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Lurker, Right on, partner. He deserves the best you can give him now seein as how he probably gave his best and mayber better than he thought he could. Best wishes to all......I hope taps comes to him peacefully if that's the way of it. Oldtimer

Yessir, That's one of the reasons I keep coming back...... As I recollect the name of the Website is SouthernPADDLER.com, not WoodBoats.com. AND, the 'Southern' is optional. :D I wouldn't be surprised if there isn't more "talk" here on trips, places, equipment, camping, food, and...

Jack 'n Sparkey, It's the sign of the timesâ€â€

Swampy, Trash or treasure, they ALL cost the same--no matter if you keep 'em or throw 'em back. Inventory your total fishin' investment and determine the dollar value, including boats, vehicles, campers, camping equipment, gasoline, oil--EVERYTHING used in the pursuit of fish. Then divide...

Bassinhank, Everywhere I've lived, carp were considered trash fish by angling associates while others relish catching them to eat. As far as eating goes, I can't abide the little bones so, for me, it's a trash fish in that category. However, if feeling like a D9 Cat on the end of your line...

Al, You write good graphics--it's like I could see it unfolding in my mind's eye. Be interesting to see the photos when you get them posted. Looks like we go paddling--or fishing or camping or trekking--for the same reasons......just to be out there amongst it. Fishing can be frustrating...

Pirogue, Beautiful account. I saw it all. Liked the part about the bun rabs--gonna have to look them up. The wife would get all mooshy over them. Felt bad for and about the heron. One day I think I burned out the bearings in my Ambassadeur to keep a topwater, silver Rapala underwater and...

Swampy, Yep, we got them buffalo/carp/drum/gaspergou fish. I can't much tell th diffrunce in 'em 'cause I don't catch 'em very often 'n I don't eat 'em--too many little, unnecessary bones. They can give ya a helluva fight, 'ticularly if you use ultralight like I do a lot of th time. When I...

Chuck Yeah, ain't it a dog? I mean these miserable trips......it's dirty business but somebody's gotta do it. :wink: Good comparison, Saturday coming like Christmas when we'uz kids. Onliest thing is, it's gonna get here slowly but I might not git nuthin' under th' tree. If I don't get a...

Foreword A couple of "trial runs" preceded the trip on Wednesday, May 19, 2004. The first trip to the Tallahatchie was my first real paddling experience after a 30-year hiatus and my first time back on this river in 50 years. It was a windy day and Bear's old Blue Hole OCA has a complete...

Yessir, If it weren't so damned true, it'd be funny. :lol: It's just a joke but what justice it would be and I can't help but feel some twinge of evil "gotcha" and glee! :twisted: Oldtimer

Chuck, I won't say yer heart' not in th' right place--although it jus might NOT be since all that overhaulin' by them Bodine Medikal School fellers. :? It does seem, however, that ya got one a them "obsessive/compulsive" personality glitches. With yer photographic goals plainly stated, in...

Bearridge, Dadgummit, them cracks ain't got me nervous an' Ol' Blue ain't She's got CHARACTER writ all over her. Them lines in her face is tellin' lies like ol' Stan Rogers wrote about that country lady up ta Canady in a mighty purty song. I just got this thing about "restorin'" stuff and...

The Hotel Bill Well, long as we're on hotel jokes...... This kinda explains why I had a big ol' camper but kept hangin' on to my old tent. Glad I still got that tent! :D The Hotel Bill A husband and wife are traveling by car from Key West to Boston. After almost twenty-four hours on...

Bears Buddy, You simply must keep up with th' times. The element you're talkin' about, Governmentium, is no longer called that. When I try to pronounce its real name, people walk away and mutter something about profanity. It's been renamed and in layman's terms is known simply as a Black...

Global Navigator Jack, The 'global' aspect of this compass is not automatic declination correction but compensation for dips in the magnetic field. We don't need to worry about that in North America but in other parts of the world it seems to be problematic. There are two reasons for me to...

A major research institution recently announced the discovery of the heaviest element yet known to science. This new element tentatively has been named "Corporatium". Corporatium has 1 neutron, 12 assistant neutrons, 75 deputy neutrons, and 111 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic...

A few minutes before church services started, the townspeople were sitting in their pews and talking. Suddenly, Satan appeared at the front of the church. Everyone started screaming and running for the front entrance, trampling each other in a frantic effort to get away from evil incarnate...

There are a few more places right now that qualify for that pile. :cry: Oldtimer

Murphy's Law Jack, I agree with almost everything you say. I cannot imagine going into any area that I'm not thoroughly familiar with without a map and compass. It's a thing of mineâ€â€