50 Years of Mistaken Identity

Imagine you take your beloved dog to the Vet for his annual checkup.  The DVM performs some tests and makes a shocking discovery.  Your dog is really a wolf!

You would probably still love the animal–and might even love it more because it is so unique.  But you would definitely be surprised.

That is exactly how I felt today after I learned that our beloved Alabama Spotted Bass aren’t even Spotted Bass at all!  Think of all the records that have been misidentified over the years, starting with the famous catch on Lewis Smith Lake!  Check out my post on the The Armchair Anglers Blog.

No-Info Article on BassFan…

BassFan posted an opinion article I penned today.

The Complete Angler

This is one of my favorite fishing videos ever and can be enjoyed by all.  Watch it sometime when your kids are out of the house and you have some peace and quiet to yourself.   It is amazing that this is available free of charge with instant access.

Instructions:  I highly suggest that you right click the video and choose “Watch on You Tube” so that you can view on a larger screen.  Youtube also has a “HQ” button that stands for high quality.  It is worth watching this video in high quality.  At the end of each chapter you can choose the next chapter.

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Possible seeding scenarios in the NFC

Possible seeding scenarios in the NFC

Four teams going for one available bye week left.  As a Saints fan I’m not sure which NFC team I want to get the remaining spot–anyone but Minnesota or Dallas I think.  I think the Cardinals scare me the least.

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Lake Record Spotted Bass Caught from Lake Purdy — An Update

The following is a press release from the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources dated March 4, 2009:

Bo Crawford of Alabaster, Ala. holds the new lake record after catching a 4 pound, 14-ounce spotted bass from Lake Purdy near Birmingham. The fish, weighed on certified scales, was verified by Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) Fisheries Biologist Graves Lovell. It measured over 21 inches in length, with a girth of nearly 14 inches.

This was the fifth lake record bass accepted by the ADCNRs’ Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division since the “Alabama Angler Recognition Program” began in January 2007. The program recognizes anglers who catch large sportfish from Alabama waters, and seeks to establish lake records for black bass in all of Alabama’s public reservoirs.

The Crawford Plan

Note: This is an opinion piece that was published on BassFan last month.  I’m re-posting here as I learn how to use WordPress.

The FLW tour crowned its champion at the Forest Wood Cup a few weeks ago and BASS just declared its Angler of the Year (AOY) after its first “made-for-TV” post season. Thus ends the 2009 professional fishing season—with a resounding thud. For some reason I didn’t feel the magic this season like I have in years past. As a fan of the sport I can’t help but wish for more.

College football fans know the feeling – it’s the same empty feeling you get when the BCS system fails to put the two best teams on the field in the national championship game. Everyone knows that the BCS is a flawed system, but once the last whistle blows in that final game all the fans can do is dream about what could have been.

Hi! I’m Jake the Lab.

The Crawfords adopted me from a family that gave me up because I ate their back porch.  That’s right–not something left on the back porch–I ate and destroyed their ENTIRE back porch.  It was so so fun when my old master came home and chased me around the yard while I had his window screens in my mouth.  Yippee that was fun!  It was so worth it.

Now I am with my new family.  Anna is my master and I’ve already got her pretty well trained.   But that stubborn Bo is so silly.   He thought that giving me exercise would make me not chew so much.  Surprise!  Giving me exercise just builds my stamina so that I can chew even more!  He tried to put everything away where I can’t get to it.  Little did he know how good I am at climbing, jumping, crawling, digging, and dragging stuff out of the way so that I can always find new stuff to destroy.  Apple Bitter Spray?  Please–that stuff is delicious.  I’ll drink it right out of the bottle.

A Web Page of My Own

Me

I read an article in the Wall Street Journal called A Web Page of One’s Own by Jason Fry. After reading the article I couldn’t help but wonder if I was missing the boat by not participating in the whole online networking thing. So here I am. I’m Linked-In, Facebooked, and ready to go. I’m sure sooner or later I’ll have something interesting to share, so check back soon.