Terrierman

The watersheds have more to do with water quality in Truman and LOZ vs Beaver, Table Rock and Bull Shoals, though you are right to be concerned about poor treatment from inadequate septic systems.

When you're fishing a tube, it's a crayfish to the smallmouth. They will take it and it will be in their crushers which is very hard to get a hook in. Set the hook twice at least and your lost fish numbers will go down.

Amen.

Thief and rabble rouser. And rabble is the word that fits for his supporters. No use whatsoever for his type in my world.

Incredible. Great job.

Mitch f nailed it in one. LE needs to work a lot harder on that one and we all need to elect Sheriffs, PA's and Judges who will deal with problems instead of taking the easy way out and not deal with the real problem sector of our society.

Lay off the Manhattans and watch the pounds melt away.

Buddy of mine found a huge chicken of the woods last week. He's a good friend and gave me a bag already cleaned and ready to cook along with a package of Don's Chuck Wagon mushroom batter to take with me down to the White River over the 4th. Man, that is good eating. They really ought to call those things shrimp of the woods, great with cocktail sauce!

Good thing you were there to pick them up.

Wowsa

Nice looking spot. Best that you had it to yourself 100%. Next time post a pic of the hook in your finger.

Great post. Those poppers are really art, with function. Very cool.

Went down to Rim Shoals and spent about the nicest 4th of July weekend I can remember. Remarkable weather!! Cabin at Rim Shoals Resort was immaculate, very comfortable and walking distance to the ramp. 100% recommendation on them from me. Friday the water was running about 2000 CFS or so and fishing was very good. Fished morning and afternoon with Ham. He's a heck of a fisherman and really knows that river. We boated somewhere between 40 and 50 fish on Friday, mostly rainbows. First fish or the day for me was a nice Cutthroat and Ham caught a couple of nice browns along with the rainbows. He also caught a really colored up cutthroat. They're really pretty fish. Saturday the generation was down and so was the fishing. Caught a few in the morning, took a long break and a nap and met Ham and Richard Cross, AKA Zig Jig Master at Cotter. Generation was still very low and fishing was tough for me, but not too bad for Mr. Cross or Ham. The river started rising this morning around 7:30 or so. I was only out for a couple of hours, caught one nice brown and an 18 1/2 rainbow that was super fat. Maybe boated another dozen or so. Great trip, great weather, no craziness, time with friends, time with the wife, some good food. Awesomeness all the way around. That White River really is a heck of a resource. Oh, also met John Berry Friday AM at the ramp, he was the second one there after me. Seems to be a super nice fellow.

Semper Fidelis Corporal Ploetz.

Good thought and right back at you. Safe and happy 4th to all.

By streamer do you mean a 6" gold CD Rapala? Fished about 6' to 10' deep when the water is running? Around/above Point Lookout?

You just skin them from the ankles forward. Parboil until tender and grill to put a little bark on here and there with some of your favorite sauce. Better than any squirrel you ever ate.

You are a bad mammajama. When are you going to go to the White River again?

LF 6'6" Clarus is a really good rod. Phil Lilley also has some that he is fond of at his shop. Reels? I have grown to like the Lew's Speed Spins. Better IMHO than Shimano Sahara for roughly the same money. Daiwa Exceller is another choice in the similar price range, No complaints there either.

Very nice. Very nice indeed.

Smart move. I've had the somewhat simpler Chicago Cutlery version for about 20 years. People frequently comment on how sharp my knives always are. I use mine on everything from kitchen knives to Benchmade folders. I used to do Arkansas stones and can get knives razor sharp there too, but the electric is a matter of a few seconds, no matter what condition the blade is in.

Dexter Russell. The best. Also use a Gerber. Sharpen with a Chicago cutlery diamond double wheel that puts a perfect hollow ground razor edge on any knife that's not serrated in seconds.

I am a big fan of 4 lb Maxima on my spinning rigs.

Any normal person would. Guys like this and that fellow who kidnapped and killed the little girl a while back in Springfield have something missing. I do not think there is any hope for rehab ever for those types. Death is too easy. I am cruel and would put him in a small solitary confinement room forever and the last day he would see the sun would be the day he went in. No books, no TV, no visitors, no nothing ever but food and water for the rest of his life.

I've got a Pescador 12 and I'm perfectly happy with it. You can spend a lot of money on a Kayak, but they're all basically river transportation to me. Day tripping transportation. When I river camp, it's the canoe or Shawnee. More into comfort with about a ton of gear than the lightweight mode.