Norm M

Lots of good mojo in this boat .

as much as I want the cold and snow to disappear I would prefer it to be more of a gradual change than a rapid one for the sake of those who live near rivers. I don't want to see houses floating down the river.

How big are large fly boxes ? I like the concept but wonder if it would accommodate the boxes and zip lock bags I use for my spinning gear .

tried both worm rattles and the rattles you can clip to a jig. as you might suspect the rattles inserted in the worm were muted somewhat .I didn't think they made enough difference to justify the extra expense or time .

try laying the plastic trailer flat or upside down. biting a little chunk out of the trailer down toward the end can add some extra vibe .

too many people off sick at work, can't get any days off right now .

After that, I'm going wet wading today, clad only in a thong.

Terry

She moved to Vegas, got a great paying gig as an odds maker.

I have channeled the Oracle at Delphi on this matter. She wants three goats, a bottle of ouzo, a purple devil's horse and an original Lew's Speed Stick to reveal the true size.

Jonn

You ever make any without the weedguard ?

Scott

couple guys running drift boats out there .

Big enough to make any one happy .

Thanks for the warning on the dangers of railroads .

First ISA cleanup, yea long ago, pair up with a guy named Phil. It turned into a life long friendship and my favorite fishing partner outside of my son. The old Breakfast Club meetings, 4 guys, Phil, Mark Kasick, Jim Alexander and myself, all getting together for cold water river smallmouth fishing. Meeting at Baker's Square because one guy came from Champaign, one from Berwyn, one from Skokie and one from Bourbonnais and it was better than sitting in a parking lot.

The cleanups with grillmaster Mark K, Jim Alexander digging on my wife's homemade chocolate chip cookies, sharing the knowledge of the Kankakee River with others doing seminar/Q and A/ demos, whatever they were with the guys that showed up to help. Craig R catching a Quillback sucker on a fly, think it was at one of those. Then again maybe it was at one of the early K 3 outings. I remember those outings, planning to fish with Phil and so many guys would show up, he would graciously take a group out even though it wasn't his home river. The sharing of knowledge at any fishing outing you went to. on your river or theirs.

Impromptu meetings with other members, I remember one, my wife came out with the dog, found us , and feed us fried chicken and homemade cookies.

The conservation work, cleanups, water willow plantings, stream monitoring demos, help Patty with the Everglades of the North, with my son Zachary, an ISA member, helping out.

At one of the banquets in Wilmington, when we had the panel discussion and following Q and A with 4 or 5 of the members as the panel. That might be something to try again. At Wilmington again, helping out by handling the catering and enjoying the smiles of those enjoying the food. At another banquet up north, being the opening speaker, followed by Steve Quinn of In Fisherman. Then missing Mick Thill speaking because Steve and I were talking cold water , high water river smallmouth which led to contributing to an article in In Fisherman.

Working the ISA booth at the sports shows, getting to meet some big name and not so big name anglers, either working other nearby booths or on the floor. Getting guys to sign up and meeting them again at one ISA function or another.

Representing the ISA at the IDNR Conservation Congress, at groups like the Northern Illinois Anglers association, The Kankakee River Basin Partnership and the Kankakee River Roundtable. Representing the ISA at that trumped up so called conservation meeting called the farmers for a flood free Kankakee River over in Indiana and being followed by the county police who were keeping an eye on us outside agitators. Then stealing a march on the organizers by snagging a seat on the bus next to the Indiana governor's representative I was able to shoot holes in all their arguments as they made them during the tour.

Contributing articles to the Bronzeback Bulletin until I lost the desire to write. Still tossing in a fishing reprt every now and then on the forums, even though they aren't as detailed or long winded, depending on your point of view, as they used to be.

Members meet, good times we had. Even that old fart getting boat butt down in Missouri.

more shots of the dude with the oars

if you get the dvd and go to the added features you'll see a familiar face. patty sent me one and I bought one. donated one to the Bourbonnais library. Kankakee community college also has a copy I believe.

Shoot, when I was a kid, the only books in the local library about fishing current were by guys like Ovington, Bates, Brooks and others of that era. They knew a thing or three about the subject .

Looked at the Jan/Feb 2014 American Angler at the book store earlier this evening. Couple nice articles on high water and fishing pocket water. You don't have to be a fly guy to appreciate them .

Most excellent

Go with what you have confidence in. In cold water, being confident about your lure selection is even more important than in warm water.

I heard Vegas gave 5 to 3 odds on Terry. The Brit books has it as a pick em .

do you accept the challenge ?

Land o Goshen, that sounds like work. I'm allergic to that kind of stuff.

is it ice fishing if you are standing in a river while the ice floes bounce off you ?

I think they are trolling