Dutch

The name may have changed but when I had Lowrance it was called a Total Scan transducer. It showed 2d, down, and side scan. I had mine on a Transducer Shield and saver mount.

I can’t really tell from the image. It is just to the East of the campers ramp. Sometimes it is an island and sometimes it is a peninsula depending on the water level. With the lake down it is probably a peninsula now.

I get the Garmin Striker add every time even though I haven’t googled it as I am a Hbird guy.

Wow nice. I haven’t seen that much stuff on a screen in years.

The weather that I heard ( National Weather Service Springfield MO 417-869-4491) said gusts to 30 mph. The dam area is the last place I would go with that wind. Look at your maps. If I were going I’d be looking for something in the Little Sac arm like State Park or Cedar Ridge where the wind doesn’t have several miles of open water to get those rollers going. If you go that way the points at Maze Creek can be good as well as the little island right by the Cedar Ridge Campers ramp. Where ever you go be safe and good luck.

Those are some good brown fish. They are a lot better than what I have found in the James. Congrats.

Good to see you back on the forums. I was afraid that you were gone for good.

When I walleye fish in the winter I use 1/2 oz jigging spoons. Normally I fish around main lake points. Most of my fishing is in 30-50 feet of water. I have caught them in Hartley Branch, Orleans Trail, and Hawker Branch using buck tail jigs. You may want to check the weather forecast before you decide on a launch site because Friday is supposed to be windy and Stockton can get a bit choppy.

It looks like a really big mud puppy to me. I’m sure the guy who knows everything will be along in a while to give you the low down.

That was probably your momma telling you to wash your butt and you weren’t paying attention.

I that on regular sonar or live scope? Btw: I just noticed what forum I put this in. Sorry

I haven’t been to Stockton in about a month. Cape is a lot closer than Stockton and I can pick up my son in law on the way. Stockton tends to kick my butt in the winter. I’m hoping Mega Live will change that. I plan to return tomorrow if today’s wood splitting doesn’t do a number on my back.

Oneshot I forgot to mention that I don’t wash my truck. I have it washed.

I agree. Of all the Chevys I have owned I can’t remember any going in for more than general maintenance. I’ve never owned a Dodge but have had 3 Fords one of which spent as much time in the dealership as it did at my house the first year. The good part of that was I got a free truck to drive those days. I have a 2001 Chevy small v8 that is driven by all of the family an was driven by hired hands when we had them. Brakes and an air conditioning compressor is all the extras it has had.

So I guess I got lucky. I’d buy it again tomorrow if I needed a new truck.

I have a Chevy that is quite similar to the GMC Sierra. It is a 2020 Silverado Z21 LTZ. I did a lot of research after selling my 5th wheeler because I was going to continue pulling my glitter sled. I’ve never had a high speed rear end and didn’t know about that or a 5 liter engine. I finally talked to a couple of service techs whom I trust. Both told me that it would do fine even though my rig is approaching 5000 lbs. It has plenty of power to top these Ozark hills to and from the lake. Mileage wise I get over 20 mpg on the highway, sometimes as much as 24. Pulling my boat it fluctuates from 13 to 14 mpg depending on which lake.

Never have but rarely on a dirt road.

With a neck and shoulders like that he doesn’t need the biggest rack.

Ken how much rain did you get? We were at the farm in Hurley yesterday evening and had water running across the hay field in some places but I don’t know what the totals were.

They are winning but it was ugly. Mahomes wasn’t going through his reads. He was picking one guy and telegraphing his intentions much of the time. I did see moves from Kelsey that I didn’t know he had.

They are getting smaller, deeper, and harder to find. We struggled Thursday morning. We hit places that have been giving up fish. Very few would play. Some were as deep as 20’. None were shallow even though the surface temp was a tad warmer (56°). We couldn’t get them to eat anything but a Zero. Coppertruse and purple haze were the best colors. We wound up catching 14 with only 2 keepers. We are catching a few smallmouth which is very unusual for me in this part of the lake.

I’ve never done either but we used to catch the biggest ones that I have ever seen at night bass fishing in Schooner Creek about 30’ deep they were at least 10” long. We catch some on shaky in the upper James bigger than any I ever caught out of a stream but nothing like the ones in Schooner.

For guys who have not had custom rods this is a whole new world as far as I am concerned. The thing about a custom rod for me is having it built exactly the way I want it. I had gotten away from them until recently. If any of you are looking for a specialty rod I think this is the way to go.

How do you spoil line?

I’m glad to hear about the tubes. I’ve been thinking about them but haven’t used one yet. They were my go to bait before I started using Elaztech worms. I just haven’t been able to put them down but I am going to go to the garage and tie a tube on right now for tomorrow’s trip. I believe that I will tie on a white one. Thanks for the confidence factor.