Quillback

Thanks, I think we will need them.

Dirt, then PB&J, but some days I might start with PB&J. Gut feel kind of thing, I can't explain it. I did glue up a few green pumpkin/orange the other day on 1/16th oz heads, having seen some bluegills shallow thought orange may look bluegillish to a bass.

Sign me up!

Nice one! There are some big browns up there.

Sounds like we have folk bringing a couple of tables, which is great as we will need them. Phil is sending some salmon, so we can grill that also.

Fished today with Muddy Water. me targeting bass, Muddy looking for crappie. Needless to say, bass caught numbers were much greater than crappie caught. Muddy did get two keeper crappie, one of them was pretty good sized. He was throwing plastic grub things and swimming them. We did get about 40 bass, mostly on shaky heads with worms/lizards and a few on Ned rigs. Muddy got a few on a Keitech with an underspin. Most of the bass were in the coves, not all the way back, but from the front to about 2/3 back depending on the cove. Usually they were in water 5-15 feet deep. We caught a lot of 14-16 inch bass, not many smaller and one 17" smallie. I measured a few for the heck of it, measured two spots that were right at 15" and a 16" largemouth. Fun fish to catch, but it was kind of strange catching so many all about the same size. Mostly males I reckon, but some of the spots were pretty fat. I picked up a Jackall Chan Wake the other day (I am a sucker for wake baits), good sized bait, 130 MM long and weighs 7/8 of an OZ. I can throw it a mile. Good wake action, and has a little prop on the rear in front of the rear treble. Has one 12" bass take a swipe at it, maybe still a bit early for the waker. I like the way it looked, I think it has potential. Water temps were 59-62.

if I'm ever around Vernon, and he starts getting out the camera - I am out of there..

Glad to hear you are back on the water!

Any one have a card table/outdoor table or two they can bring?

Carl - You can certainly fish by yourself. Look forward to seeing you there!

Love a good spinner bait bite, which for me is about once a year if I am lucky.

I'm up for bringing hot dogs, buns, plastic utensils, and plates/cups.

It's fine if you sign her up even if she never posts anything. But. not going to twist your arm.

I threw a little pencil popper for about 10 casts. No bites. There is a little activity on top, not much, but some. I'm just not quite ready to commit to it yet.

Sorry to hear that.

Gave this some thought as we would like to see the people fishing in this being registered members, but I think what I will do is change the rules so that family members, fishing with an OA member can qualify to win the trophy. This way people that want to bring kids also don't have to worry about adding them as a registered member. Unless I hear howls of protest I'll make that change. I believe it is about 45 minutes from KC to Eagle Rock.

Young'uns are welcome, look forward to seeing you there!

OK, time to start another thread on this as we are within 2 weeks. I'll twist Muddy Water's arm to start a who is bringing what thread. Unfortunately Phil won't be able to make it, but he will get us the scales and the trophy. He has also volunteered to send down some salmon, we just need to figure out how and who will cook it. I did see in the previous thread that Dblades and 96 Champ have both volunteered to provide an open seat each, do if anyone is interested in fishing with them, shoot them a PM. Looking forward to it! OK, looks like 4/22 is a go. M&M is going to get the new permits - Thanks Mike! Same rules as always, check the pinned message at the top if you have questions on the rules. Start time 0630 (You can launch where you want on Table Rock), but the weigh in will be at the Eagle Rock COE park at 1430 (2:30 PM). Biggest bass wins the trophy. Bring a $10 donation if you like, (voluntary) proceeds to go to the Christian Action Ministries food bank in the name of the winner. OK, here is the list of probable attendees so far, post a message if you aren't on the list and will attend. And let us know if you are bringing any food items/utensils/grills/charcoal etc. Muddy Water M&M and Patlock dtrs5kprs 96 Champ dwiebenga Champ & Donna Crazy4fishin rps Sore Thumbs MagicWorman and Love2fish Mofloatjunkie and JerryS 96 Champ Olbasser Shark Bait kbillb and SmithvilleSteve Bassmod and Daughter Carl W LakeLover and son James McManus and Becky Burt Sore Thumbs

Well, as usual, my guys stunk. My one ray of hope was Wheeler, and he faded. Next up Ross Barnett, a lake I know zero about, maybe that is a good thing.

I know a good crank bait fisherman that once his CB gets down to depth will pull it forward with the rod, the reel in the slack quickly. Helps you feel that crankbait as it moves along the bottom. I'd want something that will pickup that slack quickly if I was fishing a CB that way (sometimes I do).

That's a nice bass, congrats!

Very nice!

Slab city! Thanks for the report.

You caught them all last time.

That's the best thing to do, just ignore them. Friday I had a couple of guys in a boat come into a cove I was fishing, it's a good sized cove and plenty of room for a few boats - but, they came in, bow up, pushing a huge wake as they went by. It's a cove full of trees, many right below the surface, and they clunked into one, I heard a thump and one of the guys in the boat yells out OHHH!!!. I got a chuckle out of it. Apparently no major damage as they continued to motor into the cove. Another incident, as I was on plane heading into Viney, a boat comes flying in and cuts right across my front, no danger of collision, but it's just outright discourteous. I guess they thought they were going to beat me to the spot, but they went to a different bank than I went to. And just think, it is not yet pleasure boat season.