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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – That fish pictuer is great Huggy Bear thanks alot.    I kept lookin in that windows help place an the missus helped an I figgered out how to do signatures.   It wasnt easy an it didnt work at first neither.  I hadda put everything in that notepad there an then saved it to the hard thing an then we hadda tell the computar to use the stuff we saved.   The pictuer looks better when we look at it with note pad.  It looks kinda crunched with this Out Look here.  Lemme know if it looks ok I dont know what the problem is. An like Bulb an some of them other meowers was sayin I should do I added some stuff after the pictuer.   Its some old stuff from a couple years ago when I first tangled with them Coleman guacamoles.  Im gonna keep addin stuff as I get enuff time.  I been so busy Im lucky I got this done. I wanna end up with everybody that sees my stuff understandin that theres a buncha bums and punks out there an everything to do with nature is goin down the crapper an nobody gives a rats ass neither an everybody thinks censerin is good. Anyways lemme know if it looks ok Hey I forgot to ask I seen replys to me by that Millenanal Catastrophy there.   Is he the same as Medical Catastrophy or are they related somehow?

Medical Catastrophe was the False One. Only I am licensed to speak the word of the one true FLUFFY. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Thanks again Huggy Bear that great! Tony G. —                                                                      |                                                                      |     3 1 3 3 t                                                        |                               “-, ______,,–,,__                    |              ,-’““’ ‘ ‘                   _/     ‘.    [%%|     ‘|’ `,      ,-’“’ ‘                        _- _-/ ===   (%%)    J L/  “`,__/`’ ‘   _                        _-     ===_,,–`-_/     |“/   |                        /J     |`/     |/ Heres some old stuff  to the Coleman board there you guys never seen This is some bum tryin to get me thrown off a that Coleman board there.

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Hi All, I will try to guess why it is hard to find waders for kids? Most young anglers are not fly fishing, so they don’t really need waders. They are growing so fast that parents don’t want to pay much for waders. We have carried them off and on for years with very little sales. It might be too dangerous? It is supply and demand. Bill Kiene

My Dad always told me that wading in cold water in tennis shoes makes ya tough, and waders were for wimpy old men.  My guess is the real reason is what Bill said, they’re expensive, you would have to buy a new pair every year, and if a kid fell down wearing them, he could drown. Levi

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You can buy wadders for kids now at Cabella’s, Orvis or Madison River Flyshop/Outfitters. We got a pair made by BARE at MRF only because local shops didn’t carry them and the national catalog houses were out of stock at that time.Expect to pay like 75-$125. We got ours from Mike at MRFC e-mail Bill is so right about out growing wadders and boots. We couldn’t locate a men’s pair of boots to fit so we went to the smaller ladies sizes instead. (anybody need a good pair of ladies size 5 Hogman’s?) Mike suggested NOT buying boots for kids. Just get cheap over size tennis/sports shoes. We also let the child play in water when fishing slows down. Just be careful about water quality and your fellow fisherman who won’t appreciate that. I usually don’t fish when my son is in the water. Kids need supervision on water even if they don’t actually need help casting. -kyle- – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I will try to guess why it is hard to find waders for kids? Most young anglers are not fly fishing, so they don’t really need waders. They are growing so fast that parents don’t want to pay much for waders. We have carried them off and on for years with very little sales. It might be too dangerous? It is supply and demand. Bill Kiene Kiene’s Fly Shop www.kiene.com

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rb 9 year old boys grow so fast it may be best to buy inexpensive rubber hip boots or flyweight hip waders like those made by Cabelas (he could wear them with an old pair of sneakers).  Not extrememly durable but they will probably still be in good shape when he grows out of them. They come in a wide range of sizes. dward

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My son is getting to the age (9) where I’d like to start taking him along on a few trips.   Who makes decent waders in smaller sizes for kids?   I suppose he’s not really tall enough that wading up to his waist will gain him much distance, but he’ll feel more like dad if he has his own. Joe

Hi All, I will try to guess why it is hard to find waders for kids? Most young anglers are not fly fishing, so they don’t really need waders. They are growing so fast that parents don’t want to pay much for waders. We have carried them off and on for years with very little sales. It might be too dangerous? It is supply and demand. Bill Kiene Kiene’s Fly Shop www.kiene.com

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My son is getting to the age (9) where I’d like to start taking him along on a few trips.   Who makes decent waders in smaller sizes for kids?   I suppose he’s not really tall enough that wading up to his waist will gain him much distance, but he’ll feel more like dad if he has his own. Joe

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My son is getting to the age (9) where I’d like to start taking him along on a few trips.   Who makes decent waders in smaller sizes for kids?   I suppose he’s not really tall enough that wading up to his waist will gain him much distance, but he’ll feel more like dad if he has his own.

