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#31
The Tailgate / Possumal
Last post by nastygunz - August 26, 2025, 07:01:49 AMAnybody remember Possumal ? He used to be on a bunch of hunting and fishing forums, anyway we became friends and used to have some good talks about hunting fishing and guns. I was digging through the archives and found some pictures he had sent me and thought I would share them as they are pretty interesting. He also sent me some really good coyote calling sounds that I have somewhere.
#32
The Tailgate / Re: USPS
Last post by nastygunz - August 26, 2025, 05:56:52 AMThat's about what I figured happened. I haven't found any of the carriers worth a spit. Pretty much every package I ever get is crushed and beat to death and looks like it's been through World War III. That's why I try to buy stuff in person now.
#33
The Tailgate / Re: USPS
Last post by FinsnFur - August 26, 2025, 05:30:44 AMUnfortunately, like a lot of other companies and industries, the whole USPS system is becoming tragically incompetent compared to what it used to be.
Today's workforce/generation lacks drive, work ethic, common sense, and absolutely zero sense of urgency.
With that said, I've always wondered what happens when mail gets lost stolen or damaged beyond. You see videos of shipping containers falling in the ocean or mail trucks accidents etc. Nobody's going to comb through records and contact senders and recipients to inform them of the catastrophe. They just clean it up and go on with life.
Your envelope with screws in it probably fell on the floor at some point and got kicked under something. I bet that happens a lot more than we know. 😂
Today's workforce/generation lacks drive, work ethic, common sense, and absolutely zero sense of urgency.
With that said, I've always wondered what happens when mail gets lost stolen or damaged beyond. You see videos of shipping containers falling in the ocean or mail trucks accidents etc. Nobody's going to comb through records and contact senders and recipients to inform them of the catastrophe. They just clean it up and go on with life.
Your envelope with screws in it probably fell on the floor at some point and got kicked under something. I bet that happens a lot more than we know. 😂
#34
The Tailgate / USPS
Last post by nastygunz - August 25, 2025, 04:06:16 PMA tragic tale of an unholy encounter with the United States Postal Service. I ordered a set of screws for a scope base from Optics Planet. The cost for four screws was about three dollars. So I'm waiting and waiting for the screws which never show up after about six days I checked the USPS tracking system.
It shows they are in transit so I keep waiting. 10 days waiting no updates so I contact the store and ask for a refund. They say they have to wait 19 days and if it doesn't show up then they will refund me. That pissed me off so I filed a complaint with the post office.
Some guy from the post office contacts me and says he looked into the matter and says the package was confiscated because it had hazardous material in it consisting of a lithium battery and that I would not be getting the package.
I replied and told him that the package was supposed to be four screws and therefore there was no lithium batteries involved. Never heard back from that moron.
I sent his email to optics planet where he said the package had been confiscated and they told me they still had to wait 19 days before they could do anything.
So I keep waiting and then yesterday went out and checked my mailbox and lo and behold there was an envelope with the four screws in it, 24 days from the day that I ordered it.
God knows where that package has been.
It shows they are in transit so I keep waiting. 10 days waiting no updates so I contact the store and ask for a refund. They say they have to wait 19 days and if it doesn't show up then they will refund me. That pissed me off so I filed a complaint with the post office.
Some guy from the post office contacts me and says he looked into the matter and says the package was confiscated because it had hazardous material in it consisting of a lithium battery and that I would not be getting the package.
I replied and told him that the package was supposed to be four screws and therefore there was no lithium batteries involved. Never heard back from that moron.
I sent his email to optics planet where he said the package had been confiscated and they told me they still had to wait 19 days before they could do anything.
So I keep waiting and then yesterday went out and checked my mailbox and lo and behold there was an envelope with the four screws in it, 24 days from the day that I ordered it.
God knows where that package has been.
#35
The Tailgate / Today in history 8-25
Last post by remrogers - August 25, 2025, 09:54:07 AM1944
August 25
Paris is liberated after four years of Nazi occupation
On August 25, 1944, after more than four years of Nazi occupation, Paris is liberated by the French 2nd Armored Division and the U.S. 4th Infantry Division. German resistance was light, and General Dietrich von Choltitz, commander of the German garrison, defied an order by Adolf Hitler to blow up Paris' landmarks and burn the city to the ground before its liberation. Choltitz signed a formal surrender that afternoon, and on August 26, Free French General Charles de Gaulle led a joyous liberation march down the Champs d'Elysees.
