Carl1969

Yowza. MO record for 'em is "only" 2lb 7oz. Hoping to raise some monster bream in my new pond, specifically redears & redear-bluegill hybrids. Might be fun to try to grow a state record redear or hybrid (2lb 3oz).

Thanks, fellas. Much appreciated. Just glad to be home & getting back into enjoying my favorite outdoor activities that I've had to put on hold for far too long.

Howdy all. Wife & I retired & moved from NC to Osceola last year. I retired from the Army out of Ft. Bragg back in '08 & after 26 years in NC, it was time to come "home". I grew up on a cow farm in Leavenworth Co. & the missus is from IL, so we figured MO was a good middle ground & in our house hunt, we looked at a property in Osceola & fell in love with the place. Haven't fished since I was a teenager & that almost exclusively farm ponds with a bobber for bluegill & catfish, with the occasional 2 or 3 week run of running bank lines for catfish on a local creek. Friends nearby have boats & have invited us to go out with them, whether Truman or the rivers & I have family with places on or near LOZ, so I'm excited to get back into fishing & start broadening my horizons in that regard. Looking forward to some fillets on the table , as well. We're also in the middle of digging a little quarter acre, spring fed pond in our SW pasture & I'm looking forward to growing some some psycho little sunfish for fun & food. Specifically, hybrid 'gills, redears & yellow perch, with smallies to ride herd on 'em. Lookin' forward to grandnieces/nephews fishing &/or sitting by the fire on shore with fam & friends, passing a mason jar & doing some night fishing. I'm basically just yer average farm/country kid, coming home to the country after traipsing around the world for long enough. I like to shoot, hunt & reload. I do enjoy a fine whiskey every now & again, but I really prefer to drink my likker from an old fruit jar. I like to get out & explore the back roads on my Harley from time to time, as well. So yeah, that's me & thank y'all for having me. We're both so happy to call MO home & looking forward to exploring all these lakes & rivers.