Don't
have to chase the lunkers, they're at the boat ramp.
Jill's
having FUN with the "Baby Cat's", while I'm in the "Big League"
This is
what Osage River Cat's are all about and Jill hooks one too.
However, the
biggest fish got away, as shown by her straightened
swivel below.
What straightened Jill's
swivel? You never know what you're gonna HOOK!
Believe
it or not; I got a crossbow for my birthday and set it up for fishing.
Above I took my 1st test shot, just shooting blindly into
the
water. I never saw the Asian Carp and didn't realize I'd
speared
a fish until I was retrieving my line. Imagine our surpise
at my
blind luck. The Asian Carp is the one that jumps into your
boat,
however this is the only one I've seen.
Continuing the unbelievable, I
hooked this Golden Redhorse and threw it back not knowing it might be a
state record.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. April
2016 – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports
that
Dan Schmitz of Jefferson City became the most recent record-breaking
angler in Missouri when he hooked a river redhorse on Tavern Creek
using a rod and reel.
The
new “pole and line” record river redhorse caught by
Schmitz on April 15 weighed 9-pounds, 13-ounces. It broke the previous
state-record pole-and-line river redhorse of 9-pound, 10-ounces caught
on the Osage River in 2006. Schmitz was using worms when he caught the
fish. MDC staff verified the record-weight fish using a certified scale
in Jefferson City.
Pictured
above; Mike McReynolds , caught the above on Aug. 4th
2016 weighing 9-pounds, 15-ounces. This is the new state
record,
however McReynolds tossed the sucker back not realizing it was this
easy to get a state record. Armed with this knowledge,
McReynolds
plans on using his fishing platform, "On Target" to target
another state record....... McReynolds also acknowleged
fishmen
are subject to a bit of exageration which is to be expected........
however, a picture tells the truth!
This is my front yard and not knowing what the river brings, everyday's an adventure!
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