Swampbuckster
Fish whisperer, scholar, and gentleman
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Post by Swampbuckster on Mar 19, 2014 20:10:50 GMT -5
This site is dead. D E A D. No more happy days of thread making. Its over. If it was this dismal over the winter, it will be even more crippled over the summer. Goodbye Team Back Bone, It was fun while it lasted.
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Post by prairiegoat on Mar 19, 2014 23:38:42 GMT -5
Now that's sad to hear. I was so busy building a house, no time for fishing, so no reports.
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drspeckler
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Post by drspeckler on Mar 20, 2014 7:32:36 GMT -5
I thought ghost town outdoors sounded good but dismal outdoors has a good ring too.haha.its a free web sight though isn't it?let it fester along..lol.if not I can always be found on the shanty and catfish1.
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Post by ScoutB on Mar 20, 2014 21:43:25 GMT -5
What? And miss all the excitement? Yes, it's been mighty slow here but what the heck, it gives me something to do once in a while. I might even get around to updating the news fader again some day so it's more about the current season. I hope you're not serious Swampbuckster but I guess I can understand your frustration. The original founders rarely make an appearance anymore and I just can't be that entertaining all by myself. We need more members but it's hard to attract anyone to a site this slow. Kind of a vicious circle. I'm open to suggestions.
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Relic
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Where's my jerky?
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Post by Relic on Mar 21, 2014 5:39:29 GMT -5
Yeah,ya know it's bad when the site owner only visits once every 3 or 4 months...
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Swampbuckster
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Post by Swampbuckster on Mar 23, 2014 9:10:18 GMT -5
Oh I'm not going anywhere. Just figured it would give us something to talk about. I do enjoy the upgrades that Proboards did a while back. Makes things a little easier. I can't wait until the ice melts off the lakes. I tried spudding a hole in front of my house last night. Still well over a foot of hard stuff out there! The river mouth has opened things up a bit though. Starting to see some geese, commons, and goldeneyes. Water levels have come up a foot or so the last few days. Unfortunately my dock is going to get destroyed. The ice is sandwiched in between it and the rising water. It will be interesting what happens. It is due for a complete rebuild anyhow. I'm ready for spring!
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Post by ScoutB on Mar 23, 2014 20:33:50 GMT -5
Ha, I knew you couldn't stay away. No river fishing here for a while.
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Post by ScoutB on Mar 23, 2014 20:44:51 GMT -5
Oh, and I fixed the news fader. Check it out!
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Swampbuckster
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Post by Swampbuckster on Mar 24, 2014 11:29:21 GMT -5
Yeah the zoo is up, way up too. It looks to have crested in Marshall hopefully it is on its way down soon before the weekend. Plan on going Sunday
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drspeckler
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Post by drspeckler on Mar 24, 2014 18:39:58 GMT -5
I imagine if swampbuckster was going to leave here he would write a story or poem saying hes leaving team backbone.or maybe a song..hahaha.
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drspeckler
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Post by drspeckler on Mar 24, 2014 18:43:30 GMT -5
Yeah the zoo is up, way up too. It looks to have crested in Marshall hopefully it is on its way down soon before the weekend. Plan on going Sunday the zoo was roaring sunday.the dam was open all the way across and It was past the cement landing by the hell hole wall.people were fishing though and the water was steelhead green.im hitting it Friday morning and maybe Saturday if I can get the boat and trailer ready in time.
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Swampbuckster
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Post by Swampbuckster on Mar 25, 2014 6:44:41 GMT -5
I imagine if swampbuckster was going to leave here he would write a story or poem saying hes leaving team backbone.or maybe a song..hahaha. Lol.
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Swampbuckster
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Post by Swampbuckster on Mar 25, 2014 6:46:55 GMT -5
Yeah the zoo is up, way up too. It looks to have crested in Marshall hopefully it is on its way down soon before the weekend. Plan on going Sunday the zoo was roaring sunday.the dam was open all the way across and It was past the cement landing by the hell hole wall.people were fishing though and the water was steelhead green.im hitting it Friday morning and maybe Saturday if I can get the boat and trailer ready in time. Yeah, it looks like it may be on its way down. Accuweather has issued a flow warning until Friday for New Richmond. However the warning mentioned it was to crest there today. It looks that way on the charts. Got my fingers crossed. Really hoping to get out Sunday!
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Post by ScoutB on Mar 25, 2014 21:07:32 GMT -5
Snow melt might fill 'er back up a little with the warmer temps later this week.
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Swampbuckster
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Post by Swampbuckster on May 14, 2016 4:37:37 GMT -5
Hello?
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