Paris fell to Nazi Germany on June 14, 1940, one month after the German Wehrmacht stormed into France. Eight days later, France signed an armistice with the Germans, and a puppet French state was set up with its capital at Vichy. Elsewhere, however, General Charles de Gaulle and the Free French kept fighting, and the Resistance sprang up in occupied France to resist Nazi and Vichy rule.
The French 2nd Armored Division was formed in London in late 1943 with the express purpose of leading the liberation of Paris during the Allied invasion of France. In August 1944, the division arrived at Normandy under the command of General Jacques-Philippe Leclerc and was attached to General George S. Patton's 3rd U.S. Army. By August 18, Allied forces were near Paris, and workers in the city went on strike as Resistance fighters emerged from hiding and began attacking German forces and fortifications.
At his headquarters two miles inland from the Normandy coast, Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower had a dilemma. Allied planners had concluded that the liberation of Paris should be delayed so as to not divert valuable resources away from important operations elsewhere. The city could be encircled and then liberated at a later date.
On August 21, Eisenhower met with de Gaulle and told him of his plans to bypass Paris. De Gaulle urged him to reconsider, assuring him that Paris could be reclaimed without difficulty. The French general also warned that the powerful communist faction of the Resistance might succeed in liberating Paris, thereby threatening the re-establishment of a democratic government. De Gaulle politely told Eisenhower that if his advance against Paris was not ordered, he would send Leclerc's 2nd Armored Division into the city himself.
On August 22, Eisenhower agreed to proceed with the liberation of Paris. The next day, the 2nd Armored Division advanced on the city from the north and the 4th Infantry Division from the south. Meanwhile, in Paris, the forces of German General Dietrich von Choltitz were fighting the Resistance and completing their defenses around the city. Hitler had ordered Paris defended to the last man, and demanded that the city not fall into Allied hands except as "a field of ruins." Choltitz dutifully began laying explosives under Paris' bridges and many of its landmarks, but disobeyed an order to commence the destruction. He did not want to go down in history as the man who had destroyed the "City of Light"—Europe's most celebrated city.
The 2nd Armored Division ran into heavy German artillery, taking heavy casualties, but on August 24 managed to cross the Seine and reach the Paris suburbs. There, they were greeted by enthusiastic civilians who besieged them with flowers, kisses, and wine. Later that day, Leclerc learned that the 4th Infantry Division was poised to beat him into Paris proper, and he ordered his exhausted men forward in a final burst of energy. Just before midnight on August 24, the 2nd Armored Division reached the Hótel de Ville in the heart of Paris.
August 25
Paris is liberated after four years of Nazi occupation
On August 25, 1944, after more than four years of Nazi occupation, Paris is liberated by the French 2nd Armored Division and the U.S. 4th Infantry Division. German resistance was light, and General Dietrich von Choltitz, commander of the German garrison, defied an order by Adolf Hitler to blow up Paris' landmarks and burn the city to the ground before its liberation. Choltitz signed a formal surrender that afternoon, and on August 26, Free French General Charles de Gaulle led a joyous liberation march down the Champs d'Elysees.
Paris fell to Nazi Germany on June 14, 1940, one month after the German Wehrmacht stormed into France. Eight days later, France signed an armistice with the Germans, and a puppet French state was set up with its capital at Vichy. Elsewhere, however, General Charles de Gaulle and the Free French kept fighting, and the Resistance sprang up in occupied France to resist Nazi and Vichy rule.
The French 2nd Armored Division was formed in London in late 1943 with the express purpose of leading the liberation of Paris during the Allied invasion of France. In August 1944, the division arrived at Normandy under the command of General Jacques-Philippe Leclerc and was attached to General George S. Patton's 3rd U.S. Army. By August 18, Allied forces were near Paris, and workers in the city went on strike as Resistance fighters emerged from hiding and began attacking German forces and fortifications.
At his headquarters two miles inland from the Normandy coast, Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower had a dilemma. Allied planners had concluded that the liberation of Paris should be delayed so as to not divert valuable resources away from important operations elsewhere. The city could be encircled and then liberated at a later date.
