Bill Babler

Don’t agree at all. I’ve always been a deep water fisherman and spent my life and earned a great living looking at sonar. 
I would have failed on Table Rock without it  
I’ve never really enjoyed going down a bank and casting a lure.  I love the nature and being outside but if you would tell me out on that hump they’re stacked up I bet I’d be out there. 
FFS is a tool and you have to know how to use it just like 2D, or Side Image. 
Don has spent over 300 hours on the water this year. He is putting in his time and paying his dues. Nothing is easy. 
He has been out rain or shine. Cold or wind he is out there.  That demands my total respect.  He fished days most of won’t even go outside.
For every fish that eats it 10 refuse it, even with live bait. Seeing them is nice but catching them is an entirely different matter.   It’s totally unreal the amount of refusals  
Knowing where to fish and where they are keeps you from fishing where they Ain’t. 
Every hour I get to spend on the water is precious to me. I love the fishing as well as the catching, but we will all admit the catching is the most fun. 
The analogy of him not earning it is just flat totally off base. Even those that don’t like FFS Can’t dispute him putting in the hours he has to accomplish what he’s doing this year. 





 

3-21. Good buddy that caught the 7 pounder week before last out did himself yesterday. 
 

This is the best of the best. 8.1 pounds. Said that had over 30 keeps with best 5 at plus 20 pounds. 
Said they were looking at most all of them that were caught on a Dimiki and A-Rig. 
Total FFS day. He said if you didn’t see em you didn’t catch em. They just simply quit casting and went looking. 
Don had Hummingbird stuff including mega live and 2 Apex units last year. 
Total gave it away and now is running 4 Garmin units. Live Scope and Sea Clear harness. 
He is a retired surgeon and is fishing most everyday.  He is also a techno junkie.  And as you may guess money is no factor. 
He has already had 15 fish over 5 pounds since the middle of February and that is his second one over 7 pounds. Kind of what I wanted to do. I’m doing good on the 5 pounders, but not the 7 plus yet. Might have set my goals to high. 
I’m playing Pickleball 4 days a week 3 hours a day. Probably need to be fishing but I just love it. Dropped down to 175 pounds and I haven’t been there in years. 
With a very generous donation we have a new PB faculty in Shell Knob and it’s really fun with the group we have playing. I’m hooked. 

It’s been a few years since any double digit fish have been caught.  I’m thinking in the next 2 months we may see more than one. 
This lake is on Fire. 
Good Luck. 







 

Guys that are in their 70’s aren’t going to dictate the future of the Sport. 
I think some circuit may have a derby without it, but if the guys aren’t putting fish in the boat at the rate they are now it will lose interest fast. 
My post was just to show a buddy that’s loves to fish and works hard at it with a Super Nice fish for any lake. A total Monster for TR. 
We have another thread on FFS. 

 

3-21. Good buddy that caught the 7 pounder week before last out did himself yesterday. 
 

This is the best of the best. 8.1 pounds. Said that had over 30 keeps with best 5 at plus 20 pounds. 
Said they were looking at most all of them that were caught on a Dimiki and A-Rig. 
Total FFS day. He said if you didn’t see em you didn’t catch em. They just simply quit casting and went looking. 
Don had Hummingbird stuff including mega live and 2 Apex units last year. 
Total gave it away and now is running 4 Garmin units. Live Scope and Sea Clear harness. 
He is a retired surgeon and is fishing most everyday.  He is also a techno junkie.  And as you may guess money is no factor. 
He has already had 15 fish over 5 pounds since the middle of February and that is his second one over 7 pounds. Kind of what I wanted to do. I’m doing good on the 5 pounders, but not the 7 plus yet. Might have set my goals to high. 
I’m playing Pickleball 4 days a week 3 hours a day. Probably need to be fishing but I just love it. Dropped down to 175 pounds and I haven’t been there in years. 
With a very generous donation we have a new PB faculty in Shell Knob and it’s really fun with the group we have playing. I’m hooked. 

It’s been a few years since any double digit fish have been caught.  I’m thinking in the next 2 months we may see more than one. 
This lake is on Fire. 
Good Luck. 







 

3-21. Good buddy that caught the 7 pounder week before last out did himself yesterday. 
 

