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It Is An Island – It Is a Yacht - - The Old Gray Mare
I am not in the market for a yacht, today anyway (chuckles). Actually, I am not going to be buying any yacht in my lifetime, truth be told! Just the same, I received an ad by email for a splendid yacht or one like it to be built. Funny thing is that it’s not the first yacht ad received... Submitted 188 days 22 hours ago.

Our Dog’s First Alligator Hunt! - - Bob Alexander
Someone had to come along just to hold the dog. It was his first alligator hunt and as crazy as he gets when somebody in the boat catches a crappie, it was logical to assume that he would go completely bonkers if he saw a gator on a hook. Living on a large, semi- swampy lake in Florida, you get... Submitted 220 days 16 hours ago.

Catfish and Alabama Football Games! - - Bob Alexander
Torn between spending a lazy afternoon on the Tennessee River waiting for the catfish to bite or listening to The University of Alabama football games can really mess up a southern boy's head. To ease the pain of mental conflict, I have decided to do both at the same time. While it is not... Submitted 1 year 251 days ago.

Wish You Were Here President Bush! - - Bob Alexander
My vacation is coming soon and the first thing I'm going to do when I get there is to send President George W. Bush a "Having A Great Time, Wish You Were Here!" card. I'll be fishing in the Gulf of Mexico soon and thanks to him, I can afford to do so a little longer than I'd planned. It just... Submitted 4 years 63 days ago.

Three Small Fishes and A Prayer! - - Bob Alexander
God always has a plan for us, even when we're fishing. Last week my brother and I went to the lake. The day was beautiful; not too hot and with enough of a breeze to soften the intensity of the sun. This is the time of the year when the blue gill bream are bedding in area lakes. By 8:00 a.m. we... Submitted 5 years 11 days ago.

Fishing With Your Grandson For The First Time...Priceless! - - Bob Alexander
"Will you take me fishing Grandpa?" My 8 year old grandson Ben had been asking me to take him with me to the lake for almost a year. Tomorrow would be that day! He was so excited about going to the lake with me that I knew it would be hard for him to sleep tonight. I'll admit I was a little... Submitted 5 years 17 days ago.

A Really Big Catfish! - - Bob Alexander
Fishing for really big catfish has become a new catch and release sport for fishermen all over the country who have become bored with bass fishing and crappie fishing. Folks who go after the big catfish routinely throw back little ones of 12 to 15 pounds. Any fish over 25 pounds is worth a... Submitted 1 year 286 days ago.

Number One Rule of Boating: No Stupidity! - - Bob Alexander
After 50 years of riding around in a boat on area lakes and rivers, I've seen some mighty dumb things boaters have done. I'm even guilty of bending a couple of safe boating rules myself. Some of those rules were broken intentionally, but most were done due to the lack of common sense. My... Submitted 1 year 293 days ago.

Catch Big Crappies On Alligator Lake! - - Bob Alexander
I was pulling a crappie from the murky water surrounding a Cypress knee, when the weeds and lily pads 35 feet behind me exploded in a shower of water and mud. The coot I had seen naively swimming among the water grasses appeared to have been breakfast for a large alligator. Lake Jessup in... Submitted 2 years 18 days ago.

Sailing Theory - Understand How a Sail Works - Brendan Hones
A sail can be likened to a wing in the way it works. When a wing moves forward, some air passes below the wing and some above. Due to a phenomenon known as the Coanda effect, air will tend to follow an adjacent surface that curves away from the flow as long as the curvature of the surface is not... Submitted 2 years 26 days ago.

Fishing For Jack Salmon In The Cold! - - Bob Alexander
Fishing for Jack Salmon in the middle of January is not all fun and frolic. In the midst of the longest cold spell North Alabama has seen in decades, I was sitting in a boat in the middle of the Tennessee River freezing my toes. Jack Salmon, actually Sauger, seem to bite more in the coldest... Submitted 2 years 131 days ago.

How To Catch Fall Crappie! - - Bob Alexander
Tips on how to catch fall crappie can be boiled down to one thing; finding them, determining just what is on their menu for today and then present it in a way that is pleasing to their palates. In short, you have to 'sell' the menu! After that, the rest is fairly easy. Fall crappie are a... Submitted 2 years 226 days ago.