On August 21, Eisenhower met with de Gaulle and told him of his plans to bypass Paris. De Gaulle urged him to reconsider, assuring him that Paris could be reclaimed without difficulty. The French general also warned that the powerful communist faction of the Resistance might succeed in liberating Paris, thereby threatening the re-establishment of a democratic government. De Gaulle politely told Eisenhower that if his advance against Paris was not ordered, he would send Leclerc's 2nd Armored Division into the city himself.
On August 22, Eisenhower agreed to proceed with the liberation of Paris. The next day, the 2nd Armored Division advanced on the city from the north and the 4th Infantry Division from the south. Meanwhile, in Paris, the forces of German General Dietrich von Choltitz were fighting the Resistance and completing their defenses around the city. Hitler had ordered Paris defended to the last man, and demanded that the city not fall into Allied hands except as "a field of ruins." Choltitz dutifully began laying explosives under Paris' bridges and many of its landmarks, but disobeyed an order to commence the destruction. He did not want to go down in history as the man who had destroyed the "City of Light"—Europe's most celebrated city.
The 2nd Armored Division ran into heavy German artillery, taking heavy casualties, but on August 24 managed to cross the Seine and reach the Paris suburbs. There, they were greeted by enthusiastic civilians who besieged them with flowers, kisses, and wine. Later that day, Leclerc learned that the 4th Infantry Division was poised to beat him into Paris proper, and he ordered his exhausted men forward in a final burst of energy. Just before midnight on August 24, the 2nd Armored Division reached the Hótel de Ville in the heart of Paris.
#36
The Tailgate / Today in history 8-24
Last post by remrogers - August 24, 2025, 11:17:34 AM79
August 24
Mount Vesuvius erupts
On August 24, after centuries of dormancy, Mount Vesuvius erupts in southern Italy, devastating the prosperous Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum and killing thousands. The cities, buried under a thick layer of volcanic material and mud, were never rebuilt and largely forgotten in the course of history. In the 18th century, Pompeii and Herculaneum were rediscovered and excavated, providing an unprecedented archaeological record of the everyday life of an ancient civilization, startlingly preserved in sudden death.
The ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum thrived near the base of Mount Vesuvius at the Bay of Naples. In the time of the early Roman Empire, 20,000 people lived in Pompeii, including merchants, manufacturers, and farmers who exploited the rich soil of the region with numerous vineyards and orchards. None suspected that the black fertile earth was the legacy of earlier eruptions of Mount Vesuvius. Herculaneum was a city of 5,000 and a favorite summer destination for rich Romans. Named for the mythic hero Hercules, Herculaneum housed opulent villas and grand Roman baths. Gambling artifacts found in Herculaneum and a brothel unearthed in Pompeii attest to the decadent nature of the cities. There were smaller resort communities in the area as well, such as the quiet little town of Stabiae.
At noon on August 24, 79 A.D., this pleasure and prosperity came to an end when the peak of Mount Vesuvius exploded, propelling a 10-mile mushroom cloud of ash and pumice into the stratosphere. For the next 12 hours, volcanic ash and a hail of pumice stones up to 3 inches in diameter showered Pompeii, forcing the city's occupants to flee in terror. Some 2,000 people stayed in Pompeii, holed up in cellars or stone structures, hoping to wait out the eruption.
A westerly wind protected Herculaneum from the initial stage of the eruption, but then a giant cloud of hot ash and gas surged down the western flank of Vesuvius, engulfing the city and burning or asphyxiating all who remained. This lethal cloud was followed by a flood of volcanic mud and rock, burying the city.
The people who remained in Pompeii were killed on the morning of August 25 when a cloud of toxic gas poured into the city, suffocating all that remained. A flow of rock and ash followed, collapsing roofs and walls and burying the dead.
Much of what we know about the eruption comes from an account by Pliny the Younger, who was staying west along the Bay of Naples when Vesuvius exploded. In two letters to the historian Tacitus, he told of how "people covered their heads with pillows, the only defense against a shower of stones," and of how "a dark and horrible cloud charged with combustible matter suddenly broke and set forth. Some bewailed their own fate. Others prayed to die." Pliny, only 17 at the time, escaped the catastrophe and later became a noted Roman writer and administrator. His uncle, Pliny the Elder, was less lucky. Pliny the Elder, a celebrated naturalist, at the time of the eruption was the commander of the Roman fleet in the Bay of Naples. After Vesuvius exploded, he took his boats across the bay to Stabiae, to investigate the eruption and reassure terrified citizens. After going ashore, he was overcome by toxic gas and died.
