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Sorry to hear about the damage, but I have to admit that it is funny to read. Those backlash incidents are classic!

If Dave doesn't have what you are looking for, is there a Basspro is your area? They have a sale on the BPS Pro Qualifier for $79, never used one myself, but in general they get good reviews and it was an Outdoor Life value pick(PQ) in 2009 at a higher price. They also have the new Enigma line which are $99, but are supposedly very tough to backlash. Just go to Google and do a search on the reel model followed by the word review. If there is a BPS in your area, go to the reel counter and check out the reels, look at the Shimanos also. Talk to the guys behind the counter, get them to show you the features.

Now that is funny!

Found this journal, which can be downloaded for free, link below, written by the "Lewis and Clark of the Ozarks", Henry Rowe Schoolcraft. He traveled up the White river (1818 and 1819) and into Northwest Arkansas. Haven't read it all yet, just skimmed through parts of it, but it is very interesting. http://www.manybooks.net/titles/schoolcrafthother07schoolcraft_journal.html

FLW just published their 2012 schedule, coming to Beaver 4/26 - 4/29.

Ditto on it's a toad.

It must have felt unwelcome in Missouri and decided to head east. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43366390/ns/us_news/

I agree with you, if an area is marked "Out of Bounds" it should stay out of bounds unless all particpants are notified of the change. Something like this makes the tournament organization look very shady. I would be very leery in particpating unless they make the rules and any changes to the rules known to all.

Awesome! That thing looks like it could go 30 lbs.

The reason for the sale on Curado's is that Shimano is coming out with a newer version so retailers are clearing their inventory of the existing model.

Curados are on sale at some of the big box online retailers such as Tacklewarehouse for $139, no sales tax and free shipping. It's a great price for a quality reel. A lot of folks on some of the other bass fishing forums love their Curados and will tell you they are the equal of reels in the $275 range such as Revo Premiers, I don't agree with that, but they are a quality reel at that price. Or you may be able to get one for less on Ebay, just make sure the seller has quality feedback.

I went out early this AM from Lost Bridge North, motored over to Honey cove looking for a topwater bite, didn't see any fish chasing shad, didn't get any hits on various topwaters, water was murky in that area. Went up to the Indian creek area, again no topwater love, did manage to scratch out 4 black bass but I had to work for them. Water around Lost Bridge North is the clearest, maybe 4 feet of viz, which sounds good, but before the floods it was around 20 feet of viz.

Been picking broccoli and snap peas here, but this upcoming hot weather will probably put an end to the broccoli. Just planted some pole beans. My container tomatoes are doing well, but the ones in the garden are looking raggedy, but the weather change should be good for them.

Excellent, sounds like you're gonna have a fish fry! Just curious how many boats were on the lake?

We were up by the dam a couple of weeks ago bass fishing and had a striper drive by, started chasing shad near the boat, jeb tossed a topwater at them and had a couple of boils but no hook up, then as quickly as they appeared, they were gone. With all the flooded timber out there now, landing a 20 lb fish is going to be a challenge. But it's a fun challenge

Been fishing Swepco on and off for the last couple of weeks with jeb, he's been catching the big ones, here's a couple of 6.75 lb fish he caught. We've been mostly using plastics of various types and colors, have to switch up to see what they want on a particular day, but overall the fishing has been good with nice chunky fish.

Yeah I guess it's a funnel effect right now, water going over the spillway is less than what is entering the lake. Martin I have not been out on Beaver in a couple of weeks, fished the Indian Creek area then, never did very well so I've been fishing elsewhere.

So if top of flood pool is 1130 and the lake is now at 1131.5, does that mean it had topped the spillway by a foot and a half?

Heavy rain just rolled through Bella Vista this morning, Little Sugar creek was already high and in the trees before today's latest downpour. Looks like we got an inch and a half or so this AM.

2.5" of rain in NW Arkansas yesterday on average. Beaver is on the rise again, it was only a foot below flood pool before this latest rain.

Heck, I don't even fish the Rock but I still like reading Bill's reports. Gives me some ideas on what to use on the lakes around here. Thanks Bill!

I think I saw that they are playing the Yankees tonight and it's on the MLB channel. Good to see they are playing well, it would be great to see a baseball revival in KC.

The courtesy ramp at Lost Bridge North is usable, BUT the walkway is about 5 feet away from the bank so you have to wade through some shallow water for a few feet to get to it. Dunno about Lost Bridge South.

I wonder if JEB keep posting he'll continue to get responses, seems to have turned into a whoever gets the last word in wins discussion.

Nothing wrong with a pair of 20" bass How were the redear doing? Every spring I intend to go out and fish for them, but I always end up bass fishing instead.