Kelroy

Welcome neighbor, I'm over in rolla.

I read an article many years ago (Field & Stream?) where a fella would gut them and flash-freeze them. Afterward he used a bandsaw to cut them into steaks and grilled them. Said the skin falls off and the bones pull right out. Anyone try grilling? Sounds great to me, just wondered if anyone else has tried it?

If you really want safety, stability, and room for wife and kids, I think a 14x42 or 16x48 jon is the way to go, especially if you plan on floating some rivers. I wouldn't want to mess with a canoe or kayak when there is a one yr old involved.

Awesome! That's one keeper you'll get to 'clean' over and over... :-)

If you're going to plumb the bottom with a sinker, might I suggest you use tungsten rather than lead? ;-)

Nightbrew- just for reference, the Bryant Creek gage (07058000) is in a field on private property, about 2.5 miles above the mouth of the North Fork. The North Fork gage (07057500) is on private property in a concrete tower near the right edge of water, about 1.25 miles above the Hwy PP bridge. On the gage webpages there is a blue bar that reads "Available data for this site" which contains a pop-down menu. In that menu you will find the gage location map. You can zoom in/out and even select different map backgrounds (topo, hwy, satellite, etc) Have a safe and enjoyable trip :-)

What are you wanting it tested for- Lead? Hardness? Bacteria? Check with your county health department, sometimes they will have kits. check area hardware stores, or even Wal Mart, for mail-in kits (lead, hardness, metals etc) Bacteria is a bit trickier since it is time-sensitive. Again, your county health dept may help. Check with any local Stream Teams and see if they do any Coliform/E Coli testing.

Hi Mitch, welcome to the forum. Roaring River is a neat place, I'm sure you'll love it. As an amateurish flyfisherman myself, I'd say, practice your roll cast. Much easier to have fun and concentrate on what's in front, without having to worry about stuff behind you. Just my .02 :-)

Well, in terms of enjoyment for the money, they're both a good investment ;-)

Towell lake, I believe after the caretaker that was there for years. The moss is always a problem. I like to drag a small Booyah frog around the edges and through the pockets. Don't expect anything big.

Wow, congrats to Cody! 54-9 is a lot of weight to be pulling in from the back of other peoples' boats. Co-angler is a tough act, and that's a fantastic job. Proud indeed.

The biggest one I got to use had something like 30 LEDs in it, and it had no problem lighting up stuff out past 60 ft by about 30 ft wide. Looking at Bass Pro online, I don't even see anything like it anymore, looks like the new fad is UV LED stick-on rope lights.

The few setups ive seen were all suction cup mounted, and powered through a lighter socket. Don't forget a safety line. As a co-angler I usually just wear a UV led light on my hat, and use Stren 'clear blue fluorescent' mono.

Welcome Phil. I used to do a little trap/skeet competition before I got into tournament bass fishing. I figured it would be a little bit cheaper hobby, boy was I wrong. Welcome to the board!

I would be interested in any 5001/5501 Abus. I will be in Marshall MO for a day sometime between june 23-27 to help my brother move his son home from college, we could make a side trip.

What brands/models are your baitcasters?

Cordell? Lunker? Chomper? Rogue? Trokar? Or name him after a Kentucky bass and just call him 'Spot'

His AKC registered name could be King James Kimberling. Call him "Jiggs" for short.

I think he was burning it back to make another cast.

Great idea to record both the gage height and the flow, as the GHt/Q equation changes over time as the channel changes. For example, the channel at the Galena gage (on the Y bridge) is a wide, shallow, gravel bottom which changes with each flood. A gage height of, say, 4.00 ft this year will have a slightly different discharge than the same gage height did a couple of years ago. The gage near Boaz, however, is located on a stretch of bedrock, so it's rating is far more stable. The actual discharge tells more about floating conditions than gage height alone.

I think there are some folks who do get down there, perhaps they'll chime in after the holiday. I used to do water sampling and habitat work down there, never had a chance to fish it. Our study reach ended at the upper end of the bluff hole, I always wondered what one could pull out of there. I recall one summer I was treading water out there (with a compass, densiometer, and DO meter in tow) when a longnose gar cruised by; dang thing was as big as my leg. Fond memories.

Hi Mike, welcome to the forum. I've been to center creek, spring at Carthage, buffalo creek, Elk river, indian, shoal, and big & little sugar. Haven't gotten to spend enough time at any of them, though. Don't feel bad about feeling somewhat lost at bass fishing, they don't always cooperate as we would like. When I'm out for fun and the bass aren't playing along, I put on one of those adjust-a-bubble floats and tie on a small maribou jig. Fill the float about 1/3 with water and you can chuck it a good ways. Great way to drift it through the riffles. It keeps the day from being a total wash.

Great report. I like the neckwear, very handy indeed. Do you ever fish the bluff just below cowskin? Been there many times but never had a chance to wet a line.

Welcome to the forum, Rick, and welcome to Missouri. LOZ is famous for walleye, bass, and crappie. You picked a great place to settle.

I'm guessing late 70's to early 80's? Very distinctive shape, I know my dad had some blue ones and purple ones.