jdmidwest

Been there, done that. Jerome and some little unknown dolittle area. We trolled up that one from that spot a few weeks ago, did not catch any of those little tiny spots. We were waiting for our turn to pull out and bored. Went to Uranus for Kicks. Did see a shoal runner sunk to the rails just below that bridge. That was interesting watching a tow truck driver trying to figure out how to drag it up the steep bank where it was docked.

I use Permethrin as a treatment for hive beetles around bee hives. Spray it on the ground under the hives to kill the larva that drops out to morph into adults. But, it is toxic to bees, have to keep it off them and the hive.

I run a 12v Motorguide X3 on my Tracker 17.5. I use the remote on my vest to control, works like a charm. When drifting on TN River, lock it in and retye a lure on if I break off or need to play a fish. I want to use the autopilot more, just don't fish it enough to play with it.

If you had standard sized plumbing, it may have been cheaper.

Kill a few and shuck the hides off of them. Make some nice boots.

I try not to identify, just remain anonymous. Lurk in the shadows and wait to strike.

Male, female, or Non Binary?

Its a good lake, wish it was closer to me.

Lots greener there, starting to dry up here.

Had a pet Praying Mantis on the Hummingbird feeder one summer. I would feed him tomato worms and grasshoppers. Fun to watch him pounce on them. Horseflies are running rampant around here. Driving around they are pecking the windows. On the tractor this evening, they were all around it but not bothering me. Pecker Knats have been a pest in the back yard this summer in the garden. Had one up my nose today.

Jacks would be pretty skinny for the paddle jon most of the year at any port. Too long for most of the runs.

The Lord seems to look the other way in California. One of the first places to fall off the map when judgement comes...

It's always nice during the week and fall. Akers to Round Spring is transitional water between cold trout and warmer bass. Pretty part, but never fished well. Alley to 2 Rivers is the float for this time of year. If you want solitude an fishing, Buck Hollow to Alley is fun if you can catch a shuttle.

You flinched.. Bet you missed it.

Was that last one dead for days or what? Black trout.

Saw several nice ones last Friday nite at farm shortly after dark. Have some good dark skies there, minimal light disruption an no moon. Probably have some moon this weekend.

You would think the pistol and open carry would shy away the city folks, but when they come at you backwards they miss the clues.. Speaking of pitchforks. Remember the old days when we used to complain about giggers taking bass? Now it spear fishers. Technology is ruining the world as we used to enjoy it.

That's all it takes to get something started....

I have met Mitch, he is a solid guy and does add content and knowledge to this place. I don't think he usually starts the fight, but does not drop it. I have met most of you in real life over the years and all seem to enjoy a good laugh. Some on here take things too seriously and feel offended, at least while online. The online things seem to disappear when we are in person. We really should not be posting about our fishing success and methods, that leads to poaching. Never mention anything about anything smaller that a huge lake, or it will get swamped with others and get over fished. So what does that leave us to discuss?

I am with you on that one. The anemic 5hp 2 stroke we had in my 20's would not get me back up the runs on 11pt in the 17' square stern alumnacraft canoe. I doubt if they do better now. I struggled on the Gasconade with my Panfish and 25hp Merc on Sunday below the Jerome access at the run coming out of the hole. We ran down and was doing about 16 mph, turned and run upstream and was going 12-13 mph. Hit the current in the run and dropped down to 6 mph. Jets are funny, the shallower the water the better they run. Normally if you hit a riffle coming out of a deep hole with my boat, you can actually feel the back lift up and run better thru it. If the riffle is deep, the opposite seems to happen and it bogs down. Sitting up front with that stick steer seems to give me that feeling. Did not notice that with the tiller jet I had first.

Why did you have to bring politics into it right off the bat? Between now and November and Governor......

Just another way to get fish in one spot for the livescope guys to target them to the plate.

We started catching the bluegill and small bass that was pecking the soft plastics we were tossing to edges. And we picked up a few keepers at Council Bluff. Started out using it on Gasconade, then switched to chartreuse tube jig. As day progressed, went with same color in swim baits. Had plenty of action on river that seemed to be only 7' deep in the deep spots.

They still make them, bluegill color was what I was using.

I don't think there is a fishing permit for taking smallmouth bass with spears. I never knew that little stream had any bass in it. Just loads of drunken floaters that raise the water temp each weekend in the summer with urine. I had always avoided it because of the massive float camp on it. I choose the Courtois and found the same problem when I took a shot at it, groups of floaters on a marginal floatable stream that kept coming by and running into me. You can only push off a certain number of boats standing waist deep in water before it gets to be work.