Jerry Rapp

is it legal to shoot goldfish?

wouldn't a longer length be a better indicator of a fish's age? Making it older and wiser and more difficult to catch, thus making the person with a longer fish a "better" angler?

about how many "under" fish do you catch in an average day on these lakes?

the lake is summed up pretty well by Al and Bushbeater. In October the lake will still be at summer pool. The main channel between Chaonia(cabins available) and the dam(several places to stay in this area) is marked by buoys in the middle of the channel. Above Chaonia follow another boat a time or two to learn the channel. October is usually pretty tough fishing, unless there is water moving through the dam which is pretty rare. A good starting point is to chase the wind on the lower half of the lake and throw rattle traps and small cranks. usanglerschoice.com holds a series of tourneys each year so you can get some ideas on weight. 15+ usually wins, but 5 fish limits weighing 5 to 8 lbs are the norm. Yet MDC says no length limit is needed.

https://www.bassmaster.com/slideshow/sumrall-slams-em-early

bassmaster.com has day 1 info from the Open Championship. 15+ is leading, but weights fall off fast. Be sure to click on the blog. Good pics and info.

I refuse to vote for 99.9% of all proposed tax increases. I worked for the federal government for 32.5 years, and the waste of $ is unbelievable. Every ballot seems to have a 1/4% increase here, a 1/2% increase there. It won't be too long before we are taxed 75%+ overall when all taxes are combined. But then I guess that what socialism is, and sadly we are headed toward it. Tax it all for the NEEDS of the people.

MOcrap is trolling again.

ditto. That's why I use woolly worms for predicting winter.

#4 is a Water Dog by Bomber?

winner winner chicken dinner

how did you manage to to get "hooked up" in the first place? The only thing I can imagine is that you were hung up and and pulled on the line and got the old slingshot effect when the crankbait came unsnagged? Please enlighten.

is this one? Around 4 foot long, near K Bridge on Black River.

posted it here because we saw it crossing the road about 2 miles from Black River on gravel road in the K Bridge area.

crappie, bluegill, gigging, bowfishing, gar, whites, hybrids, catfish????

has there been a reduction in hydro power generation?

interesting topic. Thoughts on the future of fishing. I am 61, and was raised in a boat since I can remember. The first rule was never get on a bank that another boat was fishing, no matter which way they were going. Never fish a point another boat is on. Never go past another boat on plane. Idle only. Be nice and courteous to all other fishermen. The future? Some thoughts at random. All lakes will be put and take for all species by 2050. You already see people requesting more stocking for a lot of lakes, for all species, including carp😂. There will be designated days of the week for fishing, designated days for wake boats, designated days for skiers, jet skis, etc. It may even be designated days for people with last names beginning with A-M, N-Z, and such. Crowding will be a major issue. Boats will be all electric powered, probably some form of nuclear, hydrogen, solar or combination combustion. Regulation of all lakes and rivers will be done at one control point, operated by a Federal Agency, with strict guidelines using artificial intelligence. There will be no local control at all, with no public input. Electronics and equipment? The skies the limit here. I have several other thoughts and ideas from time to time, but it is time for dinner. I am sure others like to "look" into the future. Other thoughts should be interesting.

he hasn't weighed in yet

I see pics

at least Golf has not been discussed.

bump

I thought I left the coordinates on it.

how would you fish this lily pad field?

Eddie? is that you?