Cabela’s has some in their catalog. — Charlie…

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My son is getting to the age (9) where I’d like to start taking him along on a few trips.   Who makes decent waders in smaller sizes for kids?   I suppose he’s not really tall enough that wading up to his waist will gain him much distance, but he’ll feel more like dad if he has his own. Cabela’s has some in their catalog. — Charlie…

Thanks,  I overlooked the easy answer.   Since I’ll be lucky if he fits in them for a whole year at the rate he’s growing, I wouldn’t want to go premium name brand stuff anyway. Thanks, Joe

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Orvis and LL Bean both sell kid sized waders, but they’re expensive. I got my son some Cabela’s lightweight stocking foot waders in size S when he was 10 (he’s a big kid).  They were too long for him, but otherwise fine. About half the price of the above. Michael – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – My son is getting to the age (9) where I’d like to start taking him along on a few trips.   Who makes decent waders in smaller sizes for kids?   I suppose he’s not really tall enough that wading up to his waist will gain him much distance, but he’ll feel more like dad if he has his own. Joe

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Sounds like a fair trade,  I’ll need an XL [Red Ball ST's or better]…do the kids need to be housebroken ? — TimW, Halfordian Golfer "A Cash Flow Runs Through It…" "Guilt replaced the creel…"

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shouldn’t rely on high sounding principles of international/maritime law.

Rely instead on the law of gross tonnage… Andy La Varre **** Join the fight against spam!             details at http://www.cauce.org

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but they never requested permission to board…

In this case they just wanted to see the boat It was a very pretty little boat, at 31 feet in St. Katherine’s Yacht Haven a very long way from home, so they were curious… Andy La Varre **** Join the fight against spam!             details at http://www.cauce.org

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Snip – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – In reality, the combination of the fact that you are in their country and they are (heavily) armed usually infers automatic permission. Officials, by marine law, have the right to board a vessel "for just cause" -they usually decide what that means. A "warship" just has an advantage over pleasure boats in that it is heavily armed and carries its own "army" with it to enforce their rights. The bottom line is that, as others have stated, when in someone else’s country we should all behave as good guests, not as obnoxious tourists. Mel Haylock         Mel is correct. Any flagged(documented) pleasure vessel has territoral status. However, there are so many loopholes in Martime Law as to almost render that status moot when in foreign territoral waters. Add to that treaties with other countries that transfer authority to the foreign power for ships in the others waters. You best just be cool and not try to invoke Miranda, ie. be a hard ass.         If you are on the high seas, that is another story. Flagged vessels have the obligatory protection of all US armed forces. Or if they under protective escort by a warship in foreign territoral waters. Like Mel say, a warship has the where-with-all to make a hard ass point that skews the rules a bit. — Mark Fay Home OS/2 Merlin User ISDN & BitSurfer Pro S/V Enough Morgan 44 CC No. 1051223 If you’re right, Mark, how comes customs in any country will come on board a merchant ship or pleasure yacht, search the boat for contraband, seal the "spirits locker", etc. John

  Read the above John in particular the phrase ‘Just Cause’ which is open to the host nations interpritation. Peter

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Well, yes and no. First of all I assume, that you are an US citizen and you are sailing under the US flag (not the other way round, i.e. visiting the US). Actual procedures will vary from state to state. But as a general rule you can import whatever is allowed by the law of your home state. Once you are checking in at the imigration harbor local authorities will seal any equipment or supply, that does not comply with local laws. You are not allowed to break the seal until you are checking out again. Doing so will get you into serious trouble! So, sorry, no alcohol in moslem states. Also note, that most states have a very particular view about weapons. The most friendly custom or imigration officer may become all business and decide to search you boat for hours. And hiding a gun is a save way to inspect local prisons. Even for a flare gun you will need an allowance in e.g. Germany. How sovereign? You are under full jurisdiction of local authorities once you crossed the border between the open sea and coastal waters. jue — J

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I am going fly fishing in the Sierras Oct. 1.  Has anyone been to Lake Crowley or Lake Sotcher recently.  If so can you let me know what you

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 Just got back on the 29th and grasshoppers are the hot ticket!!! I am going back Oct 8th for 6 more days.                  K.S. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I am going fly fishing in the Sierras Oct. 1.  Has anyone been to Lake Crowley or Lake Sotcher recently.  If so can you let me know what you

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Just got back on the 29th and grasshoppers are the hot ticket!!! I am going back Oct 8th for 6 more days.                 K.S.

