fishinwrench

Oh they're not clueless, they just don't broadcast it over the web.

I'm curious as to what keeps Ameren UE out of federal court for the goings on at Party cove. Although many locals complain to no end I guess the community really does NOT want the party cove goers to keep their toys, drugs, and money back in the city. Had the Zoe crowd spent a little more money in the local community would it have resulted in some immunity ?

Nothing kicks you in the nuts and kills your confidence worse than knowing beyond a shadow of doubt that the fish are exactly where you are fishing, and yet for all you're worth you can't catch them. I kinda like having that safety net of...."well, maybe they changed locations". So since I'm gonna fish a given area whether my electronics show fish or not, I do NO scanning.

The deli in the store where Ramey's was does up some wicked fried chicken!

Yeah, but when you got within sight of the water trap, what was the first thing that popped into your head ?

I've never used hen hackle for a woolly. Cheap indian necks or low/mid-grade saddles are what you want.

14 hours to Lake Lanier stripers You can hit Kentucky/Barkley on the way home.

Those were too big for me and I didn't like the extended arm-warmer cuff thing. I take it that you hated them too. Chief just says that to keep everyone from stealing his sandwich.

Aw c'mon! A strip of squirrel hide will do anything a piece of soft plastic will.

Woolrich (plain wool/no palm patch) gloves with the fingertips cut out. They can be found cheap on ebay. Something about the Woolrich brand doesn't stretch out and get "baggy" when they get wet.

That's awesome. I miss bird hunting as it was in Montgomery, Audrain and Monroe counties during the 70's. By the time I was old enough to buy and train my own dog they were just.....gone.

You've got more water within an hour +/- drive than you could cover in a lifetime almost, and a 16' jon can handle all of it (with a little discretionary planning). Lake O, Truman, Pomme, Big Piney, Osage and Mo.river ect. Google "Mo.Conservation atlas" and search accesses by county/region.

Dope gets sold at the Plaza in KC too.....Seize that bitch and turn it into a trap range / sporting clays park. Lets see, what could we do with Columbia college while we're at it....

Yeah I must have that whole "I'm hiding a meth lab" look going on. Lawmen see me and immediately go all Rodney King on my @ss for some reason. I'm sure my smartass attitude has nothing to do with it.

As well as no-seatbelt in a 25mph area, and letting a person ride on the tailgate between the high bank hole and the park store at Bennett.....personal experience there (87.00 + 10.00) I'm still amazed that guys get away with having a beer there.

You've got a perfect boat for where you are. You NEED to bottom out a few times, just so you know where you can run, and where you need to pole-paddle- or hop out. Just take it easy at first and you won't tear anything up that can't be fixed with a hammer and a file. Explore and have fun, they'll bite all Winter long.

Now that ^^^THERE^^^ is as good of a job of polishing a turd as you'll ever see/hear. If you're not already a govt. employee then you should be!

Ness, LMAO !!! I guess it's nice to have as a SP, but man what a rotten underhanded way to score some land. Typical. Have they ever actually PAID for any state park tracts, or do they just sit and wait for opportunitys to sieze them. " Originally opening in 1929 as a youth camp,Camp Zoe provided opportunities for thousands of young people to connect with the outdoors. Missouri State Parks has looked to acquire the property for several years,recognizing its beauty and the potential to give visitors even more opportunities to enjoy the outdoors in this beautiful part of the State." So they admit to having their sights set on it for quite some time?

A WW is one of those "can't fish it wrong" patterns. Dead drift it, sight fish it, swing it, dangle it in the current, strip it fast, strip it slow, fish it dry, or let it slow fall on a tight line around a brushpile...... if there's fish around chances are something will take a swat at it.

Yeah in those Amish areas folks don't leave much land untilled..... and probably eat deer year round, like they are supposed to.

Dedication ! Some days I miss it......but yesterday wasn't one of them Nice work Y'all

Ha! Yep the honeymoon is over when that happens.

Several controlled studies have been done by Doug Hannon, Berkley, and Glen Lau that concluded the plastic worm was the #1 bait that bass had the hardest time being conditioned to avoid. Crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and action-tail jigs have an acoustic footprint (combined with other noises) that bass can easily recognize and be conditioned to avoid, Glen Lau even believed they could pass that trait down to their offspring. In contrast, baits like a zara spook, fluke, stingray grub on a darter head, ect. (IOW baits that "slice through the water") were taken repeatedly more often by the same fish. A struggling shiner on a hook below a balloon rig could probably condition some Florida bass, but I doubt it would prevent the same fish from eating a "free swimming" shiner that is NOT tied down and struggling. With that thought in mind.....How long before resident NFOW trout stop chasing/biting those big streamers that have become the vogue thing to throw? I've been noticing for quite awhile (when the water in the creeks are clear enough to easily see fish) that they are less spooked by a slowly idling outboard than they are a trolling motor. They will swim right along beside the boat when your idling along with the outboard, but they'll bolt when the trolling motor gets within 20 feet of them.

Yeah I can't help but think that the deer hunting culture has gone the way of anglers.....show up back at camp draggin' a doe and you'll be buying all the beer.