Chris Tetrick

Billybass, run a new, hot transducrer under your tolling motor and you'll be able to see anything that swims or crawls below your boat. Hats off with Humminbirds side imaging, but with Lowrance, verticall you can't go wrong. I run a 37-c unit and can see a tiny tiny swivel above a shot drop in 40' of water. 50 or 200, just make sure you've got good connections to the battery your graph's getting it's power from, away from any connections from the trolling motor.

There's a line from about Wooly Creek up is dingy water, All the downpours last week I'm suprisecd it's not dirty water. The rest of the James is clear as a bell though.

I wonder if no wake zones around a bridge would do any good. I've been on Grand lake before and seen the big boats run right through the no wake bridge areas. How many times have we seen those boats on Table Rock go through danger buoys like Point 7 or 9. It can be a zoo out there so always be the defense.

I've been catching more Smallmouth this year in the James River than normally. I've lived around the Cape Fair area 20 years now and don't recall having caught so many this far up, and most of them are the big boys. Used to figure when I'd catch one it'd be a release fish from the Fri. and Sat. night tournaments out of Cape, but I've been catching some short ones mixed in too. Caught 5 brown ones Sunday with my Dad 3 shorts, a 3.5 and 4lb mixed in with the blacks and K's. Bill Beck had a 5 pounder that day too on a trip. Last week I went out from Schoolhouse to Cape Fair and caught 7 on the jig and DD-22. I wonder from all the current we've had this year if their coming down from the river or have the ones living around Aunts Creek area swam up. What do you guys think? Wherever their coming from, it's nice to see them around here. Chris

I agree with all, Bill is one of the best guides here. He's like the Greg Maddux of Table Rock. There's only one problem with hiring him, you're arms get sore fighting fish in the boat.

Babs, when you called me that day and told me how great it was up in the river, I had no clue how great it really was. What a bag! Don't you just hate it when them old James River Blacks mount a football jig like a Belgium Stud?

Thank goodness most people who just want to kill everything they can catch can't catch them here. I'm just as against killing a bass from here as anyone. I wonder if it's because they think we're overstocked with them or they don't care because they may never be back or once or twice a year? Whatever it is it's pretty un-sportsman like. One thing I'll tell clients is I'm 100% catch and release, and will gladly take a big tip loss to let some go back home. A fish didin't do anything to deserve to get killed because he bit a lure or bait and it seems pretty sad some people want to turn a fishing trip into a trip to Harter House. I've seen a plenty of these slaughter houses by boats here and there and wish there was something I could of done about it! Got any ideas how to stop someone from keeping short bass?

I've had problems with the same T. Motor's built in transducer. 3 years ago when I first got one it worked perfectly and seemed like the best invention ever, but 2 weeks later one day it just quit working. I had it fixed under warranty and a little while later it did it again, it wouldn't show the bottom or anything inbetween and could barley tell the depth. So I stuck a puck back on the motor and never went back to get the built in fixed. I've been in other friends boats with them, some have good ones and some are skunky. I believe a working transducer built in is fine but a puck or skimmer outside always seems to go smooth. I also try to replace them on occasion. I always try and get a new one around June and run it through the fall, then replace it for the winter time. A newer puck transducer always seems like it'll read a lot better than one that's been ran 5-6 months.

To begin I'd like to mention what a great website this is. It's nice to be able to communicate around with other fishermen from around here. I just wanted to take some time to give thanks to those guides who I get to work with. I became a liscensed guide in March 04. I thought passing the test was hard, but I knew returning home from St.Louis and start a guide service was a bit scary. The fishing aspect of it didn't worry me, i'd been here all my life on Table Rock and spent 2 years not working much but dedicating my time to just learning this lake. Mom and Dad kinda got mad . But what was the scariest part was wondering if the other guides on the lake was going to kill me or boot the new guy out. Since then I have learned out of all of us, there's not one I don't like or get along with. I'm just happy to have friends who enjoy fishing as much as I do. When I began the I knew who every guide was but they didn't really know me. The only ones I talked to was Pete Wenners and Brian Snowden. Them 2 really helped me out getting started. Now today I've got to know everyone who's guiding here and I wouldn't call them co-workers but good friends of mine. Thanks guys for helping me out so much! I've seen we don't just have some of the best fishermen around here but some of the finest gentlemen this country has here. To name a few names-Bill Beck who's probably one of the nicest guys I can say I'll ever meet, and pretty dang good. Seems like he's got a new name for me every week. I can't wait until he runs out of them. Last one he came up with I'd say it but don't want to get into trouble here. Buster Loving's been a great friend to me also. Somehow or another he always ends up a conversation by telling me to stay off his stuff. If I knew where half his stuff was at he'd probably hi-jack my boat . And last but not least, one very good friend-Bill Babler. Bill's taught me how importent it is to keep in mind we just love to fish and it's not all about work and money. I've been lucky enough to fish with him before and do guide trips together, that'll be something I could never forget. I only hope that someday I'll get to be as good a guide and gentlemen as him-Thanks Bill! If you're someone new to the area's lakes, I really can't imagine picking a wrong guide. There's a lot more I didn't mention here that's also very good and some very good trout guides on Taneycomo. But no matter if you go and smack them that day or strugle a bit, my only guarantee is you'll have an enjoyable fishing trip with whomever guide you take. Thanks Guys and I look forward to seeing you on the water soon-Chris