RE: grasshoppers, were you fishing them in the lake or up at the mouth of the Owens where it drops into the lake? FAS – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I am going fly fishing in the Sierras Oct. 1.  Has anyone been to Lake Crowley or Lake Sotcher recently.  If so can you let me know what you

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<< An Orvis bobber. Peter

Indicator’ pretty good Pete. Pete, wait until George sees my new Orvis Zebra line.  He’ll plop that scrawny  ass of his down on a rock and probably will never get up!  <G  I have decided that I *will* show up in full Orvis mufi.  I am having trouble trying to rent an Orvis Jeep, however. Dave PS:  Gladys, get the man a few drams of the old Grouse — he looks pale behind the gills!

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Pete, wait until George sees my new Orvis Zebra line.  He’ll plop that scrawny  ass of his down on a rock and probably will never get up!  <G  I have decided that I *will* show up in full Orvis mufi.  I am having trouble trying to rent an Orvis Jeep, however.

I don’t think they make Orvis Jeeps anymore, but one of their catalogs had some D90’s in it so I should be in good shape<g. — Charlie…

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – << An Orvis bobber. Peter Indicator’ pretty good Pete. Pete, wait until George sees my new Orvis Zebra line.  He’ll plop that scrawny  ass of his down on a rock and probably will never get up!  <G  I have decided that I *will* show up in full Orvis mufi.  I am having trouble trying to rent an Orvis Jeep, however. Dave PS:  Gladys, get the man a few drams of the old Grouse — he looks pale behind the gills!

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I have to agree with Keith, it is better to check all of the facts before sending replys.  I have fished the bighole for 11 yrs and live in Idaho where many mines have conducted operations with little or now adverse effect on the watersheds.  Much more damage comes from new home developement such as on the north shore of Henry’s Lake.   Doug

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I have to agree with Keith, it is better to check all of the facts before sending replys.  I have fished the bighole for 11 yrs and live in Idaho where many mines have conducted operations with little or now adverse effect on the watersheds.  Much more damage comes from new home developement such as on the north shore of Henry’s Lake.  

Yes, there are some good mining operations, but much mining is very environmentally harmful.  When you consider that mining companies pay next to nothing for the privilege, it’s especially disturbing.  There’s a reason that Butte, MT and the Clark Fork River constitute one of the largest Superfund sites in the U.S., compliments of Anaconda. John Woodling Sacramento, CA

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[text indicating belief in the Big Hole Big Lie SWALLOWED by  the Big Bit Bucket] Sandy just carved another notch in his 6WT computer keyboard. Nice catch ! TimW

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. . snip . Reading this is gut wrenching, to say the least. As I read this, I think . of the battle raging over the proposed mine at the headwaters of Penns . Creek. I have fished both the Big Hole and Penns, and they are both the . kind of waters trout fisherman dream of. I’m sure the management of the . mining company responsible for the Big Hole tragedy assured the local . sportsmen that no harm would come of the watersheds as a result of their . work. Alas, a promise made on paper will not prevent the kind of mishap Jennifer, Please check your facts before you spout off.  Sandy Pittendrigh’s Big Hole tragedy was a farce.  It did not happen.  Regular readers of rec.outdoors.fishing.fly are aware of this.  You owe an apology to the mining company you wrongly lambasted.  Do I really expect one?  No, self-proclaimed "enviromentalists" rarely have that level of integrity. – Keith

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You’re seriously believing this nonsense?  Mail me a copy of the article from the newspaper and THEN I’ll believe you. Jeff

