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Saturday will be easier than Sunday. On Sunday, downsize and slow down.

Very well done and very well explained. I will admit I had not thought to use a full live well or a dropped trolling motor to brake the normal low idle speed of my main motor. These make total sense, of course. This summer we need to work over TR or Beaver together.

I have enjoyed this thread so far because the comments are thoughtful and well intentioned. Please keep it that way and keep going. BTW, I love to go to the Springfield store; too much, as I always spend more than I intended. On the other hand I have never bought a boat there, nor a branded product there since 2003.

While I was dinged up year before last, hoglaw tied up blanks and materials I had bought to make myself. He did a great job and I have enjoyed the pair of rods for over a year. I can vouch for the quality of what he does.

Listen well people. Experiment with speeds and line length when you can so you can decide where to put the bait. F and F doesn't magically find a depth and speed. He puts it there.

I have "been out of the boat" in canoes, river boats, and big lake bass boats. All were miserable, but the worst was when I had a big Zara Spook stuck in my finger and had to climb back up with this huge bait dangling from my hand. There is a reason I put on my life vest before I leave the dock/ramp.

good luck!

go to youtube. type in boat ramp fail. you will laugh yourself until your sides hurt.

Most of the walleye posters tie their own harnesses. Unlike tying flies, the product is cheaper than store bought, it gives us something to do in the winter, and we can experiment with various rigs and colors. Most use 10 to 15 pound line and snell 2 wide gap walleye hooks in #2 or #4 size about 3 inches apart. They stack 5 or six beads above the lead hook then put a clevis with the blade above it followed by a final bead. They tie the leader in 3 o4 foot lengths and attach a swivel or tie a loop. I use a slightly different recipe. Follow this link: http://www.ozarkanglers.com/white-river-walleye-on-worm-harness/

The face of my remote control fob for my Terrova broke. That was an odd experience - trying to control a randomly changing trolling motor with a broken control. Rather than replace the fob at $150, I will consider that amount a down payment on the upgrade to iPilot. It is supposed to be quite easy, but I've had too much experience with "some assembly required" to fully believe that. If anyone has made that change and has insights or tips, help a brother out. After I am done I will report back here on the experience and comment on the new features.

I went out around 9 and fished until 3. I was intent on trying jika rigs I had made. I used both Roboworm ringgrubs and Gambler crawdad creatures. I found 12 to 16 inch bass on chunk rock banks near deeper ( 25 to 35 feet) water. 9 Largemouth, and 1 Spot. 2 keepers. No joy on flat gravel points. Water temp 55 to 58 degrees. Despite the rain the water is clear but not crystal.

The largest brown I ever had on the line hit a number 7 crawdad color shad rap and took it away from me. I had the fish close to the boat twice, and it was a legitimate mid to high teens with a definite hook jaw. I have landed, weighed, and released a 9 and an 11, and that fish was much larger.

I've been lucky that way. He is a really pleasant fellow.

Fished from Beaver to just below Houseman, noon to 4. Fluke on 1/16 jig head = no bites at and in Butler Creek. Worm rig equal one 16 inch walleye and one LDR. Surface temp 58 to 60. I enjoyed being on the water.

Jeb, remember that the upper end rarely sees tourney boats above Big M. The run is just too long to justify. Come on over.

At low light times you may well find some walleye along the riprap. Not all down lake fish do not all travel up the creeks and rivers to spawn and it is that time of year.

Roland is not a prince, but a win at 72 would be great copy.

Once again I saw people in Butler Creek and on the flats just below the transition at Beaver beach. No one seemed to be scoring. On the other hand, Alan at the marina said two boats were in the whites on Saturday.

I just looked at Bill's big fish and his report. Makes my information look lame. Fished 10 to 3 today. Two and a half hours I fished a Lindy rig in 8 to 20 feet of water looking for walleye. I caught bluegill and bass, but no walleye. The second half of the day I cranked a wart. I found a few just inside creek mouths. I think 7 fish total on the wart with two keepers. Water temps between Beaver town and Haddock Creek were 56 to 58 degrees. Lots of debris in the water.

On 10/2 braid an original series wiggle wart will fish 8 to 25 feet, depending on line length, and is much cheaper than a rapala dt. To go deeper than 25 feet, I use a Cabelas knock off of the reef runner. You might find this article helpful: http://www.ozarkanglers.com/table-rock/trolling-for-walleye/

MOsmallies: I know your passion. I turned a 6 dollar bait into a 20 dollar bait so it would fish right. Some things just need to be done.

Culinary subterfuge is a long and honorable tradition. I often look things up to figure out what is what. When I was in Europe at the Cordon Bleu, I had a devil of the time translating.

I haven't done this myself, but it has to be like patching a sheet rock wall -> you need a screen or other material to keep the plaster from falling in the wall. A tiny piece of Styrofoam?

I became fascinated by the reports I read. Years ago I often fished Charlie Brewer sliders. I only stopped when I stopped messing with spinning tackle. The last several years I have enjoyed scrub-a-grub fishing. I decided to give Ned rigs a year long careful workout. Right now I am using a long shank shaky head jig in 1/16 ounce with PBJ and watermelon seed half stick baits. I really prefer fishing them to fishing a fish doctor and I hope I can do as well. BTW, I have caught any number of accidental walleye on fish doctors so I hope the Ned rig is also an accident magnet.

If you know that stretch, you probably fish others I also fish. I drive an Alumacraft Navigator tiller steer with an Evinrude 75 Etec. If you see me come say hello.