Quillback

No drum for me either at TR, have caught a couple in Beaver and bunches over in OK, but no drum in TR.

If you like lobster, there's lots of lobster shacks on the coast and in the fall you get the best deals on them once the summer tourist rush has ended. Get some real maple syrup too to bring home. They charge an arm and a leg for it, but it sure is good. Only state I have not been to is North Dakota, a few years ago I thought about going up there for some pheasant hunting as it is a bit off the beaten path and supposedly has some good hunting, but it was the height of the oil boom up there and it was just about impossible to find a place to stay.

Those fish must be gorging themselves on the shad. Going to be some fat trout.

Sometimes a nut finds a blind squirrel. 3 more days to go, I could see a lot of movement in the standings as they are catching them.

Done! A little bland, next time I might add some chopped jalapenos.

I don't often cook, but when I do it is either grilled, fried, or in the slow cooker. Today I am making "Kielbasa Surprise". Kielbasa sliced Chopped up a couple of cheese/jalapeno sausages too Cabbage Little red potatoes chopped onion Put it all in the slow cooker, cover with chicken broth and cook on low until done. I am hoping for the best.

My condolences.

I'm sure the warranty will cover it.

Seems to be a good year for good sized crappie and that is not a bad thing.

Must be the long range version. Woman was scraping it off with a knife. But who the heck expects to find a Japanese mortar shell when digging in their garden? Missouri couple discovers live World War II era Japanese bomb in their yard (nbcnews.com)

Don't rain on my parade. ⛈️☂️ (Dang there are a lot of emojis to choose from).

Good deal - did you see any striper activity? Didn't see much at all around Indian Creek.

I'm hoping I can make it to 80 physically (and mentally) fit enough to get my boat in the water and fish.

Well you did it now, 4 days of rain starting Saturday.

Caught this dude in one of the Bella Vista lakes today. Got snagged on a brush pile, got over it to pull it off, and lo and behold it's off the snag and there's a fish on. Thought it was another brainless bass, but turned out to be this dude, which I believe is a warmouth. If so, by far the biggest one I have ever caught. Species guys feel free to weigh in. Could've done a better job with the pic. But here it is:

Man I can't stand the smell of cigarettes, which is good for those times I think of picking up a pack. So glad I quit. Cost is outrageous too, and it's all tax, I give the govt. enough money as it is.

Road trip!

In my little world the people I see swerving out of their lane are generally messing with a phone. I am not a late night hoot owl anymore so I generally don't see drinkers on the road.

My issue with the TRD is the lack of salt content. Some of the Zinkerz are pretty salty, I like to stretch them out, get the salt out and you end up with something that is very foamy, floats well, and will move with very little rod movement. I think it really helps in the winter when I am fishing it really slow. Maybe doesn't matter as much when the water is warm and the fish are more aggressive.

I really haven't noticed any difference myself, but this sounds like something that needs further research..

Launched at 6 AM into the fog. Fish were biting right away, pretty much an early bite, the fog cleared off around 9 AM, then there was a period of time where there were bluebird skies and no wind and that nice weather seemed to put them off. Saw shad spawning on one 50 yard stretch of bank and had a couple of big gizzards chase one of the smallmouth I caught to the boat which they will do sometimes when spawning. Caught most of my fish shallow, from the looks of the smallies I caught, they appear to be done spawning. Caught them on 2.8 Keitechs, and a bait called a "Dartspin" - kind of a fluke with a willow blade tail spin. You can look them up on Tackle Warehouse if you want. Both walleyes came on the Dartspin. Total for the morning was 16 smallies (5 keepers), a couple of just over 18" keeper walleye, and a couple of chunky whites. Water is stained green, maybe 5 feet or so of viz. Quite a bit of floating debris, it was especially bad at the mouth of the Indian creek arm, took one look at it and decided not to go up there. WT 64-65

Gone for me too - I'll PM Phil.

Got another one this week. I moved up 4 places last week, watch out fellas!

I don't know anyone locally unfortunately. I have used this place several times, they've always done a good job. Usually a fairly long turn around, might be 3-4 weeks before you get your reel back. I'd contact them first to make sure they can work on that model. Delaware Valley Tackle - Home