A True Big Catfish Story! - - Bob Alexander
It is fun being part of a big catfish story that has a fantastic ending, even for the fish! In addition to having a restful time on a warm black night at the edge of the river bank, I had only received a few bug bites and I hadn't fallen into the water once! It was a good night! I didn't catch... Submitted 2 years 242 days ago.

Rules For Fishing For Catfish At Night! - - Bob Alexander
The sound of the tug boat chugging up the river, pushing heavily laden barges filled with grain, quieted the tree frogs and crickets that shared the night with me as I watched the tip of my catfish rod jerk feverishly. After the initial tug on the line, all movement of my fishing pole... Submitted 2 years 308 days ago.

Stuck By A Catfish! Am I Going To Die? - - Bob Alexander
Every fishing trip has its own story. This is one of excess and retribution from the catfish gods for catching more than my legal limit of fish on a gloriously warm and rainy morning in the spring. Although it was a few years ago when this event takes place, every time I go to the river I think... Submitted 3 years 47 days ago.

No Snow At The Boat Show! - - Bob Alexander
We had a few snowflakes last week that danced in on a frigid Canadian cold front that froze most of the USA. The sight of a few snowflakes in my backyard had me longing to head for the beach! But since it's still cold on most of the sandy shores in my area, I did the next best thing. I went to a... Submitted 3 years 106 days ago.

Bad News From Wall Street Makes Me Want To Go Fishing! - - Bob Alexander
All the rhetoric from politicians and bad news from Wall Street are making me sick and I'm going to do something about this problem. I'm going fishing! In these uncertain economic times and with both presidential candidates getting nastier when they talk about each other, I find this is the... Submitted 3 years 224 days ago.

Record Catfish Caught on Barbie Doll Fishing Pole - Michelle Mackin
I have enjoyed fishing through the years. As a matter of fact, not long ago I went out on a houseboat with family and had a great time. I even caught some fish. But, can you imagine catching a record setting catfish on a small Barbie Doll fishing pole? Well, that's exactly what happened recently... Submitted 3 years 277 days ago.

Florida Fishing Reports - - Mark Fleagle
Florida's freshwater fishing is a spectacular fishery and many a trophy are taken from these waters annually. Most folks think of saltwater fishing when discussing fishing opportunities in Florida. The saltwater fishing is quite good but the monsters that lay in Florida's inland freshwater rivers... Submitted 3 years 311 days ago.

I Know A Smiling Shark When I See One! - - Bob Alexander
My vacation to St. George Island in May was just as relaxing as my last visit to this barrier island off Apalachicola, Florida. Fishing in the surf on the gulf side of this 22 mile spit of sand in Northwest Florida, I found that for once I was in the right place at the right time. The fish were... Submitted 3 years 323 days ago.

Small Creek Brook Trout Fishing tips - - Larry Cowling
It had stormed violently the night before. Thunder, lighting and heavy rain fell for a good hour. I was now kneeling in the long marsh grass along water works creek. The air was fresh, with only the kind off freshness you can get after thunderstorms pass though an area. This creek was very small.... Submitted 4 years 13 days ago.

Best Carp And Catfish Rigs And Baits For Big Fishing Catches! - Tim Richardson
Some big fish rigs and bait combinations are little known, or with a little adaptation, can bring fantastic rewards! Here are proven rigs and bait combinations to keep those big fish getting hooked! A great little known rig edge' for carp is the normal dog biscuit fished on the bottom! Side... Submitted 4 years 29 days ago.

Progress Killed My Fishing Holes! - - Bob Alexander
U.S. Highway 72 is an old route in north Alabama, stretching from Bridgeport, Tennessee to Memphis on the other side of the state. Over the years I've caught a lot of fish in streams and lakes near this road, where it meandered near the Tennessee River and the backwaters of one TVA dam or... Submitted 4 years 114 days ago.

Those Fish Stealing Eagles! - - Bob Alexander
The morning was slightly overcast with marshmallow clouds hovering over the lake as we made our way to one of our favorite fishing holes. The fish were still on the beds in only couple of feet of water and if you dangled a minnow anywhere near them, you could pull up a big slab crappie almost as... Submitted 4 years 144 days ago.

Florida Gators And Little Minnows! - - Bob Alexander
Memories of last spring's fishing trip to Florida help warm up the night as I sit next to a glimmering fire in the den of my home here in northern Alabama, listening to the sleet bounce off the window panes. Spike the cat gently meows in his sleep next to the fireplace, no doubt chasing mice in... Submitted 4 years 147 days ago.