According to Pliny the Younger's account, the eruption lasted 18 hours. Pompeii was buried under 14 to 17 feet of ash and pumice, and the nearby seacoast was drastically changed. Herculaneum was buried under more than 60 feet of mud and volcanic material. Some residents of Pompeii later returned to dig out their destroyed homes and salvage their valuables, but many treasures were left and then forgotten.
Archaeologists have long debated whether the mountain actually erupted on August 24. Some have pointed to autumnal fruits discovered in the ruins as a sign that the date is too early. An inscription uncovered in 2018 also suggests the eruption could have taken place two months later in mid-October.
In the 18th century, a well digger unearthed a marble statue on the site of Herculaneum. The local government excavated some other valuable art objects, but the project was abandoned. In 1748, a farmer found traces of Pompeii beneath his vineyard. Since then, excavations have gone on nearly without interruption until the present. In 1927, the Italian government resumed the excavation of Herculaneum, retrieving numerous art treasures, including bronze and marble statues and paintings.
The remains of 2,000 men, women, and children were found at Pompeii. After perishing from asphyxiation, their bodies were covered with ash that hardened and preserved the outline of their bodies. Later, their bodies decomposed to skeletal remains, leaving a kind of plaster mold behind. Archaeologists who found these molds filled the hollows with plaster, revealing in grim detail the death pose of the victims of Vesuvius. The rest of the city is likewise frozen in time, and ordinary objects that tell the story of everyday life in Pompeii are as valuable to archaeologists as the great unearthed statues and frescoes. It was not until 1982 that the first human remains were found at Herculaneum, and these hundreds of skeletons bear ghastly burn marks that testifies to horrifying deaths.
Today, Mount Vesuvius is the only active volcano on the European mainland. Its last eruption was in 1944 and its last major eruption was in 1631. Another eruption is expected in the near future, which could be devastating for the 700,000 people who live in the "death zones" around Vesuvius.
August 24
Mount Vesuvius erupts
On August 24, after centuries of dormancy, Mount Vesuvius erupts in southern Italy, devastating the prosperous Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum and killing thousands. The cities, buried under a thick layer of volcanic material and mud, were never rebuilt and largely forgotten in the course of history. In the 18th century, Pompeii and Herculaneum were rediscovered and excavated, providing an unprecedented archaeological record of the everyday life of an ancient civilization, startlingly preserved in sudden death.
The ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum thrived near the base of Mount Vesuvius at the Bay of Naples. In the time of the early Roman Empire, 20,000 people lived in Pompeii, including merchants, manufacturers, and farmers who exploited the rich soil of the region with numerous vineyards and orchards. None suspected that the black fertile earth was the legacy of earlier eruptions of Mount Vesuvius. Herculaneum was a city of 5,000 and a favorite summer destination for rich Romans. Named for the mythic hero Hercules, Herculaneum housed opulent villas and grand Roman baths. Gambling artifacts found in Herculaneum and a brothel unearthed in Pompeii attest to the decadent nature of the cities. There were smaller resort communities in the area as well, such as the quiet little town of Stabiae.
At noon on August 24, 79 A.D., this pleasure and prosperity came to an end when the peak of Mount Vesuvius exploded, propelling a 10-mile mushroom cloud of ash and pumice into the stratosphere. For the next 12 hours, volcanic ash and a hail of pumice stones up to 3 inches in diameter showered Pompeii, forcing the city's occupants to flee in terror. Some 2,000 people stayed in Pompeii, holed up in cellars or stone structures, hoping to wait out the eruption.
A westerly wind protected Herculaneum from the initial stage of the eruption, but then a giant cloud of hot ash and gas surged down the western flank of Vesuvius, engulfing the city and burning or asphyxiating all who remained. This lethal cloud was followed by a flood of volcanic mud and rock, burying the city.
The people who remained in Pompeii were killed on the morning of August 25 when a cloud of toxic gas poured into the city, suffocating all that remained. A flow of rock and ash followed, collapsing roofs and walls and burying the dead.
Much of what we know about the eruption comes from an account by Pliny the Younger, who was staying west along the Bay of Naples when Vesuvius exploded. In two letters to the historian Tacitus, he told of how "people covered their heads with pillows, the only defense against a shower of stones," and of how "a dark and horrible cloud charged with combustible matter suddenly broke and set forth. Some bewailed their own fate. Others prayed to die." Pliny, only 17 at the time, escaped the catastrophe and later became a noted Roman writer and administrator. His uncle, Pliny the Elder, was less lucky. Pliny the Elder, a celebrated naturalist, at the time of the eruption was the commander of the Roman fleet in the Bay of Naples. After Vesuvius exploded, he took his boats across the bay to Stabiae, to investigate the eruption and reassure terrified citizens. After going ashore, he was overcome by toxic gas and died.
