Quillback

Congrats, not a turkey hunter, but good to see you get one!

That's great, good pic of that eagle!

Nice one!

That's pretty neat!

Today I was casting it out, letting it fall to the bottom, then I'd slowly hop it back, not a lot of action, just hop it a bit, let it fall. Also would mix in some dragging and swimming. I like to maintain bottom contact and to do that with the 1/16 that will really slow you down. Had a couple pick it up on the fall too, another plus on the 1/16 is it will slow down the fall rate which can be good. Had a dead sticker too, threw it out there in about 15 FOW, was looking around on the bank at some rocks for a few seconds, when I got back to paying attention to my rod, had one on - that one got off.

Did some driving this afternoon to check a couple of ramps, Indian Creek on Beaver and Big M. Both docks are in the right place at both of those ramps. Threw a Keitech around the Indian Creek ramp, wind was really howling, could not get a bite. The wind was more tranquil around Big M so I was able to toss a 1/16 oz Ned around. Caught 9 bass and a walleye. Caught 4 of the bass literally on the concrete ramp at Big M. It was fun, I always enjoy catching them off the bank.

If it gets to the point that I have to stick my head in the water to catch fish, I am going to take up basket weaving.

Some good fish!

Yep, gotta give the guy credit for creating a following, he gets his sponsor plug in right away too.

2 big yak tourneys next weekend, plus quite a few bass boat tourneys. Going to be another interesting weekend on the Rock.

DVR is set to record! I'll be able to replay it over and over!

Thanks for the report! That Campbell point ramp is just not steep enough even when the water is down.

We like pictures!

That is a fat cutt!

TrafficConeScope!

Saw this elsewhere, but it has been so true for this month.

Beaver gauge has gone kerblooie, just when you need it.

I fish when I can and ignore the solunar tables, because it doesn't make any difference to me as to whether or not because I'm going. On the way to the lake I do pay attention to whether or not the cows are laying down. And I go out of my way to dodge skunks crossing the road. And of course, no bananas!

I really like Seaguar Smackdown (it ain't cheap either Curtis 😄). The high viz green holds it's color well and it, for me at least, is just right for tying my braid to leader knots. Some brands are too stiff and other too limp, Smackdown is just right for me. I only use it on spinning gear, so don't know how it would work on a BC.

Kings river peaked (according to the Corps gauge) at 25,000 CFS and is now starting to come down. I would bet there is some wood and dirty water heading downstream. The rain gauge the Corps uses at Beaver shows almost 6 inches of rain. Kings drainage probably got some of that. Anyone remember the old days when we used to get those things called "droughts"? 😃

I'm sure you guys know this, but I use my sonar to tell me where they ain't as much as it tells me where they are. Look ahead can certainly help confirm where they ain't as it extends the range of the water you can search. When I am deep fishing, I want to find them, then I can get down to figuring out what they want. Reminds me of a Babler saying: "If they aren't there, don't expect them to mysteriously appear".

Someone loaned me the Koob book, I wish it had more pictures of the river and its surroundings before it was flooded. I agree, now that Bill is leading the life of a retired country gentleman, he has plenty of time to put together a book.

Poured down rain here too. If Bo was still with us, I guarantee he'd be looking for that muddy water in the back of a cove tomorrow.

If they keep saying they are coming out with a new and improved version in 6 months or a year, I'll never get one. I am going to wait until one comes out that is the ultimate, it's so perfect that it can't be improved upon. Which means I'll be running my 10 year old birds forever.