I just did a float on the black river small mouth fishinf was awesome landed 4 fish and lots of bites

Be up there in a few weeks. Tough to make time being so far from home.

It is a beautiful place. I usually come up twice a year.

@@DennisBohannan That’s fantastic! Most of the rivers in southern Missouri are spring fed. They are a true gem and thanks for providing such wonderful content about our state. You can take me along anytime! Lol!

Missing out. Greatest place in the country for it.

@@DennisBohannan to broke to be able to afford my own boat, and dont know anybody willing to take a stranger haha

unless some idiot is flying up and down it with a powered motor...

All those floaters peeing and splashing in the water. The fish love watching boats go by.

@@DennisBohannan you're trash...own it

Same Good luck brother from just south of ya n Dub V

Wonderful place. I will be back at some point.

It is a blast

What a story. I go up to Missouri about once a year. When you get down there check out Black river boats in Poplar Bluff for you custom build.

@@DennisBohannan Black River Boats, copy that and thanks for the heads up. I was looking at a SeaArk 18 x 72” tunnel hull with 115/80 Tiller jet. Diamond plate floor. Cut out styrofoam and put in hatch box lids all over. I did all this on a 20’ SeaArk in Alaska and it worked well. Used for fishing King Salmon and hunting Caribou and Yukon Moose. My last Bull was 62 1/2” spread. Wish I could send pics. Thanks again for the heads up. What boat were you running on your Missouri Videos? It is a 16’ ? With a 60/40 Merc?

@marksehl2713 yes on my rig. Custom made here in Texas. Been great for what I need out of a boat. I mostly catfish setting lines. Texas just made it illegal to hunt out of river bed basically.

So Dennis, those Missouri rivers, do you feel an 18’ x 72” is too big for those rivers? I grew up there in my early teens but didn’t have my first jet boat till I moved to Oregon. That was a 22’ Koffler with a 200 Hp Yamaha. Bigger water for sure. But if I need to scale back to 16’ or 17’ that’s no problem. Judging by your river read/run skills you’ve got it dialed in and you operate at a high skill level. I could feel myself sliding powered up thru the turns. Looked like great fun. Can’t wait to get there. Waiting on my house to sell so we can move.

@marksehl2713 Well, as you know, the river there are all sizes. But in my OPINION, that is too big to really explore. Also, many of the rivers have HP restrictions. That is something to look into before purchasing.

Headed your way Saturday. Group of us riding from Columbus up towards Smithville

I slept on a wet cot and damp covers

Yes, I love this stretch of river. Wish it were in my back yard.

Thanks

Thank you very much!

New video coming tonight of my local river here in Texas. It really rough.

Would not touch any of these ozark rivers with a fiberglass

Agree. I went during the week, and in a storm, you can see on part 1. River all to myself.

You and me both. Over 8 hours from my house.

Correct

Why I always come up during the week.

Thanks. Believe it or not they are easier to make.

Yes. Called the rock ejector. Great tool to have. Search my channel for more info or find his website.

Where is that more specifically?

@DennisBohannan up near Lacrosse wisconsin. Miles and miles of small sandy rivers feeding into the upper Mississippi. Not sure of the best way to contact you outside YT comments.

You were near reed springs when you stopped that was pretty amazing trip

Yeah, absolute blast.

@@DennisBohannan I have a 1852 blazer with a 175 on it makes it tough in the tight spots

Wish I had a smaller boat some days

@dwilsonfarms6541 yeah. Big boat for that stretch

THANKS

I ran the James River up out of table rock, maybe 40 miles. That probably consider lower james though.

@@DennisBohannan nice, what put in did you make it to?

Going downstream is always the toughest.

Far as jet part of ot goes it have no problem. In rough water, I just trimmed down and ran a little slower. Wide open and trimmed up it will cavitate in chop. Flat bottoms well are flat bottom.

Yes setup specifically for running line in a river for catfish. Should have a video coming soon catching some fish.

Search 1652 kaz kustom. I have full video of it. This is a 16 foot with 40 jet

@@DennisBohannan that’s sick I need a jet lol I’m just getting into it , I love fishing the current and all those pretty rivers but idk if my new jon would work it’s flat like yours but like I said it’s gotta outboard, do you think the trolling would work or if it’d be simply too shallow

@Dhejehehehhe I feel like there are sections on the current river you could get by with it. On the black it's to shallow. Always head up from where you launch and you will be fine.

@@DennisBohannan thank you you earned a sub lol would you recommend any sections below round springs there’s a limit on hp above that( 18 for outboard , I gotta 25) or would u just troll

I'm not from around there so can't really say. I definitely would ignore the hp restrictions.

No tunnel.

@DennisBohannan great job, next you gotta run the Gasconade or Meremac, some amazing scenery, but the black is always great. Definitely got a subscriber here.

@lenwhiteside on my list to get to. Missouri border is 7 hours away. Never enough time.

Very good question. Further south in Arkansas, it turns into a muddy river and runs into the white river.

@@DennisBohannan Reason I asked , here in coastal NC we have a Black R. 30 min away. It like most rivers here is coffee colored. If you were to get in and look up the water is yellowish but surprisingly clear. It's lined with Cypress some 2000 years old. Very different than your water but both beautiful. I'd run my Triton aluminum bass style boat with 90 Yamaha on the Black but stout tree branches hang cat lines and hooks. Big bluegills we call bream red ears , shellcracker and long eared sunfish locally known as red bream. Very pretty but big flat head cats have dined on.most. Thanks

Thanks

Rocky ejector. Built right there in Missouri. www.outboardjetrockejector.com/

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I was going to camp there one night, but went in a different direction.

I will try one of these days

Keep it light. Have motor set correct and keep it trimmed as much as it will allow.

It has a jet pump. Nothing below the boat

KAZ KUSTOM

On Temu 😂😂

Would love to

I ran the Gasconade with my Wooldridge 17. Was a blast. Went to visit family and bought the boat from eastern Pa. Ran around Lake of the Ozarks as well but we were a little small for that. Cheers

I slept on my cot just on the gravel bar. Took a tent but mosquitoes weren't out so didn't set it up.

@@DennisBohannan haha so just slept on the cot out in the open?

@@jaycevessier7554 Yup. Only dreamed once a black bear was after me.

@@DennisBohannan haha yep, that’s why I couldn’t sleep out like that. I’d have to set up my wall tent and stay the weekend

I used to be same way but just doesn't bother me anymore. Usually set up a canopy to keep dew off.

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Rock Ejector

It did not. Me being lazy and using a self tapering screw is the blame though. Held for over 2 years.

Sorta sounds like a dare.

I’ll video.

Look up videos of “St. Francis River flood kayaking.”

1652 kaz kustom. Scroll through my videos did a whole video on it. The thumb nail is boat in the woods hooked up to a flat bed samurai

No wonder I had the river to myself. I thought it was because of the thunderstorm. I do know several locals and no one said anything.

I can't find any literature on that. I was planning coming back up at end of the month.

You’re wrong

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@@DennisBohannanwhat motor ? 1652 Motor? With a Rock Ejector kit Ain’t gone lie, this set ups the biz

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Pass. Love the tiller.

It is very rare people even run boats on this section. You just can't fish.