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Zip line fishing, or how Top Hooker got it all wrong
I remember the email last year about Top Hooker, the poorly named “reality TV” show which was to be put out by Animal Planet. The idea was to get a bunch of really good anglers together and let them compete to see who could take home the prize of being America’s… ummm… “top hooker.” Ah… [...]
MasterPiece Arms Upgrades Suppressors
MasterPiece Arms announced the company upgraded the Sentinel II and Vigilant II suppressors that are designed for the.22 LR. The upgraded suppressors are a result of re-engineering of the baffle design and the exterior components. Benefits include: reduced sound signature quieter first round pop improved point of impact shift reduced weight easier disassembly The [...]Show More Summary
Fly Fishing
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May 2013 SOTM Entry: Sturgeon
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We were out on a local river and when I thought I was snagged I realized I had a monster on. I've caught a lot of big catfish on the fly and this was not feeling like a catfish at all. Not knowing what I had hooked, the fish took me upstream. Show More Summary
Vintage Chum - Csonka Edition
Redington circa 1996.
Kids Dig the Bowman
The Topps monopoly forces me to pretend from time to time that there's an alternative to their usual brand of products. It's times like these that I look forward to buying Bowman cards just to get my hands on something "different". I...Show More Summary
Cold Weather Camping? Prepare by Making DIY Hot Drink Mixes
There is nothing as miserable as waking up from a cold night of slumber to find out that you have nothing hot to drink in the morning. While a camping staple for many is coffee, there are some alternatives. A hot drink of Jello is an old-time drink that sustained many cave explores. Another drink [...]
Two More Golden Bullheads Tonight
I arrived after it stopped raining at the GOMH around 8PM. I started fishing the NE side were the wind was blowing in pretty good and all I could get were jumpers. I had a couple of tails bit off my swamp gas Grass Pig, so there were some toothers there; They just weren't getting it. Show More Summary
Scrapbook Stencil Tutorial by May Flaum
I am often asked about my creative process, about the how and why of the things I do, about where my wild ideas come from. The funny thing is, I actually have a very simple, very story-centric process when it all gets broken down. IShow More Summary
Devastation in Oklahoma - How you can help
Vast Oklahoma Tornado Kills at Least 91MOORE, Okla. — A giant tornado, a mile wide or more, killed at least 91 people, 20 of them children, as it tore across parts of Oklahoma City and its suburbs Monday afternoon, flattening homes, flinging cars through the air and crushing at least two schools. Show More Summary
Thessaloniki Grand Prix
The players: Bacrot, Etienne FRA 2725 Caruana, Fabiano ITA 2774 Dominguez Perez, Leinier CUB 2723 Grischuk, Alexander RUS 2779 Ivanchuk, Vassily UKR 2755 Kamsky, Gata USA 2741 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam UZB 2699 Morozevich, Alexander RUS 2760...Show More Summary
Welcome message by President of the Greek Chess Federation
The Greek Chess Federation welcomes 12 of the world's leading Grandmasters who are participating in the Thessaloniki Grand-Prix tournament. It is a unique honour for Greece and Thessaloniki that this great event takes place in our country...Show More Summary
10 Items to Have for Wilderness Survival
This guest post was written by Charlie Curtis-Jones of Brentwoodradios.co.uk., who can offer expert guidance on the best radio communications device for the great outdoors. The ability to enjoy a wilderness experience often comes down...Show More Summary
A Bee-zy Sting-filled Day
This morning started with the dentist - no fun ever. I had planned to go to the Chastain Conservancy to check on the bees there after my visit to the dentist.
I arrived at Chastain to discover that in my stress over the dentist, I had left both my camera and, more importantly, my smoker at home. Show More Summary
Attack of the Gypsy Moths
Late last summer, I hiked the Beehunter trail with friends. It was weird and creepy. When we stopped, it sounded like it was raining. The trail was littered with bits of leaves – like the schnitzels of paper after children have been practicing with scissors. Normally, when you look up into a tree, you can […]
Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival
Abu Dhabi Chess & Culture Club and Abu Dhabi Sport Council organize the 20th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival which will take place from 30th June to 8th July.The Festival consists of the Master Tournament (for players rated above...Show More Summary
ABA Bird of the Year Contest
Wow. Just…wow. It’s the American Birding Association Bird of the Year contest. I think they’re going for Double Rainbow guy…but rather than sounding high on shrooms it sounds a bit more like dirty phone calls I’ve received. Copyright...Show More Summary
Zistle Trade with Justin aka Lightningfan7609 aka The Hopeful Chase
Recently I completed (well, sort of, my cards are going out tomorrow) a quick Zistle trade with a member named Lightningfan7609. It was only once he sent me his address that I realized he was Justin of The Hopeful Chase. We've been trading...Show More Summary
