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When we had our house on the Lake we shopped dock boxes and just didn't want to pay hundreds of $$'s for a fiberglass box. Ended up buying a couple of lockable plastic outdoor storage boxes at Costco that worked great for the 11 years we had the house. Vaguely remember dimensions were 5' x 2' x 2'. Under $100...back in the day.

We used to eat Dolphin (fish), now it's Mahi Mahi.

MDC lowering spotted bass keepers from 15" to 12". https://mdc.mo.gov/newsroom/mdc-seeks-public-input-proposed-spotted-bass-regulation-change-table-rock-lake

The first scratch on that beauty is gonna hurt.

Other than a couple of catfish poles...I don't have a rod that'll throw that bait.

Phil What makes shad susceptible to coming over the dam this time of year? I would think water temps have stabilized to the point that's not going to stun them? Don't they normally go upstream? On your last fishing report you mentioned lack of big brown trout. Guess I haven't kept up...what caused the mortality.

I'm in south KC Dutch but that map shows you with 5-10" over the next 7 days.

Y'all better batten down the hatches...

When in high school, 1976 , Chesapeake was the first Michener book I read. Lead me to read all the rest. I was living in AR at the time and found the duck hunting/market gunning stories interesting.

Here you go

I believe the "donors" referenced are the fisherman who pay entry fees with little to no chance of recouping their "investment". I'm sure many tournament fisherman see entry fees same as a many of us would a green fee in golf.

Many years ago a friend and I hired a guide for a weekend down there. Stripers on Saturday and smallmouth on Sunday. He had a big bait tank with fresh shad that he'd caught that morning, he knew about where the schools were. We'd motor around find a school, get up wind and drift a live shiner through the school. We caught a bunch, but nothing big. We also caught several catfish that were in with the stripers. The smallmouth was live bait as well. We'd motor into a cove and throw a live shad to cover, watch your line. No wt, just tight lining. Wasn't the most fun fishing, but we sure caught some nice smallies. We pulled into one cove with a really nice BIG house and boat dock that he said belong to Ross Perot. He dipped out a few shad and would throw them, in a high arc, towards the dock, they would get hammered as soon as they hit the water. He said he was feeding his pets. We caught several pushing 4 lbs.

Those little Japanese beetles almost completely defoliate my Lindens some years. Those big ones might be the death of them...

Several people, likely potential customers, have taken the time to reply to your original post. A brief reply acknowledging their questions and/or ideas, would seem appropriate. As stated previously, communication is very important. Wish you all the best in your new endeavors.

Bill...I only fish about 2x per month, yet this site is the first one I read everyday. Seeing one of your posts, first thing in the morning, is always enjoyable. I've lost a couple of friends to pickleball, they haven't pried my tennis racquet out of my hand...yet. All the best to you and Becky.