Mark K

An amazing video.

Can you point to specific document?

Is this a question or an opinion?

My sister, Carol gave me this. She painted in oils and said it reminded her of me. She enters these local competitions. This one has 1st place written on the back of the canvas. 20151227_121337 by Mark Kasick, on Flickr

I remember Steve. That's very sad.

They call those "saddlebag" dragonflies. There are a couple different species. This is a Carolina Saddlebags. They seem to show up around late summer, which is when I took this. https://flic.kr/p/oXiS1w

** IMPORTANT MESSAGE** FROM OFC. MICHAEL MOLLER, BIPD (RET.) As most of you may already be aware and some of you may not have heard, It is with my deepest regret to inform you all of the Tragic and untimely Death of our Friend, Our Brother, Mr. Eric Edward Moller, Age 47, of Walkerton, Indiana, formerly of Alsip, IL. On This previous Monday, during the afternoon hours of May 25th 2015 Eric Moller suffered complications during a cardiac procedure at a local hospital in Indiana. Eric suffered a heart attack and after approximately one hour of efforts by doctors and nurses, Eric was pronounced deceased. I have no words to describe to you all, how deeply sorry I am for this collective loss of a tremendously graceful human being, Brother, Friend, Husband and Family Member. Eric was the most incredibly kind man I have ever known. *As of 5:45pm, Wednesday, May 27th 2015, I was informed by my Sister In Law, Shawn Moller, and by my Father, Jay Moller, the Visitation and Memorial Services for Eric will be held at *DAMAR-KAMINSKI FUNERAL HOME*, 79TH STREET AT 88TH AVENUE, JUSTICE, ILLINOIS *SATURDAY, MAY 30TH 2015, (3PM TO 9PM)* **I ask you all to please assist me in the notification of any and all of the friends of Eric Moller, be it The Alsip 1970's-1990's and all other friends Eric has come to know up until this year 2015.** Eric knew many, many people, and he touched us all with his' love, his skill as a guitar player, and his' love of fishing, hiking, camping, environmental cleanup as well as his passion for professional Ice Hockey ( GO HAWKS ) Please reach out to everyone, for Eric Moller loved you all so very much. I can not thank you all enough for the love, support, and offers of assistance to Eric's Wife, to me, and to the Entire extended Moller Family. God Bless Eric. God Bless you ALL. With Love, Michael Jay Moller. 6pm (May 27th 2015)

Eric and I drove together on one of the sign postings on the Dupage River. He was driving and I started looking thru this huge collection of music in his truck. We liked a lot of the same kind of music, mostly guitar oriented stuff and Eric happened to be a smokin’ axeman himself. He was a south sider too and didn’t live far from me at all. Eric knew the Kank and the Mazon really well and he loved fishing topwaters too. So in short between music and fishin’ we a lot in common. He came over a couple of with his girlfriend (future wife) and both of them got along great with my wife. We became pretty close friends and he even watched my house and took care of our cats when we went on vacation. Over the years we went a few concerts together and fished local rivers crankin’ rock n’ roll up to “11” on the way. Later on Eric got the house in Indiana and the time for epic day long Kank wades got stretched pretty thin on both our ends. We did however keep in touch on the phone and I don’t think more than a few months ever went by without a really lengthy phone conversation. We did keep well enough in touch with talking and texting , that I was kind of shocked when I saw his picture on Facebbok and on the Guitar Center site where he worked. He grew his hair out and now he really, looked like a rocker. I am trying not get mushy, but I am really going to miss this guy. In all the years I knew him I can’t remember a single real disagreement or a moment of not genuinely enjoying his company. In reading all the posts on his FB page I am not the only one. He has made quite an impression on folks and 47 years was just too short of a time for him to be here. This is from a really hot July day on the Kank. If I remember right we hitting them pretty great that day. untitled (1 of 1)-35 by Mark Kasick, on Flickr

I have two baitcasters infront of me. One is an Abu Garcia Black Max the other a Silver Max. The former, 5 bearings, the latter 6. The latter has a "flippin switch". I paid the same for both. $60 bucks. Both are lefties, both are 2012s. One is going back, the other is a B-Day gift for my son, Max. I swear, the 5 bearing one feels tighter, less play in the handle. I am leaning towards taking back the 6 bearing one. The "Black Max" looks cooler, I think. So exactly what do more bearings effect- castability, durability etc? Or is it all marketing B.S.? Lastly a comment. This is one hell of a nice reel for 60 bucks.

http://www.charliesflyboxinc.com/flybox/details.cfm?parentID=38 Nicely done. I like the plastic film to hold the color out of the way.

