jdmidwest

I remember when Ducky Doty came online. Remember the possum boy son? His avatar of his family was not anything like real life.

I thinks he is some 30 yo kid just screwing around with us all. I remember a post about him chasing copperheads out of his house with no electricity. I quizzed him about power for a computer and internet.

I wish I took some pics of indigenous species I saw last fall at the Roubidoux Spring. We stopped on way back from LOZ and was watching some bait fishing Hispanics tossing into the spring boil. Out came some bubbles and a diver followed by 2 more. Funny sight, first feller came close to getting snagged by one of our south of the border interlopers. And as always, camera and phone in the truck.

Sounds like a road trip. Did he say carp or crap that stinks worse? Pick the hottest day, on a Sat. with the biggest Wake to battle, start at Noon to make it fair for all. Since all competitors carry a dull knife, judges have to pack heat. Just to keep the peace.

Houses aren't cheap either, nor land. When the base price on a truck starts at 30 k, the market needs to start making a cheaper truck. But the government got involved, they have to add safety features, crash protection, get better fuel mileage, and more power out of anemic engines to drive cost up. And still pay the Union workers to make them.

But why did you decide to give up the new sport?

Really sucks to catch a little 28" rainbow on a fly rod in God's country. I am crying in my beers for ya. Sneak back a few Grizz to add to the gene pool of Black bears infesting us. We need a little variety and a predator for the Mountain Lions as they pass thru.

Why would they eat apples when they have all the dog bowls to buffet on?

Stick steer works good, like flying a plane.

Gonna have to try that. Been using a jet boat for 15 years and never tried that. Good use of power trim.

Nice. How does it row?

Whites Creek always holds fish. Its a good run with boulders and cover. I wonder what the place will look like 10 years from now. Its ripped up pretty bad. I have never seen a flood uproot trees like that. Blow outs at the end of each straight hole into a bend. All of the downed timber will go somewhere in the floods, probably huge log jams. Erosion will take place and gravel will shift. The river has already been widening out and getting shallow in the riffles. And the water table is falling off some too. I was really amazed at how well the fishing was. Last stock was before Memorial day. We caught nice fish, beautifully colored and "natural". Most were almost golden. It was a rare moment on the river that day. It was a weekend and we had several others to deal with. But the fishing was good. It really is the best place when the weather heats up. Natures air conditioner.

Not the digital world, its called a rectum. They need to pull their head out and watch what is going on.

He He He said type of gig.

That's profiling, you might have a lawsuit. Try a blackface and run the interstate at hi speed and see if you get pulled over. I read an article the other day about that too. The Highway Patrol is pulling over persons of color more than others. Drive an interstate sometime and see what is passing you on the left hand lane. You will see the pattern. They see it too.

Its because the lawyers are the biggest boozers. I don't mind public drunkedness as long as the motor does not create a killing machine. And I don't have to deal with the drunk, sober. I grew up in a time with fewer laws and less regulations. And that was Eutopia. The stupid crap that happens today did not exist 50 years ago. But wealth and technology has changed, and the display of money seems to be more prolific. Big boats with no other purpose than running around saying I have it seems to be the norm on big waters now days. My boats all have a purpose, sporting that is. Not that I don't enjoy the wind in my face and the water spray seeing the sights on a lake. 99 percent of my boating is hop in, go fishing. People have just went stupid. I could not even gas up today without a pile up in the parking lot. I have seen more accidents in the past month than I have seen in my whole life it seems. Nobody seems to pay attention to anything anymore.

But, if you pull them over for wake, they can check for other violations. Just like the bs seatbelt checks.

Its funny, counties that are sparsely populated should have more agents to cover it in my opinion. More "wild areas" where game violations could occur. But they tend to task more in highly populated counties.

Nope, I am thinking the border crossers brought those fellers up for food.

I lost my running lights a few years ago, tube trailer. Mouse decided to chew the wires to the running lights first. Then he fed on the rest of the harness. Replaced the harness and screened the holes, but one still found the exposed running light.

Black bears have been seen in my home area since I was a kid. But, that was the time we were trading turkey for all kinds of stuff like otters, rattlesnakes, mountain lions, and probably bears. We wiped out wolves, mountain lions, deer, turkey, otters, and the elk from Missouri at one time. I am pretty sure we got the bears too. How can you pull genetics on something that has not been here since we have developed the technology to test genetics? Sasquach and the Loch Ness monster are all remnants of the past too. But I am glad they are back, soon we will have a season on them too.

You were in right spot. But I have only fished it a few times. I never did really good there, but caught enough to keep interest. Maybe the fish move up out of ditches or lake in fall? Pool 8 was the one we always did good on. Stanley Creek was where we went when wind was blowing.

I have seen a few, but never any more than a few inches. The first I ever saw was doing a stream survey on the Little Whitewater in Bollinger county, but I can't remember what it was on. I think it was on a bass. It was only a few inches long and that was 30 years ago. This thing took a flop in the boat and stuck to the floor like glue. It really gripped the diamond tread aluminum well. But the trout did not have a mark on him yet. It must have just grabbed it. It is a throw back from a long time ago when fishes were simpler.

But sometimes they work in pairs if they suspect shady characters. This time of year, no hunting going on, they may saturate and pair or gang up in areas that need monitoring. For fishing violations. We were on 11 Point River fishing in a TN registered boat this weekend and saw the MDC agent twice in a 2 hour period. Never asked to see anything, but we spoke to him and waved each time. He was alone and running the river in a jet boat. New guy, never met him or saw him before. You would have thought we would have been a prime suspect. But we were fully licensed, legal, and just minding our own business.

Did you paddle into the wilderness area?