This is the best of the best. 8.1 pounds. Said that had over 30 keeps with best 5 at plus 20 pounds. 
Said they were looking at most all of them that were caught on a Dimiki and A-Rig. 
Total FFS day. He said if you didn’t see em you didn’t catch em. They just simply quit casting and went looking. 
Don had Hummingbird stuff including mega live and 2 Apex units last year. 
Total gave it away and now is running 4 Garmin units. Live Scope and Sea Clear harness. 
He is a retired surgeon and is fishing most everyday.  He is also a techno junkie.  And as you may guess money is no factor. 
He has already had 15 fish over 5 pounds since the middle of February and that is his second one over 7 pounds. Kind of what I wanted to do. I’m doing good on the 5 pounders, but not the 7 plus yet. Might have set my goals to high. 
I’m playing Pickleball 4 days a week 3 hours a day. Probably need to be fishing but I just love it. Dropped down to 175 pounds and I haven’t been there in years. 
With a very generous donation we have a new PB faculty in Shell Knob and it’s really fun with the group we have playing. I’m hooked. 

It’s been a few years since any double digit fish have been caught.  I’m thinking in the next 2 months we may see more than one. 
This lake is on Fire. 
Good Luck. 







 

Guys that are in their 70’s aren’t going to dictate the future of the Sport. 
I think some circuit may have a derby without it, but if the guys aren’t putting fish in the boat at the rate they are now it will lose interest fast. 
My post was just to show a buddy that’s loves to fish and works hard at it with a Super Nice fish for any lake. A total Monster for TR. 
We have another thread on FFS. 

 

3-21. Good buddy that caught the 7 pounder week before last out did himself yesterday. 
 

This is the best of the best. 8.1 pounds. Said that had over 30 keeps with best 5 at plus 20 pounds. 
Said they were looking at most all of them that were caught on a Dimiki and A-Rig. 
Total FFS day. He said if you didn’t see em you didn’t catch em. They just simply quit casting and went looking. 
Don had Hummingbird stuff including mega live and 2 Apex units last year. 
Total gave it away and now is running 4 Garmin units. Live Scope and Sea Clear harness. 
He is a retired surgeon and is fishing most everyday.  He is also a techno junkie.  And as you may guess money is no factor. 
He has already had 15 fish over 5 pounds since the middle of February and that is his second one over 7 pounds. Kind of what I wanted to do. I’m doing good on the 5 pounders, but not the 7 plus yet. Might have set my goals to high. 
I’m playing Pickleball 4 days a week 3 hours a day. Probably need to be fishing but I just love it. Dropped down to 175 pounds and I haven’t been there in years. 
With a very generous donation we have a new PB faculty in Shell Knob and it’s really fun with the group we have playing. I’m hooked. 

It’s been a few years since any double digit fish have been caught.  I’m thinking in the next 2 months we may see more than one. 
This lake is on Fire. 
Good Luck. 







 

Don’t agree at all. I’ve always been a deep water fisherman and spent my life and earned a great living looking at sonar. 
I would have failed on Table Rock without it  
I’ve never really enjoyed going down a bank and casting a lure.  I love the nature and being outside but if you would tell me out on that hump they’re stacked up I bet I’d be out there. 
FFS is a tool and you have to know how to use it just like 2D, or Side Image. 
Don has spent over 300 hours on the water this year. He is putting in his time and paying his dues. Nothing is easy. 
He has been out rain or shine. Cold or wind he is out there.  That demands my total respect.  He fished days most of won’t even go outside.
For every fish that eats it 10 refuse it, even with live bait. Seeing them is nice but catching them is an entirely different matter.   It’s totally unreal the amount of refusals  
Knowing where to fish and where they are keeps you from fishing where they Ain’t. 
Every hour I get to spend on the water is precious to me. I love the fishing as well as the catching, but we will all admit the catching is the most fun. 
The analogy of him not earning it is just flat totally off base. Even those that don’t like FFS Can’t dispute him putting in the hours he has to accomplish what he’s doing this year. 





 

3-21. Good buddy that caught the 7 pounder week before last out did himself yesterday. 
 

