Clayton Bass

I recently became a boat owner, about what time of year do the ramps get a little less busy and the amount of ski boats, pontoons, and jet ski's calm down. All the traffic makes me nervous since I have so little lake boating experience. Any less popular places to put in around Big M/ Eagle rock? Eagle rock was basically solid ski boats and pontoons this weekend. If I am strictly interested in fishing would I be better off putting in around Cape Fair? Thank you.

The Neosho, MO chapter of Ducks Unlimited is having their 2014 Banquet on April 18th. We will be having live and silent auctions, live music, and catering by Undercliff Grill and Bar. If you use Facebook we have event info at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ducks-Unlimited-Neosho-Chapter/306801506112509. If you don't use Facebook, event info and online ticket sales are available at http://www.ducks.org/missouri/events/31418/neosho-membership-dinner . Thank you everybody.

I'd be real interested in seeing that decoy set up. I only hunt shallow water so all my decoys are texas-rigged. One of the best gear decisions I've ever made for waterfowl hunting. Edited to add: I saw the other thread after I typed this. It sounds like your using a variation of a long line set up with a very innovative way to set up the long lines. Interesting indeed. I would have to see it in person to really understand how it all works, I'm kind of a slow learner like that from time to time.

Had a buddy put 18 pellets clean through one of my decoys opening day of the middle zone. That poor decoy had entry wounds and exit wounds. It was one of those Drake double duty decoys I bought a few years ago. They are thin as a milk jug but super light for those long walk in hunts.

What coatings for the bottom of fiberglass canoes have you had good luck with? I'm not coating a canoe, I want to use the coatings on the bottom of some fiberglass coffin blinds for waterfowl hunting. I use them to drag my decoys into an area and then lay down in the blind. I'm looking for something that is low friction and abrasion resistant. Thanks.

My wife has started using waterfowl in some Asian style recipes. I've really like them.

How much are they charging to go to Jolly Mill? I haven't been since they started charging people.

The Neosho, MO Chapter of Ducks Unlimited is having their 2013 Banquet on April 13. If you have Facebook more info can be found at https://www.facebook.com/events/214288872047426/ . If you don't have Facebook, you can purchase tickets and find info at http://www.ducks.org/missouri/events/30793/neosho-dinner . The chapter will be auction several firearms including a Kimber 300 Win Mag, Browning Maxus, and Kimber Custom II 1911.

Is your blind sitting at about the normal water line? Because that is about how low the spot I normally hunt is, it's weird to be sitting in a layout in the spot you usually put your decoys. My hide from past years is 40yds or more from the water this year.

I think a layout blind would have been easier on your back. Hope the hard work pays off.

Not as many ducks flying over my spot this morning, I blew several good chances then I managed to jam the gun by putting a shell in backwards. That was a bear to get back out. Ended up going home empty handed.

Finally started to see a good number of mallards this morning, hopeful I'll get a quick limit in the morning, I almost froze out this morning.

I'd like to be going but have to watch the boys all weekend. The way things look I won't be missing much, but you never know. I'd rather go and not shoot a thing then sit at home and day dream about it.

Nice looking mount

I've been out a couple of times, mallards seem pretty thin in this part of the world right now. I have saw some Canada geese but I've been having issues getting to shoot at them. Last day I hunted I was packing all the stuff in the truck when the geese flew right over the pond I had been hunting on.