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Caught this one on vacation Thursday in South Louisiana. No scale or tape but estimated the weight at 15 or more pounds and about 33". Caught with a plastic swim bait on a jig head while fishig for Speckled Trout just before Sunset.

We (my brother and our sons) usually fish market shrimp either on the bottom or under a popping cork, especially when we are over oyster beds or on pipelines. That is how I first learned to fish the marsh. I soon tired of that and started going on rodnreel.com and was fortunate to meet many of the locals and Mr. Mike Lane the owner of the site and managed an offshore trip with him. I started buying the "latest" lures that people were using and getting the ole raised eyebrows from my brother when I would pull a hot pink topwater Mirror Lure out as he scoffed I was wasting my money. I remember one time I hooked into a huge fish on the first cast, boy was he surprised, but if I have faith in a lure I'll throw it for an hour or until I catch something on it. I prefer to cast and retrieve even when others in the boat are catching fish under a cork but casting a few hundred times a day takes or more, takes it's toll on you. Still, I've fished a lot since the 1950's and like catching everything from bluegills and carp on up.

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Sorry, I went on vacation and didn't see him before I left. I just showed this to him so he has the info to contact you.

Actually posting for a friend who is looking for one.

Great Pictures, congratulations and wishes for a full life and healthy family.

It's not working for me. I'm adding it as an attachment which is what I thought that was for?

I couldn't have said it better, and I have been shot twice in the last 35 years and it's no picnic. Thanks for the news Ybranch.

They have a website, but good luck with that......just sayin. http://www.brunoshooters.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=SFNT&Store_Code=BSS You need to select the bullet type from the side bar on the left. http://www.wideners.com/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=1734&dir=278|281|1079|1091|1568

Lance, I thought the NFS changed that to daily.

No need for all that. A few good sized party balloons with 20 to 30 feet of lightweight aluminum foil works pretty good. At least it did 40 years ago.

Looks like Schedule 40 pipe. You might want to call around to a couple of Mechanical Contractors. They may offer you a bit more than scrap prices but there isn't much call for 20" pipe. Mostly 6-12" stuff for chillers and cooling towers.

Big Phish or Leeeetle Phish!

When did Apache Junction get an EL POLLO?

I'll let him know.

http://azgfd.net/artman/publish/NewsMedia/Bill-would-give-state-authority-over-how-to-enforce-federal-travel-management-OHV-rules.shtml

What organization are you with?

I hope to get on some when I go to Louisiana next week.

Riazzi's or Anzio Landing.

Depends on whose bush their in.

Very Nice, what part of the island did you fish? The guide looks like a guy I used near Fajardo a few years ago. I don't remember his name, he was from Brazil.

A 24" is going to be tougher to master with the shorter sight picture so I would stay with at least a 26" or 28". With that said I would get a full sized wood stock gun and cut the stock to fit her and probably stay with a 20 gauge, low brass or AA Target Loads.

But if you buy one every October what's the difference? You're still only laying out the cost once a year?

Bad idea.

I'll take the 870 Stock.