Champ188

Good trip, Cody. Glad you guys were able to catch some fish.

He knows a good cap when he sees one ?⛳️

Troll threads tend to be like that.

Solid advice right there.

It has been my experience over the last 35 years or so that when fishing clear water, the lighter line you use, the more bites you will get.

A few very good hands manage some good catches on the Wart in summer months under certain conditions. Namely, the wind has to be blowing like a cyclone. These fish are usually caught in the stained river arms (James or Kings) on steeper chunk rock to bluff banks. I wouldn't concern myself with it this weekend.

Then you, sir, are a short-game wizard. I, on the other hand, enter an unprecedented dimension of dumbassery whenever I pick up anything more lofted than a 56-degree.

Love it. Thanks for the laugh.

Not to mention that 60-degree lob wedge, broomstick putter and assorted drivers that have been replaced by later/greater models.

So you are spending time on the computer to criticize us for spending time on the computer. Alrighty, then!

Bill, where does that 10% mortality rate data come from? I can assure you that I do not mortally injure anywhere near 10% of the fish I catch. Certain pros on TV may throw their fish high in the air but that does not happen in my boat. Donna and I ... or whoever my guest may be that day ... take every precaution to ensure the healthy release of our fish. Donna has dang near a surgeon's kit in her fishing bag that helps us delicately remove hooks in vital areas. I'm not saying all C&R folks are that careful with their catch, but some of us certainly are. And as I've said many times before, I'm not hatin' anyone except terrorists, people who abuse children or animals, etc. Legal fish eaters can do as they wish, but myself and many others on this forum will not remain silent on our commitment to C&R because some people think that whatever is legal must be OK for the future of the fishery.

Love it. Wonder if that comes in a jersey?

I bet if you'd have called and told them they screwed up they'd have said to just keep them.

That's funny I don't care who you are.

TW, BPS and Cabela's are all out. I bought them all.

God is a really good artist.

Provided your clicker isn't defective, the apparent question at hand is which you'll deplete the Ozarks of first ... Kentuckies or nightcrawlers. Unfortunately, the nightcrawlers will probably hold up since most of us are skilled enough to fish with artificial bait.

Stay on the trolling motor and you can control the outcome of that bet.

Sounds like a great weekend, Cody. Thanks for sharing.

^^^ Truth in every word here. Grand is teeming with life. You can hardly turn on your depthfinder anywhere on it without being on top of schools of fish of every kind ... from the smallest shad to the largest spoonbill. Pelicans, gulls, herons and other water birds everywhere. It may not be the prettiest thing to look upon, but it's flat full of fish.

Glad you guys are having fun. That's the grassroots of fishing right there.

You need to start posting fishing reports instead of inflammatory nonsense like this. Because the longer this crap goes on, the fewer there will be of us guys who actually do contribute worthwhile info.

Nice report. Fish have been balled up like that all year and back even into last fall. You can fish half the day on good spots and not get bit and then find one little stretch like you did and just hammer 'em. Chances are you can go back there and do it again several times. I have a spot like that up in the White that I've been catching them on since before the spawn. So far I've been lucky enough that Quillback hasn't seen me on it or it would be picked clean by now. And yes, welcome to the gang.

The real shame is that none of us who support C&R can ever post another bit of information on here without wondering if it is being used to kill bass. Frankly, I feel kind of foolish for ever trusting that practically everyone on here supported C&R because obviously that is not the case. I'm sure we get a lot of drive-by guests who kill their catch, but sure had no idea so many members still do. And please don't try to convince me that it doesn't hurt anything to kill a few. It's my opinion that it DOES hurt and you are not going to change that. Far as MDC numbers go, they would not be the first government agency ever to spin their data to support their actions. For whatever reason, they are not inclined to stock bass in Table Rock, so every fish killed is just another gone, leaving only nature to replace it. Yes, you can legally kill 6 bass a day. But I am not going to give you information that might help you do it, and neither are some other folks who have helped grow this forum into one of the very best anywhere on the internet.

I'm running (safely) down the lake yesterday afternoon and there's a regular guide (not one on this forum) running just ahead and to the right of me. Suddenly, without so much as looking back, he makes a left turn to go fish a bluff end and runs right across my bow. Had to slow down considerably to keep from hitting him. Unfortunately, stupidity isn't limited to the inexperienced.