Having settled all the serious issue this legislative session, our representatives turn to solving those that, while pressing, are somewhat less serious. One such issue is popular among our friends of the sunburned neck persuasion.
And no, I’m not talking about shooting up stop signs out in the sticks. I’m not talking about beer-drinking, although it’s likely part of the sport.
The sport in question is catfish noodlin‘, popular among rural outdoorsmen in my homeland. It is a fight to the death between a redneck and a monster of the deep.
Rural outdoorswimmins enjoying themselves some noodlin’:
Rural outdoorsfamilies too!
Big deal, you say? How hard can it be, sez you? How about going down to a lake, diving down 6-10 feet, sticking your hand into a hole in the lake bottom, and hoping a big-a$$ed catfish sees your arm and thinks “lunch!”? What happens if there’s a big-a$$ed snake or snapping turtle in that hole?
I say, let them catch catfish however they can. It’s not like they’re endangered or even close to it. It’s all in good fun, right? Well, not so fast, according to a bunch of city-slicker, Nancy-boy bass-boys with $50,000 sparkly boats.
Oops. This one:
[Rod-and-reel anglers] say noodling is unfair to the fish, since they’re grabbed in their burrows without a chance to swim away.
It’s more sporting, antinoodlers argue, to dangle a hook and give the critters the option of biting or not. Snatching a catfish from its underwater nest also leaves thousands of eggs exposed to predators, they add.
“Unfair to a fish“? They’re wrasslin’ with a sea creature straight from the Pleistocene Era that would like to have them for lunch.
For the noodlers, it’s recreation; for the catfish, it’s survival.
G’Night y’all may our Father keep everyone in perfect peace.
#82 Mharper When the water rate itself goes sky-high in the summer, and then all the additional water usage is for watering the freaking lawn, it is not going down to the sewage treatment plant. I know it’s late and many won’t see this, but…one of the things we do is install irrigation or “garden” meters. It branches off your… Read more »
The federal government – via bailouts – owns 33% of General Motors, thusly transforming it into Government Motors (GM). So when GM decides to sponsor a flick commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), it is a United States government de facto endorsement of the murderous Chinese Communist regime. What an outstanding idea. In late 2010, General… Read more »
Heh, yeah I did.
/putting Krylon on shopping list
GJT
I fix what I can all the time. I ain’t paying $60 bucks for a “special” sprinkler head. Didja know that the heads are supposed to be purple? I got a can of Krylon ready just in case.
‘Feel the Rainbow’: Gay Activist Douses Gingrich With Glitter at Book Signing
How gay was that?
I did not refer to you as or infer you were a freak. 😀
GJT That my friend is purely a state mandated thing, cost of the contract, what the plumber does everything. Out of that contract comes your license to operate too so the plumber if he is legal does not see all of the money. Yup, that’s what I said, the whole licensed inspection process in general, a scam. I gotta broke… Read more »
I highly recommend a new toothbrush, toothpaste, and mouthwash for Shannon.
#77 Tim
What you protest for the Rain Tax is if they overestimate how much of your land is impervious. (HCAD records show how much land you own.)
That part bugs me too. When the water rate itself goes sky-high in the summer, and then all the additional water usage is for watering the freaking lawn, it is not going down to the sewage treatment plant.
#75 Tim
Tim, Tim, Tim – between you & Katfisher, folks will start thinking I’m a tranny, and then Lawrence will flip out. 🙂
BTW if you are being charged more than $160 you are getting ripped off.
I went round and round with Cornyn when he was the AG cause I went through three plumbers who took the contract money and ran. His response to me was small claims. My response was that the counties did not police these guys as required. Damn i stayed mad for a few years and learned more than i wanted to… Read more »
GJT
That my friend is purely a state mandated thing, cost of the contract, what the plumber does everything. Out of that contract comes your license to operate too so the plumber if he is legal does not see all of the money.
I will take it over a rain tax where they decide I live on 20 acres and I gotta prove I don’t though.
I was referring to the whole licensed inspection process in general, what a scam.
#70
Mr./Mrs. Harper 😀
All the rain tax BS. Shoot, I got aggravated at being charged 50/50 on water/sewage when I lived in the city, y’all done went full communist now. You have to argue your evaluation by the city now, just like property taxes?? Geesh.
And with more NON Hokey tunage………… 🙂 if you get a chance, better do it this time around. He’s 66 now and the last time he was on tour was 5 years ago. There might not be another chance. Edit: I didn’t record this and the video is kind of far away, but the sound quality is pretty good. Turn… Read more »
GJT
#68
Whah hoppen bubba? My inspector shows up on time as contracted. Didja get a jerk or what?
Dayummmmm I have not heard that name in years.
#64 – BITE ME Bootzso!