According to Pliny the Younger's account, the eruption lasted 18 hours. Pompeii was buried under 14 to 17 feet of ash and pumice, and the nearby seacoast was drastically changed. Herculaneum was buried under more than 60 feet of mud and volcanic material. Some residents of Pompeii later returned to dig out their destroyed homes and salvage their valuables, but many treasures were left and then forgotten.
Archaeologists have long debated whether the mountain actually erupted on August 24. Some have pointed to autumnal fruits discovered in the ruins as a sign that the date is too early. An inscription uncovered in 2018 also suggests the eruption could have taken place two months later in mid-October.
In the 18th century, a well digger unearthed a marble statue on the site of Herculaneum. The local government excavated some other valuable art objects, but the project was abandoned. In 1748, a farmer found traces of Pompeii beneath his vineyard. Since then, excavations have gone on nearly without interruption until the present. In 1927, the Italian government resumed the excavation of Herculaneum, retrieving numerous art treasures, including bronze and marble statues and paintings.
The remains of 2,000 men, women, and children were found at Pompeii. After perishing from asphyxiation, their bodies were covered with ash that hardened and preserved the outline of their bodies. Later, their bodies decomposed to skeletal remains, leaving a kind of plaster mold behind. Archaeologists who found these molds filled the hollows with plaster, revealing in grim detail the death pose of the victims of Vesuvius. The rest of the city is likewise frozen in time, and ordinary objects that tell the story of everyday life in Pompeii are as valuable to archaeologists as the great unearthed statues and frescoes. It was not until 1982 that the first human remains were found at Herculaneum, and these hundreds of skeletons bear ghastly burn marks that testifies to horrifying deaths.
Today, Mount Vesuvius is the only active volcano on the European mainland. Its last eruption was in 1944 and its last major eruption was in 1631. Another eruption is expected in the near future, which could be devastating for the 700,000 people who live in the "death zones" around Vesuvius.
#37
The Tailgate / Today in history 8-23
Last post by remrogers - August 23, 2025, 10:18:54 AM1823
August 23
Mountain man Hugh Glass mauled by a grizzly bear
On or around August 23, 1823, Hugh Glass, an American frontiersman and fur trapper, somehow survives a brutal grizzly bear attack in what is present-day northwestern South Dakota. After being abandoned by companions, he is forced to travel more than 200 miles alone to reach safety—crawling, stumbling and eventually floating his way downriver in a makeshift canoe.
According to the Museum of the Mountain Man, which has analyzed all the contemporaneous 19th-century accounts, Glass was on a fur-trading expedition that started in St. Louis and traversed the upper Missouri River with more than a dozen men. While in the Grand River Valley, they encountered hostile members of the Mandan Indian nation who attacked them and killed two of their group. A few days later, Glass reportedly encountered a protective mother bear with two cubs; the big bear charged and severely mauled him. Members of the party heard Glass' screams and killed the bear.
Glass suffered extensive wounds, including a broken leg, punctured throat and deep back lacerations exposing several ribs. His fellow frontiersmen felt certain he would die from his wounds by the morning—but he didn't, so they carried him for two days on a litter made from tree boughs. Deep in hostile Indian territory, the group felt an urgency to keep moving. So the leader recruited two volunteers—a man named John Fitzgerald and a youth (likely named James Bridger)—to stay with Glass until he died and give him a proper burial.
Despite eye movements and breathing being his only signs of life, Glass lived for five days after the group departed. The two men, anxious to rejoin the group and convinced he couldn't possibly survive further, decided to abandon Glass next to a flowing spring. They took his weapons and survival tools.
Somehow Glass, with an iron will to survive, summoned the strength to crawl toward the Missouri River. Very slowly, he moved through the wilderness, surviving on berries, roots, insects, snakes and scavenged animal meat. When he reached the river—depending on the account—he was gifted a hide boat from friendly Lakota Indians or fashioned a crude raft and floated downriver. By mid-October, Glass limped into Fort Kiowa, the location of a major trading post, after traveling more than 200 miles over six weeks with serious, festering wounds.
