Having read the forum front to back (no joke) over the past few months, I think have a good idea of what it will take to hit my stretch goal of 60hrs to finish.  My plan is to get to Glasgow between midnight and 4AM - sleep for a few hours - then head out for Lisbon Bottoms at the crack of dawn or maybe a bit earlier.  The wisdom on this forum makes it clear that I should have a plan A, B, C and D in place and ready to execute to account for all the variables that could crop up.  I have those plans laid out for the scenarios that put me behind my target pace.  However, I am not sure what I should do if I hit Glasgow ahead of my schedule, or if I feel great (and not ready to sleep) when I get there.  That means I have to choose to stop and rest when I feel I still have some gas in the tank, or tackle Lisbon Bottoms in the dead of night.  Also, while this scenario being a reality means that I am feeling good physically, it does not change the fact that I will have been in a kayak for MANY hrs at that point, and will not be 100%.   I plan to run Lisbon Bottoms in the daylight as part of my work-up to the race, but wanted to get some veteran input on the wisdom of running that section at night in the race.  Is it really as difficult as it is made out to be on the forum, or will I be OK if I just follow the ProPaddler app?
The reasons I am seriously considering it are two-fold. 
1.      Lots of advice on this forum says to “make-hay” in the wee hours of the night and nap in the afternoon when temps are the hottest. 
2.      I am concerned that if I head out of Glasgow in the early morning, I may be fog-bound until it burns off. 

You are smart enough to be concerned about it and you know that it's there.  That's really all you need.  I've gone through Lisbon Bottoms twice in the dark and twice in daylight - all were equally non-eventful.  As said, you will hear it with plenty of warning - just paddle near mid-channel and you will be fine.    In 2020, (daylight) I edged over towards river left just to get  feel for what was going on there.  At no time did I feel that the current through the cut was going to overpower the main Missouri current and drag me away.  It is a danger area and as such, you must respect it.  But unless you are hugging the left bank you'll get through it just fine.  I would consider Lisbon Bottoms very dangerous if it were foggy but frankly, many parts of the river are dangerous in fog.

Thank you for the input on this.  As I mentioned in my original post, I have gone through every page of this forum - all 93 pages of it - twice now, and there is lots of discussion about it.  With a few exceptions, the feeling I get is that as long as I am aware of the situation and know where to go and where to stay away from, there should be no issues.   I do have to say that I am looking forward to running it in the daylight just to see this epic section of the river in all of it's glory. 

Another factor in me thinking that Lisbon Bottoms at night ought to be OK is that my very first time on the MO was last September through Berger Bend.  I took one of Shane's Paddle Stop shuttle tours from Herman to New Haven.  Through a number of errors on my part, I ended up signing up for the night paddle instead of the beginners day paddle.  Without knowing it (I had not read the forums at that point)  I negotiated a section of the river that seems to have a pretty nasty reputation.  While Shane, and the other paddlers were in the vicinity, they did not coach me (nor did I expect or wish to be coached) as we went through.  If Lisbon Bottoms is anything like this, I feel pretty good about taking it on at night as long as I can run it during the day at some point in the spring.

I will leave you with two more questions to answer:
1) If fog does form on the river, when does it usually set in/burn off?   Is that something that can be answered or is it too variable to be able to nail down typical fog times?
2) How long did it take all of you to be able to spell Leudke without having to look it up?   

Dave Amelung - boat 4728

While Lisbon Bottoms and Berger Bend seem to be the most talked about areas of the course on this forum, it seems like the approach to Glasgow is actually the most tricky part of the course.  I have seen the two stories of boats getting caught up on one of the bridges, and several comments about the conditions around the ramp. 

While very scary to read, and probably very humbling to post, I find these stories most helpful in my preparation for 2021.  It is one thing to read a post about something to do or not to do.  However the stories of the consequences of not following those suggestions really drive home the lesson.