Lower Gasconade

[Gatorjet]

Does anybody on this forum fish the lower Gasconade river? Brown Shanty, Heild's Island, down to Gasconade. I have been on it only once a year for the past 5 years, but never fished it. I know ther is a lot of jetboat traffic on it ( I'm one of them), but it looks like there are some good places to fish anyway. I've only been on the river for a "Poker Run" with usually close to 100 boats, so I don't think it's that busy every weekend.

[Bman]

Is the poker run a Gator sponsored event? Or is there another event when you Gator guys get out and run your fast Gator boats? I've seen the you tube videos.

BTW, I sent a reply to your PM.

[Gatorjet]

Gatorboats poker run. Usually the Saturday before Fathers Day. Although, I think a lot of Gator owners have places at Gascony village and are there almost every weekend. The last couple of years the river was so high we started on the gravel bar we usually end at, and only went up river a few miles for our only other stop. You probably didn't need a jet for that, I even saw people on a pontoon going up the river.

The poker run is a charity event with proceeds going to The American Cancer Society.

If you saw the you tube vid " float trip on steroids" my son Nick made that one on the 08 poker run.

My Gator isn't one of the really fast ones, I have a 20' Fish and Sport that is set up as a tournament bass boat, full deck in front, 2 71/2 ' rod lockers, divided livewell.built in cooler and BIG storage area under the front of the deck. I'm nowhere in the league with the guys with the 21' tunnel hulls with the 502 and bigger motors mine has a little more than the stock 350, It's a Votec 6.0, about 60mph top end.

[Bman]

I'm nowhere in the league with the guys with the 21' tunnel hulls with the 502 and bigger motors mine has a little more than the stock 350, It's a Votec 6.0, about 60mph top end.

Only 60... thats fast on the water, I'll bet she would run 70 with a little tweaking.

I think I saw you there at Lilleys a few months back, I'm thinking late April. Think I saw you but didn't see your Gator.

[Gatorjet]

Probably late April or early May. Just there to do the Branson thing that week. Gator was on the trailer for a while. Bad bearings in the pump, and I didn't know it at the time but the engine somehow didn't get completely drained after the RAW tournament in Feb. Ice and cast iron don't go good together! Was going to "tweak" it up to a 406 @ about 500 HP but all my tweak money went into a new stock 6.0 block.

BTW, RAW is an invitation only tournament started by 2 guys in St.Loius named Rogers. Rogers Adventure Weekend. 1st Saturday in Feb. At it's peak there were about 80 boats. Slowed down a little, but it will be back up in numbers soon. A lot of the guys call it more a reunion than a tournament. Just a great weekend in the middle of the winter. Let me know if you and your son are interested, I'll get you an invite.

[Bman]

BTW, RAW is an invitation only tournament started by 2 guys in St.Loius named Rogers. Rogers Adventure Weekend. 1st Saturday in Feb. At it's peak there were about 80 boats. Slowed down a little, but it will be back up in numbers soon. A lot of the guys call it more a reunion than a tournament. Just a great weekend in the middle of the winter. Let me know if you and your son are interested, I'll get you an invite.

I'm thinking that I will take you up on that invite. Is this the tournament that also has a big Brown jackpot that has been rolling over since no one has won it?

[Gatorjet]

I'm thinking that I will take you up on that invite. Is this the tournament that also has a big Brown jackpot that has been rolling over since no one has won it?

No, that is one of Phill's tournaments. Don't rember which, either the Masters in January or the Team in March. We have only fished the Team tournament once a couple years ago. I'd like to start fishing all three though.