[Lower end, 4/5. Personal best...........]

1 hour ago, Quillback said:

It's not a hellbender, most likely a mudpuppy.

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 

[Hawker Point to close]

 

[Hawker Point to close]

Are they counting bears?

[A word about changing spark plugs in your outboard....]

On 2/4/2024 at 1:19 PM, fishinwrench said:

Tech time is over.   

Time to get back to fishing talk.....or something unrelated to WORK !  😁

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

[Right or Left Hand Reel?]

22 hours ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I grew up fly fishing and always casted with my right hand and managed line with my left.   Then I used spinning reels with left hand reel and now use left hand reel bait cast.  It seems intuitive to me that your dominant hand should do the casting, holding and manipulating the rod.   Reeling is a one motion.  Just reeling.  I can use right hand reels if I have too.  

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.

[Dustin Connell]

On 2/22/2024 at 4:42 PM, fishinwrench said:

Here's what I notice:    Guys install FFS and then spend every bit of 3-5 months fussing over settings and transducer angles.  Then when they finally get it all "dialed in" and begin to really figure things out.... something new and improved comes out and the process repeats itself. 

Overnight success with FFS does not happen unless you are a genuine gamer. And the payoff after you've spent the time to get it all figured out is being HEAD DOWN & ALL HUNCHED OVER,  piddling around out in the middle of flats chasing fish that, for the most part, are less than 3 pounds.

 

 

I'm fascinated by it, and I've learned some cool stuff just by watching some fish, but I'm in no mood to spend the time necessary to truly get good at it.   And then there's the cost....

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

[Jet Jon project]

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.

[Did anyone see this yet.]

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.

[Did anyone see this yet.]

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

[Did anyone see this yet.]

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

[Do away with 30,000 dams?]

On 11/12/2023 at 6:18 AM, jdmidwest said:

At our shop, key employees have to drag the dead weight ones around while doing both our dedicated tasks and theirs too.  We call them zombies, wandering around looking at FB or Tiktok all of the time.  Our only rewards are laughing at the stupidity.

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😁  

[Saturday]

On 10/23/2023 at 6:54 PM, MrGiggles said:

I snuck out last Tuesday. Did pretty good on crappie but they were lacking in size. Every brushpile I hit was loaded with 9-9.75 fish. Only had two keepers at the end of the night.

Sounds like a good time.

[Saturday]

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.

[Meadow Mushrooms]

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

[Mammoth to Merril Horse]

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? 

 

 

 

[Batteries]

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

[Longnose Gar]

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.

[Longnose Gar]

On 7/12/2023 at 11:02 AM, yaknar said:

I just had cataract surgery so while I’m setting around I thought I would post pictures of my last couple floats. For some reason I caught a Gar on both floats but when they get along side the kayak they get off. I blame boney mouth….

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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.

[No news from Stockton]

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    

[Finally got myself a decent Missouri striper!!!]

4 hours ago, Ik314 said:

Thought you all might enjoy the pics.  Caught around 1130 in the morning last Saturday in a steady rain on the ever trusty Megabass 110+1 jr in matt shad color using 8 lb  Yo-Zuri T7 fluorocarbon on a medium fast action Daiwa tatula spinning setup.  Quite the battle from the kayak in swift water.  36 inches long and about 16.5 lbs!!  

 

Holy Cow that's a dandy !

[7-6-23. Early Morning Out of Baxter.]

On 7/15/2023 at 7:40 AM, Bill Babler said:

I’d be hung up before I even threw it in the water. 🤪🤪🤪

I’m with Randy on the spoon however the walleye currently are super mixed in with the gills at the 18’ to 22’ range. 

I’ve heard thru the grapevine that live small crayfish and at least medium size minnows are catching some in amongst the gills. 

The guy that’s doing this is trapping his bait in flat creek.  I don’t think you can buy that type of bait anywhere. 

PS. I tried the Lindy and also 1 oz. bottom bouncers. Gills ate me up, just had to quit. 


 

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

[James River Walleye…]

Well I knew I should be out there.

I have working too much

[7-6-23. Early Morning Out of Baxter.]

On 7/10/2023 at 1:28 PM, curtisce said:

Jigging rap is popular too.

 

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

[7-6-23. Early Morning Out of Baxter.]

On 7/6/2023 at 4:34 PM, Bill Babler said:

Jeff I just rigged a size 1 on a drop shot and threaded  the 1/2 crawler on it.  As I said I was after walleye and couldn’t keep these pesky critters off. 

When the walleye are in that zone they are fun to spoon !

[Nice Morning Out Of Baxter]

I've caught several walleye in there this time of year as well. The area fits all the criteria for walleye habitat, in my opinion. I even caught them under wake boat traffic, I think it actually turned them on.  It was the first weekend after the 4th they were 28ft. I had never fished the area before, my brother and daughter in-law, and I caught 6 with only one keeper over 20.