fishinwrench

My Missouri river experience is limited to the Mokane/Portland/Hermann area, along that stretch there are dikes that are situated 70-90° to the flow. The face will not have any sand above 3-5ft of the current water level at any given time because the surface currents keep it scoured. Dikes that run mostly parallel to the flow are nothing more than a rip-rap bank....and not worth spending time on I wouldn't think. Except for maybe the uppermost end of them.

Once upon a time they had a big meeting, all who cared were asked to attend and voice their ideas/concerns at that time or forever hold their peace. Quite a few took the time, traveled and attended, quite a few made excellent points and gave quality feedback. As soon as the doors were closed all the feedback and concerns (that they requested to hear) were all ignored. Well not quite "all"..... they DID change the ruling on foam and rubber legs.

Probably won't be long.

You may already know this but the Summertime sweetspot around the wing dikes is on the upstream side at the depth where the rocks stop and the sand begins. I have no useful ideas on how to effectively FLYFISH those spots, but I know that's one location pattern where they like to position themselves on the big rivers. I expect the bite in those backwater spots you like is pretty slow now. That'll change when some cool rain breathes some life back into those areas.

Yeah I know it's a double-edged sword.

Yeah. Outside talent ! Someone less stingy with the pellets. Seriously though, Bob. All things considered how would a wise hatchery manager make better use of the upgraded hatchery operation?

Think they'll ever have an access at Berry bluff?

My routine is basically a carolina rig dip worm smothered in Bowker's Original or Sonny's super sticky original. Think structure just like when you're bass fishing and don't waste too much time in one spot if you're not catching fish. Dip bait seldom catches really big channels but 2-7lbers won't ignore it, if they are there they'll eat it. Take extra #4 trebles and collect your hooks later when you clean them. Just slide the worm up the leader and tie on a fresh hook after each fish......cuz they'll swalllow it 9 times out if 10. That's the best (most dependable) way I know of to load the boat with eating sized cats anywhere that they swim.

A little customizing can make a world of difference. If you carry alot of weight above your hips then lowering the seats a bit helps alot, and it doesn't take as much as you might think (1-1 1/2 inches increases stability a bunch).

I'm really hoping that the new hotrod hatchery results in at least a somewhat better fishery BELOW the park.

Probably, but not closely enough to wanna go bail them out.

Still beats sitting at home playing Xbox, I hope they were able to catch a few before they were arrested.

There should be a gasket between the airbox cover and the carbs, its purpose is to act as a vibration dampener and keeps the bolts from vibrating loose.

You would have to add a "trim position sender" and I'm not sure that those 70's model Mercs even have a place to mount one. If so it will be on the inside edge of the motor mount, port side.

I win. I've already worn out 2 pair of mid-range wading boots, 3 deep cycle batterys, 4 10amp chargers, 2 hitch balls and 1 reciever pin this year.

Purple to the POS Black to the GND Thought it was Gray to the S (or SEN), but on that old Merc with no trim sender circuit in the harness it could be Brown or Tan. Then yeah....Blue or White to the guage lights (parallel) fed from the light switch...Not the ignition hot.

Do y'all ever pull into a restaurant parking lot and say " it's too crowded let's grab a pizza and go home"? Or ya ever look out across the water and say "screw it, it's just too crowded to go fishing here today"? Or do you choose to launch anyway, adding one more boat to the crowd .... and then bitch about how the crowd spoiled your day? Everyone hates crowds but few hate them enough to leave one.

That was a $6-7000.00 run. You're not gonna see much of that kinda stuff because not that many people have the coin to do it more than once.

If it is a tank venting issue you'll notice the primer bulb sucking in. My guess, assuming that the engine is not getting HOT, is a fuel pump failure or improper float level settings (with emphasis on the latter)

That makes the 3rd incident like that at Lake Ozark this year. In one of the previous incidents people (not knowing wtf was going on kept jumping in to help the ones in distress not realizing that they were getting shocked and it nailed about 4-5 people. Initial codes here are strict but the constant rocking and rolling that these docks are subjected to eventially exposes wires. If you know what to look for you can spot the effects of electralysis on moored boat lower units and dock cables. Even though a GFI is installed. Im no electrician but.....Many times the service to the dock is buried and a GFI is installed at the walkway and the exposed wire is underground near the shoreline before the GFI. The GFI probably doesn't do any good when that happens, and current can leach through the damp soil into t he water. The GFI should probably be installed ahead of the buried wire. A buddy of mine got bit once while reaching down with his rod tip to unhook a spinnerbait from a dock cable. Ya just never know.

You and that fish have alot in common.... You look alike, love the river, and have rocks in yer head Did you think you'd hung a nice hybrid until he started going in circles?

Looks like the team on the Mo./Mec. acted reasonable. My hand goes out to them.

This is what happens when lawmen can't find enough REAL stuff to do. They gotta justify the importance of their job out there or they'll be in the unemployment line or doing lowly security work at a factory somewhere. Everyone makes a big deal about how wild and unruly the waterways have gotten, and they DEMAND more lawmen patroling...... Then when the lawmen get there in great numbers to address this reported craziness they have to look hard as hell to find anyone doing anything wrong. Those massive fines for piddly infractions are a result of everyones exaggerated claims of rampant lawlessness.

No Al, it's not "ok". Neither is making up hypothetical situations and claiming that they happen routinely in order to get a point across.

Yeah she's a "victim" because her eyes couldn't look in any other direction. LOL When I was 14 my mom pulled some cookies fresh out of the oven, she told me to wait.....but I just couldn't.....OUCH ! Am I a victim?