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Biologists Assess Ike Impacts To Coastal Ecosystems

AUSTIN, Texas — Hurricane Ike’s big storm surge caused hundreds of localized oil and hazardous materials spills that pose threats to fish and wildlife, and it pushed saltwater into upper coast freshwater wetlands that support migrating waterfowl and estuarine life. But ecological damage to coastal habitats may not be as widespread or severe as some had initially feared.

NOVEMBER 2008 TACKLE GIVE-AWAY

CLICK TO WIN! NOVEMBER TACKLE GIVE-AWAY!

This month we are giving away a $50.00 Bass Pro Shops Gift Card. All you have to do is register to win. Be sure to enter the contest code into your entry form. Look on the left hand menu for the "Tackle Give-Away" button!

You must be a registered member of our forums to be eligible. It cost nothing to join! You can enter once every hour for a better chance to win!

Contest Code - TBF1108

Budweiser ShareLunker Season 23 Begins October 1

ATHENS, Texas-Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will begin accepting entries into the Budweiser ShareLunker program Oct.1.

Anyone legally catching a 13-pound or bigger largemouth bass from Texas waters, public or private, between Oct. 1 and April 30 may submit the fish to the Budweiser ShareLunker program by calling program manager David Campbell at (903) 681-0550 or paging him at (888) 784-0600 and leaving a phone number, including area code. Fish will be picked up by TPWD personnel within 12 hours.

TBF Member in the Spotlight - Randy (aka Ratmo®)

Each month we like to feature a member of the forum and this month we are featuring Ratmo!!! Each morning we all wake up to some of Ratmo’s Minner-Bucket coffee and I just can’t start my day without some! So let’s get to know Randy just a bit better!

When did you first start fishing and what is your earliest fishing memory?

Imma thankin, I was bout siz when I started. Had access to a lot of gravel pits that would git restocked with fish every so often from the Trinity River floodin. As far as that earlist memory … reckon, I was bout 3. Dad and my uncle would go to the Brazos River to fish for cats an bout anything else that would bite. Remember that they would run a trotline an bait it out with cubes of PK soap that they cut off tha bar.

What is the primary fish species that you fish for? What makes this species stand out more than others?

Crappie is what gits me ta goin!! Not only are they a challenge to locate and pattern, they be some dang good eatin too!

Do you or have you fished any tournaments? If so, what tournaments do you fish (or have you fished) in?

Fished Cast tournies for bout three years till they went under. Fished quite a few Big Fish Cliff tournies as well. Lookin ta git back into it fore long.

If you could have a chance to fish with any professional angler, who would it be and why?

Guess that would be Capps an Coleman. Who knows, I mite learn sumpin.

What’s the one aspect of fishing that you enjoy most?

Smoke on tha water, whipperwills whippering, and tha challenge that’s fidna hit as soon as you drop tha hook in tha water.

You are a very active member here at TBF!! What makes TBF special to you?

This site is everything you could want. If you want serious fishin info, it’s here ta be had. If your feelin a bit frisky an wanna cut up, it’s got that here too. TBF Rocks!!!!

One Dead Following Boat Collission on Lake Fork

Saturday, 13 September 2008 07:13 Three men were injured in a boat accident on Lake Fork Friday morning. One of the men later died from his injuries at a Tyler hospital. Gerald McSchooler and his nephew were fishing on Lake Fork yesterday when their boat was struck by another bass boat near Little Mustang Cove. Authorities say one boat struck the other, running up and over it, eventually capsizing in the water. McSchooler and the driver of the other boat were taken from the lake to Tyler hospitals by helicopter. McSchooler's nephew suffered only minor injuries.

McSchooler's boat was able to make it to the shore while the other boat remained in the water for more than an hour. Game Wardens were eventually able to recover the boat and have impounded both vessels pending the investigation into the crash.

McSchooler worked at Cade's Building Supplies in Mineola. The hardware store remained closed Saturday morning. He had been involved in community theater at the Lake Country Playhouse.

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Let me introduce you to our Forum Staff

Bob Griff - Moderator
Posted by Awmiller (awmiller) on Jul 22 2008 at 9:19 AM
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Bob Griff
(a.k.a. topper)

I was born and raised behind the pine curtains of East Texas, Tyler. Caught my first catfish on a cane pole with my dad and my three older brothers when I was about five years old. I was hooked for life.

Just a country boy, fishing in all the area lakes and rivers until I was old enough to get a “real” job. That meant moving to a “city”. Tried Houston for about a year, and was at the end of my rope when I was invited to fish Lake Travis. Moved to Austin two weeks later. That was thirty years ago, and been here ever since.

At the age of 50, I quit my job as a production manager, started my own business, and bought a fly rod. My favorite places to fish are all within a 30-minute drive. My favorite fishing to do is for Cats, Crappie, and Blue Gills.

I found Rick and the TBFF while surfing the net looking for some info about a lake. Discovered the forum here and found out that it is full of great members that love the sport of fishing, and enjoy sharing fishing related stories and advice. Great bunch of folks who don’t like to see politics interfere with their down time away from the lake. TBFF is a great place to call my “online home”!

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