Meramec Fattie

[joeD]

First, I make no apologies for the masculine torso that your eyes are "feasting" upon. It's not my intention to make any gentlemen jealous. It was brutally hot Monday, so I had to remove my shirt. You don't have to like it, but you have to live with it and respect it. As for the ladies, take a number, get in line, because you may not be first, but you might be next.

Anyway, my son and I floated this past Monday from Riverview to Bird's Nest. We caught a lot fish, many good-sized, in extremely hot weather. (Sorry Catman, but we slayed'em). This one was caught around 1:30 in a good hole that I know, though the hole is rather innocuous looking. On my yellow MDC ruler I have afixed to my thwart, it was at least an inch past 18. So, I'll call it 19", but it was very heavy.

For those of you noticing the white stuff on my body, it actually blood AND sweat. I get it from my father, who was a scientist named Ash. He died in 1979 on a space-cargo ship named the "Nostromo." He was controversial, to say the least.

[Guest P. owensby]

Nice smallie my friend, what did you catch it with?

[eric1978]

Great fish, Joe! Sexy bod, too. That looks like Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now in that second pic. The horror!

[joeD]

Right year, wrong movie. I gave you the answer in my post.

[joeD]

A pearl white super fluke. As usual.

[joeD]

Might be better sized.

[eric1978]

Right year, wrong movie. I gave you the answer in my post.

Guess I haven't seen that one. No wonder it looks like Marlon Brando.

How's the river lookin' around your usual stomping grounds? Thinking about heading down on Sunday, but I'll be going way high to avoid the crowds. Pretty low right now?

[cnr]

Here's a good size to view.

[joeD]

I wouldn't go up there. It's not worth it. More and bigger fish downstream, without the obstacle hassle.

[mhall02]

Alien....classic sci fi. Glad your sweat wasn't alien blood or you canoe would be in trouble. And nice smallie!!