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Yesterday’s Billing’s Gazette and Bozeman report the incredible loss

of the Bi g Hole River, due to a mining accident at Maidenrock. Miners at the

Rhoene Polen c talc mine, at Maidenrock canyon, apparently broke into a heretofore unknown labyrinth of cavernous, underground limestone chambers. The sudden

change in a ir pressure apparently caused an explosion, which collapsed the roof of

the limes tone chamber, and swallowed the entire flow of the Big Hole river,

approximately 5 miles upstream from Melrose.    Montana State University researchers estimate it will take 3-5

months for t he river to fill this massive underground cave system, and then resurface again, somewhere downstream, near Twin Bridges. Twelve to fifteen miles of

the Big Ho le river, it appears, will be permanently lost to this insideous

underground flow ! Sandy: I suppose I should say thanks for the information, but it somehow sticks in my throat.  I have fished in that area several times in recent years, and was planning to return this September.  Any further information on this devastating event would be appreciated for those of us here in the east.              Mark Faulkner Reading this is gut wrenching, to say the least. As I read this, I think of the battle raging over the proposed mine at the headwaters of Penns Creek. I have fished both the Big Hole and Penns, and they are both the kind of waters trout fisherman dream of. I’m sure the management of the mining company responsible for the Big Hole tragedy assured the local sportsmen that no harm would come of the watersheds as a result of their work. Alas, a promise made on paper will not prevent the kind of mishap which has taken down this great river. To those of you living and fishing this part of the Bighole, our hearts go out to you. To those of us living and fishing Penns Creek, I say this; let this be a lesson to all of us. The mining company doesn’t give a rats ass about the watershed or the sportsman who call it a friend. Let this serve as a call to arms. As much as I would love to kick somebody (Gov. Ridge) right in the nuts over this, it would do no good. The battlefield will be a court of law, and that requires money. The Orvis Company is spearheading the defense of Penns Creek. Any contributions to the defense fund sent to the following address will be matched by Orvis. Make check or money order payable to; Penns Valley Conservation Association and send it to; Penns Valley Defense Fund C/O Orvis, Historic Route 7A Manchester VT, 05254 Any donation over $200 is tax deductible. Thanx for the bandwidth Tom

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We’re planning a camping vacation in Minnesota — probably central Minnesota.  What’s the fly fishing potential in this state and where would it be best?  Can anyone help.  Never been in this area before.

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We’re planning a camping vacation in Minnesota — probably central Minnesota.  What’s the fly fishing potential in this state and where would it be best?  Can anyone help.  Never been in this area before.

If you’re willing to fish for sunfish you’re about to enter heaven. If you want trout you’d have to try SE Minnesota or Western Wisconsin.  When you say central Minnesota are you thinking of the St. Cloud area, or Little Falls area, or further north? I can give more details if you’ll limit your region a little more. In general Minnesota is full of many small lakes.  Most of these lakes hold good populations of sunfish,  crappie, some largemouth bass and usually Northern Pike.  I prefer the sunfish because they’re almost always active and put up quite a fight on light tackle (3 – 5 wt.)  The standard tackle for bass is 8 wt.  You need to cast a long ways and you have to be able to pull them out of the weeds.  I’ve never tried Northern on a fly but an 8 wt, sinking line, and a big, flashy fly should work well. John F. Close

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You might try straws with the tippet strung between the ends and the flies stuck in the straw.  That’s still a pain sometimes too, I wish I knew the perfect method. Curtis

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Hi Tim, Your idea on storing already assemble nymph and dropper fly sounds great. I think I’ll do something similar myself. Thanks! Tight Lines Al Beatty BT’s Fly Fishing Products Bozeman, MT (96 catalog)

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any suggestions on how to store a dropper/point combination?  I hate to discard the tippet and start all over again when reusing the same combination.  thanks

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any suggestions on how to store a dropper/point combination?  I hate to discard the tippet and start all over again when reusing the same

Round your hat, easy if brimmed, otherwise still possible. — |  Donald Phillipson, 4180 Boundary Road, Carlsbad Springs,  | |        Ontario, Canada, K0A 1K0, tel. 613 822 0734         |

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any suggestions on how to store a dropper/point combination?  I hate to discard the tippet and start all over again when reusing the same Round your hat, easy if brimmed, otherwise still possible.

