jdmidwest

If you click and expand the pics, you will see the answer.

Going upstream in one of the pontoons is always a chore, they create too much drag. But a 40lb troller should make it stand on end. What is the rating on the mount?

Inflatable one man pontoon?? If so, how big are the floats and what material are they made of?

Some folks sportfish for big cats, and they practice catch and release too. Probably because they know that they caught him once, next time he will be bigger. I can't imagine anything out of the cesspool the Mississippi River has become being very tasty. There is an advisory against eating very much of any fish out of ole Muddy because of contamination. Who knows how many turds, cigarette butts, and human bodies he has munched on in his long life. In Alaska, we caught and released Rainbow Trout in the 29-36 inch range all day because they grew that big with the water and the nutrients. I would not have hesitated to smoke one on the campfire if we needed a fish to eat, they were that plentiful. In MO, I have not even came close to that in size of a Rainbow Trout. Habitat will not allow one to grow that big. Same goes for the catfish in the big rivers.

Careful Bob, you will probably get fried like a big old fat smallie by admitting you keep one or two now and then on this forum. Not too many on here understand the nature of the streams they fish or the fish they fish for. Your response was well put, every stream has its own different problems and its own uses. I personally quit keeping smallies and other bass in streams when they become loaded up with the little white flukes in the muscle tissue. I know they fry up and don't hurt you, but it is kind of like killing a squirrel with a warble worm, yuk. Now days, if I keep fish, they come out of impoundments where this fluke problem is not as great. By the way, welcome to the forum. You might find this interesting. I have read the Traveller for years and have always enjoyed it.

5 squirrels and counting now, they are going into the traps using the corn I cut off for bait. I have noticed a few new rabbits in the past few days and the beans are just starting to put on. Now the heat and dry weather is killing me. I was mowing the other day and noticed a few japanese beetles and wondered where they were coming from. The neighbor had a grapevine covered with them and had just about stripped it clean. I got out the sevin and sprayed it for him to keep them out of my yard. I have never had a problem with deer, coons are easy to trap, I have caught 5 around here in the past few years. Groundhogs have allways been a pain. If you have cobs with the ends eaten out of them, it is squirrels. If the stalks are broken, its coons or groundhogs.

I too was unable to vote. When we came to Taney, we stayed at the State Park Campground, cooked most of our own meals, and fish. What little time we did not spend on the river was hitting the fly shops and Bass Pro. We did hit the strip one night for a meal, saw all of the places crowded, went to a store and bought some steaks to grill at the camp. I don't like crowds, shows, country music, or amusement parks. I don't golf, and I don't wait long lines to eat at a restaurant. Denjac, the freak show is already there, they already have a Walmart....

I did not see a Strip Club last time down. I was disappointed when I went in to something called a Dance Hall and found them fully clothed......

Private ponds are whatever you put and take, no limits, unless they are stocked by MDC and then you have to abide by state rules. Private ponds are your fish, you paid to stock it, you can do whatever you want to with them. There are many reasons the number of fish could have legally shown up in the photo. And, some people eat fish, so I am sure they did not go to waste. It they were rotting and tossed up on a bank, a more disturbing photo would have been taken.

Maint. in July??? Did it get whacked by a flood or something? I have not been down there yet this summer.

Not to make it political, but since the government is running the debt collection, they will probably end up shredding the company as the stock you buy today is concerned before it is over. I would think it is highly risky, much like GM stock when it dropped a few years back. It ended up being worthless, the company reorganized and new stocks were created under a new company name.

Since it is the first of the month, you should get in and out of the license bureau pretty fast. Otherwise, carry his stuff with you in case you get checked, I think you have 30 days to get legal after purchase. Be sure to get a bill of sale and have titles for the boat, motor, and trailer. Check Dept of Revenue website to see what all you need to take to get licensed, probably last years property tax and all of the above. You can also print out the legal bill of sale off their web too to get it signed when you purchase it.

I think it is age dependent on most waters in most states to operate a motorized boat nowadays. Check individual states water patrol website or Dept of Revenue that licenses the boats. I am old enough to be grandfathered in for most places, so I have not worried about it.

