fishinwrench

Well, I don't consider releasing them "throwing them away". I keep hearing how delicious they are "when prepared right", but whenever you hear that disclaimer attached to some form of "food" that usually means it is on par with possum and buzzard.

This one ate a Sparkleminnow And this one took a clouser....well kinda I'd trade ya both of'em for that green bass.

Finally I understand your screen name Nice lizard!

The Osage river is ate up with them, but it's hard to say whether or not they've had a negative effect on the bass. They do have a habit of congregating heavily in the eddys spooking easily and dramatically, obviously spooking any gamefish nearby in the process, which makes fishing for bass in areas with asian carp pretty much a waste of time.

LOL, Just assuming that you top out about 3 times what that 9.9 does

Stick steer is an easy to install option that can be adapted to any hull. If fishing by yourself any, having all that weight forward with no substantial motor weight on the back seems like it could be kinda squirrely. Maybe not though.

The floorplan layout of the Tracker Panfish leaves alot to be desired IMO. I'd recommend that you consider getting a good quality 16' utility jon and customize it to suit your personal needs/wants.

Here's a tip on landing big bass, you can take it for what it's worth, but.... Bass over 4# never do anything "suddenly", if you pay attention to their body you'll notice that they tense up for a second or three before giving a thrash or a boatside jump. So slide him/her in, keep a steady tight line, watch their body and wait for them to relax (you can actually see the fins and muscles go limp....Then grab that lip and hoist him up in one smooth continous motion. If you grab while the fish is still tensed up they'll try to shake your arm off everytime.

Ya reckon he got plucked and dropped?

They used to stock down to Prosperine accesss but then they pulled back to what used to be Maggards (right above Ho-Humm). I'd be surprised if they release any at all anywhere below Barclay nowadays.

LMAO I've met those guys !

Excellent plan! And if in a few years you realize that all you ever think about/care about is big-headed green fish.....Every magazine, catalog and DVD in your house has a fish on the cover, and you can't keep a girlfriend for more than 4 months, then I'd say you're headed in the direction you are inquiring about whether you want to or not.

Is the sign effective? Sounds like a source of extra firewood to me. I recently learned that a good portion of posted creek/river property around here was never bought in the first place. It was taken by adverse possession, and the person claiming ownership probably isn't even holding a legal deed or paying taxes on all of what he/she has fenced in. I found that really interesting, and it wouldn't surprise me that the same situation isn't the norm on ALOT of "private" riverfront land. Those folks guard that free land diligently to ensure it isn't taken from them the same way that THEY snatched it.

LMAO

So actual evidence of a failed spawn this year for many of the whites? What would you attribute that to, and is that fairly normal ? A hot post spawn bite on whites is unheard of on my pond but I'm gonna attempt to locate a similar bite going on up here since we had a less than spectacular spawn run ourselves. Males were thick, but females were more scarce than I can ever remember. I think I'm the only one in these parts that frets over the whites. Everyone else treats them like mushrooms and blackberry's.

What about "Orange or brown" water? Red= + / Black= - from the batt to the TM, if it still runs backurds then it's wired wrong somewhere in the foot control or head. But a squeeking, rattling, clunking TM is totally unacceptable. Fix or replace that POS mount before your next trip out.

Don't loose THAT shirt! Sweet pics RM, Looks like you're having fun.

If you're playing with frog baits you HAVE TO try the Stanley Bull Ribbit on the "double take" hook. That thing is outrageous. And if they miss it just stop and let it slow-fall about 10", they'll almost always get it on the second try. I love that bait!

Looking forward to the book, Al, and I'm glad you said "small segment" cuz paddling instruction is not something I think you can teach in text, illustrations, or even in video format. It has to be FELT to be understood, so IMO it's not worth wasting paper and ink on unless your motive is for folks to one day FEEL IT and think to themselves ....."ahhh, THAT'S what he was talking about!"

Probably about #18-19 down on the list of problematic poop contributors I'd guess. Convenient scapegoats near waterways though for sure.

That's good that it doesn't seem to be getting worse. Maybe the Musky are giving them anxiety attacks A carp kill would be a trip. Those buggers are practically immune to everything.

Wouldn't you expect a paid biologist, assigned to that region, to be the first one aware of a mysterious number of dead fish? I just kinda think his response to your call shoulda been more like..."yeah I know, I'm looking into it and should have some answers by the end of the day". Not that he'd be able to do anything to stop it, at least there would be a cool new word used to describe it. So does anyone know the cool word assigned to the white bass decimation a couple years ago?

Well.... guess that answered that. And none of those "brilliant passengers" realized he was wasted. Major Bummer.

Nice ! Congrats on the new wagon, and I'm glad ya got the Honda straightened out.

The local talk radio this morning is making a big deal about some "official decision" being made today regarding allowing gay people in the boy scouts. The question I have is..... who decides who is "gay" ? "Are you gay? " Um, No. "Ok, you're cleared". Or how does that work? LOL