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Post by ScoutB on Mar 1, 2019 19:23:23 GMT -5
Yesterday I caught a brief glimpse of the elusive Splash in its natural environment.  I had occasion to foray into the region where Splashs' are rumored to exist. I baited one into a local establishment with the promise of a malt and barley concoction known to be it's preferred meal. When it appeared I managed to capture its image. Like Bigfoot and The Loch Ness Monster, we now have proof that they do exist. |
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drspeckler
Fish whisperer, scholar, and gentleman
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Post by drspeckler on Mar 6, 2019 10:36:05 GMT -5
meh...id rather see a pic of some specks you caught on the ice scoutb.splash is a leader let down as far as tbb goes.lol.
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Post by ScoutB on Mar 6, 2019 19:47:21 GMT -5
Like this from 2 weeks ago? It's been a tough year on Scout Lake, this was my best catch of 5 outings. It was good to see Bret again - we used to talk a lot when this site was active. I'm still not sure why he bailed out, we never really got to that topic, but we had a few beers together and relived some old times. I had some other business over by Flint and fortunately he was available to meet me afterward.  |
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drspeckler
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Post by drspeckler on Mar 6, 2019 20:27:01 GMT -5
Like this from 2 weeks ago? It's been a tough year on Scout Lake, this was my best catch of 5 outings. It was good to see Bret again - we used to talk a lot when this site was active. I'm still not sure why he bailed out, we never really got to that topic, but we had a few beers together and relived some old times. I had some other business over by Flint and fortunately he was available to meet me afterward. yup nice.its been a decent season and easy walks around here.doing great on specks,gills and perch.northerns have been elusive for me this year and only caught 2.getting ready for the steelhead smackdown although Davess1 is trying to keep me icefishing until the end.lol,if i do that ill miss the good steelhead bite.i dont know splash and only chatted with him here a few times. |
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Post by Swampbuckster on Mar 13, 2019 10:25:57 GMT -5
Wow.....I thought he drowned in a pool of latex at the dildo factory.!! Speckler, your post is hilarious. I hung up the ice gear and back into Steelhead mode. Headed to the Huron Sunday. Will post hopefully resultd
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Post by SPLASH on Mar 19, 2019 11:52:27 GMT -5
meh...id rather see a pic of some specks you caught on the ice scoutb.splash is a leader let down as far as tbb goes.lol. Easy there, buddy. Some of us are busy and can't fish and play on the internet all day every day..... To be honest, This was a lot of fun and I miss talking with a lot of the guys, but life happens. I went a few years of working 6 days a week 68 hours a week. As I enjoy all of you, I enjoy women, camping, fishing, bbq smoker etc more. Facebook made things easier, proboards looks like sh1t on the phone. I still communicate with quite a few that were here on there. |
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Post by SPLASH on Mar 19, 2019 12:24:51 GMT -5
Wow.....I thought he drowned in a pool of latex at the dildo factory.!! Speckler, your post is hilarious. I hung up the ice gear and back into Steelhead mode. Headed to the Huron Sunday. Will post hopefully resultd I escaped the dildo factory over a year ago. they sold to a French company to make tiny dildos. I looked at ice shanty a couple of times hoping for one of those well written stories like you had back in the day about the monster pike. I commented on the temp thread I saw was still up after I started it years ago. As for Speckler saying I'm a failed leader..... Life got more important than the internet. I wasted nearly 3 years with the same crazy woman before finally having enough of the bs. My days consisted of working 12 hours in the hot factory and getting out with 40 minutes before the step son would get off the bus. He never had a Father figure so he really enjoyed our time together when his Mom was at work late afternoon into the night. I'd help with homework, make dinner making sure there were leftovers for her when she got out, make sure he got his shower before bed and then I'd get 4-5 hours of sleep before I'd repeat. I'm not complaining, I enjoyed the family life and wish he was my child so I'd still see him. I just never had time to fire up the laptop and sit there playing on the internet. As for the leader thing, let's go back a bit. We all saw Mud lose control of Reelguys and give up even when many of us offered to donate money to keep it going. We saw assholes like RL try to take on more of a ruler role and then there was Mr Boy Scout Hope wanting the same. I, not Speckler or anyone else tried to save it. I had the time back then. I called Troy aka Outdoor Junkie and we decided we would buy the site from Mud in the way of paying for it to stay up and running with the agreement the two of us had complete control. we wanted it to stay like it was instead of turning into the hunky dory more Boy Scout bs it was turning into. It was Mud's decision and he decided to turn it over to the guy who fishes twice a year and goes on a yearly squirrel hunt......... I then decided to start this and got Troy onboard to help set it up and monitor the nightly drunken shenanigans. I later got Scott involved and left it to him. Many don't stop by here or ice shanty or many other ages, but are on fb every day enjoying the many outdoor groups because its easier and more convenient. I'm a failed leader of a proboards page lol. Does anyone ever see Skullduggary aka Gary anywhere anymore? I miss that guy and hope he's still alive and doing well. |
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drspeckler
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Post by drspeckler on Mar 19, 2019 13:09:29 GMT -5
im not on the Internet much “ playing” and only on shanty,catfish 1 and here.back then i was very new to internet and computers and did not know all the squabbles between iceshanty members and starting new websites.till this day ive only met 2 guys from the web.lol.im glad you explained things as to why your not here..only been years!i joined fb for about 2 months and thats the real shitshow!!can you use your admin powers and ban me splash?lol.i havent heard or seen skullduggary screen name in years or another one i liked to chat with was fabner I think..
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Post by ScoutB on Mar 19, 2019 18:28:58 GMT -5
Hey hey, welcome back! I hope you like what we've done with the place since you've been gone. We've reduced active membership to about 3 of us. New recruits tend to fade away after a month or so. Even the bots gave up on trying to get in. But we all know it's safe to show fish photos here without the snarkiness that happens on other sites and talk about lakes and rivers with no fear of starting a stampede.
I do understand the time for internet when you're working ridiculous hours and trying to keep up a family life. We missed you here but you picked your priorities well. Hope you stick around and get caught up on the threads. Speckler and Swampbuckster have posted tons of pics.
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