I took a newbie nymphing awhile back…I was waiting for him at the house (you know how those damned newbies are) and thought I could save some time on the river by pre-tying some of these casts, so I did…I tied a dozen BigFLy/Little fly combinations using a 14 inch hunk of 5X. At the time, I found a little cardboard watch box (approx: 1 X 3 X 6) with this carboard insert. I simply cut slits in each end of this insert…put the big hook in the slit, wrapped the tippet around and stuck the little hook into the cardboard.  Put the insert back in the box. It really worked well, except for the 5th law of flyfishing… that a hatch was on and midge emergers were in order, not the deep drift casts I had ready. (lucky bastard still probably has a dozen damn droppers and 2 dozen of my best nymphs in his vest somewhere hanging in a garage while he’s out golfing…) Tim Walker

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Back Sunday night from four days in and around Clinton and Savona areas in the interior of BC. Two and a half days at Big Bar Lake and a day and a half at Tunkwa Lake. Big Bar was great, beautiful, uncrowded and good fishing. The fish were a mixed bag of some coloured fish and some bright silver fish. Tunkwa wasn’t quite as easy, was more crowded, and the weather wasn’t as nice. Quite a contrast between a popular lake and one that has a low-profile but which offered a better fishing experience. A question: are the dark fish spawning or is it post-spawning colouration? The largest fish was a 20" rainbow with heavy shoulders and a bulldog disposition. It leapt like a silver fish and fought as hard as any other fish I have caught, but fishermen seem not to have such a high opinion of them. Is this only because of the poor table qualities of such a fish? I have hooked other dark fish and they have not fought nearly as hard as bright fish, but this trout was an exception.

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Sounds like a post spawn fish. The low opinion stems from poor   flesh quality and the lack of fight comes from depleted physical   condition. Your fish was probably just starting to come back   into condition. Sounds like you had a great time. Ken Lindsay Fly Fishing Online http://www.flyfishing-online.com

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – So Pat, you want a Muskie story……eh???  Now it’s summer of ‘91.  My Muskie fishing partner and I have been beatin’ the drink for 3 seasons, just trying to get a glimpse of ole Moby.  One day, the Sheriff’s Dept. gets a call from a hysterical lady saying something in the lake is trying to eat her 40 lb. springer spaniel. No lie…..she was throwing a stick in the lake for "fido" to go fetch….and something latches on to its hind leg and pulls it under.  The story has it, the dog came up and went down once more. The dog finally struggled to shore, and one of its rear legs is severed badly to the tune of 30-40 stitches at the local Vet.  Now… …  Then I got to thinking,  that fish probably eats a 10 lb. sucker for lunch, and I’m teasing it with a 10 inch piece of wood.  Well…she’s still swimming, and my Muskie fishing partner believes as much of this story as I did his dog story, originally,  and I’m working on a jerkbait that resembles a small canoe. Hope ya liked it, Tom    Oh, I liked it!   I think you ought to take a tip from the fly fishermen. Match the hatch!   Talk to that lady and maybe get a picture or two of her dog, then go looking for a stuffed animal with a resemblance to the springer spaniel.

Or maybe he’s a bait fisherman and might have to go bait fishing first. I suppose he could always go find some poodle hackle and tie up a decent imitation. If you cant find a stuffed animal thats close enugh, start carving on a log, maybe you be done by the time the ice melts. I guess I have to enter a bunch of irealevent lines in order…

You can work around the line count "feature" by changing the "" character in the first line of the quoted text to any other character. Do a global exchange of the first "" character.  In vi the sequence :1,$s/^/|/  will do the trick. — John Fereira

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Keywords: striped bass, Muskies So Pat, you want a Muskie story……eh???  Now it’s summer of ‘91.  My Muskie fishing partner and I have been beatin’ the drink for 3 seasons, just trying to get a glimpse of ole Moby.  One day, the Sheriff’s Dept. gets a call from a hysterical lady saying something in the lake is trying to eat her 40 lb. springer spaniel. No lie…..she was throwing a stick in the lake for "fido" to go fetch….and something latches on to its hind leg and pulls it under.  The story has it, the dog came up and went down once more. The dog finally struggled to shore, and one of its rear legs is severed badly to the tune of 30-40 stitches at the local Vet.  Now… …  Then I got to thinking,  that fish probably eats a 10 lb. sucker for lunch, and I’m teasing it with a 10 inch piece of wood.  Well…she’s still swimming, and my Muskie fishing partner believes as much of this story as I did his dog story, originally,  and I’m working on a jerkbait that resembles a small canoe. Hope ya liked it, Tom    Oh, I liked it!   I think you ought to take a tip from the fly fishermen. Match the hatch!   Talk to that lady and maybe get a picture or two of her dog, then go looking for a stuffed animal with a resemblance to the springer spaniel. If you cant find a stuffed animal thats close enugh, start carving on a log, maybe you be done by the time the ice melts.

