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  1. Mike Clifford
    Thanks! Can still use a few more. It's going to be warm, but plenty of water will be provided. Opening ceremonies are around 8 this year instead of 9.
  2. Mike Clifford
    So far you, me and Pat. I'm hoping Craig and some other regulars, but I don't have any phone numbers. Hopefully someone can help us by reaching out to a few.
  3. Mike Clifford
    Thanks Rich!!! Now, lets get some fly guys out to mentor these kids on their craft.
  4. Mike Clifford
    Can anybody reach out to Stan and see if he can bring a flyrod out again? He is phenomenal. Or anybody that is capable of instructing....
  5. Mike Clifford
    Thanks for posting this! I'll be there around 7. Free lunch as well as the hot and buttery corn-on-the-cob for all. Sno-cones, popcorn as well. Event was filled at 350 kids registered a month ago. So, we're looking forward to a great day!!
  6. Mike Clifford
    I'll be there. Does Craig have the targets and rods?
  7. Mike Clifford
    Sgt. Tommy's Kids. Have done it for over a decade.
  8. Mike Clifford
    Can anyone tell me if the ISA still plans to run casting at Herrick Lake on June 16th? I haven't seen anything posted anywhere.
  9. Mike Clifford
    One of the best places to start. ISA will be teaching kids to cast. http://www.sgttommyskids.org/
  10. Mike Clifford
    I don't know when it became necessary to put inferior hooks on baits, but the same applies to the jointed Rapala. They changed the hooks, and I began to lose quality fish. The Rebel Wee-Craw.....same thing.
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  12. Mike Clifford
    You are right, John. Mullady and Minas also turned me on to the keeper hook. However, at some point the quality of the hook went south. It isn't nearly as sharp as the original version. That alone caused me to carry a sharpening stone in my vest.
  13. Mike Clifford
    On the Kankakee, this rig is known as the "weighted keeper hook". With the weight on the hook shank, it slides over, around and through river structure and weeds.
  14. Mike Clifford
    Several ISA folks have done his radio show as well. My favorite memory is when he invited me to come on and do an update on conservation, and it turned into a 45 minute radio conversation running the gamut of kids and fishing, invasive species and everything in-between. Still have the audio disk they sent me from that show. What a wild ride Bob provided for us all over these many years.
  15. Mike Clifford
    Bob is in the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame. I used to write a monthly article for the publication as well called Conservation Corner. It was hard to keep up the pace after just a couple years, so one can only imagine what he endured to put out such a quality publication since 1981. Just a class act in journalism. None compare.
  16. Mike Clifford
    Meaning? What's happened?
  17. Mike Clifford
    Stunning news. Prayers for his family. A very active member of the group. He will be greatly missed.
  18. Mike Clifford
    Sure looks that way.
  19. Mike Clifford
    I've spent 3 times that amount for one drink in a fancy restaurant. I'm more interested in knowing what it funded and what will be lost.
  20. Mike Clifford
    The USF&W version of a refuge that he fought against tooth and nail was the most significant. We came to a mutual respect for one another after years of battles.
  21. Mike Clifford
    The Kankakee River has lost another conservationist in J.R. Black. Though we were on the opposite end of the spectrum on most river issues, he was a true champion for the river when there were none. Thoughts and prayers go out for the family.
  22. Mike Clifford
    I asked the same and learned it is 420 N Meadows Rd
  23. Mike Clifford
    Tammy needs your help! Fishing tackle garage sale. In Memory of Norm Minas Saturday, Jan 27th 2018 10am-5pm 420 Meadows Road Bourbonnais, Illinois Priced to sell, everything must go!
  24. Mike Clifford
    John..... Post the link on the Kankakee River Rats facebook page, and other Illinois fishing pages on there.
  25. Mike Clifford
    The memories we have of Norm could fill a book....
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