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I like the Emo Green.

I’ve used the Suffix 832. I was not wowed by it nor do I hate it. I have no plans to buy more. Ive been a huge proponent of Nanofil. I still believe it casts better than most braids, but lately it just has not held up well enough for me. Im transitioning over to the fancy finesse braid. I’ve had better experiences with both the Spro and the Daiwa 8 strand J Braid. I’m still ok with Power Pro and Power Pro V2

Man, those Table Rock Footballs are Beautiful !

KT’s BBQ in Gassvillie is as Good as any I can remember having eaten. Just sayin.

CP typically are going to avoid current. Look at the grass beds along the shorelines. The dead water areas when the river switches back or corners where a creek runs in. They hit all sorts of lures so you would like to think most flys would work. I found they like pistol Pete flys. White streamers should would too. I want a fly I can see and watch for follows. A chartreuse over white Clouser catches everything. I don’t want an overly large fly. Like a 4 or 6. in theory, a heavier abrasion resistant leader is a good idea, but the reality is that it’s a crap shoot. If the CP gets super aggressive and engulfs your fly and some inches of your leader, It’s over.I’d try to use a 10 lb or higher fluro leader, but Thursday I caught 3 of the 4 I hooked on 2 lb mono. I was try for Flier.

I’m Glad they’re working for you Marty. With proper caution, they are a Great addition for some boat trailers.

At the Quarter Pole, I’m at 68 species and and 537 total fish caught. I had to check ; the Life List is up to 194.

Probably Donald Cranor. He has a stable of guides that he works with. I think if you state out front that you want to spin fish with artificial baits he should be able to take care of you. I have no idea what it will cost. I went the expensive route and bought a boat. Ahhh Lodging. If you had a larger group, the answer would be Riley's Station and it still might be your best choice. I would consider Rim Shoals resort with Gary Flippin. Good barbless wade fishing right there at the resort which I guess wouldn't matter too much on this trip. Lots of rental options in Cotter for 2-4 people. VRBO or a web search. I wish you guys were going to be able to fish two days.

I appreciate y’all’s concern. Those fish were cold to the touch. They pulled (better as the day warmed), but we’re pretty tuckered out by the time I was getting hooks out. The Honorable Duane Doty gave me a set of Boga Grips. I will most definitely use them when necessary , but ONLY when I think it is necessary. Boga Grips can injure fish. I also have a set of the floating lip lock fish holders. Ai would have used those on the channel catfish, but they were at home with my catfish bag.

I tried to match the bait to the conditions. Depth, water temps and water color.

I got a little bit of a late start. My gear was in disarray and I had a goal today. I wanted to force feed them crankbaits. I wanted to try various rod combos I have and see if I really need another fishing pole. I was also hoping to add a few species for the year. and run the BassCat. and Not Die. So I had a successful day. I didn’t die. BassCat ran great. I was Happy with the combos I used today.no need at all for another cranking rod. And I force fed a few. water temp was about 50 degrees at the boat ramp (Fouts). Water had a little color. If you ran towards the main lake the water cleared in a Hurry and temp dropped to 49.7 I tried some clearer water and then ran back up to a transition bank near the launch. Caught one pretty quickly on RK. I moved further up the creek arm and got a little more color. I fished another transition bank with a wart. Caught a few. I ran a little further. It got just a little warmer and I caught a few spots on Teckle Drunkered. I ran back in a side pocket which was warmer and more stained. I kept the boat in 6 ft and threw to 3 foot with a Rapala Tiny OG. Water temp was like 52.5. Poor little OG got eaten. while I was there I found a nice brush like that looked to be loaded with crappie. I caught a couple to prove to myself it was. I’ll get some groceries off that pile. First White Crappie of the year for me. ran further up and found some 54 degree water, but no takers. I had a final spot I wanted to try. I ran further up and found some shallow stained water that was 56.5. A little bit of surface activity told me that White bass were there. I picked on them for longer than I should have, but not as long as I wanted too. There was a bank I wanted to grind on with a square bill. It worked. too well. I got a pretty decent channel cat and the lost my bait to what I think was a Big Flathead, but I never turned the fish much leas got him to the surface. That fish took me into some wood and broke the 15 lb Abraz X. The replace squad bill caught several Spotted Bass and LMB. I tried a Jack Hammer, but the fish didn’t like it as much as I did. No Bites. I quit with 14 Bass, 8 White Bass, 3 crappie, a Bluegill, and a Channel Cat. All fish were released. I was Very Happy with my day. I left them biting, but I have a Lifer Quest tomorrow so I needed to not bw after dark getting home. so I got a few Spotted Bass, a White Crappie, a few White Bass, and a Channel Catfish as new for the year species. That gets me to an even 60 Species for the year. I’m going to try to add to that tomorrow.

There’s all kinds of random crap in there. A chain saw chain. Some random metal pointy thing.

Here is the aforementioned display case. I want to free all the Rapalas, Spooks, the Hellbender, and a few of the old crankbaits from their illegal detention.

ACC has lots of different models. I’m Happy with mine mine. I have the 8 foot spinning rod and I deep vertical jig and spoon with it. I don’t think it would be a great choice for casting and retrieving jigs etc

We had a phenomenal couple of days using a dark smoke with copper flake. I also have done well with smoke and purple flake. Watermelon red, Green Pumpkin, and Black Blue in low light conditions.

i'd guess there is a You Tube video that I could learn from.

Nah, I think that was the Niangua. I can't get Johnny to try Saltwater with me.

I can not stand Steel cut oatmeal. I really enjoy Old Fashioned Oats. I can't eat the instant ones.

I've never worked with dubbing. I'm kinda intimidated by the concept. I guess you apply a dubbing wax to the thread?

I've done well on them at Stockton, TR, Bull Shoals, and some of the creeks. I have not thrown them much of late. There is no reason that they wouldn't still be effective.

I certainly agree that it takes effort and time.With Spotlock and the transducer on a separate Mount, I’m not seeing the boat control being an issue. Granted it’s gonna be easier with a 5 mph wind vs 25 mph. It takes a while for your brain to get that left to right is really front to back (or vice versa I can’t remember),

That’s an Ouchie JBG. this was where Cajun Anglers Walk The Dog bait ended up after a fish threw it. It didn’t hurt. We popped it out with the string trick.

Our ER definitely has that Lure collection. They get really pissy about it if you don’t want to surrender the bait. A word to the wise, cut the hooks off the bait prior to going to the ER. Leave the bait at home. There are several baits I would love to have out of that box. Some oldies but goodies that you can’t buy anymore.

Marty makes a really good Clouser.

The bigger females may have been offshore . I’m not familiar with the overall population / size structure for that lake, but you would have to think there are some bigger ones. still you got out and made it happen. Kudos