MickinMO

Trolling or drifting can be very rewarding there almost any time of year. If you can get a wind that will blow you from the back to the mouth of a long cove this time of year you can really get into the crappie. Roadrunners or 3" smoke grubs is what we caught them on growing up.

Maybe those dock owners should be better prepared to take care of their property year round? Bulls Shoals would like to have a word about water depth change freak out sessions.

Is the lake safe to navigate out of PB2 in a 17' deep vee if there is any kind of boat traffic? I will be avoiding weekends during high season no matter what, but would like to be able to get on the water on Sunday evenings for a bit a few times during warm weather if it can be done. I belive from advice on here I would need to go up river from PB2 to avoid the big chop. From a fishing perspective, I have no idea what my plan is for spring and fall. Love to crappie fish, so I guess I will have to get better at throwing jigs non-stop.

I wonder if the dam is truly compromised and all the work being done right now is to fix a substantial problem? $50 million isn't chump change. I am no physics major, but have to think another 5-10 feet of water adds significant stress. Has this affected the bass fishing? Seems the old line I would hear all the time is that the almost constant water depth was great for the bass spawn and habitat

Based on suggestions on here PB1 is my closest/best option for getting on the lake. I have lived in Jeff City for 10 years, but haven't been on the lake in 30 years. Drove down this weekend to scope out the ramp and parking. Well, that isn't much of a ramp and with the water low I am glad to understand about the island just outside the buoys. I suppose this does help keep the big boats out. I need to get a lake map to better understand water depths, but it looked like the channel was on the far side as that is where boats were opened up. I also noticed some buoys further down the channel closer to the far side. I forgot binos, but have to think those mark hazards? Glad I saw it at low water, but leery of going up river any even at normal pool. Looked like boats were taking it easy getting from the ramp over to the channel moving at a long diaganol going downriver as I assume that shallow extends far past the visible island.

When using the powerworm and jig, what is the proper way to thread the worm onto the jig? Is like you would a grub or worm if you were bass fishing or how you would a nightcrawler as seen on your One Casts?

Contact DOR in Jeff City. They have responded to me from an emailed question before. If you still can't get a straight answer and are having problems, I can stop by the main Jeff City office to ask the gal who has been there for 30 years on what the best thing to do is.

So the boat I bought has a Swivel Eze 238 pedestal system. There are 4 bases in bottom of boat and one each on front & back decks. Lowe Deep Vee Fishing Machine. If I don't want to have a pedestal and seat installed the base allows rain water down right on top of the foam. There is not a drain line to the bilge. Lund apparently used to do that, but Lowe apparently does not. Iam having trouble finding a 2 3/8" plug to use when I do not have a pedestal installed. I would like to help keep rain water and split shot out when pedestals are not in use. Driving home Sunday in the rain I took on more water in some compartments due to this. I can travel with the pedestals in, but if I get caught on the lake in a rain storm that is going to suck. Attwood has what they call splash guards for the 238 system, but when I ordered them they are no where near close to fitting. More meant to fill the hole if you removed the entire base, not plug the empty pedestal base. Appreciate any wisdom you all may have

Bought an ok fly rod and reel back during college and fished a lot with it for about 10 years. STX reel and Diamondback rod. Got busy with work and family so it has sat for about 10 years now. I know I need new backing and line, but not sure what I need to oil on the reel or worry about the rod being brittle. Both have been stored in a climate controlled environment. If you have any good suggestions for a fly shop that could help me with getting my reel back. Live in Jeff City, but am in Springfield and Branson often. Back when I was fly fishing a lot I would go to Backcountry Outfitters in Springfield on Battlefield and they would set me up. I am guessing they are no longer around.

In my teens I caught a carp crappie fishing at night under the lights with minnows. Sometimes would catch walleye this way and boy I thought I had hooked a big walleye at first.

