var iWebAlbumPhotos = [{"caption": "First 2010 Trip", "url": "96ad4dd016ca4eada8103da961364c3f.jpg", "comment": "15 Shortnose Gar, 3 Common Carp and 1 Buffalo was the tally for Mike and Bert.  Top Gar weight was 5lbs 2oz which is 4oz short of the State Record and 2oz Short of #2 in the State."},{"caption": "Robyn & Pat's Carp", "url": "7b86cd113e2d49ffbec05936b9dd9282.jpg", "comment": "Left is Robyn's carp (first with the bow & biggest) and on the right in Pat's carp (first with the bow & biggest). We hit Hickory Grove just perfect on Saturday. With the recent rain and the water temp the Carp were full spawn! The carp were so into spawning that we could shoot several times at the same group spawning without spooking them! Truly a sight to see."},{"caption": "7 Gar and 1 Carp", "url": "952152d16913440690f990e9534df498.jpg", "comment": "Mike arrowed 4 of the seven Gar and the Carp. While bert arrowed the 3 remaining Gar."},{"caption": "Close Up", "url": "621f3018602948abb928315da3f9ffb7.jpg", "comment": "What a difference this weekend was compared to last. Lots of boats and several bow fisherman. The gar are done spawning and the river is down a couple of feet. Tough conditions."},{"caption": "State Record", "url": "f7f7c388a7ef4d0a88416894275f74e5.jpg", "comment": "Bert arrowed this nice 5lb 8.16oz (officially weighed by HYVee) Shortnose Gar in the Des Moines River. This fish was identified by Iowa Fish Biologist Ben Dodd. And will end up being the new Iowa State Record."},{"caption": "State Record for Two Hours", "url": "96d30ff0c9a843dc83e568984b8e9313.jpg", "comment": "Mike arrowed this 5lb 5.12oz (officially weighed by HYVee and identified by Ben Dodd) Shortnose Gar two hours before Bert arrowed his. Allowing Mike to hold the state record for two awesome hours before Bert arrowed potentially the new state record!!"},{"caption": "19 Total", "url": "13f34491a04a4cb385da9c09b33df088.jpg", "comment": "All said and done. 19 Shortnose Gar and 3 Common Carp were harvested from the Des Moines River this afternoon."},{"caption": "First 2008 Bowfish Kill", "url": "f35b960b3bc54aaab236c27fb4a1d9a9.jpg", "comment": "38lbs was the weight of this White Amur. He was one of three that we saw. Unfortunately, we didn't connect with the other two."},{"caption": "It's Over", "url": "c5ee35c8165b418da6a48e7e7993e27c.jpg", "comment": "Bowfishing at the marsh is over!"},{"caption": "End of the Fun", "url": "7d3c7b728fe5465dbe17856ff74eb918.jpg", "comment": "That's a lot of dead fish."},{"caption": "Mike Olson", "url": "1b30c1d750fb48e891df9c0e09eb916d.jpg", "comment": "27lbs 7oz Buffalo Mike shot while we were bowfishing last night. Between Mike, Joe, Bert and myself we tipped the scales at around 1,752lbs in just 3 hours in two boats!"},{"caption": "Cody", "url": "68a06c0a9a904e7da87649d27389e14d.jpg", "comment": "Nice Shortnose Gar Cody shot from shore down below the dam at Red Rock."},{"caption": "Cody & Bert", "url": "672fc20ec66647fb8414c2fd75651d8a.jpg", "comment": "Cody made a great shot on this Carp from shore! Not an easy feat on a river!"},{"caption": "Three White Amur", "url": "eb6662c3f1974260b04f46b4f3c31170.jpg", "comment": "A decent day on the water is anytime you can get more than two of these big fish."},{"caption": "Mike Olson", "url": "7376fdac2bdb49478d8262136ef92643.jpg", "comment": "Joe and Mike took their duck boat out the other weekend and ended up getting quite a few."},{"caption": "Buffalo are Dirty", "url": "9ee3e19f307b436592e3d45139356509.jpg", "comment": "Three very nice buffalo shot this weekend!"},{"caption": "Larry's Biggest", "url": "724d3291ccf74ec1aef76fbddff2804a.jpg", "comment": "Larry is holding a 29lb 10oz Buffalo he shot."},{"caption": "Joe", "url": "7f7323836d7c4a25886374570edeb169.jpg", "comment": "Here Joe is holding his 36lb 5oz buffalo."},{"caption": "Dirty Buffalo Hunter", "url": "c6fb27d69bd746a29a610955e13f5999.jpg", "comment": "Larry Parker as dirty as you can get while bowfishing."},{"caption": "Duck Boat Gone Wild!", "url": "95831322f09148c099391c45db7fdc85.jpg", "comment": "We used one of Joe's homemade wooden fiberglass duck boats."