soggyfeet

I think being in the SEC is going to help in recuting for football. Someone was saying something about SEC teams going three deep. Well those kids want to play as well. I think some of those recuits that will be sitting the bench at one school will look to another so they get playing time. I mean if you cant play for bama or LSU who wouldnt want to Play against them

You might want to start them off in ponds where fishing tends to be easier. My kids are still young but like to go catching rather than fishing. Just dont pressure them and turn them off of it all together. Make it a fun event and try to pump them up about it a few days prior. When ever I get to take mine I get them out in the back yard to practice casting and reeling, it just makes them more excited when we get to the water. Throw small spinnerbaits or teach them to bounce plasticworms off the bottom or even a jig under a bobber for panfish. Once they start catching fish on a regular basis they will start to enjoy the challenge of streams and lakes by looking for places that might hold fish.

them fish dont care if its raining, they are already wet

snow suits would be a good idea. Ive work out in the elements and have found that a good base layer with a fleece layer or two and powerpants(for skiing) and a good long rain jacket work the best for me

I dont think the water gets as bad further up the lake like the Ivy Bend area. The 40mm and above might be your best bet.

Al that is a great start with more people being active things might change for the better for all. All I was trying to say is if smallmouth anglers and want to protect the smallies and giggers want to protect the legalization of their sprot they need to work together to bring pressure on the ones that dont. Pics of gigged smallies form the daytime fisherman and pics and videos of illegal gigging from legal giggers working together will both help break up the network that you all have mentioned. Poachers dont like presure or things to be difficult that is why they are poachers.

The Big League Chew comment as the second comment made me lose my coffe and made a wet computer screen

I dont gig nor do a smallmouth fish so I really dont have a opinion either way. However I don not like the poaching or breaking of the wildlife laws or any law for that matter. Saying that and reading all the way through this thread I have noticed that there is a network of illegal giggers that will not be caught with a bunch of guys calling each other names over a keyboard. I think the bottom line here is there is a problem in certian areas during specific times of the year. We know that the MDC is streached thin and have a difficult time being everywhere all the time. The best way to fix the issue hands down would to put an agent in every boat, treestand, blind, etc. We know that isnt going to happen so what I feel that can happen is the MDC needs our info instead of grips. Most cellphones these days have video and camera functions. While you are out doing whatever it may be that you do and you see something that isnt right take a pic or a video is better sometimes. Boat numbers, lisence plates, and faces of offenders will do more for your cause than to say gigging does or doesnt suck.

Thought there was one hit a few yrs back by a motorist in Liberty Mo?

I'm pretty sure that there is a agent or two on these boards that would be able to answer this. As soon as I read this I thought remove the swivels and make it permanent but I dont want to break or even bend the rules and would like to know if that is possiable. Also since you are allowed 3 lines does that mean you cna have 3 poles with A rigs with 3 hooks each?

Filled my bracket out the way I wanted it to end. MU vs. KU. MU win 84-80 Thats the way MU should say good by the the Big 12

Anyone going to be fishing this weekend at nights? Im going to be in the area and hopefully if I can find a new pair of waders be one the water Friday night and Saturday night and with any luck during the days as well Sat and Sun. Also any suggestions on waders? Im looking for stocking foot with gravel gaurds waist waders.(I think). you can message me with any info as I dont think I will be on a computer again and messages go to my email which I can check on my phone thanks in advance for any info

Man I need to start tieing thicker and longer streamers. Chief I've been real busy the last year or so and havent been able to keep up with everything including fishing Tany. I have been able to get my 3 year old out a couple times to fish and now thats all he wants to do and all my 2 year old wants is to get out on the boats so it wont be too long before I get back at it.

My father in law caught this last weekend somewhere below fall creek. He says he thinks its a banded sculpin, I have no clue. What are they and are they invasive or protected?

We fished somewhere around the Gainsville area(I dont know that lake at all I was just along for the ride)and caught some, no limits though. First day we had a bucketmouth, smallmouth and crappie hitting a 1/8oz roadrunner with a swimming minnow. We would throw to the banks pearch would hit within the first foot or so, lmb and smallies would hit at the edge of the buck brush and the crappies were out about 15 ft 7 to 10 ft deep. Sunday caught a real nice 21in eye along with some nice smallies, lmb and a few crappies. Real soft bites the only thing hitting hard was the pearch. After awhile if it hit hard we didnt set the hook cause we knew it was a perch and why waste a cast on a pearch.

cooper creek

Where at in KC are you leaving from? I would go 71 to 7 to 13 to Springfield hit 44 to 65. That way you are on multiple lane roads the whole way at least to Table Rock. I think there is a long strech to single lane between Sedila and Warsaw(I think)

I knew there were at least two farternity trips down there this weekend and had to look and see if anyone saw them. I used to be in one and they can get roudy (at least 15 years ago they did). When I used to go down with them it was usually so cold we were the only ones on the river. Just so you guys know they do this trip every yr Easter weekend.

Some lakes allow you to use the big motor to load and unload and others make you take the prop off to y=use the boat on motor restricted lakes. I dont know any thing about Fellows lake but I knwo that my neighborhood lake (more like a pond)limit 25hp they let you use bigger motors to load and unload. Sounds like Badpuma knows but it wouldn't hurt to call someone.

I think that you should have it taped and posted on youtube for those of us that live too far away. Just kidding I just wish I lived closer to I could go to things like that. Doesnt seem to be too many of those events in KC.

From your post it seems they are wanting to raise rates on the things that law abiding people follow. I havent read or gone to the site but think that if they wanted to rasie funds they maybe might want to start thinking about taxing the goods people buy to use these areas. Tackle, hunting gear, camping gear, etc. The tax then would hit everyone one not just good lawfull people. Even poachers need to buy the things used in these areas. I feel everyones pain on money these days, I've been laid off for four months and dont want to see permits or acess to areas go up at all at its not fair to just charge the people that actually pay for these things. We all know that not everyone pays their ramp fees, or buys permits.

I'm still around

British 303 is getting real hard to find. Ive been looking for a few weeks and thought i was going to have to special order it but finally found some at Cabelas in KCK. Didnt look at it real close and and when I got home found out it was FMJ. Not what I was looking for. Happened to be in Dicks sporting goods at 119th and Nall in overland Park the other day and they had 3 boxes. They still have two if anyone is needing it.

someone needs to invent a polorized lens for camcorders

While we are on the subject I will be donw there this weekend. Anyone else going to be getting out?