Champ188
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Took a guest Monday and fished the upper White between Big M and Shell Knob. Cloud cover and breeze made for a great numbers day ... about 45 in all with lots of little ones but also 9 keepers. All fish were caught at the mouth or in the front two-thirds of bigger pockets. Chunk rock was the deal. Nothing too steep/bluffy. Spinner bait, buzz bait and crank bait all played a role in the keepers. Jig also helped capture a couple of smaller ones. Bite was best early but lasted throughout the morning. We started at the crack of dawn and quit at 12:30.
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May fish that Everett Big Bass deal so prefer not to reveal everything right now. Not a spinnerbait, spoon or dropshot, though.
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Good friend and I got out for a bit Wednesday. Front corners of windblown docks over 15-40 feet of water. Water temps 74-77. Mid-lake area. These were our two best out of a total of 26 bass. Best five 14-15 pounds.
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LOL C4F, I can assure you Brian doesn't need my help. He's a darn good stick and if the dock bite is on, he could be very hard to beat in this one. Besides, he's just a nice fellow.
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Short is going to split time between fishing and golf. He'll be playing soon with me and Jerry at a course near you.
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I suspect this has to do with the oxygen level below 25 feet being almost nonexistent, therefore nearly all of the fish are up where anglers can get to them.
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Good luck to you and the other UA anglers, Ryan.
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What the heck are you guys talking about?
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You can actually buy the same size Pumpkin Ed head with three different sizes of hooks. For instance, the 1/4-ounce head is available with 3I re/0, 5/0 or 6/0 hooks. The 5/16 and 3/8 are both offered with 4/0, 5/0 or 6/0 hooks. I've had great luck using that head for hula grubs.
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Jerk bait can be very good in warm weather provided the wind is howling. Jerk it hard and fast. (Did I just say that?)
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In my experience with spinnerbaits, fishing them any faster than is required to get a bite is ill-advised --- i.e., don't burn them just for the sake of burning them. Bigger fish aren't known for chasing fast-moving baits. As for jerk baits, pauses of more than 5 seconds are rarely necessary until the water temps reach the low 40s.
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Fine-looking heads, Travis.
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That's true. There's always a very good chance of catching walleye in the winter on Beaver on a jerk bait. Never pass up that timber bluff just east of Coppermine, especially the gravel runout polnt on the downstream end.
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You Beaver guys can add that to your list of excuses for not catching bass ... crappie ate them all, too many shad, etc.
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Glad you had a couple of productive days on the water, Chris. You're figuring this lake out fast, which is something that isn't easy to do. Look forward to having you guys back down here in a couple of weeks. Should be a strong fall bite going by then.
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It's the Bassmaster Central Open. It's Oct. 1-3 out of State Park.
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Thanks for the report, Pepe. Fall fishing prospects are definitely looking up.
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Now that's funny I don't care who you are! Hey 5, we actually had a slam ... brown, green, spotted and a meanie. But mostly they were brown.
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My bad. I despise jargon as much as anyone but am still guilty of using it at times.
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Donna and I launched at 7 a.m. and persevered until 3:30 p.m. Ended up with 22 total, including 5 keepers for about 12 pounds. Crank bait and War Eagle blade in the wind did the damage. Water temps 78-80 degrees. All bites came in 15 feet of water or less.
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I never knew it went over to state control and required a different pass. Guess I got lucky using it half a dozen times this year with my COE pass hanging from my mirror. Never got ticketed.
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Homer Sloan derby coming up fast and worse yet, the BASS Central Open is here in a couple of weeks. Gonna be hard pressed to get much info here or elsewhere until the Open boys are gone.
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That's okay, Mr. Smarty Pants. I'm gonna be at the Old 86 ramp in about 7 hours and I'm heading straight for your dock, drone dogs or not. So there.
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Really nice report and very generous of you, Jack. Hopefully some kids will get the benefit of catching some fish because of it. Hats off.
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Yup, nice to hear things are cooling down and the fish are starting to show up. Gonna be interesting to see what our LM population does over the next few years. Hopefully they are just in a down cycle and will bounce back.
