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If you like Stockton you should be at home in Long Creek. Lots of timber and the water is More Stockton like in clairity. For crappie I would fish the bluff banks or the timbered cove mouths. If you get out at daylight throw that spook, or better yet put on a spook jr and you might get into the whites. Trolling points with a deep diver crankbait might pick up anything including the walleye you are looking for. As far as the trout , you will have to go to Tanycomo for that. Also a crappie jig with a jig spinner going down the banks will catch the whole gammit, bass, google eye, perch, crappie. That would be my go to bait for catching numbers of everything.

Mark at Table Rock tackle in Stoneridge has crikets too. Its a couple miles on 13 from Branson West.

I think our impoundments hold there own against most states as far as size. I did say most. Dont you think smaller creeks just have smaller fish? I know in our area I can fish Center creek and catch some respectable smallmouth 12- 18 inches. If I fish Jones Creek a tributary of Center the size goes way down. Its a smaller and shallower creek but has colder water. I am sure others will have a differant slant on it. Now here is a big smallie! World Record Smallmouth Bass Weight: 11 pounds, 15 ounces. Angler: David Hays Date: July 8 / 1955 Location: Dale Hallow Lake, Kentucky Length: 27 inches Girth: 21.66 inches As usual, there is controversy. Raymond Barlow, whoever the hell he is, submitted an affidavit to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers stating that Hayes' fish had only weighed 8 lb 15 oz and that he had stuffed three pounds of metal in the fishes' mouth and stomach to make it a record. Most records that pre-date the 70s are not accurate. Fish were not properly weighed or documented. Over-excited fisherman often added 30% to the size and weight of a fish. Many records that have been submitted are of people that catch fish and then let the story grow for a few years before entering. In this case, if you input the dimensions into a bass weight calculator , it shows the fish should weigh close to what David's claims are. David Hays does have the World Record Smallmouth Bass, which is backed by an investigation by the IGFA.

The had to put him down. The Vet said he had too many internal injuries.

Poor guy.

Ollie, I have not been up there when the wind didnt blow. It can be dead still in Joplin and blowing 30 mph up there. Guess since its a prarie lake??

Catch and release is crazy as opposed to what? Got news for you buddy ,there are lot of catch and release fisherman that dont fish tournaments. There is hardly any mortality rates in catch and release. Now tournaments is a differant story. Guess what, we had alot more tournaments 20 years ago than we have now. I think your the one that needs mental help.

I am sure there is delayed death after a tournamnet but didnt find there test too efficiant. They held up to 30 fish in a large net for 6 days. The probably died of starvation and stress. I would be all for no summer tournamnets, or say when water temp is past say 75 degrees. I know there is a magic temp range at which bass can be hauled weighed in and released without any mortality. The big death rates come from hot summer tournaments. But just like eating bass, its legal so whats a guy to do?

Well put Sam. Tournamnet fishermen at least try to keep them alive. Chief, just picking my battles as they come to me. I will be the first to whine when a weigh in spot has floaters all over the place. In my opinion Arsenals post was just a big whopper story and he inserted the killing part just to ruffle some feathers, even though he said he didnt. Just think about it 10 fish over 5 pounds each in 10- 14 casts in less than 30 minutes.

I think you should accept that the members of this forum are not going to accept TB bass being the solution to feeding the starving masses. And to imply divine intervention made him do it! I think if I was going to feed 500 disabled starving orphans for a Church that was low on funds my story would have went like this: My Dad and I were fishing a point in Aunts creek during a heavy downpour at 11:30 at night We were using chicken livers and shad. We caught our limit of channel cats and flatheads, had over 120 pound with the average being around 10 pounds ea. You shoulda seen the look on those starving orphans eyes as the ate those catfish, it sure warmed my heart. I need to stop typing now as my eyes are teared up and cant see.

Surely you are just yanking our chain? If its true you knew by posting this you would stir up a hornets nest. Yes you were in your legal rights to take those fish, but why? Thats a shame and shame on you.

About an hour is the fastest I have put together a limit in a tournamnet. I did one time have one keeper first thing in the morning and didnt get my other 4 until 2:00. Those 4 came in about 10 minutes.

I always keep the spook, buzz bait ect in the corner of my eye when retriving. I dont watch it directly.That seems to help me.

Do the opposite of me and you will make a ton of money!

Your good to go.

I know the state record spotted smalmouth (meanmouth) is 4.1 pounds was caught in Table Rock. Its listed in the MDC lake state records. Dont know anout the others.

Been caught in way too many storms. I always gotta get one more cast in. Last year up around 19 the wind started howling and I tied up out of the wind in a pocket ( I thought) The wind blew the tree over that I was tied too. It hit me in the head. I saw stars my P laughed so hard I thought he would pee his pants. I am always good for comedy relief.

Joe, what do you use the toon for? Is it the mother ship while the Triton is out?

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Could have been Ollie, they said they thought he was a two year old.

Just saw on the news 5 minutes ago a 150 lb male black bear was hit on I44 mile marker 24. Thats around Sarcoxie. They tranquilised the bear and took him to a vet who had to put him down as he was hurt too bad. Thats a shame.