I'll get back to it eventually and I absolutely cannot wait for the first time to take her out!

Nothing like it man, remember taking mine out, now she is married and has a baby and will be 25 in a couple days. The time will fly. savor it

I remember complimenting you on that boat the day you posted about it... maybe even in this thread?

If you're gonna buy an expensive toy like that, its a damn shame to not get your moneys worth out of it

Get out there and go, you can find the time

Oh nonsense man, you have the time if you need it :)

Granted I'm not married with a newborn, but its been a great summer of fishing for me... from a legit 40 pound blue cat, a "medium size dog" as I always describe it a few months ago in Lake of The Ozarks

Right down to small creeks less than 5 minutes from my place, yanking out keeper size bass, and all the bluegill you want

If getting out to those big and crowded river spots you like is too much effort, I'd bet very good money there are other spots nearby that are not only fun... but hold enough keeper sizes for the dinner table if thats your thing

Keeper sized bass? Who the hell eats that?

That said, carp is delicious, when cooked correctly.

small bass taste good

I'll eat bass 8 days a week before ever jacking around with carp

If only I had a dollar for everyone who ever told me "oh I know how to get ALL those bones out!"... only to get jabbed straight in the gums or roof of my mouth with several needles in every filet

I've had "carp cakes" similar to salmon patties where the bones and meat are boiled into mush then fried, that are edible... but thats way too much work for me

Bones are part of carp. You don't take them out. You eat the flesh around them.

Buffalo is the same. And both are good. I will say taking them out of a warm lake, I'm not sure.

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Are you getting the cicada hatch out there?
 

Everything I read out west says you guys should be getting the 17 year cicadas hatch this year. Is that happening? Utah, Wyoming and Colorado had it 2 years ago and it was ridiculous. Hundreds of bugs dropping out of the sky and trout were scarfing them down. Never caught so many large fish.

Read about it for months leading up to spring, but they never materialized here in west central Illinois

The rare fishing bait would've been cool, but I wont miss the noise

Side scan?

Get yourself a drag-and-snag and look for bodies.

Might even get paid for your trouble.

It's nothing fancy like a pan optix system just basic side scan , clear vue and traditional view with gps the ipilot is cool though and will never be outdated

Buffalo are much tastier than common carp.

I would agree with that statement

Yeah...the noise was deafening at times, but from a fishing stand point, it doesn't get much better.