Berkley 420!

I bought this beautiful reel on Ebay last week and thought I'd show it off. It's brand new and around 40 - 50 years old... wait a sec, allow me to clarify. It WAS brand new half a century ago but it's been in the box and hasn't been on a rod, ever. It still has the original line on it which is well past its use-by date!

I haven't decided whether to actually fish with it or keep it cozy and safe in it's nice little box. I have two other slightly (cough) less pristine 420's so I'm thinking the latter.

Fish Heads

Eat them up, yum!

What do you do with a flathead's head when you've finished carving up the carcass? If you were me or Derek you'd spike that one-eyed bugger on a fence post and allow people the opportunity to ooh and awe/and or/cringe at it as they drive by. This one's on 296th road just north of the town of Silverdale, the home of many huge, sawed pieces of flat limestone.

Serious.

Cats!

Why do people keep dropping off kittens/cats in my yard?

This adorable little cutie has been here for a couple of weeks now and he/she is the most headstrong, assertive kitten I've ever seen. Of course, the other cats hate it and give him tons of grief.

Anyone out there need a kitten?

Indian Stuff

A couple of knives D and I discovered in a plowed field in Cowley county. The knife on the top shows a lot of use and abuse on the cutting edge, and the lower one appears to have been broken in half at some time in the past. We found a nice little point too, and I'm certain D will post a picture of it in good time.