Quillback

Just spent some time thinking about it, I believe I have caught something in 20 states, plus Ontario and British Columbia. Not a goal of mine to do all 50 states, just have been a lot of places in my life.

Some interesting reading: Utah Lake - Wikipedia

The company I worked for had customers in Salt Lake and Provo, traveled out there many times, but never fished. Seems to me that Utah lake was super polluted but I believe it has been cleaned up somewhat.

I use about the same casting technique with both types of reels. Left hand near the butt of the rod, right hand at the reel. After making hundreds of thousands of casts with both types of tackle, it's all automatic. But I do hold the BC rod in my left hand, and the spinner in my right when reeling. If I started using a left handed BC reel, I'd have to untrain myself from doing what I do now. I do flip with my right arm, so have to switch the rod over to my left arm after making the flip, but again it is pretty automatic, don't flip much anymore these days anyway. Gives me tennis elbow if I do it all day.

Here's something to shoot for if you are: A blueberry grown in Australia has been recognized by Guiness World Records as the heaviest in the world. The golf-ball-sized berry, picked on Nov. 13 at a farm run by Costa Group in Corindi, Australia, came in at 20.4 grams, or 0.72 ounces, and measures more than an inch and a half across, about 10 times the size of an average blueberry. It easily surpassed the previous record holder, which also came from Australia and weighed 16.2 grams or 0.57 ounces. Senior horticulturist Brad Hocking said the team at Costa, which develops one or two new blueberry varieties a year through its variety improvement program, was “stoked” when the berry was weighed. The record-smashing berry was only one of about 20 of a similar size from the Eterna variety.

That dog got scalped! Poor little feller is going to need a coat if you take him outside in the cold. 😃

Chance Williams of Harrison, Arkansas, was bowfishing in Bull Shoals Lake recently when he put the bull’s-eye on a state record. Williams harvested an unusually large quillback carpsucker measuring 22 inches and weighing 8 pounds, topping the previous mark by 1 pound, 7 ounces. Williams said, “When I shot the fish, I thought it was a small buffalo, but to my surprise it was a very large quillback.” This Arkansas state record for unrestricted tackle (not using rod and reel) tops the previous record for quillback carpsucker held by Caleb Broeker. It just so happens that Williams and Broeker know each other, so a friendly rivalry for the next state record likely has begun. Williams’ impressive quillback is one of several state fishing records set on Bull Shoals Lake. Other current records from the fishery include smallmouth bass, spotted bass and American eel. Bull Shoals Lake also holds the state records in Missouri for largemouth bass, walleye and striped bass. Whether you’re just hoping for a good day on the lake or aiming to catch the next state record, we hope you’ll give Bull Shoals Lake a try!

Didn't they stock some of those below Bull Shoals dam? No wait, they were golden trout. 😀

I have not had any issues with the prostate so far, so I don't have any advice. But whatever route you take, you have my best wishes for a good recovery!

Next time out, I am trying it. Thanks for the tip!

Are you using a half Zinker as a jig trailer? That's not fair to the fish. 😃 I have to try that, good idea.

Big M Facebook page says they are open Thursday-Monday 9-4. I'd call to confirm 417.271.3853. A bit of a haul from SK, 7-8 miles by water maybe?

Man, you CRUSHED them!

I should've long armed the fish, they look tiny. Thanks for the trip Dutch, another great day to be fishing!

Bigger than my best five put together today. There was an early Ned bite, then I could not get thing the last 3 hours I fished.

They are catching them up the Kings river on TR right now. Not up the river, but in the river arm.

You're scaring me Bill, soon as I finish my coffee I am heading out.

Wow, I thought they had a shot at getting big. Good on them for releasing it!

I have one, but it refuses to die, and it is beat to heck. I really want to upgrade to an Ultrex with spot lock, but I can't part ways with my Fortrex. Good luck on your search, there have to be some laying around somewhere.

I'm assuming that they fish out of someone else's boat, like their dads. But for sure it seems to be a neccesity to compete in the big time. Are any of the Nixa kids fishing in that MLF HS tourney coming up on Table Rock in early April?

I can't catch them on a jerker. Probably helps to know where they are. 😀

I'm convinced walleye dig chartreuse, and so do smallies. Going by practical experience of course. I like Old Purple and Green Pumpkin/Purple for Trick worms. I don't want to know what the app says about purple. I'll stay ignorant and keep on fishing.

One of my fishing buddies just found out he has Melanoma, next week he's in for surgery. It's fairly small so there's a good chance once removed it will be gone. He reads OA, but rarely posts. One of the guys I worked with, lived in LA, always tanned, lived the fun and sun lifestyle, got Melanoma and it killed him, fairly young guy, early 50's when he died. You gotta keep an eye on any cancerous looking spots that pop up, you have to get Melanoma treated early, it's a killer.

Those are a couple of big pickerel. They were very abundant in Massachusetts when I lived there, and I think I may have caught one that was over 20 inches. They are tasty, but very boney.