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A good idea - I'm like you though, I put it in the glove box, and if I do take it out, I try and stay somewhere in the boat where if I drop it, it will stay in the boat.

A crucial call for sure. I played a lot of pickup ball back in the day, but never for money. I could see where things could get heated if there is money on the line.

Garcia sure as heck baffled the Royals. Guthrie going today for the Royals, he'll give up some runs, hopefully not too many.

Maybe with the water level, and temp stabilized the fishing will pick up.

Uh-oh, another case of Neditis.

Cool, glad to hear you got on a good bite. I wonder how many phones are sitting on the bottom in Table Rock?

Getting in the excuses before the series starts? KC loses the DH. And I'd have to say, the pitching matchups favor the Cards. If KC takes 2 out of 3, I will be very happy.

Never been checked, but I haven't been here since the lake was filled. Haven't been checked in Arkansas as a matter of fact, been here 8 years. Been checked once in MO.

It's in Fort Smith off HWY 71, runs right by the Bella Vista restaurant. I bet you thought we were talking about the city of Bella Vista, no we were not. All the creeks around here are dry as they use all the water to water the golf courses.

There's nothing but carp and suckers (small ones at that) in that creek. No need to fish there, just keep moving on down 71.

Pete's report has a good drop shot tutorial video. http://www.hookedonbass.com/FISHREPORT.htm

I'll be recording. Back in the ancient days I had a Walkman that I would use to listen to baseball games while I was fishing.

OK, now is your chance, Royals are visiting Redbird land this weekend.

As far as I know, traveling is traveling, whether taking a shot, going out of bounds etc., I would have to see you on slow motion replay from several angles before I could make a call on whether or not you were traveling. Disclaimer: I have never been a basketball ref.

That would be weird if it is just OA. Could be a problem with his security software, . I am wondering what he sees when he tried to access OA? Any kind of error message or anything like that.

Interesting. You would think that they would have planned on floods, but maybe this is experimental and will go down as a lesson learned. My guess is that there is not enough money in the budget to do a big solution such as diverting the river and then cleaning out the river bed.

Hard to say, is he having trouble accessing other websites? Is the OA Forum the only site he can't access?

DNA reveals dead mountain lion’s origin LITTLE ROCK – A mountain lion that was killed in November by a deer hunter east of Hermitage in Bradley County is almost certainly the same mountain lion that was sighted in southern Marion County in September. In this case, the probability of these two mountain lions with the same genetic profile is one in 182 trillion. AGFC biologists received the DNA results this week from the Wildlife Genetics Laboratory in Missoula, Montana. The DNA revealed that the mountain lion most likely originated in the Black Hills breeding population of Wyoming and South Dakota, according to the lab results. “The mountain lion traveled from Marion County to Bradley County in about six weeks before it was killed. That shows you how far a mountain lion can travel in a short period,” AGFC Large Carnivore Biologist Myron Means explained. The lab investigated the potential origin for the mountain lion using the lab’s database which includes mountain lion samples from populations in South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Oregon and Florida. The profile obtained from the Bradley County tissue sample matched the hair sample collected from the mountain lion hair found on private land in southern Marion County. The distance between the two areas is about 180 miles. The male mountain lion is a new individual to the lab’s DNA database. The Bradley County hunter was on private property when he shot the mountain lion and reported the incident to wildlife officers. It was the first time a mountain lion has been killed in Arkansas since 1975 in Logan County. Mountain lions – also known as pumas and cougars – lived throughout Arkansas until about 1920. The AGFC offered bounties and hired trappers to control predators during 1927-29. At least 255 wolves and 523 bobcats were killed, but no mountain lions were taken. Nine sightings of mountain lions in Arkansas have been confirmed in the last five years, although a breeding population has not been verified. A number of mountain lion sightings in Missouri, Oklahoma and Louisiana also have been confirmed in recent years. A mountain lion was killed in Montgomery County in 1949 and another in Ashley County in 1969. In late 1998, a team from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock observed tracks, feces and a deer kill from a free-ranging mountain lion across Hot Spring, Garland and Pulaski counties.

I have no idea on goggle eye, as a matter of fact, I think their existence in Table Rock is a myth. But as far as gills, what has worked for me is a drop shot rig. Get some of those Eagle Claw pan fish hooks, use a 1/8 oz sinker, and some red worms. Hook the red worm one time through the middle (don't wad it up on the hook), and work the bait in, say 6-10 FOW. I'd look around about half way back in the coves in the middle of pockets or off secondary points. They also ought to be off main lake shelves and flats near buck brush. Water may be clearer in the area of the lake where you are fishing, so you may need to work a little deeper. Sometimes you've got to poke around a bit to find them, but they are out there and you should be able to find some nicer ones in the 7-9 inch range. I'm thinking of giving them a try myself, maybe next week.

I always kept it simple when visiting coastal NH or Maine. Where's the cheapest lobster? September is the best time, the tourist rush is over and the lobster is cheap.

That is one big walleye. You did a heckuva a lot better than Muddy Water and I did yesterday, we fished hard for a grand total of 3 bass.

Ann has been slow for me the last couple of times I have fished it. Several years ago it was pretty good.

Just don't give that guy a Speedo.

Nice, healthy flathead. Bet they are some good eats.

One thing to think about when it comes to MDC (or any state fisheries agency) is that their limits on length size, etc., are a compromise of sorts. They have to try and meet the demands of anglers who want to keep fish, make sure there are numbers of sizeable bass for tourney anglers, etc., It's not about what's best for the fish, it's about making the fishing public happy.