Don't make the mistake of not tying your backing to the reel. I learned this the hard way when I dropped a rod in the water. Hooked the line and was goin to pull rod up from the bottom with my line. Got to the end and realized I didn't tie my line to the spool. No biggie. It was only a Revo Stx with a Falcon cara rod. Lol. Cost me about 300 bucks not tying on to the spool. Never again.
Put in at Holiday Island around 7:15. Went right into Longwood Creek. Second cast got a small large mouth. Had 4 caught within next 10 casts. Went toward back and didn't get a bite. Went back to the mouth of Longwood and the wind was pushing right into the mouth. Caught 6 more on one spot. Decided to leave and head toward Eagle Rock. Only place I was getting bites was on outside edges on the north sides of cuts on the river channel. Ended with 18 fish. My best 5 would have been right around 12lbs.
Almost all the fish were caught on a series 3 Strike King in brown craw color. Great new bait. Dives to 10ft and is same size and sound of old wiggle warts. 2 fish were caught early on Megabass 110 in Elagy Bone. Got off water aroun 4:00pm. Had a great day of fishing and got ice cream in Garfield on the way home.
Kentucky just shy of 18inches. Weighed 3.3lbs. Had a LM right around same size.
Any jackpot tourneys on the south end of Table Rock tommorow? Too late to sign up for Everett Team on Beaver and my partner can't go. Thought I might head to the rock
I would say start around point 12 and work it from there. Water has come up 2 1/2 ft since last saturday. Not sure how that will change things. I would think that would help them find which way to go.