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My buddy Rob and I met up with Tyler and Blake around 10 and got the party started. Tyler got the one fish guarantee and first fish was a Walter followed by some rainbows. Signature series is money as usual and they are flat out slamming them tonight. Just fat chunky bows. Rob hooked into a donkey a bit ago down by last set of stairs but it bull rushed him then spit the hook. He surfaced once and had a huge mouth and head on him... a heart breaker for sure. We're having 4th meal now and getting ready to head back at it. I'll post some more pics in the morning too.

It beats knowing you had a sea monster brownie on the line for a bit.. I say carp, drum, gar, and it helps take the sting out of it lol Tyler and I are gonna do some night fishing tonight if you're free.

Going to get down around 9or so tonight and meet up with @MNtransplant for a bit. I'll likely fish through tonight into tomorrow then head back in the afternoon. If anyone wants to venture out in the dark just give me a shout.

Very nice Ryan! Stick with that jerkbait bite, sometimes it's better not to see the big ones lol... they haunt you for a bit. Just imagine it was a foul hooked gar

Way to get after those stinking bass lol. Looking forward to your trout report with Rick. Hope you guys tear them up!

Very nice buddy!

Watcha throwing? You hunting for sea monsters? Or wanting to catch numbers?

606 is my absolute go too much anymore down there. Duane's sculpin flavorings best, but they'll eat the regular ol patterned ones too. I think it's more the motion on the bait sometimes, especially at night.

I have a mix of quantum energies, quantum smoke, and pflueger presidents. Shop around on Ebay. I got my last quantum smoke for $80. It's usually around $159. You can sometimes snag last year models too for cheap. Also a great place to get extra spools and rebuild kits.

Ah a good ol silver bullet we call them. They aren't the prettiest rainbows but man they pull and always good for the aerial acrobatics! You going to be there next Tuesday night? I may come down for the evening and spend the night in the water.

I literally spit my coffee out reading that one! Hahahaha

I'm not near the fisherman and likely never will be to some of these characters either. I have however learned and continue to learn when I get to fish with them. If you come down and want to night fish I'll give you the 1 fish guarantee same as I do for all my buddies I bring down lol. You'll stand on a certain rock and if you follow my minimal casting and retrieval instructions you'll catch at least one fish. Guaranteed I'm up to about a dozen guys who've caught their first night trout that I've brought down or met down there to chase fish in the dark using my fail proof method.

I'd imagine Phil will do Taneyfest again in the fall, but I'm down for mid to late summer trip with some fellow OA folks . Figure we throw out some dates and gauge interest and go from there? Lodging with Phil if he's not full up is my preference. Thanks for kicking this off. I've met some great friends off of here and would love to meet some more of you all.

A great idea!!! We've done Taney fest at Phil's, but maybe a summer event, and a winter event? I'm game lol

Nice report man, That's a chunk bow for sure. I totally get what you mean about Taney... I've fished a ton of other water in my short career as a trout fisherman, and there's just something special about it. Keep those reports and texts coming in, and I'm looking forward to when we finally get to fish together.

Man I've been slammed since all this hit... initially got let go and my contract was canceled... then they called be me back in a week later and I've been running hard ever since. I've had 3 more termination dates and they keep extending me out... I can't turn down the money, but as soon as I'm out of work again im taking some me time and going to try and stay a while at Taney and the White. Tyler has it figured out. Just have to work on getting time to fish together setup. That goes for you too Ryan

Fantastic report and wish that young man well for us. Next time hopefully you guys get them in the boat!

Trust me John he's got me trying to find ways to free up my schedule and get down there. Hoping we get to sync up next time I'm down. Love seeing the success buddy. Keep it up! I'd be in trouble if I lived in Springfield lol.

I threw some of Billetheads clousers that he uses for white bass last time I was down and had pretty good luck. I think big articulated streamers stripped aggressive and fast would work. Congrats on the successful trip. You really do have to mentally stick with it. It's tough, but you're not fishing for numbers just waiting for that big bite. Im still trying to figure out as well how they can hit so hard and avoid getting hooked. I've had them hit hard enough to rip my hand off the reel handle... those hurt when you don't the hook up as it takes a big one to do that usually...

Lots of jumping had heart pumping. Nice fish indeed for Blake who handled him perfectly.

Good luck! Hope you stick a big one

I'm def in for whenever we decide. Anything outside of deer season that is... I'm sure I'll have a few in tow with me again this year.

Nice job man! Look at that smile. Making great memories!

Nice job T! Glad to see them cooperating for you! That second brown is a slab. @Johnsfolly I would def be down every week if I could..could day maybe lol. Looks like @Seth needs to catch a ride in Travis' boat to maybe get that monkey off his back! LOL Hope you stick a monster buddy.

That's an awesome video. Agree it needs to be viewed on a TV