Thread: whats going on out there??

Bacteria are ALWAYS present in water, fortunately most are harmless to humans and the numbers do decrease dramatically with a drop in temperature.

Originally Posted by FinChaser

...As much as the mainstream media and the Resident of The Whitehouse would like America to believe the sky is falling, it is not!...

Could we save our political commentary to enrich the off-topic section with our wit and wisdom? It seems a shame to waste it on what's supposed to be a fishing discussion.

Originally Posted by T-wagon

Could we save our political commentary to enrich the off-topic section with our wit and wisdom? It seems a shame to waste it on what's supposed to be a fishing discussion.

Sorry, I thought we were discussing bacteria! OOPS!!!

Originally Posted by FinChaser

Sorry, I thought we were discussing bacteria! OOPS!!!

"Sorry FinChaser is a moderator/admin and you are not allowed to ignore him or her."

We can ignore a member who we find not to be as cute as he/she thinks. This is not true of a moderator. There is however, a remedy.

Good grief... I've read this last few lines several times and cannot decide if the chiding of Fin is cuteness, too, or some left-wing, bomb-throwing Anarchist whose whitey tighties are too snug to realize this is an informal forum about fishing and fishermen in lower Alabama. It's all fun 'til you dot someone's eye. We'll see now, huh?

First of all Fin must be a he are an awful ugly she, second; T chill out we all lub Obama just some to lesser degrees.

This is yet another example of the media trying to scare the public during a slow period of news with information about a public health issue without expanding upon all the facts involved. You are much more likely to contract MRSA from a Walmart shopping cart or vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) from visiting a loved one in a nursing home than this obscure brackish water bacteria. The news outlets in Kentucky made a huge deal out of 'toxic algae blooms' in Corps lakes this past summer and had everyone questioning whether they would use the lakes for fishing or recreation. I could tell no difference when I visited the lake I grew up on for a week in July to crappie fish and it didn't stop me from taking a dip to cool off or eat the fish I caught. I have had the personal displeasure to see several cases of flesh eating bacteria or necrotizing fasciitis over my career and all but one case had multiple comorbidities that predisposed the individual to infection of a wound and all were caused by one of three organisms (group A strep, staph (including MRSA) or Clostridum perfringens (a gas gangrene-causing bacteria)). So the news needs to get their facts straight and be completely transparent if they're going to report on these unfortunate cases.

Just take the normal precautions that any prudent person would normally take during a fishing trip. Avoid cuts if possible, don't handle sharks without gloves to avoid shark rash, keep any existing wounds covered well with a bandage and don't go swimming in water over your neck if you are seriously concerned. I am more concerned about being seriously injured or killed on the drive to a day of fishing than any accident or other event that would occur during a normal day on the water. This news story doesn't even cause me to pause when considering a day of fishing and I do not consider myself to be one who takes on unnecessary risk. The water will cool, the bacterial colony numbers will fall as it does every autumn and nature will go on about its business as it has since the beginning of time.

Originally Posted by T-wagon

"Sorry FinChaser is a moderator/admin and you are not allowed to ignore him or her."

We can ignore a member who we find not to be as cute as he/she thinks. This is not true of a moderator. There is however, a remedy.

Run that by me one more time....

Originally Posted by FinChaser

Sorry, I thought we were discussing bacteria! OOPS!!!

<Rimshot>

Originally Posted by nolo

Thank you all.

Nolo,
I hope you got some useful info in answer to your question. A boat trip will great for the youngster whether you catch a pile of fish or not.
I am sorry that your thread got derailed by our censor, he must be new, cuz I didn't even know we had one.
Thanks for joining up and hopefully we will see y'all on the pier!
Fin