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I like to read OAF on my tablet using Tapatalk. It has worked in the past but now I get a box with a spinning circle and Connecting to server. The problem is it never connects. It's an Android tablet running KitKat but I have the same issue on the other tablet. Any ideas?

Those guys are a riot, they put a whole new spin on fishing.... Sent from my GT-N5110 using Tapatalk

Your right. Moguy that is an amazing picture. Sent from my GT-N5110 using Tapatalk

No I would still use it too.

I have a 16' jon boat but I see some of the places Al and others are going in their canoes and kayaks and now I want a solo canoe, think it would suit me better than a kayak. I have an old clamp on trolling motor too that might work on a canoe not sure. Guess I need to start watching craigslist and here for a bargain starter solo canoe. It's too bad no one makes a canoe shell that one could buy them put the seats and other accessories that want in it instead of buying one and having to strip or modify it.

Was done at Rockford Beach today look at the Big and was wondering how it was to float/fish from Rockford to the Meramec. Thinking about getting a fishing kayak so I can fish some of the smaller streams and ponds/lakes just some many places around here where the jon boat won't go when the water is low like it is now.

I feel really dumb now I thought it was a picture, didn't realize it was a drawing. Just looked again and saw Al's signature. Great picture Al!!!!!

I'll have to go walk it in the morning when the light is better, so far I haven't seen any fish but lots of frogs of all sizes. Didn't realize that cats and LMB would coexist in a small pond. What's the reason for this? Not enough food for both?

Ran by there this evening about 7:30 and threw a white inline spinner around, nothing. Then tried a small frog same result. I then tired a small gold/black Rebel grasshopper crankbait, still nothing, normally it will catch bluegill and small bass. Should have checked the water temp but I'm guessing it's 85+. Will probably wait till it's a little cooler or try it in the morning and see if I get the same results.

The pond is right behind a barn and there are some trees around it so it has shade. No cattails or any other visible vegetation There's a few small limbs sticking up so I'm guessing there is a little cover but I don't think there is a bunch. I'll try throwing some spinners the next trip and see is that produces anything.

I recently got access to a small farm pond which is maybe 1/2 acre in size and I have no clue how deep it might be and neither do the owner. As far as is know it hasn't been fished in years. There are cats and carp, the owner is feeding the cats and saw the carp feeding with the cats. I know there are at least 4 bluegill, one small and 3 small hand size. What would be the best way to find out if there are any bass or maybe crappie in it? Caught the BG on a small floating crankbait, also tried using the Ned's rig and was getting a few bites but no hook ups, I think it was the bluegill hitting it. There are a lot of frogs so I was thinking of trying a frog even though there isn't any Lilly pads or any other visible vegetation. The water color is stained .

Any one color seem to work better?

Just have to ask when is Wiggle Wart season?

The comments were almost as funny as the video. Does go to show that they aren't something to mess with even when beheaded. I wouldn't kill it just because it was a copperhead or any other venomus snake for that matter unless it was a treat to myself or family.

Cool picture I just use my phone as I always have it with me and I think the fish slim is much easier to clean off the phone that a camera. I just hold the fish out at arms length and shot that way. It's really hard to judge the size that way, unless I lay the fish down my arm so there is a comparison. Once in awhile I am with someone who can take the picture if it's really nice one. Earlier in the year I was taking a pic of every fish I caught but that got rather old, so now I only do the exceptional ones

Checkout www.STLRV.net they may have something you'd like. They're located in O'Fallon, Mo

Went to Walker Lake in Kirkwood this evening. Appears the bottom is real rocky as I kept getting hung up and loosing my Ned's jig's after 2 I switched to a small shallow diving crank bait. Fished it till dark with no luck. Tried a couple of Sencos one green pumpkin and white and one black, nothing. Went back to the Ned's jig and was fishing off the dock and got a nice bite but failed on the hook up, looked like it might have been a decent catch. There was a note there that someone had dumped some gold fish and Koa in the lake some are to big to be bait for the other fish so they were asking that any caught not be throw back in but removed and taken away or at the least thrown in the trash. Seems that Kirkwood redid the lake last year so it might still be a little young for fishing, talked to one guy who had caught 4 bass but he didn't say how big they were. Looks like a nice lake and from the looks of it there should be fish, will probably try it again this fall.

I don't think you can fish the lake in Lone Elk Park, it's by permit only or something like that.

I think they are called Finesse worms, I get them at Walmart, not a lot of color selection at least at the Walmart's by me. How do you fish it? I cast it out and let it sit of a count of 20 then take the slack out and reel one crank then let it sit for a count of 5-6 then one crank again. Sometimes I will twitch the rod tip several times then take up the slack. At times I will vary that some like a crank or 2 then pause then a crank pause but most of the time the 1st way works best for me.

Nothing small about that one, nice catch!

Don't encourage them, life is better when they are in hiding

I just ordered some of the green pumpkin/orange as there are many bluegill in the pond I fish, also some junebug which should work better in stained water. Also got some JJ Magic to see what that does

Thanks for the boat ride

What about George Winter park? I know it's not a good place on the weekend for fishing as the boats and jet skies are all over the place but during the week before 1 Pm it isn't bad at all. When the jet skies show up I normally load up and go home. Would think that a person could tube in the big river around here.

Mine are a little bigger that TrophyFishR I use 7" Zman finesse worms cut in half, I also seem to do better with the end with the pointy tail. When they get tore up around the hook I have cut them off and reused the shorter portion and was still able to catch fish it them. I have green/pumpkin, pumpkin & PB&J and for me the pumpkin works the best but that might be because of the water color where I fish. The little pond where I mainly fish can't have many big fish in it I wouldn't think, it's about an acre in size. I have caught an 18.5" and a couple of 14 & 15" ones. Most are from 9-11" but I don't think it as much the jig as the place. I have some 4" Zero Elastech worms and they don't do as well as the 3.5" ones I cut from the 7' ones, the cut 7" one are fatter and I think that might have something to do with it, the 4" are a lot skinner. The smaller hook Gopher jig heads work better than the same weight with the a larger hook. The bigger hooks seem to get hung up more and I catch more fish on the smaller hooks.