After spending two decades focused on Linux and other Unix-like systems, Microsoft finally got their claws in me. In my current job, I’ve been doing the majority of my work in Azure. Technically, it’s still Linux as everything I’m doing is either Azure Functions in Python, Linux App Services, or Linux VMs. Given that this…
First Impressions on the Crescent Lite Tackle
With some things I’m always hunting. I’ve had 38 vehicles if that tells you anything about how my brain works. Since I started fishing, and then kayak fishing, I’m on my 6th boat! I have learned a ton about kayaks, paddling, rigging, and fishing from them. It’s been great to learn and this Crescent Lite…
Wonders of Wildlife
This past weekend, I had to drive down to Springfield to pick up my new (to me) kayak. I knew that I’d have the younger kids with me so I looked for something to do other than just drive there and back. The Wonders of Wildlife museum was the perfect choice! The layout and exhibits…
MoYak Lake of the Ozarks Recap
I had been scouting out launch areas for months. I kept coming back to a place I found on Google Earth. I spent the day before hanging out with Sawyer driving to a few other places. That evening, Sawyer, Mom, Grandma, and I went to checkout the spot I’d found. When I was describing where…
Sawyer Took a Dip
Sawyer loves getting in the water and has really wanted to kayak lately. This was our second outing in kayaks together. I’m impressed at how well he paddles and balances! There’s been very little instruction other than containing him in an area where he can explore skills on his own. As you see in the…
First Fishing Altercation
I had about 30 minutes to kill and headed to Lake Jacomo. I went to Ligget cove which has a few spots good for bank fishing. That’s what’s in the image above. When I pulled up, there were two people on the rocky side to the east. A car and a truck were parked in…
Sawyer and I at Ha Ha Tonka
The day before the MoYak Lake of the Ozarks tournament, Sawyer went with me to scope out some spots and walk around at Ha Ha Tonka.
Where I Started
My father-in-law took my kids and I to a youth pond to fish. I helped them out with baiting their hooks, but I didn’t know how to do anything else. This was 2016. Fishing was all around me, and I realized that I had never caught a fish. That’s not exactly correct, I did catch…
Fishing Report – From the Boat With Sawyer
Sawyer and I took the bass boat out to Lake Jacomo. We put in at the Marina and headed north from there. We saw a ton of common carp, but nothing else. We then headed east and went back in a bunch of the coves. We were getting bites in 4-5′ of water mostly just…