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Zuma:
Funny but not really a grand idea. One day I was trying to trace a rout
across the Blue Ridge where milky quartz was traded in from the Piedmont.
I was in a saddle/ notch about a half mile from the car. I had picked up a
half dozen chips and put them in my pocket. It must have been a camp or
rest stop for the traders of old. When from behind a tree a ranger springs out
and says raise your hands over your head. He had a gun. He then hand
cuffed me and stuck his hand down in my pocket struggling to get the chips.
He was really pissed he couldn't find an arrowhead so he took me to my
car (hand cuffed) in the parking lot and proceeded to search the trunk and
rip the seats out. He couldn't find an artifact so he gave me a summons for
removing mineral recourses.  I could have traveled 150 miles for the court
case but I just paid the $75. Stupid though cause I'm now in their data base.
And I did tell him my name was Zuma. No jokes about his hand either.
Zuma

Dakota Kid:
Bjrogg - This lake is loaded with walleye, but much like your lake. the ice is rarely safe enough to venture on. We had a flat freeze twice that I can remember. The wind had to be sub-zero and out of the South for it to happen, so it's a rarity. Presque Isle Bay is the ice shanty town. The walleye prefer the bigger water unfortunately. My buddy and I actually refer to walleye caught in the bay or from shore as the unicorn fish. I caught my first last year and it wasn't for lack of trying.  The yellow perch are coming into the bay now after the shiners. They'll be there until the water temp goes back up over 45 or so and the spawn is over. Not a lick of ice yet, but we're still below zero so maybe. The pier fishing has been decent, but it's better to be able to move with the schools.   If you guys get a good freeze this year shoot me a PM. My old man just retired and I bet I could talk him into an adventure.

Sorry for the hijack, ...thought I was on the fishing forum for a minute there.

bjrogg:
Zuma whoever you are😉 That's the kinda memories I'm really trying to avoid. I'm sure glad you don't know me. Something like that can leave a bad taste in your mouth for a long time. I've had a bad experience myself when I was young and stupid, and authorities were just a bit more aggressive than really required.
Dakota Kid no ice here yet either but it sounds like it's gonna stay cold here for awhile now. No problem talking  fishing. I really don't ice fish but they definitely have a shantytown on the bay. Ill PM you when I here their on the ice. Those yellow perch are darn good eating too.
Bjrogg

mikekeswick:
Zuma - that is nuts....you got handcuffed and fined for picking up some rocks??

Outbackbob48:
Don, pretty expensive flint :o >:(

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