Sam

Great write up. Thanks for sharing. I only get my reviews from Tackle Warehouse and other reputable retailers.

Outstanding! Congrats.

Fantastic. Start fishing means you keep out of trouble. Thanks for sharing.

The story continues as of Friday, January 10, 2020. The vet said that this is a purebred dog and had a good home and was well taken care of. She also did not find any chip so the owner could not be identified. My client then took the dog to the Richmond SPCA where they looked up missing dogs of his breed in their data bank which seems to cover the entire state and they found one report of this type of dog missing that was filed over a year ago. So the SPCA contacted the individual who swore it was his dog. But before the SPCA will give up a purebred dog you must convince them that the dog is yours via a sales receipt from a breeder or photos when you had him. If not, my client has rights to the animal. My client left the dog at the SPCA and is waiting to hear back from them. He is hopeful the dog will be his but if the "owner" can prove beyond a doubt that the puppy belongs to him than the that person gets the dog. What we can't figure out is where the dog was living for a year until we found him and was he trying to get back to his home? When I told the CPA at Amelia Lumber about the one year time period she was certain someone had the dog as there are too many predators in Amelia County that would have grabbed him by now. Will let all know the final chapter when I hear back from my client next week.

Best I could find about the situation: https://www.novaparks.com/parks/beaverdam-reservoir/updates/beaverdam-reservoir-update-october-2019

Money. It is all about money. Today it costs a lot of money to go fishing and hunting. When you think that I paid $35,000 for my first house and a good bass boat costs a lot more today than what I paid for my house outside of Philly you can understand why in some parts of the states fishing has decreased. When you think of all the deer in the cities and counties/parishes but no places to hunt why spend thousands on guns, ammo, clothes, stands, etc.? When I watch my two grandkids play on the computer for hours and not want to go outside, other than to BPS to run around and shoot the laser guns, I can understand your concern. Different states with different economic conditions will have different statistics. Remember NASCAR at its peak a number of years ago. It has fallen on hard times as the stands are not filling up for the races. Same could hold true for bass fishing in the future if we burn out. The bass fishing industry is at it epitome now. Hope it stays there. Time will tell.

I was hosting an insurance agent on my client's closed pallet manufacturing plant and office complex in Amelia, Virginia, when from nowhere emerged a beautiful but dirty and emaciated English Setter with no collar or tags. Nothing but skin and bones. The dog had trouble walking and when I lifted him into my Jeep SUV he must have weighed around 20 pounds, if that much. I bought a small bag of dog food at the Food Lion and fed him in the back of my Jeep. He ate every bit of what I gave him. I then went on a merry-go-round to find the Amelia County Animal Shelter until a very nice man in the courthouse complex told me where to take the dog. When I arrived at 4:50 PM there were two signs on the door. The first said the shelter was open on Wednesdays from 3 to 5 PM and the second mentioned that no one was there and to call the sheriff if you have a problem. The sheriff's deputy who I spoke with was extremely nice and concerned about the dog but said there was nothing she could do until the Animal Control people got involved. But while I was speaking with her a call came in from a Richmond client about a small problem and I told him what I was doing. Lucky for me he said he would take the dog so I drove for an hour to the Wellesley subdivision by Short Pump Shopping Mall and dropped him off. My client and his daughter took the dog and the dog loved the daughter. He is a very sweet dog with a very good disposition. My client's sister is a vet and he was going to bring the dog to her to check for a chip and have a physical completed. My wife said we should have kept him but since we do not have a fenced yard there is no way I could have a setter. I don't know if he ran away; got away; is a hunting dog that got lost; or someone abandoned him on the highway. But he is safe from the predators and has a loving home. If he has a chip my client will return the dog to the rightful owner. Interesting how things work out and how nice it is to help an animal in distress.

