Jessie's Journey - Hook, Line, and Sinker

04/12/2023

It’s funny because it’s true 🤣

22/11/2023

Give a man a fish on Monday and he will eat for a day.
Give a man a fish on Tuesday and he will eat for a day.
Give a man a fish on Wednesday and he will eat for a day.
Give a man a fish on Thursday and he will eat for a day.
Give a man a fish on Friday and you have created a welfare slave.

Give a man a fish on Monday and you have his interest.
Teach a man to fish on Tuesday and he will feed himself.
Wednesday, he will teach his sons to fish.
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday they will put in long days at fishing and sell the product of their labors.
Sonday they will gather to give thanks.

The following Monday, they will buy a fishing boat.
By the end of the week, they will be hiring employees. - Paul Granger

15/11/2023

Fourteen years ago, they swore I’d never walk on my own again. While God proved them wrong, I still wonder, each year when deer season rolls around, if I’ll have the strength to hunt just one more time. Although I’ve yet to see any deer, and the sign has been pretty much nonexistent in these unseasonably warm temperatures, I still see this season as a successful one; because I have the physical ability to wander through these Ozarks hills and hollers, in search of wild game, just one more time. Because I always seem to find much more than what I’m actually looking for. So if God’s given you a gift, He must’ve given it to YOU for a reason. Use it. It would sure be a shame to let something so precious go to waste.

“It is better to follow the right path with a limp, than the wrong one with a firm step.” ~ Augustine of Hippo ~
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11/10/2023

Apparently, when you don’t shoot your bow for 7 years, the stabilizer feels left out and melts itself into a play dough-like substance 🤣 Tip of the day: you can’t shoot consistently with a droopy stabilizer 🏹
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25/09/2023

Two hours later, I have the first of two coats of non-slip bed liner down on the floor of the new Jessie's Farm Art and Custom Leather shop 💃🏼 (pay no mind to my sweaty hair and red face, it’s hot in there).

24/09/2023

Happy National Hunting and Fishing Day, friends 🦌 🎣 🦃

23/08/2023

22/08/2023

It was a great day at the flea market; even if it was 100* INSIDE 🥵 Hi, I’m Jessie, and I’m addicted to vintage hunting and fishing gear 🎣
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16/07/2023

If you ask random facebook people to bring you ci******es as you’re floating down the river, and a stranger shows up and tosses a few packs down from the bridge, you might just be from the Ozarks 🤣💕🎣

10/07/2023

New grease and oil on the 1977 Daiwa Minicast 1 means we’re ready for some goggle eye 🐟 I tested the castability in the yard with the old line and old grease, and it casted smoother and WAY further, (with absolutely no effort), than even my high end modern setups do. So imagine how it will perform with new grease and new 2lb Platypus line! This is one of many reasons why I prefer vintage gear; 46 years old and it still out performs modern reels, even with caked up grease 🎣
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08/07/2023

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Hey ladies! This is for your girls out weekend! Check out this Vintage Three Burner Coleman Stove, and you might as well do some fishing too.

06/07/2023

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Rae Bushby caught a potential line class world record 30 pound rainbow trout while fishing on the Tekapo Canal.

20/06/2023

Happiness is restoring a 77 year old fishing reel back to all its glory ☺️ (CAP Half-Bail).

19/05/2023

Electricity and itchy stuff for the new shop!! How exciting 😍
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13/05/2023

Story. Of. My. Life! Is there a reason that each size of women’s hunting/fishing pants are made to fit 3 to 4 different waist sizes and therefore don’t actually fit anyone (ex. small fits sizes 0 to 3)? And is there a reason why they’re only offered in a 32” inseam, which is 4” too short for me, and way too long for shorter gals? Every major brand is sized like this. It’s no secret that we’re all sized and shaped different and can’t all wear the same waist size/inseam. One would think a company could make more money by using a little common sense and offer clothing that’s made to fit, instead of trying to convince us to all wear the same size, but what do I know? I’m just the consumer. I just want a pair of pants to wear fishing that’s not as hot as jeans. I wouldn’t think that’s too much to ask. So, is there a reason? Asking for millions of outdoorsy women in this world; generations and generations dating back to Eve, in fact….
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07/03/2023

