jdmidwest

A pic of that spring being compressed would be worth a few thousand words. Good ole country engineering.

I like the older ones. I can look at the underneath of a lot of newer lakes that are too small for Navionics to graph and map. Helps in scouting. I have been using Delorme Topo for years, now Garmin, on computers and tablets during my travels. Digital topo maps with different overlays, their version, USGS, Open Maps, and aerials. Tablets with gps chips make great nav units.

Does silicone ignite

Dieseling can be caused by normal "petroleum base lube", depending on the heat buildup and combustible material. Silicone based lubes do not have the ignition problems. The more you shoot in a session, the more heat builds up, melts lube, then ignites.

You are covered by the tow vehicle insurance as long as you are towing as far as liability. Anything outside of that requires more. Comprehensive coverage on the boat and trailer, liability while you are on the water, damage while parked somewhere are all covered by other stuff.

Peas, spinach, and lettuce are up, but it took 3 weeks to come up. I should have put the glass on to help warm up. I saw a bloom on a strawberry.

Whatcha gonna do to it?

A buddy's son came up with these. I guess that warm weekend popped them up. Looks like its off to an early start. From the Leadbelt area. Gonna look this weekend around Pickwick when fishing slows down this weekend. They should be in full bloom down there. Always a few weeks ahead of us.

That is what I was thinking, but their wiring diagram shows all negative connected and no ground wires to boat.

While we are on the discussion of batteries, I am upgrading the Tracker to 24V and adding a battery box up front to house the new cells. Looking at the schematics on Motorguide manual, it shows a connection to all negative posts of all batteries in serial in the boat to avoid corrosion and other issues. That is the first I have saw that. Mine came from factory wired motor and electrical system to one battery, trolling motor to the other. But no common wire. How relevant is that in an aluminum boat?

How much?

This looks interesting. 22 shotshell single stroke break barrel. That would help put an end to the bunch of sparrows at the bird feeder. Downside is that a bag of #9 shot costs a fortune now days since the EPA deemed lead a hazard material. https://www.pyramydair.com/s/m/Gamo_Viper_Express_Air_Shotgun_Rifle/1020?trk_msg=FQMM38R0TEMKB8K6UQQ8DF1VBC&trk_contact=LVVS7A7ODA2CD80KEEP16FPH84&trk_sid=185SMPE2S5NE4512G3R61SNQ40&utm_source=Listrak&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Gamo+Viper+Express+Air+Shotgun+and+Rifle&utm_campaign=Pyramyd+Air+Price+Drop+Alert

And a Google Earth Map will let you see the river better. https://huntfish.mdc.mo.gov/fishing/where-fish

The article I read was mostly State loss of habitat and wildlife issues. Federal Tax dollars to rebuild all of the state land damaged along the waterways. I think 300 million, barely a drop in the bucket. But it does set a new way of looking at things. Corp of Engineers lakes were mainly created to control flooding. What happens when they fail to do so. I wonder if more lawsuits will be launched downstream from dams like Table Rock. All of the docks damaged by spilling water over the top. Etc. I know that they ended up paying for blowing the levee in SE Missouri a few years back to relieve pressure on More Populated areas, activation of an emergency floodway. In the end, its just our tax dollars changing hands among goverments, nothing to worry about.

http://elevenpointflyfishing.com/brian-sloss

Better check in with Brian Sloss. Not even sure if they have opened Cane Bluff back up since last years flood. Last I heard in the summer it was closed off, no river access.

I guess I just had bathroom on my mind. We have a shelf made out of a section of pallet in the bathroom at the office. Holds the stink spray and extra rounds of toilet paper.

Nice use of a pallet there. Moisture may be a problem in bathroom location.

Nice work guys. I have a partly made bamboo that needs to be finished out I bought at yard sale. I have been wanting to build a few spin rods too. I spent some time back in the 90's learning the ropes but other hobbies took over spare time.

Can't help you on that one, have not seen one up close. I use one similar to this. Pretty universal made by Gamo.

I like to trout fish too, but have seen them overcompete the smallmouth in a stream. Where they quit stocking at is where the smallmouth pick up steam. I realize there is a temperature variable around that point, but I still can't be convinced that if they were gone, smallmouth would improve in that stream. The feral hog thing is puzzling me. When people started fencing them again, they disappeared for a long time. And the number of hog farms have declined to almost nothing compared to when I was a kid. I don't know if the Russians are more adapted to surviving in the wild than the breeds farmers raised during open range or what.

Restoring Elk. Otters. Hybrid crops that don't require pollination covering thousands of acres of native prairie hurts pollinators.

May be phasing out original NP rifles and only making Np2.

Crystal clear and up to 60 ft in depth. Great lake, lots of cover. Watch out for the tree tops just under the water line that will snag a yak. Or any boat, PITA when you are fishing. Enough Cove would be a great start, creek arm that comes in with a defined channel, more protected in winds. Shallow water and lot and lots of timber, both standing and submerged. West Ramp, deeper channel with timber along both edges. Park swimming beach gives you access to both shallow to deep if you want to carry a yak in. Best of both worlds and may be great this time of year. If it is open. Otherwise you are stuck putting in at the other places.

A tree boring beetle is being pushed to extinction because the tree it likes is disappearing. Yet here in USA, we are fighting a tree boring beetle to save Ash trees from extinction. Ironic. http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-43262254 Alot of articles popping up now about the invasive honey bee crowding out native pollinators. The Europeans brought the honey bee over shortly after the Mayflower and its nature to swarm and repopulate quickly spread it thru the USA a long time ago. Old journals dating to Lewis and Clark talk about the bee trees they encounter on the journey. An old book I read talked about the bee trees along the rivers connected to the Missouri river as being rich in Honey Trees. But now they are leaning toward them as being invasive. Trout in Missouri are invasive, they compete with native fish for habitat. But individuals dropped them off in streams back when the railroads connected thru to get them going and we have propagated them since. Feral hogs have been a part of our history, then we came up with a fenced stock law. Now, feral hogs are a problem again. Ironic.