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My wife's friend told us a story about a couple she knows who got a very interesting and surprising letter in the mail. The conversation started when my wife told her friend at lunch about my best friend in Louisiana who went wild boar hunting and his Cajun friend who managed to shot and kill, with four or five high powered bullets, a 350 pound wild boar. Well, the beast was too heavy to lift onto the back of the pickup truck or even drag it to the truck so they cut off its head and left the caucus for the wild animals. Funny story if you knew my best friend and the Cajun characters we know. My wife's friend said she had a wild story to relate to my wife that happened to some church friends in New Jersey and here it is, and she swears it is true. "Her friend and husband always drive to Florida for the winter from New Jersey in December and the wife complained that the stay on the Interstate too long and never see the beauty of the states they drive through. So when they hit Georgia they took a right hand turn and using their GPS wove around the backroads of Georgia towards the Florida line enjoying the sights and sounds of rural America. Well, they came upon a turn in the road and as they followed the road to the right this strange animal ran out into the road and they hit it. The husband got out of the car to see what he hit and if there was any damage. No great damage. Just a small dent and some scratched paint on the SUV's bumper. But the animal was out cold and it was a strange thing. He called for his wife to come and take a look at it. It seems it was some sort of a three-legged wart hog, or something like it, like a pig. It had two tusks, a hard hide, straight hair, and claws at the end of each leg that could tear a man apart. They had no idea what to do so they dragged the beast, which must have weighed around 150 pounds, to the side of the road and left it. A few miles down the road they came to a country store where they stopped to see if any oil or fluids were leaking out of the car and to get a cold Pepsi to calm down. They don't drink so a cold Pepsi is as strong as it gets. They told the clerk behind the counter that they think they saw a three-legged pig or something on the road. The clerk, who turned out to be the store's owner, laughed and said that 'yes, in Georgia there is a three-legged pig on the endangered list and you don't' see them very often but they are there.' As they were talking to the store's owner, a Georgia state policeman came in and bought his stuff and left. After he left the store owner said that he shut up about the pig as there was a $5,000 fine if anyone injured or killed the animal, by accident or hunting, and he did not want to bring the state police into the conversation. The couple thanked the store owner, got back into their SUV, and drove to their winter home in Florida. Well, when they returned home and picked up all of their mail from the post office in April, they had a letter from the Georgia Resources Wildlife Division with a bill for $5,000 accusing them of hitting and killing this three-legged pig. They had no idea how the Georgia officials found out who they were. The store owner never looked at their car and they paid for their two Pepsies' with cash; and the state policeman showed no interest in them or their car. And they did not mention this to anyone while in Florida or on the phone with their children and grandchildren. So the husband calls the Georgia Resources Wildlife Division and asks about the bill. A very nice lady with a sweet southern accent told them that they did indeed find out about what had happened and that the law says there is a $5,000 fine. How did they find out how it happened and the car's license number? Scroll down to find out. The pig squealed!

I have seen KVD's boat with someone driving the truck that was not KVD returning from a BASS Elite tournament in Maryland on route 301 in Maryland. My friend saw Ike's boat on Huguenot Road in Chesterfield County, but he had no idea who was driving the truck. Ike has in-laws in Chesterfield County and was probably going to look up some fishing buddies or Woo Daves to hit the Historic James. Other than for the pros' boats in the parking lot at the mouth of the Chickahominy River ramp, in the water practicing for a local Elite tournament, in the Osborne Landing ramp parking area or at the BPS in Ashland for the weigh-ins, I just don't notice them if they are around. And it is OK to look. Just don't touch.

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Beautiful river with Florida Strain bass. The creeks are excellent with lots of wood and grass and small creeks running into them, along with some docks and piers sprinkled in. It is the Historic James River's tributary just west of Williamsburg and the river the pros run to for the BASS regionals out of Richmond. Maybe one day in the future you will fish it.

Biggest problem when camping and fishing. Last time I charged my batteries I stayed in a motel with a window that could open and I parked the boat, trailer, and SUV by the open window and ran an extension cord from the room to the boat. Otherwise, we try to find a motel with electrical power hookups and a security guard on duty at night. Since we fish specific bodies of water for two day tournaments we know the motels that are "bass boat friendly" and stay the night with them and charge our batteries. I like GreenPig's suggestion above, too. Would solve your problem.

