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Another way to look at is that the scoper will likely catch less fish because he is only going after the largest fish. If they are catching less fish then the overall mortality rates will be reduced. I know that's how it with using Livescope for snagging paddlefish on Lake of the Ozarks. When I troll, we catch quite a few shorts and I guarantee several of them die due to have a big hook ran through their gut. When we are scoping them, we are only catching keepers and saving a bunch of shorts from having a hook ran through them.

I should haul my portable livescope setup down to Maramec Springs and set up on the bridge with a PVC pole long enough to reach the water. I wonder what kind of responses I'd get? 😆

That's why I don't get too worked up over this crazy electronics deal. If I were doing something for a living then I would want the best tools money can buy if it helps me win. For those of us who are just fun fishing, it really doesn't matter if we have it or not. You can go get skunked and still have a good time if catching isn't your priority. The only time it really matters is when you're fishing a tournament for $$$. In that instance, I don't really see the point in handicapping yourself. You may as well just save your entry, go fun fishing and spend it on dinner after your done fishing for the day. I like having FFS, but I still don't live and die by it. It's setup on a caddy so I can throw it in the boat if I think I will need it. It's not any different than me going out and throwing a topwater all day knowing I could catch way more fish on a shakey head IMO. Somedays you enjoy the challenge of doing something the hard way and sometimes you just want to go wreck em by all means necessary.

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They will just move on to crying about something else. I'm convinced that it's some peoples favorite hobby at this point.

I need to pick up a couple of these and try them out. I have a collection of jigs laying on the deck after a day of trout fishing because I don't want to toss the wet jigs back in the storage box with the dry ones.

True, but it is crappie. Anybody that is worth a flip at finding and catching crappie can bust out a limit pretty quick. That or they just the clients catch the guides limit too and then take home some extra fillets. I doubt anybody is getting in trouble over crappie as long as the boat limit ain't exceeded and they are seperated in some way to know whose fish is whose.

I don't think it's illegal to catch a limit every day and give it away. Whoever takes the fish is the one who "possesses" the fish. It is illegal to catch and keep more than the daily limit for that body of water per day though. You could catch 15 on one lake and then go to another with a limit of 15 and catch another 15 there and you're still legal since the daily limit for the state is 30. The possession limit for the state is 60 crappie so four days worth from a body of water with a 15 fish limit or two limits from a river or anywhere that follows the statewide daily limit. As a guide, I don't think there would any "legal" issues by catching and keeping your limit each day and sending it home with your clients ONCE per day. If you do it twice in one day then you're exceeding your daily limit. Proving it would be difficult though unless somebody is watching you like a hawk all day long.

Tournament fishing in a nutshell these days. Fishing with FFS is a hoot, but watching somebody do it sucks. If they showed the screen so you could see what they are looking at then I'd be more apt to watch it. Mark Davis is probably the only guy not glued to his screen.

If there is heavy generation, you can drag them on bottom just like a bait rig. When the water is off, you rig them below a float just like you would a fly rod. Just try to keep them close to the bottom. I like #12s in heavy flow and #16 in low or zero flow. Grey and tan are the only colors I mess with.

I like to have have leader long enough that I can I real the braid/fluoro connection up in to my reel in case I get snagged and need to break the line. Otherwise you run the risk of breaking off the entire leader.

Tying the braid to the handle of my reel is what helped me the most with tying the FG knot. I always struggled to keep the line in my mouth when tying it.

First place losers this year 😂

It was the best day we’ve ever had for average size rainbows, but we just never did find those kickers we needed. Our best fish a 2-0 and everything else 1.3 to 1.6 for a total of 11.58. That’s the best bag we’ve ever brought and not placed with. Five of our weigh fish came on scuds and three came on a black jig.

I tie my leaders on at home with the FG knot, but use the Alberto in the boat as it’s easier for me to tie. I don’t have any issues with either when it comes to breakage, but the FG is a little bit thinner and slides through the guides a bit better.

Those swirling winds can be a real pain in hill country. I used to hate hunting in wind until I realized that it made it a lot easier to avoid getting smelled. Now I hate hunting in the evening when it's calm. A good cold, crisp morning where your thermals are rising is my favorite though. It'll allow me to get a few hours in on a risky wind direction. Sometimes you just gotta do it and hope for the best when those bucks are cruising during the prerut!

I'm with you. A deers nose is it's greatest weapon. I never spray down and rarely wash my clothes, but do play caution to the wind and I couldn't tell you the last time I was winded by a deer. It's impossible for a deer to smell you if you're downwind of them. Besides, how do all of those scent containment clothes prevent a deer from smelling your breath? If I can smell somebodies breath then I know darn well a deer in bow range will pick up on it if the wind is wrong.

@JestersHK probably turned me on to it after I saw him using straight braid on his jerkbaits and catching plenty of trout. This was at night as well. I think I could throw 65# braid and those suckers would still bite at night time.

That's understandable. It does get to be a hassle with all of the different streaming apps. I guess I'm just used to it after dealing with the Bally Sports BS over the past few years.

You better let Tackle Warehouse, Bass Pro, and every other tackle shop that they aren't categorizing their lines properly.

I always use my braid/fluoro bass setups when fishing jerkbaits for trout, but never for bass for somer reason. I've always used a 6.5' medium fast casting setup and 10# mono or fluoro when I fish a jerkbait for bass. There's not really a logical reasoning for this that I can come up with right away either.

I know I haven’t done a good job of reporting all of the fish over 20” that have been landed in my boat. Most come during tourneys. We are too busy fishing during the tourney to get pics and measurements. Afterwards we just want to get them weighed in and returned to the water asap.

I’m surprised so many people are is this pressed over $6.

There are plenty of videos on Youtube of guys taking the different battery brands apart and comparing them. Most of them are the exact same thing with rebadged cases.

Yeah you lost me on this one. I’ve never been mad at somebody for fishing a spot in my life. People get mad at me for being too honest about spots and techniques. I believe one of our first interactions was you, Scott and others getting all sorts of pissy towards me for mentioning smallmouth and a certain spot at a certain time of year as if it was some major secret. It was far from a secret.. 🤣