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When I think of canoe, I think of the 16'-19' boats I have owned or fished from over the years and I think the guy in the other thread was looking at a longer boat also. My statements were a comparison to that size boat. I have never been in a solo canoe, so I can't comment on them. I am sure they are fine craft and anyone that wants one should buy one. I don't recall seeing too many of them on rivers. Just don't knock kayaks based on a few paddles in a rental boat. I don't carry 5 rods, I carry one rigged and a spare tucked away. I don't pack for a 5 day float, mine are day trips. I don't do whitewater, I hunt and fish out of them. The best feature is you are in a comfortable seat all day and your back does not hurt when you get out.
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Having fished from a variety of canoes, inflatables, and kayaks, I still like the yak. Canoes draft too much water, are too long in tight spaces, easy to tip over, catch too much wind, and unless its a short solo boat, its useless to fish or float by yourself in a stream. There were times when I always fished with a friend and canoes were fine, now I go alot alone and my kayaks fit the bill just fine. I can carry them into ponds and lakes on certain areas. I can pack 3 of them on my luggage rack. Now all of my friends own yaks too. I still drag out the canoe when the three of us go on a family float. Alot of rental yaks are junk, my boats are top of the line and the hulls meet different needs. My Pamlico paddles like a dream and will take waves and current well. My sit on top can be stood up in, its a little slower, but extremely stable. You sit higher in it and its better for fishing. Both will carry a load and are comfortable to sit in. I can be dry and out of the wind in the sit in. After 5 years and 5 different styles I have it figured out. Sit ins have to have a open cockpit to get in and out of with waders. 12' seems to be an optimum length for around here. I had a longer boat, it started getting tippy like a canoe in heavy waves. One downside to kayaks, they are not made for big guys. 240lbs and less are okay, you just have to watch how much gear you pack. Each boat has its own weight rating as do canoes. But I am looking for another. I have not tried any of the solo canoes, I am sure they have a place. The yak I am looking at is by Native Watercraft, the Ultimate 12. It is open top like a canoe, stable, has a skeg, and made for fishing. I am going to try one out next weekend. My yaks both hunt and fish. I bought them for hunting and fishing was just an extra. The yaks are stealthier, lay lower in the water, and are easier to camo.
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After using canoes for lots of years, I have found Kayaks the way to go as far as portability, speed, stability, ease of use. That said, I have fished streams, rivers, ponds, lakes, and duck hunted out of a Grumman 17' alum canoe and an Alumacraft 17' square stern alum canoe. Both have done well. The square stern and a 5hp motor make a great trolling rig on the 11 pt river. Alum is noisy and sticks to rocks when it hits them but they last forever. The new composites are great. If you want to paddle different models, contact float camps along rivers and float the different brands. Most use old town or buffalo. Some even sell them as a dealer new or used after a few seasons. My Grumman was purchased for $75 in Alton back in the 80's after several seasons on the 11pt. It is still functional today and the best way for two people to fish a river. On tailwater streams while generation is going on, I will stick to a kayak or other craft that handles fast water better.
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I have always caught them on worms or jigs. They will take artificials if you pass one by them. I have hooked a few on rooster tails. We used to catch them all the time at Wappappello Lake when I was younger. The best time was in the spring while worm fishing during the white bass runs. Cut the rocks out of their head and you will have some Lady Luck charms. The dents on the rocks look like L's. Some kind of sensory device formed from calcium or something. Gives new meaning to rocks in the head. My uncle told me they are called drum because they drum their head on the bottom of the boat. They are fun to catch and put up a good fight. My aunt canned the fish and made fish patties out of them.
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Which yak did you get? You are in for alot of fun this summer. Best investment I have made in a while.
