Missouri Smallmouth Slam

[Lvn2Fish]

Man you guys will find anything to whine about ! I think it’s great ! I hope with more and more people enjoying Missouris outdoors the state will hopefully devote more and more resources to these rivers! From my perspective the people trashing the rivers are the locals keeping and killing smallmouth . Last time on the 11 point a local was keeping fish for a fish fry . He said he had to feed 25 people! The church fish fry theory lmao 🤣 !!! Someone completing this slam should be the least of our worries 

[Gavin]

Fine with me, but I don’t my name on another Government list😀!

[fishinwrench]

With gas prices being what they are, this is a very economically stimulating "slam".   Ya reckon MDC is concerned about a potential dip in their sales tax cut ?     

I'm holding out until June 30th at midnight, for the Bullfrog, and Lightning bug Slam.  

[jdmidwest]

MDC putting another bounty on already hard to manage smallmouth species.  I noticed a big decline years ago on the Castor River after they tagged and offer rewards for turning in the tags all for a study.

[Smalliebigs]

22 hours ago, Ryan Miloshewski said:

I'm always conflicted on these "slams." Cool to showcase the resource(s) but the cynical part of me sees the pressure and increase in people as a negative to some of these great areas. I think it's a bad idea overall, but we'll see. Maybe it will be the opposite and folks will be good caretakers. Just hasn't been my experience.

Well Ryan I agree with you 100% on this 

[Smalliebigs]

Hahaha yeah sorry this is just another dumb one from the state. Sorry if that offends my MSA friends but, after the tag for reward debacle, this is very similar IMO The MDC was down on the Black river in an attempt to tag fish there recently??? Two state jet boats pulled out on to a private gravel bar of my friends and proceeded to get both trucks stuck, sunk in soft gravel up to their truck frames lol then about an hour later a GIANT 18 wheeler of some sort with a military sized bulldozer was driven in and they proceeded to tear the entire gravel bar up getting Two trucks and trailers out before they even started their stupid tagging BS. The college kids and state officials packed it all up and left, wonder if they ever tagged fish there or gave up on that one.???? Effective spending of your money, unless some philanthropist gave them cash or something lol

[Johnsfolly]

8 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

I'm holding out until June 30th at midnight, for the Bullfrog, and Mosquito Slap! 

FIFY😁

[FishnDave]

Next up, "Gig a Hog Molly or Snag a Silver Carp in every tributary of the Missouri River!" 😬  You'll earn an enormous belt buckle and some fake novelty teeth.

As far as the Smallmouth thing goes....whatever.  I've fished at least 5 of the streams already, and didn't catch ANY smallies in 4 of those.  They must get hit pretty hard, especially around public access points like where I was fishing.  I hope the "Special Management" is able to improve the fishing at some point. 🙄

[fishinwrench]

I'm not sure that I understand the MDC's showcasing of resources that they put forth ZERO effort to maintain.   

Wild trout?......and now Smallmouth?   What has the MDC done there recently? 

What they should be pounding drums about is Hybrid Stripers, or Spoonbill. Or maybe Walleye...... Because those are the only fish species that they seem to actually care about. 

[snagged in outlet 3]

3 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

I'm not sure that I understand the MDC's showcasing of resources that they put forth ZERO effort to maintain.   

Wild trout?......and now Smallmouth?   What has the MDC done there recently? 

What they should be pounding drums about is Hybrid Stripers, or Spoonbill. Or maybe Walleye...... Because those are the only fish species that they seem to actually care about. 

They clearly don't care about smallies....