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If all the giggers were like you Seth, there wouldn't be an issue. I've got to believe in the gigging circles there is someone others suspect of illegal gigging but don't want to turn them in for one reason or the other..... possibly fear of retaliation. All it takes is a high profile bust and maybe after while these guys will figure out it's not worth the risk. But that's wishful thinking on my part. I also want to apologize for calling the MDC dorks, shouldn't have done that, had immediate posters remorse on that one.

Would you take it out in trade?...... Plastic crawfish? Al Agnew paintings?, cheaper insurance rates? Laser scan of your face?

Did I hear right the Rams cut Sam?

Yes, you guys are correct. I don't think they are serious enough (as Scott says) to do anything about it. I mean, short of having Seal team 6 to do it, who could justify sending troops out at night to hide in the bushes. They don't have the funding or man power to do it. You could possibly luck out and have a guy at the boat ramp and bust someone. But that guy would have to be pretty stupid to get caught.....and he has a cell phone. The biggest gigging poachers are the guys who have their gig boats tied to their own dock at their club house directly on the river. Almost impossible to catch.

Great! Looking forward to all the big fish videos!

Does the bullet weight add a better clacking sound or something?

I'm guessing they mean his skills at trolling were an unintended consequence

I agree but I think the biggest problem is not gigging skills, but the temptation by a few bad apples to gig anything big that swims. Combine that with all the new 2 million candle power LED lights and jet boats and a few people can do a tremendous amount of damage. Like I told someone yesterday, at what point does the percentage/number of ethical giggers become irrelevant?

Spot on guys! Start by eliminating gigging in Special Management Areas

Perhaps dorks was too strong of a word. However they seem to glorify gigging, as you say, more than bass fishing and sometimes I feel they should change their name to the Missouri Department of conversation because all they do for the past 15 years that I've noticed is talk about doing things about fishing instead of actually doing anything. Please do something about fishing MDC, while were still young!

Yep, bunch of dorks, they love to play up the Ozark Tradition.

Great job Phil, God Bless you. How long do you think the guy who died was actually in the water before the CPR? I think the rule of thumb is you loose 10-15% chance of recovery for every minute you're out.

Peaceful solitude! I wish I had a canoe or kayak with a high seat right now and I could walk away form this desk and be in this exact spot. Thanks so much for posting. Yep, I agree a smallmouth around 16.5" to 18" are the best fighters.

Great report! Thank you

Bo, you've hit it out of the park on this post. Putting more and bigger bass in the boat is the key. You always have the put the odds in your favor.

Just spit out my drink

Yep

No doubt Buffalo Bill wannabe......it places the lotion in the basket

I think a girl could get pregnant from just swimming in the water!

It happens all the time now. I can't say on this forum how I really feel about the world today.......

Mike, great report! Thanks for sharing! A 48" Musky is a big musky!

Thanks guys Oh yeah. One more question, do you remove all seeds? Tomatoes and peppers both?

I'm a total rookie at canning....once it's in the mason jars do you simply store it on the shelf? CNR, no self control either!

Was talking with GreasyB a while back and we both agreed chips and salsa constitutes an entire meal for us. This stuff looks pretty amazing!! Great job!!

Great report F&F!