CARBONDALE â Dwight J. Violette's life is a lot quieter now â it has been for the last 16 years.
The 71-year-old Carbondale man often finds himself seated next to the lazily-flowing Big Muddy River off of Route 51 near Carbondale.
On Wednesday, his folding chair was planted between a system of fishing polls dug into the ground, affixed with bells. At the end of each line was a hook baited with a knot of chicken liver â an enticing snack for any unsuspecting or overly-curious catfish.
Violette fidgeted with a small campfire that he said was used to keep the bugs at bay â he hates gnats. As he waits for the bells to ring he rolls cannabis into tobacco blunt wraps. He prefers blunts to more traditional paper-rolled joints because he said they burn slower.