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Dutch did not mention my moment of the agony of defeat. Right at the end of the day with about 5 minutes to go, got a thump on a jig, set the hook, and it was as good of a hookset as I can make, had a fish on, didn't feel exceptional, but got it to about 10 feet from the boat and it rolled and got off. It was a big bass, dunno how big, but off it went. Dutch saw it also, so I have a witness. Still bugs me a day later. Nothing I could've done differently, it was just not meant to be.

"The biggest lake, Balboa, also has a very healthy population of spotted bass, the biggest lake, Balboa, also has a very healthy population of spotted bass." What? You are now a spotted bass guy? You know there are more than a few of those things in Table Rock right? 😀 What's going on in BV in a nutshell is that it is not primarily a retirement community anymore. I certainly don't like the direction it is going either. POA is spending money like drunken sailors, just saw that they want to spend a couple million on the driving range, putting in a bar and some sort of ridiculously expensive putting green.

Nice rig Cody. I'm probably not going to attend this year, but hope to get a ride in your boat in the future! Have you guys thought about moving jigfest into the spring?

My grandpa used to do the same thing, shoot rabbits from his tractor. He had a Remington Nylon 66 .22 semi-auto. He also used it for coon hunting, he painted the front sight with some kind of glow in the dark paint. Had that one myself for 30 years after he passed, gave it to my uncle along with the 30-30 so he could pass it on to his kids/grandkids.

I like that 1873 you got there Marty. I have a replica, Cavalry model, 7.5" barrel which I believe your is too. Mine is chambered for .45 Colt. Fun to shoot with Cowboy loads, minimal recoil and I'm fairly accurate with it. 7th Cavalry rode into the Little Bighorn battle with every enlisted man carrying one of these revolvers with 24 rounds of ammo, and they also had their 1873 Springfield carbines. The indians got the pistols after the battle of course and they all pretty much disappeared. There was one that was traced back to the battle that went for sale at an auction, I forget what they got for it, but it was in the hundreds of thousands.

My thoughts exactly. Up early today, going over to fish out of Cape Fair in Dutch's boat.

Good story Marty. I had a 30-30 that belonged to my grandpa, never hunted with it and a few years ago gave it to my uncle who plans to pass it on to one of his kids.

Got going about 7AM, went across the channel to a rocky bank, fished a jig and they were all over it. A bite just about every cast for maybe 20 minutes. A bunch of little dudes, but caught 4 that were in the 14-17 inch range. About a 40 yard stretch of bank, and the fish were in 10-20 FOW. Once I got all the bites out of that stretch that I could, I moved on - I got one more bite over the next three and a half hours. Caught that bite, it was a 17" smallie. Finished up by going to the spot where I caught them to begin the day, could not get a bite there on the 2nd pass. It was time to go. Saw some striper activity in the channel near point one, not much, but a few came up. Indian Creek courtesy dock needs to be moved out some, but don't know if it can be as the dock cable is anchored pretty close to the dock. I may have to start using Lost Bridge if the water drops another foot or so. WT 61.

I retract what I said about the Pigs being a "tough out". Looks like they have quit, hard to know at this point what effort, if any, they put into the Mizzou game.

Never have caught one.

Interesting fish. The guys that fish that specialized carp gear like to catch them.

Fishing is still tough, at least for me. Caught 10 bass this morning, all spots. Chunky fish, but not that many of them. Got the better part of my fish between 10 and 12 AM, early AM was really tough, but that may be more about fishing bad locations to start the day rather than a later bite. Caught most of my fish on jigs, off the bank in 10-20 FOW. WT 61-53 Caught one on a crank:

Caught a bunch of fish this spring and early summer that were schooled up in one spot for several weeks, probably 90% spots, most were anywhere from 30-50 feet down. No air bladder issues. Sometimes these fish would zip up from the depths and eat shad on top.

Not an alternator, but a generator. New Ram pickup EV has gas-powered electric generator (cnbc.com)

I think I remember the temp being 62.

One of the Monkees? Trying to raise money for a come back tour.

It was slow today for me and Dutch. We caught 11 total, and Dutch caught a 2.5 lb. smallie that was the big fish of the day. We had a flock of 10-12 turkeys come down to the water, they let us get pretty close before they walked off. Didn't see any beards. We caught most of our fish on jigs, for what it is worth.

AR, in spite of their record, is a tough out.

QB is a tough position, on a college level, Cook looks pretty good from the 2 Mizzou games I have watched. These kids aren't pros. And doggone, they were playing on the road against the #2 team in the country, I think they did pretty darned good. Of course the fans want them to win, but I'd be happy to see Arkansas do what Mizzou is doing this year.

I had one of their CD's, many years ago, it was good, Didn't know they were still around.

Got this in my email today: The Trout Management Program (TMP) conducted its annual population monitoring survey on Beaver Tailwater at the end of September. A total of 920 trout were collected, 66% of which were Rainbow Trout and 34% were Brown Trout. Brown Trout collected ranged in size from 6 to 26 inches and Rainbow Trout ranged in size from 7 to 19.5 inches. This year’s catch rate and total fish collected were slightly below last year’s sample but well above the long-term average for Beaver Tailwater over the course of the previous 18 years. Additionally, the TMP tagged 189 and recaptured 11 Brown Trout as a part of the ongoing growth and movement study on the tailwater. Fish that are tagged have their weight, length and GPS location recorded. When tagged fish are recaptured the TMP can then look at the difference between their length and weight from initial tagging to calculate growth rates. Locations from initial tagging and subsequent recaptures also give the TMP insight into how fish move throughout the tailwater.

Some comments from the winner in the link. Says he caught his fish on the last day in a "drain". On a jig. But says he located them on FFS. Texan Mrazek Claims Top Spot With 47-Pound Total - BassFan

Yep, I thought to win, Mizzou needed GA to make a turnover, but it went the other way.

I don't know if it is because of FFS or not, but the BASS schedule for next year is for the most part on lakes where you'd think guys fishing "old school" will have a chance.

Appears to be a changing of the guard.