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I saw that article and I knew right away it had to come from Havasu! hasn't that lake already given up a record on Redears?

I keep debating on trading my kayak in and getting one where I can adapt a motor to it fairly easy. That way I could have one for the creek and coves on the lakes. At that point on the price though, you could almost just buy a used boat. I can only imagine the cost on that bad boy in the link!

According to my family tree I had an uncle or grandfather than came to settle in Reeds Spring before the civil war broke out. According to the letters he was a "big" game hunter. It is fact he never went overseas so it is assumed they meant deer, bear, and maybe mountain lions or bison. He apparently shot whatever he could to make a living. Seems like a lot of states saw the same thing happen. With no rules to abide by many just choose to rape the resources thinking it would never diminish and there would be plenty for all. Glad some kind of science was introduced to get to where we are today. I was amazed when I was younger and found out they used a punt gun to kill so many birds just so they could use the feathers for lady's hats back then.

At least 24' of water in an hour it rose. That is insane when you think about it. That is an average of 4 feet every 10 minutes. Now the death toll has gone even higher. I understand why there is so many campgrounds along that river since the water is so clear for the most part. Most of them are right by the river though so when the river gets going they are right in the path. And of course this was one of the busiest times of the year. If I had young kids, I think I would be hesitant to send them to one right on the river or creek after seeing this.

I almost went down for this one until I heard how many boats were involved. I had heard over 500 entries on the lake for this one. Brought in a lot of money for Grove I'm sure. Looks like it went off well too. 16th High School Fishing World Finals & National Championship 2025 Grand Lake, OK – Student Angler Federation Only problem is, the day after weight in large bass were washing up on shore in the cove where all of them were released. As in a LOT of fish and nice ones were washing up on peoples shoreline. Not so great after all. I only know about this because I know people who live down there and they confirmed this as well. Now, I am not naive enough to know that there will be some killed after the weigh in, but we are taking about literally hundreds of bass washing up on shore. One person said they counted at least 40 in a 200 yard stretch and another home reported about the same and that is only 2 that have said anything. I don't really know how they release them after a tournament this size, but I do know they just went around the cove where the weigh in was and put them all in that area. Curious, and again, I know this will happen, but has there been a huge kill like this at pro tournament before?

Years ago all the swimmers were below zone 3 dam, but now that they have changed all of that around I guess they just go and get in the water wherever they want!

A little too small for me. Not like the ones we used at the restaurant I worked in! Brick ovens heated by gas. We kept one of them at 600 and the other one at 500 if memory serves me correct. 600 for pies and 500 for the calzones and rolls. Baker's Pride and Blodgett is what we used and I had many a scars from those beasts! lol You will get the hang of it I'm sure. I hear some pretty good things from those that have those types of ovens though.

It was the right material, or at least it was supposed to be. Buzz and I split the cost for enough for both of ours. His is still on and we applied the same way. That and his yak is made of the same material. I think it was more of a design issue on mine vs. his. Either way, mine just didn't hold up like it should have. Although, the more I think about it, mine was exposed to the sun more than his so I know that couldn't have been great for it. It may have been what actually did it in. In the long run though I would recommend you get it done if you are keeping the boat for some time. Just don't let me apply it!

I think I might put one on there but be careful in what you get if you do. Mine came off on my yak in one season of use. I applied one that just didn't hold up very well.

I saw that the other day. Did they actually get born in OK or did they just migrate there from CO.? One county is in the pan handle not far from CO and the other is in the middle of the state on the KS border. Although Osage County is further in state so maybe it is true that they were born in OK. I guess I am just a doubter on whether or not they were actually born in OK.

So, my wife and I are taking a little get away the first of August and I suggested the White somewhere around Cotter to stay. That way she can go to all the flea markets around there and I can go fishing. Sounds like a win win for me I suppose. There are so many around there I was hoping some of you that have stayed around there before could chime in. I was looking at Rim Shoals, but that was just my first look since it is on the water and close to wading opportunities. We are going to take the dogs as well so there is that to consider too. Any info is appreciated.

Just had a small tornado touch down about a couple miles of our house this morning! I am at work and my wife and dog got into a closet to ride it out. Will have to check out damage when I get home. We didn't get any damage at our house so all is somewhat good here.

Rumor has it, the fishing is on fire!

My wife refuses to watch it. She had to go up there the day it hit and work from Memorial Hall (not in use now) for Mercy Hospital. She normally worked on Sundays, but didn't that day. She said she didn't want to relive all of that again. I am going to watch it sometime when she isn't around. At the time I always joked with her about leaving her car at the hospital that day. She was driving an Aveo, and it would have put that car out of it's misery! lol I just remember the day it hit you could hear sirens racing across the county and I live about 20 miles away. We knew something bad happened, but we didn't know until a little later what had really happened.