Ahh, the prettiest trout in the state from the most scenic of waters. I need to take a float on the point. Its been a while.

They were bad at the airport during the airshow, but have not seen any in the garden or at the farm.

The garden was doing nice this spring, everything was going fine. Then the beans and peas got nipped off to the stems. I had to remove 9 rabbits to a new location. Last few years, the squirrels had raided my corn patch and cleaned me out. Last year I killed a dozen squirrels off the corn patch and the neighbor got a few also. This year, I erected a nice electric fence system last week because the corn was starting to mature. Friday I came home to find a half row was stripped clean during one day. Sunday, came in from Montauk and a weekend of fishing to find most of the rest of the corn ruined. Yesterday, I cut all of the stalks down, saved the remaining ears and scrap for bait and set the traps. Today, I caught the first squirrel and tomorrow night he will fry in hot grease.

Facebook and other social networks are becoming an Agents "Best Friend". Human nature, they like to brag to their friends and post their exploits. Agents are monitoring and making arrests from it. Cell phone conversations are easily intercepted as they are transmissions that can be tapped without any extra legal means. No need to request a wire tap, just set up equipment and listen in and track a signal or cell number id. The "good days catch" could have been an aggregate of people dumping the fish in a photo for a photo op. Or it could have been one man's catch, who knows without more info.

There you go, OAF fundraiser for a good cause. Paint it up and raffle it off, donate the proceeds to a charity. I think it will fly, I think most that have seen your work would pay for a shot at it. Or post some pics, my buddy needs a cheap trapping rig.

Did you try email to Lilley, maybe he has a place open for her and would cut you a deal as an OAF member?

MDC Agents can confiscate whatever you have on your person in a poaching violation I believe, guns, trucks, atv, other equip. I am sure a Sheriff can hold it for Evidence.. Did the guy state what the offense was or just trespassing? Sheriff's deputies can write game violations in MO like a MDC Agent. Typically, a deputy or agent will just ask you to leave. If you refuse, then an arrest usually follows. I guess it would depend on where he trespassed also, a county road with public access is a less likely offense than if he was caught on a private pond miles inside a property line.

+1 on the Orvis Silver Labels, I have a pair that is still in use 10 seasons running now. Heather wore them this weekend and snagged them 3 times with a fly and are still watertite, I checked her socks. I have been in and out of boats, canoes, and kayaks. Busted ice and crawled around duck blinds. I used them to build a blind several times, brush, wires, sharp sticks. They really have held up and are supple enough to wear like a nice pair of kaki's. I have blown out a pair of Lacrosse Horcotex in 2 seasons just duck hunting. I have one duck season on a pair of Drake Eqwaders and like them for hunting, we will see how the fabric holds up. I have a pair of Orvis Pro Guides that are nice too, but are heavier and stiffer than the Silver Labels, I have been using them in cold weather and Alaska since 2006 and are in great shape. The Entry Level Orvis breatheable waders are not a bad choice either. I have seen several AFG using them on the job and have not heard of any bad reports about them.

Al, autograph it and sell it as an original, tried and true, fishing machine by the legendary artist, Al Agnew. You might get more for it. I would like to see the top side also, I have a friend looking for a trapping boat this winter.

The first Road Runner I ever saw crossed the road in front of me going out of Mountain Home to Crooked Creek fishing back in the 90's. It was a rare sighting but a cool bird. They are made for running, but I think they are flight capable. So they could end up in a tree. The tail feathers are oversize for balance while running, but a Mockingbird, turkey, and others have elongated tail feathers too.

Normally when I eat fish, its Tilapia or Salmon on the grill. I do keep Rainbow Trout in the parks and in the put and take areas. Bluegill, tasty when fried. I will keep Largemouth Bass from ponds and areas that need some population control. The last Smallie I cleaned was full of worms and nasty. Brown Trout have too many PCP's and other toxins in them to be safe to eat as do most Rainbows from trophy areas, must be the runoff of trout hatcheries that cause this.