evilcatfish

Awesome post and fantastic pictures my friend! I think I'm visiting the shut ins later this week actually

I can "sort of" understand where he is coming from, but to single out bass boats and make no mention of the other monstrosities on our lakes is ridiculous. Seriously, there are boats on our waterways that belong in the ocean, I don't think bass boats are the problem.

Guess not lol. I'll be fishing it next week for a few days and will report back

This forum has been pretty quiet, anybody been out lately???

While on the subject of spoons....Anybody here ever fished the big mag sized flutter spoons on Table Rock or anywhere else? I love throwing large swimbaits but for some reason I've always found the big spoons intimidating, and a little intriguing. Seems like kind of an esoteric thing

Sorry to hear the bad news my friend

In my experience the crowds won't get huge until Memorial Day onward, but you'll still probably be encountering a lot of folks. Honestly, I think the fish have grown pretty used to the float crowds. I've had excellent days fishing when the river was absolutely packed

Thats a beast man, congrats on an awesome fish!

True, just like how their sponsors, gave them all their lures and equipment. By sponsors I mean credit cards...

Haha, that would've explained it, but I don't think a t shirt and an old boat scream tourney guys. Perhaps it was my choice in beef jerky? I've heard Jack Links is the snack of tournament champions?

I've stayed out of this thread, but have been following and this is where I stand as well. Just going to throw this out there, and I only make it to Table Rock about 1-2 times a year at most these days, so maybe my experience is an exception. Anyway, before hitting the water my bud and I usually stop at a gas station for coffee and snacks. 4 out of the last 5 times I've done this the gas station attendant has asked if we were in one of the "tournaments" that day. Is it just a coincidence that we are pleasure fishing on the same day as all these tournaments, or are there perhaps too many of them? (this never used to happen that I can recall)

Ebay often runs promo codes in the 15-20% range as well. I've gotten a couple Tatulas for dirt cheap this way, not to mention some Dobyns rods and other things.

I fished the jackhammer a decent amount last Fall. While the components, and fit/finish are "better" than the regular Z man, I don't think the Jackhammer outproduces it. I'd take 3-4 regular chatterbaits for the cost over a jackhammer, and I say that as a Brett Hite fan. I'm no cheapskate and have plenty of higher end lures, but in this case I can't justify the price difference. I really just wish Z-mans patent would run out so other companies could go back to producing their old designs...

Congrats on the win buddy!

Maybe I missed the info somewhere, but were any good sized smallies or spots weighed in? Just curious