MrGiggles

Wanted to go yesterday, but ran short on time. Hard to find when the says are so short. Good job, hoping to get out this weekend, weather looks decent.

Already purchased and in the garage.

Dang man leave some for us!

Sometimes the Bendix gear can get sticky as well, the starter will just spin and not engage the flywheel. Had that problem now and then on a 9.8 Merc, a little spray lube fixed it.

Want to get on Bull Shoals sometime during the spring or summer for some big walleyes. Would have to make a trip out of it, because it's a bit of a drive. As far as boat upgrades: Finish rear mounted trolling rod rack, before summer Trolling motor upgrade to one with spot lock. Network my bow and console sonars River boat build? Strong maybe on that one.... All smaller goals working to a single big one, which is "catch more fish."

Spiderwire stealth, Power pro, and Sufix are pretty popular. I use mono most of the time, but braid has advantages. The slim profile gets more depth with less line out for trolling, and it's more sensitive. Braid does not degrade in the sun either. There are a lot of specialized knots for braid, but I'm not that good at remembering them, so I just use a triline knot with a couple extra twists and leave a little tag line. There are also fused lines that behave similar to braid like Fireline and Nanofil, if you want to experiment more.

Dang man, good job. I was out there last night too, only caught 1.

Selling my mini bass boat. 81 Alumacraft F7 model, 80 Spartan trailer, and an 83 Johnson 25hp. Everything works well. Has a livewell under the deck and storage areas. Fully wired with nav lights, bilge pump, etc. Bow sonar included, it's a Pirahnax 4 DI. The boat is a little beat up on the right side. It does weep a little water, but not even enough to make the floor wet. I fished a couple times a week with it on Stockton, Pomme, and Truman from Aug 17 until recently. Clean titles for all, 1200 bucks and it's yours. Drop a battery in and it's ready to fish.

I have it spooled on one reel. It's decent stuff, but difficult to tie knots with. Because of that I use a mono leader, makes it easier to swap jigs. I probably wouldn't buy it again, just not worth it to deal with the knot issues.

Tries tonight, thought I was gonna get skunked until I drug this guy out of 40 feet on a spoon.

Yep. And for every pile that is marked, there are a dozen more that aren't. Some of my favorites (which I found trolling) are not marked on Navionics or the MOfish app. Last year I did all my winter fishing at Pomme (which is also where the above images were captured), and did pretty well over there. Stockton has always been a bit more of a puzzle for me.

I have noticed on my Garmins that it seems to depend on the speed of the boat and activity of the fish. If the boat is moving along at walking speed panfish seem to show up as footballs, and larger fish as arches. If I'm sitting still, they will show up as straight horizontal lines. On DI, fish are supposed to show up as white specks, although I don't have as much experience with it. I captured these a month ago, thought it was pretty interesting. I fished Thursday evening, didn't have much time. Only caught one crappie, same spot that I was tearing them up at a week before. My bass boat is broke down, so I was in my little boat without all the fancy electronics. I'll use that as my excuse.

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Am I correct in that you made a video a few years back on that main point during high water? A couple months ago I fished there at dusk and stayed for an hour or so. Only caught a few bass, was hoping for walleyes. I caught a couple small eyes three weeks ago, I don't have a clue where they are now. I'm too distracted with good crappie fishing to try and figure them out. I have messed around with spoons and jigging raps. Haven't caught anything on the raps, and caught a couple crappie and one walleye on the spoon early fall last year. Any tips to keep the hook from grabbing the line on your spoons?

All I know is that creek makes me nervous. I ran it clear to the bridge in my little boat last spring. Didn't catch much in there though. I was in it a couple months ago and bumped a tree way out in the main channel because the water is so low. No, thanks.

Gave it a try tonight as well, not as good as Thursday but still pretty good, brought home enough for dinner. A lot of boats on the water today, that's for sure.

I've bought two from eBay, both are fine, and are pretty inexpensive considering what they include.

Weather was just too nice and I couldn't help myself.All on brush, 24-28 fow, 12-20 ft deep. Barely any short fish. All on 1/16 oz weedless jig and BGBS blue ice.Water was tea colored, 49 degrees.Happy Thanksgiving, for those that are venturing out tonight or in the morning, good luck!

Thanks for the report. I've been itching bad to get out, it's tough to find the time with these short days. Gotta be wheels up and gone by 2:30 PM or it's not even worth going. Saw a report over on Crappie.com, they've been catching crappie shallow, seems like they're still all over the place.

Weedless jigs are the best thing ever if you're fishing in the sticks.

So far my favorite slip cork is the Thill Stealth. It will work down to 1/24 oz. I use straight mono (sensitivity is not a huge deal with bobber fishing), and also tie a stop with mono. I prefer freelining, but some days a float works better, and it brings back a lot of fond memories.

What are your favorite baits?

It was 52 yesterday, wouldn't be surprised if it drops a few more degrees as cold as it will be tonight and tomorrow night. This whole jerkbait thing looks pretty fun, any pointers for someone who has never done it before? Not really a bass fisher, but it's supposed to be killer for walleyes in early spring, and when it comes down to it I enjoy catching anything that will pull a string.