08-15-2005, 01:10 AM
I'VE PUT THE TRAPS UP FOR A BIT , BUT KNOW THE HARD WORK AND ENJOYMENT THAT COMES WITH RUNNING A LINE .
I'VE THUMPED FOR TURTLES TWICE THIS YEAR WITH "LITTLE" RESULTS , ALL UNDERSIZED .
THE THUMPING STAFF IS A CEDAR SAPLING I WHITTLED DOWN , WADING THE SMALL PONDS WITH TRAILS GOING FROM ONE TO ANOTHER , ONCE I STEP ON ONE I GIVE IT A THUMP TO FEEL IF ITS A ROCK OR A STEW . I RUN THE STAFF ALONG THE OUTSIDE RIM OF THE SHELL TO FIGURE OUT WHICH END IS WHICH AND GRAB ON AND HOPE THERE WAS NO MISTAKE MADE IN MY JUDGEMENT , LOL !
A THIRTY POUNDER LIKE YOURS AND I'DE BE IN A REAL PICKEL !
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I'VE THUMPED FOR TURTLES TWICE THIS YEAR WITH "LITTLE" RESULTS , ALL UNDERSIZED .
THE THUMPING STAFF IS A CEDAR SAPLING I WHITTLED DOWN , WADING THE SMALL PONDS WITH TRAILS GOING FROM ONE TO ANOTHER , ONCE I STEP ON ONE I GIVE IT A THUMP TO FEEL IF ITS A ROCK OR A STEW . I RUN THE STAFF ALONG THE OUTSIDE RIM OF THE SHELL TO FIGURE OUT WHICH END IS WHICH AND GRAB ON AND HOPE THERE WAS NO MISTAKE MADE IN MY JUDGEMENT , LOL !
A THIRTY POUNDER LIKE YOURS AND I'DE BE IN A REAL PICKEL !
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