This is the best of the best. 8.1 pounds. Said that had over 30 keeps with best 5 at plus 20 pounds. 
Said they were looking at most all of them that were caught on a Dimiki and A-Rig. 
Total FFS day. He said if you didn’t see em you didn’t catch em. They just simply quit casting and went looking. 
Don had Hummingbird stuff including mega live and 2 Apex units last year. 
Total gave it away and now is running 4 Garmin units. Live Scope and Sea Clear harness. 
He is a retired surgeon and is fishing most everyday.  He is also a techno junkie.  And as you may guess money is no factor. 
He has already had 15 fish over 5 pounds since the middle of February and that is his second one over 7 pounds. Kind of what I wanted to do. I’m doing good on the 5 pounders, but not the 7 plus yet. Might have set my goals to high. 
I’m playing Pickleball 4 days a week 3 hours a day. Probably need to be fishing but I just love it. Dropped down to 175 pounds and I haven’t been there in years. 
With a very generous donation we have a new PB faculty in Shell Knob and it’s really fun with the group we have playing. I’m hooked. 

It’s been a few years since any double digit fish have been caught.  I’m thinking in the next 2 months we may see more than one. 
This lake is on Fire. 
Good Luck. 







 

Don’t agree at all. I’ve always been a deep water fisherman and spent my life and earned a great living looking at sonar. 
I would have failed on Table Rock without it  
I’ve never really enjoyed going down a bank and casting a lure.  I love the nature and being outside but if you would tell me out on that hump they’re stacked up I bet I’d be out there. 
FFS is a tool and you have to know how to use it just like 2D, or Side Image. 
Don has spent over 300 hours on the water this year. He is putting in his time and paying his dues. Nothing is easy. 
He has been out rain or shine. Cold or wind he is out there.  That demands my total respect.  He fished days most of won’t even go outside.
For every fish that eats it 10 refuse it, even with live bait. Seeing them is nice but catching them is an entirely different matter.   It’s totally unreal the amount of refusals  
Knowing where to fish and where they are keeps you from fishing where they Ain’t. 
Every hour I get to spend on the water is precious to me. I love the fishing as well as the catching, but we will all admit the catching is the most fun. 
The analogy of him not earning it is just flat totally off base. Even those that don’t like FFS Can’t dispute him putting in the hours he has to accomplish what he’s doing this year. 





 

3-21. Good buddy that caught the 7 pounder week before last out did himself yesterday. 
 

This is the best of the best. 8.1 pounds. Said that had over 30 keeps with best 5 at plus 20 pounds. 
Said they were looking at most all of them that were caught on a Dimiki and A-Rig. 
Total FFS day. He said if you didn’t see em you didn’t catch em. They just simply quit casting and went looking. 
Don had Hummingbird stuff including mega live and 2 Apex units last year. 
Total gave it away and now is running 4 Garmin units. Live Scope and Sea Clear harness. 
He is a retired surgeon and is fishing most everyday.  He is also a techno junkie.  And as you may guess money is no factor. 
He has already had 15 fish over 5 pounds since the middle of February and that is his second one over 7 pounds. Kind of what I wanted to do. I’m doing good on the 5 pounders, but not the 7 plus yet. Might have set my goals to high. 
I’m playing Pickleball 4 days a week 3 hours a day. Probably need to be fishing but I just love it. Dropped down to 175 pounds and I haven’t been there in years. 
With a very generous donation we have a new PB faculty in Shell Knob and it’s really fun with the group we have playing. I’m hooked. 

It’s been a few years since any double digit fish have been caught.  I’m thinking in the next 2 months we may see more than one. 
This lake is on Fire. 
Good Luck. 







 

3-21. Good buddy that caught the 7 pounder week before last out did himself yesterday. 
 

This is the best of the best. 8.1 pounds. Said that had over 30 keeps with best 5 at plus 20 pounds. 
Said they were looking at most all of them that were caught on a Dimiki and A-Rig. 
Total FFS day. He said if you didn’t see em you didn’t catch em. They just simply quit casting and went looking. 
Don had Hummingbird stuff including mega live and 2 Apex units last year. 
Total gave it away and now is running 4 Garmin units. Live Scope and Sea Clear harness. 
He is a retired surgeon and is fishing most everyday.  He is also a techno junkie.  And as you may guess money is no factor. 
He has already had 15 fish over 5 pounds since the middle of February and that is his second one over 7 pounds. Kind of what I wanted to do. I’m doing good on the 5 pounders, but not the 7 plus yet. Might have set my goals to high. 
I’m playing Pickleball 4 days a week 3 hours a day. Probably need to be fishing but I just love it. Dropped down to 175 pounds and I haven’t been there in years. 
With a very generous donation we have a new PB faculty in Shell Knob and it’s really fun with the group we have playing. I’m hooked. 

