were like this on the weekend, how nice things would be. It was hot in the sun, but nice in the shade. And, for some reason, no snakes at all. It must be shedding season.

OK Chief, try this scenario. 5' Timber Rattler coiled up in flower bed alongside house. It has crawled thru over a dozen horses and a few dogs to get there, any of which are worth more than than a good pair of rattlesnake boots. It is definitely on your property and poses a danger to humans and young kids running thru the yard. What do you do? You are going into the feedhouse, its dark, and you feel something brush your leg as you enter. You turn the light on and realize you were just missed by a Copperhead. Granted it was only looking for a mouse, but. What do you do?

Poor little fishy choked on a yellow hunk of nylon rope before you let him go. Looks kinda pale like a fish out of water.

The river has been high for a long time this summer and is forecasted to stay up for a while. This gives them more opportunities to run up streams that are not accessible under normal conditions. I wonder how long it be before they run up the Castor and the Whitewater rivers out of the Diversion Channel? The Saline, Apple Creek and other tribs here in SEMO are at risk too.

I had a customer bitten by a copperhead about 5 inches long, he had it in alcohol on the counter of his business. It bit his finger when he was turning a hose off. 2 weeks later, his hand looked like a latex glove that you blow up due to the swelling and fluid. He had to take the antivenom. It caused alot of damage for such a little bite. If it poison, it usually gets relocated when I see them. Relocated to wherever snakes go when they die.

White along the lower cheek, dull, faint markings, boxy head, thick body throughout. Pretty good signs from a distance. Black Rat snake, head about same size as neck, symmetrical tapered body, usually glossy scales, faint markings on close inspection, white underneath. When in doubt, stay away from it. Duhh!

If you click and expand the pics, you will see the answer.