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Probably just caught it right (pure luck) so that the boat sort of bounced off. He's lucky it didn't come to a sudden stop when it hit the bank.

HA!

I plan on bringing a small grill and some charcoal.

There is but it is always turned off.

Welcome Jaybill, good luck!

I'm saying there's chance, but no I would not bet on it.

If they can win the first game then they get Gonzaga. I believe they have a shot against the Zags if they play tough inside D and use their quickness at the guard positions to defend the 3 point perimeter. Gonzaga shoots a lot of 3's and has some great shooters, but if Mizzou can somehow make it tough to get those 3's then they have a chance. Tilmon has to stay in the game too, if he gets in early foul trouble that won't be good. They will need his inside presence on D.

Another recommendation for Mr. Babler, not only can he show you the ropes, but he's just a good guy to go fishing with. Knows the lake as well as anyone.

Yeah the Hogs could not skin two Tigers in a row. They have to be smarter passers and make free throws. Shouldn't hurt them much as far as seeding for the NCAA, I'm thinking a 4 seed.

They are really popular for floating rivers in the Pacific Northwest, they can handle some pretty nasty rapids. A buddy of mine had one and I'd get on the oars every once in a while and it takes surprising little effort to row them. Backtrolling with plugs was a popular way to fish for steelhead out of a drift boat, you move slowly downstream and across back and forth through a pool, the idea being to "herd" the fish into the tail out and then they'll get mad and attack that plug. Vicious strikes, it was pretty cool.

Does make you wonder - I threw a plus 1 on one of the BV lakes yesterday for a bit and I agree on the less action factor. Did get one bite on it that got off, felt like a good fish. I replaced the stock hooks with those Aaron Martens Gammies, those things are scary sharp - always a wonderment to me that a bass can grab a lure with 3 sets of sharp trebles and somehow get off.

Was looking at 110's on Ebay and they now have a +3 version but you have to order it either from Japan or Singapore. I would have to think it will hit the US market eventually. Supposedly gets down to "4 meters" which I would guess translates to 13 or 14 feet.

Great game (at least from my point of view 🙂). Physical game, ridiculous number of offensive fouls. Pretty much an inside game, not a lot of 3's attempted by either team. Getting Tilmon fouled out helped the Hogs in their inside game.

Well shoot - you can always stop by and grab a burger.

Here's the email, looks like they did some shocking above Beaver, but maybe not on the White and Kings entering TR. The numbers of Walleye that run into these rivers is incredible. We collected 251 Walleye per hour a couple of nights ago on the Upper White River out of the Highway 45 Bridge (Beaver Lake Twin Bridges Access). On the Kings River, we have collected over 350 per hour and see some trophy fish. Our sampling method (electrofishing) does not collect every fish. We only get a small sample of the Walleye that are there (if we collect 75 in 10 minutes, we are probably missing another 75). We cannot net fast enough to collect all the fish. We have seen similar numbers in the White below Beaver Lake. Also, we have observed fish that were 14 lbs. These high catch rates are corresponding with the increased popularity of the Walleye fishery in the spring. Stocking at this point is not needed in these river arms and Walleye are doing very well on their own.

Got a nicely worded reply from the AGFC District 1 biologist today to my question whether AGFC is still stocking walleye fingerlings in the White and Kings. The answer is they have not stocked any in the last few years, the population is doing very well now. Their latest electrofishing survey shows strong populations on the spawning grounds. An interesting side note is that they shocked up a couple of 14 lb. fish. That's a big walleye!

That is interesting. Don't know how you can prevent it unless they stop adding that chemical to tires or find a way to filter it out of the runoff. Coho are great fish, they are prolific, good to eat and a great fish to catch sports fishing.

That is sweet, congrats!

Looking forward to it. Nice to have an SEC hoops tourney that is not Kentucky and everyone else.

Nice one! Good to hear they are biting jigs.

Yep still on.

Angler breaks 55-year-old brown trout record, calls it next-level big (usatoday.com)

That's a good one. Did it fight hard? Never have caught one but hear they are good fighters.

Thanks for the report Bill. Those K's are a blast, I am jealous. Looking at the water in the background it doesn't look too windy, the wind is literally roaring right now over here in Bella Vista.

I'm going to fry these fish, I like fried fish about once every month or so. Next time I get some of the white bass family I am going to make that RPS chowder.