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Post by garrett on Aug 18, 2011 10:13:32 GMT -5
gcg can you reload picture? i caint see it?
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Post by garrett on Aug 20, 2011 0:57:17 GMT -5
here we likes white perch/crappie too...smiles
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Post by grapenut on Aug 20, 2011 20:32:19 GMT -5
Never heard of white perch before, but I knows dat Crappy is good.
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Post by garrett on Aug 21, 2011 1:03:41 GMT -5
same thing.guuuuuuuuuuudddddddddddddd.
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Post by cottonpicker on Aug 26, 2011 12:10:44 GMT -5
I hunted & fished all my life, but no so much anymore. Have been and still am a gun collector. Started when I was about 15 years old. Have Civil War muskets--one marked CSA with the TX Lone Star stamped into the stock, Colt Navy's/ Colt Army's/ 1840s Miss. rifle, 1816 U.S. Flintlock pistol, Colt 44 Peacemaker, Sharps 50 cal., 56 cal. Spencer carbine from Custers 7th. Cav., Tiger-striped KY rifle, St. Louis percussion Plains rifle... several others... Civil War cartridge collection, Confederate Cavalry Saber manuf. by the Nashville Plow Works in 1862, D-Guard Confederate Bowie knife bought from a family in the Shenandoah Valley and an arrowhead collection from my childhood. Arrowheads were plentiful in western OK after a rain washed them out/ uncovered them back when I was a kid so my Dad & I picked up several. LarryD
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Post by garrett on Aug 28, 2011 10:50:14 GMT -5
envious picker.....wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
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Post by grapenut on Sept 6, 2011 0:51:18 GMT -5
WOW!!!!!!!! Cottonpicker, you and my brother would get along just fine. he is in to that stuff, like you would not believe...I'm the one into trees, fruits and other good eats.
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Post by w8n4dave on Sept 7, 2011 9:30:41 GMT -5
Didn't know where eles to post this... we are up north at our cabin right now, yesterday Dave seen the neighbor kid outside (he is 20) and he has chickens and a rooster. Well we were talking and the rooster started to crow, and this other kids said yea thats his stupid rooster, Dave said I know it crows at 5 am then the dogs start barking then the rooster crows again. Then the neighbor kid says you want the rooster??? Dave said yes So they gave him the rooster and guess what we are having for dinner tonight?? Yup chicken soup ..... Is that funny or what??
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Post by marielouise on Sept 10, 2011 8:20:10 GMT -5
Dats rooster soup not chicken soup-----LOL--- bet it tastes good.
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Post by marielouise on Sept 10, 2011 8:30:50 GMT -5
Oh yeah I be heading to New Mexico Sept 30 to the Jicacrilla Mts-- not sure on spelling on dat word done forgots my mex. Any hooooo not sure what hunting season it be since I don't hunt just go along to wander round the Mts and find neat stuff. Like fossils--rocks-- and strange looking wood for hubs to wood work with. Theres a lot of ole hard rock gold mines in that area and its neat what ya can find in their old rock piles -- jest gotta stay away from the holes . My brothers hunt elk deer and what ever.
I no longer hunt since they put me in a deer stand down in Sabine river bottoms and that dang ole buck walked up from the backside of the tree and laid down UNDER my stand. EEEWWWWww wheee he broke wind or mebbe din't have a bath for a month of Sundays but that cured me of hunting with them....
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Post by garrett on Sept 10, 2011 22:27:04 GMT -5
rotfl..............stinky deer?
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Post by garrett on Sept 11, 2011 10:05:02 GMT -5
might get some juglines ready next week.got a craving fer catfish..............
