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"I am going to mix and our the two part urethane form next to make the cockpit/seat.…"

Andy is OptiMystic replied Feb 3, 2015 to Yak I am building getting closer

10 Feb 3, 2015
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"Yes. The surface of the water tells the rest of the story; it is below freezing and…"

Andy is OptiMystic replied Feb 1, 2015 to Micros For Macro Panfish

54 Feb 1, 2015
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"In an odd way, I understand fishing on the ice more than I do this: A local that g…"

Andy is OptiMystic replied Feb 1, 2015 to Micros For Macro Panfish

54 Feb 1, 2015
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"I didn't post a GA giant, that was Ken I think. I posted a 4#+ NC state record from…"

Andy is OptiMystic replied Jan 29, 2015 to 65 years is a long time for this record not to have been broken... what gives? especially with all this bio engineering and genetics in play...why is this a northern strain instead of the Coppernose?

29 Jan 30, 2022
Reply by James Micheal Landrum

"We agree on that. If a freak is one in a million then if we let a billion grow to th…"

Andy is OptiMystic replied Jan 29, 2015 to 65 years is a long time for this record not to have been broken... what gives? especially with all this bio engineering and genetics in play...why is this a northern strain instead of the Coppernose?

29 Jan 30, 2022
Reply by James Micheal Landrum

"I stand quasi-corrected. I say "quasi" because one out of however many have tried is…"

Andy is OptiMystic replied Jan 29, 2015 to 65 years is a long time for this record not to have been broken... what gives? especially with all this bio engineering and genetics in play...why is this a northern strain instead of the Coppernose?

29 Jan 30, 2022
Reply by James Micheal Landrum

"An odd tangent on this - I have noticed during my lifetime a major shift in preferen…"

Andy is OptiMystic replied Jan 29, 2015 to 65 years is a long time for this record not to have been broken... what gives? especially with all this bio engineering and genetics in play...why is this a northern strain instead of the Coppernose?

29 Jan 30, 2022
Reply by James Micheal Landrum

"But there are private ponds all over the country that have been trying to produce re…"

Andy is OptiMystic replied Jan 29, 2015 to 65 years is a long time for this record not to have been broken... what gives? especially with all this bio engineering and genetics in play...why is this a northern strain instead of the Coppernose?

29 Jan 30, 2022
Reply by James Micheal Landrum

"Here is the NC one, caught in 1967 (has stood almost 50 years) and also over 4# Mo…"

Andy is OptiMystic replied Jan 29, 2015 to 65 years is a long time for this record not to have been broken... what gives? especially with all this bio engineering and genetics in play...why is this a northern strain instead of the Coppernose?

29 Jan 30, 2022
Reply by James Micheal Landrum

"I think the simple answer is the correct one - it's a freak of nature. It happens, j…"

Andy is OptiMystic replied Jan 29, 2015 to 65 years is a long time for this record not to have been broken... what gives? especially with all this bio engineering and genetics in play...why is this a northern strain instead of the Coppernose?

29 Jan 30, 2022
Reply by James Micheal Landrum

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Nesting Pair of Ospreys......

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Nesting Pair of Ospreys......

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Nesting Pair of Ospreys......

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So many spots to place your bait...

"These cypress trees are now in the water….still producing great fishing…"
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The big Cypress downed by a Hurricane.....

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Found a Few Hibiscus not Quite Bloomed…..7/5/2025

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Found a Few Hibiscus not Quite Bloomed…..7/5/2025

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My Dad Doesn't know Where to Cast Next.......

"This is my dad who loved fishing…..this cove is similar to the one with all cattails but in…"
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Found a Few Hibiscus not Quite Bloomed…..7/5/2025

"I think all fresh water fish like to relate to cattails…..the most cattails I’ve ever…"
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Found a Few Hibiscus not Quite Bloomed…..7/5/2025

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Found a Few Hibiscus not Quite Bloomed…..7/5/2025

This is always a great spot with cypress, cattails and now a blooming hibiscus..next time I’m there…
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Fish Attractant in the Coastal N.C. Marsh…..7/4/2025

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Joe Struck Copper on a Sand Bar….7/5/2025

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Fish Attractant in the Coastal N.C. Marsh…..7/4/2025

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Pretty Masked Copper Shallow ……7/5/2025

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