I went by there Saturday morning since it was nice and saw more cars and trucks in the parking lot than I did rigs (10C). Lots of people bank fishing, but not a lot getting caught from what I saw. Only saw one stringer, but those guys had been there all morning and said it was tough for those. Looked like a good day for fishing, but not catching. At least from what I saw. Looks like the Billetheads and Curtise did well though! Nice job on those BTW.

Well, that is a bummer for sure. I know last year I don't really remember seeing anyone post about whites on the James. I haven't been to Blunks or McCords in a few years now. I think the last time I was up there was about 4 years ago and I did alright, but nothing special to brag about. Dang it!, I might be forced to buy my OK license this year.

Oh, and he left the bear to rot where it was shot as well. My coworker did say he wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed.

Has anyone been fishing for whites on the James yet? I know they are going strong on Grand Lake now so I figured they must be close on the James. Does anyone even go down to Blunks anymore and fish? I know they do, but do any of you go down there and fish? Thinking I might hit up the James in a couple of weeks if they are running strong up there. TIA

https://www.newstalkkzrg.com/2025/03/26/jasper-county-man-charged-with-illegally-shooting-killing-black-bear/ Heard about this last night on my way home from fishing. Got into work this morning and a guy I work with was asking me if I had ever heard of this guy. I said no, I don't think so, and then he preceded to tell me the guy is his cousin! Always been in trouble as long as he could remember. I have no idea if he will ever spend any time in Jail or not. Prosecutors around here are pretty weak on those things.

Flysmallie gets it! I grew up on all the classics and have seen many a concerts in my day. REO, U2, Scorpions, Starship, Van Halen, and too many others I can't remember! lol All were good, except Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, her concert sucked. First album I ever owned was Lynyrd Skynyrd double live and I wore the crap out of it! Just after so many years I have decided to listen to more newer rock and I like it!

Man, after finally going through a lot of this thread, I have come to the conclusion that a bunch of you guys on here are old! 🤣 I love a lot of the music that I have seen posted on here, but I also love me some new stuff as well. How about Dead Daisies, Pop Evil, Royal Republic, Highly Suspect, Velvet Revolver, Stan Qualen, Ayron Jones, I could go on, but you get the picture. I just get tired of the classics that I have heard since I was a kid. Oh yea, another one, Dirty Honey and the Black Mods.

My oh my, the ramps were busy this weekend down there. I was over that way on Saturday, so I decided to stop by and check out the ramps at Devil's Promenade and 10C. Both were extremely busy with rigs putting in and taking out. I will say though, I was disappointed to see guys cleaning fish right by the ramps and throwing the carcass right there on the bank. ☹️ Heck, even saw one guy feeding the black vultures as he was cleaning them from the table he sat up. So much for the idea of taking them out into deeper water or somewhere else. I saw a lot of white bass getting cleaned. Although I talked with a couple of guys who went down the trail to bank fish and they had only caught 3 all morning and it was around noon or so. Same with another guy I talked to as well. I didn't ask where the boats were catching them. I was too busy watching the circus of boats loading and unloading. I saw one guy drop off his wife and told her to drive down with truck to load him up. In the time it took her to get to the truck and get in line, there were four boats in front of her. That guy just stayed out there in the current running the boat waiting for her. I thought that was a little much since he could have just beached the boat and waited for her. He must have spent 20-30 minutes out there idling and waiting for her. I could tell he wasn't a happy camper! lol The time is now for sure.

I hear ya Ham. Wayne was an all around good guy and fun to fish with. Very knowledgeable as well.

Great day it looks like to me! Good way to have a birthday, out fishing. Happy b-day by the way. You must have found some slack wind upstream somewhere. At least the pics look like that. I bet that lake was white capping out in the open and closer to twin!

Well, I guess I have a great son after reading all of this! Heck he took me out for Breakfast yesterday and get this, he paid! lol He is 31 right now and after HS he went to Jr. College on the A+ program so that didn't cost really anything. While doing his 2 years he decided to join the National Guard. Smart kid, because my wife and I made too much to get him a grant and none of us wanted to sign for a loan. After completing basics in GA he came back home and started going to Missouri Southern, in which the guard paid for just about in full. Now he works full-time for the Guard and has moved up in ranks and pay. Now the flip side, his brother (my stepson), doesn't have a job and no real motivation to get one. Go figure.