Vinsott

47 by 12 bridge

Can't wait to get back out there soon. Great job "Striper Master!!!!!!"

This is my 21ft. fishing tritoon. I have only used premium "non ethanol" fuel Has a Mercury 115 4-stroke with stainless prop Wave tamer enclosed underside to keep the water from getting up on the decking Lifting strakes help get this boat to 35 mph One livewell front, and one rear in the fishing station Lowrance HDS 7 touch with structure scan Hydraulic steering Ski tow bar Added corner bumpers 2014 dual axle trailer Trolling motor Bimini top with boot is included but removed for winter Full custom cover Vinyl floors in front and rear section with carpet between Sound system Has just had new spark plugs,new fuel filter, new water pump, new air filter, engine oil & filter and lower unit oil , and greased prop shaft With these options new this boat is over $36,000 $22,900

At least you got something. I won't be able to hunt for stripers for another 2 weeks. By then maybe they will be concentrated a bit better.

Dragged some brooders and jigged a spoon around the islands and prairie creek. Must have been a Sunday tournament because they all came roaring past me between 3:30 and 4. Caught small whites on spoons. Small I mean between 8-10". A spot , small striper and a nice white on brooders and that was it. It was beautiful though and enjoyed the late afternoon outing. The striper was too small to count as a striper catch. I'll get em next time.

How are you liking your new sonar? My down and side scan on my lowrance shows fish as white spots or when stripers torpedos. Not arches like yours.

SKUNKED!!!!

Went with a friend today and he got this one just over 11 pounds. I caught a bunch of spots, and largemouth on brooders. No striper for me yet but at least we got one in the boat. Maybe next time. Just can't seem to find any good schools of striper to target.

Got a late start and was on the water about 1pm. The forecasted 5-10 mph winds sure seemed more like 10-20 to me. My pontoon sucks in winds. Found some bait balls and tried to drag some brooders around the bait. Well the brooders definitely got dragged. I actually hooked into my first striper of the year and the hook popped out. I could tell it was a keeper but not big. Thirty minutes later on the same rod another take. I immediately could tell it was a much better fish. Big head shakes and strong runs let me know. Fought it for about five minutes and pop goes the weasel again. I thought it busted off but nope hook just pulled again. After jumping up and down and cursing for a few minutes I cut the hook off and threw it away. Needless to say only one white bass after that and got tired of fighting the boat. Going to try in the morning again with hopefully some better luck. Hope someone else got into them. Saw a few boats out fishing.

Great job. Persistence I always say. I'm going myself this weekend and hope to get my first of the season.

You are an awesome fisherman Dan. I am impressed.

Dragged brooders around the islands and Prairie Creek. Wind was stiff from the East. Found bait balls in different spots and they were on the move constantly. Only caught 5 Spots. Got to witness Dan's beautiful boat. I hope all the other fisherman out there did better than I did. I'll just have to be persistent.

Friday I went out on the lake with my Bride to just troll around and enjoy the weather and lack of boats. Trolled flickers and caught a few small spots and 7 keeper crappie. Tried it again by myself on Sunday evening which had a bunch more boat traffic and ended up with 7 keeper crappie again. Seven is not a Lance outing but it was nice to catch something. They were #7 flickers. I just realized this seven number must mean something. I won't post a picture of 7 dead crappie on the cutting board but it did make some nice dinners. Caught a few under size crappie and the keepers were between 11-13"

Friend was kayak fishing around PC and found a 20lb floater, and a bigger one on its last kicks. He weighed the bigger one at 35 lbs. Said they were fat and didn't have any obvious signs of being caught. I'm guessing released fish that are dying???? Livewell kept and then released before removing boat?? Not sure but a shame. PC seems too warm for them this soon I would think, but everyone reading this that doesn't post should hit the ramp first thing tomorrow at PC and let me know if they are there.

I sure hope so. If not someone must really not like me..

Haven't fished for a while, so I needed to check the boat and dock. Yes that is an arrow shot into a dock float. And I have a garage door on my slip less then a foot above the water. Judging from the angle it must have been shot almost parallel to the water going under a closed door. No respect for other peoples stuff anymore.

I had an unbelievable rain total of 4.4" from last nights storm. I think that is the most rain in that short of a span since I moved to Arkansas.

I measured a total of 9.2" just east of downtown Rogers from my rain gauge.

12 bridge and ramp

Were the people that caught the striper in a small john boat with 2 green lights in the front and one in the back??

Got out on the water about 4pm. Lake was fairly busy with a mix of fisherman, tubers, and some cruising. Wasn't feeling very ambitious so I put a #4 flicker shad on and started trolling around with one rod. Trolled over a brush pile and caught a 12" crappie. Circled around a few more times and got 2 more. Then a couple came in threw a buoy on the brush pile and started fishing it. I moved off from them to another pile close by. As I was turning a tuber boat motored between me and the fishing couple. I guess the 400 yds of open water on the other side of us was too scary and needed to feel safe close to the boats fishing while dragging his young kids. I used to think it was just rudeness but I'm pretty sure they're just idiots. Ended up getting 11 crappie with the flicker until it got snagged and lost it. I ned fished the rest of the evening with 5 small spots, and 1 smallie. Nothing big but fun. Bait was scattered in little pods but seemed to be all over. Kept a few crappie for dinner tomorrow.

My wife just got her survey in the mail today.

got me a nice largemouth today.

Went out today from 2pm to 6 with brooders that I still have alive I bought over a month ago. Went to the birds and found shad everywhere. I recently was given an older 10ft cast net that I spent a day repairing and wanted to give it a try. One throw and about 500 shad. I gave some to some guys in a kayak and kept a few and started shaking the net over the side to get them out of the net. The net works. I tried a jigging spoon and would get 1-4 shad stuck on the treble hook. Had brooders and small shad down about 25' and ended up catching a 37" and two 29"'s, all on the brooders. All stripers were fat pigs and I kept a smaller one for dinner. Was a beautiful afternoon with light winds finally and I got home by halftime.