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Have wondered the same thing myself. I would be more apt to stop and get lunch. Heck, if my wife and daughter come down with me I could drop them off to shop and then come back to pick them up later in the day. Then they don't have to deal with traffic. Water taxi to/from resort

There are courtesy docks out in front, but the railing appears fixed and if you have people in the boat that can't climb over or through the railing that doesn't work.

Phil's post a few weeks ago about DO levels and how Table Rock's water profile works during the year to affect fishing renewed my childhood interest in how the dam operates. Never will forget the dam tour as a kid. If you ever have time to burn, the attached is an in-depth study released by DNR I came across. Who's for opening the sluice gates again? Based on pictures of dam construction and how they are described in the attached report, those must be tubes that are at the base of the middle of the spillway and allowed the white river to flow and keep Table Rock from filling too fast as dam construction moved higher and before the powerhouse was completed. Early construction photos show current coming from underneath the rising spillway and nowhere near the unfinished powerhouse tailrace and penstocks. Apparently they opened the sluice gates in 1978 to try and help the DO situation. Was deemed too dangerous as water shot 100ft into the air and travelled 200ft downstream. They tried the same thing at Norfolk and the physics proved too risky. 7314-lk-taneycomo-tmdl.pdf

Hahahaha, precisely. If they both go right like they are supposed then this stuff doesn't happen. Wonder if water patrol can figure out which one it is? When my wife is on the boat with me she is always asking why I am slowing down. Because people are idiots hon. I always assume the other boater either does not see me or does not know what to do

If both boaters followed proper boating etiquette these collisions wouldn't happen.

Great fish. Coming down middle of next week for 4 days and getting excited. Hoping to net a big one this trip

Beautiful fish. How long did it take you to net it? So much fun to catch these fish. Been 15 years or so since I have been down to the dam at night. Lot of great memories catching a lot of fish and big fish. Can remember the first time someone mentioned fishing the dam area at night to me. A fellow SMS student who worked the Bass Pro fly shop told me I needed to try it. He was from the Pacific Northwest, but I can't remember his name. We recognized each other from campus and me coming into Bass Pro. I thought he was crazy and that was before I found out he wet waded in summer.. He talked about the number and quality of fish you could catch strippin woolies. So, a couple of us met him down there one night and found out he was right. Took quite a few trips getting comfortable with where to go, but those evenings waiting for the water to shut off learned a lot talking to guys in the parking lot and pavillion.

G3 makes good boats

Happy Birthday Phil!

Going to start using 2lb test and trying out some jigs or pink worms. When boat fishing we usually fish from Short Creek down to 65 bridge. 4lb test and powerbait on an 6' ultra light. That is how I have fished from the boat for years. Maybe use some nightcrawlers from time to time. If I go to 2lb test and start throwing some jigs and spoons, what type of rod should I be using with a spinning reel?

That's far enough away from McCord Bend 😉

Beaver and Bull Shoals seem to have much better O2 numbers top to bottom. Is Table Rock typically this different?

Would opening a spillway or two just a tad add any amount of usable O2 to the upper part of the lake without inceasing temps too much?

Is Elk visitors code for meth buyers?

Lilley's jon boats are fiberglass and never thought twice about it even though I grew up fishing mainly out of aluminum jon boats. Those jon's at Lilleys are very sturdy and stable. One thing to keep in mind is whether you will always have a place to launch off the trailer. If you ever had to drag or carry to launch for places you want to go then I would compare weight. Go light

That doesn't sound much like retirement to me. That said, like in any business where you have something to sell, you have to know your customer and do everything you can to assess what they want in a trip and explain to them what your plan is. What you described to me I would consider a successful walleye trip, but I grew up fishing Stockton and I know how hard it can be to get on the wallys.

