Champ188

You might also try the Canada Craw color. We caught a bunch on it late last spring, including several walleye.

Saturday for us was one of those baffling Table Rock days when the fish were feeding down despite dark skies, 4 hours of near-steady rain and a decent wind at times. I had been on a decent squarebill pattern that was producing nothing but keepers, but they weren't having any of it Saturday. Nor were they the least bit interested in my Whopper Plopper, although I did manage one keeper spot on a Fin out of a cedar top. Donna got no love on a 5-inch Keitech swimmer either. We did catch 25 or so, including 3 or 4 keepers, pitching a jig on boat docks. The farther back into the dark corners, the better. The fish were 6-18 feet deep and although we did catch some in deeper slips, they were suspended no deeper than about 15 feet. The better docks were inside deeper pockets and feeder creeks. Not sure how many we could've caught if we had not kept trying to make them do what we wanted, but it would've been a bunch. Yes, every bit of conventional wisdom suggested there would be a good shallow bite and maybe there was for someone. But for us, the ticket was fishing like it was a bluebird bright day with no wind. Go figure.

Been using those colors in the Zinker (cutting it in half) for a year or two. Both will work pretty well, especially on sunny days.

You aren't alone, tley. Everyone is struggling to find keepers right now. They're out there but are being very antisocial for some reason.

Not to take anything away from a couple of great catches, but man those muskies are some ugly fish.

Thanks for the info, bo. We're going tomorrow. Will report on how it turns out. I got on a little deal late Wednesday that might be very good tomorrow. It produced 3 of our keepers (and zero shorts) in the last couple of hours. Never thought I'd say this outside of a tournament day, but I'm getting a little weary of catching 8-10 inchers. However, I'm with you on it being nice to see so many of them. Makes a guy think there could be some very good days coming down the line.

Hope you make it down, too. Let us know when you do.

I'm impressed. A buddy and I fished the lower end Wednesday and took 8 hours to finally catch five keepers for about 13-14 pounds. QB fished the same area as you and had one keeper. Six for 18 pounds in half a day is just killing them, for sure.

Jasper, my "jersey jock" remarks have never been directed at the true pros, but the wannabes who pretend to be sponsored by firms who have never heard of them. These same guys sometimes act like entitled jerks out on the water and elsewhere, giving the true pros a false bad image. Fall fishing is here. Get out there.

Darn nice fish. Good job.

Now that's funny. I'll be there, too, if for no other reason than to find out if question 6 and 8 are directly related.

A fine idea, QB. Let's do it.

You, sir, are out of control. You've gone over to the dark side with that drop shot deal. Tell J.R. hi when you see him. He lives on the dark side. LOL

It occurs to me that another use for the room would be to hold discussions led by a forum member who excels at a particular method of fishing. Two that come immediately to mind are dtrs5kprs on the Ned rig and Bill Babler on structure fishing. Many others would qualify as well. Just a thought.

You might be onto something there, 96 CHAMP. I'm gonna order me one of them sublimated, silkscreen, pretty boy jerseys with the logos of 14 companies who've never even heard of me. Once Donna has us in the water, I'll tell her to sit down, shut up and hang on (oh yeah, that'll end well). Then I'm gonna run like a spider monkey on meth to my first fishiin' hole, which will be conveniently located 50 yards in front of a guy trying to teach his 6-year-old son how to fish. I'll run up on the front deck like a crazy man, hurl the trolling motor over the bow and holler "SORRY TO CUT YOU OFF, BOYS, BUT I GOT A TOURNAMENT TO WIN!" Oh yeah, I'll have to fork over about $4000 for a pair of Power Poles so I can deploy them at the weigh-in to keep my boat from floating off the bank, since that's about all they're good for on Table Rock. Well, I guess I could string up some 100-pound braid between them and make a clothesline since I'll probably need to wash and dry my drawers after the guy with the 6-year-old pulls a .357 magnum and suggests a couple of new fishing spots I might want to try.

Very cool, 96CHAMP. I've been using the website on my phone but this will be much better since it's formatted for phone use.

Good ones, Jeff. I haven't seen that many keepers since bo's last post.

The chat room contained within Ozark Anglers (see the blue menu bar near the top of the page) seems like a good option for quick messages and --- most of all --- for sharing fishing info. Lots of folks, myself included, do not want to put detailed information out on the public forum because of nonmember lurkers and others (including a few members) who choose to kill bass. You can see who is in the room, and the room is not available to nonmembers. Regardless of how you feel about sharing detailed info, it seems a good way to chat and get to know each other better without making so many posts on the actual forum.

I'm all about shock and awe, Dave.

Don't forget the Jerusalem cruisers. Oh wait, I wear them everywhere I go now. Can you tell?

JWT, that was so bad I just had to "like" it. LOL

Anyone who plies the waters of Norfork and Bull Shoals should NEVER consider laying aside his tube or grub.

Whatever you guys do, tell your defense NOT to knock out our QB Brandon Allen. He's your best chance for a win. Can't believe he didn't muck it up Saturday against Auburn.

You had no way to know that and no reason to suspect it. Just fannin' the flames. I'll feel even better about it the Friday after Thanksgiving.

I'd say you contribute enough here to rise well above the level of bum. Besides, you get a distance pass. Oh, and thanks for "contributing" the fact that Arkansas won Saturday while Donna and I were on the lake and letting our DVR watch the game for us. I've gotten darn good at avoiding the score of day games except for that pesky darn cellphone. Just funnin' with ya. It was my fault for checking my texts.