It’s been a few years since any double digit fish have been caught.  I’m thinking in the next 2 months we may see more than one. 
This lake is on Fire. 
Good Luck. 







 

They won the OMTT the day before with over 26 pounds. EVERYTHING on the Alabama Rig. 
Talked to a couple of participants and they also were working the Rig. Good buddy had 19 pounds all on a Rig. 
Good friend I practiced a bit with this week had 16 pounds flipping docks plus the A-Rig. 
Said they had 30 keepers and had 13 pounds on the first stop in under 30 minutes. 
After church I started at noon. There were 3 footers on the open water stretch from Shell Knob to Campbell Point. Surface temp 56.7. Went back in Fish-n-Fun cove. Ie another Mill Creek. Water in the back was 58.1. 

Started fishing docks in the flat coves with a shaky head and every other dock had a keepers or two on them. Nothing big, but fish after fish. 

About 3 I headed back toward Baxter and just had to stop on a section of chunk gravel mix with the wind howling in on it. Only possibility here was an A-Rig or for some stupid reason I had a 3/4oz. Hard head tied on so I picked that up and it was simply a cremation till 5 pm. Had 17 keepers 3 pounds the biggest and I’m guessing I missed 15 bites in the wind and surf. 

Really can’t remember a 5 hour day with that kind of action that wasn’t on a drop shot or in the Winter with a spoon. 
Yesterday the fish just went crazy. Table Rock fish don’t usually act like that but it was one of those days.  A record setter. 
Good Luck. 








 

I use both a line box and a rolling wall system. Never a twist problem. Couple of tips from a retired guide.
First don’t over fill the spool
2 use appropriate line size for the reel. Most 1000/1500 series reels should not be spooled with a line wt.over 6 pound test  Even if it gives you a higher line capacity for the reel don’t go there  
2000/2500 series you can use up to 10# but 8 is preferable. 
NO. Carbon line. Forget about it. Use Maxima-Stren or XPS from BP.  MAXIMA OR XPS preferably. 
NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER close a spinning reel by turning the handle of the reel to close or engage the bail. Your new line will be a mess within an hour. Always close the bail by hand. 
I don’t care if you’re using a Stella or a piece of BP junk. Twisting the handle to close the bail will result in line twist. 
Now if you’re using braid with a carbon leader that’s fine as the braid has little to no memory and spools well. Again read the label on the braid. If it says the diameter is equivalent to say 6 pound test and the braid is 15 pound test, spool appropriate  
There are total exceptions to everything and experienced guys that have changed these rules can get away with it to some extent. 
If your a guide with multiple inexperienced fishermen you cannot make mistakes. Equipment and line snaffues cost clients time and the guide money. 
The principles I’ve outlined above prevent these gaffes. 
Good Luck






 

I use both a line box and a rolling wall system. Never a twist problem. Couple of tips from a retired guide.
First don’t over fill the spool
2 use appropriate line size for the reel. Most 1000/1500 series reels should not be spooled with a line wt.over 6 pound test  Even if it gives you a higher line capacity for the reel don’t go there  
2000/2500 series you can use up to 10# but 8 is preferable. 
NO. Carbon line. Forget about it. Use Maxima-Stren or XPS from BP.  MAXIMA OR XPS preferably. 
NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER close a spinning reel by turning the handle of the reel to close or engage the bail. Your new line will be a mess within an hour. Always close the bail by hand. 
I don’t care if you’re using a Stella or a piece of BP junk. Twisting the handle to close the bail will result in line twist. 
Now if you’re using braid with a carbon leader that’s fine as the braid has little to no memory and spools well. Again read the label on the braid. If it says the diameter is equivalent to say 6 pound test and the braid is 15 pound test, spool appropriate  
There are total exceptions to everything and experienced guys that have changed these rules can get away with it to some extent. 
If your a guide with multiple inexperienced fishermen you cannot make mistakes. Equipment and line snaffues cost clients time and the guide money. 
The principles I’ve outlined above prevent these gaffes. 
Good Luck






 

OMTT no A-Rig. They caught them on a jerk bait and a Dimiki on docks. 
Sunday A-rig same cove same docks. 
Close  to 57 pounds in two days from the same location. 
Fantastic weekend for them.  Congrats. 
Sunday was a bite fest. 

