Above and Beyond

[GotaFish]

My friends, Joe, Tom and I had a great trip on the Gasconade on Tuesday. It was our first time on the Gasconade. We floated in my 20’ 6” Shawnee from the Hwy 133 bridge to Hwy 7. 

Getting to the river at Hwy 133 was quite an adventure, my Dodge Ram bottomed out a few times in the huge holes and one 3 foot deep crater on the path down to the river. 
 

The river and fishing started out a little slower than we are used to on the Niangua. But thanks to my new Tackle Max lures we had a great day. 
 

We caught over a hundred fish total with most of them being dinks, but we caught about a dozen 12+ small mouth with 6 over 15 inches including 2 that were 17+ inches. We also caught some green bass, but no goggle eye. 
 

The larger fish were caught on a Tackle Max Monkey Milk Swim Bait using a 1/4 Max Blitz head. 
 

This brings me to the above and beyond of my story. I had never used any Tackle Max products, but decided it was time I gave them a try. So on August 26 I placed my order and to ensure I received my lures on time I paid for expedited shipping. 
 

My order was confirmed and my lures were scheduled to arrive on Friday, August 30. To my surprise on that day I received an update from USPS that my shipment had gone from Fenton, MO to St. Louis, MO and for some unknown reason onto a USPS facility in Omaha, Nebraska. This meant I would not be receiving my shipment in time for my trip to the Gasconade. 
 

Being disappointed with my delayed shipment I sent an email to Tackle Max. To my surprise, I received a response 30 seconds later from Mitch Fields. To ensure my fishing trip was a success, Mitch offered to meet me at the Gasconade on Tuesday morning with my lures. 
 

Wow, what great customer service, I ended up meeting Mitch in Chesterfield where he provided me with the lures we needed for a successful trip. 
 

BTW, it is now September 5 and I am still waiting for the USPS to deliver my original shipment. 

[Daryk Campbell Sr]

I ordered some Lilley's jigs for a recent outing (liverfest) and they were shipped on Monday , I didn't get them till Wednesday of the next week.   USPS is definitely not making happy customers. 

 

Good news is, I'll have them for Jigfest.  

[Dutch]

That’s the kind of suff that I see all the time with USPS.