Champ188

I love this head in either 3/16 or 1/4 depending on wind and how much depth you want to achieve. And no glue needed. The double keeper holds tight. http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/War_Eagle_Grubber_Weedless_Swimbait_Head_3pk/descpage-WEGRB.html

Oh no, say it ain’t so!! 😆

Might check the Lazy Eagle Resort just across the hiway from Eagle Rock Park.

Spinnerbait bite is already on. Caught five on it Sunday mid-day from steep pockets with stained water. Upper White. Water temp 49-51. One solid 3.5, others all 2-plus. Donna kicked in a solid 2.5 on a jig for a best-five total of 12-13 lbs. Good bite is coming.

Donna and I will be there.

Apology much appreciated but hardly necessary Bo. My primary focus is on getting folks pointed in the right direction in terms of bass behavior, seasonal patterns, necessary gear, etc. I will also take pure entertainment trips but so will many other very fine guides on our lake. Hope you folks find the right guide and catch a boatload.

Truth is, I have some kind of mental block about PBJ Ned rigs. There are half a dozen colors that I like better. On the other hand, brown/purple is my go-to color in a football jig. Yes, it’s a mess inside my head.

Eventually the geese will learn they are safest in the middle of the fairway. 😄

Hook Line & Sinker used to have half a dozen bags of those brighter purple ones. 😂😆🤣

May take some convincing... I’m currently in negotiations with another feller who is working on The Helicopter Driver. If you don’t like the way it performs you just wind up and helicopter it out into the nearest body of water. Comes with a free Rory McIlroy instructional video. 😂

Nice one 👍

I know better than that. You dont use one of those “as seen on TV” cheater sand trap clubs, right? Same as throwing an A-rig. 😂

BAZINGA!

You guys are good souls. I know Bill appreciates your efforts.

He’s just trying to poach your fishing spots QB. Just take him to mine. They suck anyway 😂

I wouldn’t trust just anyone with the painting anyway

That’s not out of the realm of possibility these days. Watch out for the grasshopper rigs occupied by jersey jocks. Some of dem boys be pros.

So thankful that Donna and I both were victorious in our bouts with renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer), and only a year apart. Check that. God was victorious. We just did our best to sit back and let Him take care of things. It just baffles my pea brain that some folks (me, for certain) have such a hard time relinquishing control to God when the fact is, we were never in control to start with!

Very good day. Congrats and thanks for the report/pics!

Hang in there, brother. Let us know if we can do anything at all.

Eric, so sorry to learn about this. Praying for God’s comforting hand upon your family.

I don't care which direction they go, I just wish they'd get some decent stuff in there so I can clean out all the good pegs before QB gets there. He seems to be getting old and slow. Not much of a challenge to beat him to Hook Line & Sinker anymore.

Great fish by all 3 of you guys and thanks for the pics. Really nice to see them. But once again, with the exception of edyer’s beauty, none were caught in 2017. And if memory serves, 2016 was slim pickins too, which makes shark bait’s 8-pounder even more special. Lets hope 2018 is a better year for the big uns, but if not, perhaps it’s time for anglers and fisheries folks alike to sit down and talk about the situation.

Couldn't agree more on the electro-fishing survey ... a very limited window and nothing more than a mildly effective tool in the difficult quest to sample the LMB/SM/KY population of a sprawling Ozark highlands reservoir. Beyond that, where's the evidence of these 8-10 pounders? Last April 1-2, somewhere around 1,000 anglers put in 15 hours each during the Big Bass Tour event. Took 5.89 to win. That's right ... not even one 6-pounder was caught at that prime time of year. Three weeks earlier, in March when big bass are on the move, 200 of the nation's best BASS pros and co-anglers were here and just one 6-pounder was caught amongst them in three days of fishing. As far as I know, there wasn't an 8-pounder caught all of last year in any tournament and maybe not even a 7-pounder. Nor do I recall hearing of any caught by recreational anglers. Probably were some 7's caught, but none come to mind. I'd sure as heck love to see one and I'm sure others would, too. Just a picture would do.

S*** happens? Go tell that to the family of the guy that died recently on Okeechobee. Accepting tragic accidents as happenstance is a slippery slope. What if aircraft engineers did that? Auto engineers? What if the state police said, "Oh well, people are gonna drive drunk. S*** happens." If that is your philosophy about driving your own boat, I hope we forever fish different parts of the lake. I'm not saying you're reckless, but saying stuff like "s*** happens" could sure lead one to believe that you are.