BilletHead

Can you just imagine the cloud of flocking fibers when the flocking starts? Might have to run the dust collector in the shop. Takes care of wood dust. I think the paint fumes were worse:) Scott do you need flocked too? BilletHead

Are you telling me Chris you need to get Flocked? Bring them down and get them Flocked. I could keep up with two painters. Pat says I'm the best Flocker she knows. Oh bring them with the masking already done. Did you get the e-mail with the pics of the spoon mold? BilletHead

No truer words have been spoken Fishinwrench, BilletHead

Yes Scott Pat and I talked about maybe doing the sock thing this season as we were flocking . She then stated that I was so much in a hurry to set up and take down and doing it would soon go by the wayside. After 36 years she knows me to well. BilletHead

Well really it wasn't as bad as I thought. My bigfoot decoys needed a head job. I am not very careful and some were losing there flocking on the heads. Wanted to do it last year but put it off. I read how some were doing it and also called Mr. Bird Watcher for his input as he had done some before. First thing he told me last year was to not by the high priced kits, then it was better if to people did it as a team effort, use a squirt type bottle (mustard ketchup type) and flat black oil paint. Also use a box to catch unused flocking salvage for next time. I ordered a pound of flocking. Got it in the mail. Went to Wally world and got some rustoleum flat black oil paint, some one inch foam brushes and a squirt bottle. Squirt bottle in housewares for 97 cents, cheaper brushes in are dept. four for I think a buck in package of four where as if in hardware 57 cents each. Cannot remember how much the paint was right now just a quart will do bookoos heads. Yesterday I masked off the eyes and cheek patches on the heads. Today I got the Mrs. to help out. Got a plan going Pat would do the painting and me he flocking. Hardest part was the painting so her job Handed them off to me and I did the puffing out of the bottle on the painted heads. Gave them a good coat, tapped off the excess and repeated on the head again. I am more than happy with the results. I would not mind doing this every couple if not every year if needed especially if you have help like I have. Have another dozen and a half mixed full bodies and some floaters to do maybe this weekend. All in all not as bad as I thought it would be to do a bunch of flocking geese, BilletHead

Got your message Mic, well done and nice fish. Your spinners look nice too. Hard to understand about the fly rod thing on bass tourneys. I thought you could use one if it is like seven and a half foot long? I have a friend who lives in Idaho and guides steelhead fisherman. He calls fly fisherman fairy stickers. Are the pros afraid of fairy stickers? Just joking I couldn't compete with a pro much less with a girl as Mrs. BilletHead out fished me last trip Someone needs to get a small OA fly rod gathering for bass somewhere. Just for grins see who could catch a winning limit. (photos of length of your best six). Mic my dryer is a stonefly turner. It turns rods too. I cannot remember how much I gave for it. Must of been a good price or I got a discount or I wouldn't of got it. Takes aa batteries. BilletHead

Tried it out this morning. Man it looks and works great in the water. Sorry for the junk photos. Did not take the good camera out with us. This thing spits from the front and sputters from the back. Depending on how hard you strip it will walk the dog too while it is doing everything else. Needless to say I am very pleased. Only thing is the fish did not cooperate Lots of minnow fry out and about, maybe too many. Once and a while a fish would chase one up but never really splash the surface. East wind sometimes becoming calm at times. Had to put up catching a few of these so it was not a complete bust. They hit a bluegill bug on a slow sink. Not too aggressive. Enjoyed watching Mrs. BilletHead cast. Doesn't get much better spending time with your spouse even if fishing isn't too good, BilletHead

After seeing the bait Gavin posted I knew I wanted to try to make one. It is a inch and a half main body with an overall length of four inches. No hook in the tail. It weighs the same as the poppers I have made of the same size. The kitchen sink float test looks good. Now I need to get it on a pond. Have another one in the works a bit larger. A pain in the rear to make I think. Might get easier the more you do working out the kinks. May be the only ones I make though. BilletHead

Outstanding Ronnie. BilletHead

Nice cottonmouth! Thanks for sharing, BilletHead

I thought I had plenty of the stuff made too until I took stock of what was left. Guess I have eaten more that I thought all summer. Besides I need to make room in the freezer, BilletHead

There was plenty Scott! Leftovers one evening this week. Got to make a batch of jerky too! BilletHead

Not to take away from the grilling and bbq thread although I grilled these fajitas. Got a hankering for some today so we thawed out half a Canada goose breast. Sliced it real thin, added some cumin, black pepper and garlic salt. Cut up some peppers just picked out of the garden, sliced up some onions from wally world, Grill hot and ready to go so I dumped in the goose for a quick stir just enough to darken the goose on the edges, Added the veggies and cooked then until hot and al dente. The Mrs. did her magic with the blender and allakazam a margarita appears, The goodies ready to go, Assembled in a flour tortilla, a dab of sour cream, a scoop of the grilled stuff, some cheddar cheese then topped off with our garden salsa, Then I did my best to make it all vanish. BilletHead

I just could not let that one slip by. B.S. Major league is good, I hope to some day get out of the Minors. BilletHead

hahahaha Chris, You are a good one to qualify to the "One upper fishing buddy"! I knew you were a closet one upper, BilletHead

