FishinCricket

Bobber, you should be charging for that advice..

In all fairness, Alberto, I would say VIP is the better guide.. Solus will put you on a big bass, but VIP goes the extra mile. He will actually hang his lure in the tree over the bass' head (of course claiming it to be an "accident") and allow you to cast into the hole and catch the lunker! Whatta pal, eh? uhm, try putting it back on your head?

Eric, you're just TORTURING that lil sunfish, ya know.. Holding him out of the water, fumbling with your camera.. Gettin' all your hand slime all over him.. Lord only knows where your hands have been... And how long did you hold that poor smallie outta the water before passing your camera along to the next drunk passerby for a photo? (and don't you try and tell me otherwise, I know better..). Thinking of the horrors those fish must have put through, I'd be suprised if they ever eat again! I shudder at the very thought.. I thought you loved smallmouth, Eric? You're a baaaaaaaaaaad boy, OCDEric... Baaaa-aaa-aaad I say! (nice report, loverly pictures)

Yeah, I forget that 19 is pretty squirrelly too.. It's just that we're in the TA usually and enjoying the ride.. But you gotta admit that 160 is 10 times worse than the 19, eh? JimR: whatever you do, take Brians advice, he knows that area better than most on this forum, I'd wager..

I would think you could Go down 44 to St James, hang a left down the 68 to Salem, then take the 19 all the way down to Alton.. Otherwise they (mapquest, google maps) would have you going all the way down to Poplar bluff and then cutting back across the 160. I freakin HATE the 160... Good luck, fish deep with jigs, white or egg patterns.. TL

Hey, Jarrett.. I'm from Lebanon, I'm more into the rivers around here than the lakes.. But if you need anything feel free to holler, I know allot of folks round here.

Oh, shoot! I didn't read that part about waiting an hour.. You think I'll get a cramp?!?! Sorry fellas, won't happen again...

Hogfan, I may be reading it wrong too, but it sure does seem like he's kinda saying if you aren't going to (or can't) write up a precise report (preferably with evidence), then dont bother...? Tough crowd, man... To the original poster: Thanks for the report. You did treat the fish in my creek humanely, didn't you? :wink:

An, I ain't stickin that thing on my boat, it'd look goofy.. I ain't gonna embarass myself. If you wanna find me, I'll be the big menacing looking fella in the pink shirt who's outfishing you. Cheers!

Ya knoW, I was just gonna leave it at the smart alleck comment, but I'm baffled by the OP and the attitude of some of you OAF'ers.. If you truly respected the fish with the type of reverence you mention, why do you fish in the first place? You dangle a fake piece of food in front of them, drag them forcibly from their homes into a world that immediately begins to kill them, you'd think the least you could do is put the danged thing out of it's misery! But no, you torture it and then put it back.. Why? SO THAT HOPEFULLY SOMEONE ELSE CAN TORTURE IT TOO! The fisherman spends hundreds on gear, thousands on the boat, hours tying a fly or crafting a popper, years honing his skills with the equipment, countless time contemplating the eventuality of catching that monster fish.. And when it happens he's supposed to smile quietly and either quickly put it back (making sure to not touch it or bump it against anything), or quietly and respectfully say a prayer and slice it's throat? I don't think I'll be posting any more fishing reports here, I obviously don't respect the fish enough..

It's your fault, ya know.. I would have used a net, said a prayer, and put him back.. But you weren't there to operate the camera! Where were you? Of course, you know that I totally traumatized that fish for life! Get over yourself...

Meh, ya buncha whiners! Check out this video on YouTube: That fish made it back into the drink okay... But I forgot to scream "Boooyah!".. I knew I was forgetting something..

I admire your tenacity, Thom.. I fear your post will only anger those who will not be convinced otherwise.. Good luck, buddy...

Al, I do believe that's the detailed insight that solus was looking for.. Good stuff, man...

Thanks, I feel better now.. lol so, um.. Yup. Nothing to see here folks, move along.. Move along..

Sssssssssssshhhhhhhh! There ain't no danged smallies or goggleyes in the spring during the winter! None whatsoever! The Suzy hole is a wasteland all winter, not even worth venturing into.. And certainly no big monster smallies at the mouth of the spring... Feeding on minnows, and crawdads. And fat pink headed jigs.. Err, I mean black ad chartreuse beetlespins... :wink:

I watched a guy at Bennett doing this.. He didn't ever put the fish on the reel, he just put the reel n his armpit and bunched the fly line up in his hands.. Now I wish I had gotten his name or info.. Good luck, hope someone with experience comes along and answers that for you...

I thought that was VIP...?

I'd say that if I spent a good portion of my day rooting crawdads out from under rocks, I'd end up with a belly full of gravel too... Eh?

Man, there's going too far, then there's GOING TOO FAR...

Or the time he went fishin' with Solus and VIP.. lol (sorry, ladies, couldn't resist) Nice report, Solus.. I see now why I wasn't invited..

amen!!!!!!!

Thank you, Brother Lilley, for that rousing sermon.. But you're a day early! Ain't it the truth, Brother! LOL The predictive text on my iPhone certainly tends to have a mind of it's own.. lol

You shouldn't have changed your pic.. Just cause someone didn't have the stomach to view a stringer of fish.. Wait, what's the "OAF" symbol, again? Isn't it a stringer full of trout? You shouldn't be ashamed. See that LMB in my avatar? We kept it too..

Solus, I am beginning to think you may have anurism.. Or a blood clot on the brain or something.. You may need to have that looked into.. I'm strangely comfortable with it.. Besides, you forgot to say asshat. I'm rubber, you're glue.. Their just jealous of me, don't worry to much about it..