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Comment by Tobias Gibson on June 15, 2014 at 10:29

Robert, I'm guessing you mean the Flathead Catfish and NOT the three men catching them!

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on June 15, 2014 at 10:19

We call them Opelousas Cats or Gojion Gai. Pronounced Goo shon guy.

Comment by David Selph on June 13, 2014 at 18:31

These three guys come out a few times a year.  When I was growing up my Dad and I would fish for these in the Flint River in Georgia with spinning rods and reels, heavy line and weight and a small bluegill for bait.  We called them Aplaloochies.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on June 13, 2014 at 18:19

That's cool. He has eaten his share of Bream. That's the best eating catfish they have. We have a special name for them, down here in Acadiana.

Comment by Howard P Reynolds on June 13, 2014 at 18:18

Nice catch!

Comment by David Selph on June 13, 2014 at 18:13

Noodling anyone?  This is at the dock at the edge of my front yard.  This Flathead Cat is about 30-35 lbs.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on June 9, 2014 at 14:32

Anyone been in the Outdoors lately? I need to make a fishing trip. I feel it in my bones....lol

Comment by Howard P Reynolds on June 5, 2014 at 14:21

Good stuff.  So, you were in Grad school AFTER, Patton made LTC, or before?

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on June 5, 2014 at 14:09

Thanks for the info, real interesting.

Comment by Tobias Gibson on June 4, 2014 at 18:18

Okay speaking of go WAY OFF topic, Ron your "pilot" comment brought me back to a research paper I wrote back in  Grad School that discussed the Roll of the Machine Gun and its impact on the evolution of modern warfare. 

After World War 1 (late 1920s early 1930s several very smart military strategists argued the the Horse Cavalry was no longer needed because it was ineffective against entrenched machine guns.   However, one very bright young officer argued otherwise.  He argued that the role of the horse cavalry remained vital until other means of transportation became reliable and easy for the common soldier to use. (automobile and motorcycle) He argued that while it was ineffective against an entrenched enemy it was no less effective that foot infantry.  He went on to argue that Tanks were required to remove the entrenched  machine gun but until something better came along, the horse cavalry remained the most effective an economic way to exploit an gap in an enemy line and that the caissons (supply trains) of Cavalry units needed to include Machine Gun Companies to provide support for the horse cavalry until the infantry could catch up. 

The article appeared in Infantry Journal.I'm not exactly sure when it was written but I  know it was before 1934.   I know this because the author  was a Major when he wrote it.  And Major George S.  Patton was promoted to  Lieutenant Colonel in 1934.

And the horse cavalry in the U.S. lived on for another decade and was actually finally done in by the Jeep.

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