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Your rack should have a weight rating on it, the blazer I have maxes at 200 lbs. I have used 2x4 racks with success, cut notches on them to keep from sliding. Tie off bow and stearn to the bumpers. I have never transported more than one canoe, but mine is a 17' alum Grumman. I also suggest calling ahead and rent. Last time I checked, back hauls were as much or more than a rental. You can usually bum a ride back to your start if you are floating in a group. Downside, you have to go at their times and you are launched with everyone else. Most companies start after good fishing hours have passed.
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I would probably go with a upper river float, high waters should have created some excellent fishing. The float from Alley to Eminence has some great holes and holds some big fish. Traffic on the river does not really pick up till school lets out so you should be okay. Contact local outfitters to get current stream conditions and areas that are floatable. After May, upper river is usually too low for the normal float camps to launch boats, but personal boats and kayaks do well.
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Things Are A Bit Differant At Mcclellan's
jdmidwest replied to John Berry's topic in Norfork Tailwater
You all are nuts, I rather eat a gar then nuts.... I am from Cape Girardeau for now. -
How do you get them put on? Do you go to a local shop and ask them to mount them for you or do you do it yourself?
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Things Are A Bit Differant At Mcclellan's
jdmidwest replied to John Berry's topic in Norfork Tailwater
Gars have been invading my smallmouth streams over the last 10-15 years. All have been connected to the Mississippi River. The Castor, Whitewater, Little Whitewater, and the Saline all have gar in them now in the upper reaches. I used to consider them a nuisance, now I have learned how to catch them on the flyrod. I have a ball catching them now and have not noticed a change in the native fish except a few less sunfish. I tend to target them on hot summer days when the bass are shut down. -
I heard that Spring River hatchery and Norfork Federal hatchery may have lost fish. One report was a 40% loss at Spring River due to clogged intake. I figure MO hatcheries at the parks were used to flooding and should be alright. How did Shepard of the Hills do?
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10:20 AM, had another shaker about a 4 I would say.
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Had a little earthquake here this morning at 4:40. Shaking was subsiding by the time I woke up then it picked back up. 5.4 on the Richter scale, first one I have felt since the early 90's. No damage, local news has something to do today, had to cancel the live report from the azaela fest to head to Salem Il to the epicenter.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080416/sc_nm/...Zlqm7EOWCYE1vAI Research supports the release of bigger fish back into the wild and keeping the smaller/younger fish. Makes sense. Most managed bass areas have a 12-15 slot to encourage more spawners. I normally keep the fish below 12 and toss all of the others back. When I moved into the subdivision, the pond was filled with 8-10 in bass and not many others. I started keeping a limit each time and now, 5 years later the average catch is 15 in. I also restocked with large bluegill that spawned and made good forage.
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Attention All Forum Members
jdmidwest replied to Phil Lilley's topic in Messages for, and from, the Admin
I don't know unless the size of the graphic on the header is larger than the older one. I dump the cache after a day. Of course, the dialup gets slower and slower, and AT&T highspeed does not get any closer.. -
Man Shoots Pit Bull In His House While Being Attacked.
jdmidwest replied to jdmidwest's topic in General Chat
This one had a happy ending, later reports that the dog owner was fined for letting the dogs run wild. Homeowner that defended property is cleared and cat will survive. Just found out today that if you live in Cape Girardeau county outside city limits, dogs can run free with no restrictions. Nothing you can do about it, Sheriffs dept will penalize those that harm those unrestricted dogs. Seems like pet control is just a city thing.... -
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jdmidwest replied to Phil Lilley's topic in Messages for, and from, the Admin
Phil, you fixed them both but things are loading pretty slow again at dialup. Since the change, it has been loading alot faster. I'll let you know if it continues. -
Man Shoots Pit Bull In His House While Being Attacked.
