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i second what Dock says about cutting it down to 4" or maybe less, at least for winter fishing. I would probably throw it on a 3/16th or 1/8 oz head and swim/drag it through cover.

That is weird, I don't think I have ever seen a swimming squirrel.

That's good - I'd hate to see him go to someplace like LSU or even worse, Texas A&M. 😃

Yeah I know, I guess there just aren't that many where I usually fish. When I first saw it in the water when I was bringing it in I was thinking that was a funny looking bass.

It is hard to be optimistic about the future of Hogs football. I thought they should've gone after a young coach that can connect with players and is hungry to win. Instead they brought back Petrino. It is good to see Mizzou putting a quality team out there.

The most important thing about this trip was I caught my first Table Rock goggle eye! I have heard so many stories about the great (supposedly) google fishing in TR, but I never have caught one of those elusive suckers until today. 10" long and thick, if I had a half dozen more I would have had some fried fish! Caught a couple of ridiculously fat spots today too, barely keeper length, but they were piggies. Thanks for the trip Dayne!

Looks like OSU had some opt outs, but not at Mizzou, from what I could tell. OSU's defense was solid, no opt outs there, but Mizzou finally wore them out in the 4th quarter. Good win for the Tiggers!

I don't watch many bowl games, but I will watch this one. Good matchup MO vs. OSU.

My plan covers out of network emergency services. Routine stuff that you'd get through your network , but for some reason you want to go out of network, gets partial coverage. However those out of network providers must accept Medicare. There's about 4 pages of out of network reading in my plan. The big one in my opinion is getting out of network coverage for emergencies, you'd want to make sure any plan you sign up for has that coverage.

I've got UHC also under Medicare Advantage, I paid $60 for my last eye exam.

I might do that.

Too darn cold for me to fish out of the boat, but after being cooped up in the house the last few days, I needed to get out and do some fishing. Caught 4 smallmouth, 3 on Neds and one on a 2.8 Keitech. Caught them all in the cove where the Lost Bridge south ramp is located. One 50 yard stretch of bank was where they were at, and I also fished a lot of bank where they ain't. With the water low like it is you can fish about as much bank as you want, I enjoy getting out and doing this a few times in the winter, simple fishing, one rod and a tote bag with some tackle and you're good to go. Several striper boats fishing the LB South area, saw a guide boat pull into the dock and they were taking some pics with the days catch. I was a couple hundred yards away, so no idea on numbers or size, but they had some.

Great stories Bill, thanks for sharing!

Sorry to hear that. I know someone that fished with him a few times and they caught some really nice fish.

Yep, the weather wimp in me does not like the look of next week's forecast.

That is a tank of a smallmouth, congrats!

It was glass out there for most of the day. Water temp was 52 and the air temp 64 when I put it on the trailer about 1230. Caught 20 today on the Ned rig, all spots except for one 10 inch smallie. 4 keepers. Fat and sassy are the spots, they should stay that way until the spawn. Best fishing was on steep banks with rocks and trees, fish were in that 10-20 foot range. Merry Christmas!

Sorry to hear that. I always thought of him as a guides', guide. The guides had a lot of respect for his fishing skills.

I want to try that etoufee.

BTW, no one is required to bring something.

Dunno if you have read this, but wing dykes are mentioned as good habitat for sauger. Seasonal Habitat Use, Movement, and Exploitation of Sauger in the Arkansas River

I'll be interested to hear what species that mystery fish is.

End of the year, might have had a goal that he needed to meet.

That is a good day. Quite a few boats running around on this end of the lake too. Not as many as we see up there, but fairly busy. Nice day to be fishing for December.

I started a lunch thread over on the Upper Taney forum.