Quillback

My neighbor and I went fishing Saturday, we were discussing how fast how fast this area was growing, and he made the claim that a new Disney World is being planned for SW MO. I haven't heard anything about this until he mentioned it. So, is he talking through his hat? Or is Disney planning on building a new resort?

How are the cats doing?

I hear ya RiverRunner, the absolute worst are people that back their boat down the ramp (blocking everyone else) then start getting their gear ready before they launch.

Canoe is SOLD.

How about this one? Or this one , this one is really too cute:

Glad to hear it all worked out in the end after a scary start.

Sounds like a great trip!

The veggies I planted made it through the cold, I used towels instead of sheets. Put a small cooler over a tomato plant I had foolishly planted 2 weeks ago. Brocolli looks a little stressed, but peas and onions made it OK. Come on back warm weather!

There's a little snow on my deck and I can see some on the neighbors roof. This is ridiculous.

Thanks for the report, one of these days I'm going to make it over there.

15 foot lightweight aluminum canoe for sale, it was my dad's and did receive use in the local streams. Lightweight, drags easy in the shallow spots. Some scratches in the hull but otherwise in fine shape. Retails new around $800, will sell for $325. Use the site messaging service to contact me. Canoe is in Bella Vista, AR and you'll have to come pick it up if you want it.

PETA is usually good for a laugh or two, not that they're trying to be funny.

I drove to Dallas last week for a business trip. Took US 69 through Oklahoma. From about Salisaw south to McAlester the amount of tree damage was amazing. Just about every tree had large broken limbs. Going south on 69 last Monday morning I probably saw at least a hundred Power Co. cherry picker rigs heading northbound, to home I assume. Even so, the motels in McAlester still had a lot of rigs parked in their lots. Pretty amazing thing to see. Power appeared to be restored as far as I could tell in the area.

Yesterday was a little rainy, then some sleet, a little snow, and this AM a little cold drizzle. Power blinked off a couple of times last night, but fortunatley no major issues. I have to drive to Dallas early tomorrow AM, I'm curious to hear road conditions on 540 south of Fayetteville and 40 around FT. Smith. I think there aren't any probs with those roads.

I had a similar problem with a 90 HP Merc I used to own, I don't know the official terminology, but on my Merc there was a horizontal cylinder with a rod that moved lateraly through it that the steering cables attached to under the motor. I took it in and had it serviced, they basically disassembled it and cleaned the gunk out. Forgot the exact cost but it was less than $100. Steering worked fine after that. Don't know if you have a similar setup, but it sounds like the issue I had. Mechanic said it was a fairly common issue.

If I can get one that fits my big head, I'd be a buyer.

Power went out here at my house Sunday around 3 PM, just came back on 2 hours ago. They think they'll have power restored to the NW Arkansas areas that are out by end of day tomorrow. Still a lot of ice on the trees, but the limbs have stopped falling and I haven't heard anymore trees come crashing down in the woods.

0730 Sunday AM and amazingly the power is still on here in my neck of the woods in Bella Vista. The forecast is for another round of precip this afternoon, I hope they are wrong. It's an icy wonderland out there, but the roads near my house aren't that bad. 0730 Sunday AM and amazingly the power is still on here in my neck of the woods in Bella Vista. The forecast is for another round of precip this afternoon, I hope they are wrong. It's an icy wonderland out there, but the roads near my house aren't that bad.

1 PM right now in Bella Vista, temp around 29. Roads wet but not icy, trees and power lines are icy. Lost power from 0330-1030 this AM, glad to have it back, I just hope it stays on for the playoff games! Forecast is for heavy icing this afternoon and night, I hope they are wrong! Lots of rain last night, Beaver should be getting a good shot of water.

Congratulations!!

Very nice size for the fillet knife, Walleye are one of my favorite fish for the table.

I'm lazy, I use the Zatarains fish fry coating you can buy at Wally World. It's pretty good, a little spicy but not overpowering.

I could not get on this morning.

I have heard they run up there also, I'd like to try it myself.

I used to troll with downriggers quite a bit in the Pacific NW. I had Scotty electrics with 4'adjustable booms. I had them for 12 years and never had a problem, besides replacing the cable due to saltwater corrosion. However Scotty electrics run about $400 apiece. Electrics were good for salmon fishing becuase when you hooked a fish you needed to get the downriggers balls out of the water because if they wrapped the mono on the cable it was goodbye fish. We also trolled at depths typically 100' to 150' so manually cranking up one or two downriggers when a fish was on added some unneeded excitement and stress. However I would imagine fishing the lakes around here you won't be fishing very deep so you could get by with manual riggers. I have had Cannon manuals before I got my Scotty's and they worked fine. Scotty also makes manual riggers, I'm sure they work fine also. I would think you could use 6-8 LB balls to troll with, the faster you troll, the heavier weight you need to keep your lure at the exact depth you are targeting.