Billmac, I threw them into the wood and grass on the Chickahominy River and it was too shallow to get the two out of the wood and the grass just ate up the third one.

Country, I saw a seminar schedule a few weeks ago. Seems the promoters may have had to make changes if some of the pros backed out. Keep looking and I am sure it will be posted in the near future.

12, why do we have so many bowls? Money. Simply put, money. The schools get the money; the locals get the money; the individual conferences get the money; and the bowl organizations get the money. For the players, the satisfaction to play in a bowl game, unless you are going to be a first round draft pick and you sit the bowl game out so you will not get injured. It is a goal the coaches challenge the players to achieve. I spoke with a past LSU AD and he told me that LSU would break even due to the expenses involved in playing in bowl games but it was worth it for recruiting and national recognition. This is why LSU has the most appearances in the Sugar Bowl although the New Orleans merchants and strip club owners hated it when the Fighting Tigers would bus down the day before the game and the local LSU fans would go from their homes to Tulane Sugar Bowl or the Super Dome and back home, only. With all the money involved with these bowl games I wonder if the bowls pick up the traveling expenses which can be over $1,000,000 when you bring the band, the team, the staff, the politicians, and in Bamasux's case, money to pay off the refs.

1. Provider jig heads (a bunch on the bottom or in structure) 2. Whopper Ploppers (3)

I think you will be pleasantly surprised at the results. I am thinking of throwing more YUM stick worms as they produced just as nicely as Senkos at a lot less cost.

Bill, I am strongly thinking of getting a Jack Hammer or two for our club's 2020 tournaments. Green Top keeps them behind the counter and you have to ask to see them. Thinking of a white/chartreuse and a blue/black. What do you thinK???

Just don't fall out of the boat if you go!!!!

X2. Where have you been? Have not seen any posts from you in a long time. Hope all is OK. I am going to the show on Friday as I always do. Some good seminars this year that i want to catch. Let's hope we don't' get snow to mess up everyone's plans.

Great replies, thanks guys.

Just got home from running errands and turned on the TV to enjoy River Monsters when I noticed that Jeremy Wade was fishing for black bass in New Guinea. He said the black bass were responsible for some attacks on the population over a 60-year span which got my attention. I mean, I have never been attacked nor heard of anyone being attacked by a sunfish or a largemouth bass so what in the world is Jeremy talking about? Well guys and gals, he caught one at the end of the show (as usual) and it looked like a black drum or sheepshead with some nasty teeth. The fish can live in both fresh and saltwater and grow to 70-pounds. Can you imagine catching one of these creatures for fun, or even better, bringing it in to a tournament weigh-in? Here is what our black bass cousins are like from a description on the Internet. Nothing like we go after, at least for now!!! "Lutjanus goldiei, the Papuan black bass, New Guinea bass, Papuan black snapper, or known locally as mogillo, is a large snapper species native to the Pacific Ocean from New Guinea all the way to Malaysia. Very little is known about this species behavior, but they are known to inhabit thick, jungle rivers and brackish river mouths, although they have been found in recent years to be able to enter saltwater. Papuan black bass are known to be aggressive hunters, and they are thought to be responsible for a series of vicious attacks around New Britain. Black bass are sight-relying, ambush hunters that often aggressively strike fishing lures, and also use snags and vegetation as cover for when they ambush their prey. This species is known to grow up to 40-inches in length or more, and can weigh over 44 pounds and sometimes up to 70 pounds at the largest. It is a darkly colored fish with a similar body plan to the mangrove red snapper (Lutjanus argentimaculatus) and Cubera snapper (Lutjanus cyanopterus), with large, widely spaced canines, large eyes, a deep, muscular body, and a big head." Look for the show on Animal Planet as it will be rerun and enjoy the beautiful river and what this black bass looks like. Happy New Year!

tOSU blew the game when the receiver ran left. Had he gone to his right tOSU would have won the game.