dan hufferd

I hooked a big gar around emerald beach a few years ago, on a spoon. It stayed pinned long enough to get it's head almost in the boat. They are fighters !

Bass out of the wintery deep are excellent !

I thought mudpuppies and hellbenders were the same creature, I think I read in Mo.con. that the hellbender is a sign of healthy water. Either way it's a cool catch

Are they counting bears?

You are a patient person, offering all this to us. Thanks

Agree, grew up with spinning tackle, went to baitcasters late in life, I'm righthanded, cast with my right, reel with my left, I never have to switch hands to reel, it seems right to me.

If you come across some of their old junk they want to flip on the cheap I might be interested.

Good morning, Those guys on the current river thread should know a thing or two about it. I'll be following along, to learn as well.

I haven't found that old video of the muskie I think is might be imbedded in an article I read somewhere. As I recall it was longer than whatever record they were going for, but not as heavy. I did find this interesting.

I thought it was small too. There is an old video out there of a man with a near record fish on a stringer beside his boat, it was taken at fellows years ago Sorry I didn't realize there was malware

https://www.ky3.com/2023/11/17/springfield-fisherman-catches-what-likely-was-state-record-musky/

In the day there were merit based raises and apprenticeship learning. I think school is great, it should be more kinetic. In other words actually do something to prove yourself. Most managers are fb'ers and tiktok'ers too. Oh my goodness i can get wound up about this. We better get back to the dam thing😁

Sounds like a good time.

I couldn't resist getting on the water, I just brought the kayak though. Put in at Son's creek just to look around. Tried to fish a little but man there are shad everywhere it was crazy ! Loaded up went to Mutton Creek to float around, got no love on anything. But it was a beautiful day. Sometimes fishing really makes me question my sanity.

Puff balls are up here, Carthage Mo. We had two days of heavy rain, we got 7 inches in one storm.

I don't fish your water, but in the 90's I spent a lot of time on upper indian creek in McDonald county, it is clear and cold, probably similar water quality. I cannot tell you how many nice bass I caught on a 2.5" blue back and chrome belly tiny torpedo. I am not sure how you are supposed to work it, I always just worked it like a walking bait, but of course it doesn't walk, just kinda zip pause zip repeat. If you didn't get them on the first pass you could pick them up on the second. I didn't own waders, only a 17' canoe and and a pair of cut off shorts. Wading many miles catching smallies in chest deep water, was great fun ! There leaches there by the millions so that sucks but it was worth it. We did not have much money, so these small creeks in our area were great fun for my children and myself. If we were millionaires I'm not sure if we could have bought a good time like the ones we had. Probably too much info. I had a tough time finding an image of these, I assume they still make them?

I have posted this before, I will not say, what I think is best, you decide. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7rTcBanpMk&ab_channel=ProjectFarm

I have caught them on a 4" piece of white flat shoe lace, you can cut 4" off one end of the shoe lace, drop an 1/8oz sinker inside tie your line below the sinker so it won't come out. their teeth get hung in the lace, you just drag them to the boat, but don't set the hook because there isn't one, that is tough to do.

I caught a big one on a spoon in tablerock once, that thing pulled like train, got the head up almost in the boat and it came unbuttoned. It was fun.

On the hot days we would go out in the morning 6am to 11am or so throw some spoons around channel swings and points for walleye, then put the top up and pull cranks for the grandkids in the 15ft range, we called them the "watchers" about every point or hump or back of cove produced something for them. I have a trolling flap on my motor, best speed was in the 1.5 mph area, #7 flicker shad was a favorite, something with flash. You could catch every species that eats minnows. But I haven't done that in a few years now, they are all teenagers and are too busy for the old man for now. There is a lure few use in the south for toothy fish if you want to know message me I will tell you. Good luck

Holy Cow that's a dandy !

I would love to have a 5 gallon bucket of gills almost as much as 4 walleye

Well I knew I should be out there. I have working too much

Yes if you can keep one tied on, I can loose 5 of those a day easy