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Post by camochef on Jan 3, 2012 9:54:55 GMT -5
I've been into fishing for more than 50 some odd years now. Bought my first bamboo fishing rods when I was 10 years old. It was a 3 rod set that came in a wooden box with a bunch of dry flies. Rods were in sections. I don't recall what reel came with them. That was a long time ago. Since then there have been many fly rods and reels, but hundreds of spinning rods and reels from little 4 1/2 ft ultra lights, to 7 ft medium rods a couple heavy weight 6-7 ft rods for musky fishing, but mostly 6 1/2 ft light/medium weights for smallmouth. I have a stream where I can wade for miles and catch many trophy sized smallmouth. It's not accessible by car, so the fishing is always good. It's been common to catch over 100 smallies in a day with many reaching record size. I release all of them unharmed. Now if I want fish to eat, my favorite is crappie, white crappie in the 18-20 inch range are common in a few of my favorite ponds and streams and black crappie run a little smaller but are still quite edible. Then too, slab bluegill make a pretty nice breakfast meal. If I want walleye, I head to one of the nearby reservoirs. Also good for muskies and yellow perch. I haven't used live bait in at least35 years or more. I love crankbaits, plugs, soft plastics, spinners, and jigs. I have more lures than most stores carry. Do I have a favorite? I'm sure I do...usually the ones that are working best. Seriously, For crappie, I like those little tubes and jigs in whatever color combo is working best at the time. I found you have to keep changing colors as they turn on and off quickly. Smallmouth, I like slightly larger jigs and find that strawberry, grape, and other fruit flavors work best particularly those with sparkle in them. Channel Catfish seem to like soft plastics with uncle josh's carp bait inserted in them, although I have caught some huge channel cats on things like dark colored jitterbugs, which can be quite shocking. Muskies, I've had my best luck with huge 7-8 inch soft plastic crayfish. Also somewhat smaller tubes. Walleyes seem to be unable to resist slow moving flatfish and lazy ikes. Largemouth bass will hit just about anything, but when they aren't in the mood, nothing works as well as a sherbet colored bass assasin. Sluggo type lures like those in rainbow trout and sometimes weird colors like bubblegum can certainty turn them on too. I recall one time fishing a very clear colored reservoir where I could see the fish from above. I kept throwing one lure after another without them showing any interest at all. As a rule of thumb, I kept reducing the size of my lures but they just weren't having any. For the heck of it I tied on a gigantic sluggo type lure that was over 12 inches long. It no more than hit the water when three huge bass attacked it. They were actually fighting over it. I could watch thru my polorized glasses as one would have one end and another the other end. if they dropped it someone else would swope down and grab it. After a while I set the hook and pulled in a huge female bass. Much larger than she looked in the water. Of course I released her immediately and smiled as she swam off to rejoin her friends. There are so many stories I could relate from my many days fishing the creeks, streams, and ponds and reservoirs here in the area. One of the most memorable, was wading a nearby creek in the spring of the year when the waters were high and running fast. I was fishing with my buddy Craig, and we had made our way upstream about 2-3 miles above the nearest entry area. Although the water was fast and furious we were pushing the limits of our neoprene chest waders. I should mention that I am not known for my swimming abilities, as a matter of fact, I can't swim at all. Suddenly, Craig hooked into a monster smallie at the base of the cliffs. It shot up stream and his drag was screaming as it went. Then it turned and raced downstream. I could feel it pass between my legs that were spread for balance against the rushing waters. It hadn't gone far when it again turned and headed upstream once more. I could feel the line against my leg and I tried lifting it so I wouldn't be the cause of his losing such a large fish. As I did so, I lost my footing and the current had me.I was being swept downstream like a piece of flotsome. I don't know how I did it but with my rod waving overhead and my other arm flailing the air like a bull-rider, I somehow managed to remain upright and although my feet were no longer touching the streambed I shot downstream without taking a single drop of water into my chest waders. I'm gonna estimate I went about 200 yards downstream before my feet again found the streambed. Craig, knowing I couldn't swim, forgot about his fish and ran downstream trying to catch up with me, but in much shallower water near shore. Once I re-established my footing, I breathed a sigh of relief and just stood there shaking for a bit. Craig came out to where I was and grabbed onto me. He told me, he thought I was a goner for sure. We both rejoiced that I was OK when he felt a tug on his rod which he still held in his hand. Unbelievable as my journey downstream had been, he still had the fish on his line and succeeded in landing about a 6 1/2 lb smallie. Like myself, he's simply a catch and release fisherman and the big girl was released to enjoy another day with a little more knowledge as what not to bite into. Sorry for rambling on, I'm full of fishing experiences, but that was one of the most memorable. Enjoy! Camo
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Post by tweed on Jan 3, 2012 10:00:14 GMT -5
Nice, Camo! Good to see you. Steve
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Post by camochef on Jan 3, 2012 10:05:05 GMT -5
Thanks Steve, Glad to see you've found your way here. Sorry about rambling, but once I get going its hard to stop. Hope you have a great year ahead! Camo
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Post by tweed on Jan 3, 2012 10:07:54 GMT -5
Thanks Steve, Glad to see you've found your way here. Sorry about rambling, but once I get going its hard to stop. Hope you have a great year ahead! Camo It's all good, Camo! ;D My wife says that I go a mile around everything when telling a story. I think that is an inherited trait of the Irish as to not leave anything out. LOL Steve
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Post by dirtdobber on Jan 4, 2012 0:18:37 GMT -5
Okay since I was born in a small town in Texas my parents are from New Hampshire when I was a young boy my uncle took me fishing back in New Hampshire, when we went back on vacation, for horn pout lol or for us souhthereners catfish. I was hooked on fishing no pun intended
But now Crappie are my favorite lake fish and I love them.
