Baghdad fishing

Pete · 04-09-2003, 04:50 AM

I wonder what he's catching :grin:

Bahram Mark Sobhani/Associated Press

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skrimmy · 04-09-2003, 05:05 AM

Pete....very good! :grin: :grin:
I hope he's enjoying a celebrebatory beer at the same time. It's all over but the shouting. And that shouting is the Iraqi people shouting THANK YOU AMERICA! Now the real truth will come out.

Mojo · 04-09-2003, 05:16 AM

Hey Skrimmy, no beer in Iraq. Wait a couple of weeks, and you can buy your favorite Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran a cold one.

AtWorkALot · 04-09-2003, 05:30 AM

I'll buy them several cold ones. Even that sorry Moose Drool stuff. :grin: Come home safe!

skrimmy · 04-09-2003, 06:18 AM

Mojo, I'd be happy to buy him a case of beer....even Moose drool!

GutshotApe · 04-09-2003, 06:22 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Pete:
I wonder what he's catching :grin:

<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helvetica">Soddom had a terrorist training facility downriver from Baghdad at Salman Pak....obviously named for the ancient Babylonian fish cannery, the ruins of which are still in evidence. So the question is: Chinook or Silver? :whazzup:

Birdnest · 04-09-2003, 07:00 AM

I don't like the fact that he posted a pic of my zipperlip with an obvious landmark. [img]graemlins/berry.gif[/img]

Also, how do you ask a guy with an automatic weapon to see his punch card?

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The Fishing Geek · 04-09-2003, 07:03 AM

Don't know what he might catch, but it must be huge. Look at what he's using as a fish knocker, off to his left, and, even worse, that open MRE bait bag next to him. It must be one nasty fish. :shocked:

lost_sailor · 04-09-2003, 07:05 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by skrimmy:
It's all over but the shouting.

<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helvetica">It's only just beginning. We have taken out the government in a country with about five violent factions who will all want control.

Great pic though. When the going gets tough, the tough GO FISHING!
[img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img]

Kruechief · 04-09-2003, 07:06 AM

Oh Great,

Now there will be a thousand sleds there tomorrow morning.

Leave it to one of our troops to make a huge statement without saying a thing.

Krue

crabbait · 04-09-2003, 07:11 AM

Hey, is that a government employee fishing on work time? :grin:

AtWorkALot · 04-09-2003, 07:16 AM

Geek,
No self-respecting fish is going to eat anything you might find in an MRE bag. Well... maybe the napkin.

skrimmy · 04-09-2003, 07:19 AM

Crabbait....point well taken, nice one! :grin: :grin:

But, kidding aside, he certainly earned that one and put in his time, no doubt about it!

Well, now that the "worst" is behind us over there, even though we're not quite out of the woods, I hope that we can all meet a bit more towards the middle here too and let's just get out there and go fishing.

Kruechief · 04-09-2003, 07:21 AM

CB,

Put that soldier on report and get him home immediately!! :grin:

Krue

Straydog · 04-09-2003, 07:25 AM

He's away from the pack, too!! [img]graemlins/eek13.gif[/img] :grin:

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AtWorkALot · 04-09-2003, 07:28 AM

A Stray "Devil" Dog?

crabbait · 04-09-2003, 08:08 AM

Glad to see you guys can still grin. <grin> :grin:

We will get through this.

Mojo · 04-09-2003, 08:54 AM

I'm taking my fly rod with me when I go. And my camera. If I catch anything cool, I'll post it eventually.

I hope you don't give me too much crap about posting on gubmint time. When you are on duty 24/7, that's all the time you have.

skein · 04-09-2003, 10:06 AM

Isn't that a control tower in the background?

Crabbait, you watchin' this guy?

Let's get this guy home and get him into some REAL fish! [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img]

Skein

jdbrightfish · 04-09-2003, 10:45 AM

just can't keep a fishing pole out of the hands of a man on a mission, well at least you can tell he like the outdoors and not affraid to show it, no matter how bad it get . come home safe guys

GutshotApe · 04-09-2003, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mojo:
I'm taking my fly rod with me when I go. And my camera. If I catch anything cool, I'll post it eventually.

<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helvetica">There are forests with streams that probably have trout...big browns?...in their upper reaches...in NE Iraq...

Hogmaster · 04-09-2003, 12:53 PM

The story in the Oregonian says that is one of Sadamm's Palaces and he found the rod there. He supposedly is fishing with some noodles he found but had not had a bite by the time the shot was taken...

Mojo · 04-09-2003, 01:02 PM

GSA,
I know how to catch Browns. I wonder if they have stoneflies there? :grin:

GutshotApe · 04-09-2003, 07:25 PM

I bet the trout in NE Iraq's mountain streams, if any, are very unsophisticated...probably have rarely if ever been sport fished...it'd be way cool if you could find out & report back. Going over soon? :whazzup:

Born to be Wild · 04-09-2003, 11:03 PM

Cool pic Pete!

I was just going through the post Saddam IDFW reg's (Iraq Department of Fish & Wildlife).

Fishing with hand grenades and corkies are strictly prohibited.

hawgcatcher · 04-09-2003, 11:47 PM

I wonder how deep you have to go to get night crawlers for fishing? Lots of metal around for making spinners but hooks might be hard to come up with. :tongue: