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I'm looking into the Berkley Lighning Rod Trout in a 7' light action. Anyone try one of these yet? Some reviews say they break easy, some folks swear by them...if not this rod, what is another good setup for throwing small jigs a long way? Looking for something 6'-6" or 7' for a decent price....i really like the pflueger trion rods but i can only find them in a combo.

Hey Dutch, absolutely got them at Taneycomo, there's been a ton of warmwater fish this Spring with all the floodgates running...I'll PM you the color, its not really a secret but I like to pretend my style is just enough different to be "custom" 😜😊

Fished from 5:45 to 8:30 and flat out slayed.. 12-14 white bass, 7-8 smallies, 3 rainbows, 1 walleye....easily my best outing since moving to Missouri, maybe ever....quality was amazing too including my personal best white bass at 19" and personal best rainbow at 20" I might need to start selling my custom bucktail jigs cuz that's all they wanted to hit tonight and it had to be the right color combo or I got nada. What a blast, I might never beat a day like today!

Thanks guys, My highlander is a 4wd with a v6 that shows a towing capacity of 5,000 lbs. The boat im looking at is a Javelin 389 FS. 1590 is listed as the dry weight but im guessing thats without the motor.

Actually now i see on carmax the specs show 5,000 lb towing capcity, any input appreciated

Hi Guys, I have been a shorefisher my whole life i have a boat that im really interested in that weighs 1550 lbs per the online spec sheet. My toyota highlander shows a towing capacity of 2,000 lbs but i know its not that simple right? Im thinking worst case is pulling the boat out of the water ....what information do i need to double check before making a purchase? Thanks!

Thanks Vonreed, for the pictures too! I bought some fresh 1/8oz jigheads today with great hooks!

I have already shared this report with a few of you guys and checked with Phil and it is not as much of a secret as I thought so here's the post for the group. I finally got into the Taneycomo walleyes Ive been trying to find for a couple years now...big girl was a 23" smaller male was 19" also caught a really nice white, a chunk smally, and lost another big fish from a headshake after peeling quite a bit of drag...one of the most memorable nights I've had in my fishing career and I only fished for 2 hours. Saw 2 other nice walleyes caught on a white jerkbait from another gentleman who was gracious enough to be my camera man. What makes it special to me is these fish came on a bucktail jig I tied just a few weeks ago. This was the "motivation" i sent DJ last night so I'm sure his crew will tear em up this weekend. Thanks to everyone who gave me the tips on when and how to target them.

Sounds awesome HK, im headed up to the dam tonight to see if i can catch that break in the rain just right. I'll be bank fishing so ill probably be throwing jigs and jerkbaits and ill have the fly gear with too. Ill try to remember to post a report this evening.

Got bored this weekend and put together a clouser creation station. All just from scrap wood laying around too..any tips for other storage or features??

Finished with about a dozen whites last night up around 215. Half on the flyrod throwing white clousers, half on white maribou jigs. All small males but always fun to catch em on stuff you make. Hope everyone's families are doing well.

Hey Phil, What water are they running now? Still a bunch over the spill gates?

Any idea what the walleyes came on?

Most people ive ever seen at 215...caught a lone white and only saw one other fish caught...i think i missed another 2-3 really light bites...fish came on a home tied purple and white bucktail jig.

Well said, same to you and yours

This actually a pretty witty joke 😊 but I cant get on board with laughing about this thing just yet...got two little ones and we're very worried for them. I dont even consider myself an alarmist

Finally got the chance to give it a try this year even if the conditions weren't perfect....first stop was 215 bridge since it was the closest and i was antsy...on my second or 3rd cast I picked up a nice male white and i thought here we go! Unfortunately that was the only bite of the day...threw the whole tackle box at em....bucktail jigs in purple, gray, pink, chartreuse...lipless cranks, some bigger walleye style plastics in white and purple/chartreuse. Tried 1/8th, 1/4th, and 1/16th ounce sizes, didnt seem to matter. Couldnt even get bit on my homemade maribou jigs...the fish came on a 1/16th ounce white head with a purple swimming minnow plastic. Headed up to Taylor after that and saw one guy catch a single dink there, decided to head back to 215 to finish up the afternoon and saw a guy land a decent walleye, 18" or so, on a white grub. Overall very slow but nice to not read about coronavirus. These truly are strange times and fishing felt normal if only for a few hours, best wishes for everyone and their families these next few weeks/months.

Thanks Dutch, ill shoot you a message Friday night to see if you made it out...is 870 a "good" level? Or what is a good level to shoot for if planning a trip....of course O just go when I can

Anyone headed out tomorrow or Friday? I plan on fishing Saturday morning and Im trying to decide between chasing the whites or heading to Taneycomo...if the Little Sac is chocolate milk i may head south amd try the whites another time. Any type of water level/clarity report would be super helpful. Cheers!

Awesome! I finished tying the "last" session of my preseason clousers and i created a new color combo that I think I'll call "skol" as a Vikings fan - purple over chartreuse with rainbow flash. I will be headed out on Saturday weather pending to try my luck.

What colors did you guys have luck with? Im sure that might change after the rain predicted this week

Hey SIO3, I can see where you're coming from...i usually try to fish the white bass run about 5 to 6 times per year if i can...my experience is that i typically hit 1-2 unbelievably good days where i cant keep em off the hook...another few days where i might catch 3 or 4, and at least one or two days where you'd swear the river is empty...i think the run definitely exists but its more hit or miss than its portrayed sometimes. They move around a lot and shore fishers like me have a hard time staying on them. I think the boat guys definitely have a small advantage. I cant wait for the day I can get after em in my own john boat..

Thanks guys, went looking for a deal on a spinning rod and left with one of the mach2 spinning combos...couldnt pass up the 69.99 price when they are normaly 139.99!! Love Lews stuff!! Cant wait to use it

Man you've got a good wife if she's letting you do that 😊. Good luck! I may explore the possibilities of asking permission as well hah!