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The Murray paper mentioned that they may have been out of the channel and cutting across.

Still hard to say what exactly happened. Don't know what kind of boat he was in or what happened to kick the motor up into the boat. There was a similar accident in the same spot last weekend during a tourney, the motor and transom were tore off and no injuries other than the boat.

Man, I thought this thread was going to involve a good recipe for fillet of trout and morel. Congrats.

A guy I have known for many years, the greatest UPS driver around this part, was killed yesterday in a boating accident. Details are still sketchy, but it appears that Tim and his fishing partner were heading back to weigh in and the boat struck a part of the collapsed bridge that was taken out by a barge on KY Lake a few years back. The motor flipped up and struck Tim in the head killing him on the spot. He was a great guy, always a good laugh. He will be missed. It just goes to show that life can end in an instant, no matter what we are doing. http://www.semissourian.com/story/1967973.html

Local diver use it alot for training. I have drove by the entrance many times but never ventured in. Might be a fish around there somewhere.

Yep, more tonight and going thru Sat now. I wish I was somewhere else. I am going to bite the bullet and go out Sat with rain gear on.

Looking at the butt section, I believe the grip flips around and Ness is right, it is a fly/spin combo. Appears to be in pretty good shape. Re glue the ferrule to the rod and address the wrapping and you should be good to go. The grip part with the reel seat is reversible. It may screw/unscrew to flip around. The cork will go to the rear if you use as a spin rod with the thicker tip section. Or leave it as is and use the thinner tip as a fly rod. Check for a threading on the butt end.

Some people have told me to quit coon hunting. It is not politically correct. I just trap them now.

What is this Facebook thing anyway?

Seems like they fixed that problem. Good buy.

We really need a dry spell, ground is so saturated that I see salamanders heading tor the high spots.. You guys must be really rotten on that side of the state to be getting all of that fungus to grow!

When I think of Sharkskin, I think abrasive. Not a good picture to draw in the mind regarding fly lines.

I still have dogwood blooms around here. Would probably have more if the rain hadn't pounded them off. Dogwoods were late this year and not very pretty, they were mostly green when they bloomed, the leaves hid the blooms. Usually the first spell of 70 to 80 degree weather kills it. I thought it was over a few weeks ago, the first bunch I found was yellows and they were dried out and crumbly on April 17. But they have still been popping up. A friend of mine found 18 lbs in the Leadbelt area yesterday, all nice ones. There should be more pop up this week if the sun ever comes out.

Nothing normal about the Black, Castor, or St Francois right now. It has rained all day today and they are calling for more this week. Friday and Friday night dumped alot of rain in the watershed also. I would probably look elsewhere.

Leonard, what temp and how long do you dehydrate the morels for?

Not many places will sell a 6' board.

I guess someone forgot to bring the sack and they just set them free.

Bamboo rods came with 2 tips because they were pretty easy to break. From what you are saying, one of the tip section has been broke and a new tip put on making it a shorter section. If the rod has been kept in a fairly temperature and moisture stable place the glues that were used are probably still strong enough to fish it. Otherwise, you may have some issues when you start using it after it has been stored for a long period of time. Ferules and guides are easy repairs. I would try a 6wt line to start and see how it loads, it would be middle of the road for most bamboo rods. I have one that casts a 7wt line and others that like the 5wt or 6wt lines. Bamboo is a slow action and will require getting used to casting if you have been fishing newer hi tech rods. I bought a nice Horrocks Ibbotson Vernley 2 weeks ago at my great Uncles sale. He had promised me the rod a long time ago but never could find it. I was sitting with him watching the sale when I heard them call out Bamboo Rod. I won the bid and walked back over to give him crap about it. It was in the original tube and sock, still had the shrink wrap around the cork handle, in near mint condition albeit 70 years old. It is a 9 ft rod with 2 tips that are original length and casts well with a 5 wt line. I have a couple other H I bamboo rods, a Herters, and a Heddon. I love to fish them, just have to be more careful with them. Make sure you dry them out good and wipe them off before you case them back up. I use a silicone base rod and gun cloth for that.

How long and what temp do you use when you dehydrate them? I tried some a few years back and ended up with hard little rocks.

Good hunting pistol. It is a shame you are on the other side of the state. I don't see many of them around any more.

I saw that earlier this week in an Orvis news blast. I believe SA has produced their fly lines for many years. The Ross purchase may bring some new lines of reels to Orvis. Amazingly, Orvis does not really manufacture much of their products outside of the rods. Wapsi supplies them with materials, waders and boots are outsourced and labeled Orvis, their hooks are made by several companies, and reels were made in England for a long time. But, no matter where it was made, the Orvis Co has stood behind the products they sell with excellent customer service and warranties.

Holy crap! Those paddles are so light they float in mid air. How do you lay them down in the boat and keep them there?

Ducky has been too busy picking shrooms and not making a living. That is why the corndogs and tater tots. Found 2 dinks today. Maybe this rain will bring some more. Temps are still right and ground is cool.

It has been spotty here, found 3 today, had them for supper. It is starting to get really green and hot. Ticks are horrible, picked a dozen of them from my outing today. They have been finding them in the lead belt. Seems like SE MO has been passed over by the shroom gods this year. No big bunches.

When are you going to take me up there? That looks wonderful.