fishinwrench

He's the MDC fisheries guy in charge of (at least) the Niangua area basin.

I plan to fry up a gar this year, the meat really does look good.

OMG, I've had a nap and it STILL cracks me up, so surely it isn't just Me. "The family is prostrated, they started with 8 kids and now they just have one left". Seriously, there hasn't been journalism of that caliber since the bible was scribed. That is too much!

I feel like a total jackass for it, but that story about the kid that got accidentally shot in the head totally cracked me up. Between that and Charley's 29 pound possum....the wolf story blows. Small town Journalism can be such a hoot !

I dunno if I should open this can of worms or not but I recently learned something about the bowfishing crowd that I'm not too wild about. I just assumed that most of the guys that are heavy into it had a use for the rough fish, either giving them to someone for hog food or for fertilizing gardens, or something at least moderately useful. But I'm learning (by merely listening) that that isn't the case at all. It sounds to me like most bowfishermen just chuck them up on the bank or throw them right back into the lake. Not a really huge concern to me personally since buffalo, carp and gar are thicker than they need to be in most waters...but bowfishing is a fast growing sport and I see a future problem in the works here. I know all the bowfishers in my little corner of the pond because I work on all of their boats, and if I start finding dead bass around here with pierced bodies then I'm gonna be in a difficult situation to say the least. I noticed a couple of turtles last Fall that had been stuck so I know at least one group isn't above sticking "whatever swims".

I didn't hit the pond. Ended up following a "hot walleye lead" here on the lake and caught everything but a walleye. And got into a physical dispute with a pelican that was holding deed to the island I wanted to fish. I'm not sure what the laws are regarding the treatment of disgruntled pelicans, so I'll just leave it at that. When I say that I "caught everything but a walleye" I'm only slightly exaggerating. Who else here can say that they have caught a V8 camshaft? Go P-Line !

Well.....Can we get a response from Craig Fuller ? Then I'll be satisfied.

Can I get a cross-section pic of one of these ZJ bad boys? Trying to wrap my head around this....head. I know Ham well enough to know that he wouldn't be crowing so much about a plain ol' marabou jig.

I don't post regular trip reports here but I'm usually around daily to answer direct questions that I "think " I know the answer to. I don't think a sincere question has ever gone unanswered on this forum, ever. And if it's a controversial question you're sure to hear all the various angles, then decide for yourself. So.....what more could you ask for? If you get all butthurt about getting lambasted for something, just stick around and ride it out....someone will chime in to defend you shortly.

How much cash for the 6'6" HMG ? And do you mind UPS'ing it?

The jig head causes it to wiggle? What "shape" is it?

Y'all might as well cool your jets, cuz until we get a good gully washer you're just gonna catch a few early wanderers. Scouts. And if you harass THEM and they live to tell about it, you're screwed for the season.

I had plans to hit a small lake for big bluegills today but then got covered up with work. Not too disappointed now that I see this wind picking up. I'm still tempted to try it late this afternoon. I'm loving this daylight until 7:30pm business

I'm curious as to why you want a 4-stroke ?

I guess I've never seen a yeller one. Hmm.

What we need is a good warm rain. A tee-total FLOOD wouldn't break my heart.

Ya mean the old brown Eagle blanks? Heck yeah, don't use them for tomato stakes.

32 million. That's alot of "maintenance. What kind of "maintenance" does a river and some hillsides need? I'm sure that I am being a dumbass here, but that question popped into my head and it won't leave without an answer.

What are you looking for in topwater stick? I have a 5 1/2' Berkley Air IM7 med. I'd swap for the 6'6"HMG

Coming from you, that's classic.

This quote snipped from Arkansas F&G PDF document .... Missouri isn't any better/smarter/holier than they are.

Note the mention of "pectoral" numerous times... http://web.nrdpfc.ca/finclip.htm Also note the mention of removing ALL of the pectoral vs. Just a piece of it. Why are y'all in such denial over this ? You're being weird.

You don't owe me squat....but don't let that stop ya

There's a considerable amount of contradiction going on here.... And I said I didn't care to argue the point..... Did anyone really believe that?

After devouring that batch of chili you "tipped" me, I have no doubts. None at all !