🙂
#68 Tim
Have you have a septic system epiphany, or is this a comment on the Rain Tax?
#64 Shannon
Maybe I’m the one who’s slipping?
Nah — I never was a girly girl even when young.
I take back all my biotching about aerobic septic systems and the cronyism inspection process we endure out in the sticks. I will never live in the city again!
Top choice for orgy goers.
Yeah it was JBL/Kliptsch for awhile in the 80s.
Darren
Yeah you are right. Heck them companies are like a good orgy, get tired of one try another. Oh wait, I do not know anything about orgies. 🙂
Kat couldn’t tell mharp was female.
Ya slipping, boy.
🙂
JBL was king of speakers back in the day. Not so much now.
Boston Accoustics was acquired by Pioneer for awile I thought D&M Holdings bought them to expand themselves into the speaker market. That’s why you see Dennon/Boston combos in stores today. Several years ago I would have bought Boston speakers if I had the bucks. I find them overpriced as well. An excellent modern-day speaker company is RBH Sound. Their offspring… Read more »
Bose has always demanded a decent receiver. I dunno I have set with folks and tweaked the equalizer and made them puppies hummmmmmm
Ummm, change “great” to “OK”. (A big difference I know). A bit too bass heavy for me.
Also, they are not the modern but vintage 501s my brother-in-law has. Apparently Bose recycled their model numbers.
A look at modern Bose 501.
Fact of the matter that Bose is absolutely one of the few companies that is still what it was from the day. Kliptsch was bought by another sytem, Boston Accoustics was acquired by Pioneer for awile, JBL got someone else and then they were sold, you get the picture.
Squawk; By no coincidence, I have heard about the longevity of the 501s and 301s. My brother-in-law, has the 501s and they do sound great. I use polk Audio speakers in my bedroom. I bought them about 27 years ago and they still sound really good. Though I would not buy Polk Audio now other than satellite speakers. I totally… Read more »
I am a Bose fanboy I supBose. I have had Bose products around since 1974. Their speakers are as good today as back then. I never owned them but the other top of line speaker Kliptsch from back in the day is no where near what it was then. Yeah they cost a bit more but I know that my… Read more »
I’m no fan of Bose products. I own a pair of Bose speakers for the PC and like their radios but their products are so overpriced that I do not recommend them. Bose is, however, credited to developing some neat products. This is because the the company’s founder, Dr. Amar Bose, studied the phychoacoustical aspect of sound rather than produce… Read more »
We estimate the Act created/saved 450 thousand government-sector jobs and destroyed/forestalled one million private sector jobs. State and local government jobs were saved because ARRA funds were largely used to offset state revenue shortfalls and Medicaid increases (Fig. A) rather than boost private sector employment (e.g. Fig. B). The majority of destroyed/forestalled jobs were in growth industries including health, education,… Read more »
Reply to No. 23: Hamous, thanks for the info. I knew the citizens got screwed. Hopefully next time the voters will demand the “fine print” or better yet, vote NO to any so-called FEE that we all know is a TAX.
Re Noodling Thread/Topic
Has anyone else watched the Animal Planet series “River Monsters”? It’s about fresh water fish that are big enough and/or mean enough to be thought to be responsible for human deaths around the world. A lot of them covered on this show so far are catfish!
#42 KF Now what the Sam Hill is ‘impervious footage’??????? You must not live in Houston and be subject to the new rain tax drainage fee. The charge is based on the square footage of the land you own that will not absorb rainwater because it is a hard surface. The house, the garage, the driveway, sidewalks, any other structures,… Read more »
Because they just couldn’t talk themselves into believing that USS CHE GUEVERRA would fly.
Not that they didn’t think of it—-
HAH 50
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Texmo
My Grandad had a wonderful voice and man he could play a harmonica. I miss listening to the old timers stories and songs. They had history and heart I do not see today. I miss the old standards that they used to sing. I just ain’t cut out for this flat belly music I suppose.
#45
That is some funny stuff.
tCoyote Rickie would not change the direction of the ship o state; he may slow it down a bit but under his “leadership” it will still go off the cliff. HERMAN CAIN is the best bet because: 1) He aint a politician 2) He has run a big business and knows what a PITA all the regs and taxes can… Read more »
Wow, what a sad state of affairs when One tRick Perry is viewed as a “conservative” and is known as “tea party before tea party was cool”. Man, folks must really have the Repuke Party Establishment blinders on. I’ve enumerated the list too many times but I just “shake my head” when I hear or read total crap like this… Read more »
Pete Fountain is awesome!
Squawk says: Sadly the old timers are going away and so to I think a large part of our musical heritage. My granddad retired to the Texas Hill Country in the early 80s and we visited quite frequently. He is an accomplished vocalist, guitar player, and keyboard player. Saturday nights were always musical nights. We would drive up to an… Read more »