Old guy checking in

Miss this time of year-except the weather swings.
Spring turkey..morels..white bass and sucker runs..spoonbill..nightcrawlers and catfish after a heavy rain..shed hunting..flathead at the smithville dam..netting shad...

I'm down in Fl if any of ya'll remember me,ground zero from hurricane Ian,total devastation around here,8-10 foot wall of water..we only had about 2' in my house,but others not so luckey,150+ deaths,still finding a body every once in a while...but ya'll got your tornadoes too.

Just getting ready for work,kinda forgot about this site,but still recognize a few names...love Jdogs new ruler!

HOW BOUT DEM CHIEFS!!!!!!!

Great to hear from ya! :ThumbsUp

Glad to hear from ya

Welcome back! Stay in touch

Thanks for checkin' in, Cook! Sorry to hear about the hurricane. Bad stuff. Glad you weathered it okay for the most part. Don't be a stranger! But leave my ruler out of it!! rotfl

BTW,Jake,the biologist from there,retired down here,haven't seen him yet

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Originally Posted by cook

BTW,Jake,the biologist from there,retired down here,haven't seen him yet

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So he screwed up all our fisheries and then left? :dono :Rofl

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BTW,Jake,the biologist from there,retired down here,haven't seen him yet

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Good to know. Don't remember the particular instance, but I'll file it away.

He loved the walleye spawn at the dam.

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He loved the walleye spawn at the dam.

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It's funny, been hearing that for 20 years yet I don't know even 1 person that ever caught one on the dam? Not saying they don't I just think it's an old wives' tale.

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It's funny, been hearing that for 20 years yet I don't know even 1 person that ever caught one on the dam? Not saying they don't I just think it's an old wives' tale.

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I've seen a few. None by me, but...that's not unusual!!

Same here..seen the pics,but all my walleyes were incidental in other areas of the lake.
Now if we talk about flatheads in the spillway when they open her up..I have personal experience with that...in the words of Lily VonSchlup(blazing saddles)..."It's twue..its Twue!!"

I think Burton's used to tell everybody stick baits were working off the dam, so they wouldn't be in his spots. :Rofl

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I think Burton's used to tell everybody stick baits were working off the dam, so they wouldn't be in his spots. :Rofl

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And he sold lots of Stickbaits! rotfl

it's like that in STL area for winfield dam. always here about sauger/walley run to there but actually do know someone who hit that every year and did well. rest of us just never bothered to check it out, we just talked about doing it.

cook you fishing for specs down there in FL?