Hey Eric,
i have some big ole articulated streamers than I rescued from trees and the shoreline that I will give you IF I can reclaim them from the mess that is my boat barn
2) I have the GPS from the brush piles AGFC put out Plus some I found in Missouri. We can try those IF lake fishing we must go
Well, there is variability in how water is being released through the floodgates. Let’s wait and see what happens. That’s weeks away. Somebody else makes the call on a postponement of Jigfest.
I won’t fish with water above 25 K on the White or 8 K on Norfork .
See how much water they are running and adjust.
IF they are running more than 15K, I will likely throw more jerk baits than jigs.
There was 5 foot of water on top of the boat ramp parking lot at Cotter
The White where I live with Flood Gates open is UNSAFE. I’m not sure here you could launch, but IMO it isn’t worth rolling the dice on your life.
Did you actually see Bull Shoals Dam or Norfork Dam with the Flood Gates open?
insane amounts of water.
Google it. I’m sure video is out there.
Back in the day, Bass Pro had Zoom at 50% off. I may have bought a bunch of soft plastic that day. That was worth getting up for, IMO.
In general, I don’t participate. TBH, I’m 2 plus hours away from anywhere that has lots of shopping options so it’s kind of a non starter for me.
Even a pretty spartan garage made boat will do the job. So it starts to be individual preference. Supreme used to be the Gold Standard with Shawnee favored by some.
It was my intention to replace my Supreme with a top of the line Top Water AND I would have if I had stayed with a fiberglass boat. I opted to go with a metal boat because of my desire to use it some bumpier places than the White River.
Not Great. Generally, you get beat up by waves and blown around by the wind. The trout boats are a specialized tool. ; You can drive a small nail with a screw driver, but a hammer works a lot better.