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My Tigers got thumped pretty good by Bama earlier this year Quill. But Brown didnt play in that game. As a Tiger fan i kinda feel like we are playing with house money now. Lunardi has us as a 7 seed now. Good to get off that 8-9 line. If we can make 10 or more 3's I think we may be able to stay in the game.

Yes but you need to reserve a place about a year in advance. And most of the places are not too nice. We stayed in a little house with one room. Two beds in the room and one guy brought his air mattress. A tiny little kitchen. Last year we stayed in a place that was like a 5 mile drive down gravel road to get too. Dust everywhere. No restaurants. One bar b que place open on thurs, fri and sat only. Gotta bring your own food. Its in the boonies Curtisce!!

Just got back from OH Ivie. That lake has been unbelievable this calendar year with 9-10 Legacy Class LM bass caught. Over 13 lbs. This was my second trip down there. My step daughters boyfriend lives in Dallas so i drive down there and he takes it from there. I caught a 5 lber and he caught a 6 lber. That was our best fish. Fishing was tough. A major front came through right when we got there. The next three days were bluebird days. Bright sun and very little wind. I think the majority of these ShareLunker bass caught there are in deep trees and caught with FFS and A rigs. Not my cup of tea. I'm 71 yrs old with a bad shoulder so winging that A rig around is tough on me. The banks are flooded with buck brush so its a spinnerbait and flipping paradise. I think the weather drove them out of there. Water temps were 58-60. Its out in no mans land. Nothing around there. It wasnt real crowded thurs and friday. Got pretty crowded on the weekend. Catching a 10 lb bass is on my bucket list so i put myself in a great position to get that done. But didnt happen again.

Its been a few years now but our local fish wrap, the KC Star, used to put the tournament results in the paper once a week. I would always check Pomme. Several times 6 or 7 lbs would win a tournament. With big bass being a 2+. Like i said thats been a while back. I assumed thats why Pomme went to 13 inch minimum for LM. I could be wrong on that. And maybe with FFS and A rigs the results went much higher?? Bottom line is i am tickled to death to see Pomme producing like that!!!

wow!!! Thats unbelievable. Is Pomme becoming a great bass fishing lake now? That would be so nice. I have a place down there but i dont fish it that much. I go over to Truman and fish for crappies and like to go over to Stockton to chase walleyes and smallies. Thanks for reporting Ketchup. Not much on Pomme forum lately.

Fresh walleye on a shore lunch up in Canada!!! Nothing better!!!!

Great game Alex!! I was texting my MU buddies that MU gave #6 ranked Tenn a great game in their house. Just came up short. Then had to change my text mid sentence!! Dennis Gates should get votes for national coach of the year. I dont know what is up with Mosley. Out for personal reasons. A great talent but i dont think he is buying in. I figure his days as a Tiger are about over.

Good job Targa98! Finally a post on Stockton!!

Thanks boys for the input. Apreciate it very much.

Question for you trout boys. After reading phils report on the masters tournament i went out and bought a few scuds at Bass pro. i will be fishing Tanneycomo this next week. These things are quite small. Showing my lack of knowledge on the trout here. Anyway i will be fishing an ultralight setup. 2 or 4 lb test line. When they are not running water my buddy and i like to jig fish under a strike indicator. Can i use that scud doing that? Do i need a small split shot up the line to get that little thing down around the bottom? All trout will be released. Thanks boys for any info.

i think you are right Dutch. i think they are doing ok in certain parts of the state. i still hunt them in the spring on my buddies land outside of Stockton. He still has quite a few birds around his place. But generally i think the numbers are in decline. We will see.

Bill i'm glad you have lots of birds around your area. I am deeply concerned about our turkey population. Field and Stream ran an article about the decline of turkeys in the midwest about a year ago. i really believe it. i just dont see as many turkeys as i used to. A belated happy birthday to you also. we appreciate the valuable info you have given us through the years on this forum.

I agree with Quill that the game was slowed to a crawl with fouls and reviews. It took 2 hrs and 30 min to play the game. It ended up being a pretty good game however. But i am a Tigers fan. It reminded me a lot of the KU v K St game. So many foul calls the game just never could develop a flow. MU struggles to score in a half court game. It has to rely on getting turnovers and getting pts off of them. And they simply cannot get a rebound. Your Razorbacks are so athletic!! Big win for my Tigers. You have to hold serve at home. Razorbacks fall to 1-5 in the SEC. Which you would think would be alarming but remember 2 yrs ago they started off bad, ran off 11 straight wins and advanced to the Elite 8. Last year they started off bad, won like 15 of their last 16 and advanced to the Elite 8. I may have those mixed up but the point is still there. With Alabama coming to CoMo sat this was a huge game for the Tigers!!

Thanks Phil for the report. I hope you will do another one towards the end of the month. I will be coming down then. Thanks again.

March 11. The one day i cant attend. My youngest son is getting married that day. I will be hoping for bad weather and it get pushed back! Where's Vernon?!?!

RIP Jim Eakins. I didnt know you but your Jewel jigs are my go to jig!!

Tough to win on the road in the SEC. Gotta take care of business at home and hope to steal a few games on the road. Hopefully get to 10 wins and maybe earn the double bye in the SEC tournament. At least thats my take for my MU Tigers. What i really like this year is most of the blue bloods are struggling and have come back to the pack. Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky, Mich St....... Of course 5 level 1 violations KU is still at the top. Sorry,, couldnt help myself.

Run for president Quill!!!!

Mizzou gets em back in COMo pretty soon. We hope to reverse things! But your Hogs are pretty good. And thats without Brazille and their stud freshman! They are long and athletic. And Quill is right. That Pinion kid came in and made a huge difference.

Arkansas' athleticism took over in the 2nd half. They couldnt keep em off the boards and Ark shot lights out in the 2nd half. Tigers played hard and wouldnt go away. Had it down to 3 with 30 sec left. Ark tough to beat in that barn. I saw where they are 16-1 v ranked teams in their house. Best percentage in the country!

Can i get your autograph?!?!

Thats a slab Waterpossum!! I am concerned with all the new methods we are using to catch crappies. I'm 70 yrs old so i am old school. First it was the spider rigs. I would see two guys coming down the water with 10 rods out. Now its the FFS. Someone mentioned on here that it has really made the crappie fishing easy, a lot more so than bass. I have people tell me that as long as they are staying within the limit why does it matter how they catch them? Its a valid argument. I just dont like it boys!!

I got a St Croix Premier spin rod for Christmas. I havent fished with it yet but it sure feels good in my hands! 7 footer. But like RPS pointed out that Falcon Cara would be real nice.

Most, not all mind you, but most of the people that fish Stockton are after meat!! They take crappie and walleye out of there by the thousands. And i watched two good ol boys fillet up 4-5 nice 3-4 lb LM bass one day at Mutton Creek marina. Nobody is doing anything illegal. But it is upsetting to me. Stockton lowered the minimum length to 15 inches on the walleye so those 15-16 inchers are getting hammered. At least mdc stocks the lake with them. I agree with Quillback. Guess we'll find out.

Amen Bill. 5 level 1 violations and they are going to end up doing nothing about it! Lesson learned: cheat!! The ncaa created this bogus investigation unit to handle the case and now they are disbanding it. Sean Miller got cleared the other day of all his allegations. He offered monies to DeAndre Ayton. FBI has wire taps on KU and that wont be good enough!! Its sickening!!