Happiness is an old reel and new grease 🎣
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08/02/2023

Johnny Cash and Johnny Horton were business partners and did quite a bit of fishing together. They also worked to bring the Cane River Bait Company of Natchitoches, La., to fruition. Horton founded the company in 1959 with help from silent partner Cash. The company produced three lures (the Ole Fire Ball Sinker, the Ole Fire Ball Surface, and the Galloping A).

Sadly, the company was in the early stages of production when Horton died in a tragic 1961 accident, and the company dissolved. Now those Horton-Cash lures are hard-to-find collector’s items.

In his 2003 autobiography “Cash: The Autobiography,” Cash said he locked himself in a hotel barroom and cried when he heard about Horton’s death. Cash spoke at his friend’s funeral.

Later, the singer dedicated his rendition of Horton’s first big song, “When It’s Springtime In Alaska (It’s Forty Below),” to Horton on his “Personal File” album.

13/01/2023

112 for 1/12. She ain’t pretty, but around here, knives are tools and not just pocket jewelry or social media props 😉
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12/01/2023

Working on an entry for a Wildlife Artist Contest, and I get a notification that Zebco tagged me in a post. How cool is that?!? 🎣

10/01/2023

110 for 1/10!! Pre ‘86 with engraved bolsters I got at an antique auction several years ago, and the user my folks gave me for Christmas in 2017 👍🏻
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05/01/2023

105 for 1/05!! This vintage beauty is a pre-date code, four spacer; which means it was made sometime between 1972 and 1981. The cool thing about that, is the blade is 440C steel, which I love!! The length and blade shape makes the 105 absolutely perfect for the upcoming turkey and trout seasons, and it’s actually just a great all around woods knife. Buck currently offers the 105 in 420HC, D2, and S35VN. If you had to pick just one of these steels, which would it be, and why? 🔪
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19/12/2022

Just FYI: today’s the last day to have a Buck arrive under the tree in time for Christmas - if you choose two day shipping 🎄

The 110 Folding Hunter® has been an American favorite for over 50 years! Featuring genuine ebony handles and brass bolsters. Factory direct engraving available.

16/11/2022

Nothing like finishing your euro mount after a successful hunt!! Now to find a cool piece of barn wood to make a plaque for it 🦌
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15/11/2022

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14/11/2022

What do and the Ozark hills have in common? Neither one disappoint 🏔

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13/11/2022

Opening morning success with the tallest 6 pointer I’ve ever seen!! God is so good!! Who else filled a 🦌 tag today? Let me see those photos 📸
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10/07/2022

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21/04/2022

Check out what I got from !! Made in 1924, like new, IN THE BOX, Shakespeare model 1965 Professional, level wind fishing reel. This dude has hand engraved German silver plates, Bakelite rings and handle k***s, the bearings are Ruby jeweled like a high end watch, and it’s still spooled with the original camo nylon braided line. I wonder what the original owner did for a living, as these cost $25 in the 20’s, (equivalent to $400 today). They must have really loved to fish 💕 This reel’s a keeper, for sure 🎣
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31/03/2022

Teenagers, and already blazing trails!! Good luck at Nationals, ladies 🎣

Louisiana Teens Make History as First All-Girl Team to Win State Fishing Championship!



Full Story:
https://www.southernliving.com/culture/activities-and-entertainment/outdoor-recreation/animals-and-wildlife/girls-fishing-team-wins-louisiana-state-championship?utm_campaign=southernliving_southernliving&utm_content

31/01/2022

This would likely help the turkey poult survival rate significantly, as well as the quail, fawn, etc. population. Let the Missouri Dept. of Conservation know your thoughts on this proposed change through their public forum: https://mdc.mo.gov/form/proposed-regulations-comments