Flippin

Thanks for the article. It was fun to read. After reading that article there not doubt who the sponsor is. The thing I didn't find out is what brand of underwear Snowden wears when he is fishing TR. You know that can be a game changer.

At first glance of the picture with the fish, I mistook the power line for fishing line. I was thinking-- Wow that is some heavy line Thanks for the article Bill.

If I can keep my head warm it makes a big difference. I wear a Cabelas black marine watch cap and it works great. A buddy of mine has a motorcycle helmet with the full face shield he uses when running down the lake in rain and/or cold. I am looking to buy one myself if I can find a cheap used one. I have used several of the Cabelas pants, jackets and boots with Dry Plus and they keep me bone dry when it is raining all day. When I have that on I have no fear of spending all day out in the rain or snow.

Saturday was a tough day. My partner and I fished out of Baxter and we saw about 2 boats all day. From our point of view no one was missing anything by not being on the lake. It was a humbling day.

It helps to understand the time frame and culture when those words were spoken. During that time if a woman was not married (i.e. widow) she was considered the substandard, downtrodden or somewhat of an outcast in society. So Jesus was referring to a social class in that era. While widows and orphans today may not be looked down upon that same way today, we still have those that are oppressed and mistreated in our modern society. I hope this helps.

I understand as companies change so do the people. Although Ranger has gone through takeovers in the past but never has the leaders walked away from the company. From what I understand, financially Ranger had a good year and has always been profitable. I am sure there are things they could have done in order to cut corners but they have chosen to maintain their reputation of quality that their customers have grown accustomed to expect. If you have been to Flippin, where Ranger has always manufactured, you know it is a community of very few people. Several generations of several families have called Flippin home for long time It has somewhat of a Mayberry type atmosphere. Randy, Keith and several employees at Ranger are a part of this tight knit group of family and friends. In light of this, Randy and Keith did not just walk away from a 9-5 job with no emotional attachment.. They walked away from family, friends and a backbone of life spent building something. So I would assume there is more to this than just a routine change of management. This hoilday season there is an ominous cloud of uncertainty over this sleepy-eyed town in northern AR.

Earlier this week the President,VP and CFO of Ranger had a meeting with some of the Bass Pro executives. At the conclusions of that meet all the Ranger executives resigned. Randy (Pres) and Keith (VP) have been with the Ranger for a very long time and was shocked to hear this news. I could only imagine what was discussed that would caused this.

Bo I must be missing something here. What is the advantage in this method vs. dropping the the lure straight down and counting how long it take to hit bottom? I don't understand reason for the 2 buoys.

Thanks for the report. Fishing a spoon in 6-10 fow of water? I guess I have never fished a spoon that shallow and dont know how I would fish it.

Champ I also fished out of Baxter on Saturday. I went up river instead of down and found most of our fish in 5-15 fow. We could not get any takers on the flats so ended up targeting 45 degree chuck rock banks and some bluff ends. My partner caught a couple on the spinnerbait but all the rest were on the little varmit. We fished from 07:30 to 1:30 and manage to come away with 4 keepers. One of the keepers was a 18" SM that was a hoot to catch on a light rod and spinning reel. Fortunately I was not around trees so I could let him show his muscles until he finally wore out. The weather reminded me of a Spring day on the lake.

Some might argue that is the best show in Branson.

Jim thanks for posting. There is a lot of hook removal tools out there. What hook removal tools have you found to work the best?

What did you do to tune it to get 2-3 extra feet?

Bill what is the name of that bar you go to in Springfield that has best burger?

Alex that some nice video footage. It will be neat for you to look back on that video years from now. How did you mount the camera in the boat?

FishingAddiction, From my research it looks like you need a skeleton case, cigarette lighter adapter that has a 2 amp outlet (i.e. Powergen 2.4 amps/12 dual usb) and a usb 2.0 type A to mini-B cable. You need the 2 amp adapter in order to film and charge the batteries at the same time. Alex may need to verify this. I have not personally tried this but I think that is correct.

I am just starting to set the GP on my boat so any info would help. Where are the best locations to place the GP and what mounts do you use? I assume to wire it direct to the cigarette light you have to purchase the skeleton case? What video setting have you found to be the best?

Thanks Bill I wrap mine in that fly weighting wire but I have never thought about finishing it with waxed thread. Although I have noticed that different manufactures of jerk-bait suspend a different water temps. So recently depending on the water temp I will just change out a McStick for a Megabass, or etc.

Bill what are you using to weight you hooks?

Champ what model rod is that Duckett. I have been looking for a good rod that will throw a small crankbait (WW) a country mile. What other rods have you guys had good experience with at throwing the WW.

From year 6 to 7 the fish got smaller? What is the reasoning for that?

Bill--You fished the "Head" What is the "Head" Which bait was the best? I fished out of Baxter today and we caught around 26. We caught them mostly on a jerk-bait and a crankbait in 5-15 FOW. Most of the fish was on the inside portion of the main lake points.

Thanks for the info

I fished in Kimberly City area and the temp was mainly 55 degrees