Osage River Magic

[MOsmallies]

Awesome David! Congrats on the new PB! That's a stud river fish no matter where you go!

[mixermarkb]

Ok. Bringing this one back from the dead, but is the Osage fishable in a glass boat, or do you need a jet? Mari-osa access is where I was thinking about dropping in-

[Bushbeater]

Are the Asian carp an issue? I've heard they're thick below Bagnell?

[Gavin]

Congrats! That's a heck of a bass for anywhere in Missouri! Never have fished the Osage.

 

[Terrierman]

6 hours ago, mixermarkb said:

Ok. Bringing this one back from the dead, but is the Osage fishable in a glass boat, or do you need a jet? Mari-osa access is where I was thinking about dropping in-

Fine in a glass boat.  Just watch it if you try to run the lock upstream.  Need some good water for that.  And some HP.

[fishinwrench]

6 hours ago, mixermarkb said:

Ok. Bringing this one back from the dead, but is the Osage fishable in a glass boat, or do you need a jet? Mari-osa access is where I was thinking about dropping in-

Quite a few guys do it.   Not me!   

You really need to learn that river before you just run it.  Lots of places where it goes from 8 feet to 10 inches real quick.

[snagged in outlet 3]

13 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

Quite a few guys do it.   Not me!   

You really need to learn that river before you just run it.  Lots of places where it goes from 8 feet to 10 inches real quick.

I hit a lot of rivers I’ve never been to before.  First trip always on a sunny day around noon.  You get a good look at what you’re dealing with.  6:30 am on a cloudy day.  Get your wallet out 😁.  Heck even places I’ve been to many times and have had high water recently, gravel can move around more than you think.  Trust me on this one.  Spent this morning knee deep fixing a little issue I had.  
https://www.jetmedictool.com

[fishinwrench]

14 hours ago, Bushbeater said:

Are the Asian carp an issue? I've heard they're thick below Bagnell?

They can be.  We were trying to throw bass bugs in the slack water sloughs and in little eddys a couple years ago, but the Asian carp were around those areas too and they'd spook, creating a huge ruckus, and spook the bass.   Just the fly line landing on the water would cause them to explode.   They are a PIA 

[Daryk Campbell Sr]

21 hours ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I hit a lot of rivers I’ve never been to before.  First trip always on a sunny day around noon.  You get a good look at what you’re dealing with.  6:30 am on a cloudy day.  Get your wallet out 😁.  Heck even places I’ve been to many times and have had high water recently, gravel can move around more than you think.  Trust me on this one.  Spent this morning knee deep fixing a little issue I had.  
https://www.jetmedictool.com

Looks like a useful tool.  Price isn't horrible, especially if it saves the day. 

[snagged in outlet 3]

26 minutes ago, Daryk Campbell Sr said:

Looks like a useful tool.  Price isn't horrible, especially if it saves the day. 

I carry everything he had and....  A garden claw so I don't have to stick my hand in the water when it gets slogged with leaves.