I was after whites again thanks to @fishinwrenchš. Woke up early enough to be there at the crack of dawn but dozed off and made it by crack of 9:30.
Way lower on the meramec. Headed up in the rain about 4 miles I guess. Had on my double rooster rig, nada. Never saw any bait or activity. Switched over to a finesse drop shot rig just to get some action and caught this one. Barely short of 17 inches. Had several more whack it but that was it. I know Iām around them I just havenāt hit it when theyāre really on a frenzy. Iāll try again in the morning.