[Matt Tucker]

For some reason out of all the photos that I shot in 2010, I keep coming back to this one.

[Matt Tucker]

The river was as clear as I remember seeing it, but we had been blessed with some high water the past two years.

[Matt Tucker]

You guys are just like the pollsters….not giving Mizzou any love.

[Matt Tucker]

what did it measure?

[Matt Tucker]

Good chili starts with the meat.  I made a pot yesterday — cost about $90 all said and done.  Fed about 10 people.

2 1/2lbs of thick cut bacon (1″ pieces)
2lbs of Ground Pork
5lbs Ground Sirloin
1lb Pork Belly (cubed)
4 Habenero Peppers (de-seeded)
6 Jalapeno’s
2 Yellow Bell Peppers
3 Green Bell Peppers
Tomatoes (peeled / diced)
2 Large Cans of Beans
3lbs Yellow Onions
1 Tall Boy of Budweiser
Spices / Seasoning to Taste

I prefer to lose the ground meat and go with cubed flank steak and pork butt, but i was outvoted by my brother who bought the ingredients.  The pork belly is where it is at though.

–tucker

[Matt Tucker]

You and Forest will have a good time.

[Matt Tucker]

Your best bet for a grand slam is on the Norfork river, bar none.

[Matt Tucker]

Gaston’s tends to get a bad wrap from us flyfisher folks; but to be honest with you I have stayed there several times and enjoyed the stay each time.

[Matt Tucker]

I have the boat bag in question and did a video review of it a few weeks ago on my site.  You can see the video here.

http://www.youtube.com/ozarkchronicles#p/u/6/2cC5Cn1Oh6o

I won’t have any qualms about putting some of my camera gear in it when fishing out of a buddy’s boat.

–Matt Tucker

[Matt Tucker]

I have a buddy out of the Dallas area (Colony, actually) that makes the trip up at least once a year.

[Matt Tucker]

All my lenses with the exception of my Nikor 80-200 and my Tokina 11-16 have been purchased used.

[Matt Tucker]

Thanks guys.

[Matt Tucker]

I guess I will throw my two in, since everyone else showed theirs….

Creek Company ODC 1018 Pontoon (great boat for the money)

The $800 Hyde after a new rear deck and 3 years.

–Tucker

[Matt Tucker]

Yeah, i wasn’t quite sure about it too.

[Matt Tucker]

Dusty:

The power generation at the dams in the White River system are “peaking” facilities; which means they are “on demand” systems and the generally do not generate power just to generate power (unless they are trying to draw down the level of the lakes — which is the case right now).

I would guess that the status quo for the next few months will be pretty much generation 24/7 with some periods (1/2 day or a day here and there) of low water.

[Matt Tucker]

I can’t seem to figure out how to embed video on Zach’s board.

[Matt Tucker]

I am going to check out Sagebrush Dry Goods next, in search of the perfect bag.

[Matt Tucker]

I had to test the bag a little more — considering I had about $2k of AV gear in it yesterday when on the stream.

I filled the bag’s compartments with toilet paper.

[Matt Tucker]

Used the pack today, as i took my daughter fishing and wanted to carry some extra clothes for her along with photo / video gear.

[Matt Tucker]

The White River fishes well all year round.

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