Feathers and Fins

Chief and JD hit it on the head with the taxes already in place and right now I do not think people are going to want more taxes with the recent SCOTUS court ruling that allows the largest tax in US History . I have a serious bad taste in my mouth right now for Taxes. Im tired of being taxed.

It's the Law: Before Going Out Registering and Titling Other Facts Fee Schedule Registering Outboards Where to Register All vessel operators are required to obey laws that regulate your vessel's registration, operation, and boater education. Registering and Titling Your Vessel You must have a Missouri Certificate of Number and validation decals to operate your vessel legally on the public waters of Missouri. The only exceptions are: Non-motorized vessels Sailboats 12 feet or less in length Vessels registered in other states using Missouri waters for 60 consecutive days or less The Certificate of Number and validation decals are obtained by submitting the proper application and fee to: Missouri Department of Revenue Boat Titling and Registration P.O. Box 100 Jefferson City, MO 65105 The Certificate of Number (Pocket Card) must be on board and available for inspection by an enforcement officer whenever the vessel is operated. The registration number and validation decals must be displayed as follows: Number must be painted, applied as a decal, or otherwise affixed to both sides of the bow above the waterline. Number must read from left to right on both sides of the bow. Number must be in at least 3"-high BLOCK letters. Number's color must sharply contrast with its background. Letters and numbers must be separated by at least a 2" space. For example: MO< 2" >3717< 2" >ZW. No other numbers may be displayed on either side of the bow. Decals must be affixed on both sides of the vessel, directly underneath the main body of the registration number or, if there is insufficient room underneath, as close as possible to the registration number. If your vessel requires registration, it is illegal to operate it or allow others to operate your vessel unless it is registered and numbered as described above. The Department of Revenue or an authorized boat dealer may issue a temporary operating permit, valid for 30 days, to permit lawful operation of the vessel until titling and registration with the department are complete. Other Facts About Titling and Registration In addition to registration, all motorized vessels and all sailboats over 12 feet in length must be titled. A Certificate of Number is valid for three years and will expire on June 30 of the third year. Owners of vessels that have already been registered may be sent a renewal notice to their residence without action by the owner. If you change your address, you must notify the Missouri Department of Revenue (MDOR) within 15 days of the change. If a numbered vessel is lost, stolen, or abandoned, the owner should report it to local authorities and to the MDOR within 15 days of such event. If you lose or destroy your Certificate of Number or decal, you must apply to the MDOR for a duplicate and submit a processing fee. When registering your vessel, you must submit a paid personal property tax receipt or a statement of non-assessment from the previous year. If the vessel is not listed on the tax receipt, the applicant must submit one of the following: Corrected tax receipt that lists the vessel (if manually corrected, it must contain the county seal) or ... A letter signed by an authorized representative from the county tax collector's office that contains the county seal and indicates that taxes have been paid on the specific vessel. Schedule of Fees to Register and Title Your Vessel If the transaction is a ... Then your fee is ... New title for a vessel $7.50 New title for an outboard motor $5.00 Registration of a vessel Class A $25.00 Class 1 $55.00 Class 2 $100.00 Class 3 $150.00 Registration of a motor $2.00 Transfer of title for a vessel $7.50 Transfer of title for a motor $5.00 Duplicate title for a vessel $8.50 Duplicate title for a motor $5.00 Title processing fee $2.50 Registration processing fee $3.50 Registering and Titling Outboard Motors Outboard motors, regardless of horsepower (excluding electric trolling motors), are required to have a Certificate of Title and to be registered with the State of Missouri. [*]Application for a title and for registration must be made within 60 days of purchase or of entry into the state. [*]The registration and title of a motor is permanent as long as ownership is not changed. [*]Owners of registered motors are issued a motor registration decal which should be displayed on the left side of the outboard motor. Where to Title and Register Your Vessel Your Certificate of Number (registration card), validation decals, and title can be obtained by submitting the proper application and fee to: Missouri Department of Revenue Boat Titling and Registration P.O. Box 100 Jefferson City, MO 65105 For more information or forms, call the Missouri Department of Revenue at 573-751-4509

I was able to get around a little yesterday and seeing grass dry and trees already starting to look like fall it will not take much to start fires. I love my fireworks but love my house more. I think the counties just need to ban fireworks all the way this year. Hate to say it but living through some nasty fires sometimes fun needs to be set aside in the interest of safety concerns for all.

