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Thanks Rich I'm working on some deals inshore rods now. Look at the fish photo section. I did get to go to Sabine Pass and did well. I will be seeing Welder this weekend he went and picked up 4 trailer tires and rims for me off craigslist plus I will be up at Texas Motor Speedway, he saved me a trip what a guy and fishing buddy. I think this is how fishing forums are supposed to work. Just like you have done for me Rich my bay boat does well. I worked the dual axle aluminum trailer to fit it, that I bought off 2cool for 500.00. Trouble free I'm just buying up more tires and rims Welder gave him 150.00 for all 4. Peterbo from THT and other sites came and had lunch with my family one day after leaving Welders house and picked up a rod from me. I mailed to Cal for him to take back to Australia super nice folks he was on his way to some guys house named Snapperhead. Oh ya this is what fishing forums are for also. For those that don't really see how some of this works wade through the bullshit and be thankful for Wiley @ RB and others that let us post for FREE

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Nope, the national championship game is this Saturday. LSU at Alabama. That's the SEC game and only one can come out on top.

Yesterday was no disappointment for close games and last seconds for wins.

Dang Texas Tech where did that come from. Great game Spartans stun No. 4 Badgers on Hail Mary. Awesome

Sweet

Texas is a wash. But the Ducks are still quacking. Next week is the real thunder game Bama & LSU thats the one on the radar. Lots of undefeated teams out there

Research by Alabama scientists suggests that federal regulators may have underestimated the size of the red snapper population due to a longstanding reliance on flawed data collected from commercial fishermen. For the last several years, federal snapper population estimates have meant tighter and tighter regulation of the Gulf’s most important commercial and recreational fishery, with the 2011 season being the shortest on record. An estimate of how many fish in the Gulf population are more than 10 years old is critical to the calculations that determine how many pounds of snapper commercial and recreational fishermen are allowed to catch each year. More older fish means a healthier population. Too few older fish means a population is being fished too heavily. The National Marine Fisheries Service data on the age and size of the snapper population — known as a stock assessment — come from commercial fishing records. The information is fed into a computer model created by the fisheries service. Catch limits are set based on the model’s results. “All of the NMFS model is driven by the age composition of the population. What the NMFS model wants to see is a lot of fish that are 10 years old, and some that are 15 years old,” said Sean Powers, a Dauphin Island Sea Lab scientist studying the snapper population. Powers is also the chair of the Scientific and Statistical Committee that reviews the fisheries service model and the data that goes into it, putting him in a unique position to review the federal stock assessment. Bottom line, what his studies show and what the model predicts don’t agree. “We are seeing a lot more older fish in the population,” he said. “We are collecting those fish with greater frequency than the model predicts. We see the population recovering and building up those age classes more quickly.” Powers and a group of Sea Lab researchers are in the third year of a study that compares the effectiveness of different types of fishing gear used by commercial fishermen and researchers in the Gulf. The research has involved catching thousands of snapper on both artificial and natural reefs between Apalachicola, Fla., and the Alabama/Mississippi line. Powers said the fisheries service model has long relied on catch data from commercial fishermen who typically use bandit gear — short stubby rods equipped with electric reels designed to winch snapper up from the depths as quickly as possible. “If you only sample the commercial catch, then you are seeing only the fish the commercial fishermen want to catch,” Powers said. Those fishermen use small hooks and small baits in order to catch 14- to 16-inch red snapper, which bring the highest price at market, he said. “If we were only using bandit gear, we’d see what NMFS sees,” Powers said. But his group is using different methods, including deploying a mile of fishing line along the seafloor with hundreds of baited hooks. “We’re catching these older fish,” Powers said. “The commercial guys are using smaller hook sizes and small baits. If we use smaller hooks and use squid instead of mackerel, we catch smaller red snapper. If we up the hook size and use larger bait, we catch larger fish.” Claudia Friess, a fisheries analyst with the Ocean Conservancy, said the commercial fishing gear does appear to target smaller fish. Other new data sets seem to reflect the same trend toward larger fish seen in the Sea Lab data, Friess said, meaning the snapper population recovery may be ahead of where federal officials believe it is. Friess also said that, due to the government’s review process, the data used to set catch limits is usually three years old. Roy Crabtree, in charge of snapper regulations for the fisheries service, said the agency was trying to close the gap between when data is collected and when it is used. He said population data collected by researchers like Powers — described as “fishery independent data” — are probably more accurate than catch reports from fishermen. Crabtree said the fisheries service received funding related to the Gulf oil spill that has been used to conduct longline surveys similar to the Sea Lab work. “The biggest thing we’ve needed to improve the stock assessments is this fishery independent data. We’ve got these now,” Crabtree said. “I hope Sean is right, that the stock is further along than we thought.” The next step, Crabtree said, is to use the new fishery independent data for a new stock assessment. Officials plan to conduct one in the coming year with a quicker turnaround than in the past. The results would primarily affect the 2013 season, though it is possible some of the preliminary data may be used to justify an increase in the quota for 2012. Powers said snapper live to be 40 years old. A healthy population will have fish at every age group, all the way up to 40. “We’re seeing a lot of 10-year-old fish, some 15s and even 19s, but not a lot older. I don’t think it is fully recovered, but I think we are a lot further along that recovery path than the current stock assessment says we are,” Powers said. http://blog.al.com/live/2011/10/feds_underestimate_snapper_rec.html

