-=> Quoting Ray Shannon to Dave Hazelman <=-
 RS> When I was about 4 years old, my parents would take me fishing.
 RS> With Live Minnows and Crappie Rigs they would try to catch
 RS> Crappie when they were schooling. When their Minnow began
 RS> to lose their ability to swim, they would take them off and
 RS> put on a new "Live" minnow. They would give me the dead ones.
 RS> I would catch 1 and sometimes 2 at once with their dead ones.
 RS> The only difference was, I was using a straight line. No Rod
 RS> and Reel, no Pole. Just let the bottom sinker down to the
 RS> bottom and pull it up about a foot. With the straight line
 RS> I could feel those Crappie sucking on the minnow. When they
 RS> took it in their mouth I set the hook and pulled them in.
 RS> A "Real" fisherman does not need all of those expensive
 RS> Rods, Reels, Lines and what have you. Just a Row Boat and
 RS> a straight line is all that is necessary.
 Great story. I used to fish with a stick and a line from the homemade 
 boat. It was fun. 
 I like crappie. There are a lot of them and they are a pretty good size. 
 You must have been thrilled to catch a crappie when you were 4 years old. 
 I still remember catching my first perch. 
... Dave of Borg..you will be assim..ooh look! a fishing show on TV!..
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