jdmidwest

Great fish, heading over tomorrow and hope to catch a few like him. Any hints on the egg pattern? Glo balls or something else?

Could it be a demand issue? Hydro power is the cheapest form of energy out there. Others have to burn coal or natural gas or stick a nuclear rod in water. All of this involves the cost of the product to create the energy desired. Hydro power has no cost involved other than the operation of the equipment. All these years of drought have gotten us used low water most of the time. Now they have a good supply of water and are probably doing a little profit making. The lakes were formed for power generation and flood control. Fishing and recreation was just a bonus, although it does bring in significant tax revenue for the area.

I always like the area below the bridge to the hatchery outlet. Of course, I never like to fish the long slow holes. I like faster water and sight fishing.

I did not realize they had came out with a substitute, I will look next time in. I just noticed it was Goex with the 2f and 3f designations and thought about picking some up for my pistol. I just disposed of about a pound I had setting around here since 1995, I was afraid it may start decomposing from age. I use Hodgen Triple 7 for my rifle and have not shot it in the pistol. For that matter, I have not shot either in about 4 years. I need more time to play with my toys. I have a Traditions Hawken 50 cal rifle/pistol combo. I have been looking for a Ruger Black Powder revolver. It was out in plain sight on the shelf. I doubt if the numbnuts that run that shop know how to store it. It was not with the other reloading powders but with all of the other black powders. I know we always stored it behind the counter in a powder vault made out of fireproof sheetrock. If I remember right, we could only keep so much on hand and carried all of the f designations, not just 2 and 3. Of course, we were a wholesaler also that supplied several smaller shops and 3 of our own.

The background gave the pic a different perspective. Looks like you were on a dock.

I run across this site a week ago doing research on a couple of my new handguns. http://mp-pistol.com/boards/ As if I needed another place to waste time on the web. This site has loads of info on M&P weapons systems and other types of guns also. It even has a political forum section, but it seems to lean to one side. I have been shooting my new M&P 45c for 2 weeks now and I love it.

Is he walking on water? Looks like it in the pic.

Looks good Phil, thanks. Where's the McCain/Palin Forum?

Trout are a feral fish, do we get rid of them too?

2nd time out today with the new rifle. Last weekend I put 8 rounds thru it to rough zero in the scope. Put it on target in 6 and grouped the last 2 with about 2" spacing. This weekend at the farm, I backed the target out to 100 yards and started to zero. On the 12th round, the bolt locked up. I gave it a yank and the extractor came apart and the case stuck in the chamber. I was kind of disappointed in the new rifle failing so early. I popped the spent case out and found the culprit, blown primer. Looking at the other spent cases, number 9 had a blown primer too. Then I realized that I was using reloads from who knows. I had been given them with another rifle and assumed they were factory loads. Closer inspection reveals they were probably reloads due to multiple headstamps. I broke down the rest and tossed them. Luckily. I suffered no damage, the action contained the blast. I am sure Marlin will back up the extractor. Next step is to custom load some 150 gr Nosler Ballistic Tips of my own and carry on.

I saw some at a local gun shop this weekend here in Cape Girardeau. Have your local gunshop order some with his normal weekly order.

Great, we are coming over to fish Monday, putting in at Whitten and motoring up.

Been about 3 weeks ago, caught some nice ones at Lasseter's across from the motel in town. I made a report.

Do you mind posting the instructions for the coffey grinder? I use a torpedo alot and the fly version looks like it would be fun.

Beeson, I think possums and armadillos go under Automotive, Bumper stunning. Or Recipes, Roadkill.

McCormack lake is a little ways off the river, Cane Bluff would be the next .

I agree with soggy feet, you would not have to go to a big extreme. Just some topics for us to post under other than just hunting. Archery, Black Powder, Rifles, Shotguns, Handguns. Big Game, Waterfowl, Small Game, Upland Birds, Exotics. New Tech, ATV's, Gear, Reloading, Target Shooting and Ranges.

I really don't know what the harm in having some of them around. I think most of the fecal coliforms in the river are from tame horses on trail rides and this is what is damaging water quality the most. Anyone care to elaborate on what the wild horses are damaging?

Interesting taxidermist, I have never regarded them as a nuisance animal. The majority of the problems on the Jack's Fork is caused by the registered Horses. They have become a novelty in that area and am not really sure of what damage that they are causing. Feral hogs compete with deer and turkeys for food. Feral dogs attack stock and humans. Feral cats kill rabbits and songbirds. By the way, nice smallie.

Phil, I think they add them thru Google Earth. You would have to purchase one of the full versions and not the free one. You might try some research in that area.

Trout fanatic, I think you meant that to read "far enough to the left, the radical left". The way some of the Obama rally's go with the fainting and all of the carrying on, the way they built him up at the convention, some actually think he is the second coming. Just another freaky thing about this guy. No experience, no agenda, just alot of money and alot of someone else telling him what to say.

Denjac, you would only be justified if someone was threatening your life. I carry in the outdoors mainly to deter dogs or a signaling device if I get hurt. For the most part, I only carry a 22. With the possibilities of bears now, maybe a larger caliber would be in order. In Alaska, you could conceal carry outdoors any where without a permit or license. I would like to see that around here and I would not even need a CCW permit.

Vote early, vote often! I sure hope we don't have a replay of the botched attempt by the Democrats to instill Gore in 2000.

The MO process is completing a training course which usually takes a day and costs between $75 and $100 and has to been done by a certified instructor. Its written and hands on. Then you apply with your local sheriff for the actual license, he runs a full background check and for another $100 he issues you a new permit application. You then take that to the local license bureau to get a new license with a CCW stamp on it. You are right about not being able to carry on any Federal Land, Streams like Current River and others in the Scenic Riverways posted signs shortly after the law passed. So did a lot of businesses and restaurants. I guess my point is that I am trying to get a feel on how many really use the permit to the full extent. Did you just go out and get certified and don't carry because everywhere you go has banned access to CCW or do you actually carry. I have carried every day in a vehicle since the law went into effect, but don't think I would carry other when I was outdoors.

Dano, its not the hunting I am worried about in Ark. Ark only allows handguns on water and around camps, boat accesses if you possess a CCW. Like I said, I prefer to carry in MO while on most streams due to incidents with stray dogs and meth labs. Also in Mo, I always possess a valid hunting license, in Ark I will only have a fishing license.