Quillback

This is a good place to ask. For your spinning set up you can't go wrong with a Ned rig that time of year. Here's a link to another OA forum, on page 2 are a couple of Ned videos from Dtrs5kprs the OA Ned guru.

Round 2 was entertaining. Short was getting them around shallow wood with a squarebill. Watson pulled a couple of good ones out late throwing that big spoon back in a boat stall.

No registration necessary, as an OA member you are in. Look forward to seeing you there!

Yeah sturgeon are tough, at least the green and white versions. I fished for them several times in the Columbia river. They had a slot limit at the time, a keeper had to be in the 42"-48" range. We'd anchor up in the river, and fish whole smelt on the bottom. On a good day, you could catch 30-40 of them, but might only get one or two keepers. We'd throw a keeper in a big cooler with some ice, and they would still be alive that night once we got home. I quit keeping them myself as they were not that good to eat IMO.

The things we do to catch fish, well I'll amend that to the things we do to go fishing, as SIO hasn't actually caught one yet...

Thanks for taking the time to write that up, that looks like a deadly set-up!

It's a hard one to describe, even now when I'm grinding the bills off cranks on rocks, sometimes I'll get a bite and I'll ask myself "is that a bite?", and my mind will scream back "YEAH IT"S A BITE, SET THE HOOK!". Fortunately, as mentioned above, if you have a relatively soft tipped rod, it's a bit forgiving and gives the slow folks such as myself a chance to catch that fish. I always like it when they knock slack in the line, you are cranking away and it feels like someone cut your line - weightless - seems those bites are usually good fish too.

Boiled ribs, that ain't right.

Hope he pulls through OK (the fish, not Steve).

I believe they have some steelhead runs, and you've got the Michigan rivers to fish also (might be a bit of a drive).

But were the ribs any good?

We look forward to seeing you there Bassmod!

I don't know, we may have to leave the cameras at home for this one. What happens at Eagle Rock, stays at Eagle Rock!

We can certainly do that.

A couple of changes from last year - 1st is that the start time is 0630, last year it was 0730. Time change is on 3/12, so we will have plenty of light for an 0630 start. Phil has suggested that everyone contribute $10 which will be given to the winner to donate to his or her favorite charity. This is voluntary, and I won't be taking names of who doesn't or does contribute.

Permits are approved, March 11 is getting closer! Here are the rules, such as they are. Feel free to bring food. We had a pretty good spread last year. March 11, 2017, Eagle Rock COE Ramp, 0630 start time, Tournaments ends at 1430. Must be a registered OA member to participate. Big bass format, largest weight wins. Any black bass (Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted Bass, Meanmouth) are eligible, but only one bass will qualify as the biggest. No entry fee, trophy will be awarded to the winner (and just think of the bragging rights you will have on the forum). Immense prestige will accrue to the winner of this tournament. You can fish multiple people out of a boat, but the trophy will go to the individual that weighs in the biggest bass. You can trailer to another Table Rock launch if you prefer. Typical bass tourney rules apply - No bait, no trolling, and no A-rig or multi-arm lures. No promises on what will be there as far as food, but last year things came together and we had a pretty good spread. I recommend you bring your own drinks. Always a chance that weather could be bad in March, if it is looking bad enough to make travel treacherous then we will have to reschedule. We'll notify everyone a day or two in advance it if look like bad weather.

Thanks for posting. Interesting that the winners only boated 6 bass total, now that is a quality over quantity day for sure! That's a big smallie he is holding in that pic.

That is an excellent day, congrats!

I was told around June 10th.

Yeah what the heck? (I had to say that).

I have no idea as to where the launches are you guys are talking about, but for that round they were restricted to a portion of the Glaize arm.

Sorry to heat that. I hate thieves.

Yep, good episode. Several 4-5 lb. fish, I think overall quality was the best I have seen on any MLF bout. Good numbers too. The Plopper done good.

The Plopper was working on MLF when they fished LOZO.

I have watched a couple of using marabou to tie leech flies videos which would I think be similar to tying marabou to spinner baits and under spins (make your own Road Runners, but with better hooks and you'd get better color options also). Don't know if I want to go down that path, I'd have to buy all the tying stuff, not that it is super expensive, but I need to fish that store bought marabou spinner bait, and see if it works (that confidence thing Hammer mentioned), before making the plunge.