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Alright I will thank you. I have been there once but that was to swim and it looked like a good place to fish.

What do you usually use for bass in te summer up there? I also want to try to catch some smallmouth while I'm there

I will do.

I might get one on mine just to be on the safe side of things. Thank you for the info

Crappie kayaker. How is fishing fellows with a kayak I just recently bought my first one and was wanting to do some fishing there. Do you stay close to the shore? And do the other boats swamp you

I have always fished the cedar ridge area with my dad when I was younger and had luck there catching some smallmouth and largemouth and crappie. But now I want to get to explore the lake more. I did catch a drum once while I was catfishing

While I was at work I got to thinking about what is the biggest fish anyone has taken out of either springfield lake McDaniel or fellows. I have caught a 14in 1lb crappie from fellows and a 4 maybe 5lb largemouth also but that's no. Everyone else what's your pb? I'm courious to know

That pretty good for fishing in April.

I just recently bought a kayak and was wanting to due some fishing. I'm going to fishing the crab tree cove area. Is there any good is fishing there in the summer?

Very nice sounds like you had a good day in the water. That is a nice size bass you caught

I will have to go out there I'm a few weeks when I get my kayak fixed and try to catch some

That's one thing McDaniel lake does have is lots of shad and some big bass

I always release the bass that I catch at springfield lake. Everyone and then I will keep some catfish or some bluegill and some googel eye that I catch but other than that it catch and release for me. Except for crappie now those are some good eatin fish

I will do mofloatjunkie

I was wanting to know if anyone has ever caught any crappie out of springfield lake or the James river up by the boat ramp. I have herd stories of people catching them but never seen anyone pull them out of there. Does anyone have any insight on we're to even start fishing for them at there?

That is a very nice fish. I caught a 1lb 14 in crappie out of McDaniel lake last year. And had another on the line but it broke off at the bridge.

I have yet to use the umbrella rig. But I hear good things about it.

I haven't fished the warm water outlet in a year or so. I always fished for catfish there not bass. I fish at the boat ramp at night in the summer for bass and always have luck there

I bet that was one hell of a fight

I see now. I never knew that rule. I will put something in it to stop at ten rounds. Will do that after the holidays. I'm going to clean the guns soon and put them up for the year. Taking the bow out one last time next weekend hopefully I will get one with it

Thank you guys. I just stick with 10 to be on the safe side. I use my sks for mainly predator hunting as sometimes for one of my buddies to use when they go with me if they don't got a gun to use. It is a good tasting deer. Still have some meat left in the freezer. I like shooting the smaller deer . But not the does like to let them grow because they help build my population. I try to take a buck every year but I needed meat in te freezer. And I'm not picky sometimes will let them pass. We're i hunt I got 3 does that produce twins every year and one doe that produces triplets. I got some good bucks in there also. Some small ones and a nice 10 and 8 pointer that are in there.

I'm gojmg to drop the gatin I shell on my 7mm and I'm goin next week to buy me a 270

That is true I might just buy a 270 a use it also. Thank you guys for the help

What grain of a shell do use. Right now I shoot a 160 grain blastic tip. And it puts a nice hole in the deer

It was opening morning of the 2014 Rifel season deer hunt in missouri. My buddy had just left to truck to go get set up at his spot and I waited about 10 min to go get set up in my spot in a field I was going to be watching all day. It's just about light enough to shoot and I have already herd 3 gun shots as I was walking to my spot. As soon as I got set up it had to been 2 min later I see a deer jump the fence about 130 yards from we're I was at then another one jumped like 30 sec after that one did. I quickly grabbed my for my doe bleat and called and these two small does came running right at me then stoped 40 yards from me. I picked the biggest one and fired. I got it and it ran maybe 20 yards and died in the woods. The other one stood there and watched the one I shot die. And I was not going to be greedy. As it was my buddies land I was hunting on. I herd the deer I shot fall. So I knew it was dead. But waited for the other one to leave so I could go find it. I went to look for it and saw no blood trail. We're I shot it at. Then I happend to look to my left and I saw the white belly. Deer down. I called my buddy and told him I got one. I shot the deer at 6:30 in the morning. Barley light to see. I did realize this was one of the twins I have been seeing all year during now season but couldn't get a shot at. Had been seeing them at the opposite side of the field I was on. Was a good opening day. I shot it with an sks. Was going to use my 7 mag but the bolt decided it wanted to mess up the day befor as I shot a couple rounds throu it to make sure it was still sighted in. And yes I have a banna clip on my gun but it only has 10 rounds in it. http://s356.photobucket.com/user/jbooth65652/media/Mobile%20Uploads/31622E3C-4DB1-4555-859B-5C9D863FBACF_zpswcmmyd4d.jpg.html