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I just gave my girlfriend's sister's kid Toby a jar of marbles about a week ago. He's around 11 years old. It was a quarter sized Mason jar full of "commons". She talked to her sister a couple days later and turns out that Toby was super attached to his gift when he got home. He's been carrying it around with everywhere he goes, even sleeping with the jar! Expecting to see his brother come along with them next time they are here for a visit

Yay! Good too see you show up on the Score thread, Chad! Great assortment. I'm in a month long drought right now pertaining to "in the wild" catches, great too see a score. By the way, I still think it counts as "score in the wild"....teamwork!

Little bit of bubbly...

A couple of stray "hairs"

One messed up egg...

Not sure if this is a messed up caged cat or something else...

Tomato sandwiches are in order!

This is one Super cool cat 😎

Another weird Banana, neat color combo

Is that a whisker?

A "stretched" Banana Cat?

Oh, that was your stomach? I thought it was a semi going through on Highway 44 "Jake breaking"

Who, me?

Wish they belonged in my curio cabinet

Actually yes I do, a big one with 5 or 6 trays. Used it for dehydrating peppers last year 😊

Today's bounty for tomorrow's salsa! And there will be at least two more waves of tomatoes in this quantity before it starts slowing down...

I agree totally....fantastic thread, was "hot" right out of the gate. Absolutely magnificent posts everyone!

Welcome to MarbleConnection! Since you already jumped right into the forums before posting here, you are already aware that the folks here are a wonderful group. You are definitely in the right place, The knowledge, experience and history that some of these collectors here possess in my opinion is second to none. Enjoy!

We're using anywhere from 30Ib-50Ib test, braided line; 4oz-10oz weights. Depending on where your casting, definitely need the weight or your line ends up drifting back to you. Ole Miss has got some current! Braided line instead of monofilament recommended because the Muskie and Northern can easily slice right through the monofilament. Giant nightcrawlers, 2 inch shiners or minnows, fish heads are some of the bait used. Depends on what you're after. I'm starting with a couple of lures from the "vintage" tackle box this coming Sunday, see if I can't nail a Largemouth Bass or Northern. After that, gunning for the giant Flathead Catfish I saw getting pulled in last week. Plenty of pictures forthcoming, I promise you!

It's not "what happened to your cat", more like "keep letting this happen to your cat!" Nice 👍

Had a monstrous day yesterday, missed West Virginia Wednesday...nice marbles everyone! 😊

I don't have very many for this category around here, being that I haven't been collecting a very long time (or buying online or trading), so I'll slowly put what I have. 0.99 Bennington 😊

Yep, 29 Lock and Dams total covering the states of Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. And from what I could quickly gather, almost all of them have some sort of fishing Float or Barge service. Nice little "stairway of water" from South too North. From Minnesota to Missouri, it's a steady 420 drop in the river, with the Lock and Dams serving as "stairs" for vessels too make the climb coming North. If anyone here is within driving distance and loves to fish, I suggest you try one of these places. It's some of the best fishing you'll find in the midwest. Sturgeon, Walleye, Bluegill, Bass, Muskie, Northern Pike, Catfish, Sauger, etc. Great variety and they get big 😊👍

Someone at work told me that each Lock and Dam on the Mississippi River has a similar fishing Float? Might have to check that out....

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