fishinwrench

I'd also like to point out that the story of this fish has gained 10 pounds in 5 years 🤣😂😅

Notice that even in this species discription that MDC specifically mentions that they stock HYBRIDS, but no mention whatsoever of stocking STRIPERS. https://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/striped-bass

It ain't worth arguing over, but I think when y'all speak to these "biologists" you need to verify for sure WHICH fish you are talking about. MDC folks probably get used to folks calling hybrids "Stripers" and just roll with it. Seriously though, Stripers have not been intentionally stocked in Lake Ozark for well over 20 years. I promise you that if MDC was spawning, raising, and stocking STRIPERS...... they'd be crowing loudly about it. They aren't.

I bet that once they get about 24" they could show you your backing, but yeah at 15-16" they aren't all that sporty.

Actually not as much fun as a White of the same size.

I haven't tried this one yet.

What else does the park ranger have to do when the park is closed. 😄

Every October a good number of these make their way up onto the flats in Indian cr., Soap cr. and the big & little Gravois. I've never hung into one much bigger myself, but I did help a bank fisherman ALMOST land one that was as long as my leg. He gave it slack and lost it with less than 6' of line out.

It is true that a bait (or fly) that will not catch a fish has yet to be produced.

The last "communication" I had with the MDC FB for this region (can't even remember his name anymore) was through email. We had 3 different topics going on at the same time. Nice guy, just doing his job....the way he was trained to. 🙄

Let's get busy on the lyrics for the whole song. 😀

Well that sucks 😞 I thought this was going to be a story about a big bass that broke you off, and that I'd be able to laugh at you. Now I just want to give you hug. 😟

Nice! Looks like a blast 😁

The last time I communicated with one he said "they stopped stocking striped bass in LO back in the 80's, but that a few likely get mixed in with the hybrids".....which makes no sense at all because the brood stock should always be bigger than the resulting offspring, right? These biologists all tell a different story. I'd love to hear them say WHERE they stock the hybrids currently, if they even do. My guess is that the last few stockings of hybrids was at Warsaw only, and that all the Hybrids caught in the Niangua arm and near the mouth of the Gravois have made it down from there. Possibly even the ones below Bagnell dam.....since they have denied ever stocking hybrids in the Osage river below Bagnell.

Just like we know your snake identification skills are similar to your city girl cousin's. 😂 "fangs in a bluegill underwater" 🙄 😊 Get them catfish!

According to "biologists" stripers need a long flowing river to successfully reproduce because their eggs don't sink, and if they get swept into a dead water eddy they won't get enough oxygen. I'm not sure what they consider "long" but it seems like 3-4 miles (under the right conditions) is long enough.

It's just the nature of I/O design.... Fuel tank level above the engine so that any leak automatically siphons raw fuel into the bilge area. Engine, batteries, and electrical systems all buried tightly under upholstery so fumes and heat can't easily escape. It's a recipe for an explosion even when maintained in an OCD fashion. Straight inboard design which puts the engine midship is alot better/safer, but I/O boats blow up around here on a daily basis. They are, in my opinion, an engineering FAIL.

There is some natural reproduction in the Gravois I think. I catch little ones every Fall and I know for sure they aren't stocking any up here.

Oh YES!! I'm totally doing it. 🤣

It's easy, just join the National Guard, hurt your toe, and then you are a disabled veteran and exempt from radical family support enforcement. My wife's ex is in arrears over 20k, they take a portion of his wife's tax return every year and send it to us, but otherwise he is free to do whatever he wants. If he had never signed that marriage license they would have been better off. 😂 Dumb@$$!

Only rare because most of them caught fire and burned up. They were a fairly popular boat here on LO in the 80's. The guy I buy most of my Johnson/Evinrude parts from still has one I think.

We will be there! Please don't rain ! 🌞

I went through two divorces, the first was mellow only because my in-laws loved me and threatened to disown her if she didn't treat me fair. The second was a genuine nightmare and it nearly landed me in prison. On my third now, and although we had a real "WEDDING" I refused to sign into a contract with the state. We are both perfectly happy without that piece of paper and I can't imagine why any man would choose to sign a marriage license. There are much better and easier ways to assure security for those you love. If the woman doesn't trust you, and enjoy you enough to stay then she knows where the door is and can leave without all the unnecessary drama.

I couldn't care less, but if WM was truly doing it to PROTECT US then they should have stopped selling it IMMEDIATELY, instead of waiting until their current stock was sold out. That right there tells you that it's the money (profit) that takes priority.

Why can't they charge the ex-wife with the crime of "screwing a deadbeat", or "failure to prevent pregnancy"? I mean since she didn't report a rape or anything. Consequences always fall on the man whenever a male/female act goes wrong. That's BS! If you don't think it's BS then the next time your wife comes up with a plan, you tell her "Noway, forget it"......and see how that works out for you. They act as though a guy that remains married can't be a deadbeat SOB. You only get charged with failure to provide for your children if you're divorced. Crazy!