 
 

I use both a line box and a rolling wall system. Never a twist problem. Couple of tips from a retired guide.
First don’t over fill the spool
2 use appropriate line size for the reel. Most 1000/1500 series reels should not be spooled with a line wt.over 6 pound test  Even if it gives you a higher line capacity for the reel don’t go there  
2000/2500 series you can use up to 10# but 8 is preferable. 
NO. Carbon line. Forget about it. Use Maxima-Stren or XPS from BP.  MAXIMA OR XPS preferably. 
NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER close a spinning reel by turning the handle of the reel to close or engage the bail. Your new line will be a mess within an hour. Always close the bail by hand. 
I don’t care if you’re using a Stella or a piece of BP junk. Twisting the handle to close the bail will result in line twist. 
Now if you’re using braid with a carbon leader that’s fine as the braid has little to no memory and spools well. Again read the label on the braid. If it says the diameter is equivalent to say 6 pound test and the braid is 15 pound test, spool appropriate  
There are total exceptions to everything and experienced guys that have changed these rules can get away with it to some extent. 
If your a guide with multiple inexperienced fishermen you cannot make mistakes. Equipment and line snaffues cost clients time and the guide money. 
The principles I’ve outlined above prevent these gaffes. 
Good Luck






 

I use both a line box and a rolling wall system. Never a twist problem. Couple of tips from a retired guide.
First don’t over fill the spool
2 use appropriate line size for the reel. Most 1000/1500 series reels should not be spooled with a line wt.over 6 pound test  Even if it gives you a higher line capacity for the reel don’t go there  
2000/2500 series you can use up to 10# but 8 is preferable. 
NO. Carbon line. Forget about it. Use Maxima-Stren or XPS from BP.  MAXIMA OR XPS preferably. 
NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER close a spinning reel by turning the handle of the reel to close or engage the bail. Your new line will be a mess within an hour. Always close the bail by hand. 
I don’t care if you’re using a Stella or a piece of BP junk. Twisting the handle to close the bail will result in line twist. 
Now if you’re using braid with a carbon leader that’s fine as the braid has little to no memory and spools well. Again read the label on the braid. If it says the diameter is equivalent to say 6 pound test and the braid is 15 pound test, spool appropriate  
There are total exceptions to everything and experienced guys that have changed these rules can get away with it to some extent. 
If your a guide with multiple inexperienced fishermen you cannot make mistakes. Equipment and line snaffues cost clients time and the guide money. 
The principles I’ve outlined above prevent these gaffes. 
Good Luck






 

OMTT no A-Rig. They caught them on a jerk bait and a Dimiki on docks. 
Sunday A-rig same cove same docks. 
Close  to 57 pounds in two days from the same location. 
Fantastic weekend for them.  Congrats. 
Sunday was a bite fest. 

 
 

I use both a line box and a rolling wall system. Never a twist problem. Couple of tips from a retired guide.
First don’t over fill the spool
2 use appropriate line size for the reel. Most 1000/1500 series reels should not be spooled with a line wt.over 6 pound test  Even if it gives you a higher line capacity for the reel don’t go there  
2000/2500 series you can use up to 10# but 8 is preferable. 
NO. Carbon line. Forget about it. Use Maxima-Stren or XPS from BP.  MAXIMA OR XPS preferably. 
NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER close a spinning reel by turning the handle of the reel to close or engage the bail. Your new line will be a mess within an hour. Always close the bail by hand. 
I don’t care if you’re using a Stella or a piece of BP junk. Twisting the handle to close the bail will result in line twist. 
Now if you’re using braid with a carbon leader that’s fine as the braid has little to no memory and spools well. Again read the label on the braid. If it says the diameter is equivalent to say 6 pound test and the braid is 15 pound test, spool appropriate  
There are total exceptions to everything and experienced guys that have changed these rules can get away with it to some extent. 
If your a guide with multiple inexperienced fishermen you cannot make mistakes. Equipment and line snaffues cost clients time and the guide money. 
The principles I’ve outlined above prevent these gaffes. 
Good Luck






 

