Flysmallie

There is a band out now that is all AI. I don’t know what it is, never cared to find out or listen. But as despising as music executives are, you know they will do it to cut out bands. And I hope their world comes crumbling down because of it. But real artists are still out there. They have stories to tell and are still writing music.

It’s a beautiful place. I’m ashamed to say that’s the first time I’ve been inside.

Bingo. If you’re just planning on day floats you could float both. But if I had to choose one it would be Jacks.

I figured you would know. It’s a cool spot.

I rarely drink anything anymore. I’m not against it but I just never do. Wednesday night my daughter and son-in-law wanted to grab a drink after dinner in downtown KC. That was the best Old Fashioned I ever had.

I remember that swap.

He’s not wrong. It’s not the exact fly but it’s from the same guy. IMG_0496.mov

Yep. Same here.

Many years ago my dad and I were fishing a tournament on Table Rock. Things weren’t going well for us. So I went to the rod box and grabbed an ultralight with a white rooster tail on it. My dad was like what the hell are you doing? Well I was frustrated and needed to catch something, anything. If I could just catch one fish I knew my attitude would change. A gill, a minnow, a baby bass, whatever. First fish was a 16 inch largemouth. Second was over 18 inches. It didn’t rescue our day. We did not cash a check. But I did catch fish.

See I told you that you were wrong!! LOL Not around weeds or cover? What are you talking about. They work fine around weeds and cover. If you would have grown up fishing them where I fished them that cover wouldn’t scare you. You know I’m just harassing you. The best lure you can fish is one you have confidence in and that typically equates to what has worked well in the past. So in the past inline spinners have worked great for me and I will throw them in some cover. I carry and use all kinds of spinnerbaits and all of them work well at times. The only ones I don’t use are the smaller ones. Those smaller, traditional spinnerbaits, are horrible. A river bass will eat a 3/8 ounce just fine. When I think I need to go smaller than that I use an inline. And as I mentioned before, a snagless sally will go through anything.

You ever used a Snagless Sally? We caught tons of fish on those in the farm ponds of Oklahoma. Buy I always have my mepps collection with me.

You are wrong on inline spinners. There’s more to them than rooster tails.

I made some pizza last night. IMG_0442.mov

Thats a nice stack of waffles!

Growing up my dad was in the magazine distribution business. I always had a pile of Mad magazine and the like all over my bedroom. I remember some of the car magazines would have iron on transfers in them. I would beg my mom to get me some new blank tshirts for those. I still love magazines. Just not many to choose from anymore.

It will go faster with more voltage. I think they said you could go up to 60 volts. That’s a lot more batteries. There are people regularly dropping 3k on in powered kayaks. They won’t bat an eye at this price. I hope it all works out.

I haven’t seen any of the rattlers around here but growing up we had plenty of diamondbacks to keep you on your toes. Rarely seen one before you heard it and there was never a question of what that noise was.

I’d did a little looking into that one. Not that I would ever buy one for use around here but it grabbed my attention. The first thing I noticed was the impeller is plastic. That’s won’t hold up on an Ozarks stream. Maybe their actual production units will be different. The other thing was that with a 24V system you are still only going to get 6 or 7 mph out of it. Now I’m not trying to turn a kayak into a speed boat, but my idea of a powered small craft is one that I could run up a river. I don’t think this boat is capable of that. On still water it’s probably okay. But at 3k it’s still too pricey for my taste. If I could only use it on still water I’ll just take a regular boat.

Beautiful. Love that place.

So people are going to come to Branson for vacation. The increase in gas prices isn't going to stop them. The increase in lodging isn't going to stop them. The increase in eating out isn't going to stop them. The increase in the cost of a show isn't going to stop them. The increase in going to a amusement park isn't going to stop them. The increase in guide fees isn't going to stop them. But some raises a small fee and all of a sudden nobody is coming? What? And weren't all of you complaining about how busy that lake has been? Unfortunately it's thye government. They can do whatever they want and it no longer matters what you think. Even if you vote for something they can still do whatever they want. I suggest you get used to it.

Beautiful

I didn't get any beer but I did make some beer money one afternoon after a Champion boats tournament. I helped one wife and it snowballed from there. They were lined up for a while.