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Not getting up one plane sounds like it would take forever to get anywhere....

Heading to table rock next week, but water is two feet above normal pool and rising. More rain looks like a certainty as well. I'll be launching around indian point. I'm already a little concerned about the possibility of floating debris. How high is too high on this lake? How concerned should I be about said debris? If I can be certain I'm not gonna be hitting any logs with my new boat, it sounds like it could end up being a find and flip the bushes bite. Looking for any words of wisdom you guys can give me regarding this situation (mostly concerning safety). Thanks.

Thanks for the tips. It will definitely be tough for me to stay off the banks. I only just got a boat a few months ago and have been confined to the banks by merit of not having one. Should be a great learning experience for me.

I'm on the kansas side, in shawnee

Hey all. Let me take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Blake and I'm from Kansas city, and I'm a fairly avid bass fisherman. My family and I will be coming to table rock smack dab in the middle of may, and I would really appreciate some basic information on where to get started. I fished the rock a couple of times but that was when I was a wee tyke. I've learned quite a bit since then, but really know nothing about table rock other than it's clear, it's deep, and all three species of bass are pretty plentiful there. My family and I will be staying at indian point so I imagine most of my fishing will be focused around that area. I've got a 90 horse evinrude, and I'm willing to make a run to certain sections of the lake, but I'm not going to be able to do it in the amount of time a 250 can. My research has shown me that the bass will more or less be altogether done with the spawn at this time. There may be a few late comers on beds, but it's looking like I'll need to be focusing on some post spawn patterns. I keep hearing an awful lot about bluffends for this time period. Would this be a good place to start? It's also sounded like topwater in the morning can be pretty hot around this time. What areas should I concentrate on? It's looking like I need to learn how to fish a spook, because that's all I hear about from rock guys. Well, that and redfins. Also have heard a good deal about pbj jigs, tube baits, shakyheads and grubs on jigheads. This is about all I know. Coming from Kansas City, deep water scares me. Clear deep water scares me more. I don't even really know where to get started, so if you fine folks could point me in the right direction, that'd be awesome! Oh, and if you could maybe give me a few extra pointers on hooking up with some smalleys, I'd be grateful. I've caught kentucky's, and largies, but never a brown fish. I'd like to change that this may. Thanks again. -Blake.