Chris Plumb

Subject: Solving the Election Once upon a time, long, long ago there was a Presidential election that was too close to call. Neither the Republican presidential candidate nor the Democratic presidential candidate had enough votes to win the election. Therefore, it was decided that there should be an ice fishing contest between the two candidates to determine the final winner. There was much talk about ballot recounting, court challenges, etc., but a week-long ice fishing competition seemed the (manly) way to settle things. The candidate that catches the most fish at the end of the week wins. After a lot of back and forth discussion, it was decided that the contest would take place on a remote and cold lake in Wisconsin. There were to be no observers present, and both men were to be sent out separately on this remote lake and return daily with their catch for counting and verification. At the end of the first day, George W. returns to the starting line and he has 10 fish. Soon, Al Gore returns and has zero fish. Well, everyone assumes he is just having another bad hair day or something and hopefully, he will catch up the next day. At the end of the 2nd day George W. comes in with 20 fish and Al Gore comes in again with none. That evening, Bill Clinton gets together secretly with Al and says, "Al, I think George W. is a low-life cheatin' son-of-a-gun. I want you to go out tomorrow and don't even bother with fishing. Just spy on him and see if he is cheating in any way. The next night (after George W. comes back with 50 fish), Bill Clinton says to Al, "Well, what about it, is George W. cheatin'?" "He sure is, Bill, he's cutting holes in the ice."

As a kid (& we're talking junior school here!) I used to catch sticklebacks from a storm drain - using a handline dangled from an open manhole cover!! Imagine my surprise when one day I caught 3 dace - very pale from being in the dark but otherwise healthy looking! Chris [ 15 March 2002, 08:31 AM: Message edited by: Chris Plumb ]

As a kid (& we're talking junior school here!) I used to catch sticklebacks from a storm drain - using a handline dangled from an open manhole cover!! Imagine my surprise when one day I caught 3 dace - very pale from being in the dark but otherwise healthy looking! Chris [ 15 March 2002, 08:31 AM: Message edited by: Chris Plumb ]

Well that didn't last very long did it Elton??!! 116 achieved tonight!!! Chris

Well that didn't last very long did it Elton??!! 116 achieved tonight!!! Chris

Just back - fingers and face raw from the desicating wind. No perch for me though Paul had a 2lber and lost one MUCH bigger (aint it always the wa ;( ) when the hook pulled has he teased it across the current from the far bank slack where he hooked it. That's it for another season...... Chris

Just back - fingers and face raw from the desicating wind. No perch for me though Paul had a 2lber and lost one MUCH bigger (aint it always the wa ;( ) when the hook pulled has he teased it across the current from the far bank slack where he hooked it. That's it for another season...... Chris

Paul (g) and I will be on the Kennet trying to winkle out a large Perch though if that dosen't pan out it'll be a gudgeon match to the death!! Mind you with the weather forecast I think we'll be lucky to get gudgeon. Chris

Paul (g) and I will be on the Kennet trying to winkle out a large Perch though if that dosen't pan out it'll be a gudgeon match to the death!! Mind you with the weather forecast I think we'll be lucky to get gudgeon. Chris

An updated version of an old Joke..... TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM: You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull. Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows. You sell them and retire on the income. ENRON VENTURE CAPITALISM: You have two cows. You sell three of them to your publicly listed company, using letters of credit opened by your brother-in-law at the bank, then execute a debt/equity swap with an associated general offer so that you get all four cows back, with a tax exemption for five cows. The milk rights of the six cows are transferred via an intermediary to a Cayman Island company secretly owned by the majority shareholder who sells the rights to all seven cows back to your listed company. The annual report says the company owns eight cows, with an option on one more. Sell one cow to buy a new president of the United States, leaving you with nine cows. No balance sheet provided with the release. The public buys your bull. AN AMERICAN CORPORATION: You have two cows. You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows. You are surprised when the cow drops dead. A FRENCH CORPORATION: You have two cows. You go on strike because you want three cows. A JAPANESE CORPORATION: You have two cows. You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. You then create a clever cow cartoon images called Cowkimon and market them world-wide. A GERMAN CORPORATION: You have two cows. You reengineer them so they live for 100 years, eat once a month, and milk themselves. A BRITISH CORPORATION: You have two cows. Both are mad. AN ITALIAN CORPORATION: You have two cows, but you don't know where they are. You break for lunch. A RUSSIAN CORPORATION: You have two cows. You count them and learn you have five cows. You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. You count them again and learn you have 12 cows. You stop counting cows and open another bottle of vodka. A SWISS CORPORATION: You have 5000 cows, none of which belong to you. You charge others for storing them. A HINDU CORPORATION: You have two cows. You worship them. A CHINESE CORPORATION: You have two cows. You have 300 people milking them. You claim full employment, high bovine productivity, and arrest the newsman who reported the numbers. AN ISRAELI CORPORATION: So, there are these two Jewish cows, right? They open a milk factory, an ice cream store, and then sell the movie rights. They send their calves to Harvard to become doctors. So, who needs people? A WELSH CORPORATION: You have two cows. That one on the left is kinda cute... Chris

