Dewayne French

I feel your pain Mr. Bill, about Table rock, Bull, Norfork, and Beaver. All these dang lakes can humble you quick, but that was a good day and I have enjoyed a lot of that nature time also.😂

I agree the spots will light up the board and this lake is popping. I'm put my guess on Drew Gill and Spencer Shuffield will be the main players. Would like to Roger get in the mix, but like Mr. Bill said these boys are going to stay on them.

nice job sir

Made one of my trips down to Toledo Bend over the weekend and it did not disappoint. I know Bill said something about heading to LoP and it has to be good also. Be careful if you go around Bullfrog they had bad weather last weekend and the docks were blowed over on top each other. But all those lakes are fishing great and a good change of pace. I had one dandy right at 7lbs post spawn and suspended on a big tree 5' down in 35 fow. Several 4's and just a fun time caught crappie and yes there was lots of boats, but plenty of room to find an area to fish. Lots of bank beaters down there, as the cove we stay in always had boats in and out throughout the day. It is fun to watch as nearly everybody is doing the same thing casting at the same targets, just maybe a different bait many times. The small cove had 8 boats in it at a time most all day Saturday just unreal fishing pressure. Mid-lake water temps were 68ish and I unloaded down by the dam Saturday morning and it was only 60.5 at 10 am when I loaded back up and headed to the cabin. Great get away and always good food down there. Brought home boudin and red beans and rice fixins.

Okay so I got to do a boil for work next week (small group 12ish). What is the favorite recipes of the group on here. Give me what y'all have to work with. I have never done one, but I have sure ate a lot of those bugs. I'm used to outside cooking, smoking, fish cooking as we all are around here, so lets have a recipe? Thanks in advance

Anytime, Sir sorry it took a little longer than I planned. I got busy at farm Friday night/Saturday and with church Sunday so I got behind on my fishing job😉. That 23p is kind of what I was thinking my rig need just did not have the extra money to play with. If I ever do I will let you now how it goes.

Okay I got a picture of it over the weekend. It is a 19 pitch 4 blade powertech ELE4R19PMS275. I guess that would be the reason it works so well just not a good top end. And also why it pops the boys on so well on the tube. Hope this helps.

WOW I love to fish that lake it is just unreal and totally different than what we have around here. You can use the same baits and the same general stuff it is just generally shallower. Amazing fishing Texas or Louisiana side I try and make a couple/three trips a year but with work it usually it not when they are like last weekend. It took 43 lbs to win the texas team trail sat and second was 34 and it took 20lb to get the last check at 30th place. I got a cousin there fish that quite a bit and he said it can be hero or zero, but that is just crazy catch 20lbs and not even be remotely close. Thanks for the heads up I had not heard about that one 14 lbr WOW

Yes that does sound to big a pitch I know the 4 blade trophy plus 26P I tried was hard to plane out and did not help top end. The tempest was a 3 blade but i cant remember the pitch to long ago. I will try to remember to look this afternoon when we go feed. I used to keep a ski tow bar on it and it did great pulling my teenage stepsons one at time on a inflatable and they were not small 6' gym types

I will have to look this weekend it is at the farm. I know it is an off brand 4 blade. It seems to do better than any of the trophy and tempest props I have tried. It is not a fast boat/motor combo, but so far very reliable. I have had it since 2016 as a back up boat for when I sell my newer basscat. The motor has done me well, very hard to start if it has set for months and it leaks some fuel around the carb gaskets for the first few times of use. Then it seems to seal up and even the morning startups are way better. I need the seats re-done they are horrid, it was not took care of by previous owner.

I have a 1991 Intruder 175 on a 91 Basscat Sabre good combo for sure. Now I know who to bring it to for a once over. 😁

Glad to hear you have been out and check on the areas that have been producing. Always a good place to start

Thanks Mr. Bill Very informative as normal 😉 Udaman

It is always funny to me that people actually call and ask "when are the trout being stocked"....I mean can people not catch them unless a truck just left the ramp. 😁🤦‍♂️Most of us just laugh at that, but I guess there are people that think that way. And no I have not seen an area "fished out" unless it was by otters, but that is another totally different meaning there.

I was always told that is why it's called fishing not catching 🤣😂. Those beautiful early winter days I never have had much luck either. But those are days to be out without tons of warm clothes on. Glad you caught a few and enjoyed you time out. That is the more important thing the older I get