Ham

It’s all about product placement. I actually caught 3 largemouth yesterday. ???

First Cutthroat of the day. 19 inches

I promise if I had a buddy or two on board, there would have been more fish caught and a lot more jigs lost.

Frost flowers

I do occasionally catch trout on something out than Zig Jigs.

New regs are in effect if you are planning to harvest a few.

Where is everybody?

LittleRedFishermsn and I were trying to plan a river adventure, but overnight rains on 1/23 made our rivers rise a bunch so we shifted our sights to the White River. They’ve been running a bunch of water and we were gonna sling jerkbaits and look for a BIG bite. Well...best laid plans and all ... Bret couldn’t get over here ; house stuff required his presence. So, I shifted my sights again to the Norfork. I didn’t get a Brookie last year and I had hopes for a Slam. I must be getting soft in my old age. It was pretty chilly getting the boat hooked up and gear loaded. I decided to let it get above 20 before I headed to the river. 22 when I left the house and 27 when I launched the boat. Surprisingly, I was the only boat at the ramp. I tried the pool above the ramp. I think there were Shad coming through because gulls were working hard, but our govt protecting us from ourselves won’t let you fish anywhere near where that is happening. In all fairness, ppl would die, but the fishing would be GREAT! Anywho...got bites, caught nothing. They were running two units FULL which makes fishing harder and boat control a nerve wrecking exercise. I caught fish and I didn’t die. I would have caught more fish and been at much less risk on 1 unit. Just saying. Richard Cross will be Happy to hear I lost a bunch of jigs. I managed to avoid losing any jerkbaits. With 2 ppl, you might get 1/2 of the hang ups loose. After I almost broke a rod, I quit trying to get my jigs back. I caught a handful of fish on a jerkbait. No Browns on it. I lost a couple of fish so who knows. Long Hole treated me a little nicer, but was much more difficult boating. McCllelands is an awesome spot. Awesome. Better with less water , but awesome. I caught fish down btw McCllends and second island as well as btw the Two Islands. I had caught some beautiful Cutthroat in the catch and release area and a Fat hen German Brown Trout just above the second island so I wanted to complete the slam. I ran back up and fished Long hole a few drifts, I gave the big pool by Gene’s a few drifts, and I went back to the upper lagoon and tried the mouth of Dry Run where I caught more Rainbows but no Brook trout. By this point, I was tired and cold. I had caught 27 fish and decided to pull the plug on the day. I was exhausted from the wind and cold and stress. I had a nice supper and went to bed super early. It was a Good Day. This post has been promoted to an article

Ok, Now you’re just being mean.

You just wait until I get that 7 inch White Tail Shiner to bite.

I’m Working so I can not attend.

I’ll bring the 5 weight and the 6 weight. I’ll put a sink tip on the 6 weight. Ill be pretty compelled to bring a spinning rod or two though.

I’m always ready to go soremouth a big bunch of White Bass. I don’t care thing about keeping any to eat. To me, they are a Sport fish only. A long haul for me, but one I am willing to make if I get a heads up that it’s happening.

Ask Phil to make it a sticky so it will stay at the top of General Fishing. IF I catch anything large, I’ll try to get you a picture.

I WAS NOT the maniac in question. It was beyond miserable out there ; I can’t imagine trying to fish in that wind/ horizontal snow from a trout boat. The BassCat on Bull Shoals maybe, but this time I was not that idiot. You can be sure I will make bad decisions and fish in crap weather later this year, but not yesterday. It is good to see that I have a reputation for being deranged.

Pretty tough conditions in Cotter, AR, but one maniac was running a boat in the White River a couple of hours ago. He’s freaking crazy.

So, I ended up going with a Falcon Lowrider Weightless Worm. LFC - 67MH 12-20 lb line , 1/4-3/4 oz, 6’7” , and a little shorter handle. Thanks for all the suggestions. After it gets some use, I’ll do a rod review. I plan on spoiling up 17 lb mono on a 6.3 : 1 reel. I think it’s going to fish several things pretty well. It is light in hand and feels about right. Time will tell.

Edelman is having a DAY !

One week at a time. Chiefs are a tough out at home.

I’m not sure if it has the power to drive down into the gravel. I love the concept, but expense, concerns that it might be ineffective, and weight have kept me from pulling the trigger.

Bummer.

I am completely satisfied with my Falcon Cara Finesse Jig rod. It’s fantastic, but every tool has its limitations. It’s better at 1/4 to 5/8 oz Jigs. Great for FB Jigs and worm fishing.

I stuck with the literal translation of the thread and posted a pic of first fish caught. Heck! I might not catch a Big Fish all year.

I absolutely agree. I’m trying to get that 8-11 foot depth with a slow steady wobble. I think you guys are often grinding shallower stuff on TR.

I much prefer the RK55 to a wart, but I see no need for the 50 size