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IL Fisherman

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  1. IL Fisherman
    Vernon, in my 30 years coming down I have had everything for upper 90's to 50's in September. Snow would not suprise me. I prefer not to sweat so cooler is better.
  2. IL Fisherman
    I'm coming down the 16th. Hope everyone is back in school or online learning and the lake is quiet. I stay clear of the holidays.
  3. IL Fisherman
    I used to be a fireline guy. Was a great line for a good time then started having fraying issues. Switched to Suffix 832 much better. Can drag a ned all day and maybe retie once or twice.
  4. IL Fisherman
    Nice looking fish. Fat and happy eating all those shad.
  5. IL Fisherman
    Those are some dandy fish 196.
  6. IL Fisherman
    Quill I watched and picked up new ideas. My luck won’t let me do it any where near like they do.
  7. IL Fisherman
    Got out at 6 til 8:15. Caught 4. 3 keepers. Best one a 3.25 lb SM. 21” long. All caught on swim bait 3-10 deep. 70 WT. Kimberling area.
  8. IL Fisherman
    Hi all. Down for a week or so. Looks to me after reading a couple dozen reports no one is catching them the same way. We went out in the morning 4/24 for 4 hours. 2 boats. One boat 10 fish. Spots SM and whites. The other boat zero. Had lunch went back out for 3 hours more skunk boat had 6 SM the other 1 small spot. 80% caught on a 2.8 Keitech. Rest on wacky Senco.
  9. IL Fisherman
    Great smiles and great fishies.
  10. IL Fisherman
    Used the Keitech heads. Bought Jewel Gem heads and Gem Spins to try next trip down. Can’t wait.
  11. IL Fisherman
    I have a 620FS. Great for rough water. Deeper sides. Also have the rear deck extension for the partner. Love it. I’m sure you can still fall out if you try hard enough.
  12. IL Fisherman
    Fished Monday and Tuesday afternoon. Threw swim bait jerk bait jig and a rock crawler some. 1 fish for our efforts on a swim bait. Good weather. Now back to winter in Illinois. Tired of it.
  13. IL Fisherman
    Nice fish Sprint. Can’t wait for some spring like weather and some fishing.
  14. IL Fisherman
    Quill no problem. I use suffix 832 high viz green a lot. Have also used the moss green style. Some time it gets lost in the reflections. Black sharpie sounds like a good thing to try.
  15. IL Fisherman
    Bo what color braid do you throw? I usually do a 3-4 foot floro leader on my Hyviz braid. Did not know if the fish would be color shy on the little ned rig.
  16. IL Fisherman
    Those 2 work well for me. I use sexy shad 90% of the time. Also use a lot of 2.8’s
  17. IL Fisherman
    So ready for spring and some TR fishing. Got 8” snow here in Illinois. 2 degrees tonite. -5 tomorrow nite.
  18. IL Fisherman
    Sorry. Grand kids to Disney over spring break.
  19. IL Fisherman
    Buck. I’m far from an expert but I would play with the sensitivity
  20. IL Fisherman
    I use external spot light scan transducer. Down scan and side scan. I don’t use spot light feature.
  21. IL Fisherman
    Wrench. My wife was the same. It took me months to pay for everything. I battled her every year not to spend so much. She put hours of thought and love into each persons gift. It was her favorite holiday. She passed away this year and I really miss fighting with her about how much she spent. Love em for who they are while you have them.
  22. IL Fisherman
    Hi folks. Got back down. Spent couple days with the boys and today I got out fishing. Caught 5 3 keepers all on spoon 50-60ft water on the end of docks. WT 53 Best one today went around 4 pounds.
  23. IL Fisherman
    Awesome. That young man’s smile says it all
  24. IL Fisherman
    Beardsley Branch. Area of the lake. Everyone’s secret spot. Lol.
  25. IL Fisherman
    Bgc. Bill will match his fishing day to the experience level of his clients. He or any of the other guides in the area can teach you the seasonal patterns and spots on the lake. I recommend going out with a couple different ones. They all have a little different take on the fishing. I am in the same process as you trying to learn the lake and the patterns. Table Rock is such a large body of water it’s hard to find the 20% of productive water. It takes years of time on the water to master it. And those pros still get stumped sometimes. Good luck mastering Table Rock.
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