},{"caption": "Pile", "url": "dd5ffbff5cc24b0f876cd7f50c8f0e60.jpg", "comment": "A nice pile of Buffalo from the Marsh."},{"caption": "Last Haul", "url": "ede4c511e9e6416bafd875ad6bb448d2.jpg", "comment": "We could only carry so many fish in the 35 gallon barrel roped in the canoe before it got tippy. So we would bring loads slike the one on the rocks and donate them to the fisherman on the shore! This is why there isn't a huge group picture."},{"caption": "41lbs", "url": "66295bed161e49deb0ea21d6cf403a62.jpg", "comment": "This Buffalo weighed in at 41.52lbs! What a brute especially in a canoe. Biggest of the day and year."},{"caption": "40lbs", "url": "1e8da149545c4908b274b63ece906e23.jpg", "comment": "This Buffalo weighed in just over 40lbs and check out the misc video section on the website under hunting for live video of this kill."},{"caption": "Onieda Screaming Eagle", "url": "8d7f3f98c4964d38961817389effb5e9.jpg", "comment": "Our Newest Toy for bow fishing. We didn't understand the attraction for these bows until we used it this weekend! WOW 80% let off and it flings the arrows at 53lbs. Great bow and I'm looking for my own!!"},{"caption": "White Amur", "url": "cf376fc3adc9401785954b3d132fb01c.jpg", "comment": "Four more White Amur to add to our collection. These were taken Friday late afternoon and weighed over 40lbs."},{"caption": "Shortnose Gar", "url": "208ef5ce73164a8097ea5178aa4da4ed.jpg", "comment": "Saturday turned out to be okay for Shortnosed Gar. They were burried in the willows and lucky for our our mod V boat worked great! we were able to harvest 4. The biggest weighing 3lbs 10oz."},{"caption": "Shortnose Gar", "url": "91d351ff00484349ad25194504d72d0f.jpg", "comment": "Our biggest to date weighing in at 3lbs 10oz."},{"caption": "Up Close", "url": "5ba57e24f5cf4f3088b54b4b1a129322.jpg", "comment": "A close look at these Shortnose Gar."},{"caption": "Shortnose Gar", "url": "5419de33be63441da98ecd92a3f4c494.jpg", "comment": "This Shortnose Gar (shot from Des Moines River) weighed in at 3lb 8oz. Giving Mike a new species for Iowa Big Fish Award. Making two for the year."},{"caption": "Bert's Gar", "url": "75aeff61cc154abb9f5f0c5aaa029ce2.jpg", "comment": "Bert got this Shortnose Gar while he and Mike were bow fishing in the Des Moines River"},{"caption": "Smaller Gar", "url": "936db1e73cb3465a9f76ffcc7abb0ba8.jpg", "comment": "AMOutDoors' member shot lots during this outing. Gar proved they are hard targets in the water. Their tough scales and slender bodies only add to their challenge."},{"caption": "Close Up", "url": "30e3ae16cff94c3cae4fb554e816b5f3.jpg", "comment": "This is a good close up of the Shortnose Gar and their many teeth!"},{"caption": "Des Moines River Carp", "url": "a8118c056bd34a258799518a8929fa4e.jpg", "comment": "One of the many Common Carp we saw on the river."},{"caption": "Crowd at the Marsh", "url": "b6ddf6e3bb724e05a12a81a3eb1eff86.jpg", "comment": "The channel runs under the bridge and everyone gathers there as its a prime funnel location and has trapped many buffalos."},{"caption": "New Friends", "url": "eb938ffb6aa04b02ba95beda64a35a58.jpg", "comment": "All buffalo were donated to the fisherman and fisherwomen on the bank as Mike and Bert had to come to shore 3 times to unload the 35 gallon drum tied in the middle of the canoe."},{"caption": "38lb Big Mouth Buffalo", "url": "668d2ed136244969a16b0f3a2db3003c.jpg", "comment": "We only took a picture of the biggest of the night. It broke the scale at 38lbs 5oz. AMOutDoors Members Bert and Mike filled a 35 gallon drum nearly 3 times in 2.5 hours of bow shooting. Total weight of all fish was just over 750lbs with 20 Iowa Big Fish Awards! What an opportunity!"},{"caption": "Big Mouth Buffalos", "url": "701106beff8948f88bd248452e989950.jpg", "comment": "19 of the Marsh's Finest!"},{"caption": "Nice Buffalos", "url": "b11d0c2984ce4bafa5b075fad52e959e.jpg", "comment": "Another good spread of Buffalos from the Marsh."