Open-wheel racer Dan Wheldon was airlifted to University Medical Center with undisclosed but apparently severe injuries Sunday after a fiery crash involving 15 cars brought Sunday's IZOD IndyCar World Championships at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to a red-flag stop on Lap 12. Doctors worked on Wheldon in the infield medical center before he was airlifted by helicopter. No report of his condition was immediately available. Wheldon, who started in the back of the 34-car field, was racing for a special $5 million bonus. There was one unofficial report that a car ran over the top of Wheldon's, shearing off the top. Wheldon's car remained on the track covered by a tarpaulin. Other drivers reported to have suffered minor injuries were J.R. Hildebrand, Pippa Mann and Will Power, who were transported by car to UMC. Power was contending for the series points title. His departure from the race gave Dario Franchitti, who led by Power by 18 points entering the event, his third straight series title. The crash appeared to have started when James Hinchcliffe lost control exiting the second turn on Lap 12. Cars began sliding into the retaining wall, with some on fire. At least two cars hurtled through the air. Danica Patrick, racing in her final IndyCar event before moving to NASCAR next season, described the scene as being "like something out of a movie, which they like to make gnarly." Fellow driver Ryan Briscoe called it something out of the movie "Terminator." There was no word when the race would resume. The red-flag stoppage lasted more than 1 hour, 10 minutes before the remaining drivers were called into a meeting with race series officials. RIP DAN

After I was broken into and lost alot of my inshore gear. And my friends that are twin brothers,the one just had 4 stints put in from a heart attack. We went to have some fun and we did. Took my bay boat to Sabine Pass.

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Nail biters, 4th quarter plays, upset and flat out ass kicking so far, great weekend so far and we are only partly through.We will see if Illinois can pass through the fire

If you're going to spend $2.5 million on a yacht, you'd like it to be able to float. Alas, the SS Jiugang wasn't able to meet that basic requirement. The Chinese vessel made her maiden voyage in the Yellow River. Although "voyage" probably isn't the right word. "Fiasco" is more appropriate, because the boat instantly sank as it was pushed into the water. The above video of the vessel's inglorious found its way to tech blog Gizmodo. It's both heartbreaking and hilarious, watching the excited people push the boat into the river only to watch the boat's stern quickly sink into the muddy waters. (Cue Celine Dion, and the sweeping "Titanic" theme, "My Heart Will Go On.") According to Gizmodo, the accident was caused by "improper handling from the builders who mistakenly estimated the water level causing the water level to exceed the limit." Either way, rescue workers eventually pulled the boat from the water for repairs. No word on how much what it cost to retrieve the beleaguered vessel. Thankfully, there were no injuries.

Bob you maybe right

We took a spanking to say the least, then a long horn was shoved right up the teams. Well you know

This week should still shake up some more.

We all see it and wish that it would not go on. Any normal person looking at most of this thinks how pathetic and lack of substance of any contribution. In all reality who cares what happened somewhere else. But to air out on another form? It is truly obvious that some of you don't like each other, exchange each other emails and move on and leave the rest out of it. Grown MEN! I hate to see how you treat your children or grandchildren. You want to come get some, I live in Texarkana Tx we can meet right after school by the swing set Most here have no idea what this feud is about including myself . News FLASH we truly don't care and just want it gone. or take it to the next level amongst yourself privately.But then I guess you could not PM each other saying look what I told him, or look what he said, she said

Its almost dark here now. I was trying out some new trout line in my yard to see if I like it and went ahead and slipped a bunch of 4/0 & 5/0 treble hooks on it. I think I will just let it hang for awhile to see how it holds up before using it at the lake, and losing a big one. Thanks guys for the support

Thanks guys and we where getting ready to go this weekend bay fishing at Sabine Lake

They broke into my shop last night and stole my personal FISHING GEAR and more sometime after the game WTF. I can't even see straight. The police got here in minutes of the call to there office, hats off to them Texarkana Texas Police and did the report. They classified it as a burglary of a building to get the felony charge, if and when they get the POS. mean while I'm sick to my stomach none the less. I just want my sh#t back and 10 minites with the trash that did this

Dang what a ground and pound weekend. With great big air games, the passing yards was spectacular and the scores reflected it.

lets see how well today shakes up.

Pac 12 says no to Texas, so now what? The money dance. Grab your partner and dosey doe. Heck I guess I'll watch Urban Cowboy. Until they get it straighten out I reckon.

just a reminder great ART

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