dave potts

No problem Pat. Thanks for letting me know. Good luck on the rest.

Dale, what are Magnet flies? Is that same as glow balls?

I've experienced fewer back aches since going with stocking foot waders and separate boots versus built in boots. You also get better footing I think. I like waist high waders especially when fishing shallower waters and on hot days. I've had good luck with Bass Pros waist highs. I recently tried on a pair of Cabelas waist highs and they seemed to be a better fit and better quality but also a little heavier. Wrench said they now have a lifetime guarantee so that would seal the deal for me for my next purchase. It looks like there is a good chance the buyout of Cabelas by Bass Pro may fall through if Capital One backs out of buying Cabela's credit card business. In my opinion Bass Pro was paying too much anyway as the bulk of Cabela's profit has historically been from the credit card business.

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Thanks Wrench. As I now recall I think on my next to last trip out last year the needle on the gauge would swing erratically even with the boat setting on dry ground (no sloshing of gas). Then on the next trip when I put it up for the winter the needle wouldn't move at all. Years ago, I had a Ford bronco and one day the needle showed empty when I knew it had gas and that turned out to be the sender.

Has Bass Pro in Springfield ever opened the new museum they were working on. The one where they were going to combine their museum in the store with the old Wonders Of Wildlife museum next to their store. I was down there last fall and several store employees said they were hoping to open it before Christmas but I haven't seen anything new on it.

I've got a similar problem which I just noticed when I put the boat into winter storage last winter. Haven't got it out yet to look into the problem but was wondering Wrench, what is the approximate cost on replacing a sender or gauge?

That house is still there Wrench and he (Kit Bond) actually comes back to Mexico and stays there occasionally. Matter of fact it is currently for sale for $650,000. I imagine those old pits still have a lot of nice bass in them as they have been posted for decades now. I used to fish them a lot in the old days. Dave

Actually, I store mine the same way. I've got four batteries so I just set down a six foot 1x6 and set them on it. Just to be safe.

I think that went back to the old days when batteries did not have the protective plastic casings that modern batteries have. The lime in the concrete, which is chemically basic, could react with the electrolyte in the battery which is acidic should any seep out of the battery.

I went back and looked at this thread just now and noticed that the picture I copied and pasted has changed. Wonder if it will keep changing as the trout cam itself changes.

Is this jetty above the dam part of the project? Just saw it on the trout cam.

That was a neat magazine. I had an original subscription and still have all the issues. Have not looked at them in years but can't bring myself to get rid of them. The publisher was a fella named Hart. His dad was Lee Hart who worked for Alcoa. The company I worked for bought raw materials from them so dealt with Lee on a regular basis. I never met his son but thought he put out a great magazine-too bad it didn't last longer.

Was wondering what the stream condition is now. I note the Gauge House level is close to normal but the camera is stuck on a two week old picture. Did the recent heavy rain have any significant affect on the stream?

Bill, I had a similar problem with my 115 HP Merc motor years ago. It would die when you idled down like approaching a dock. Several mechanics couldn't find anything wrong with it but then I found a mechanic who said the float in one of the carbs was sticking. He fixed it and I've never had a problem since. You might want to check out that. Dave

I'd say you need to use a heavier gauge wire. A 55 lb. thrust motor will pull a lot of amps and 10 gauge wire is probably not heavy enough. I used 8 gauge on a similar setup in my 14 foot Jon boat where the battery is in the back and the trolling motor is on the bow and it is only a 35 lb. pull trolling motor. I haven't had any problems but of course I don't have the trolling motor on for long distance runs as I also have a 15 HP outboard on it. Actually, you may even want to move up to 6 gauge.

You might want to look into Reeds Cabins. Just outside the park. They have cabins and are much more comfortable than the park motel in my opinion. It's probably been 20 years or so since I stayed in the park motel but as I recall they weren't much and way overpriced. They didn't even have a TV back then.

Thoughts and prayers your way Al.

It says it will be fixed soon. It's only been 10 days. That's soon for Gov't work.

I also heard they flooded. A friend of mine is a relative of the contractor on those cabins. He said they were originally going to build them on a poured slab essentially level with the road. When someone pointed out that they would probably flood they simply brought in several truckloads of dirt and built them a little higher. Once that dirt gets wet and then dries out and settles I imagine the cabins are going to sustain some structural damage. I forgot what the actual cost was to build them but it was ridiculously high.

How do you get on Phil's facebook?

Where do they put the fish?

Webcam looks like serious flooding already with more rain on the way.

Yea, he has some excellent videos and is a fantastic tyer. But it takes a while to get through his accent.

Thanks. Never heard them called miracle flies before.