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Champ188

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  1. Heck, Johnny owns everything else in that part of the lake ... he's probably negotiating a deal for the fish, too.
  2. I'd guess 4.5 to 5 pounds. Darn sure a nice fish.
  3. I believe both abkeenan and bo have solid suggestions for additional protection of our spawning bass. Frankly, anything would be an improvement over letting tournament and recreational fishermen alike have the run of the lake during the spawn. And with tournament anglers, the argument that they are only catching five is invalid because those who are successfully targeting beds will continue to cull all day long, so they are relocating no telling how many fish during the course of a day away from their beds. I keep hearing that the TR bass fishery is doing fine and that we're seeking problems to fit a solution, but how do we what it COULD be if we never attempt to rise aboefore bve the status quo? Why not TRY some protective measures for our spawning fish? Why not TRY some supplemental stocking, especially for the less-aggressive LM species (as opposed to brown and spotted bass)? It certainly would seem to the layman's eye that the forage base is adequate to support a greater population of bass. And Dan, take heart ... I dearly love to eat walleye but I do release them during their spawning season. I know it's not a common practice but it would be nice if it was. For that matter, they could be given the same sort of seasonal "immediate release" protection as we're discussing for bass. Considering how much Arkansas and Missouri fish and game departments have spent stocking them, I'm a bit surprised they don't protect them more.
  4. Seems to be a popular practice to temporarily put fish in the livewell and take group photos of them at the end of the trip. That's not the best thing to be doing this time of year ... if ever. For every fish we see on nests, there are at least that many more bedded a bit deeper that we never know were caught from a bed. To put them in the livewell and cart them around the lake for a few hours disrupts the spawning process. If it happens to be a male that was guarding, that nest and anything it might have produced is history. Not criticizing or calling anyone out ... just saying that OA members are on the lake as much as anyone and there is nothing better we can do to give ourselves a good name than to set the bar high in terms of fish care.
  5. The slam is one thing. A keeper slam is quite another! Well done, my friend.
  6. Great song except I read somewhere long ago that the intent was to poke fun at country music.
  7. It's painful to think how many fish will be yanked off their nests and taken for a boat ride this weekend.
  8. I can't imagine any good reason to go farther east than Lead Hill. There's a heckuva lot good fishing from there westward to K Dock.
  9. Good day. Started to pick up a C-rigged lizard a time or two myself Wednesday but never did.
  10. Guilt by association, maybe? LOL
  11. Aw man, I was hoping for another hootenanny. We don't really care how you cook your steak. Just gotta have something to rib you about.
  12. I went fishing. They bit good. I was somewhere in the White River. We caught 32 and had 22 keepers with 20 keeper spots. We used mostly swim baits. It was fun. The end. Editor's note: The author declined to share any more info due to the fact that there will be close to 400 tournament boats on the lake this weekend, not to mention a gazillion noncompetitive fishermen.
  13. Corps passes have gotten to be a joke. I have to buy a launching pass that reportedly has gone up $10 so I can use fewer ramps around the lakes because they keep closing them down but now they are turning ramps over to private entities who may (love ya, Johnny) or may not charge to use them. Oh yeah, I'm required to have my pass 12 months out of the year but the facilities (restrooms) are only open about 6 months, if that much.
  14. Looking forward to it, Dave. But we might have to do something besides steaks for dinner. Not sure I can watch the finesse fishing guru incinerate another fine piece of Harter House beef.
  15. You folks are too kind, unless you're talking about Donna, of course. She's worth meeting up with anytime, anywhere. Definitely some of God's best work.
  16. It's on every public ramp I've been to recently on TR.
  17. Just awesome info, Ben. Thanks so much. I don't know of another lake in the country that has this info so readily available.
  18. Donna makes a hand lotion with Vaseline, vitamin E cream, baby lotion and triple antibiotic ointment that will work wonders overnight. We gave it the very scientific moniker Pink Stuff.
  19. Good grief, Dave. Throwing a hard bait with trebles? Have you lost your marbles? Next thing we know you'll be wandering off the reservation all the way down to Coney Island!
  20. Bryce would take a beating before being dishonest about anything. He carries quality digital scales in his boat and uses them.
  21. Gorgeous fish. Agreed, those boys will be hooked. And that's a good thing.
  22. I haven't encountered any zebras yet either and I fish more in the White than anywhere.
  23. Nice report indeed and some fine eatin'.
  24. Funniest fishing story ever. Period.
  25. Deere, as Ketchup suggested, Aunts Creek is gonna be your best bet coming from Willard. By the way, given Willard's cozy size, you should ask your sister if she knows/could hook you up with either of the Davis boys, Jackie or Jimmy. Probably the best jig fishermen to ever launch a boat into Table Rock.
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