JohnP

The fish has been handed off to the MDC Fishery Biologist this afternoon. Thank you Mojorig passing on the info to Nathan, he emailed me first thing this and drove from West Plains to pick it up. Had a good conversation with him before loading up the fish and seemed genuinely interested and concerned with the find andwants it passed on that if anymore are seen, caught, or shot to report it.

Tri lakes rod and reel in Forsyth.

Lol, just replied to your FB message. Wanted to make sure it was someone legit

Don't know about that ;). Like shooting big fish but we can do without these. Also, probably get flack from other bowfishers but wouldn't mind seeing lowered limits on on the other species that allowed.

Email sent to the MDC fisheries biologist over Bull Shoals.

I hope we don't either. Although I'm glad we were able to stick it, wouldn't bother me if we never see another one.

Thanks Quill. I called the fish hatchery this morning hoping maybe a biologist might be in and spoke to the MDC naturalist working and ended up emailing her with pics and measurements of the fish and she is suppose to forward it to the fishery biologist. Told her what I shot and she sounded shocked and asked me if I was sure what it was ;). Couldn't tell me if they needed the fish or not so still have it in a cooler on ice if they need to examine it.

My son put the initial arrow in it and followed up with a second as it was wrapped in the brush.

Guess this answered that question. One thing i love about Bull Shoals is you never know what your going to catch or shoot for that matter ;). If you'd told me they were in the before yesterday I'd say your crazy but I'd probably believe it but with skepticism. Fished and bowfished BS from the stateline up for 30 years and this is the first i had seen not only on BS but any area lake for that matter. Weighed 45 pounds.

How far in?

Been a issue since I got it. Use my graph for speed so it's not that big of issue but would be nice for it work since its there ;). Had been able to pick out in the past but this last time I've picked all i can and it's still not working. Seen suggestions to try and blow it out from the other end but can't figure out which tube would be the Speedo tube if there is on externally that I could up to?.

It's not a recognized record by MDC standards or books, I believe MDC classifies mirrors as commons, It is however a record for the Missour chapter of The Bowfishing Association of America which you have to be a member of to have the record recognized.

Healthier than he looked. He'd been eating well, think it was just that he'd shed his winter coat. Farmer has appreciated the 3 I've taken out since last fall as they been tormenting his cattle and there's been more than one calf lost to the yotes which is why I don't passing on a turkey or deer to pop a yote ;).

Still have an hour plus today and tomorrow so not completely over. Been a odd season, know there's 3 toms and 2 jakes on the farm im hunting but tjeyve been henned up everytime I've seen them and can't pull them away. Had a shot once on one of them last week but passed it as i thought he was going to set up on the strutting deke and put on show just to see him skip on by and lock up at 40 yds without a shot window and gobble his head off trying to pull the hen deke to him. Tried belly crawling and fanning birds, which ive had good results witj in the past, in the field but again they wouldn't pull off the hens. Also I've heard very little gobbling, little bit here and there but not like usual. Not complaining as I did get the opportunity to help out the farmer and deer and turkey population by taking out a sneaky yote that belly crawled up to my hen deke and was met with a load of 3inch #5's.

Congrats on tagging out Marty!!!!!

That's awsome!!!!!

Congrats on the Jake, id probably take it right now as well. Have yet to hear a bird on the roost. Past up an opportunity on a jake opening morning at 10 yds waiting for something more mature but in 6 sits that's the only shot on a legal bird I've had. Did chase 2 toms around the other day but couldn't pull em off the hens they were with and wasn't able to cut em off at the pass.

Sounds like a awsome trip and reunion. Congrats DD.

Congrats on a stud of a bird Marty. Think I'm going to be fighting cows again where I hunt as the farmers went and opened all hates where we normally see Turkey's.

Thank you and that she is or waiting for the neighbor to throw her a stick ;).

And with back deck laid down the C-liner flooring is done.

Bit fairly good Monday morning when it was 35 degrees air temp. Most were around the 12 inch mark with a few right at 10.

Got a little more of the SeaDek flooring down, still have a little more to go.

Picked this 23 inches up Monday afternoon on a 3 inch shad pattern swimbait. 2 hits in 2.5 hrs for the one but made for a good dinner.

I've just recently started adding SeaDek to my Crestliner nut had to put it on hold due to the weather, cold. Needs to be atleast mid 60s to 70s for proper installation. Went with the DIY 5mm sheets that were half off for there fay after Thanksgiving sale. So pleased with it. Not going to as pretty if I'd had them precut but saving quite a bit of money and I'm not worried about the looks as much as I am being able to walk barefoot or kneel down during the middle of day and not burning myself on the metal ;). Plan is to do the lids in solid pieces and then square tile pattern the rest of the flooring which should make it easier to fit in and around corners without chancing screwing up a sheet. It does have a good strong 3mm adhesive backing to it so no glueing it down and will say the pieces I have set their not moving ;).