FishTank

Needles. When I was younger and in better shape, I twitched my shoulder and had one break off in my arm. They had to cut it out by hand with no anesthetic.

Has anybody heard from LightningRod in a while? He seems to be M.I.A. He always had some great gear and pics.

Man that's creapy. It sure would make the strays in my neighborhood easier to get rid of.

I am not a frequent drinker but I do like Sam Adams, pretty much all their varieties. If I am dining out and enjoying a nice steak, I like a glass or two of merlot or chianti.

This was taken from today's Republican Debate and I know this goes down the Political Road but I just wanted to point out that a couple of people have made a few comments that I did not expect. ARIZONA SEN. JOHN MCCAIN: - "I know that climate change is real." - "It's real, we've got to address it, we can do it with technology, with cap and trade, with capitalist and free enterprise motivation. And I'm confident that we can pass on to our children and grandchildren a cleaner, better world." * FORMER NEW YORK CITY MAYOR RUDY GIULIANI: - "Climate change is real. It's happening. I believe human beings are contributing to it." Of course this could all be BS just for the debate but they said it.

The worse thing I have caught was a red bag filled with blood samples and needles. I pulled it into the boat to get the hooks out and then I noticed the Bio Hazard symbol on the bag. I guess the lake I was fishing had some hospital dump waste dumped into by some dumb@$$. The bad thing though I don't how many I have caught and eaten out of that lake.

One of the guys I was fishing with over the summer had a nice setup for swimmbaits, he used a St. Croix Legend Tournament Big Jig rod and a Shimano Curado 300. It's not made for huge swimmbaits but it fit the bill for what he used.

I don't think I have or ever will tip my UPS driver. He still owes me a mail box and a post to put it on. Our postman on the other hand, gets cookies, coffee or whatever else the wife cooks up on the holidays. I do tip a little more when we go out to eat. The one that makes me steaming mad though, is our newspaper delivery guy. He has a normal job, nice house and a big SUV but delivers the paper to our neighborhood for extra cash. Every year we get a card in the mail from them saying how they need extra money for the holidays and to please inclose a check for one the following amounts: $20, $50, or $100. The amounts are even printed on the card with check boxes next them. Needless to say, I have never given to these people.

Found this on the Fox News website. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,316501,00.html

I'm sure it looked good on paper last year.

I have to agree that organizations like Mongabay need money to exist and they are not the best example but they do research news and articles related to the environment. But don't environmental organizations such as one like this help us or do they hurt us? I can remember fishing for Brook Trout as kid in the Smokies and now isn't there a large enviromental effort going on in Tennessee and North Carolina to clean the waters that brook trout use too thrive in. As far as medications go from the rainforest, I can only think of one drug that has a direct effect on my life that is supposed to be derived from the rainforest and it is Tamoxifen. It is used by women to slow breast cancer. I am not sure this is the gold mine most pharmacuetical companies are aiming for but it has helped a few women in my life.

Here is an article I found on medications from the rainforest plants. http://rainforests.mongabay.com/1007.htm I checked couple of sources and it seems only 5% of the plants have been identified in the rainforest, let alone tested for medical properties. As far as the ice sheets growing in the Antarctic......... The Antarctic is one of the most extreme deserts on the planet. As it warms, we would expect it to receive more snow. But even a whopping warming of 20 degrees -- say, from -50 degrees C to -30 degrees C -- would still leave it below freezing, so the snow wouldn't melt. Thus, an increase in ice mass. I don't think I will ever be visiting there but this makes sense. Maybe I will go salt water fishing in Glacier National Park. http://nsidc.org/data/glacier_photo/special_high_res.html

I like the Loomis MBR 844C and a high speed daiwa Zillion for frogs. The MBR844C has plenty of backbone and can be used for multiple applications. The Zillion will pull the line in quickly, has plenty of power and is light compared to the Calcutta I use to use.

