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Posts posted by edyer
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Where are the tournament results?
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It got all the way to 46 here today.
It was -14 below zero up here in Michigan this morning. Coldest February in History and the 4th coldest month ever. January has the other three. FIve pick up trucks were parked on the lake today. The ice was about 18 inches thick. Cant wait to to Table Rock the last weekend of March.
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Alex, I challenge you to pick up a Luck-E-Strike RC STX and throw it a few minutes, then follow with a Megabass Vision 110. If you can detect an actual difference in the way they throw, dive, suspend, wiggle, etc., then by all means buy the one that you are most comfortable with. Heck, do that anyway.
But at around $8 each, as compared to $25 for the Megabass, I suggest to you it's worth a try. Color choices are decent, but you can always do as you mentioned with the McSticks and send them off to be painted however you want them.
If you use the Luck-E-Strike, you might want to change the hooks first. One reason they are less expensive.
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I still fish the Mags when we have a pretty good wind blowing, or in the fall when the water starts to cool down.
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I have been been fishing with Wiggle Warts since 1980. First was introduced to them on a trip to Table Rock Lake. Used them up in my home state of Michigan successfully also. I recently started buying Wee warts. Do any of you use them here on Table Rock? They are smaller than the warts, so I thought they may be able to catch fish when the water is cold and clear. I will also be fishing on Bull Shoals the first week in April this spring. Any particular colors or patterns of warts work better on Bull Shoals, compared to Table Rock, or do the same colors work at both places? Thanks.
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How big do they have to be?
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Congrats on the beautiful bass Bill. As far as fishing the shad/gull areas, we did not catch fish in the deeper suspended schools that the gulls and loons were feeding on, but caught them on flats and drops that were a couple of casts away from the shad/gulls. We would usually mark smaller balls of bait in about 18-20 fow water that the birds were not feeding on, but the bass must have been eating because they were biting the A-Rig in these areas. It wasn't a deal were you see the fish schooling on the shad and you can catch a few or a lot before they move, but we did sometimes catch three or four in a 50 yard stretch.
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My partner and I fished an Aunt's Creek Association Buddy team Tournament this past Saturday and Sunday. They used a new format where they had two weigh-ins on Saturday(noon and 4:00), and a noon weigh-in on Sunday. There were four cash prizes for each of the three weigh-ins, then four prizes for the overall weight. 1-3 places for team weight and a big bass prize. We were trying to decide the best strategy for the weigh-in. We settled on the strategy that if we had four fish or more we would weigh-in at the noon weigh-in. You could weigh in 6 fish per team, at each weigh in.Three or less, we would wait until the 4:00 pm weigh-in. We prefished Thursday and Friday. On Thursday, the weather was partly cloudy with some wind. We caught some decent keepers and some shorts throwing stickbaits on some bluff points and caught fish later in the afternoon throwing shakey head worms on 45 degree chunck rock banks. On Friday the weather was sunny with no wind. We only caught one keeper and a few shorts. We did have a few follow ups. We knew the next day was going to be windy, so everything we had done in practice, would be different. We decided to concentrate on Main Lake and secondary points and just go fishing. At first weigh in we weighed in 5 fish for 15.38 pounds, with a 7.89 kicker that my partner caught about 11:45 We took first place and big bass of the first weigh-in. We threw stickbaits, A-RIgs and shakey heads. We caught fish on all three baits(couldn't get bit on a wart or a jig). The big fish hit an A-Rig. During the second weigh in Saturday, we weighed in four fish for 10.9. First place in the second Session was over 16 pounds with a big bass just under 7 pounds. I think they caught the big one on a stick bait. Going into the Sunday competition, we had a 5.4 pound lead for the overall Championship, but with some very good anglers in the tournament, we knew we had to catch fish, because we are Michigan guys, and we don't have the experience on Table Rock that some of these guys have. Sunday was sunny with no wind. We could not get a bite during the first three hours. We felt like the Championship was slipping away. Finally a little bit of wind blew on the bank were were fishing, and I caught out first keeper, a nice fat Spot. The wind died again and we went another hour with no bites. About 11, the little breeze came up again. We caught two spots, a LM, and a smallmouth. FIgured we had about ten pounds, but kept casting until we had to run back for weigh-ins. I caught two 14.5 inch fish on my last two casts, leaving with the fish still biting. When we pulled up to the docks, we had a pretty good feeling about our chances for the overall championship, but figured someone would catch a decent bag. To our surprise and joy, we were the only ones to weigh in 5 fish for 10.19 pounds. We won the Sunday weigh-in and the overall Championship by more than 10 pounds. We were a couple of happy guys that felt luck had gone our way along with our persistence to fish hard every minute of the tournament. We fished the area from Aunts Creek, to the start of Joe Bald., fishing the main and secondary points. Most of the fish were in the 8-15 foot range. I would post pics, but I'm not sure how. There may be some posted on the Aunt Creeks Association website, or the Oak Hill Resort website. I have been coming down to Table Rock almost every spring break since 1980, but it is the first time I have placed in this tournament. Sometimes, it's just your time. I appreciate all the reports and posts by the anglers and guides on this site. A bunch of great guys.
