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I used to catch a few chunky largemouths in the long deep pool behind the lodge at the park below the last holding tank runout. Goofy football shaped bass, short and fat.

Wow, over 10 grand to shoot vermin. I have been looking at some of the low end scopes that run less than 2g's. Gotta have to control the varmints at the farm, been run over with yote's, bobcats, and foxes. Gonna have to get rid of the big yellow dog and start running cable restraints again. Lots cheaper.

I always use the app or pdf version. I have not see a print one for years. I used to have it mailed as a kid, Grandpa signed me up on mailing list. Read it cover to cover, all 15 to 20 pages back then. Surely they have a financial report online somewhere that shows budget for it.

Maybe in a field, was just checking. Elevated in timber would be useless I would think. Then you have to compensate for angles on shots. I have never felt the need for elevation. I ground hunt timber almost all of time or short fields.

What is the reason for an elevated blind?

The Ed Story Crackleback is lots different than the Taneycomo ones I ran across 20 years ago tied with iridescent color and flash. Eds version from his pattern book, 1991 edition, used different materials. And, later in life, he changed from flyrite 41 olive dubbing to turkey shorts or something. His newsletters always carried the pattern in them. The Crackle back has been modified many times. It started as a dry wooly that could be floated, wetted and used as a wet fly, or drifted wet and weighted as a nymph. It was a multi-use pattern. I used the Crackleback style with reversed palmered saddle hackles over a body of yellow micro chenille and a 2 stripe of peacock herl as a go to panfish fly for gills. I could grease it and use it dry. Worked well. Smallies would take to it from time to time also.

Makes me want to go out and buy the NV. What are you using there? Just a standard monocular? Those are pretty cheap now. IR is where the night vision on hunting is going now.

Trophy shad

Happy Thanksgiving from the countryside today. Not much moving here, big blowing front came thru today.

Great job. Mentor is a big part of life, we have to keep it going. The world is loosing alot and we need to pass it along before we go. I have been out of it now for 5 years. Almost went to the duck lake this week, but something came up. My grandson is almost ready for a shotgun. I am saving my strength for him. Then there are 3 more coming up the ranks, one still in diapers. Their Daddies don't hunt much or had the experiences I had growing up rough in the country. Its on my shoulders. The owner of my business and I took his 2 oldest sons 18 years ago. It was a miserable hunting day and we did our best. It stuck on one of them and he has the fever. The other, not so much. His interests went another way. The one that does still remembers the hunt. And the memory is what it is all about.

Crappie seem to like the septic sludge. Hmmm. Crap Pie. I see a connection.

Pretty low when you can't launch a tractor.....

Only you could paint a picture of crap and make it a snowstorm. I have a septic tank, the sludge collects at the bottom and you pay a guy to pump out the solid parts. The nitrogen and ammonia comes off the top into the leech field. Unless you guys straight pipe it over there.

11 pick on an area in the end of Nov should be a killing trip. Look at kill charts, plot the winds and weather, and choose wisely. You should do well. Never been to 4 rivers, but look for flooded corn is always a good show.

None around here fit to eat, either skin and bones from meth or too obese from Gov. Money

All kids have ADHD anymore. Too many electronics

11 should be good to go. Get them all out and let them learn. It's a dying sport, not pc in the current culture. You will have to get them to buck the system.

Crap, I thought it was Sat. Nite.

I like hub blinds myself, carry in, pop up, stake and tie down. A few chairs, propane heater, and shooting sticks complete the setup. Season over, take down. Dad built a blind like the one on trailer. Every year gets full of mice and wasps. https://www.ameristep.com/browse/ground-blinds/hub-blinds

You can build one on a big pallet and move it around with the forks of your tractor. Few sheets of plywood and 2x4 material, some roofing. Or you can load it on a small trailer and pull it around.

I live in a county. There is not a city there, just a few small towns. Its called Wayne. Its all county here.

Poor dude got 41 months.

Ours was not that graphic. But they found a dismembered body last month here locally by 3 meth heads, did not draw any attention. Missing person from IL. Sick SOB's out there now, too much Tik Toking time on their hands.... https://www.kfvs12.com/2021/11/17/breaking-news-dallas-county-sheriff-confirms-body-found-james-phelps-property-cassidy-rainwater-murder-charges-filed/ https://www.kfvs12.com/2021/10/15/3-custody-after-human-remains-found-bollinger-co/

Yeah, those 3 lb crappie on a bass rod fight like a 10" smallie.

That was a channel cat.