An updated version of an old Joke..... TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM: You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull. Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows. You sell them and retire on the income. ENRON VENTURE CAPITALISM: You have two cows. You sell three of them to your publicly listed company, using letters of credit opened by your brother-in-law at the bank, then execute a debt/equity swap with an associated general offer so that you get all four cows back, with a tax exemption for five cows. The milk rights of the six cows are transferred via an intermediary to a Cayman Island company secretly owned by the majority shareholder who sells the rights to all seven cows back to your listed company. The annual report says the company owns eight cows, with an option on one more. Sell one cow to buy a new president of the United States, leaving you with nine cows. No balance sheet provided with the release. The public buys your bull. AN AMERICAN CORPORATION: You have two cows. You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows. You are surprised when the cow drops dead. A FRENCH CORPORATION: You have two cows. You go on strike because you want three cows. A JAPANESE CORPORATION: You have two cows. You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. You then create a clever cow cartoon images called Cowkimon and market them world-wide. A GERMAN CORPORATION: You have two cows. You reengineer them so they live for 100 years, eat once a month, and milk themselves. A BRITISH CORPORATION: You have two cows. Both are mad. AN ITALIAN CORPORATION: You have two cows, but you don't know where they are. You break for lunch. A RUSSIAN CORPORATION: You have two cows. You count them and learn you have five cows. You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. You count them again and learn you have 12 cows. You stop counting cows and open another bottle of vodka. A SWISS CORPORATION: You have 5000 cows, none of which belong to you. You charge others for storing them. A HINDU CORPORATION: You have two cows. You worship them. A CHINESE CORPORATION: You have two cows. You have 300 people milking them. You claim full employment, high bovine productivity, and arrest the newsman who reported the numbers. AN ISRAELI CORPORATION: So, there are these two Jewish cows, right? They open a milk factory, an ice cream store, and then sell the movie rights. They send their calves to Harvard to become doctors. So, who needs people? A WELSH CORPORATION: You have two cows. That one on the left is kinda cute... Chris

Paul - what you doing looking in here?? Damn - You now know my plans!!! See you Thurs. - don't forget to bring the worms!! Chris

Paul - what you doing looking in here?? Damn - You now know my plans!!! See you Thurs. - don't forget to bring the worms!! Chris

Beat me to it Alan!! Chris

Beat me to it Alan!! Chris

So what (if any is the difference) between 'laying-on' and 'stret-pegging' which is what I call the technique. It's a great way of 'exploring' a swim and results can be spectacular. I fish it a lot on certain streamy sections of the Kennet. Lift the float every couple of minutes and let the bait trickle down-stream a few inches. Be prepared!! bites are often savage and sudden. An active and great way to tempt barbel and chub. My best haul this season fishing this wasy was 5 barbel and 14 chub to 5lb in a 5 hour trip - my arm ached for days!! Chris [ 12 March 2002, 08:39 AM: Message edited by: Chris Plumb ]

So what (if any is the difference) between 'laying-on' and 'stret-pegging' which is what I call the technique. It's a great way of 'exploring' a swim and results can be spectacular. I fish it a lot on certain streamy sections of the Kennet. Lift the float every couple of minutes and let the bait trickle down-stream a few inches. Be prepared!! bites are often savage and sudden. An active and great way to tempt barbel and chub. My best haul this season fishing this wasy was 5 barbel and 14 chub to 5lb in a 5 hour trip - my arm ached for days!! Chris [ 12 March 2002, 08:39 AM: Message edited by: Chris Plumb ]

Don't do it!!! The 16th will never be 'special' again!!! Chris

Don't do it!!! The 16th will never be 'special' again!!! Chris

Thanks for the replies folks. I've got some imitation rubber crays I got in the States last year - must give them a go.... Chris

Thanks for the replies folks. I've got some imitation rubber crays I got in the States last year - must give them a go.... Chris

Minnow deadbaits certainly catch barbel - especially early season. Graham E would know more - you still on this board Graham? Chris

Minnow deadbaits certainly catch barbel - especially early season. Graham E would know more - you still on this board Graham? Chris

Didn't the late, great Dick Walker design a fly pattern to look like a ciggie butt?? Chris

Didn't the late, great Dick Walker design a fly pattern to look like a ciggie butt?? Chris