Hi, I'm Mike from Joplin. I grew up fishing with my dad, mostly for cats. I started getting into bass about 15 years ago, but found out it is too expensive for me now with a family of five and stacks of bills. Never became an expert, and feel like I don't really know what I am doing most of the time. My oldest boys are 12 and 10, they are really getting into it. Of course they want to catch anything they can, so they get bored if nothing's biting. I would love any help in my area for where to take them to catch anything. I would like to start fishing for crappie to eat, or catch some big flatheads with my boys. Been fishing Kellogg Lake, Center Creek and Spring River with occasional success. I have a 12" flat bottom, but no way to transport it.
Thanks, looking forward to learning from the forums.
