dan hufferd

Puff balls are up here, Carthage Mo. We had two days of heavy rain, we got 7 inches in one storm.

I don't fish your water, but in the 90's I spent a lot of time on upper indian creek in McDonald county, it is clear and cold, probably similar water quality. I cannot tell you how many nice bass I caught on a 2.5" blue back and chrome belly tiny torpedo. I am not sure how you are supposed to work it, I always just worked it like a walking bait, but of course it doesn't walk, just kinda zip pause zip repeat. If you didn't get them on the first pass you could pick them up on the second. I didn't own waders, only a 17' canoe and and a pair of cut off shorts. Wading many miles catching smallies in chest deep water, was great fun ! There leaches there by the millions so that sucks but it was worth it. We did not have much money, so these small creeks in our area were great fun for my children and myself. If we were millionaires I'm not sure if we could have bought a good time like the ones we had. Probably too much info. I had a tough time finding an image of these, I assume they still make them?

I have posted this before, I will not say, what I think is best, you decide. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7rTcBanpMk&ab_channel=ProjectFarm

I have caught them on a 4" piece of white flat shoe lace, you can cut 4" off one end of the shoe lace, drop an 1/8oz sinker inside tie your line below the sinker so it won't come out. their teeth get hung in the lace, you just drag them to the boat, but don't set the hook because there isn't one, that is tough to do.

I caught a big one on a spoon in tablerock once, that thing pulled like train, got the head up almost in the boat and it came unbuttoned. It was fun.

On the hot days we would go out in the morning 6am to 11am or so throw some spoons around channel swings and points for walleye, then put the top up and pull cranks for the grandkids in the 15ft range, we called them the "watchers" about every point or hump or back of cove produced something for them. I have a trolling flap on my motor, best speed was in the 1.5 mph area, #7 flicker shad was a favorite, something with flash. You could catch every species that eats minnows. But I haven't done that in a few years now, they are all teenagers and are too busy for the old man for now. There is a lure few use in the south for toothy fish if you want to know message me I will tell you. Good luck

Holy Cow that's a dandy !

I would love to have a 5 gallon bucket of gills almost as much as 4 walleye

Well I knew I should be out there. I have working too much

Yes if you can keep one tied on, I can loose 5 of those a day easy

When the walleye are in that zone they are fun to spoon !

I've caught several walleye in there this time of year as well. The area fits all the criteria for walleye habitat, in my opinion. I even caught them under wake boat traffic, I think it actually turned them on. It was the first weekend after the 4th they were 28ft. I had never fished the area before, my brother and daughter in-law, and I caught 6 with only one keeper over 20.

I've caught some dandies bottom bouncing for walleye

Wow I remember when you bought that, getting out of the guide business ?

I did not know walleye were possible, I wonder where they come in from? I will have to try that. Nice pictures!

I would ask myself to remember the state of mind I was in during all those wonderful catches, I would bet, that you made a good hypothesis about where to fish and how, and then just let the lures fly. Two walleye over 10# in close proximity, and frequency. Very rare, I would bet you tried to reproduce that day to no avail. The journey is as fun as the reward, have a fun hobby, how ever you do it. I have to notice these are all pre live scope catches.

What county are you in?

We have moved which added 30 minutes one way to an hour drive conservatively 3 hour round trip with no stops (that never happens) is just too much for me unless I can leave for 2 days, now more money in. I'm not sure if it's worth it anymore. It kinda sucks but that's life.

Thank you for your words wisdom, but no I was thinking of renting instead of owning. I wonder if I could start "DH Product Testing LLC and just write it all off.🤔

I will try not to drag this out too much. I seldom use my boat anymore, I noticed that my personal property tax has went up $100 a year for the past 3 years, even thought we own the same items, which should be depreciating. I have a 2004 tracker deep v dual console, I pay my vehicle taxes in stone county, I did the math, it now costs $110 and change annually to have my old boat set in the yard, and it's going up even though my boat value is going down. By next year it will probably cost more. Then add up keep, you know the things anglers don't speak of. Back to my question does anyone rent fishing boats, with graphs and trolling motors, if so what would the cost be? Now someone will suggest a guide service, I have thought about that too. Here's a fun fact you may not know...you can pay vehicle and water craft taxes in any county in Missouri as long as you have a p.o. box in that county. We used to live in stone county but have not for years, (the rate used to be less in stone co. than jasper where we reside). FYI Shannon county has the lowest rate. I may end up moving my p.o. box there. This tax thing is getting out of hand, of course this is just a small example.

You have to try real hard to trap creek chub, as long as you have this hope in your heart when you set your traps, all you will get is crawdads

On Stockton I started looking for them the first week of February, first full moon to be specific. Some years they were on the bank, some years it was March. I don't know why.

I have a friend who is a guide on tr, lives on kings, he sent me a picture of two one male one female 21" long, caught very near 86 bridge, 2/22/23. Hope that helps. Last year they seemed late, so maybe they are making up for it😜

Oh ok

I am confident in this bait for two reasons, one they catch fish, two they catch everything. You will lose them, they get expensive.