After purchasing a rifle and ammo, he set off to find the two men who had deserted him. Ultimately, he forgave Bridger, who was still a teenager, and was thwarted in his quest for payback against Fitzgerald, who had joined the Army. According to one account, Glass accepted a $300 settlement in lieu of seeking vengeance.
August 23
Mountain man Hugh Glass mauled by a grizzly bear
On or around August 23, 1823, Hugh Glass, an American frontiersman and fur trapper, somehow survives a brutal grizzly bear attack in what is present-day northwestern South Dakota. After being abandoned by companions, he is forced to travel more than 200 miles alone to reach safety—crawling, stumbling and eventually floating his way downriver in a makeshift canoe.
According to the Museum of the Mountain Man, which has analyzed all the contemporaneous 19th-century accounts, Glass was on a fur-trading expedition that started in St. Louis and traversed the upper Missouri River with more than a dozen men. While in the Grand River Valley, they encountered hostile members of the Mandan Indian nation who attacked them and killed two of their group. A few days later, Glass reportedly encountered a protective mother bear with two cubs; the big bear charged and severely mauled him. Members of the party heard Glass' screams and killed the bear.
Glass suffered extensive wounds, including a broken leg, punctured throat and deep back lacerations exposing several ribs. His fellow frontiersmen felt certain he would die from his wounds by the morning—but he didn't, so they carried him for two days on a litter made from tree boughs. Deep in hostile Indian territory, the group felt an urgency to keep moving. So the leader recruited two volunteers—a man named John Fitzgerald and a youth (likely named James Bridger)—to stay with Glass until he died and give him a proper burial.
Despite eye movements and breathing being his only signs of life, Glass lived for five days after the group departed. The two men, anxious to rejoin the group and convinced he couldn't possibly survive further, decided to abandon Glass next to a flowing spring. They took his weapons and survival tools.
Somehow Glass, with an iron will to survive, summoned the strength to crawl toward the Missouri River. Very slowly, he moved through the wilderness, surviving on berries, roots, insects, snakes and scavenged animal meat. When he reached the river—depending on the account—he was gifted a hide boat from friendly Lakota Indians or fashioned a crude raft and floated downriver. By mid-October, Glass limped into Fort Kiowa, the location of a major trading post, after traveling more than 200 miles over six weeks with serious, festering wounds.
After purchasing a rifle and ammo, he set off to find the two men who had deserted him. Ultimately, he forgave Bridger, who was still a teenager, and was thwarted in his quest for payback against Fitzgerald, who had joined the Army. According to one account, Glass accepted a $300 settlement in lieu of seeking vengeance.
#38
Fishing Photos / Re: Last king salmon of the se...
Last post by Hawks Feather - August 23, 2025, 07:03:40 AMPerfect ending to the season!
#39
Fishing Photos / Re: Last king salmon of the se...
Last post by FinsnFur - August 22, 2025, 10:52:55 PMThat is an absolute beaut!
I've probably mentioned this a million times before, but I used to live In Racine, WI. right on the shores of Lake Michigan.
They held (and still do) an event called Salmon a Rama, every year.
I cant even begin to describe how much I hated fishing for those things. I hated the water, I hated the people, I hated the crowd, I hated the drunks, I hated the equipment.
But I love eating them. Actually Salmon, CoHo, Lake Trout are some of may favorites foods of all. I'd rather have those types of lake fish over anything, including... I dont know...birthday cake. lol
Now make that make sense.
If thats the last one of the season. I'd say you guys wrapped her up with a bang. THAT is a nice one
I've probably mentioned this a million times before, but I used to live In Racine, WI. right on the shores of Lake Michigan.
They held (and still do) an event called Salmon a Rama, every year.
I cant even begin to describe how much I hated fishing for those things. I hated the water, I hated the people, I hated the crowd, I hated the drunks, I hated the equipment.
But I love eating them. Actually Salmon, CoHo, Lake Trout are some of may favorites foods of all. I'd rather have those types of lake fish over anything, including... I dont know...birthday cake. lol
Now make that make sense.
If thats the last one of the season. I'd say you guys wrapped her up with a bang. THAT is a nice one
#40
Fishing Photos / Re: Last king salmon of the se...
Last post by nastygunz - August 22, 2025, 03:27:18 PMBEAUTIFUL fish!