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Friday Funday

What's your passion?
Well if you're at my site, it might be fishing.

If you've stopped here before you already know I've been passionate about fishing from four years old till now. And if I die with a fishing pole in my hand, I'll be happy. 

So let me tell you about today's fishing trip.

I arrived at one of my favorite ponds just before daybreak, and from the first cast it was "Fish On"!
First cast, first fish, just the way I like it, and it was a nice 16" bass so I invited him to supper, and in the bucket he went.

The fish were biting so well I only covered a small section of this large pond. When they slowed down in one spot I'd just move my casting distance down the bank and keep catching.

Finally I walked to the dam thru the tall weeds. At one spot I counted 15 casts and caught 14 fish, talk about some serious catching, man was that fun! 

Then the wind shifted, and they slowed down... A bunch. By this time I've bucketed over a dozen so I work my way back.

At the corner of the dam I cast along the bank, wham! Big bite! I reel it in, drag singing It's pretty tune and land a huge 12" bluegill. Now that was fun.

Thanks for visiting folks, now get out there and have your own great fishing trip this fall.

Jon

Survival Fishing

Simplicity.... I love it! This pic shows the most basic way to build a trigger snare. With a knife or cutting instrument everything needed to make this is likely right near the water (pond).

The hardest part to this snare is the trigger, but with a bit of simple carving it's easily done. 

Your bait is as varied as your imagination, dig a worm, flip over a rock, catch a grasshopper, anything that fish eat will work.

It's best not to be in a survival situation, but if it happens "be prepared" burn this image into your mind... It may save your life

😀🎣jono

Handicap Accessible Public Fishing

This is Maniteau lake in Moniteau county. It's a conservation lake that I fish sometimes. About 400 acres and the best public fishing lake in central Mo. It's stocked with catfish, crappie, bass, bluegill, green perch, & shellcrackers. I've caught many bluegills in the 10 to 12 inch range and this lake is known for huge gills & big catfish. It's also one of the very few public lakes that I fish, but then it's worth going to. If you're in central Mo. stop and wet a line, fun fishing and Handicap accessible.

Such a beautiful lake!

Cabelas Memorial Day Sale

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My Fishing Reel Review

About 3 years ago I bought a new open face reel. LEWS is the brand name from Cabelas. Most reels last me a year if I'm lucky, the raceway where the line runs over starts to groove within a couple of months, but not with LEWS brand fishing reels.

 I'm an avid fisherman, going at least once a week and some weeks 3 or 4 times, that's a lot of casting, retrieving and stress put on my reels. My LEWS Open Face Reel is the best fishing reel I've used in 45 years of fishing.


Shop Cabelas Memorial Day Sale and buy your own Trusty LEWS open face reel you'll be glad you did just like I am! <(:HF+< jono

Stormy Saturday

I'm a die-hard fisherman, as long as they're biting I'll keep at it. I also love fishing in storms and have had some awesome fishing trips just before and during thunderstorms. Today Saturday 4-25-15 I knew when I stepped outside this morning that it would be a good fishing day.

So I grabbed my trusty Android, messaged my brother and we met at a favorite fishing hole.

A beautiful old country pond that's about 6 acres in area and full of bass, crappie, and big perch.

When I get there he's already fishing, so I get my gear and head to the water.

The fish are hitting lite due to a cold front moving in but we dealt with that. Finally about half way around the pond I toss a couple or big perch in my bucket and continue around the bank.

The wind is blowing hard but we manage to set the hook on many large perch and bass, no crappie today but I'm OK with that.

Here's the biggest bass that day, a bit over 3 lbs with the others in the 2 lb range, perfect eating size. Yum! Fresh spring time bass for supper.

Wild Passion

When I was a child, young and mild
My fishing love began in the wild

With creeks and ponds, I had a bond
So of all wild places I'm rather fond
Water and woods are calming to me
Now my passion's plain to see

While roaming wildly, here and there
Of the modern world I have no care
Now worry not if you can't reach me, I've left home all technology.  <(;HF+<