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Thanks guys! The weather looks pretty good. Looks like you could spend all week in the two Sugar Loaf creeks.
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I'll try to give you a report after today. Hopefully it will be a good report LOL
My first time on Bull Shoals will be April 1-3, staying at Lakewoods Resort near Protem, MO. Any areas close to the resort we could check out? We have experience fishing on Table Rock, but have never came down to Bull Shoals. We fish a lot in Michigan, where we live. With the cold weather forecast, we will plan on throwing jerk baits, wiggle warts, and A - Rigs. Probably try a jis as well. Only can do so much in three days.
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I'm far from one of the best guides, but I threw that wart the other day in the dam area till I melted the bill and got a big ZERO. Only reason I stayed with it so long is because I got the time. Probably would fish the Alabama Rig in the dam area if it were me. Not one on every point but I would hit the major pockets tops and bluffends leading into those pockets. Don't overlook any cedar tops you see in those locations and on secondary points in the big coves across from the dam. This is a timing bite and what is not there one minute can be there the next.
It is really just a matter of days till they turn on down here, from Cow to Long Creek, and when they do the Brown Bass will be the deal.
Good Luck
Bill, I'm coming down next week Thursday and will be in the Aunt's Creek area. Sounds like next week is going to remain cold. Any suggestions to try up that way?
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Awesome catch! I'm coming down from Michigan the first week of April.Going to Bull Shoals for three days and staying in the mid-lake area, then up to Little Aunts Creek and staying at Oak Hill Resort. I was wondering what brand of A-Rig and what weight of jigs are you using. There doesn't seem to be much information on the forum for Bull Shoals like there is here on the Table Rock forum The guys on this forum are awesome. Thanks for the report.
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Your gonna have to deal with the crowds. Lots of spoonbill snaggers out and everyone else looking for whites and crappie. We fished from day break till about 1:30 pm to get our limits of crappie today, and there were boats everywhere. Caught lots of crappie first thing this morning on any color swimming minnow with 1/16th oz. heads. Let it sink and ever so slow real it in. Found most of them in one little hole in about 12 feet of water where the flats drop off to the creek channel and 3 submerged trees show on the graph. Everywhere else, we really had to work for them. Caught some in 5 FOW on flats and some in 22 FOW hugging brush piles. We did pick up 7 or 8 whites today also on the swimming minnows. Some of them were way up Flat Creek in 4-5 feet of water. Game Wardens are out. We got checked taking the boat out.....better stay legal!
Had a great time fishing with fellow OAF'er Jason Essary today. Great guide that fella is!
That is a great mess of crappies! I'm coming down from Michigan in a couple of weeks. Our limit is 25, with no length restriction, but most of the ones we keep are between 10-12 inches. What's the limit on Table Rock?
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The Aunts Creek area is a great area to catch a big fish. A couple of springs ago I caught a 7-4 there and a few years back before LBV struck I caught an 8-2 in Big Aunts Creek. Have you tried any night fishing this time of year? All the 6, 7, and 8 pounders I have caught have been at night. I have never caught anything over 5.5 pounds during the day.
