Kenny Gann

Nice fish Wyatt. And it looks like grampa taught him how to hold a large fish. Nice job Grampa!!!

Ya I'm gonna be there and Tapout is commin with me!!!

And they say there is no such thing as a megladon. I new it was real! (nice job great catch).

Yea Jerry I think it would. I will try that also.

AHH good idea dtrs5kprs. I'm testing and learning. The 2 on the right are 1/4 oz for wind. The one on the left is 1/8 oz.

Got an idea to keep zero's and z-man's on the hook without glue. Used the little zip ties that come in variety packs of ties that are good for not much else but holding wires and such. Slip the bait up on the shank to the bottom of jig head, It takes a little pushin but it will slide up and stay long enough to put zip tie around it and cinch it down between jig head and bait barb. We fished it yesterday and works fine. I even tried glue'd rigs and these both and caught fish on both. And if you want color the ties come in clear,red yellow and green.I will need calmer water to test it so give it a try and post. We will see how it goes.

Thanks Champ, that's what I got tied on. I will let you know. Once again thanks to all you fishin guys for your help and post's on this site, it has helped me tremendously.

Good report as usual Mr.Bill. I'm going to Shell Knob this weekend. Might I ask what brand and color of stick bait were you using. I have awful luck fishing those things

The reason you cant buy a annual permit on weekends is because its a corp funded service not a dewey short service. Permits have to be sold and issued by a park ranger only. They work at dewy short 9 to 5 monday thru friday only. You can buy them online and they will send it right to your house.

Would love to try some of your jigs. I struggle fishing a jig and read more than post on this site because these guys know way more than I do. Im learning and will give feedback on the jigs. Im in no hurry just when you get caught up. Kenny Gann 1635 Hodges RD. Sparta MO. 65753

Ok I will take a stab at it. It looks like fish are attacking and maybe even herding the bait like dolphins do to sardines. Bass i have seen on my graph just suspend under the bait and wait on wounded or stragglers. Bass do attack but usually toward surface not that deep. Just my thoughts.

Question for MOPanfisher. How come if parks and ramps are closed to campers,fisherman, picnickers, swimmers and the like when then again they allow hunters to come in and hunt possibly parking on COE land to do so. I figure if I put my bow in the boat I am legal to use the parkin area and ramp to go fishing (oops sorry hunting)?I see turkey hunters in the spring unloading boats and hunting then fishing in the afternoon. The whole thing seems like a pot callin the kettle black to me. And as long as i mentioned an old saying my dad used to use i will use another. There's more than one way to skin a cat! I hope you get back to work soon.

Thanks for all your comments fellas. This gives me a good place to start without spending a fortune through trial and error,There are so many variations off baits out there that it is mind bogling, Thanks again

Thinkin about investing and I do mean invest in some megabass jerk baits for this winter's fishing.I don't own any at all and the price they are I would be appreciate any help as far as model numbers and colors that work best on Table Rock. If there are jerkbait's out there that are comparable to Megabass let me know what they are. Thanks for the help.

Been reading this post for 3 days now and I agree with Bill and others on living in America where u have a choice. I applaud the fact that all these guys have a opinion and even tho some disagree they still respect your opinion, unlike muslims who kill people for not beleiving there way. Its great to have God and country with people who get along no matter their opinion. Fish Fish Fish thats what we do.

I got a 597ci HD DI on my boat and like the other guys say it was the best I could afford at the time and I love it. Also got a HB 141c. The mount heads on HB's are interchangeable so I moveem around depending on what im fishin for. I use 597 on front for dropshottin and it works great you can see the fish swim right up to the bait and get it. When my son is with me I let him sit up front and watch the graph and he loves it. Everybody knows when you take kids fishing if there not catching anything they get bored in a hurry. This thing helps me keep my boys interested and thats priceless for me. 597 has DI but i don't use it that often I use Real Time on the right and 2d on the left. Works awsome. I did buy a navionics chip for the 597 and it is great. You can split the screen and pull up to a cove or point and look at contour,move cursor to where you wanna go push go-to and drive right to it. Helps me do more fishin and less lookin. A color screen is a plus I think It lets me tell what's what by using colors.

Thanks for the welcome. I fish for bass and crappie and consider TR a challenge It usually gets the best of me but I keep tryin. Not gonna let them fishies get the best of me. If I stumble on to something that works I will post it. Also fish Beaver, Tanycomo,Stocton and Pommee but the Rock,Beaver,and Tany are closer.(less gas you know)

Ok, Lilly made me feel bad so here I am. Been reading this site for a year but never had much to post but getting better at fishing from this site. Time for me to input instead of just read. Maybe I can help they way that Babbler and the other guys have helped me. Retired 2 years ago and started fishing and learning all the time.My input wont be as good as you guys but im workin on it THANKS FOR THE HELP