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CMAC, you'll have to give us more. I googled it and I found nothing.

I agree, use an email program. They're free to download and have more/better features. I also don't use the "portal" att sets up. You can set your home page to be whatever you want. I have mine set to CNN. I check the headlines and then head straight to ESPN and OA.

I've heard good things about Vizio. They're an american company, if that means anything to you, and they are a lot less than the big brands like Sony. I was looking at them side-by-side in a store and the quality was a lot better than the Phillips it was next to. As far as Blue Ray and HD-DVD, those are the two HD DVD formats. If you get one and have an HD tv, you'll be able to enjoy the hd-ness. I guess different studios have adopted the different standard. Kind of like Beta and VHS.

Nice report. What were you using, esp. to hook the big one?

neat picture on top, Jeremy.

jOrOb, does he peg or let it slide?

Are you sure that isn't "BS"549 and not BR?

Don't know how high the water is. I did Steel Creek to Pruitt in one day once. I really felt like I was somewhere farther away than Arkansas (no joke intended.) The Trails Illustrated map is really detailed and you scout a good campsite. We camped under Jim Bluff once. That was pretty cool.

There was quite a bit of footage of a bear in Nixa a couple summers ago I think. It fell asleep in someone's barn one afternoon. I haven't seen the recent footage, but I get it's the same one. Just think, Phil went all the way to Alaska to catch rainbow trout and see bears and we had them both here after all!

Bearcat and KFF, we expect very detailed reports and a whole lot of pix when you guys get back.

Terry, are you trying to say that's it's not the size of the wave but the motion of the ocean?

Wow. Those are some thick trout!! Thanks for posting. Keep em coming.

Gavin, that's what I thought. It's similar to a boat of the gatorboats site I posted last week. Duckydoty, did you have plans for the cedar strip canoe? Is she still seaworthy?

Found this online. It says it's easy. Don't know. I know I can really tear some stuff up w/ a circular saw and I've glued stuff before, so maybe I could do it. Hmm, not allowed to upload pdfs. Here is the link. It's 1.1 megs.

Here is one made by Frabill. It's 5 in high which is 10 square on the trap. So if my math is right (and that's questionable) each square is about half and inch. There are 3 squares between the top of the ramp and the top of the trap, so it would be and 1.5 inches. It says its adjustable on the web site and to check local regs. I think you could build your own as adjustable as well. I'd guess the small that gap, the harder it would be for the to jump/swim out. I haven't made one or used one, but I think I will. Apparently I have too much time on my hands. Guess I missed JCs post. 1.5 it is. If anyone makes one, get some pics of the process and the catch.

Ok, I found this on catfish1.com. Original post made by William Sipes(Riverrat) on January 7, 2003 The trap shown is 15 inches long by 13 inches wide by 7 inches tall. To make one this size, you will need a sheet of hardware cloth approx 41 X 30 inches, a handle with nuts, bolts and washers, a pair of wire cutters, and a marker. First thing, lay out the cloth and cut a piece 15 inches wide and measuring 41 inches long. To cut the 41" piece to fit, measure up 40 inches and make a mark. Go the NEXT box of squares up from the mark and make your cut, just below the line of the top of the squares, which will leave the sides of the squares sticking out like little spikes. It should look like this. Go back to the end where you started measuring, and measure out 13 inches and make a mark, then up another 7 inches and make a mark. From there, go up another 13 inches and make a mark, then another 7 inches and make a mark. Fold the cloth on these marks, forming the box. Using a pair of needlenose pliers, fold the spikes over into the squares where they meet, attaching the sheets ends together. Take the remaining piece of cloth and mark out 2 pieces, 7 inches tall by 13 inches wide. On both sides and the bottoms of these pieces, cut them out on the NEXT box above the marks, leaving the spikes sticking out like you did for the box. Place one in each end of the box at an angle to form a ramp, folding the spikes in the bottom over into the squares at the opening of the box, and do the same at both sides. You want a gap of about 1 1/2 inches between the top of the ramp and the top of the box. This allows the crawdads to enter the box, but makes it difficult for them to escape. Add the handle to the top and it is done. To empty the crawdads, either turn the trap upside down and allow them to crawl out, or cut a hinged lid in the top with a locking device. Total cost for this is less than $10 compared to $30 to $40 for a commercially made trap. When done, it should look like this. Rat

To expand on Terry's advice, if you're spin fishing, stick w/ light line (4 lb). Sometimes people will go to 2 if the fish are picky, but you could always add 10 feet of 2 to the end of your 4 if you need it. Any feather jig in earth tone--browns, olives, black, white in 16 oz on down. Rapalas do well at night, I hear. Seems like black and gold is often mentioned. There are a couple good articles on the non-forum part of the site. Just go to http://ozarkanglers.com and click around. Lilley's has the biggest tackle selection, but whatever resort you're at will have some stuff. Also, Lilley's has a web site you could buy from or get ideas. I think it lists the most popular items first, so it will give you a good idea.

