October 9, 2006
The Mother Of All Turkey Hunts
A Missouri Ozark April deluge dumped nearly eight inches of rain on our turkey camp in little more than an hour. Clad in insulated camo- coveralls, insulated boots, and insulated everything else, I heaved on a rope tied to a swamped fishing boat. The intent was to slide it up onto the dock, to which […]
[more...]Is There Gold In Your Old Tackle Box?
Steve White, a St. Louis McDonnell Douglas tool-and-die machinist, collects old fishing tackle. He once paid $500 for an antique fishing lure. No, he does not intend to sell it. It hangs on a wall with approximately 1200 more pieces of authentic antique fishing tackle in an 11-foot-square ”trophy” room in his home.
White envisions himself […]