I believe an approved bouy would have a registration sticker on it. If it doesn't, call it in to the Water Patrol

You forgot to add that some are also good at feeding fish and keeping holding, errrrr bait tanks, in proper working condition

Your handle should be Uncle Rooster

Couldn't think of a better way to christen my boat than a trip to Taneycomo and fishing out of Lilley's for a few days. Boat ran great and was able get experience with it in some different conditions, such as loading it for the first time in the pouring rain this morning . Was entertaining my aunt and uncle so mainly bait fished from Fall Creek to past the landing over 2 1/2 days. Fishing was tough at times. Wind blowing boat one direction and current taking line the opposite direction. Thursday afternoon produced the best fishing overall. Boat had two 16" rainbows near Short Creek. Chartruese or pink power eggs worked best. Lightest drift rig or split shot with #10 hook worked the same. Friday and Saturday everyone caught at least two fish, but overall slow compared to many other trips of the past. Saturday afternoon things picked up ahead of the storm. 65 bridge to the landing was quite good from 4-6pm on white gulp eggs. While "guiding" had a chance to throw spoons and a few crankbaits for just a little while with no luck. As far as bait fishing goes, the number of fish was somewhat disappointing, but we caught really nice fish. I will take the quality over the quantity. Had some good fights on the ultra lights. Numerous 13-15" fish with some girth. Only a couple were stocker size. Nightcrawlers produced zero bites/fish. Also, saw a few being caught from the dock each evening. This post has been promoted to an article

Big Sugar can be some awesome fishing, but that is more of a half day float and stay in Pineville or Anderson type of thing to do multiple days in a row. Lot of snakes in Big Sugar fyi. Use live crawdads. Personally, I would do the 11 point, upper Current, or upper Jacks Fork. Gasconade has too many jet boats no matter where it seems you are.

Cool, just in time for my trip. Are those some angled slips I see or is that an optical illusion as they were swinging it into place? Also, where is the old section of dock going to next?

I would find a local yocal tire shop that does tractor tires and cattle & horse trailers. That is who I use to repack bearings and such for a boat trailer.

My last boat had a 1999 Yamaha 90 hp 2 stroke. Could run all over Stockton or Table Rock in a day and never come near using up the 12 gal tank. This boat I have now is a deep vee. From a design aspect, since these are popular up in the great lakes and boundry waters where you may not be close to fuel I think it makes sense to have what seems like an obnoxious tank. Boat is rated for a 90hp, but as said even then still hard to burn that much gas in a weekend

Yeah, that was quite a light show last night. Lot of cloud to cloud

2013 Mercury 60hp 4 stroke

Well, I would not entertain the idea of using all 20 gallons at the same time. I prefer to stay out of the news. However, that would be quite a sight and nothing some old fireworks couldn't help start from a safe distance

What do I do with 20 gallons of old gas? I don't live in the sticks where I could put it on a burn pile.

I recently bought a used boat. Consignment deal through a boat dealer. Built in 27 gal tank and the guage is at least saying 3/4 tank of gas, who knows. Motor ran fine at test drive and then a flush I did once I got it home. Based on the condition of the boat, guy had all manuals and receipts, and how he had the boat setup it seems the previous owner thought of everything and then some. However, what if he didn't treat the fuel? Should I run the stuff as is since boat seems to be running fine and treat from here on when adding fuel? The dealer told me to use Stabil 360 Marine regardless of whether I use no ethanol gas or not and use it year round. Thoughts on that? BTW, I plan on only using no ethanol gas.

Walmarts everywhere carry a smattering of different powerbait forms. Even in Jeff City you can find it. Usually the dough and nuggets, not any eggs. When baitfishing Taneycomo with the fam I usually just wait and buy it at Lilleys. Figure theirs might be newer than Bass Pro. Plus, can get a heads up for any hot colors. I tend to think color doesn't mean a whole lot with powerbait though. White, chartruese, orange, pink. All seem to work if they are biting. Even bought rainbow color last time and that worked. For my brothers who do not take my word for it that they need 4lb green line and a size 10 hook, I will continue to out fish you dudes. I am always the one to run the boat and still out fish them. My favorite is when the accuse me of setting the boat up to favor me and then flip it around on the next drift and still catch fish. Water is fine on this side too boys.