AdamDale

I'm looking for a depth finder or a two man bass boat that won't break the bank (i'm thinking about $200 - $250 max). After just a little bit of research i'm leaning toward a Hummibird 561 DI. Does anyone here have any experience with one? At this stage I am very open to suggestions as well. Any and all opinions are welcome.

Thank you. I like what I'm hearing. How's the area for everything else? because I'm sure we will spend some time fishing for crappies green bass, white bass, and maybe even walleye. One of my friends just started doing more than drowning worms last summer and hasn't caught many of these fish before (White bass, Smallmouth, Spots, Walleye) so w're going to try to scratch a few of them off the list. I'm actually from Iowa just a part depraved of my favorite kinds of fish (Northerns and Smallmouth).

Abkeenan, with the exception of the a-rig I've caught lots of fish all those ways. Most of my smallie fishing has been in natural lakes in Minnesota in the summer. In my experience finding the right depth was most important then you looked for rock on bottom if it had a transition to weeds or sand it was a bonus. Does that tend to be the same way down there or is the cover more important than the structure? To clarify, are depth and contour more important or are cover such as weeds rocks docks and wood more important? Obviously the combination of the two is what you're looking for.

While I'm sure the guide would be worth it, we are doing this on the cheap. We are bumming my parent's under powered walleye boat so our fishing will be within a mile or two of where ever we put in at. I usually do fairly decent at new lakes but like you said Table Rock is a huge body of water.

First of all hi everybody I'm new to the forum. Two of my friends and I will be making our first trip to Table Rock over our spring break (23rd-29th I think, I don't remember the exact dates) . We have reservations at Bar M Resort which is in the Indian Point area. I am a multi-species angler with a preference for smallies, I know water temp and weather patterns will have a huge effect on whats going on with the fish. I was just looking for a heads up on what would normally be going good on that area of the lake that time of year. Any tips or pointers are welcomed. Thank you in advance.