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I bought four of the 10XD's and plan on bringing them to Bull Shoals and Table Rock when I come down there next month. I pan on throwing it up here in Michigan also. A five or six pound bass would have no trouble eating this bait. I think the bait weighs 1.9 ounces. I think my 7'9" Kistler Deep Crankbait rod says you can throw a 1.5 ounce bait.
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Jerry, I do not agree with you. Yes everyone has a right to be there, But! you are still responsible for your boat wakes. If you cause another boat to either swamp or capsize due to the size or proxsimity of your wakes, you can and will be cited. You are also responsible for any damage that your wakes cause such as dock damage.
Got a feeling there is just about to be a new set of rules and some new marshals in town, due to these wake boats. Rumor has it there is just about to be something done.
Something is just about to happen on this and we will see. Any boat taking on balast that is causing excess wakes,might just be completly put out of business in Missouri.
I agree with Bill. Up here in Michigan, we have been lectured by the Marine Patrol about being responsible for our wake during some of the larger bass tournaments, but on some of the smaller inland lakes, the wakeboard boats send water over my boat all the time. I even had a wake from one of their boats push my boat so hard that my trolling motor shat was slammed up against the step board on the back of a Mastercraft. The owners ran down to the dock and wrote down my boat registration #'s and threatened to charge me for a small scratch that was made on the very weathered board that I was pushed into. I can only imagine what happens to the guys fishing out of a 12 or 14 foot flat-bottomed aluminum boat. It's to the point that if I'm not fishing a tournament, I just go out early on weekday mornings(I'm retired), but sometimes they are on the water at 7 in the morning:( I wish they would make it so these boats could only run on certain waters.
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The first week of April we caught a 5.9 LM in Aunts Creek that had spawned out and a 4.8 LM in Fisher's Creek that had spawned out. Of course all fish don't spawn at the same time and there will be another wave of fish the next full moon or warm spell.
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I reread the post. Three over 9 Pounds!
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Two over 9 and six over 8 pounds? Incredible. Great bag guys! The Rock is as good as I've seen in many years. Anybody heard of a 10 pounder caught yet this year?
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Thanks for the replies so far. WHat about size? I find up here in Michigan, that I have been throwing the larger six inch version to target bigger fish, and at times, have even used 7 inchers(they are a load!). This is when I'm targeting largemouths. For smallmouths, I'll use a 4 inch size quite a bit, sometimes with a Gamagatsu red wacky hook, or using a nail weight in one end and fishing what I think is called a neko rig. Anyone trying that?
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Trying to figure out what to pack for our trip to your beautiful lake the first week of April. I'm thinking with the warm temps we are having this week and next, that the fish might be on a Senko bite. Anybody want to give up what colors you prefer to throw here?I guess it might differ if you are fishing up the James, or fishing in the clearer water of the white river. I know the weather could change, but it's always hard trying not to bring everything you own on a trip like this. Thanks.
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Speaking of Babler,haven't heard from him lately except from the newspaper story. Want to here more.
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Nice pics. What were most of the fish caught on up that way?
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Up here in Michigan, on the same body of water, the smallmouths spawn before the largemouths. It has a lot to do with what body of water they are on as to when this happens. Some of the very large body of waters(Burt,Mullet, and Charlevoix), you can still catch smallmouths on beds into the second week of June, but on some of the smaller lakes or the shallower parts of reservoirs, they may be on beds the second week of May. On the smaller, dark bottomed lakes, the largemouths can start early in May, but any cold front pushes them back out deep. The largemouths here are very hard to catch off beds, but the smallmouths are almost two easy. Some days you can catch 50 smallmouths off beds, with half of them in the 3.5 - 5 pound range. It seems on Table Rock, things happen about a month earlier. We usually miss the spawn here because we usually come down the first week in April, but this year might be a different story. I know we have three days forecasted in the 70's next week up here, so you guys must be pushing 80.
Anybody Been Out On The Lowerish End
in Lower Bull Shoals
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The long drives home after a tournament are always better if you win:) We are driving down to TR from Michigan to fish a resort association derby and then we have to drive back Sunday after the tournament. It used to be easier when I was in my 30's than in my 60's. We still have 18 inches of ice on the lakes near my house. Heading out to ice fish in an hour. Anything to get the boat on the water a month earlier.