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Nah, I think that was the Niangua. I can't get Johnny to try Saltwater with me.

I can not stand Steel cut oatmeal. I really enjoy Old Fashioned Oats. I can't eat the instant ones.

I've never worked with dubbing. I'm kinda intimidated by the concept. I guess you apply a dubbing wax to the thread?

I've done well on them at Stockton, TR, Bull Shoals, and some of the creeks. I have not thrown them much of late. There is no reason that they wouldn't still be effective.

I certainly agree that it takes effort and time.With Spotlock and the transducer on a separate Mount, I’m not seeing the boat control being an issue. Granted it’s gonna be easier with a 5 mph wind vs 25 mph. It takes a while for your brain to get that left to right is really front to back (or vice versa I can’t remember),

That’s an Ouchie JBG. this was where Cajun Anglers Walk The Dog bait ended up after a fish threw it. It didn’t hurt. We popped it out with the string trick.

Our ER definitely has that Lure collection. They get really pissy about it if you don’t want to surrender the bait. A word to the wise, cut the hooks off the bait prior to going to the ER. Leave the bait at home. There are several baits I would love to have out of that box. Some oldies but goodies that you can’t buy anymore.

Marty makes a really good Clouser.

The bigger females may have been offshore . I’m not familiar with the overall population / size structure for that lake, but you would have to think there are some bigger ones. still you got out and made it happen. Kudos

I like mine

Nope. I’ve driven by it multiple times and fished DeGray and Ouachita multiple days. I would rather try Catherine than Hamilton although the temperate bass options are appealing

It’s ironic that the Lake I share a name with is so over developed and overcrowded that I have ALMOST no interest in fishing it.

Tampa Bay keeps having massive fish kills. Kinda makes me want to look elsewhere. I think I will target the Crystal River area.

It seems like on my version of the White River that the large Browns can be very territorial. I believe the guides learn where they live and may catch the same fish multiple times.

Kevin Morelock with Indigo Guide Service is the featured expert in the carp/SMB/pike on fly on flats. He’s a Good Dude and Very Knowledgable. Smart Guy. Will cancel a day if he thinks weather is going to be unsafe or make chances of success minimal.

1 down, 3 to go. April gets closer every day.

Luck and Skill is a Great combo to have.

Yes Sir On Fly with a visual eat. It was ehhhh Very Memorable. I saw it rush forward and engulf the streamer as it headed right at the boat. I strip set hard, but because the fish rocketed straight at the boat boat For a split second, I felt nothing and thought I had failed to get a hookset. Really excited when everything pulled tight. Kevin MorLock was the Guide. Look for Indigo Guide Service. He and his partner also guided us for Big Carp on fly in Michigan. I think they also guide for a Steelhead Run in the UP.

Pete apparently has found the Brown Trout doughnut shop.

My fish would have been a World Record on 12 pound tippet. Lol, I didn’t set the tippet or have any dreams of such silliness. I think I could have easily caught my fish on 12 lb tippet. Honestly, I thought talk of 30 lbers was Hyperbole and not realistic. My Buddy Tom booked a bunch of days this year and Got really Good weather a few days and just caught em and caught em. One day was All Topwater eats. I doubt I’ll ever catch another one like my Big Bull, but I caught that one.

Happy Birthday DD! You’re one in 350 million. Mad props!

Dave sending stuff that is fairly disturbing is fairly common.

I have decent electronics with DI/SI. I can find brush piles with fish on them, but even with GPS waypoints it still takes time to find the known brush piles and position the boat. Cheater Scope puts you on the brush so much faster that traditional electronics AND you can quickly determine the activity level of the fish on the brush without dropping a bait. You can with experience determine the species and size of the individual fish. You can make sure your bait is optimally place as far as depth without being directly over the fish. it exponentially increases your effectiveness at catching fish. It makes an average fisherman much more effective at catching limits. It makes a “Hammer” a freaking SLEDGE HAMMER. I am not at all knowledgeable in how guys are using Cheater Scope for bass or other species. We will see long term effects on crappie populations, but I feel. Like part of how harvest limits are set is by determining how effective anglers are going to be at catching fish and how many anglers are oursukng them. I truly believe Cheater Scope is increasing crappie harvest. The relatively limited number of Cheater Scope users is the only saving grace. I do not currently own Cheater Scope, but I’m saving my pennies.

Some live there all year. If you say there is a Spring push, Ok. I’m not sure there are enough there to make it a destination trip, but that’s your call. this was up by a private bridge not too far below the Springs caught August 27. 2015. Dang the years are flying by

Lies All Lies A single specimen was collected in Apr/May of 98/99 in Greene County. It was very close to a baitfish farm. Prior to that one specimen was collected in 1894. I would like better odds than that.