fishinwrench

Technical sketchy spots might be fun if you're just "canoeing", but I'm always there to fish so I have stuff in the canoe that I REALLY don't want to lose. I've never done a float with just people and paddles.

Not gonna say how long it SHOULD last, but I promise you that a good 2-stroke will last longer than ANY 4-stroke outboard that has been made so far.

Only a few types of outboards can be linked to software that will read "hours" and RPM time data. And of course the data on the ECM means nothing if the powerhead has been replaced. Saying that any number of "hours" is the expected lifespan of any outboard is ludicrous. An outboard can fail with as little as 50 actual running hours, or it can run flawlessly for 5000+. The number of hours it has on it is way less important than the TYPE of motor it is and the type of control system it has. The reputation of that control system, and how well it has been maintained are the things you should weigh. If the skeg or cav plate is beat to hell and/or there are signs of mud dauber nests and cobwebs under the cowling then you know it has been treated kinda rough and left to sit for extended periods. It may still be a fine motor....but it may be in need of a little love. Personally (hours aside) I'd feel better buying an old carbureted Evinrude XP that has lived a rough life than I would buying a beautifully maintained Merc Optimax, ProXS, or anything Suzuki .... Just as an example. Because TO ME dependability and being easy to diagnose problems, aquire parts, and being able to find someone qualified to work on the thing is way more important than fuel economy and low emmisions. Most of the time "LOW HOURS" means "Left to sit with old stale fuel in it, and a dead battery", and honestly that's just as bad as "High Hours".

Yep, I called and reported a rediculous number of stabbed trout laying on the bottom just upstream of Barclay on the Niangua. A family I know lives just up the road from there and I asked them to let me know if a MDC truck went by in the near future. About 4 days later a crew pulling a trailer with a mower went by.....but nothing else. The MDC truly doesn't care. I just don't get it. I know there probably isn't anything they could have done about a crime that had already been committed, but was hoping at least they would see with their own eyes that THIS STUFF HAPPENS and they would quit ignoring it. Nope, it was more important to them to just cut the grass.

I always get screen shots of the places before I go, just in case I lose service. Just make sure that North is UP so you don't get all screwed up. 😊

Yep, quail started disappearing drastically in the mid-late '80s where we used to hunt. I've heard it blamed on turkey, foxes, ect, ect, and everyone that hunted them had their own theory on why. Nothing related to fence rows or farming practices had changed up there.....so who knows? Several guys (clubs) tried bringing in birds to help re-establish them but it didn't work.

Oh, No. Whistledick's 2000 Smallmouth Adventures book cured me of THAT crap. If only I could have those miles and wear & tear put back on my old red truck she'd still be fresh and not so in need of replacement.

Do they gather street view images out in the boonies now? They didn't use to.

😂 You ain't pushing/shoving anything up there. Step out of the boat and you're immediately up to your nuts in silt and mud.

Or until it rounds a bend and puts a hillside between itself and the antenna. 🙄 They should have saved their money.

The local Elks lodge used to do a annual pontoon float where they would all load up on about 60-80 pontoons and convoy to Truman dam and back. It was always a nightmare. Nothing worse than a dozen or more pontoons full of old women that all have to pee, stuck on a mud flat.

Blow it up and pay particular attention to anywhere that a road gets close to the river. Especially if a road/trail or clearing dead ends at the river.

Glad you had a good day 👍 What part of the lake is your favorite ?

Good looking pair of blockheads !

When that tail stops quivering the fun is about to happen.

Who was the first one to help them out of the tree with an ounce of 7 1/2's ? 😊 Dad had a liver/white female (Lindy) that would snatch one out of the air 8 out of 10 times on a covey rise. I bet SHE woulda found them tree huggers. 🤟 That female doggy could launch herself 8 feet off the ground. No exaggeration. The birds would bust and then a dog would fly through the air. Now you've got me wanting to dig out the old poloroids.

My dad trained high-powered pointer bird dogs. The lowly field mouse was his worst enemy. I can't count the number of tears I shed while the ol'man kicked the lungs out of our dogs for running field mice and accidentally busting a covey of quail. There were times when I wanted to take a fence post to his head.

My guess is that most don't want to eat them, they just like to stab them and shake them off. Target practice. To a man with a hammer, everything is a nail.

A jighead is the greatest invention ever in the world of fishing. No matter what you put on it..... it's gonna catch fish, and probably some big ones. Just adjust the size/weight of it, and the size of the line that's tied to it, and it can imitate everything that a fish is programmed to eat.

You're just stuck on a species. White bass and hybrids absolutely love high & off-colored water. 😊

Everybody here knows who I am, where I live, and I make it a point to piss off as many people as I possibly can. Even the MDC who could have me snuffed at any time. I ain't scared, so why should you be? 😎 If what you said about the dude was true then own it, say "So?" and then flick his nose. We are all unhinged and capable.....so maybe you'd best just lurk. 😊

You already own one, it's in the boat. Just unhook it and carry it in the house. 😅

Well please link us to it. I may buy it. 😊

I'll never forget a September evening back in 1983 (I remember the year because I had just bought my first NEW truck), on public land in Montgomery county. 3 of us on the edges of a small dried up dusty Milo field and a literal dove tornado ! One dude had 14 misses and still limited out. We would hit that field repeatedly every year afterwards, but it never happened again. Just one of those crazy days.

That's a sexy fly, but we need to work on that loop knot !