Man, what a bunch of BS. ESPN/BASS have sunk to a new low. If you guys want to get to them don't email ESPN or BASS, email the sponsors. I have had experience watching funds for a Soccer and kids Basketball program get derailed and transfered to another program. Talking professionally to sponsors was the only way to get results.

The biggest hit I took from the bait monkey was a Shimano Calais and a Loomis BCR803 GLX. But I have one to share from a retired guy I use to work with (sort of like Roberts joke). He went on vaction to Orlando, FL for a week then he called in sick for the next 4 days and on Friday he calls and says, "Guys, I am retiring. I bought a house on the water near Lake Whales. I got a great deal. I plan on fishing everyday for the rest of my life." I was jealous and happy for the guy at the same time. He retired to his dream home at the age of 54. Now the bad news. The lake he lived on dried up due to a water shortage last year and all that is left is a pile of mud. He and the other residents were stuck with things the way they were upto this year. I guess there is a big environment project going on in Florida that is trying to restore the Everglades to it's natural state. His lake is on the list for improvements. It make take years to fix but it will be fishable sometime in late 08'. The bait monkey never lets go sometimes. ;D

The house starts off spotless then out of nowhere a tornado hits and the house is a wreck. The kids open their gifts and then we try to clean up. It is the greatest hour of the year because by the time the kids open their presents, we have to get them ready to go to the multiple homes of my wifes family. We will make at least 3 stops on Christmas for presents and food. I wish just for once we could have them all at our house so I don't have to tare my kids away from their toys. I am tired of rushing the kids to all these different places. By the end of the day I will have put about 150-200miles on my car. One of these days I am going to tell her family, "You know where I live. Come see the kids play with their toys. You are welcome to come and eat anytime on Christmas." and finally "It's about the kids not you." and "My family understands this, why can't you." I have been wanting to do this for years but I think my wife would kill me. Someday they will push my kids to the limit and I am going to explode.

Sounds like a good deal. I checked out the link for the warranty and that "Gold Star + Upgrade can't be beat. I wish Loomis would offer something like that.

I had the dealership install mine on my old truck, cost about $300. It was not the Rino brand lining but somekind of other stuff that was supposed to be harder and tougher. I love it so far. It has looks like it will outlast the paint on the truck. The paint is starting to fade on the sides but the liner looks brand new.

I am sure the planet will out last us but will we be able to enjoy in the same way we do now. I'd like to return to Florida someday and fish the same places I did as a kid, that are know contaminated with mercury. I'm sure the world could do without a few cow farts as well and I think kangaroo meat is tasty . As far as finding cures for diseases, the earth is where science is looking first for cures, for all different types of diseases. They don't synthisize a substacne with out a natural base first, just look at snake venom. On thing though, I have always wonder how gets to do the dirty work on these sort of things. Who sniffs the farts or milks the snake? Crazy stuff.

Good. I hope he serves it all. I, also, thought I heard he faces state charges and that there will be another trial in April 2008. In anycase, I never liked the guy from the start, even though I tried. He has a chance to set an example for athletes and others whom follow a life style that operates above or outside the law. If he does his time and sets that good example, he may be one of the biggest turnarounds in sports history. But then again, he could come out jail like Mike Tyson, dumber and crazier than ever.

Cool but I too will stay with Cavitron and Booyah for buzzbaits. They just seem to work for me.

I didn't think about this but Muddy has a point. I have lost qutie a few of these and they do tend to get hung up on just about everything, including a pair of $$$ Gore-Tex pants I use to have.

I like the DT Sure Set Series but I don't seem to get any better or different results than I do with the regular DT's. If you're picking colors, I like the Pearl Gray and the Bleeding Olive shiner.

1) 5in Senko in any dark color 2) Fat Ika Black with Blue Flake 3)Lucky Craft Flat Mini Crank Baits.

I have been wanting one of those Lucky Craft Pointers with real fish skin. Hopefully, Santa (wife) will deliver . Ho, Ho, Ho.