check'n in

[hushpuppy]

Hushpuppy here. checkin' in from the sunshine state.

[Stump Bumper]

Hey John, glad to see you made it over!....Ray

[Catbird]

Hushpuppy, welcome aboard!

[Schoe]

Hushpuppy, glad to see you aboard and hope to see you partisipate with your ideas and opinions. Schoe

[capt.kirk]

We seem to be stuck on #117 members,what is the problem?lets all
make it our duty to mention this site to someone every day.we have
17 days till the end of the year,can we hit 150 by then?that is only 32
new ones to get by the 117 members we have,it does not seen to me
that it is to much to ask of anyone.:cool:
KIRK

[Schoe]

Kirk, did you ever see the movie, Field of Dreams. "BUILD IT THEY WILL COME". Schoe

[hushpuppy]

Hey schoe, I hope I dont offend any of you (lol) but since I see you have a bass fishin' section, I'll have to be putting in some input. Bass fishin' is my specialty.

[Stump Bumper]

Yeah but Hush Puppy knows how to catch those Channel Cats too, I can vouch for that!....Ray

[Catbird]

Went down to the Ohio river today. Due to icy conditions, decided to bank fish at a hot water outlet. Caught 5 white bass and 21 skipjack. Not too shabby for a winter day...lol

[Schoe]

Well that sounds good. I wish I could find them around home. Any size to them?

My son is tearing into my site and up grading everything to the max. He's been working on all this non stop for two days and thinks he will be all done by the weekend. By the way send me your site info again please. I'm getting that OFD worse than ever.

We will leave Neb. Sat. AM and will be home sometime that night. Schoe

[Catbird]

Schoe, 2 of them were probally around 2#. The rest were still a pretty good size.

[hushpuppy]

Excuse my ignorance, but what the heck is a skipjack?

[Catbird]

I think it is a type of freshwater herring. Oily like shad.

[hushpuppy]

thanks, i felt out of place. down south we call them bait.....lol

[Catbird]

They are bait up here also. I have heard of people eating them but haven't witnesed it myself.

[Catbird]

I am headed out again, Gonna try to put a few more skips in the freezer for a catfish tournament in February. This is just in case I can't locate the live bait there. I did some reading somewhere on the internet that talked about chumming with beef blood. Has anyone heard or done this? From what i could remember they were pretty vague as far as the process and technique.

[Stump Bumper]

I've tried that at Santee Cooper, didn't notice a difference one way or the other but then again, I was fishing for big Blues not specifically for Channel Cats. Couldn't hurt to give it a try but be careful as it's super messy stuff to deal with. You should be able to pick up a five gallon bucket at any local slaughter-house for about $20.00, just be there on butchering day....Ray

[Schoe]

Hushpuppy, I more than welcome any input on Bass fishing. I try to come across to everyone that this site is for ALL fishermen no matter if you fish for Carp or Marlin, and everything in between. Thank you for your input, Schoe

[hushpuppy]

Very good Schoe, all fishing is good for the soul. Nice job on the site. It's very user friendly.

[Stump Bumper]

Hey John I just read the email you sent me. If we can make it happen on that date maybe Schoe would like to attend?....Ray

[Catbird]

I had another good day fishing. I didn't even try for any cats. I think the skips went back to deeper water. I did land 4 largemouth bass (too small to keep). I brought home 13 white bass with 2 of them topping 3#. The filets are soaking in the fridge. Fresh fish fry tomorrow is any of you all can make it...lol

[Stump Bumper]

Sound's good Catbird, wish I could be there!....Ray

[hushpuppy]

Ray, I dont think it will be a problem.

[Stump Bumper]

John, I spoke with Jim Cooper a few minutes ago and told him about this website. Look for him to post very soon....Ray

[Environmentor]

Well I am new, just swam on over from catfishin forum, Schoe invited me (so if you don't like me, blame him - kidding). Anyway, I mainly fish for bluegill (ounce for ounce the best fight any fish can give). I went to school to study icthyology (but changed to environmental science and then to general biology) and worked for Iowa DNR fisheries for a few summers. So, basically I hope to learn alot from this site, but I will also give out my fair share of information, too.

[Stump Bumper]

Welcome aboard Enviromentor! This site is growing quick, looking forward to hearing more about what the good folks over in the DNR are up to these days....Ray

[capt.kirk]

WELCOME RON
You will enjoy this site,just a bunch of good old boys,iwonder how many,
know what the study of itchogoly is?:cool:
KIRK

[hushpuppy]

Welcome environmentor, we look forward to hearing from you in the future.

[hushpuppy]

Hey Stump, that's great news about the Coopster. He oughta have some good fishin' stories.

[big country]

welcome ron, so you study fish...
how was that kirk, not bad for a redneck eh!!!

[capt.kirk]

Correct me if im wrong but i thought it was a study of zoology,it wont be
the first or last time ive been wrong,maybe he can help us out and we,can
all learn something.you were the only one to offer your opinion,not bad
for a REDNECK.:p
KIRK