Sk8man

Might want to stretch that wish to 3 inches for safety sake

Stepping back a bit from this thread I have to admit this is the closest thing I have seen on here in the way of a truly intellectually based argument with supportive data for each side of it. Too bad our elected officials, the IJC and other decision makers haven't done their "homework" to this extent regardless of the "correct" interpretation

Nicely stated MIke

OMG I'm still laughing at that one. Good one Bill

x3 on the Victorinox

For folks unfamiliar with it this may answer some questions: http://coosacomposites.com/technical-data/faqs

That looks like a pic to be framed Bill beautiful fish and pic

You're "hardcore" John. Good going.....getting me psyched up for ice fishing

I've been following this thread right along and having fished both streams and lakes all my life including Lake O and feel that there is a whole lot of room for both ends of the spectrum in terms of opinions, the relating of experiences injection of ideas etc. and many of the comments offered thus far have been both entertaining and enlightening but some comments have also seem to have gotten away from the spirit of the forum too and emotional coloring seems to be gaining a foothold and overcoming the main purpose of it which is informational sharing. It may not be the most fruitful avenue to let emotions take over the conversation as it can inhibit others from offering ideas or opinions from which we might learn something. A little tolerance goes a long way. The upcoming holidays can be stressful enough for folks without taking potshots and letting all the emotions take over the conversation regardless of the strength of belief or opinion. Its not worth it.

Don't say it too loud seems like every time I say something like that it happens

Good one Chuck

What do you think the odds are on that coincidence happening ?My hunch would be about a trillion to one...unreal!

My guess is Susquehanna long river though....

Hey I think that is my Blue Mullet Mike If you return it I have a lot of the hooks to go on it.... Another memorable one for me that i think I may have mentioned before is many years ago while fishing for perch in 60 ft on Seneca with two rods I was hooking up on one rod with a perch double and jumped up real quick from the seat and my knee knocked the other rod out of the holder into the water. with my ultra-lite rod and Mitchell 308A attached (which was considered at the time an ultralite reel). I was pissed at the time but then forgot about it over the winter. Next Spring while jerking copper across the same spot for lakers I snagged something that I thought was a tree limb from the feel and low and behold it was my rod and reel. I took the reel apart and cleaned it good and still have it today. I wasn't as fortunate with the rod (which had my name on it) as I snapped it off on the back lid of my van awhile later

Some really funny stuff Pete thanks for sharing it.

Mark is "the man" when it comes to Sutton's and their history etc. Those box swivels pictured are a major indicator of age going back to 1900 or so on any of the spoons and spinners. Some spoons also used the suspended brass wire connection for the treble hooks. Some older spoons had an almost "pewter" color finish and the hook connection was in the mid portion of the spoon rather than at the extreme rear.

Mike I was prepared to ask you guys for the serial numbers before coughing it up.... How about a perch sandwich instead?