Scott she can be convinced, All I have to do is ask if she wants to go! BilletHead

Yep Chris I will pick you up! Gee wiz Scott you may of made a mistake Duane buddy good to hear from you. I would imagine we will save a few for you. The ones we miss of course. Just a bit mad you will be pulling the trigger before any of us, BilletHead

If that Bird Watcher guy is going I won't be far behind! hahahahahaha I went one time for stripers. A buddy and I got a guide on Beaver. That was about 25 years ago. Got one about six pounds and a couple of smaller ones. In your neck of the woods Scott. The whole trip was a joke with the guide. Supposed to be a all day trip. The guy was on the radio all morning talking to his buddies. About noon he says I need bait bad so we need to end his trip at noon. I thought I drove all this way to catch some stripers and he does this? Oh well live and learn. Scott will they be busting top that time of the year? BilletHead

Dadakota, I am not Dutch but I posted the site. Go to 3-Day Reservoir Forecast (RAW Data) Remember this is a guess to what they will do. There (Corp) guess but never trust what they weather say because weather changes there minds just like it does ours, BilletHead This is really simple to read just look at it. Top line is the day it is updated and the three days following. Find the lake you want. First reading is normal power pool (MMP). Then read to the right. The day it is updated it gives current lake level then current outflow. Then day one guess lake level and guess outflow. Then to day two and three. Keep in mind the minimum flow without flood gates and generation in 40 cubic feet so anything other than the 40 is flood gates. This is a copy and paste of the site but it is a bit different from the site which is easier to read. KANSAS CITY DISTRICT LAKE FORECAST (EC-HC) 08-04-2013 DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 MPP Elev Outfl Elev Outfl Elev Outfl Elev Outfl Gavins Pt. 21000 20000 20000 20000 Kanopolis 1463.0 1465.00 68 1465.70 99 1465.92 108 1465.95 110 Wilson 1516.0 1511.76 15 1511.75 15 1511.74 15 1511.73 15 Harlan Co 1945.7 1933.12 0 1933.16 0 1933.20 0 1933.24 0 Milford 1144.4 1145.86 25 1146.97 3000 1147.18 3000 1147.05 3000 Tuttle Creek 1075.0 1077.18 1500 1077.40 1500 1077.46 1500 1077.47 1500 Perry 891.5 892.54 25 892.55 25 892.55 25 892.54 25 Clinton 875.5 872.88 21 872.87 21 872.86 21 872.85 21 Smithville 864.2 864.06 8 864.04 8 864.02 8 864.00 8 Longview 891.0 888.68 8 888.66 8 888.63 8 888.60 8 Blue Springs 802.0 802.10 4 802.10 4 802.09 3 802.08 3 Melvern 1036.0 1033.12 20 1033.13 20 1033.13 20 1033.12 20 Pomona 974.0 973.21 15 973.22 15 973.22 15 973.21 15 Hillsdale 917.0 916.12 8 916.11 8 916.09 8 916.07 8 Stockton 867.0 871.31 340 871.57 2040 871.55 2040 871.49 2040 Pomme D Terr 839.0 841.04 100 841.85 2000 841.69 2000 841.39 2000 Harry Truman 706.0 706.69 250 707.14 10000 707.16 10000 707.14 10000 Rathbun 904.0 909.44 1200 909.23 1200 909.02 1200 908.81 1200 Long Branch 791.0 790.60 50 790.55 50 790.50 50 790.45 50

Predicting Monday according to a corp site. http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Locations/WaterManagement.aspx BUT it all depends on water downstream. There is a bunch of water coming down Cedar creek and the Osage drainage. BilletHead

Well there you go, thanks Ronnie. I will look into that, BilletHead

Man I love it out there, we have tread the same paths and water I would venture to say. Great report bud! BilletHead

Gavin,Yes that is the one I remember you speaking of. Thanks for posting it again. Pretty neat. Like the block head popper too. I finished up another couple of carved bodies yesterday. Got two more in progress today. Doing this has kind of got under my skin like I am possessed by the balsa beast. I thank you all for your comments and helpfulness on this topic. Jason I remember you making the balsa wiggle bodies. Neat, look cool too. I just started doing the foam cylinder wiggle minnow. That is another topic in its self. I made some, painted and epoxied. Caught fish on them also. Made a cutter out of an old aluminum arrow shaft to cut foam. Biggest I had left was a 2216. Does anyone have any bigger than that laying around? I would be interested in a section if you have. I am an antique and go back to the aluminum shafts and progressed to cedar, douglas fir and pine shafting. Now that my shoulder is going south I may have to resort to a compound and carbons. BilletHead

Still running the gates some, very little though. 340 cubic feet a minute. Normal off flow is 40 cubic feet. I was told the generation would be down a year and a half. That was around march or so. Last time I was over there the turbine blade is up on top of the dam, BilletHead

Nice report, Man I love that country. Been out there fishing 8 years straight in early August. Missing this year though. Did you visit North Fork Anglers in Cody? We have been friends with Tim the owner and have fished the last five years with him when out there. Met him back here in Missouri when he was my wife's River Helper during casting for recovery. Billethead