Quillback

I use Loctite gel myself and I don't have the drying up issue, probably because I get my baits done at home and I don't leave the lid off when I'm not using it. I refuse to bring it or the liquid stuff into my boat, that liquid runs like water and I'm afraid at the end of the day I'll end up with my face glued to the carpet. Glue them up the night before you go fishing or a few days in advance and all the issues go away, you can spend your time fishing rather than messing around gluing baits in your boat.

For sure you want to superglue those Keitechs to the jig head. I glue them up at home, and you can often repair them too using superglue. I glue grubs too and of course Ned stuff.

He's going to be a fish catching machine! Congrats!

Completely different culture for sure. They look out for themselves. They aren't interested in being nice guys.

No doubt they are, they ain't stupid.

China is invested in the US, they own about $1 trillion in US government debt and we run a $350 billion annual trade deficit with them. That debt props up the Yuan, if the US dollar plunges in value, Chinese good become more expensive, thus it is in their best interests to have a healthy US economy so we keep buying their stuff at relatively low prices. It is not in their best interest to have our economy tank. They understand the value of their relationship with the US, it's a mistake to think that they don't. China has now become a net importer of food, in other words they can't feed themselves on their own domestic production. We have the world's best transportation network to get farm products moved to market including getting it to China. They are dependent on us to make up that food shortfall. There's also oil and coal which China imports. No need to be scared of the Chinese, in some ways we have them by the short hairs. We need to really work on our trade relationship with China, it's time for a change.

Yes sir, Honey Creek state park.

Very nice! That's a great day in Indian. I really need to start throwing a fluke.

Our govt. has a plan to retaliate. They are going to release a bioengineered virus - Covid 29 - in Kansas City. It will spread throughout the city and will infect the handful of Chinese nationals living there. No doubt some of those Chinese will travel home and spread the virus in China. It will wreck China's economy - we win!

Whenever some disaster happens that has no cut and dried immediate explanation, out come the conspiracy theories. Maybe this has something to do with JFK, or Elvis.

Awesome, thanks!

That looks like the ramp at the state park in Grove OK on Grand lake. I launched once there with Champ. His boat, and I didn't think to launch it backwards and off the top of the hill, would love to try it next time as long as it is his boat.

Don't have Panoptix myself, but may someday unless AGFD bans it here in Arkansas - I say this based on this email I got from them today: Over the last several months, anglers have approached fisheries biologists around the state with their concerns about the potential impacts of LiveScope sonar technology on crappie populations. But rest assured, anglers are not the only ones who have recognized the potential increases in angler efficiency that this technology could provide. Fisheries biologists across the nation have been discussing this topic for a while. Additionally, members of the AGFC Statewide Crappie Management Team have also been discussing and investigating this technology for the last few years. Garmin LiveScope Image of a school of crappie hanging out under a dock. Photo courtesy of www.crappie.com. As with any new technology comes warranted and/or unwarranted concern about its potential effects on fish populations. For example, products such as umbrella rigs, sidescan sonar, and many others break into the fishing industry, each one bringing a wave of concern about its impacts. Before any decision about potential regulations can be made, fisheries biologists must first conduct rigorous scientific research to allow us to make a well-informed decision. Some of the first data collected regarding LiveScope usage in Arkansas were collected during the 2019 spring season angler creel survey on Lake Overcup. AGFC staff are also working with university fisheries researchers to analyze the usage of LiveScope (and other technologies, such as sidescan and downscan sonars) at multiple locations across the state to help determine if anglers using LiveScope are more successful. Researchers are also investigating the potential long-term effects of specifically harvesting larger crappies from a population at a faster rate.  The good news here is that crappie populations have a very high "turnover" rate. In Arkansas, the average crappie population has an annual mortality rate (amount of fish that do not survive to the next year) around 65%. The average crappie only lives about 3-4 years, in Arkansas, and they are very prolific spawners. Therefore, even if it is determined that LiveScope is having a negative effect under current regulations, it will take crappie populations very little time to recover after AGFC passes any potential new regulations deemed necessary. The bottom line is that AGFC fisheries biologists are evaluating LiveScope, along with anything else that may potentially affect the fisheries of Arkansas, and with due diligence will propose appropriate, scientifically defensible regulations if they are determined to be necessary to conserve the fisheries of Arkansas for future generations.

Speaking of Keitechs, I rigged up one of these Shad Impacts on a chatterbait, made a couple of casts, really like the action, but haven't fished it yet.

Good deal, have a source that told me one of his buddies was on the Kings either yesterday or the day before and was targeting crappie and didn't do too well either.

Yes I believe this is the place to post as most folks consider that Twin Bridges area and on up to be part of Beaver.

it is open and the courtesy dock is useable.

I kept one white bass yesterday, it still had eggs.

Didn't throw a fluke but thought about it, I can catch other species but I'm not getting bass either except for little ones. There's a pocket near Indian where the smallmouth spawn, spent a little time looking for beds to see if there were any spawners, saw one bed off the end of a log in about 8 FOW that had a smallie sitting on it.

From the fish's perspective I don't know if they care if the leader is 6 or 8. I like 6 lb. for finesse fishing because it just works well for me, I can't really rationalize it well, just one of those go with what works for me kind of things. Same with leader length, usually I'll run a leader about as long as my rod. So about 7-8 feet long.

That driver needs another hobby, golf for example. Just don't let him, or maybe it's a her, drive the golf cart.

I launched at Indian Creek today (I like that ramp), but fished part of the morning quite a ways from the launch in one of the big arms, well started there and worked my way back. Went into the very back of that big arm and dropped the TM about 400 yards from the very back, I have fished this area a few times over the years and was thinking I might find some black bass pulled up in there in pre-spawn mode. As I started, I kept seeing some top water activity in the shallow water in the back, it wasn't a feeding frenzy but it was enough for me to stand on the troller and get back there. Started tossing a 3.3 keitech and slow rolling it, and quickly caught a 19" walleye. Caught a couple of white bass too. Then the something happened that was the best part of the morning, I had swam the Keitech close to the boat, looked down at it and could see a big fish swimming after it - usually when that happens, I get excited and yank the bait away from the fish, but today my brain was working and I killed that bait. Bang!, that fish made that Keitech disappear, and I could see that it was about a 10 lb. striper. Now I was throwing it on a spinning rod with 6 lb. leader, so wasn't much I could do but hang on and follow that fish around. Had it on for about 30 seconds and the hook just pulled out, and I wasn't that disappointed it got off as I had no plans to keep it, and was happy enough seeing that fish come to the boat and grab that swim bait. That was the end of any sizeable fish catching for me in that location, caught a few small bass, and several hand sized whites. Started working my way back to the launch fishing points, picked up a few more small bass and 2 more keeper walleye, one of the walleye on a Ned rig, and another on a Keitech. I was about done for the day, but a south wind had started to blow a little and I have a point halfway back in Indian that can sometimes fish well with that wind blowing into it. 2nd cast with a Ned and I hooked a 4 lb. or so striper. Again on 6 lb. test so that fish gave me a run for my money, but in the end I was able to boat it. Made a few more casts and headed for the barn. Lots of boats on the lake when I left at noon, mix of fisherman and recreational types. WT 59-60. Some fish pics: (Walleye are skinny spawned out fish)

If you go and, if the dock is normalized, please let us know.

Hey buddy, hope it isn't the Covid, best wishes to you and your family.

I agree with Bferg, you can find them about anywhere that has a creek running into it, but it is hit or miss. I caught several in the back of a big cove today, but it was not something I'd make a special trip for, I ran across them and some other species while bass fishing. I'll post a report and some pics later today.