Have a Lowe Deep Vee 165 Fishing Machine I bought used earlier this year. Has a 60HP Mercury 4 stroke on it, with the Bigfoot gear case. Has a terrible time getting on plane unless it's just me in the boat. The bright spot is that it will run in the 5mph range without plowing, which is perfect for Taneycomo (guessing that has something to do with the bigfoot). That is not great when I have the fam on Stockton or trying to get on plane loaded down when we need to run a ways. Top end speed with 4 adults, full tank of gas, gear is 25mph. Can hit 30mph if just me and little gear. Now, I knew when I bought it this wasn't the ideal motor for this boat. Boat is rated for up to 90HP and no idea why the previous owner ordered it with the bigfoot. Even the marina sales guy when I got to Iowa to pick it up said that I would want to find the right prop for this boat to improve performance and/or power up at some point. I got the boat for a bargain with the intention of making those savings help work towards eventually going up to a 90hp, but that will take me a couple of years to save for. In the meantime, that leaves me with a choice to try a different prop or consider a hydrofoil. I don't want to rehash that debate as I know the pros and cons to both. Two questions: If I look at a prop upgrade, how hard is it for a competent service department to figure out the correct prop? I plan to use Anglers Port in Warsaw as they are both a Mercury and Lowe dealer. And even though I didn't buy a boat from them, their service guys were helpful when I called and had questions in the past. If I look at a hydrofoil, it seems very few of the popular ones will fit the Mercury bigfoot and none of the no drill ones fit the 40-60HP Mercury 4 strokes anyways. My thought was that if I plan to trade or sell this motor within the next few years I don't want to drill on it. Plan to discuss with Anglers Port when I take it in for winter maintenance later this fall, so I don't know what their suggestion will be yet.

I have not weighed it, but I would hope that Lowe within the last five years didn't engineer a package that overloaded their trailer. I can't think of anything that would be significant added weight post factory to cause this. Will continue to monitor wear at 50psi. Could just be crappy tires I suppose. Thanks for the tips fellas.

It is on both edges of both tires. However, outside edges are slightly worse than inside edges

Got on Pomme today for the first time in about 13 years. Holy schamoly the lake was busy. Bass boats, fishing boats, pontoons, tri-toons, and some big runabouts. PWCs and tubers everywhere. Not what I remember it being like even on a Saturday in August. The sheer volume of boats is what got me. Plus, those big boats create way too much chop. I watched one Cobalt go by about 12 times today in the 3 hours we were sitting in one spot. Just burning gas all day. Not stopping to swim or pull a tuber. Just burning gas in a small area of one lake arm I guess I am not surprised. Those 24' runabouts too small for LOZ now and I can remember seeing my first cigarette boat on Stockton about 15 years ago and thinking it's all downhill from here. Shame this tranquill lake has been ruined. Ok rant over. Sorry.

So the boat I bought earlier this year has trailer tires that are max rated for 50psi at the max load. Tires were basically new as previous owner kept boat at a marina Iam under max load and started using them at 45psi. Had some edge wear so went up to the 50psi. However, even at 50psi I am getting wear on the egdes that tells me they are under inflated. I suppose I need to get them balanced to keep chasing the issue or is it ok to go another 5psi up?

This reminds me of the raccoons who come down on the dock at night to say hi. Scared the crap out of one last time I was down because he never saw me and I was waiting for him to get comfy with his first snack before spooking him.

Yeah, even going through and searching old posts gives you a ton of knowledge. Phil has a post that covers the general seasons and will be watching one cast each day leading up to the trip.

Haven't been able to fish the fall much on Taneycomo in the last 15 years. Used to wade fish up by the dam in my younger days and remember catching a lot of browns. Will be in the boat this trip fishing Fall Creek down to The Landing. Will be happy just having the time on the water fishing and with family

This post reminded me of a night bass fishing trip about 15 years ago out of Shell Knob. I had my brother with me and he caught a Sauger, or at least that is what I determined it to be. It was not a walleye. He thought he caught a walleye, but once I got a good look at it in the light it certainly was something else. I called one of my buddy's dads the next day and he was convinced it was a sauger based on my description.Only one I have ever seen or caught. Certainly never saw one come out of Stockton growing up.