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Fare Thee Well 1 Reply
When I come to the end of the roadAnd the sun has set for meI want no rites in a gloom filled room!Why cry for a soul set free? Miss me a little- but not to longAnd not with your head bowed…Continue
Started by Artie McNay. Last reply by Jen Nayfly Nov 6, 2010.
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Comment by Lord of the Fly , Rods on May 22, 2019 at 6:01am
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We call those Cabovers ! LOFR
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Comment by dick tabbert on May 21, 2019 at 10:31pm
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WOW What a forehead on this guy. Awesome fish
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Comment by James Micheal Landrum on May 21, 2019 at 8:17pm
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Cricket #2 hit pay dirt this afternoon, a nice wall hanger!!
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Today: 2 Crickets = 2 Big'uns !!
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This Cricket didn't stand a chance!! Big ole Purple down in south Georgia.
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The crickets did it in the south Georgia swamps this week!!
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Comment by Greg McWilliams on May 21, 2014 at 8:57pm
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HEY BOOGEY, Keep an EYE out for MY DAD!!!! Take HIM FISHING FOR ME!!!!
NUFF SAID!!!!!
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John never herd of cave crickets but I do and have seen Camel Crickets and I would think the fish would chump them. Thanks for the info.
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Comment by John Sheehan on July 19, 2013 at 8:54pm
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WOW ! I looked them up Dick. Camel Crickets /Cave Crickets are the same critter .Both names make sense .They do have a hump back like a Camel ,and the Cave reference points to their habitation of dark ,damp places like my garage .
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Camel Crickets??
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