I think the greatest muskie lure going (besides a crappie fisherman’s minnow) is a small radio contrlled yellow duckling that actually paddles with its feet.  Ever see the real thing disappear in a humongous eruption? WOW! 1106 Rayburn Ct.                   K9ALD     AFA3WG Mahomet, IL 61853                  Outdoor writer (Fishing) 217-586-4958                       Skamania Reign Supreme! Manager, Network systems, OIM, University of Illinois

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – So Pat, you want a Muskie story……eh???  Now it’s summer of ‘91.  My Muskie fishing partner and I have been beatin’ the drink for 3 seasons, just trying to get a glimpse of ole Moby.  One day, the Sheriff’s Dept. gets a call from a hysterical lady saying something in the lake is trying to eat her 40 lb. springer spaniel. No lie…..she was throwing a stick in the lake for "fido" to go fetch….and something latches on to its hind leg and pulls it under.  The story has it, the dog came up and went down once more. The dog finally struggled to shore, and one of its rear legs is severed badly to the tune of 30-40 stitches at the local Vet.  Now… …  Then I got to thinking,  that fish probably eats a 10 lb. sucker for lunch, and I’m teasing it with a 10 inch piece of wood.  Well…she’s still swimming, and my Muskie fishing partner believes as much of this story as I did his dog story, originally,  and I’m working on a jerkbait that resembles a small canoe. Hope ya liked it, Tom

    Oh, I liked it!    I think you ought to take a tip from the fly fishermen.  Match the hatch!    Talk to that lady and maybe get a picture or two of her dog, then go looking for a stuffed animal with a resemblance to the springer spaniel. If you cant find a stuffed animal thats close enugh, start carving on a log, maybe you be done by the time the ice melts. I guess I have to enter a bunch of irealevent lines in order to beat the stupid breavity suppressor. Does anyone know how to get past it any other way? this is crazy. Well is this enough lines to do the tricK? I hope so.

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Great giant muskie story deleted… Thomas, Have you considered trolling live-bait rigs with St.Bernards hooked though the nose?  :)  :}  ;   :]   (General public; please notice the many smiley faces, put down those damn flame throwers).                    -Pat.

  Pat,   You wouldn’t believe what’s gone through my mind with this fish!!  I think  I’ve come up with the solution…..I call it a Yipper Harness!!  It’ll take most critters up to about 25-30 lbs. Tom

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I’m getting anxious to get the surf rod in action.  Up here in northeastern Massachusetts we have at least another 4 or 6 weeks to go before the stripers show up.  Is anyone down in NJ, NY, Connecticut getting any striped bass action yet?  I’m willing to drive a few hours to fish. Jon — Jonathan Rodin             FTP Software, Inc.            voice: (508) 659-6261                            North Andover, MA  01845

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I’m getting anxious to get the surf rod in action.  Up here in northeastern Massachusetts we have at least another 4 or 6 weeks to go before the stripers show up.  Is anyone down in NJ, NY, Connecticut getting any striped bass action yet?  I’m willing to drive a few hours to fish.

According to Riverview Bait & Tackle; Bass River, MA; schoolies are showing on the south shore of Cape Cod. They’re probably chasing herring (alewives). Now, when will the first blues arrive?! Bruce Smith

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| I’m getting anxious to get the surf rod in action.  Up here in northeastern | Massachusetts we have at least another 4 or 6 weeks to go before the | stripers show up.  Is anyone down in NJ, NY, Connecticut getting any | striped bass action yet?  I’m willing to drive a few hours to fish. | | According to Riverview Bait & Tackle; Bass River, MA; schoolies are showing | on the south shore of Cape Cod. They’re probably chasing herring (alewives). | Now, when will the first blues arrive?! | | Bruce Smith | They have not shown up in NC in any numbers yet, unfortunately you may have to wait a while.                                 -Pat. p.s.  someone up North there, tell me a good MUSKIE story.         (even better if it is mostly true :}   ).

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There are indeed stripers on the southside of Cape Cod, Buzzard’s Bay, Rhode Island and some Connecticut Rivers. I checked out a herring run yesterday and indeed, it was filled with fish: hence the bass are right behind them, up inside the estuaries and marshes, feeding at the mouth of the runs. No luck personally after four outings, but have seen fish taken at dawn on high, outgoing tides where the bays empty into the Sound. Bluefish? May 15 for southern Cape Cod. DCC — Forbes Magazine                                 dchurbuck:MCIMAIL

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  (Text Deleted)                            -Pat. p.s.  someone up North there, tell me a good MUSKIE story.        (even better if it is mostly true :}   ).

