Wayne SW/MO Posted February 14, 2014 Posted February 14, 2014 I'm sure there are some crooks, but in my experience Ozark outfitters are quality folks. As far as going down Ozark hills generating enough speed to get you up the next hill: I wish it were true. They give you a pretty good start, but that's about it, imho. Just stay away from the North Fork. :lol: Today's release is tomorrows gift to another fisherman.
John Andrews Posted February 14, 2014 Posted February 14, 2014 No way in heck am I leaving anything alone for people to steal. I'd rather pay someone to drop me off, or hire and outfitter, All that time on a bike is better spent fishing for me. Heck i been known to pay buddies 25 to take me and the yak. from Springfield lake to Crieghton.
Hog Wally Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 I'm usually around to help out around the stclair area of the meramec river. With a little notice of course. Promise to let all the smallies and walleye go back free and I can help you
Gavin Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 I've been learning to pole a canoe upstream...Cant say that I'm good at it...Get tired of it after 2-3 miles...but I'm only doing it on day trips so far. The late Ralph Brown or the Belitz Brothers would consider me pathetic with a canoe pole in my hand.
fishinwrench Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 Poling "well" is harder than it looks. From the bow of a river jon I can pull it off, but I tip my hat to the guys that can do it from the stern or center of any kinda craft.
Greasy B Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 I've been learning to pole a canoe upstream...Cant say that I'm good at it...Get tired of it after 2-3 miles...but I'm only doing it on day trips so far. The late Ralph Brown or the Belitz Brothers would consider me pathetic with a canoe pole in my hand. Was one of the Belitz brothers name Sylvester? His father touches the Claw in spite of Kevin's warnings and breaks two legs just as a thunderstorm tears the house apart. Kevin runs away with the Claw. He becomes captain of the Greasy Bastard, a small ship carrying rubber goods between England and Burma. Michael Palin, Terry Jones, 1974
fishinwrench Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 This is painful to watch... Dude, just get out and WALK! Good grief.
jdmidwest Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 I agree with that one. Most streams you can paddle back up, walk thru the riffles, fish while you are doing it. I think the pole would be a waste of time. "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
Justin Spencer Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 Just stay away from the North Fork. :lol: Very true, no fish here anyway! "The problem with a politician’s quote on Facebook is you don’t know whether or not they really said it." –Abraham Lincoln Tales of an Ozark Campground Proprietor Dead Drift Fly Shop
RSBreth Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 Yeah - get out and walk it, stupid. I paddle up all the time, it just takes a little more muscle but after a trip or two you figure out how to do it for whatever stretch of water you're on.
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