dwiebenga

Im in! Gives me something else to do beside planning online high school classes!

I had the opportunity to make a day trip yesterday. The lake was in beautiful condition, and the fish cooperated for me most of the day. WT: 49-51 Areas: Main lake points with mix of gravel and rock (4-18 feet), boat in 20-30 feet. Baits: 3/16 Dirty Jig Guppyhead and 2.8 Keitech (Electric Shad and Pro Blue Red Shad) This was the only bait that played all day. Tried a jerkbait when the wind came up, but the fish preferred the swimbait. Overall, the fishing was good for my first time on the water this year. I was simply casting, letting it fall 2-4 seconds, and a slow constant retrieve. The bait would "tick" or simply "load" the rod up. Fish were all really healthy and they are feeding up preparing to spawn in the next few weeks. However, I think the cold front will pull them back over the next few days. I ended up with the trifecta (Spotted, Largemouth, and Smallmouth). Of the 20 fish I caught, about half were solid keepers. On another note, stay safe and be smart. All this will pass soon, and I look forward to fishing with you all again.

Yes. We are only talking the tournament on Saturday

My vote is shoot for 1st week in December. Lake is calmed down, and the fishing is still really good.

I have wondered the same thing James. I have been reflecting on what is truly the "responsible" move. We are certainly in uncharted territory.

Well, I made a decent comeback this weekend after the disaster on the St. Johns River!

Fantastic Read! Thank you!

Good Job Bill!

Nice fish! Can not wait to get back on the water.

Great people and product. I build most of my jigs with their products.

Got this from a guy on BBC Forum. He is the humminbird guru in my opinion That unit does not have Down Imaging, it has composite Down Imaging views created by blending the two SI pulses. If the SI range is less than the depth, you won't get bottom on the DI view. Seemed to fix my problem

Nice job!

Well done gentlemen!

Looking forward to a great year! Thank you for setting it all up. Dave

I am in. Will need to check with Jim

Merry Christmas! To all of my OAF friends

Nice fish and graph images! Good Work!

Nice Brownies!

Jim and I had an adventurous beginning to our trip, including a blown out trailer hub, but we eventually got to the lake for some winter bass fishing. Location: 39 Bridge to Campbell Point WT: 49-52 degrees Structure: Main lake bluff ends with the point deeper on the main lakeside. Timber seemed to hold more fish. Boat positioned in 40-70 feet of water depending on the rise of the point. Baits: 3/8 oz jig head with a 2.8 Keitch (Electric Shad or Pro Blue Red) Set Up: Falcon Cara Swimjig Rod, Lews LFS Speed Spool 6:8.1, 20lb Power Pro, and 8 foot 10lb Berkley 100% fluorocarbon leader. We started Friday morning looking for any schooling fish, but I think we started a bit too late. We went into Mill Creek for a bit, but not luck there. Next location we stopped at was a deep point, and I caught a small spotted bass on the little swimbait. Moved on to the next point, and caught a 16 inch spot on the second cast, and started to figure out the bite. I was throwing the bait up on the point, counting it down 12-15 seconds and crawling the bait across the bottom. At one point, I counted in my head 7-8 seconds before I turned my reel handle a full turn. At one point, Jim remarked, "I have never seen you fish this slow." The bite would load up or a slight "tick". Only had a few all weekend that thumped the bait. However, all the of the fish we hooked solid in the mouth. Friday, we caught and released 10-12 fish. Jim even caught two decent fish on an A-rig in the afternoon. Saturday, with the dead calm water and blue bird skies, we made the decision to go deep right away. We headed back to the deep points, and we caught another 10-12 fish in the morning all on the little swimbait. In the afternoon, I went solo and headed to the mouth of Mill Creek. One of the points has pole timber, and I sat off of it in 50-60 feet of water on the shallower side. In 90 minutes, I caught and released 12-15 fish with 8 being solid keeper spots. Overall, it was a great trip and I learned much about fishing deep. I still want to learn to catch more fish vertically and how to really take advantage of my Helix units. Looking forward to our next adventure on the lake. See you all in 2020 at the OA One Fish Tournament!

Job well done men! Jim and I are looking forward to next weekend!

Happy Thanksgiving from Lee’s Summit! Down next weekend to bother the fish!

Loved the competition this year! I went for the record breaker on the last two casts and came up short! Already looking forward to 2020! Congrats Bassmaster!

Nothing like swinging on a 5lber and MISS!!!! That was my day at Tenkiller! Hopefully my boys catch them today.

I think Top 5 was great!

This is great information, however, I am not seeing the link to the graphs. Thank you for this powerful info!