Scout Law #9

The dove season opener is nine days away. This, of course, means the cash I blow on barred centipede legs and tens of dozens of painted lead eyes will instead be spent on dove load, beer, jalapenos, bacon, and Czech Stop kolaches. Rather than hiding the vise for two months, or calling my financial advisor to move some funds around, I’ll be tying cheap and dirty. At least until the little rainbows start to appear in our tailwaters.

Pauper’s Popper. 2mm craft foam is super cheap, and (to me) is much easier to work with than cork. It’s tied on a flimsy mustad hook, salvaged from a dusty tackle box, and secured with sewing thread from Mom’s kit. I’ll admit the master bright is an excess.

Oscar’s Delight. This vomit chunk is tied with grizzly soft hackle and black marabou rescued from the waste basket, and the lead eyes were stripped from a worn out clouser. Not seen, but tied weedless, because I was only able to tie up one from the scraps.

Duck season 2008

Dead birds don’t make great fish porn, but we are hunting acreage with two stocked tanks, so the Bass and Bream will continue to make their regular appearances. Plus, there is a strong possibility of seeing some Lake Whitney Striper, Arkansas Browns and Bows, and some Carp and Gar.