jdmidwest

Cell Phones are great, but most lakes I fish they lack good cell coverage which is needed for them to work properly. I have used Magellan units all of my life and have always had good luck with them. The new Explorist series is good. Delorme makes a good handheld too that integrates with their Topo Usa software. It includes a download capability of lake maps, one thing others seem to lack.

If you are going to surf and post, a laptop or netbook with an actual keyboard would be best. If you are going to surf and read without alot of typing, I would go with an android 3 or later tablet or I Pad. If you are going to read books on it only, a kindle or nook is best, they excel in reading. I too had the same dilemna about this time last year, I bought a Cruz reader that I surf, read mags, and view pics and movies on in the truck. I bought a cheap Acer laptop at Staples for about 50 dollars more than a netbook for the rest. I needed something that could connect to GPS and transfer maps and geocaches, run topo programs, and the others did not offer that.

You don't have to hang up the felts, just glue them shut (the porus material). MDC released a video on how to do it, but I have been busted down to dialup again due to a satellite problem and could not watch it.

We have had too much of the blessed rain on this side of the state. It has came with southerly winds that have forced the birds down the west side of the state this year. Too much sheet water and backwater, what birds that are here are scattered. Getting ready for the final run here, hunting Thurs and Monday, then all weekend of New Years. Seriously considering coming west again and shooting some of your birds.

The best of both worlds. My 14' jon is setup with a drop down blind. Many times we sit and hunt teal in the morning, drop the blind and bass fish the rest of the morning. Of course, while fishing, you are posing as a fisherman and an unsuspecting duck may pass by.

Orvis stands behind their rods, they have a pretty good idea of the time frame that the rod is made by the way they switch models each year or so. The Battenkill Bar Stock in size III would be a good fit, nice little reel for the price.

Maybe we could trade them back for the Cardinals.

Interesting whale tail. I wonder if it really works since the lower unit does not sit much lower than the hull of the boat.

I think the Country Inn is the old Tarry Inn I was talking about and it is only about 15 to 20 min away from Montauk at the Junction of 63 and something. Licking has a good grocery store, a bar, several good places to eat, and they are all good and cheap. The rooms at the park are a little pricey for my blood, but it is an option. Reeds cabins are more for groups than for a single traveler wanting to catch a fish. If I was in a group of 4 guys, Reeds cabins or one of the cabins at the park or the condos on the hill would be a better solution.

Crap, now it will be booked solid the next time I need to go... I came to that conclusion years ago when the now x better half complained about having to squat on a pit toilet in 20 degree blast. Now, the bones feel better in the morning after a warm bed and a hot shower before I face a day of brutal cold temps. Call them up, I am sure they will love the business. There is the Ranch Motel in Salem also. There are better class motels in both Salem and Licking if you need higher star lodging.

Read the water and follow the V's to stay in the deepest part of the channel. Carry a big screwdriver to dig the rocks out of the fins, you will know when it happens when you loose power. Reverse does not do much to stop you, gun it and power around if you can. Don't run in leaves or moss beds, it will clog the fins too. 11pt should have plenty of water now. Hall's Bay above Riverton is hard to run. The river above Turner gets pretty skinny.

Last winter was around $45. Free Wifi, clean, hot showers, nice people. They fill up around opening day and deer season. Most other times they have plenty of rooms.

Its the people that buy tickets that support the franchise. If the Cards had retained him, the price of tickets would have went up...

The lodge is open during the day. There is a toilet open near the hatchery building that is heated at the upper end of the park or pit toilets at the lower campground. Electric, no water at the sites. No showers. I usually camp at the Tarry Inn in Licking during the off season, I am a puss in cold weather and need a hot shower and warm bed.

You could look at it that way, more or less. My deed states the same, more or less. But it includes the acreage that is under the water of the land that we own that is under the stream that flows thru our property on one farm and we are taxed on the acreage, not less. Another property, where the stream changed course in the 160 years it has been in the family, the water no longer flows thru it but over on the other guy, is taxed and deeded the same acreage as it was back in the 1850's when it was originally purchased by great great grandpappy and the river went over the property at that time. But the more or less rule does come into play. One farm lost a few acres a few years back when a surveyor mapped out an adjoining property that was deeded to the center of the creek bed. The surveyor went by the current channel, not the original channel in the deed which was now a slough. We lost the whole portion of land from where it flowed at the time of the deed to its present course, about 10k worth of value. In reading an article in STL Today, the Supreme Court argument is more about State and Federal ownership of the stream beds, not private ownership. And it is in Montana, not MO. In my case, the lands we own are deeded to us from the State.

Currently, in MO, a landowner pays taxes on the stream bed also if it runs thru a property. If the ruling goes to the state or public ownership, I wonder if there will be a tax break?

I personally like Fly Tyer Magazine, and I buy it off the shelf instead of a subscription. In my rural area, if it comes in the mail, it may have tire marks, watermarks, or simply a letter with a few scraps of the magazine stating that the USPS did its best. Online, you will find tons of recipes, tips, and videos. Many libraries have a selection of books to rent.

We killed 3 limits of Redheads at Schell Osage last month. I assume they would be on Truman Lake also. Pretty rare on this side of the state. Our Canvasbacks come thru early on this side of the state, usually before the middle of Nov. We have seen several the past few years but did not take any. I missed a drake last year and had one pass over the blind this year on opening weekend. Ringnecks are a dime a dozen on local lakes usually, but this year I have only seen 1 flock.

Probably CDC feathers for bouyancy. Pick up a Snow Shoe Hare foot and give it a shot, it floats pretty good. The best part is the fur between the toes.

Sell your youngest kid for a fishing trip? Is Brian's rates that high? I have caught some nice smallies this time of year in the upper stretch. I almost think they move up river into the "warmer" spring water.

Things have been moving good here since the Sunday before Thanksgiving. Lots of Pintails this year. Our blind has killed 5 drakes so far. Normal years would only produce one at the most. We had snows on our lake last Thurs and Fri. Mallards have started coming down also.

Hey Chief, did you use a steel BB when you shoot the doves? Might want to check the regs, no rifles or pistols of any type on Migratory Birds.... And of course, your admission is double trouble, both Federal and State. I use airguns alot around the house. I bought a nice Stoeger X20 this summer and it killed alot of pests in the garden. Growing up, I had a Crosman 140 22 cal that kept the blackbirds at bay off of the hog feeders, rabbits out of the garden, and other varmits. Then I graduated to a 22 and started on bigger game. But I still own a nice collection of airguns, I can practice all day in the rural subdivision without bothering anyone else with the noise.

I have used them, they are ok for the price. I ordered some streamer and nymph hooks. They are of equal quality to Mustad, sharp and sturdy. I did have a problem with some beads, the 1/8 beads were drilled out a little large and the beads slipped over the hook eyes. I will use them for something else.

The part about the Goretex part is true. Even in regular boots and coats, I have never had much luck with other permeable membrane materials other than true Goretex. Both the Drakes and the Hodgemans were their own material, not Goretex. The Orvis waders I own are their own material too, no Goretex labels on them, but they hold up good. I have used Columbia's Omnitex and it usually fails in gloves, hats, and coats in a good rain. I have not used any of the Dry Plus that Cabela's makes, I have been looking at their wader also.

I have used Lacrosse that failed early on. I want a good breathable that will last.. I can go with some fishing wader I have used and buy some cleated boots to get the job done. But, I like to separate the 2 passions and keep separate gear.