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Nothing. It just felt like he should have died with the way they did the scene. If it would have hit Falcon I'd say he should die.

Tick-tock Raptors.

I've seen on other message boards opposing fans accusing Beamer of keeping guys on weightlifting scholies for the same reason. Is that just internet BS? Does anyone remember anything like that happening?

Oh man, that Rouse hit on the Wake Forest kid? I was in the stands that night, I honestly thought he broke the kids neck.

Me too. I couldn't for the life of me figure out what that was, but in fact, I knew what the post was meant to say. It was an absolutely fabulous catch, practice or not, and I'm impressed by it.

Inevitable. Low bridge vs high brow=

Edit: or high hat, or high horse, or high Zima?

Yea, I suppose I object to schools giving recruits money or benefits for recruiting advantage.

Next thing you know you'll be telling me it's OK for billionaires and foreign interests to give politicians money without public disclosure.

Pepper to Whitethorne is a long float for fishing. I mean a really long float if you are fishing it hard. If the wind's in your face, it's a pure bitch. Kayaks progress quickly, and my raft could certainly have done the trip from 114 to McCoy, but there would have been minimal fishing time for a one day trip, if any at all. Camping on any river is a treat, though and it's good you had a chance to do that in that stretch. Plus, the second day is on little floated water, which is usually a bonus. The ledges and breaks from there down through Parrott make for tough access for many, a long shuttle, and why I never did it, either professionally or recreationally. Anyway, thanks for the discourse. Keep us informed as to your fishing the New. I miss it.

I had been waiting on this one from Hughes. Where is LTs smack down on Mc Leod of LOLUVA during the D Wilson run?

JLaw has also maintained significant roles in TWO franchises, in addition to her meatier roles. She's got fantastic range. And have you seen the movies besides Harry Potter that Emma's been in? Not exactly challenging roles. I'm not saying awards are a perfect measure, but it was a simple way to quantify a distinct gap between the quality in their acting.

Especially considering they beat Michigan as an FCS school.

Nah, you called it right! I do tend to be a bit too free to dispense advice as if folks don't already know what I've learned. Truth is, I'd been smallmouth fishing, almost exclusively, for thirty six years before I moved to the coast in 2012. The last ten years of that, I worked as a guide, the last eight, I had my own guide biz and made my living exclusively on the New. And interestingly enough, in 26 years of fishing the New, the only stretch below I-77 I never fished was from Whitethorne to McCoy's, so you could school me on that stretch. If you fished 114 to McCoy's, and were out two days, could I assume you were in a canoe? Did you camp out? Just wondering. Anyway, I will say that I haven't fished live bait for smallmouth for decades. I mostly made my living throwing tubes and jig and pig in the early spring, with suspending jerkbaits (LuckyCraft) and occasional spinnerbaits filling in. I fished crankbaits sometimes, but usually found other ways to get the fish. In the summer, I absolutely murdered them on Senko, or Senko knockoffs, like the Yum Dinger. I rigged them a "secret" way, but just fishing them unweighted and/or wacky style will suffice. Personally, I have found fish on the beds to be reasonably aggressive about clearing their space, so we got bit regularly when the males were guarding the beds, but when the females actually were spawning on the spawning grounds, it was more difficult to interest the fish. Our best luck with big females was during the pre-spawn when they were in position, but still feeding up for the ordeal of procreation.
I mention the canoe because boat control is such a big deal on the New, and my guide raft was tailor made for that kind of fishing, whereas my days in the canoe taught me the value of having a better boat for smallmouth fishing. Since I'm not there anymore and not worried about keeping my stuff close to the vest in order to make a living, I am quite willing to share tips and specifics, which I have offered to anyone on this site who wants them. If you have caught 7 citations in a day on the New, I'm pretty sure you don't need my help, but artificial baits will absolutely catch tons of fish on the New. Like you, I have also had those magical days, and up until a few years before I left, getting over a hundred fish in a day between two clients was not unusual in the summer, and the only times I've caught less than a dozen fish in two days were in the winter, or way early in March, with bad water and wind conditions, but what we caught was big. Tom at newriverangler@hotmail.com will reach me if you truly want specifics, including the "secret" rigging of the Senko. Otherwise, please dismiss my "smart ass" stuff as the attempt of an old man to pass along a bit of the little I was honestly pretty good at in my time. Good luck to you, brother!