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    ....you completely discounted my real world...

    ....you completely discounted my real world experience of actually having two boats this way and hauling them multiple states and over all types of roads.

    There is not enough weight on a 9.9 to...
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    I have two jon boats with 9.9's on them ...I quit...

    I have two jon boats with 9.9's on them ...I quit using transom savers probably ten years ago on them. They both have about 10" clearance . Have hauled them thousands of miles over all kinds of...
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    Well...I'm no night time crappie expert,but I...

    Well...I'm no night time crappie expert,but I have caught a few.

    I have always done good with these tubes called scale heads. They sort of reflect light a little. And two contrasting colors help.I...
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    I hate to hear that. They could have made more...

    I hate to hear that. They could have made more money by going and mowing a couple lawns. I'm telling you the odds of them actually getting caught and prosecuted are low and they know it. Guarantee...
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    I stand corrected....we use to call the white...

    I stand corrected....we use to call the white variety of blue catfish "Mississippi whites or white cats." MDC kept telling us no such thing...they tested DNA and they are all blue cats. Now I see...
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    I usually have four or five rods laid out on the...

    I usually have four or five rods laid out on the deck even when just casting. Different lengths,different actions. Each I use a little different.
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    I have something different tied on each of...
  7. Thread: Hot new baits

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    You mean it's not legal ? Since when? I gotta try...

    You mean it's not legal ? Since when? I gotta try to keep up with these regs better.
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    I have a lot of stuff I have never or rarely...

    I have a lot of stuff I have never or rarely used....and probably never will.

    But I get a kick out of finding something new that works. I dig around in closeout boxes a lot though.
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    Just googled it....7 recognized species of...

    Just googled it....7 recognized species of bullhead. I only thought there were about three or four.
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    I was up at Crab Orchard in Illinois in May and I...

    I was up at Crab Orchard in Illinois in May and I meet a guy at the ramp with some fish and he was showing me some crappie with marks on them " he said look at this somethings been hitting these." I...
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    I would like to say that after watching that...I...

    I would like to say that after watching that...I will never complain again about anything.

    But knowing myself I'm sure I will be right back at whining about this or that in no time.

    But not...
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    that be a channel cat I believe....only blue...

    that be a channel cat I believe....only blue cat...white cat is a name people use for Blue cats that are on the light color side. But they are still blue cats. Color will vary .
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    I think I can come closer to understanding what...

    I think I can come closer to understanding what those Owls were saying then most people today.

    Out on the water is the only place I feel like myself . Where I can hear myself think.

    Sort of...
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    We just got the word from MDC.....no more deer...

    We just got the word from MDC.....no more deer feeding for us....we have confirmed cases of Chronic wasting disease. Just makes you sick. I hope it doesn't get out of hand. They have killed thousands...
  15. One thing you learn launching and retrieving...

    One thing you learn launching and retrieving boats from Ozark streams...and trying to pull your truck out on a bar to party (in my youth)...is you better understand...there is sand and rock that's...
  16. Thread: Boat set up

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    I think you will want one that has a seperate...

    I think you will want one that has a seperate transducer wire so it can go with the trolling motor up front. Or put your own quick disconnect in the transducer cable. You will have your transducer...
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    https://www.enjoyillinois.com/explore/listing/just...

    https://www.enjoyillinois.com/explore/listing/just-add-water-bait-tackle-and-more-llc

    I am pretty sure.
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    Go get a decent portable charger that will charge...

    Go get a decent portable charger that will charge 10 or 12 amps and a digital voltmeter . Hook the charger up to the battery. If it charges up and shuts off then in all probability it's good. Unhook...
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    I can tell you that there are people from...

    I can tell you that there are people from Southeast Missouri been pounding those fish for forty years. And back in the seventies they were bringing back coolers full of 2.5 to 3 pound crappie. I have...
  20. Thread: Hot plug...

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    Probably high resistance in a connection. The...

    Probably high resistance in a connection. The number one source of "real hot".

    If you draw more current "amps" then you really should on a wire....then the the voltage will drop and it will get...
  21. Thread: Lake recovery

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    I can't remember for sure....seen it done a few...

    I can't remember for sure....seen it done a few times. If the water is fertile enough and everything is done right you can have catchable fish in three to four years. I am thinking 5 to 6 years is...
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    If you are not that interested in learning all...

    If you are not that interested in learning all about using all types of jigs ...artificial baits and attractants etc.

    Just use minnows and crappie hooks and some split shot and slip bobbers....
  23. Thread: lockdown

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    Hey I use to look at that prison and...

    Hey I use to look at that prison and think....man...bet some of those old boys wish they was out here fishing.

    No matter how bad the fishing....at least I wasn't in there. Reality check.
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    Penn makes some neoprene covers to fit almost all...

    Penn makes some neoprene covers to fit almost all their reels... I would think one of them would fit. Pricey though. Bass pro has some universal ones not sure if they would fit .

    Tackle...
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    I will tell you this. If you really truly like to...

    I will tell you this. If you really truly like to fish. Even if you want to be on a flood control reservoir....make sure there is some good fishing lakes near that are not flood control. A few years...
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    What if crappie got that big.....dang. That would...

    What if crappie got that big.....dang. That would be a game changer huh?
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    I am thinking maybe your float valves not...

    I am thinking maybe your float valves not shutting and pressure from the tank from the warm weather is forcing some gas in. I have never seen or had a two stroke motor that did not require at least a...
  28. Years ago my wife and I use to go to the lake for...

    Years ago my wife and I use to go to the lake for the day(more than we do now.) We just went swimming and boating,went to boat races ,party cove sometimes etc. We would go all summer. Most every...
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    I am convinced that the fish pick up a...

    I am convinced that the fish pick up a "signature" of wake,vibration from the lure. Exactly how that lure feels to them can make the difference between not even looking at it,to following behind it...
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    you keep posting pictures like that you will have...

    you keep posting pictures like that you will have me looking for a place again to retire down there. One of the neatest places I have ever fished.Eye poppin beautiful lake with good facilities,I...
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