Where did everyone go and why so thight lipped?

[Fatman]

Spending way too much time going to Doctors appointments and physical therapy. Hope to get out before the season ends, but hunting is out for this year.

Fatman

[skiptomylu]

Boy I hear that Doctor thing, seems I am always going and I put off my Heart Doc all the time, but got to go soon to see him. Don't like going there. I went last year for the first time in probably 5 or 6 years and he said back in 4 months, that was about 1 1/4 years back so he's not going to be happy with me I guess. I have only been in A Fib since my bypass surgery in 2000 so they get a bit unhappy when I don't go like I should. But heck I am always having to go to my regular doc and have been to the darn dentist or several kind about 10-15 time in the last year and half. Sheesh!

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[thudpucker]

One of the reasons it's so easy for me to be 'busy' is that I never caught any Crappie when I did get to go fishing. It was depressing. I never made contact with anybody around here to fish with. So I never found out what I didnt know.
It's not the Fear of Failure, but the annoyance of Constant Failure that keeps me busy around the house.

[skeetbum]

Thud, there's some excellent fishing close to you down there. I hired a guide that answered a ton of my questions in 1 day. It sure speeds the learning curve. Terry Whaley on Lake Weiss is who I used, and I can't say enough good about him. Great guy and happy to teach. He doesn't have many secrets he won't share. Give it some thought.

[jsplinter]

in the next couple weeks i will be starting my jig tying for real and will be posting pics of what i come up with

[ragged edge]

As for me, I have been to busy working and if not working than fishing. Catching big crappie for the moment and will continue till the bite plays out. Colder weather will probably have me inside tying jigs again.

[radtexan]

Seems like it always slows down in the summer and fall skip...Just wait till were all housebound and getting cabin fever in Dec and Jan !!!

[skiptomylu]

Your probably right radtexan, but I just don't remember this one slowing so much and yeah there is specially a fall of when hunting kicks up. I use to do that too every year. Once hunting season hit, the fishing was done until the next Feb, LOL.

I have been thinking about trying to find a good ranch or hunting place maybe up North some to get one really great Whitetail. I have shot plenty and some nice, but I want a monster, something that scores over 160 B&C. I would prefer him being closer to 200, but a 165-185 would make me happy and done deer hunting. Not that I would go get more Axis deer, them are some great eating venison. Best there is and very close to Elk.

However then I remember when I was guiding up here at this lake in the late 1970's and the fall was whack um time and I could catch 60-70 crappie per hour most any time I wanted. I have not fished the fall in years though and no reason I don't. I just think more guys should get after them fall crappie because they are there for the taking.

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