jdmidwest

Spend more time on the water. This year I wasted alot of time catching up for lost time in 2017.

Depending on how deep of water you are in, I would stick with Muck boots or waders. I have had Seal Skinz in the past, but like goretex gloves, they let water in eventually.

The ones I used before I purchased Gore Tex boots would keep your feet dry to the top of the sock. If you go over, in comes the water. Same way with boots. What are you trying to do with them?

Thats a shame. Those Ruger 10-22s in 22 WMR are rare beasts. The 44 Mags and Lever Actions are bringing some high dollars at the gunshows.

Little hand rake is a good idea. I keep a stick of Water Weld in my bag for holes. 2 part epoxy stick that sets up in water. Have not had to use it. Running on 11 Pt one day, we ripped a hole in the transom at the seam of the Panfish Special. We had also sucked some sand in earlier and clogged the cooling system, the little red light was screaming at us that it was getting hot. I grabbed a plastic bag out of the cooler and poked it into the gushing hole with my fingers and told my buddy to get on plane. I then pulled the plug and started draining water faster than it was coming in around fingers. Did I mention the bilge pump had failed also. That little red light on the Merc 4 stroke was going off and the motor kept going in safe mode. I would have to slip the plug in and idle till it cooled off enough to get back up on plane. I thought we were going to lose it around Boze Mill. I sure was good to see Riverton that day.

If the landowners did not feed them like cattle, maybe they would go somewhere else

Or a stiff crowbar. We jetted up a creek arm at Pickwick a few weeks ago. Floods had moved gravel around alot and lake was getting near winter pool. I saw it, my buddy driving did not. Thankfully we were able to power over it and get back to enough water to float the boat. Choked the grates up good, had to get out and clean out rocks. Getting one off a gravel bar is a pain, especially a 17 alum bass boat. Pretty heavy.

Looks like a fun trip. Wish I had been there. We need some good Walleye around here. I get a Sauger or two on Pickwick each year, but they pale in comparison to a good strong walleye.

Missouri is Constitutional Carry now, no permit or training required. Before that, ccw classes required classroom training and shooting. Some trainers provide guns, others don't. I would think now you could get just the classroom training if you plan on staying in MO. Permits are still required in other states if you plan on visiting and carrying. Sorry to hear about your problems. The general population is getting alot harder to get along with. The simple minded ones that learn from their tv boxes and social media are ruining the country. I wish I lived closer and could help out more.

The liberals and lawyers have made it more difficult in places to buy guns of any type. A safety course is a good idea, basic workings of firearms have changed since stricker fire and trigger safeties have entered the market. I would reccommend it, from a good trainer in a one on one class, not a crowd. The 8 hour course for concealed carry around here runs $100 a person and you leave with a certification. It has safety training and more info needed to carry a firearm and use it for personal defense. Gunshops are usually more personal and knowledgeable than big box stores like Academy, Gander, and others. They are ok if you know what exactly you want and have the time to go thru the extra store mandated bs' to buy one.

Eagles usually react to gunfire, a warning shot may have saved that mallard. My buddies son was chasing a cripple across the lake in a kayak while we watched a bald eagle swooping down on him from behind. His shotgun blast at the cripple changed the eagles course of flight. We were watching it all unfold from the blind, pretty neat to watch. He did not even know the eagle was behind him at the time.

I would suggest a small 38 revolver or something like the Shield 380. Depends on how she wants to carry and conceal or not. https://www.smith-wesson.com/firearms/mp-380-shield-ez-0 https://www.smith-wesson.com/firearms/mp-bodyguard-38-integrated-crimson-trace-laser

Good looking bug you made there.

There is a range on Gravois in St Louis that rents all types by the hour. Has a nice BBQ restaurant in front. It would make a good road trip.

MODOT wasted my tax dollars erecting them. My favorite quote yesterday got a good laugh. Airbags Are Not Pillows, Don't Snooze And Drive! It was about 2 miles down the road past a little Prius that had bounced off the catch wires and landed in opposite ditch, air bags deployed. Either snoozing or texting, only 1 car involved but chewed up pretty good. Trooper had just pulled up when I passed.

Brings me to another pet peeve. That silly MODOT sign that has the little cheap looking dot messages that they decided to erect along the interstates several miles apart. 634 people have died on Missouri roads. 62% were unbuckled. So, 38 percent of the people buckled up died. Following that train of thought, 38% of the 62 percent unbuckled would have died also anyway. So the sign should read 76% of people in fatal car accidents will die no matter what. Seat belts are only not the reason 24% of the people die in car accidents.

The concept behind good gun shops is you buy what you want and go shoot it. If you like it, you put it in a safe and go buy another. When you find one you don't like as well as another in the shop, you trade it for the new one. Soon, you will need another safe. Or find a friend with a bunch of guns and try out the ones you like, then go to the gun shop and buy one like it.

Prevailing wage rates.

I have seen the videos and tyed the flies. Just have not tried it yet. Looking forward to it this Jan on Pickwick. I fish the TN lakes that made it famous. I hope it is a game changer and makes up for the poor sauger populations down there that we used to fill the cold winter days with.

Years ago when riding street bikes, I learned a valuable lesson. You don't just watch the traffic near you, you look further down the road. On a motorcycle, you don't have much protection, you can get hurt pretty quick. Something flying up off the road hitting you, dogs running out, birds. I just learned to pay more attention to my surroundings. It carried over into my auto driving too. I seldom get caught off guard, but have idiots do stuff on a daily basis that could have caused an accident. I drive about 25 thousand miles a year in a company truck and 25 thousand on a personal vehicle on my time off. I have alot of windshield time. Doing the math, I spend about 38 full days in a vehicle a year.

So, just like crappie.

How does that Float and Fly technique work? I tyed the flies and bought the rods, but it warmed up too fast last season to use it.

TSA now would be searching orifices long before the second trip thru the gate.

So, does 50 miles really make a difference. Looks like the same weather going to hit both places on NWS. They keep changing on us here. Was going to start Friday here, now noon on Sat with brunt on Sat nite and Sun. But it is still up in air since they can't seem to get a prediction right within a 3 hour time frame.

Probably saved a few million by not taking a beating buying a new one every few years. Nothing depreciates in value faster than a new car.