2 in a boat

Well, thx for all the optimism guys. lol After reading the replies I'm just hoping the house is still there this weekend when we come down. Thx for the tip on the lock Skeeter! I'm going that route and hoping someone else will be an easier hit than them taking the lower unit.

I have a very nice SS prop that when my boat is on the lift shines right out onto the open lake, you can see it 1/4 mile away, makes me nervous. Is there some way to replace the regular nut with some type of keyed nut? Like you see on a lug nut on high dollar chrome wheels? I'm not sure I want to take it on and off every time we come home as I will fish as long as the water isn't freezing in the eyelets. lol I know, wuss.

Nice job, nice fish! But wait, "just about all the fishing we can take." That's like that song, no such thing as too much fun. But you did say ALMOST. lol

Ditto. If you can't beat them, join them. But that would make you a Jayhawk abkeenan. You know it's your pic, I can't lay off it. lol

All the talk of "the fin" on here so I picked a couple up at Marks there off old hwy 13 a couple weeks ago. I think I paid 6.99 a piece, which I believe to be about $1 more than at Cabela's et all. I spent about 50 bucks in there, probably could have saved 5-7 bucks at the big stores, but; I had a great conversation with Mark, got some hot tips, talked to 3 other guys in there, spent about 45 minutes in there having a great time and met some fellow TRL fishermen. As opposed to asking some kid in the big store which colors for "the fin" are good for TRL when he has no idea what it even is. And waiting 10 minutes in a check out line to talk to another kid that gets confused when I say "hi, how are you this fine day". And in my truck 5-7 dollars worth of gas would get me to about Reeds Spring. You want to know what a fin is, or what the ned rig is, or how to drop shot and what to use, go talk to Mark, he usually has all the hottest stuff in stock with info on how, where, and when to use it. It will be the best 7 extra bucks you'll ever spend. Just my opinion, that a dollar now days will get you a cup of coffee.

PM'd ya, and thank you so much!

NICE!!!! Oh ya, that's making this afternoon in the office go by real fast, not!!!!

Reward is granted to those that persevere to allow opportunity to arrive. Just made that up, not bad. Mr. Babler is on the water A LOT, in all kinds of weather I wont fish, it pays off. That or he has some secret weapon that calls them whites up to him, maybe an old stash of Skin Bracer??? Headed down tonight, home dock is Hoot Owl Hollow, black Lund walk through, 200 merc, 9.9 pk kicker, love to meet any of y'all on here, wave me down. If you have an OAF sticker on ya, love to have a couple for the boat.

Well kyled, I'm guessing you don't know anything about a silver saddle as well then. lol Farmer's Daughters joke.

I know that out of the 100 or better blacks we caught over Memeorial Day weekend, 50% of them were 14.5 -14.75" long. I wandered if that was just a great hatch class 2-3 years ago, or is that just because they get thinned down to that length because to many people keep them if they are 15 or better? Or a third more likely answer is I suck at catching the big ones. lol

Being a KU fan I'll pass on the college football, for obvious reasons, and wait until hoops season. Talk about reloading! Is Chumming/Baiting channel cats on TRL legal?

As if it's not bad enough sitting here in KS at the office wishing I was at TR, you're killing me. lol Great morning, congrats!

That's a good question Sam and one I can not find a definitive answer on that I would want to gamble a ticket with MO conservation on. But from what I've read that IS still legal for catfish. I believe chumming/baiting is legal in MO. but would like a "FOR SURE" on that.

Shaker, I know, we all are. This whole college sports thing is just out of hand. Basically what we are telling our young people is tradition doesn't matter, history doesn't matter, camaraderie doesn't matter, unity doesn't matter, what matters is MONEY! Oopps, thought I was on ESPN, now back to fishen!

That's what I'm talken bout, just like we cook Tigers out here, but we add dumplings. You know abkeenan, your avatar pic depicting the desecration of the sacred bird who is the anointed one representing the temple which resides in the holy land of Lawrance KS is statistically incorrect. lol Man, why did you guys have to go to the SEC, I sure miss haten on Mizzu Tigers. lol