Daryk Campbell Sr

.... And so it begins..... :-) Good luck to you, and as Al said," a bad canoe is better than no canoe!" I guess the same applies to the yaks.

Maybe I will look for the book.... Thanks for the tip.

Really neat pictures, to all of you. Thank you for sharing. I enjoy looking at nature while stuck inside.

I am not the one who is selling this, but I found this on Craigslist. http://stlouis.craigslist.org/boa/2986607437.html Might fit your request. As has been noted before aluminum will stick to logs, and shallow rock bottoms. It seems to be a v-bottom also, but for $100.00 it may be worth your time. The seller also claims to have the title. Hope this helps you Ozarkfisherman, or anyone else for that matter. By the way DeSoto is about 1 hour south of St Louis, on Highway US67. Easy drive from Poplar Bluff.

Congrats on your PB!! I don't fish tournaments, but understand the problem of catching the bigguns beforehand.

Check on craigslist, I see them all of the time for around $200-$800. Be careful, for in MO if you get one and want to power it, (Even with a trolling motor), a title will be required. Alot of boats for sale on craigslist have no title. I have a 10 foot little jon, it fits in the back of my Dodge Dakota. I have used it on the creek with paddles, and with a trolling motor. I can manuever it, but it is easier just to drift. On the stable side, i wouldn't call it the most stable, but I can stand an move around in it carefully.

Nice CAT!! Congrats on your first blue, I'm still looking for mine. How was your thumb? I have had a couple decent size channel cats that bit my thumb, and it hurt quite a bit. (no where near as bad as the fins do). Heres to more hitting on plastics.

So, what did they do wrong? I really don't see what was the issue. What if they all walked to school, or if they all rode thier bikes, or if they all wore the same color t shirts? I really don't see the problem/Prank. They all showed up to school, right. No damage was done, no negative impact was presented. When I was a senior, we had a senior skip day where most of our school's seniors participated. It was a good size school, and apparently we cost the school money by not being there, so we were punished with in school suspension. I agree that if you present a negative action, you should expect a negative reaction. But, I just don't see the negative action to start with. I wonder if I was to drive my lawn tractor to work, if I would be punished. I believe that they would be happy just that I showed up. We make the world as easy or as difficult as we want it.

As has been stated previously, you are required to register a watercraft if it is powered, whether it be electric or gas. Now, to answer your question, you DO have to register the gasoline engine, but you DO NOT have to register an electric motor. In order to register the craft/boat, along with the gas engine, you do need titles. I recently went through the registration process on a 10 foot jon boat so that I could use it under electric power.

I have not had an oppurtunity to fish it, but I have swam in it. I consider it to be a large lake, it has many accesses. It is much murkier than the ozark streams ( I am still not used to being able to see the fish I am trying to catch), gets very deep, and I have heard many success stories from it. It has a beautiful area of forest and wildlife around it and has many camping/hunting opportunities. The forest around Mark Twain Lake is broken up. What I mean by that is there are patches of forest that are owned privately, while alot of other parts are owned nationally I believe, and some of it is not connected. From MO State Parks' website: Fishing at Mark Twain State Park Excellent fishing for crappie, catfish, largemouth bass, bluegill, carp, walleye and perch awaits you at the 18,000-acre Mark Twain Lake.. The lake has many quiet coves where you can spend peaceful days fishing and relaxing. Take advantage of fishing opportunities on Mark Twain Lake 24 hours a day, year-round (when lake conditions permit). Ice fishing on Mark Twain Lake is not advised due to fluctuating water levels under the ice, as well as variable ice thickness. Be aware of length and possession limits for all fish. If you don't have a boat, or you have small children that would like to fish from shore, four-acre Tom Sawyer Lake, near the junction of Highway 107 and Route U, offers opportunities to catch blue gill, largemouth bass and catfish. Fishing at Tom Sawyer Lake is available from sunrise to sunset year-round. Ice fishing is not permitted on Tom Sawyer Lake. Please observe length and possession limits posted at the lake. On the Fishing Report, provided by the Missouri Department of Conservation, Mark Twain Lake is listed under Northeast Region:Lakes.

Maybe this could be shown in middle schools. I may show this to my older scouts.

Very nice video Chief. Thank you for sharing. I believe I have learned a lot from this and the trout video.

Very neat to get to see. I visited Roaring River's hatchery a couple of times, but both times it was not in the operating phase. We did get a very neat tour of inside the buildings at one of our tours. No one else showed up for the tour so or family got some one on one time. Its amazing that, back when the trout fishing was introduced in MO, the knowledge then was able to be used for our benefit. I worry that the young ones growing up today may not have the treasures we have, due to the way we handle politics, money, etc. Just think, this was started before the depression, and survived the depression, when money was REALLY hard to come by..... If it could be financed then, why not now....? ( I don't know if the fisheries at the trout parks are suffering yet, just seeing it happen everywhere else.)

LMAO at the Grouper. That one should go into the fish stories post.

I am waiting to learn more about the "Giant Squid" that has been refferenced multiple times. I have never been on the North Fork, but I have seen many river whales....

Sure looks fun.

Interesting, maybe they could not have a permit, but have an honor system of people submitting the info requested. When you get into permits, it will undoubtedly cost something, then you need to appoint someone to oversee, and that costs something, and then you have more regs to enforce and that costs something........ All in all we are using what is mostly an honor system anyhow, especially with the new hunting permits. I know this is fishing and not hunting, but if telecheck is involved, then it will be a similar process.

Awefully clear creek for Jeffco, I believe I have a hunch of which one. Been a few years since I've been on that one. Nice video, I guess I will give it a while before I check it out myself. Thanks for posting.

GOOD MAN!! You are one of many, but who do not get the respect desereved. Yes, what comes around will surely come around. Sometimes we are able to see the blessings, some times we are not, but it will come back to help you in life.

Good article.

Good use of the resources. I really appreciate reading stories such as this.

OK, so to summarize what I've read from the original post. Buyer DOES want to motor it. TITLE and REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED in MO. There are many ways of accomplishing this. Yours seems to be the correct way to get a title. I don't believe that the ladies were being female dogs in this instance. (many times they are guilty). Now looking at the whole scenario, you have owned the watercraft for (X) number of years, the State wants tax dollars. You are not required to title it if you are going to paddle it, but if you motor it, your required. ( I know I'm beating a dead horse here). Now, you want a title on property that has been owned for (x) number of years, but has not been taxed because it was not required to be. I would ask the lady at the license bureau if I could title beginning today due to the law stating that I don't have to title if I am not using a motor, and have not used one. This may be the way to save you the late charge of $30.00, and also make it to where you do not owe for back taxes. You would still have to pay for title fees etc. just my 2 cents. I recently registered a 10' jon boat because I would like to put a trolling motor on it. I had to file for an abandoned property title, go through highway patrol and all. It was a mess, but I was able to get through it. Took about 6 months.

Congrats, 2 shot, uh, I mean oneshot.

Present and accounted for......

If you haven't bought one this year that is. If you have bought one, the free loading will begin next February, and thank you for your participation for 50 years.