I've done the float Norm described. Beautiful really beautiful. In low water you'll be draggin here and there. Also I think you can put in at Davis Creek, but it's a little bit of a portage from the lot down to the river. I think you all right with the hunters just stay clear and leave your duck hat at home. There is a book by Mike Svbod (sp?) called "Paddle Illinois" every place you would ever want to paddle.

Do you guys ever fish Iowa, after the season closes in Wisconsin or is it just more productive to go after trib steelhead?

Mike- I tied two flies with it so far. A clouser and a bugger. I won't be doing any real tieing till snow hits the ground, as I am trying to manufacture some fishing time. So far, It has an iron grip and a really great "ergo" feel. Hooks don't slip and there is little to no adjustment. If you do wish do adjust, your hand is already there, resting on the head. All you do is squeeze the lever. If I change my mind, I can unload it in a heartbeat on ebay. Immortality? Yup. I can't see why this would not be something to hand down. Like a lot of the other vises out here.

My bad.

How did this go? i wanted to join you guys but my wading boots disintegrated.

Have any of you tied small trout flies with it?

Thanks. Regal it is. I was limited to those because i had an Orvis gift certificate and those two were the choices. I actually have the Regal in front of me, the option to send back. But I am keeping it. Funny what Rich mentioned. My kid was tying a fly at one of the shows at a drift booth. I had a regal in front of me and I started fiddling with it. It felt great. The purchase was just on instict. One thing that is particularly nice is I like to rest my left hand on it. It just feels right. My #1 criteria is a rock solid grip on the hook. You probably shouldn't do this but I took a bass hook and bent it into a pretzel in those jaws. If you place the hook currectly in the little groove, that hook ain't going nowhere. Given my fondness for messing with deer hair, it should be a winner. Also made in USA (like the Renzetti). My regret at this point was not getting that massive bronze base, I got the clamp on. Both will work, but that big chunk of metal was a thing of beauty. Mike G. Nice vise but almost 3 times the cost of What I spent. Regal makes a cool high end vise too.

Which would you pick of those two vises.

Dobsonfly. EEEEWWW.

Sorry Ron, I am kind of a noob to the organization. No one sent me that memo. Thanks for the update.

Forgive me, if I am reading something post edit... It's a big river. Warner bridge is like mentioning St. Charles on the Fox. It's not even a spot, it's a vacinity and a place to park.

I picked up a pair of Simms Gravel Guard Socks to wear under my boots while wet wading. I got to try them out yesterday. They are the ticket- none of those nasty pointy snail shells make their way into your boots. I was also able to wear them over the bootie on my waders. Its a bit snug, but it will add some insulation value. I had a cheap pair of Cabelas or BPS knock-offs that had a seam straight down the middly rather than a true sole shape. Blister-City. So anyway. I give these a big thumbs up. About 30 bucks. http://www.simmsfishing.com/site/guard_socks.html

I once watched Eric S. cast a #2 Mepps with his Calcutta/MH Loomis as if he was using an ultralight. He can cast a spinnerbait and land it under a treelimb so it makes almost no splash hitting the water. It's pretty amazing. I have a 6'8" St Croix legend tournament "topwater" rod and a Revo spooled wih 20lb braid. I can cast unweighted plastics no problem with it. It's a beautiful combo and a joy to use. Though it was pretty expensive if I remember right. It has a really light tip so it loads up easy. I can throw a 3/8th oz spinnerbait with it, but any heavier would be doable but awkward. The biggest disadvantage of a baitcaster is a castrophic backlash, which happens no matter how good you are, and can put you out of business unless you have another reel or more line to respool. I am reminded of this because it happened to me on saturday in Wisconsin as my Sammy snapped off mid air, then floated downstream out of reach.

Sammy Wanjiru died yesterday. This guy was a real racer. Here he drops Kebede at the end of Chicago 2010. This finish is incredible. Keep in mind the avg pace for these guys is in the 4:40s for the whole 26.2 miles. I think thats about 12 mph. You have to witness in person to see how fast that really is. The mid point of Roosevelt Rd bridge is the start of the final 400 meters where he produces an incredible kick (uphill) and drops Kebede. http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/237467/video/359189 They don't show him almost faceplant from exhaustion after he crosses the line.

LOL. I don't know about rowing, but I thought about getting one of those pedal powered kayaks. I could pay the thing off by charging people a few bucks to pedal them around all day. A human trolling motor!