You have to throw back blue cat between like 20 and 30 inches right now. I know we threw back at least 6 or 7 in that range. They're trying to let those guys get bigger at Lake of the Ozarks.

Its a great looking fish, I'd chop it into little bits and fry it.

Climax Springs? pretty sure I watched that movie on Cinemax when I was a kid.

He's a fish fry on his own..lol

and LMAO

Anyone else follow solunar tables? I kind of keep an eye on them just for kicks. Today was supposed to be excellent. Sure wasn't for me

Party on, Wayne... PBJ

Everyone around here just calls it climax ROFL.
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Heheh. For the record, it's the only thing with a name you might call a town before you get to the property. It's way out in the boonies... which is awesome.

Got a dock, got a boat, nobody minds if things get rowdy...

44 mile marker

Is that down dd?
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Nope I'm wrong it would be farther down that that
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Nice cat, a friend of mine caught one around the same size in Smithville lake around 3 in the morning, we took pics and let it go, we never keep big fish or eat them, little ones taste far more better and the bigger ones keep the blood line going for future generations. Im sure you just had to reach in and grab him by the gills to get him in no net for this one!

Headed to Ind to cat fish with my brother in July he has caught a 59lb Cat , gong up north to Canada in Aug for pig pike and walley, then beaver lake late Aug, then Tex/Oklahoma to fish stripers with my cuzz first week of Sept im so ready to go fishing!

When you guys say drum, is that not really a carp?
I landed a 17 LB carp out of Beaver Lake mid 1990's, I was always taught to kill all carp big or small.
I gave it to my wife's dad who in turn gave it to a Latino friend of his who pressure cooked it and pickled it in mason jars with vinager salt pepper and catsup, but you know shit tasted good and had no bones after pressure cooking.
Anyone ever had carp pickled like this before ? or know how too?

Damnit. Clicked on this thread and am now going to have to stop by the shop down the road and buy some buffalo ribs.

bump...leaving tomorrow for the annual men's river week.
me son, grandson driving down from nemo
other son driving up from new mexico
brother and his son driving up from florida
brother in law and his son driving down from Omaha
2 cousins driving down from st. louis

camping on the current the first 2 nights, then have a cabin rented the next 4 nights, then camp again the last night.

fish, float and sit around drinking and shooting the shit.

changed all the 8lb test line down to 4lb for the clear water river fish on 10 poles.

been doing this for several years. it's good for the soul.
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Have a great time.

We're making a run to our favorite lake on the Mo-Ark boarder next week.

Where you headed?