I use both a line box and a rolling wall system. Never a twist problem. Couple of tips from a retired guide.
First don’t over fill the spool
2 use appropriate line size for the reel. Most 1000/1500 series reels should not be spooled with a line wt.over 6 pound test  Even if it gives you a higher line capacity for the reel don’t go there  
2000/2500 series you can use up to 10# but 8 is preferable. 
NO. Carbon line. Forget about it. Use Maxima-Stren or XPS from BP.  MAXIMA OR XPS preferably. 
NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER close a spinning reel by turning the handle of the reel to close or engage the bail. Your new line will be a mess within an hour. Always close the bail by hand. 
I don’t care if you’re using a Stella or a piece of BP junk. Twisting the handle to close the bail will result in line twist. 
Now if you’re using braid with a carbon leader that’s fine as the braid has little to no memory and spools well. Again read the label on the braid. If it says the diameter is equivalent to say 6 pound test and the braid is 15 pound test, spool appropriate  
There are total exceptions to everything and experienced guys that have changed these rules can get away with it to some extent. 
If your a guide with multiple inexperienced fishermen you cannot make mistakes. Equipment and line snaffues cost clients time and the guide money. 
The principles I’ve outlined above prevent these gaffes. 
Good Luck






 

They won the OMTT the day before with over 26 pounds. EVERYTHING on the Alabama Rig. 
Talked to a couple of participants and they also were working the Rig. Good buddy had 19 pounds all on a Rig. 
Good friend I practiced a bit with this week had 16 pounds flipping docks plus the A-Rig. 
Said they had 30 keepers and had 13 pounds on the first stop in under 30 minutes. 
After church I started at noon. There were 3 footers on the open water stretch from Shell Knob to Campbell Point. Surface temp 56.7. Went back in Fish-n-Fun cove. Ie another Mill Creek. Water in the back was 58.1. 

Started fishing docks in the flat coves with a shaky head and every other dock had a keepers or two on them. Nothing big, but fish after fish. 

About 3 I headed back toward Baxter and just had to stop on a section of chunk gravel mix with the wind howling in on it. Only possibility here was an A-Rig or for some stupid reason I had a 3/4oz. Hard head tied on so I picked that up and it was simply a cremation till 5 pm. Had 17 keepers 3 pounds the biggest and I’m guessing I missed 15 bites in the wind and surf. 

Really can’t remember a 5 hour day with that kind of action that wasn’t on a drop shot or in the Winter with a spoon. 
Yesterday the fish just went crazy. Table Rock fish don’t usually act like that but it was one of those days.  A record setter. 
Good Luck. 








 

I use both a line box and a rolling wall system. Never a twist problem. Couple of tips from a retired guide.
First don’t over fill the spool
2 use appropriate line size for the reel. Most 1000/1500 series reels should not be spooled with a line wt.over 6 pound test  Even if it gives you a higher line capacity for the reel don’t go there  
2000/2500 series you can use up to 10# but 8 is preferable. 
NO. Carbon line. Forget about it. Use Maxima-Stren or XPS from BP.  MAXIMA OR XPS preferably. 
NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER close a spinning reel by turning the handle of the reel to close or engage the bail. Your new line will be a mess within an hour. Always close the bail by hand. 
I don’t care if you’re using a Stella or a piece of BP junk. Twisting the handle to close the bail will result in line twist. 
Now if you’re using braid with a carbon leader that’s fine as the braid has little to no memory and spools well. Again read the label on the braid. If it says the diameter is equivalent to say 6 pound test and the braid is 15 pound test, spool appropriate  
There are total exceptions to everything and experienced guys that have changed these rules can get away with it to some extent. 
If your a guide with multiple inexperienced fishermen you cannot make mistakes. Equipment and line snaffues cost clients time and the guide money. 
The principles I’ve outlined above prevent these gaffes. 
Good Luck






 

Watch Mike Baker’s video from this past week catching crappie on Truman Lake. 
Probably by far the best video I have seen on the capability of the machine and what it opens up. 
He is catching crappie in open water that really previously was not touched. He simply torches suspended fish and your right with him seeing every bite. 
Mike Baker without a doubt gives the most informative videos on livescope and also catfishing out there. I don’t fish cats at all and very seldom crappie but his videos apply to bass fishing as well.  
If you enjoy fishing of any type you’ll enjoy Mike Baker videos.  Mostly filmed on Truman and LOZ. 



 

Dock and I could pretty much trade boats and equipment and neither of us could tell much difference. 
My thought however is that his boat would take me to all the Biggins he is catching.  He’d probably want to trade mine in.  It does however have a firm grasp of 14” K’s. 😁