jdmidwest

A kayak is designed to be light and lean to paddle. The least amount of weight in the boat should let you glide upstream against most currents. Hull design comes into play too and that may be dragging you down with a paddle. The boat has a weight rating sticker somewhere on it. Unless you are a stick man, I would say the accessories installed may be reaching the max for the hull design. I have seen the Missouri River on a few crossings. Actually went to downtown riverside St Charles for the first time last Sat. Neat place. That river looks like bigger boat and motor territory. How does the rig hold up to barge wake?

Pvc. The backyard engineer's wonder material. Just a thought. If you take all of that crap off of the kayak, it should be light enough to paddle upstream easily. Where is the battery for the trolling motor?

Buy a little outdoor fireplace or fire pit and burn them a little at a time. Enjoy a nice little fire all summer long.

Spring is coming too fast. It needs to slow down some or a big frost will brown things up pretty bad. Things are a few weeks ahead. I have maple leaves coming out here. People are mowing yards. Willows are green. I bet there is still a winter bite coming.

Looks like its almost on. Cold front chilling things down around here. Frost this weekend. Bradford pears just bloomed today and bees are hauling pollen and nectar in a major flow. Frost will put an end to it.

Its artificial lures and flies only in the Blue Ribbon areas. No bait or soft plastics. NO Rules against trebles on artificial lures. Unless you get him on fish over limits, he does show 2 fish on 2 stringers, could be his and someone else. Claiming lunkers on something caught out of park may be fraud since he gets a patch as a reward may be against the law.

Electronics are out of date. And I just bought an 08 Tracker that had only been on water 2 times. Nice Boat.

At this rate, Turkeys will be done before youth season this year. Last year they were peaked at youth season weekend and mainly done for after first week of regular season. Looks like it will be full green by the time turkey season gets here.

I got the same ad. Went to the store Sat. and did not find anything on the ad I went to buy. Walked out empty handed. Ended up finding most of the stuff at Gander Mtn. Bass Pro had sent me a $25 card ad for looking at a boat. All I had to do was find someone to show me a boat. Get back to the Boat Center and they were having a dog show. No boat helpers around in sight. Went in there before Christmas and the Boat Center was full of Christmas crap and Santa Claus. I begin to wonder if they actually want to sell anything at a store any more.

If I were a morel, I would be turtleheading right now. Warm rainy weekend and a bright sunny 71 this morn. Underbrush greening up. I could swear I saw a mayapple patch Fri.

Take her to Barnes. Siteman is the best. Same thing I had on the tongue, they cut it out and all's well so far. I will pray for the same for her. Best of luck.

I think all the spores took a boat ride around here today. Ground is saturated, but most went south.

Buy a good drone to scout ahead for logpiles.

Did it have the new style transducer or the old. I see they are clearing out the old ones cheaply.

We still need some sun to warm the ground. Not much of that around here lately since the last cold spell. But things are greening up. Willows turning green, magnolias blooming, bradford pears forming blooms. Bees bringing in pollen from something. Lots of little purple ground cover and dandelions starting. Duck and geese heading north, see them every morning jumping off ponds on way to work.

I was looking at the forecast this week too and thinking the same thing. A week of avg temp in 50's would be magic in April. Doubt if it will produce any, too early. What will probably happen is the warm spell will start the grass and by the time shrooms kick in, they will all be hidden.

Fried okra should be green inside. Chicken nuggets should not be green inside.

The whole lake is open for fishing. Snow goose does not affect the fishing. No hunters on lake or refuge boundries. As far as boats, you need to call their office and see what they have to offer. I think they still have paddle boats, but not sure. I don't really pay any attention to that part as I drive by. Most of the time I put in on the east side and don't even come close to the boat dock. Fishing should be ok. Bass and Pickerel should be biting. Probably crappie too. Too early for redear or bluegill.

It looks so peaceful in the off season. Soon to change....

I just assume he was a posting about the expansion of the almighty government. Not much to go by there.

That shad kill happens every year. Something with the temps in the winter and low oxygen I assume. They put those in to feed the stripers. But they have to aerate the lake in the summer to keep things going. All of the dead timber and gunk coming in the upper end combined with the depth must be killing the oxygen levels in the lake.

Makes a good anvil too. Farm auctions are a good place to look.

Cutting Torch, Railroad Track??? I have seen sections of track that have been replaced laying alongside tracks in places from time to time. Maybe stop one of the RR repair guys and ask for a section.

You can bring a bass boat if you want. Lots of stumps. Kayak or canoe is great unless wind kicks up. Open area that is pretty shallow. Catches alot of wind.

Jonquils are blooming in TN. Water temp on Pickwick was 49 this weekend. Air temp was 70 when I left.