FishinCricket

The problem with that canoe is the material it is made out of.. For ponds and stuff it's okay, but your first trip down a river will undoubtedly decommission it (you'll bump a rock and crack the hull)

True, true....

The state has a canoe rental on the Niangua, they put in a ton of canoes too.. Then there's the tickets, that's a ridiculous amount of state revenue... Well if that was a question, the answer would be "because back home they are a teacher or policeman or car salesman and they can't go out and get hammered and act a fool.. Besides, this is the wilderness right? You're only breaking the law if they catch you.."

No, kayaks are alright... Especially the one you have listed, it's hand built just like this drift boat Zachary has listed.. I'd personally be proud to own both of them.. Do you gentlemen take (irregular and sparse) payments?

Oh, wow, I remember that boat, it was sweet!! I didn't realize you has this posted... :ahem:

Sold, sir.. How do I pay you?

Dang, that's friggin sweet!!!

Well it caught half of it, anyway.

I've had some close calls, but I've never (knock on wood) taken a full plunge... :fingers_crossed: Well would ya look at that!?! My long standing history of not cursing in front of all these OAF's, gone in an instant! I blame the Philter. darn asshat monkey nuts bull dung cock n balls donkey dick dung stain! Thanks Philter!!!

I did, until I found the 15 foot long slick as snot slab rock in the hole in front of the access... I went from slowly walking along a gravel bottom in 2.5 feet of water to sliding 15 feet across the hole as I set the hook on a fish.. Still managed to get the fish to hand though!!

I'll take that over a rodeo and the slovenly drunks that accompany it... (I know, I am being unfair... But so is Joe!)

I went down to the public access to brave the possible crowd.. Got there around 6 and the hole Between the last access and the island was chock full of people, so I opted to hit a little used stretch on the miracle mile.. I rigged up an olive bugger and started working over the tail out of the riffles and immediately hooked a nice little rainbow (13 or 14 inches).. Had a few more flashes over the next half hour, but no takes.. Just as I was pondering on what in my fly box would work, the stream surface comes alive with browns! There were flys buzzing the surface and the hole I was in quite literally blew up with top water action! Browns were literally launching themselves in the air after these little white flies.. I tied on one of those weird little cracklebacks that I tied and it was game on for about 45 minutes! I stuck around 15 of em, so many that I destroyed two flies! And these fish were in a frenzy too.. None of em were too big (I didn't take a picture of the biggest one, I knew I only had so many casts before it was over for the night), but 7 inches to around 10 and every single one of em thought they were in the Circus! Acrobatics galore, and putting a decent bend in my 5wt.. Then they shut back off, just as fast. So I flailed with the crackleback for a few more minutes, then, as the last light was fading, I switched back to that beadhead bugger and fish the same spots that the browns were hanging when the topwater bite was on and managed to get one more hook up on a decent fish, another 13 inch bow... Didn't photo his butt either because I just about ate it and drown myself when I set the hook on him and I temporarily lost my senses.. Hit the road around 8:30 and then, on the way home, spotted the golf course/fitness center that I just signed up for... I remembered they said I could hit the ponds with a pole, providing I don't bother the golfers. So me and my light rod decide to take a walk down to the hole 1 tee that's overlooking the pond.. Lil blackie flat tore em up for about an hour, the I decided to walk back to the truck and get the fly rod and my one popper. Bad move, I guess? I got a good hour of practice at false casting a popper on a 5wt in the dark, but I didn't get one looker on the popper. (unless you count the bat that kept buzzing my line) Anyway, I feel better now..

My wife and I float EVERYWHERE and are always paying close attention to the brand and size of canoe.. After years studying we came up with the Old Town Discovery 169 (16ft 9in).. Perfect tandem canoe and (slightly modified) and excellent solo as well.. Handles well and doesn't tip easy, carries allot but is only around 80lbs so it's easily carried by two, manageable by one (though unwieldy when not coupled with a canoe rack or something) Good luck in your search, I'd suggest renting a few different ones and studying their characteristics..

Naw, that's my Ma!! (and my cousins sister, but that's another story) Nah, I'm just joking. I stole that photo.

Then you wuzent lookin very close, wuz ya?

He never said he hadn't tried on a pair, just that he hadn't walked around in them... (I mean, seriously, Eric.. How else is he gonna tell how the dress looks with heels? Jeeez!)

Yeah, it's a sleeper sport.. I kinda gave it up recently, but only cause I FISH so much!! lol

Yes, sir, he is.. And an angry one, to be sure...

Heck yeah, you've already got the main ingredient, bro! (Confidence) Oh, my other advice take heed of any and all of Al Agnews advice, but don't give him any credit... He may try and charge you royalties!!

Says the guy who was making fun of Wrench's Baby feet.. lol You two girls crack me up...

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I'll agree completely and add this: On small streams, lure selection doesn't mean as much as stealth, but I'd suggest two lures.. 1. Teeny Craw (color matched to the crawdads in the stream) 1. Soft plastic grubs of some type Get good at working these two lures in different circumstances and you'll have no need to switch lures, so you can concentrate solely on lure action.

How would I go about getting to MCKee bridge by land? And is there a boat launch area?

Artificials only in that section, right?

Post of the friggin year, man.