4-13-23 Campbell Point.

[Champ188]

1 hour ago, Quillback said:

And you were out there on a Friday.  Today will be interesting.  

I fished for a few hours over here in Bella Vista, at least 8 boats on the small lake by the time I left.  

Jeff, I saw one loading up (or trying to) at the Granton ramp the other day in a 30-year-old Ranger 361V and the dude had on a sublimated jersey with at least a dozen logos on it and his name emblazoned across the back. My wife backs a trailer 10x better than this guy and when he finally did get the trailer in the water, he got it in too deep and nearly ran the nose of the boat thru the back window of his SUV. I just drove off shaking my head. I doubt any offer of assistance/education would've been appreciated. 

[Quillback]

15 minutes ago, Champ188 said:

Jeff, I saw one loading up (or trying to) at the Granton ramp the other day in a 30-year-old Ranger 361V and the dude had on a sublimated jersey with at least a dozen logos on it and his name emblazoned across the back. My wife backs a trailer 10x better than this guy and when he finally did get the trailer in the water, he got it in too deep and nearly ran the nose of the boat thru the back window of his SUV. I just drove off shaking my head. I doubt any offer of assistance/education would've been appreciated. 

Did you do any good?

They put way too many grass carp in that lake and those hungry suckers completely wiped out the hydrilla.  Since then the bass fishing has tanked on that lake.  

Read that the lakes manager got clearance to plant "native vegetation" in the lake.  Didn't specify what they mean by "native vegetation".

Soooo, wipe out the vegetation by planting grass carp, and now restore the vegetation by replanting.

😡

[Jerry Rapp]

15 hours ago, Royal Blue said:

Dutch you know I'm up to speed on these things.  There is a TON of debt out there and all of these people that were buying these toys the last 2-3 years are literally buried in them.  You guys see $200,000.  I see $2000-2500 a month in payments and insurance.  We aren't far off from a good rate on a car or truck being 8% like 2007-2008.  There will be deals to be had on these toys once the banks repo them.

I realize that no one knows, but what is your best guess as to when this starts occurring.  I will be in the market soon for vehicle(s) and have been putting off any serious shopping.  Thanks for your thoughts.

[dtrs5kprs]

3 hours ago, Quillback said:

Did you do any good?

They put way too many grass carp in that lake and those hungry suckers completely wiped out the hydrilla.  Since then the bass fishing has tanked on that lake.  

Read that the lakes manager got clearance to plant "native vegetation" in the lake.  Didn't specify what they mean by "native vegetation".

Soooo, wipe out the vegetation by planting grass carp, and now restore the vegetation by replanting.

😡

Sounds like it's managed by the KS DNR. That's their patented trick.

[Dutch]

2 hours ago, Jerry Rapp said:

I realize that no one knows, but what is your best guess as to when this starts occurring.  I will be in the market soon for vehicle(s) and have been putting off any serious shopping.  Thanks for your thoughts.

I expected it to start with campers since so many were bought during the covid shutdown but I really haven’t seen it happening.

[Royal Blue]

9 hours ago, Jerry Rapp said:

I realize that no one knows, but what is your best guess as to when this starts occurring.  I will be in the market soon for vehicle(s) and have been putting off any serious shopping.  Thanks for your thoughts.

Honestly, if you're looking to finance I would do it sooner than later.  The market is dropping some now bt rates are rapidly rising.  If paying cash, I'd wait 4-6 months.

[Champ188]

On 4/15/2023 at 7:19 AM, Quillback said:

Did you do any good?

They put way too many grass carp in that lake and those hungry suckers completely wiped out the hydrilla.  Since then the bass fishing has tanked on that lake.  

Read that the lakes manager got clearance to plant "native vegetation" in the lake.  Didn't specify what they mean by "native vegetation".

Soooo, wipe out the vegetation by planting grass carp, and now restore the vegetation by replanting.

😡

I wasn't fishing ... just taking a side trip to drive by the ramp while out running errands. I'm done giving them $165 a year in boat registration fees to fish glorified ponds where you either brush them yourself or join the crowd looking for other people's brush. I'll just cherry-pick my weekdays to fish on Beaver or TR.