},{"caption": "Bert's Buffalo", "url": "68b186cb344b494d956de542d69a9491.jpg", "comment": "Weighing 28lbs 1oz"},{"caption": "Mike's Buffalo", "url": "79621a418d6e49ab9178dfb2b8693b38.jpg", "comment": "Weighing 26lbs"},{"caption": "Sunday Slump", "url": "94713b08370e4e7c8183a9263ce699dc.jpg", "comment": "Bert, Robyn and Mike were only able to land one nice White Amur this Sunday. Traffic was up on the lake and the Carp were cautious. This one weighed just under 40lbs and is an Iowa Big Fish Award."},{"caption": "Four More", "url": "9714470f3eed491f92b1b67916dcc3a9.jpg", "comment": "This was a pretty good day for Bert and Mike. Three Iowa Big fish Awards and one common carp. Weights from left to right: 39lbs, 40lbs, 10lbs, 41lbs."},{"caption": "Trip Number 2", "url": "6f9da3fff8d34fd399ada4be25b02175.jpg", "comment": "On our second trip we almost topped the scales at 100lbs with just two White Amur and two Common Carp! What a Great start to the 2006 summer. The Center Two are both Iowa Big Fish Awards. One for Mike and One for Bert. That gives 4 species for Bert this 2006 year!"},{"caption": "Exploratory Mission", "url": "ae2a27dd0c8947828ba2b4e603368c8f.jpg", "comment": "The first trip out to the marsh was windy and muddy. But we were still able to get four Common Carp, and barely make it back to the ramp!"},{"caption": "Tyler, Terry and Bert", "url": "4a96d11699eb473dbb6c3f97e62c9ed0.jpg", "comment": "There are 4 Grass Carp and a baker's dozen of Common Carp."},{"caption": "Mike's Biggest", "url": "56015896730e4b888c55e58383b70228.jpg", "comment": "This one almost hit the state record for a White Amur. The state record at the time was 62lbs and this one weighed in just over 60lbs."},{"caption": "Tyler's White Amur", "url": "a6a976850e69441ea60be4d370e816f1.jpg", "comment": "Tyler's 1st White Amur and also an Iowa Big Fish Award."},{"caption": "Team Work", "url": "7b2720536a7643049c411bc9d1128fc2.jpg", "comment": "This Grass Carp took two arrows to control and get into the boat."},{"caption": "Mike", "url": "cacd7a13027c4aab88b71407925eae8a.jpg", "comment": "Here are 7 Grass Garp. The smallest weighing around 30lbs and the largest being over 50lbs."},{"caption": "Bert's White Amur", "url": "a1a204223ded43079f7456d4b293ed8a.jpg", "comment": "Here is Bert holding a nice White Amur and his harpoon he created just for these big brutes. This was an Iowa Big Fish award."},{"caption": "Mike", "url": "939b216ab38c485d9c30fdb76cbba9b2.jpg", "comment": "This White Amur was another Iowa Big Fish Award shot by Mike weighing in around 40lbs."},{"caption": "Bow Fishing Group", "url": "6ab9867db3e24fd9827979111a0a8db8.jpg", "comment": "From left to Right: Terry, Mike, Bert, and Tyler. When we can't deer hunt we hunt carp. From all the pointing, those must have been shot by Mike."},{"caption": "Mike", "url": "b1751a9c9f284a968e4e4581298532cd.jpg", "comment": "Here is Mike with one White Amur and 3 Common Carp. The White Amur was an Iowa Big Fish Award"},{"caption": "Mike's Gimp", "url": "78ed5a11dbf9477a9601487986827c14.jpg", "comment": "This carp must have been hit by something to cause such a problem with its back bone. It wasn't the only gimp on the lake that day."},{"caption": "Mike & Andrew", "url": "ecf1055232444e28a8c0d612821ba36b.jpg", "comment": "These 3 Grass Carp weighed between 45 and 55lbs. Not a bad afternoon."},{"caption": "Bert", "url": "8e28ba19280d44c9b415243284812f21.jpg", "comment": "Bert looks pretty happy with his shot on this Common Carp."},{"caption": "Bert & Mike", "url": "cfd05fcfd70a4ebdbc4335df2a83dfcc.jpg", "comment": "This is a string of Carp that Mike and Bert had to wade thru the muck to get. Excellent day."},{"caption": "Mike's Two White Amur", "url": "c4f0de6c3da34ca3b682f4cc3852e007.jpg", "comment": "These are another couple of nice White Amur. Both of these made big fish awards for Iowa."},{"caption": "Bert & Mike", "url": "84fbcf4cf9ea4127a42986a756d5050e.jpg", "comment": "Bert and Mike had another serious day of Carp hunting. Nice Snapping Turtle in the group as well."},{"caption": "Mike's White Amur", "url": "85042b18b900473194544ac201e0afa0.jpg", "comment": "This was the first Grass Carp we harvested with the bow and arrow. This opened the door to bow fishing. It was an Iowa Big Fish Award."}];