jdmidwest replied to jdmidwest's topic in General Chat
Good to know Al, I know where to drop them off next time I go thru TDL. My prob is when you involve the law, they tell you it is against the law to dispose of an animal. The last one stated to me that an animal does not know boundry lines and he does not know it is trespassing or causing you harm so the owner has a right to sue if you kill it. Humans trespassing can be shot on site if they are threatening you on your own property. Since when is a dogs life more valuable than a human? Animal rights group would shudder at the things that go on at a farm. I have dispatched strays, sick livestock, and pets in my life. I have always considered it the humane thing to do. When coyotes attack cattle, we attack coyotes. When the chicken coop gets raided, coons and minks get trapped. When the garden gets raided, squirrels, coons, ground hogs, rabbits die, no matter if the season is in. A farmer has a right to protect crops and livestock. Free ranging dogs can cause alot of damage to livestock and fences. I have been around animals all of my life, and have always been in control of pets, livestock, and wild game. I have always loved animals and have always had a pet. Crow, squirrels, rabbits, flying squirrels, wild turkeys, deer, dogs, cats, hamsters, gerbils, fish, snakes, lizards, pigs, horses, chickens, ducks, and some mean coons have all been pets of mine for some amount of time. I would hate to dispatch some kids pet, but owners are too stupid to realize that not everyone thinks that the little biting dog is cute. -
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jdmidwest replied to Phil Lilley's topic in Messages for, and from, the Admin
I have attached what I see here. I have also attached a screen showing a problem that I have with the upload attachment part, it cuts off at select a file. No big deal, but if you have time, just another glitch I see here.. Using dialup, Firefox 2.0.0.13. I could not get the webcam to load at work Friday on highspeed last week on IE7 or Firefox or Opera. -
Man Shoots Pit Bull In His House While Being Attacked.
jdmidwest replied to jdmidwest's topic in General Chat
The point of the matter was the problems with people not controlling their pets. I did not mean to make this a liberal/conservative matter, other than the point, if you don't read the whole story you probably won't get it. The mindset to the story is made with the headline. There are far more dog owners than non-dog owners, so the headlines slanted to the majority, in my opinion, I don't have any real facts to support my theory, just observations. While I don't have a problem with dogs, I do have a problem with owners that fail to control them. A well maintained dog is a joy that everyone should enjoy in life. That is my beef, not politics. The other pet peeves against the media just surfaced. Thom, you have seen my dilema also with the dogs. The law is on the side of the pet owners, not the persons being harassed by the uncontrolled pets. I too have had many problems since moving out in the country in a rural subdivision. I carried a 38 for a while when I worked in my garden after being threatened by neighbors rotweillers. Several occaisions their rots and a pitbull/border collie mix chased my daughter and girlfriend in the yard and myself while working in the garden. Others had similiar problems, they attacked a family member on a horse at a nearby property. Local law enforcement, after I filed a complaint, stated that if I killed them on my land I would probably receive a punishment. Fortunately their poor care led to some sort of disease that killed them off. One was shot by a neighbor up the street, although it was never proven that he shot it. It was attacking his cat and he used a pellet rifle. I am currently having problems with neighbors weiner dogs in the trash and in the yard. I caught one in the live trap twice, the second time I returned it when he was home. He acted like it was no big deal. His daughter lives on the other side of me, she came out on the deck and asked me if I had any problems with dogs in my trash. She had not seen me bring in the trappe dog. She was sure her problems were with the adjoining neighbor, not her dad's dog. Even after explaining that I had a trail of white castle boxes from her yard to her dad's yard, she still would not accept that it was the dog I trapped. The little dog comes across when it is out and nips at your heels. I have been bitten and so has my girlfriend. The owners son in law is a Cape PD officer. Now you know the rest of the story. How can you shoot someone trespassing on your property and endangering your well being and not shoot their pet? Should we just have to live with it? -
I don't think he was trying to fleece me with the old bait and switch. He is a friend of a friend and he was pretty straight forward. He said he was not trying to sell me anything as he did not have anything to sell. He had just sold a nice 6hp for 360 the day before. His son runs the parts and new sales as a separate business. I found the Champion recommended plug online which is an 841 (j8c), he actually carries the old j4j plugs. Once again, who do I trust, what the plug manufacturer calls for or what the service manual calls for 40+ years ago? I do try to buy local if possible and being in retail, I understand the concept of markup. But $9.95 for a plug was a little steep. Other parts were inline with other suppliers.
