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No worries on my end Man! I want to go fishing with you but I cant go on this trip. Maybe in a few weeks, BTW, just got a great trolling motor at a deep discount! I'm putting it on next Monday and ready to hit the rivers.

Boobs GOOD, drugs BAAAAAAAD

My secret guilty pleasure in Pavarotti singing Ave Maria

I found this article regarding this: http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/atoz/2010/11/camp_zoe_schwagstock_seized_drugs_attorney_dea_st_louis.php "Federal asset forfeiture law dates back to the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act of 1970, a law aimed at seizing profits earned by organized crime. In 1978 Congress broadened RICO to include drug violations. But it was the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 that made forfeiture the lucrative, widely used law enforcement tool it is today... ...According to a 1992 Cato Institute study examining the early results of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act, total federal forfeiture revenues increased by 1,500 percent between 1985 and 1991. The Justice Department's forfeiture fund (which doesn't include forfeitures from customs agents) jumped from $27 million in 1985 to $644 million in 1991; by 1996 it crossed the $1 billion line, and as of 2008 assets had increased to $3.1 billion. According to the government's own data, less than 20 percent of federal seizures involved property whose owners were ever prosecuted."

Wacky scenarios? You have proof that there was no wrong doing? All I'm saying is that they wouldn't have seized anyone's property without something going on. That's not a wacky scenario.Is your opinion more educated than mine because you have no proof either way? lighten up

I will say that seizing bank accounts and property is pretty severe....what caused them to do that? must be something. Let's not jump to any conclusions until we hear a little more.

If what you're saying is true, it's a travesty. I'm the biggest advocate of not letting the government have too much power. On the other hand, I'd like to hear the other side of the story too! then we can form a circle and sing "Give Peace a Chance" before we call up Billy Jack and have him kick some butt.

First of all, I'm not a dude, I'm a man. I don't support that kind of justice, however I think they must have had quite a bit of complaints and where there's smoke there's fire.

It may be extreme or maybe not. I'll bet no one really knows what was going on. If they were damaging other people's property or creating a nuisance they probably should have been fined. Maybe they had been warned several times and this was the last straw. I have to tell you, if I had a neighboring property, I wouldn't want a bunch of hippies doing drugs on the next farm over. If they were having "Woodstock" like festivals then I can guarantee you they were doing damage to neighboring farms. A friend of mine had a daughter who would attend these type of events, he said it was nothing but drugs.

That's a bad combination for catching smallies...low and clear, great if you're a gigger

I take it you have had success or you wouldn't keep doing it, Do you usually catch the big ones in winter using topwater?

It's tough when water temps are below 50

Fishing fast generally catches big numbers, fishing slow is usually the best tactic for bigger fish. There are exceptions obviously.

Cricket and Smalliebigs, As soon as I get a new trolling motor we can go. BTW this person would like to go fishing with us, is it ok? She insists NO DAVE MATTHEWS!

I agree Wiley, I would consider Woody Guthrie one of the top 10 song writers of all time.

Those 1-(900) call get expensive though

It makes you come back for more! How much do feel that fish weighed?

Wow, that was some film! I remember the Meramec lake project back in the 70's. What a disaster that would have been. The old timers would be making a movie about that as well.

Let me get a new trolling motor for my jet boat and we'll go. You won't have to be face down butt up in my boat. Maybe smallie can go with us

Nice Smallie! I love that dog in the picture as well. I used to raise labs, the look on that dogs face reminds me of my dog from long ago.

BTW I'm with ya on the country, ugghh

I love the "Stonehenge" part

That's the worst dung I've ever heard, I'm all about Spinal Tap!!!

Go Jim Dandy!

I agree with you, regardless of what cricket says, Dave Matthews blows goats....have pictures, also Kenny Chesney is a complete TOOL!! Dude, we've got to go fishing sometime