Gavin
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Dissolve some parrafin in some white gas and treat your flies with that. Floats ‘‘em great. Removes fish slime, can start a fire with it.
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Yes a paddle Jon won’t plane. Had mine out Friday. Works really well with a 55lb thrust trolling motor. You really need two people working in tandem to paddle one with canoe paddles on a narrow river. No worries on mid sized water. Have taken mine down the upper current solo, but a canoe is a better choice for Baptist to Welch, or the Upper Jacks. There is no perfect do all small boat. Buy a used one, try it, if you like it keep it, if not sell it. -
I thought Old Town had a 20' tandem model years ago, the Camper XL or something like that. Might look into that.
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A troller will work great on your canoe. Old Town used to make a motor bracket (not sure if they still do). I have one of these old Town brackets in the garage, and I’ve used it twice in the last 30 years. Would sell it for a fair price if interested. I don’t intend to use it since I got a 17’ paddle jon. Works great for 20-30 mile downriver trips on the G nade/Meramec.
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Nice tie! I might have some Amhearst in my kit but no guarantee. You might want to give Hargrove's a call. Tom can usually round up the materials you need for some old school patterns. If not on hand, they will order it, and ship to you. He's closed Monday & Sunday but open today. Ask for Craig or Tom 314-968-4223.
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The locking wrap helps on all guides. They won’t come off w/o taking a razor blade to the wrap.
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Usually camp @ Sunburst, but Sunburst's Lodge @ Trout Island would be the spot for a cabin trip, followed by ROLF. Pop your NFoW cherry by running the falls in a canoe, catching a trout, and filling your waders after slipping off a slimy rock. You can complete all three tasks in less than 5 minutes. Good luck.
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The camp host will have wood available to buy and there are several places between Licking & Montauk that sell wood too. Have fun, water is dead low and clear.
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Yes Gene all is well! You?
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Very low & clear, fishing slow. Lots of people at Montauk. Fished the blue ribbon a couple mornings and had fun but nothing noteworthy. Went for an afternoon hike with the fam and did some fishing in the White Ribbon. Caught some trout for dinner, several smallmouth, and a rare largemouth bass. Only a 11” LMB but it’s a rare catch for that area. I’ve only caught 2 other LMB’s between Montauk and Akers in the last 30 years. All bass were released.
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Good shooting! Those look clean enough to roast whole.
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Kill board is online this year. Good Luck.
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Welcome back. I would imagine that you could get an Uber on Taney if you need to cut your float short. Add a cable and a lock to your kit just in case.
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Cave Divers Reach 472 feet in Roaring River Spring
Gavin replied to ness's topic in Roaring River State Park
Nope its depth...Lots of them have been mapped down to 200' or more. MO DNR has some good publications on the subject. Frankly, that spring diving stuff looks like fun for guys who cant get a date. Real scuba diving requires scantily clad women, steel drum music, and clear warm water. MO DNR Springs Page -
Cave Divers Reach 472 feet in Roaring River Spring
Gavin replied to ness's topic in Roaring River State Park
Saw that on the news the other day. They must really like what they do. That’s really deep for tank diving (14 atmospheres). -
Glad that creek still has some trout in it, thanks for the report. Haven't stopped to punish those fish in a decade or more but glad it still looks the same. It was always a minnow factory, with the better fish keying on them. Good luck.
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Cunetto’s is pretty good, big portions and low prices, nothing fancy. Same with Rigazzi’s. Not sure what’s great and still open anymore.
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Buddy finally killed some from his pit in STC yesterday. Shot one more this AM but we only hunted till 8:30. His new dog got a new chew toy. Numbers building slowly.
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Good for you! Had a great day at Fountain Grove last year. Bunches wanted to be were I was. Certainly wasn't anything I did, just hidden were they wanted to be. Didn't take long to fill out. Shooting did not bother them, they couldn't hear it. Looks like NW corner is covered with birds, not so much on the east side. Shot a couple, and I'll take it. It will get better every week.
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You definitely could paddle and fish out of that boat solo and enjoy the heck out of it. Very nice boat, good condition, and a fair price. Why don't you keep it and paddle it until your perfect canoe finds you? That one might turn out to be it. I'm very happy with the two canoes I've kept, but many have come and gone. You cant lose money if you buy them used. Good luck.
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Black River near Johnson Shut In State Park/Lesterville
Gavin replied to LC Miller's topic in General Angling Discussion
Your not gonna catch much up in the forks this time of year. The fish have probably moved downstream to wintering areas by now. Grab a map, and go check for access, knock on doors and ask for permission next year. -
And he was a Jesuit....Converted many to Christ at gun point no doubt.
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Have you seen the people that frequent Ozark Outdoors?
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Taking his toys and going home😀!
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Did not see this earlier. They will dump some trout in the lake at Tilles in early November. Jefferson Lake in Forest Park gets a couple thousand more.
