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06-09-2007, 06:03 PM
Thread: Anybody know whta is this fish???
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Looks like a drum to me. One which has been...
Looks like a drum to me. One which has been whopped on pretty good. First cousin to a red drum (aka redfish). The one you have lives in fresh water, and the other lives in brackish water. I don't...
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06-08-2007, 05:09 PM
Thread: New Crappie Regulations
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The number is 601-432-2400, or go to...
The number is 601-432-2400, or go to www.mdwfp.com/CustomerService/Enter.asp
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06-08-2007, 02:20 PM
Thread: New Crappie Regulations
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Just because I just spent a bunch of money to...
Just because I just spent a bunch of money to spider rig is not a valid argument. That is like saying 40 years ago that I should still be able to shoot rabbits at night because I just spent a lot of...
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06-07-2007, 03:40 PM
Thread: New Crappie Regulations
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No matter how you slice it, what is best for the...
No matter how you slice it, what is best for the long term health of the fisheries should be the main concern of any fisherman. How you fish, as long as it is within the law is fine with me.
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06-07-2007, 01:19 PM
Thread: New Crappie Regulations
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Sounds fine to me, as I will be moving to the...
Sounds fine to me, as I will be moving to the area soon. The pole limit is better also, but, I agree that there should be a limit as to the number of hooks per pole.
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I don't know what that green stuff is that gets...
I don't know what that green stuff is that gets on the bricks around my house is, but a 25% solution of bleach with water will remove it. I then simply rinse with water.
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06-03-2007, 01:39 PM
Thread: Shrimp bits for panfishing
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Croppy1, I just bought a home and piece of land...
Croppy1, I just bought a home and piece of land not far from Coffeeville. I was curious as to the size of your pond. I have one that is about an acre and a half, and the previous owner put some...
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05-30-2007, 08:38 AM
Thread: Grenada Lake closed?
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Thanks for the information. I'll have to tell my...
Thanks for the information. I'll have to tell my friend that someone is stretching his leg.
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05-29-2007, 05:48 PM
Thread: Grenada Lake closed?
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Grenada Lake closed?
A friend told me this morning that Grenada lake has been closed for two weeks. Can anyone give information.
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05-27-2007, 02:22 PM
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I have cut only one trotline. I had run over...
I have cut only one trotline. I had run over it(unknowingly), and it got hopelessly tangled in my prop. If it had been rough water, or a bad storm, I could have been in a pickle. I took the whole...
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05-27-2007, 01:33 PM
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What does steering have to do with catching fish?...
What does steering have to do with catching fish? Am I missing something?
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05-27-2007, 01:26 PM
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Thanks for the heads up Ranger, e-mails sent.
Thanks for the heads up Ranger, e-mails sent.
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05-20-2007, 09:00 AM
Thread: limit change
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Hmm, let me get this straight. This thread...
Hmm, let me get this straight. This thread started with a question about whether or not the limits on the big watershed impoundments was going to be changed to reduce the fishing pressure because too...
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05-18-2007, 01:16 PM
Thread: lake lee report?
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I fished from 6:00 til about 12:00 this morning,...
I fished from 6:00 til about 12:00 this morning, caught 7 fish, all males. Think I may wait til Monday to try again. A foot in three days probably isn't too bad. Only way to know for sure is to go....
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05-17-2007, 07:15 PM
Thread: lake lee report?
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You would have enjoyed Lake Lee the last few...
You would have enjoyed Lake Lee the last few weeks, if solitude was what you were after. Not many people fishing. I fished yesterday, and caught five in about four hours. The few others out there did...
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05-17-2007, 06:49 PM
Thread: limit change
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Dang, I never thought about it like that. If they...
Dang, I never thought about it like that. If they lower the limit, then less people will come. Then old women and little children will be in the streets hungry. The whole state economy might crash....
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I wish they were illegal in Mississippi, at least...
I wish they were illegal in Mississippi, at least for crappie. It is a sick feeling indeed, at least to me, to look down through the trees and see a bunch of crappie in the air dead and stiff. I HATE...
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05-17-2007, 06:00 PM
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A bunch of crappie fishermen asking for a change...
A bunch of crappie fishermen asking for a change in regulations can be called a PAC. If I ask my congressman or senator for help with a personal problem or to vote a certain way on a bill before...
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05-16-2007, 03:43 PM
Thread: limit change
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I HATE YOYOS,I don't troll. That said, the...
I HATE YOYOS,I don't troll. That said, the crappie is a very prolific breeder. The state hires game biologists to oversee the resource and change regulations as necessary. So if you care about the...
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05-06-2007, 12:37 PM
Thread: Trip to Mississippi
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It has been slow on the Mississippi River...
It has been slow on the Mississippi River connected oxbows, but that should improve in the next few days to a week. The river is coming to a standstill then will fall, fishing should be improving.
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05-06-2007, 07:10 AM
Thread: NO GAS...ON May 15th 2007
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That should turn on a light bulb. It is a little...
That should turn on a light bulb. It is a little cheaper, but burns less efficiently. That is not the only problem with widespread use of ethanol, it takes $1.27 worth of energy to produce $1.00...
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05-05-2007, 05:31 PM
Thread: NO GAS...ON May 15th 2007
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No one is a bigger tight wad than I. The simple...
No one is a bigger tight wad than I. The simple truth is that the world economy is booming. More fuel is being used worldwide tha ever before. There is a shortage of drilling and refining, which is...
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05-05-2007, 12:31 PM
Thread: Back home in Alabama
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Welcome home, and hope you have a wonderful...
Welcome home, and hope you have a wonderful life.The service of you and people like you make all that is wonderful about this great country possible.
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05-01-2007, 06:00 PM
Thread: In the Market for a boat
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How and where you plan to fish would dictate the...
How and where you plan to fish would dictate the best boat to use. Some of the best fishermen I know use a 12 to 14 ft, flatbottom with a sculling paddle. A boat like this will do just fine with 6 to...
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04-24-2007, 03:22 PM
Thread: one color pick one
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Red, I say that because that is the color that I...
Red, I say that because that is the color that I most often have luck with. that said, I find that the tail makes more difference. That would be chartreuse or some close variation. Sometimes,...
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04-24-2007, 03:05 PM
Thread: a real quick question
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I have a friend who keeps a short bar to thump...
I have a friend who keeps a short bar to thump them on the head before going into the cooler. Says they taste better. Maybe so, I just throw them in. I keep several two liter juice bottles filled...
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04-23-2007, 11:13 AM
Thread: WD-40 Who Knew
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well slap me nekkid.
well slap me nekkid.
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04-23-2007, 11:05 AM
Thread: An Excellent Point!!!
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Yeah buddy ,no other words needed.
Yeah buddy ,no other words needed.
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04-21-2007, 11:32 AM
Thread: lake washington
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I suggest that you go prepared to troll, you...
I suggest that you go prepared to troll, you should be able to find some bream, however, shallow. I haven't fished there since the end of March. Was catching crappie shallow, but they were all small....
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04-20-2007, 12:04 PM
Thread: Cleaning your catch
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That is easier than the way I do it, but, I like...
That is easier than the way I do it, but, I like to scale them first. rinse the loose scales off, then cut the filet off, but cut around the rib cage, avoiding cutting into the entrails. Then I...
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I smiled reading this. I’ve had many bird nest I’ve had to clean up....
My annual BFS casting lesson :)