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Man Shoots Pit Bull In His House While Being Attacked.
jdmidwest replied to jdmidwest's topic in General Chat
I really consider all newspapers and the big three network TV stations to have a liberal slant to most of the news they report. If you read the caption and the pic to the story and don't delve any deeper, then the mindset is that the guy in the right was wrong. He shot a dog for allegedly biting him. It did not mention that it was in his house. It should have stated something like, "Man shoots stray dog in house after it attacks him and his property, pet owner negligent." to reflect the correct nature of the incident not "Cape Girardeau police officers spoke with Trent Tollison, right, Friday morning, April 11, 2008, along Hawthorne Street near Arena Park. Tollison's pit bull, Kamoli, rear, was shot and killed by a neighbor after reportedly biting the neighbor Friday morning." The version of the story I read was the shooter was wronged and may face a fine for discharging a firearm in the city limits. It states "Hovis said the incident is under investigation and Monia may be ticketed for discharging a firearm within the city limits". I did not see any praise for the shooter, not that he needs it. He was just doing the right thing. They may have edited it, I read a RSS link off Yahoo. I do read the paper online as it is the local paper. I can't stand the local TV station, KFVS 12, their news is usually worthless, good for a laugh sometimes. We started the war with Iraq and the lead story was about a kid that missed too much school and was suspended. For the most part, I read news on the net and watch FOX news channel. Not that I believe all that I read online..... -
Man Shoots Pit Bull In His House While Being Attacked.
jdmidwest replied to jdmidwest's topic in General Chat
The most conservative newspaper is like saying that is the best looking pile of manure in the field. My problem is the slant is in favor of the villian in the scene, the owner of the pet that did not care enough for the dog or others to control it. Just a normal media slant to the other side, which I feel is the wrong side. It made the disabled marine with law enforcement experience the villian, he killed the poor mean doggy, in his house. He should be well aware of the laws, exercised restraint, and used lethal force as last resort. The bad guy had a history of animal problems. I will give the SE Misssourian a little credit, they did report the story with both sides if you read it all the way thru. The pic and caption was the problem, shot when it reportedly bit him. The dog was in his house, not in the owners control. It would have been dead when it hit my yard if it was a threat. Read the comments for a little more humor. I kinda like Jo Ann Emerson, unlike her husband, she seems to be a straight shooter. Bill would do a publicity float down the 11 pt. River looking like he was enjoying the river while actually promoting the lead mining of the region which would have severe impacts on one of the most scenic areas of MO. Everyone has a right to protect his family, self, property, no questions asked, if endangered. This may cost the guy some money for a fine or other fees. If you have pets or livestock, you are responsible for them, control them. -
Took the daughter on her first turkey hunt this morning at the farm. It was 47 when we started and 45 when we called it quits at 7:30. Did not hear or see any sign, had 20 mph winds. While walking thru the yard I stumbled across a better surprise. After a little searching I come up with this batch of morels. All found around catalpha trees in the grass. Soaking in salt water now, lots of little black bugs coming out of them. Some of them were past their prime. This cold spell will probably end them for a while, but they should show up good in the snow tomorrow.....
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http://www.semissourian.com/apps/pbcs.dll/...00101874/-1/RSS Looks like the new Castle Law does not apply to the dogs, only humans. Here is a sad story of a habitual guy that could not keep his dogs under control. One gets loose again and enters a neighbors house and attacks his cat, then bites the guy. He defends himself, in his own house, and kills the dog. He may be ticketed for discharging a firearm in City Limits. The liberal press shows the man that can't control his dog bawling like a baby and everyone feels sorry for him and his pets.