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Congratulations to Mr. Duckett on his first Classic win. I was hoping that KVD would secure a 3rd Classic, but, if Boyd Duckett fished harder and came up with more results, he won it fair and square. To Mr. Duckett!

I am glad some rules are up, yet isn't that what Paparock wanted in the first place? A set of rules? He seemed pretty upset when he left.

Strike King. Let's see... Fluke or senko?

Well, you guys may want to consider going out somewhere to eat on "Cafe Italiano" night.... ;D

Now THAT's great! ;D ;D ;D

Thanks, sonny.

I spoke with Paparock via e-mail. He had sent several PM's to Glenn and moderators about some private issues that were apparently never answered.

SOOL? :-? (I can't help it...I'm not hip to your crazy young lingo ;D)

Wow, you guys need to go fish or something. You should do like me, when I went fishing yesterday, wind pounding against my face, half the lake iced over, freezing cold, that's the best kind of fishing. ;D

I've never seen a bluegill that big!!!!

*Sigh* Muddy, Muddy, Muddy :

S-O-L? :-?

I was just reading some of my Bassmaster magazines where they discuss the case of Mr. Hayes bass. First off, that fish is a WHOPPER smallie! I was reading the investigation that they did, and some of the fan mail sent, and out of all of the readers who responded in the next issue after the investigation story was published, every one of them said that the smallmouth should be reinstated. Fortunately for Mr. Hayes and the smallmouth community, it was reinstated, and rightfully so, I believe. Anytime there is a world record bass, or anything close to it, there is going to be controversy. Bassmaster magazine did one great job documenting the case and laying out the facts and evidence for all to see. As far as other records, I'll bet they are out there, it's just a matter of when or where. I believe the new smallie record will come from a lake like Dale Hollow, and in my opinion, it will probably be caught at night.

What do you guys think about a half-frozen lake, surface area approximately 5 acres with water temp around 30-35 degrees and air temperature around 50 degrees? That's the scenario I'm dealing with.

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Thanks for the help, guys. Unfortunately, most of the lake is still frozen, except for a good sized area in the creek arm I was bank fishing yesterday. I doubt I'll catch much of anything because of the cold water, however, I'm going out tomorrow and I am going to try some live nightcrawlers and see what happens.

I went out this afternoon, and after I unthaw, let me tell you that weather can be very deceiving. They called for 50 degrees and windy, and while the wind wasn't very strong, the air temperature dropped from 50 to 35 in a matter of an hour or two. Top that with the cold wind at times, and the fact that most of the lake was frozen, and I didn't have the best of times. Now to get that weatherman...

Will do!

You, my friend, are a true fisherman!

Aaron, You're not an annoyance. You have provided some very intellingent input to this forum lots of times. Don't underestimate yourself. Glad to have gotten to know you better! -Stacy Thanks, I appreciate it.

Paparock left?

17) You are on the lake during the Super Bowl!

Thanks for the input, guys. The lake/backwater area I fish does have a feeder creek and cove area that I believe is probably thawed by now. If the wind isn't too bad, I intend on fishing there.

I was going to ask your opinion on fishing in windy conditions. I plan on heading out this afternoon, and although they are calling for mild conditions, the wind is supposed to be a factor. How do you guys deal with windy conditions? I've heard the old saying that wind from the east means fish bite the least, however, I read some information in Bassmaster this month discrediting that theory. Thanks for your input! -TF

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