MrGiggles

What year? Pre-03 had CSFI with a center spider and poppet injectors for each cylinder. When they get some age, they will start to dribble, or develop vacuum leaks in the intake assemblies. If it goes away at wide open throttle, they are probably dribbling. That CSFI and intake gasket leaks were the achillies heel to those early Vortec motors. What are the fuel trims like? And does it set any codes other than P0300?

The high point area isn't too bad in the wind, the worst will be around Turkey creek. Be careful motoring around out there, lots of timber and with the water high, a lot of it will be hidden.

I was out two Sundays ago. It was high, and dirty. Water about 50 degrees. I did manage 3 keeper crappie and some shorts, but had to work for them.

Just about be worth it to leave the junker on there and throw on a CMC setup.

Live bait? Ain't nobody got time for that.

Are you using forward on down on Livescope? I used down primarily on the last trip, played with forward a little bit yesterday. My transducer pole setup needs some improvement.

Just about perfect.

I went to Masters yesterday afternoon, talk about tough. Wind was up and she was really rocking and rolling. Caught one short crappie and a white. Went down Maze right at sunset and started marking some fish. Didn't fish very long though, didn't feel like navigating through that minefield in the dark.

A motor with soon-to-be fried brushes.

It's a trendy thing among the younger crowd. A lot of my classmates were doing it 10 years ago, I don't know the reasoning behind it. Probably the same reason some people wear their hat backwards. I do it occasionally to keep mud off my pants. I wear pull-on (not real cowboy boots, per se) Wellington style boots for a couple reasons. They're usually waterproof for one, and with your pants pulled down over them, you will not get fescue seeds, sawdust, burrs, molten metal, or other trash down in them. Crap stuck to my socks drives me absolutely nuts, can't stand it.

Caught many a walleye through the ice with a tuffy head on a Swedish pimple. I went ahead and picked up Livescope, figured I might as well with the rebate about to end. All I have to say is that it is incredible, and intuitive. I've had side imaging for years and am still not that good at interpreting it. I had livescope dialed in and working within an hour. Nothing comes close. I went over to Pomme since the wind was pretty strong. Water is real high and muddy. I ended up with 3 keeper and 3 short crappie. For every one I caught, there were probably 20 that wouldn't commit. That lake is chock full of crappie.

I ran around the dam last night. Didn't catch a thing. Lot of guys are out there apparently catching walleyes after dark, but I haven't been. Every night that I've been out lately there's been several boats circled around every point by the dam. Water is clear and 45ish degrees.

It's private though.

I know, but they don't actively stock them in Bull, and I don't think anyone really knows how they got there in the first place. There are really no good places that I know of to catch them in Missouri. Bull has a few, and I read somewhere that Forest Lake up by Kirksville has some.

I wish MDC would stock those in Stockton and Bull. Good eating.

I'm a transplant. Moved here in 2006 when I was 13 from Minnesota. I'm kind of indifferent about Missouri, but I think a lot of it is a grass is always greener scenario. Weather wise we get the worst of everything. Heat like the south, cold like the north. Ice storms, tornadoes, snow fall, and heat waves. We got occasional 90+ heat waves in Minnesota, but not like here. And it actually cooled off at night. Of course that is offset by the 5-6 solid months of winter. The low cost of living here was nice, but seems to be going away rapidly with the influx of new residents. Land is insane right now, 10k an acre is not out of the question if you're in a good location. 110 acre farm down the road sold last week for just under a million. No way that farm could ever pay for itself in a lifetime. If I was going to move anywhere, I'd buy a lake house back in Minnesota.

As of Tuesday the main lake was pretty clear, with a lot of leaves and trash floating around. I haven't been since we got the last big shower.

For sure, there is no comparison between them. But compared to what people had at the time, which was practically nothing short of a string and a rock, the innovation is comparable.

I'm guessing guys were saying the same thing back when flashers came out.

If the original paint is still stuck pretty good, just sand it, take any scratches down to bare metal. Epoxy primer will stick like crazy to just about anything, but you can't hardly sand it, best to go wet on wet if you use it. This place is over by Monett, fast shipping and good prices. A gallon single stage kit should work well for you. If you are not very picky about colors, equipment paint from TSC can work pretty well, make sure you use hardener, makes a big difference. https://allkandys.com/shop/

I prefer to keep males. Not sure if it makes a big difference, but seems to me that it would. Shallow fishing can be so temperamental, especially on the main lake where the water is so clear. I think they only spawn deep, or only at night around there. Out of the past 3 springs I've been fishing Stockton, only once have I found shallow fish, up towards High Point. Pomme is a much better bet, I usually don't have as much trouble there, even during the high water years, some of those marooned docks were dynamite.

Went out tonight and only managed a 7" crappie. Put in at Masters and ran to high point. Water was pretty dingy and warmer down there (40*, 38 at Masters). I could not find any big schools of shad, only small, scattered ones. Lots of big lone marks out suspended in no mans land. I did throw a jerkbait for a while over shallow wind blown flats where the seagulls were diving, with no bites, although if I caught anything on that it would just be dumb luck, I have no clue how to properly run a jerkbait.

She's cooked. The biggest issue is what kind of shape the spindle is in. Don't rely on bearing buddies alone. They are a good idea in theory but don't hold up all that well in practice. They won't pump fresh grease in where it actually needs to go. A couple times per year pop the cap off, remove the spindle nut, and slide the hub/wheel assembly off. Check the grease in the rear bearing, make sure it's still liquid and hasn't turned into coffee grounds, add new grease if it needs it. That's all you need to do. The bearings and races are fairly inexpensive and usually not hard to find. Autozone and TSC usually have them in stock.

Used to go with my uncle out to Grindstone lake in Minnesota and catch smelt. Crazy, toothy, chub looking fish. Used to bring them home by the 5 gallon bucket full, clean them with a scissors, cut the head off, slit the bellies and pull the guts out. Fry them whole.

And delicious, if you can get around the bones. They're right up there with any other game fish. If you've ever had pickled herring, pickled northern is better. Shad aren't much different than sardines. Throw them in a tin with some oil, probably taste about the same.