 So Pat, you want a Muskie story……eh???   I moved to WI. in Jan. of ‘87.  That spring, the DNR were taking a population survey of various fish species in Lake Wissota, just on the northeast end of Chippewa Falls. They had been out shocking most of the day, and were gathering and tagging quite a bunch of Muskie and walleye.(Notice how the word "Muskie" is the only fish name that commands enough respect of me that I capitalize it)   Late in the afternoon of that spring day,  a huge Muskie, stunned by the field of the shocking machine floats to the surface.  The three DNR people in the shocking boat don’t believe what they see.  They hurriedly try to slip a six foot cradle net under the fish.  The fish is so long its head and tail are both extending beyond the ends of the net.  Before they could hoist this fish to boatside for measuring, it decides it doesn’t want to be in the net!!!! So….it leaves….before any measurements are taken.  The DNR people say it’s a new world record!!!  Right here in Lake Wissota….right here under my nose.   My Muskie fishing partner is a local law enforcement officer, and works in the County Court House in an office near the County DNR fish biologist. He gets the scoop on this fish….it’s true…..Moby Muskihoonge lives right here under my nose.   Now it’s summer of ‘91.  My Muskie fishing partner and I have been beatin’ the drink for 3 seasons, just trying to get a glimpse of ole Moby.  One day, the Sheriff’s Dept. gets a call from a hysterical lady saying something in the lake is trying to eat her 40 lb. springer spaniel. No lie…..she was throwing a stick in the lake for "fido" to go fetch….and something latches on to its hind leg and pulls it under.  The story has it, the dog came up and went down once more. The dog finally struggled to shore, and one of its rear legs is severed badly to the tune of 30-40 stitches at the local Vet.  Now…when my Muskie fishing partner told me this, I just about got torqued off…thinking he was playing with my emotions, but the following Sunday in church, I was approached by a congregation member who also happens to know I’m pretty interested in Muskie fishing and who also happens to be a Vet.  "Ya should’ve seen what I saw the other day ", he said.  Well, the blood is boiling.     Now it’s summer of ‘92.  I have a friend from work with me fishing Muskies on one of the bars in Lake Wissota.  He’s boated a 34" northern pike, and I’ve had two follows…mid to high 30" fish.  My normal fishing partner is at some school in Madison, so that’s why I have a different person along.  I’m throwing my favorite home-made bucktail, a 10 incher, black over orange with a #8 florescent orange willow leaf blade.  A long cast……and not 15 feet from right in front of me…there she is!!!  Moby Muskihoonge…..does the old porpoise trick… and when she goes back down, her tail is waving back and forth in the breeze. I estimate a 15 – 20" spread from point to point on her tail, and she’s  danged near half as long as my 17 ft. bass boat, for sure!!  Four or five lazy waves of the tail, and she’s gone,  leaving a boil in the water about 5 ft. in diameter.   I’m scrambling to get my bucktail back after the cast, and get the biggest bait in my box on my leader……a Super 10 magnum Suick.   Its too late.. a dozen casts of that bait yields nothing but sore arms!! My friend says he saw something out of the corner of his eye, and he saw the boil in the water, but thats all, he won’t confirm the sighting……dogmeat!!   Then I got to thinking,  that fish probably eats a 10 lb. sucker for lunch, and I’m teasing it with a 10 inch piece of wood.  Well…she’s still swimming, and my Muskie fishing partner believes as much of this story as I did his dog story, originally,  and I’m working on a jerkbait that resembles a small canoe. Hope ya liked it, Tom *  Thomas L. Cooley           *     Whatever I say is only my opinion, and     * *  The Muskie Maniac          *     most people at CRI would say it’s not      * *  Chippewa Falls, WI.        *     MUSKIES- Other fish are just BAIT!!        *

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|   (Text Deleted) | |                              -Pat. | p.s.  someone up North there, tell me a good MUSKIE story.   |      (even better if it is mostly true :}   ). | | | | |  So Pat, you want a Muskie story……eh??? Great giant muskie story deleted… Thomas, Have you considered trolling live-bait rigs with St.Bernards hooked though the nose?  :)  :}  ;   :]   (General public; please notice the many smiley faces, put down those damn flame throwers).                         -Pat.

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