Champ188

When it blows you off the front deck.

Mitch, if I’m not mistaken, you can only stay logged in on one device.

That's a fabrication of the industry to generate sales. "Hey guys, get off your lazy butts and take a kid fishing, but be sure you stop and buy a new Toyota pickup and JohnnyCraft boat rig on the way to the lake. And oh yeah, don't forget to buy all the tackle it will hold. Johnny thanks you for your continued support."

There are very few "spectators" per se at these weigh-ins unless you're talking about a BASS Elite Series or BASS Invitational event. Other than a handful of family members, the "crowds" you see at the weigh-ins are the anglers themselves hanging around to see if they made a check. I speak from a lot of years of fishing Central Pro-Am and other regional-level events.

I rather have it from south, west or north but I'll take any wind I can get on Table Rock.

Count me with ya, Dan. God’s been waaaaaaay better to me than I deserve.

We would love that. Sending a PM.

Can those same people tell the difference in a Pro-V1 and a TopFlite? 😂

I’m now gonna go wrap my head with duct tape and bailing wire and slop on a half gallon of super glue before it explodes.

Don't care for eating trout myself, especially large ones, but they are a put-and-take fishery. Unlike bass, which MDC for some reason can't see fit to help along with supplemental stocking.

Long Creek is far better than Roaring River. Far, far better!

Thanks, Bo, I was reasonably happy with the 80 considering that I've had the dickens getting below that number all year. I think I shot 78 once and maybe another 79 but just haven't been consistent at all. Sorry you aren't able to play anymore ... it's sure addicting, but so is fishing and you do one heckuva job of that. About the abundance of shad ... you are dead right about now being a prime time to stock us some extra bass. But sadly, if I had to lay a bet whether that will happen, I know which side I'd put my money on. Just doesn't make sense in my simple mind why we can host darn near every professional bass tournament association under the moon but we can't see fit to stock some extra fish for all of us to enjoy. Guess none of that all-hailed revenue the national tournaments bring in is going to MDC.

Yep, that would be a handicap for sure.

Good area. Plenty of bass to be caught. Crappie are about like most other places on Table Rock ... rarely found in good numbers. Not sure why whitecaps would stop one from fishing. I'd far rather fish in the wind than without any.

Missed a 4-footer on No. 18 for a 79 yesterday afternoon.

Went to Eucha on Tuesday and it was the slowest trip I've had in a very long time.

October is notoriously slow and I also believe the glut of baitfish left from two years of no winter shad kill is complicating things. Many fish are simply following the shad schools and not setting up on traditional places.

You may be able to find uncrowded water but when there are that many boats on the lake, most of the places you need to be are covered up.

Winders gonna wind 😂

I did not, Thumbs. I was bound and determined to catch em winding. With the lake down to around 916, it's getting tougher all the time to find any "flip-able" cover. It could be done, but it would take a fair amount of moving around to find the right stuff.

Might not be a bad idea, Thumbs. Gotta at least be some spots biting on the north end.

Yes, the water is a bit stained in that upper White area and there was cloud cover all day. Plus, I just catch a lot of fall fish on that War Eagle gold shiner.

Sorry it's a couple of days old but thought I'd give a brief report on what I found Tuesday. In short ... not much. Launched at 8:30 AM at Eagle Rock to avoid as much of the Cops4Kids traffic as possible and succeeded, seeing only a couple of other boats all day. Despite the strong cold front that blew in the night before, surface temps remained 74-76 everywhere I went. Started out in a wooded pocket not far from the ramp, then proceeded to Roaring River, Panther and eventually Rock Creek. Without putting anyone to sleep with the boring details, I managed 10-12 fish over 6.5 hours, including three, maybe four small keepers. All were caught on a 1/4-ounce War Eagle tandem willow spinnerbait or smallish crawfish-colored cranks. Tried a Ned, various topwaters and even a fast-retrieve jerkbait to no avail. Better times are coming soon. Highlight of the day was the nearly nonstop progression of migrating geese flying just under the high cloudcover. View full article

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