Actually they are good to eat but what you have to do to get one from water to table is a pain in the transom lol.. I had one in Costa Rica and was awesome but the way the prepared it was more like cajun gumbo and you know what they say about gumbo... Prey wise, for freshwater they love shiners and shad, so my guess would be the same things stripers are eating and they would be in the same areas of the lake as stripers would. And they think the bama rig made for great profits for bait shops wait till anglers started fishing for poon and lost gear lol.

It would probably need to be warm water discharge lakes for sure. But they can take down to 40 before dieing. So possibly even medium size and depth lakes might. I am suprised it hasnt been tried. I know Baramuni <sp> are raised in central FL and they do good even in the cold snaps.

Not sure never heard of anyone trying it... but they do live in the cold at some points but how long can they take it would be the question.

I was talking to a buddy of mine today and he was talking about catching Tarpon in freshwater, nothing super news for people who know about that but got me thinking. How cool would it be for them to be in some of the smaller lakes as a sport fish with a C@R only on them. I would love to see a few stocked in some of the lakes for that oppertunity to again tie into the King.

Newest is from March of 12... I had to laugh I could see my truck backed up to hook up my boat in the driveway to go out to avoca for stripers.

Bottom bouncer with a 6ft leader and a stick bait is deadly effective on walleye and bass but you need to slow troll it with sweeps of the rod most my eyes come on the pause of the lure. The exception being the flatheads they tend to crush it as it starts to flee away.

everything i have posted is from AGFC boating regs

It's the Law: Required Equipment Power-Driven When Underway Unpowered Vessels When Underway Vessels When Not Underway Navigation Lights The required navigation lights must be displayed between sunset and sunrise and during periods of restricted visibility. On Arkansas state waters, all motorboats must have lighting sufficient to make their presence and location known to any other vessels. On federal waters, the following requirements apply. Power-Driven Vessels When Underway If less than 65.6 feet long, these vessels must exhibit the lights as shown in Figure 1. Remember, power-driven vessels include sailboats operating under engine power. The required lights are: Red and green sidelights visible from a distance of at least two miles away—or if less than 39.4 feet long, at least one mile away—on a dark, clear night. An all-round white light or both a masthead light and a sternlight. These lights must be visible from a distance of at least two miles away on a dark, clear night. The all-round white light (or the masthead light) must be at least 3.3 feet higher than the sidelights. The masthead light and sternlight may be combined as an all-round white light on vessels less than 39.4 feet long. Unpowered Vessels When Underway Unpowered vessels are sailboats or vessels that are paddled, poled, or rowed. An alternative to the sidelights and sternlight is a combination red, green, and white light, which must be exhibited near the top of the mast. If less than 65.6 feet long, these vessels must exhibit the lights as shown in Figure 2. The required lights are: Red and green sidelights visible from at least two miles away—or if less than 39.4 feet long, at least one mile away. A sternlight visible from at least two miles away. Vessel operators should never leave shore without a flashlight. Even if you plan to return before dark, unforeseen developments might delay your return past nightfall. If less than 23.0 feet long, these vessels should: [*]If practical, exhibit the same lights as required for unpowered vessels less than 65.6 feet in length. [*]If not practical, have on hand at least one lantern or flashlight shining a white light as in Figure 3. All Vessels When Not Underway All vessels are required to display a white light visible in all directions whenever they are moored or anchored outside a designated mooring area between sunset and sunrise.

