Bassin' fool

Drove across cc yesterday and no ice there yet but sons creek was iced up pretty good near the 39 hwy bridge

I'm not involved with the organization of this tournament, just saw this flyer and figured I'd pass it along on here in case anybody is interested

I'm heading up Sunday and was wondering if anybody had an update on water temp and clarity. I'm planning on spending most of the day in the big pomme arm

I'm not familiar with the ABA but I know Anglers in Action puts on a great series of tournaments on Stockton begging in march I believe. You might also check out the Show Me State Team Series. They have divisions on Stockton, Truman, Bull Shoals/Norfork, and Smithville. Both series are run by great people and have websites you can get all the info you'll need.

That's funny! I came across your post on the Stockton Facebook page and just had to share it here. I scratched my head for 2 days over this lol

What's everyone's thoughts on this? Im assuming this is either a joke or somebody is just full of it. But I guess nothing's impossible..

What I've noticed is that the bass are suspending on shad right now, what I thought were schools of white bass surfacing have actually been largemouthand spots. I've caught several quality fishjust keeping the trolling motor on high, a spook or fluke rigged, and watch for surface action then cast into the middle of it. The problem is, there's no way to pattern that as the bass are running the schools of shad all over the place. I've seen this in 40 fow then turn around and they'll be up in 4-5 fow. The most consistent bite I've found is to ignore the schoolers and drag a 10-12" ribbon tail worm across long flat points. I'm sure all of this is common knowledge, just haven't seen anyone posting about the surfacing bass yet

Bass bite started out good this morning, had 3 keepers in the first 30 minutes but it completely shut off after that. Tried trolling flicker shads and jigging a spoon for awhile with no luck. Either way it was great to be on the boat without sweating through my shirt! I figure somebody tore em up today.

Good info, looks like I was way too deep all weekend. Congrats on a successful trip!

Can this be used for any style of boat, or does it work best with deep hull?

All of these videos are exactly why I will refuse to fish LOZ in the summer. I'd much rather be on Stockton with a 30 mph south wind. When will people learn that boats that big have no place on a lake.

Was on the lake earlier today, water had real good color between mutton creek and hawker point. South of mutton was mud and north of hawker was too clear for me. Just be careful out there, still a lot of debris floating down the lake.

Very muddy in the mutton creek/ruark area from what I could tell driving by today.

I'm heading out this weekend also, I'm thinking there will probably be some bass up in the bushes but I'd say the majority of the bass will be out deeper, especially any that are still on beds. This time of year when the lake is up I've always fished the "original" shore line, so with the lake being about 10' high I would tend to start on secondary points and spawning pockets 10-15' deep with a c-rigged lizard or brush hog or a crank bait. The shad spawn should be starting up any time as well so keep an eye on the bushes and over hangs for any shad activity.

That was kind of my thought, a lot will depend on what happens at LOZ. I'm excited to break out my flippin' rod and see if any fish have found the brush by this weekend.

Just checked the USGS site and it's showing the lake level at 874.03. Was wondering how long everybody thinks it will stay up before they draw it back down? I know it didn't take long to get rid of the water after the 2015 flood. But I've also seen the water up in the bushes for 2-3 summers in a row

Seems like I fished every bank on the lake Sunday and couldn't buy a bite. Guess I'll have to break down and go get an A-rig. Congrats on the big girl, and thanks for the report!

Fished with the Show Me State Team Series today, took off out of Orleans Trail at 7 am. I didn't have the best showing today but did manage to weigh in one 2.46 lb largemouth caught on wiggle wart, 8 fow. Did meet some great guys who are very excited about adding a Stockton division to their line of events this year for the first time. This was their first qualifying event and will have 5 more tournaments in the Stockton division, they are taking memberships and are hoping to get as many guys as they can from the Stockton Lake area. If you're wanting to fish a few tournaments then definitely check them out! Their website is www.showmestateteamseries.com and they also have a Facebook page. I can post or message a schedule of events if anyone wants to see when everything is

Cold is an understatement, we had the bright idea of running all the way to price first thing yesterday morning. It was brutal. But we had a steady bite all day and got to meet some great guys. Looking forward to fishing some open events with you all next spring!

That's what I figured, my battery compartment isn't big enough for a 3rd battery so I guess I'm out of luck. Sounds like a great deal anyways, hopefully someone can get some use out of it!

Is the trolling motor still for sale? And is it 24v or 36v?

Looking forward to fishing with you all this weekend! Hopefully the weather man is exaggerating this cold front a little bit..

Alright, thanks!

Hate to bring up an old thread but I was wondering if I could get any info on the Dec 10th tournament this coming Saturday?

I fished the CC area Sunday morning with about the same luck, my dad caught a 3.5 lb chunk LM off the back of the boat on a rat-l-trap but that was the only bass of the day. We did manage to catch a few good crappie but the wind was just too bad for my old motor guide to keep up with.