The biggest black bass I have every caught a litlle less than 10 pounds out of Lake Fork here in Texas. My wife has one well over 11 pounds out of the same lake.
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Post by garrett on Jan 4, 2012 4:01:57 GMT -5
das a niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice bass double-d. 11lbs.ohhhhhhhhhh heaven.
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Post by garrett on Jan 15, 2012 3:51:53 GMT -5
talapia was 12.00? helooooooooooo fishin liscense.lol 1/2 mile from the colorado. helooooooooooooooo catfish.
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Post by woo on Jan 15, 2012 7:14:06 GMT -5
WHAT SEASON IS IT THERE?DEER,MOOSE ELK?VARMITS? YOU COLLECT GUNS,KNIVES,FISHING LURES,DECOYS?SECRET TRACKING METHODS?WHAT RIFLE/GUN IS MOH BEDDAH THAN OTHERS? Last November.
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Post by capebuff on Jan 31, 2012 22:54:09 GMT -5
I don't want to eat a gar. I just want to catch one. I make it a point to not eat anyone thing from the Mississippi River. I've seen the crap that floats in it. EEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! me too, me too , me too.....but given the opportunity i'd like to eat one. maybe this is good vibes, i'm reading about gar, wishin' to catch one since i read about them in outdoor life when i was a kid.... and i'm multi-tasking watching RAGIN' CAJUN and they just landed a gar in their shrimp catch. another twilight zone moment. i'm gonna catch one someday. the only gar i've seen was dead one somebody let lay on the bank to die while fishin' in texas. small one but i gave him a looky loo.
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Post by capebuff on Jan 31, 2012 23:22:14 GMT -5
. Sorry for rambling on, I'm full of fishing experiences, but that was one of the most memorable. Enjoy! Camo RAMBLE ON ! i enjoy peoples experiences and memories.
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Post by woo on Feb 1, 2012 8:18:37 GMT -5
Who are doing net fishing? I have one net, now I cut for use two. When I use one whole net too many lake calf hurt my net.
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Feb 1, 2012 10:49:26 GMT -5
You net fish Woo? You have a Commercial fishing licence then?
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Post by woo on Feb 1, 2012 18:25:05 GMT -5
You net fish Woo? You have a Commercial fishing licence then? No I don't have fishing license . Just front of my house, there is my private beach. And my pond is enough to use net . Every year I use one time Lake Erie when calf herd comes and my pond snapper population over crowded.
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Feb 1, 2012 18:56:51 GMT -5
Oh so a private pond, okay I understand now.
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Post by annclaire on Feb 3, 2012 0:52:55 GMT -5
PaintedGoat, CapeBuff, when I was a teen my parents got into bow fishing and mom took a 5' alligator gar with a broadhead ... in the spring, the game fish swim up the creeks and streams to spawn and the gar, catfish, shad, and carp move in behind to eat the fry so the gang that parents hung with would go and practice archery by hunting the predator fish. Mom chased that gar up and down the creek for almost 20 minutes before it finally exhausted itself! ;D
They finally got a rope on it and someone went for a pickup truck and we hauled it back to the boathouse so the local professor could come and take his data from it (he was from OU doing an audit on gar in Ok lakes.) What was just as funny as mom chasing it, screaming for it to stop and not to steal her broadhead was when the cat showed up and took 5 minutes to work up the gumption to sniff at the head and the gar snapped ... I thought that cat was going to filet dad as it climbed to his head ;D
Mom eventually got her broadhead out, the professor got his measurements, and dad cut some filets for the cat, then dumped it at a friends garden for them to bury as fertilizer.
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Post by capebuff on Feb 4, 2012 23:55:49 GMT -5
woulda liked to watch your ma with her gar. what a hoot !
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Post by garrett on Feb 5, 2012 1:59:26 GMT -5
smiles
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Post by camochef on Feb 5, 2012 22:49:10 GMT -5
I remember a time when I was a kid that my dad and I were out with his friend Willie, in a boat on oyster bay in N.Y.. We were catching so many flounder that they threatened to throw me out of the boat so they had more room for fish. I wasn't sure if they were kidding or not, but was certainly glad to return to shore! I guess fluke and flounder are my favorite salt water fish to eat, but I still think Crappie (freshwater), tastes even better. Enjoy! Camo
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