I guess it's a combo of speed and 18 inches of water. I wasn't trying to imply you weren't being safe. But zipping on the lake in that shallow water seems pretty exciting.

I still can't get over the 60 mph! Did you client have to change their shorts? That would worth the guide trip in itself!

60 mph? Sounds like a fun ride.

You guys got me motivated last night and after scouring google, I found an article on Mother Earth News of all places. It's from 1978. I also found the rectangular style, but it's bookmarked at home. I'll try and remember to post it tonight. CRAWFISH TRAP The best crawdaddy bait is NOT — contrary to popular misconceptions — a chunk of well-seasoned fish. I have found crawfish to be pretty fussy eaters, and they greatly prefer a fresh fish to almost anything else. In an effort to be consistent and characteristically cheap, I usually bait my traps with a small tin of fish-flavored cat food. I punch a few holes in either and to lot the wildly appealing odor (to a crawfish, at least) wash into the water to attract my quarry. Once you're ready to fish, weight the trap down with a couple of hefty rocks or anything else that will make it sink. It's imperative, of course, that you tie a rope to the whole affair before you toss it overboard, unless you cherish the thought of swimming after it! The weighted, baited trap can then be tossed into water practically anywhere, just as long as the water is relatively pollution-free. Crewfish live in almost every body of fresh or brackish water in North America, so keep looking until you find a hot spot. The trap is usually left overnight in order to catch the bigger crawfish, which are mainly nocturnal feeders. When you bring in your catch, thoroughly rinse them, and then pop them into salted, boiling water for about five to seven minutes, after which they will be bright red and quite dead. Break off the tells, and peel and devein them. Eat the 'dads as is or add them to almost any kind of seafood dish you like. Many people also eat the comparatively small but delicious bits of meat in the claws, a morsel that is usually referred to as "nectar" by crawfish devotees. It is a rare and delicate feast. When this trap is so easy to build and use, it's incredible that the rewards from using it can include some of the finest eating to be found anywhere. This cylindrical trap is constructed of hardware cloth, a rather folksy name for one-half-inch mash galvanized wire. The hardware cloth can be purchased at almost any store bearing the same name and is relatively inexpensive. It's different from most other wires because — when you cut a piece of it with tin snips — little pieces of stiff wire protrude every half-inch along the fresh cut. These little wires are the means by which two pieces of hardware cloth are joined. Push the little wires through the solid wire on the edge of the other chunk of cloth (see illustration) and then bend them around the uncut wire like hinges. A. To make the body of the trap, take a 20 X 24-inch piece of hardware cloth and roll it into a cylinder. The diameter of the cylinder is eight inches. B. Connect the ends of the hardware cloth where they meet on the cylinder by pushing the cut wires of one end through a complete course of wire squares on the other and. Fold the cut wires back onto the first end, as shown. C. To make the tunnels, cut the cloth into a large circle (at least 12 inches in diameter for an eight-inch cylinder). Next cut a smaller inner circle about four inches in diameter. D. Join the two sides of the tapered cut and you have a tunnel. Overlap the two edges to adjust for the proper size. Wire the tunnel closed and trim off all protruding wires. Wire the tunnel to the cylinder. E. Cut a six-inch-square access door along the side of the tunnel. Connect the upper edge of the door to form a hinge using the same method as described in instruction B. You can fasten it with any wire hook or rubber arrangement.

A shimano reel is Japanese whether you buy at BP, Walmart, Cabela's, Fin & Feather in Spfd or Phil's shop. As far as made in America, there is a reason Japanese cars outsell American, and if you've ever shopped for a Honda, new or used, they are not the cheapest. Small, locally owned stores provide a service big stores can't, but when it comes down to it, they all sell pretty much the same stuff. Maybe the BP house brand stuff is crap, but it's half the price of the "name brands", so what should we expect. Are Always Save green beans the same as Green Giant? That's up to the individual consumer to decide. I'm not the biggest Johnny Morris fan, but he started small the grew. It's the American dream, isn't it? He's certainly not the only tackle store around.

There was a good article last summer I think in the Missouri Conservationist. They have archives on their web site.

Are you that big of an butt to your clients or is it just us?

That's a good looking boat, Gavin. I liked the open space under the benches as well. I can't vouch for Gatorboats. I don't even remember how I came upon the site, but it sure would be neat to build a boat and fish from it.