"Bycatch"

[Bduck]

I have caught my share stick & rock fish in my time, even snapping & soft shell turtles. The latest was a small landing net trolling along. My favorite past time is walking the shores when water levels are low finding the gems off lost tackle. During a fall trip to a lake in Alabama we just finished boat fishing so I started walking the low water shores for a good stretch of the legs. I started finding many lost snagged lures. I had to go back to the cabin to get a container to put them. I spent about an 1 1/2hrs walking and searching. After I got done my count was just over 200 lures. Most were in great shape with a few needing new hooks and even a repaint. The best find my dad liked was when he reached into the container he pulled out a bottle of Jim Beam over 3/4 full still that I found at a pier that was left in place as water levels grounded it. He referred to it as antifreeze. [bobhappy]
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