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I used to have a really great time on Clearwater. Back in my day, in late summer, you could take 1/4 oz white jigs dressed with a 2" black trailer 6-9' deep and catch really nice small mouth bass...

Fished Smithville today and found it to be a tough bite. We put in at W bridge and went north. It was slow to say the least. We didn't have minnows but fished various jigs from 1/32 - 1/8 oz....

One of my best trips ever was with floating lights at night. It took awhile but the crappies showed up and we had a ball until the dinks overran the hole! Finally in disgust I picked up a rod with...

Which ever you choose, try this: Take a sharp knife or razor blade and cut off a small sliver of the material and light it with a match. Some of them will burn like crazy. I had a boat burn up...

Sncfrin is 100% correct at least today, but not all plates are the same. Delco used to have a different process whereby they would cast the plates and then stretch them forming what looked like...

I go to Georgia striper fishing on Lanier. There they just clip the planer board on the line and troll just below the surface with live bait. When the striper hits, the board is released and you...

I'm from Cooper Co. and an old fat fart that is pretty much a physical mess but I have been fishing for over 55 years. Anytime you have an empty seat I would enjoy swapping lies about fishing. By...

Xcuse the heck out of me but why do you guys insist on speaking Chinese? Coffman??? What is that??? A creek on Table Rock, a cove on Truman, or a ramp on Wappapello.

"Pulling?" is that "pulling"...

I fished for a couple of hours this PM and was skunked. Any suggestions for Sat?

Guaranteed that Chaonia in Jan is the place to go. Just north of the landing and past the bluff are stumps and stuff along the channel that have produced thousands of crappies every year since Moby...

I keep reminding her that even after 46 years she is just my first wife but not necessarily my last. Thanks for all the offers (and advice).

My usual fishing bud just won't go when it's this cold. On top of that, My wife won't let me go by myself. Suffice it to say I am bored shiftless!

I'll pay for the gas or I'll bring the boat +...

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True, but only for free acid batteries. GELs, etc are a different breed.

More and more batteries are maintenance free (i.e. maintenance impossible) and this is a problem because you can't add water to keep the electrolyte above the plates. This occurs more often with...

In general terms, at what temperature do crayfish disappear for the winter? Also at what point in the spring do they reappear in the food chain?

I used to work for the now defunct manufacturer Voltmaster. They were bought out by East Penn Corp. several years ago. Today there are only a hand full of lead acid battery manufacturers left in...

Sorry guys but as I said, I put the Cabela's step on my trailer and used the spare tire carrier as a spare tire carrier. I could post a pic of the spare tire on the trailer... but I'm not sure that...

I posted about this several weeks ago and received some mighty fine responses. Thanks for all the help.

I purchased 2 steps from Cabelas and they work OK but I think they were too expensive for...

Cabelas has their Gore Tex Guidewear on sale for almost 1/2 price and they are excellent products.

Almost a complete bust! Put in at Gravois Mills at 7:00AM. We fished several docks in cuts down to Indian Creek and Caught 2 or 3 shorts. Went into Indian Creek and fished several docks that had...

I don't think so but I still have one of their sets (bibs+coat). Unfortunately over the past 30 years they started to shrink and I can't wear them any more. Back about 1980, I was wearing them when...

I really dislike seat belt laws, motorcycle helmet laws, life jacket laws etc. I wear my kill switch and PFD anytime the outboard is running. I have never fallen into the lake when at the wheel but...

I said I never bought a liscense in Missouri for 20 years. At the time I lived in Cape Girardeau and purchased licenses in IL, KY, TN, MS, and AR.

When I moved to Boonville I quit fishing all...

As with all things that have to do with With the MO Dep't of Cons. it all depends on who you know. If you are just an everyday Joe like me and the agent decides to write you up for something, you...

Careful what you use... Some things the fish police don't like. It seems that to them it is trash. I use dead tops out of cedars (Christmas trees) and nail them upside down to stumps/trees when the...

Sometimes stuff just happens. No rhyme or reason can explain it. I've had guys wear me out from the back of the boat using exactly the same bait I was using and at times it worked the other way. ...

I plan on being there too, but I can't there before 9:00AM. I'll be in Indian Creek or close to it. Maybe we'll cross trails.

There are huge differences in the type lake you are dealing with. For example, a man made reservoir like table Rock is a "highland" lake, Smithville is a "lowland" lake, Wappapello is a "flatland,"...

Reminds me of the time my fishing partner Jimmy said to me, "See the bird on that stump. I'm gonna knock that sucker off with my new Fat Rap."

I knew for a fact there was no way he was capable of...

OK gents we are on the same page. I believe that way too many fish die after release because of the poor handling by the fisherman. I personally try my best to handle them as carefully as possible....