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This even better? 🤣 Can you tell I'm kind of bored this afternoon?

Thanks for being available!

@Flysmallie, Here is the bass pro seat I cut the right and left ends off the seat bracket so it would fit in my kayak. Pretty cushy and comfortable. Beats the heck out of what was called a high seat that was recommended for our craft. I still need to convince Pat to get one for her kayak.

Great seats for sure. I have the bass pro knock off seat that fits their kayaks. I modified that to fit my Kayak. It is the bomb!

If you do let me know what you think please.

Yea I had to use a dozen little wild duck legs.

Well sounds like you need new bibs. Get your some of those big Smith with the stripes. That is what my dad wore.

Confit of duck with pasta and lemon. VID_20260227_153327804.mp4 VID_20260227_153353806.mp4

Good striper jeff!

Yea @Daryk Campbell Sr those are pretty handy. A guy that has a welding shop made those for me. I showed him the seat swivel I had on a couple plastic folding seats. I wanted the brackets to fit snugly over the seats. He came up with these. Aluminum. This spring I put a post receiver like that is in my other two boats. I bought a couple of melimiun seats two years back. Now I have one set of seats that go into my three tin boats. Win times three. The brackets pull off easily but tight enough they won't move driving down to the road. Yes we fly fish within four feet of each other and only manage to hit each other maybe one or two times a trip.😝

Last Wednesday we went over for a while. First of all, I want you all to know that being a flat bottom boat owner and, in a minority, I am glad to be classified that way. this was a last-minute decision and not planned. Hey, let's go and do some C&R. We loaded up and drove to the location. East Wind again. Not having electronics like live scope, it was move around with the hand-controlled trolling motor and cast here and there until we found fish. Like in the old days. I'm not anti on live scope I just cannot justify it right now. We found some fish and proceeded to pound them pretty hard. Fan casting a sloping previous pond bank. You see this was a nice old pond that was converted to an irrigation lake. At one time when low a scraper and dozer was brought in and it was lengthened as deep as they could go creating some bigger flatter areas around the pervious pond. If that doesn't answer, ask a question. Throwing flies, we caught some rather nice largemouth. Weighed the bigger ones. those included a 3lb, three 4lb and a 4.5 lb. Nice big crappie and many bluegills. We clicked our clickers when remembering to do it. 15 each totaling 30 maybe more. It was fast and furious with lots of laughing. That day it was what we call pond therapy. Here are some pictures. Note the one fish next to the only measuring device we had in the boat. This bass was pushing 20 inches It is marked as an 18-inch rule. Zoom in and guess the size. All were fat and healthy. Found the fish from three to five foot deep. Floating line with a nine-foot tapered leader. 8lb tippet. slow constant strip started as soon as the grinch bug hit the water. The fly is only 1 1/2 to 2 inches long.

In certain areas on MDC ground there are restrictions. Times where firearms are not to be used. There is no smoke, powder or fire with my air rifles but there are restricted for use.

Well share a sub with you bride at the park. Drink and chips from somewhere else.

I struggled on where to post this. I dislike lumping all firearms as weapons. Yes, all firearms can be used as weapons, but the majority of firearms are used for hunting. Anyway, there is a bill being moved through the Missouri senate. What I really like having the opportunity to buy hunting ammunition where lots of shooting is involved some years, we purchase dove loads buy the case. I highly doubt this will pass but here is to hope it will. A break is a break and sometimes we need a break. Local News Item – KNEMKNMO Radio

I bet so. @Johnsfolly @Ham what kinda minnows are in Okeechobee?

OOOF! Thanks a lot, we have business in town tomorrow Subway for us now😁. We have spicy Italian toasted and loaded with everything. Sometimes but not always Pat will drag a few black olives off her side. I pick those up and put back on my side.

Anytime we go to subway which isn't often we split a sub with vinegar and oil and S&P. Yummy

I figured our members that do the species thing know this but for most here myself included I think this is pretty neat. The Lakes With the Most Native Fish Species in North America I see a picture with a mistake in the description 🤪

Gosh we thank you very much Phil. Pat especially, since I was not seeing adds from before when you offered, I had no idea what she was putting up with until she showed me.

If you do decide to power up, you float craft of choice go with a lithium battery. These are getting very reasonable compared to lead acid and last many years longer. Very light weight. You can thank me later 😉. Amazon.com: RVLithTime 12V 100Ah LiFePO4 Battery BCI Group 24 Lithium Battery Built-in 100A BMS, Up to 15000 Deep Cycles, Perfect for RV, Marine, Home Energy Storage : Health & Household

Yea team John! I know wherever an angling opportunity presents itself you will catch something. Have a fish full season.

Fun report Jeff. At least you had somewhat of a wind break with some trees even though they are bare. Windy and cold here just after noon. Pat talked me into walking with her on a three miler of easy walking but most of it was in the open. My face got cold. She runs hot and never complains. She has been known to walk in the teens on windless days.

Anytime you don't have a shuttle and want to go upstream the motor option would be nice. Every year we see more and more kayaks up there. All padded up there. It's a chore for most of them in the thinner faster water. Then there is the fast narrow slot at the gravel bar. After that you are good until after the left hand sharp corner. I have only seen one go above that and stop and wade fish at the next fast shoal. I know you are very familiar with that whole stretch Ollie. Just FYI in case you don't know but I'm sure you have done your research when you attach and use that trolling motor it's considered a motorized vessel and you have more rules to follow. Please watch the motor boaters myself included. All of us need to idle by or if there is a wide spot get on plane and stay that way until we clear you. This being said there are way to many boaters that think slowing down and plowing water is the right thing. Nope. Then some with small motors unmatched with the boat can't get on plane but they think they are become the worst. I'll be looking forward to your posts. It's a busy place but fun to fish when the whites are there, crappie come in later and then you have two options. If you go when not many rigs are in the parking lot your vehicle is a target if you are not right there watching that. Myself and @grizwilson know that.😡

Make it your own way Keith with what you have.

Ha it wasn't planned. What can I say other than I need some tunes when things get too quiet. It helps to partially keep my ear ringing from driving me crazy. Now you all know why I am crazy. 🤣