Slow Going At The ‘Mighty Mississipp’
“The Mississippi River will always have it’s own way; no engineering skill can persuade it to do otherwise…” Mark Twain in Eruption
Locks and dams be damned. The Mississippi River has a mind of it’s own, and right now, its mindset might best be described as downright stingy. Rumor has it that a chorus of tiny violins can be heard for miles around Fort Madison, Iowa, the site of this week’s Bassmaster Elite Series ‘River Rumble’, as pros lament over the less-than-ideal conditions they’re facing at the Mississippi River.