Bill appreciate it Ill be back in action in a few weeks and if memory serves we need to get togeather for some striper and GPS talk one day, but after summer doc already told me no all dayers in summer and preffers only morning and afternoon till it cools off. I did get a report today from a diver friend who confirmed your readings on TR and said the fish were very spooky which is not normal. Also noted a ton of freshwater shrimp in 10 to 14 ft of water with white bass all over them, that might be what you see them blasting on is scud rising?

I can promise you this if it hits 1105 my little butt will be out with GPS and Camera.

Smiles are the best...

The tourney director is aiding to the danger factor and shoudl DQ anyone in violation of the LAW. I understand what you are saying heck I watch people hit the 12 bridge old road bed, great for laughs I hate to admit but seriously middle of the day well marked and highly visable and you still hit it! "Darwin award bar" is the nick name for it a few of my friends and I have given it. I hunt beaver for waterfowl and trust me I know what she can be like at here worse, Winter storms, Ice sheets, Hail etc been there done that. I wish they would put a nighttime speed limit on the lake it's only smart, but they I doubt they will. Heck I have on full moons ran wide open but thats the exception. The law is the law and is there for a reason. Night time tourneys I use to fish had specific rules for the boaters and they were all safety related first was an inspection of each boat prior to the tourney to verify all CG and State safety equiptment was on each boat, most the time they were done by CG volunteering their own time. What was super cool is any problems found the tourney would donate to the anglers the items needed ( guy who ran it factored it into the entry fee and it was part of a general pool) I am anal about checking all my stuff every time before I go out, being a saltwater fisherman for years bread that into me. Only takes 5 minutes the night before or as im loading up to verify it. Its no diffrent than checking you got all your fishing gear in the boat and most guys do that twice before going out. Enforce away I say, I am legal and dont have anything to hide or worry about

Ok no problem but dont expect much help from people with that attitude of yours, I tried making light of it the first time but 2 times kinda puts people off for future information. Mike puts out a great report, AGFC has on their website weekly fishing reports. And this site has a niffty lite search feature you can go back in history and check for what might have been a pattern for your area from years past.

Racing around at night is nothing but looking for a coffin! There is debris in the lake that can easily do make that coffin a reality. Daytime from October to May I run wide open, Night time I run max 20mph not to overshoot my flood light. Summer time I seldom run more than 35 and night time 15 is pushing it and i try to be off the lake before night.

Bill before my heart hick-up I was marking on Beaver a good thermo at 35fow... But the pattern your describe was spot on pull up to a spot get 2 maybe 4 fish at most then they were gone. After about an housr of that i flipped side scan on and found they went down from 2 to 6 fow to 2 to 25 fow.

I've had more than one occasion running back at night some dimwit didnt have lights on and had to swever to miss them. Stump you should run main channel though. I see many people who camp on the lake at night and come around corners and found kids playing in the water and swimming out a little. It would not be something I would want on my conscience for life just because you ran close to shore. If the boats on shore they dont need lights and you running into one might be an accident but a DA could call it something else. Im all for the heavy enforcement everyone has a right to be on the water and everyone needs to show respect and safety to eachother.

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Visual Distress Signals (VDSs) Visual Distress Signals (VDSs) allow vessel operators to signal for help in the event of an emergency. VDSs are classified as day signals (visible in bright sunlight), night signals (visible at night), or both day and night signals. VDSs are not required on Arkansas state waters, but it is strongly recommended that you carry VDSs on board. Pyrotechnic Visual Distress Signals Orange Smoke Day Signal Red Meteor Day and Night Signal Red Flare Day and Night Signal Non-Pyrotechnic Visual Distress Signals Electric Light Night Signal Orange Flag Day Signal Arm Signal Although this signal does not meet VDS equipment requirements, wave your arms to summon help if you do not have other distress signals on board.

Its not the urine i worry about it will dilute. I worry about

Bill, how deep is the thermocline sat up?

There is a lot of people who will help you, maybe noone knew anything but there are a few people with colorful joking comments... But i wouldnt suggest your language toward others as a good way to get help.