motoman

Like edwin said, it works great down here on The Rock. Used it today!

Hey techo, how'd you do? - It looks like you're in similar territory I was throwing the blade in. I'm leaving tomorrow morning, and was just curious what youre technique was? (you can PM me if you don't want to advertise it )

- I do not mind you asking at all! I'm thrilled I have somethingto report, and will be happy to share. - I was keeping the boat in about 15-20 foot of water, and they were hitting in about the 10 foot range. Water temps were 57 yesterday, and 55 this morning. - The banks are VERY gradual sloping banks, with pea gravel. (although mostly covered with undergrowth) - And to show you how much of a blade novice I am, I only own 3 spinnerbaits, and hate throwing them. (cause I've never caught anything)...........but I LOVE 'em now! - dtrs, I thought you were already down for 2 weeks. (doh!)

- Holy Moly, dtrs. I'm at Schooner right now. I've got the ole nag of a blue/white Basscat with the silver tundra. - I saw your truck/trailer out this morning, I'll be sure and say howdy if I see yah come in. - The stickbait completely shut off for us. But the blade bite is ON! Late yesterday afternoon caught a limit of keepers. And from 8:30ish to 10:00 this morning, caught a limit of keepers; all on the blade.

I finally have something to add to some reports here, after fishing K/C for a few days. - We had a tough day, caught in the monsoon on plane this afternoon in K/C, but stuck it out and finally got to our destination, but only after an unholy pelting of rain! UGH! - Anywho, I hope I don't ruin anything for you techo. But, we caught several today on windblown mainlake points, on a drop shot rig;(but not true drop-shotting..........just that style rig) with any multitude of small soft plastics in watermelon candy. (fry, finesse worm, etc.) The drop shot rig keeps your bait out of the moss, by just slowly dragging it along; maintaining contact with the bottom. The points with gradual sloping pea gravel seemed best. Keeping the boat in the magic 20 feet of water. - The jerkbait slowly tapered off the passed several days for us, and fizzled out after this morning. - The end of the day, (mintues before the storm) I started throwing a white spinnerbait, with silver double-willows in the timber, in about 15 feet of water, in backs of coves. Slow rolling near standing timber. With a nice result. A 3+ lb. smallie. - After the rain I went back out, and caught even more before sunset. (Redemption after last month!) Pretty incredible after the tough afternoon we had, and confirmation that the 3+lb. smallie was not just a fluke. Multiple 3+ lb. smallies (one just shy of 4........and annnnngry!, plus some grumpy 3lb kentuckies. All in about an hour and a half. It was GRRReat! - The mud line of runoff water from the rain, seemed to turn 'em sour. No hits in or near the mudline though............hhhmmmmm? I would cast in, then out of the mudline, and parallel to it........only success was in the clear water. - I took some pix with my cell phone, but can't figure out how to get them to upload........ggggrrrrrrr. - Oh well, hopefully this will help someone out? - Good Luck to those guys in AIA tomorrow, looks like we gotta head home a day early! - (Limited internet access the next couple days, gotta run!)

Good pic FRENZEL, if you don't mind me asking, what kind of water were you fishing? - Sure does look like you've got some chop in the background.

- Don't be shy Ron! Post away. Good Report. Be sure and let us know how tomorrow goes!

Sounds like a fun day indeed! Can't wait to get back down. - Keep us posted how you guys do up in K/C, too.

Be sure and report back guys, good or bad!

- Hey S&M, hit me with that PM too if you don't mind?

- No problem techo, don't believe those commercials; it's not just you. - Typically we do just fine down there, but a few weeks ago, we were hurtin'. Hopefully it was just the crappy weather....................yah.................that'll be my excuse................the weather.

- That certainly crossed my mind, I guess we'll see. - But after the tail-whippin' The Rock gave me a few weeks ago, I have my concerns.

- We're going to be coming down thursday early afternoon, and staying through monday morning. I'll keep my eyes peeled for yah techo, and be sure to say hello. It'll be myself and an older guy on my old Basscat, haunting the Kimberling city area. (hopefully with far less smoke pouring out from under the engine cowl this time! ) - A few of us are coming down for an annual corporate tournament we're fishing Saturday, and we are considering fishing the AIA sunday. But that's a BIG if. - I've fished a few of the Heartland tournaments, and it feels like I'm stepping into the ring with Mike Tyson; going up against the locals. - Even if we don't fish the AIA, I'd like to swing by and see the weigh-in.

Thanks Whack 'em. I'll be down later this week, sounds like the jig bite is getting better and better.

- Dang, that's cool getting a free wart. Like a box of Cracker Jacks!

Coyote, (not to conjure up an old thread, but .........) I thought I posted in this thread a while back, but I guess not. (doh!) - I'm guessing it's the Vision Oneten (110) ? - http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/descpageMEGABHARD-MB110.html -

Definitely a great read con. Thanks for bumping it back up.

- Dang stock, sorry to hear the rough luck. - I don't have any specific advice I can really give. As, I do just like I mentioned; the day before I leave to come down to The Rock (and one of the guys I'm with usually has a laptop, so we can check the reports while we're down too), I'll take notes on some of the reports (and research, research, research the boards beforehand), reference a hotspot map from BPS or Wal-Mart, and print the maps off the boards here; then depending what part of the lake we want to tackle, that's where we'll go. - But, I certainly don't get down enough to be an expert. - It typically works. Heck, last week we were down with the snow/rain/sleet/hail, and we caught fish (not as many as we should've, but we still caught 'em). None of our usual spots paid off, so we had to improvise. It was tough, but we pulled it off. But, only with the real time reports I got from the boards here.

Cool report Doug, thanks for the writeup. Kreit always does seem very personable.

Stock, welcome aboard. - Just keep your eyes peeled on the boards, until the day you come down. Someone will always have good details on fishing reports for yah. (and you can apply those techniques to the maps avaialble too) - Check at the top of the forums section under Table Rock Maps, plenty of accurate data there for spots to fish. Be sure to read some of the archives too, they will help you out. - The only way to get more fish in the boat, is to hire some of the great guides available on The Rock.

- Aww man KC! That hurts! Sorry to hear it. - The previous owner of my old nag had an oil pump/system malfunction, and a similar incident on my engine. The oil pump is removed from my boat, and I've always pre-mixed. It's a bit of a pain, but it's one less thing to worry about. - Good Luck getting things back going. I'm not sure if you're on BassBoatCentral.com forums. But there's a great bunch of guys/factory certified mechanics over there who have really come through for me a few times. And saved me some real money too. (just a thought)

- Yes, yes. I'd like to hear some comparisons too.

After my painful butt kickin' I got by The Rock last week, I probably outta keep my mouth shut. Hopefully it was just the weather that dealt me fits, and I'm not losing my touch. Anywho........... - I love throwing any finesse stuff at The Rock, and 8lb test is as heavy as I like. I think the jerkbite may be dwindling by then, as the water temps will be up? (but I'm no jerkbait expert) - Gabe hit the nail on the head, check the boards here just before you leave for a more accuarate update on what's happening.

Here's a bump SRV, good question. I'm interested in the answer too.

Great! Thanks Dennis! That's what I thought, but was just double checking.