Champ188

Now WHO could that be? LOL

Voice-operated, forward-facing sonar capable of delivering accurate and detailed images of fish 75 feet deep from up to a mile away at 85 mph. It's the future of fishing. Embrace it. 😂

Probably the wisest words in this entire thread. Mixer had some great info, too. Stay alive out there, guys. It's fishing, after all. Not worth dying over or killing someone else.

Understandable, given your occupation. 😃

Watch it, old man. I weigh over 300 ... but not for much longer, as I'm still dieting and losing steadily. Down 100 pounds from a high of 430 two years ago. And even with every storage box stuffed full and my life partner onboard, our Ranger Z-119 will do 68 (GPS speed) in the right conditions. It's done 70 in the past with less gear onboard. However, with that said, I rarely run that hard, even in a derby. You have to push it hard at takeoff or you'll get run over. But after that initial run, I rare push it over 4700-4800 RPMs, as that's where my Pro-XS 225 likes to settle in and purr. Just not worth the safety risks, not to mention unnecessary wear and tear on our rig. Being primarily a "winder" vs. a "dragger," my total number of casts for a day's fishing is probably going to approach 1,000. If I can't catch a good sack in that number of casts, risking life and limb to squeeze in a few more ain't gonna make any difference.

Agreed. This is a "forum" and as long as it's America, everyone has a right to tactfully express their opinion regardless of what the radical left may do/say.

Grab up them scopes and get on out there in the middle of the ocean, boys. Big-bag potential in shallow water is growing with every ka-ching of the cash register. 😁

I'm not defending the exhaust pollution stance but let's be factual here ... I don't know of any modern outboard that doesn't exhaust thru the prop hub. Wrench?

Fish 24/7 can correct me if I'm wrong, but my take on the thief comment was that the presence of large tournaments often draws thieves to said lake. Has happened quite often in the past. Just ask Vernon or any number of victims at tourneys on LOZ.

I always tell Donna that cows laying down means they're tired and cows standing up grazing means they're hungry. And nothing more. LOL

No, you did not. Thanks for that. I have one definite pet color for crappie and the unmentionable one works best for bass/walleye. I presume you are referring to our guide friend in the Sooner state? (Although he's a Pokes guy all the way).

Shhhhhhhhhh. 😅😂

SILENCE! I KEEEEL YOU!

Nice report with great detail. Thanks for sharing!

I failed to mention a 1/2 or 3/8 football jig in PBJ with a green pumpkin double-tail trailer for those who might despise spinning tackle.

What caliber rifle? 😁

Event - Big Bass Tour

Lower one-third of the lake, gravel main-lake or secondary points that slowly taper into deep water, Ned rig or 5-inch Yamamoto grub in your favorite shade of green. Can't miss em.

I'm gonna let abkeenan's long-but-on-the-money report stand for most of what I would've said. I do want to throw in that I was a vocal opponent of the BBT event until I fished it one year. Like others, I have to say their fish care is first class and that regardless of my feelings about Johnny Moneybags, the tournament staff certainly seems to have the fishery first on their priority list. Personally, I do wish they wouldn't come at a time when the fish should be spawning but fortunately, there were few, if any, fish on beds this year. But then they'd be at another lake during the spawn and someone else would be complaining, so I'll conclude by saying good job to the BBT and we appreciate you taking the best care possible of our fishery. Frankly, we'd be better off turning our attention to the come-one-come-all summertime "jackpots" that weigh 'em on the tailgate of someone's pickup then toss 'em back into shallow, oxygen-depleted water at the ramp and drive off to let half or more of them die.

Dang, now I know what's wrong with MY left hip! And all this time I thought it was golf. 😆 And I would lose $100 bet on that fish on the right because I would wager that amount that it weighed 5 pounds. Good grief, what a gorgeous pair of fish. Lisek can flat-out catch em.

The only time I notice any kind of current-related bite on TR is in really hot weather, when they are generating a lot of power and shad do seem to collect on points at that time. Of course, bass will join them. But the only lake where I've really seen it make a difference is Truman. They often run a LOT of water up there during the weekdays, and you can deep crank or drag a football jig on points near the dam and get your junk wrecked by 3-6 pounders. You can actually see the water moving at these times and again, it's a hot weather deal. Problem is, they rarely run much water on weekends so that pattern dries up until they open the gates again on Monday. LOL

Reminds me a lot of trying to tell people they shouldn't keep a limit to eat every time they catch em. All you get back from the meathogs is, "Hey, it's legal so get off my posterior about it!" It's 2022 and ethics are as gone as dinosaurs. Add money to the equation and it REALLY becomes all about what's legal vs. what might be considered shady. I fished regional tournaments and the occasional national event for nearly four decades and never hired a guide or chased after local information. My screwed-up head doesn't work that way. In fact, one thing I learned about myself is that 99% of the time, when someone would volunteer information or I'd overhear some dock talk and try to make it work, I couldn't figure out someone else's pattern to save my life. I'm confident saying that 100% of the checks I made were on fish that I'd found and figured out how to catch on my own. The lesson in that is, do what your gut tells you and stick with it. Not everyone lives and dies on "bought" information. Dave Barker from Hollister led the career earnings list for once-prestigious Central Pro-Am circuit and I'd dare to say he never sought or accepted info from anyone.

If you eat too much ice cream, YOU will be at your heaviest limit! 😂

That's the JM Signature Series Model of Retailing. Create a fervor with false/deceitful marketing, push brand-name merchandise out of your store, peddle your own crappy store-brand merchandise, then wiggle out of caring for the customer when the crap you sold them falls apart. And now he's got people PAYING to enter the store? SMH

North side pockets from Duck Creek to dam are good this time of year.