fishinwrench

Why would "knowing me personally" make a difference? If I take someone fishing and they buy me dinner, how does that effect you negatively? Dinner could be 16.00 or 300.00 and whether or not you know either of us "personally" still doesn't make it any of your (or anyone elses) business. Who are you eating dinner with tonite, and how does that effect Me? It doesn't, so you enjoy your dinner and let others enjoy theirs.

Back from where? So your county judges base their "judgements" on personal opinions over and above the classification and associated punishment for any given crime. Ironically, if anyone else in the court system were doing their job properly a judge who does that would be unemployable by the state. I know that in many unlawful acts using a boat, truck ect. it can result in a seizure of the items used in the crime.

I love it when political correctness falls at the feet of curmudgeonism. Makes me feel like less of an overall jackass.

Ultra clear water is a curse if you ask me. Sure it makes for a pretty float and makes the women less freaked out about alligators, sharks, and anaconda's but I prefer to see some color in the water when I'm trying to fool fish.

Thanks Laker. Nothing exciting happening in my neck of the woods, bet they are in yours though

I'm not very knowledgable about walleye habits, is it odd for them to still have a belly full of eggs in late March ? I caught one from a LO trib yesterday that was packing a full load.

Me thinks it ain't the fly. EN could catch a carp with a piece of belly button lint if he wanted to.

Hmm, well consider this.... It's a "brand new Nitro", and you sure paid a premium price for that system that you don't trust. It's a quality system, Trust it. And of it fails then use that warranty that you are also paying for. Sound reasonable?

Wouldn't an agent or a LEO be going against his oath then, by turning a blind eye to people openly and blatently bragging about it ? I remember when Mark Twain lake was filling up, as the water level rose snakes were on the move like crazy. There wasn't a week gone by that someones picture wasn't in the paper with a big dead snake. Moccasins, copperheads and rattlers mostly were what made the papers, along with dinosaur-sized snapping turtles. Hell, my dad killed so many snakes he shoulda been doing life in prison. And he wasn't the only one either. Speaking of "sitting on your nuts" doesn't it seem ironic that a lawman can pick and choose which law he is going to enforce on any given day. And turn a blind eye to the ones he "personally" doesn't really care about. Some system we have, hu?

Well if it isn't straightened out by the time you get there will you please take a rake and a pair of pliers and fix the gage You might be able to send a bill to the USGS for the service call and fund your trip.

I've never heard of anyone getting in trouble for wasting one, even after their picture with it in the local paper is published..... So I'm goonna say "no", they aren't "protected".

Hmmm, gage is down. last reading was at 3:30pm. Someone needs to go clear the debris and restore power to it. Wonder what that job pays?

Been using and/or dealing Exide's for 16+ years ...... Wait, WHAT? OMG where did the time go ? I'm getting old They are a fine battery. Actually all the brands are good if taken care of properly. I see more Everstarts go bad before their time than any other brand....but I think that is more because of the way they are treated, and the fact that everyone around here is cheap and shops at Wal-Mart. Actually I believe Everstarts were at one time made by Exide, and may still be.

There is no reason to run the recirc. unless you are underway on a long run. And the oxy should probably just be reserved for hot Summertime. Sounds like you might be loving them to death. Just for good measure though Id give the livewell Includung the inside of the lids a good cleaning and then let them air dry. I missed a crappie once and it went sour in the livewell, everything I put in it croaked until I got every bit of the stink out of it.

What was the reason for the Pomme White bass die-off ?

Horse Feathers! The day they stop stocking Brown trout in the Ozarks (or in the case of the Niangua..."claiming to") I will eat the felt off your boots

If you're targeting smallies I think you may be screwed for Friday on the lower LN. You might be better off up higher (Mule shoe area) as it will settle down and clear up alot sooner.

Not a chance. Hellbenders are cool but they don't generate much revenue. Money talks, and that's why we are short on hellbenders in the first place.

I'll have to plead ignorance now. I didn't realize that browns were not stocked in the park. In that case... Hell no the rules on what is considered a keeper brown, nor the daily possession limit shouldn't change simply because a fish moved upstream of a cable. That's ubsurd. Not to mention an enforcement nightmare.

It's my perception that tbe Current has a near perfect balance going on as it stands. Nice Browns are caught there with just the right degree of regularity IMO. Nobody gets all that excited about a big brown from the White.... cuz huge browns are everywhere and a tad too common. In my not so popular curmudgeon'like opinion a big trout shouldn't be an everyday occurance. Something gets lost when it is.

Lets start a petition for trophy Rainbows too..... just to see which one hits the trash can first.

Don't forget to say "Please".

"Trophy" is kinda relative, but ok.

Pretty sure that human population control is discussed and decided on behind closed doors. Our opinions and petitions don't carry much weight on that one.

Just curious, when and why did Browns become so much more "special" than Rainbows?