Quillback

We may have to stick with the 5th, as mentioned above, some folks may have set that date aside.

It's good to be out again.

Got to the launch at 0700, which is just at dawn this time of year. Air temp was at 44, and there I was wearing shorts. Fortunately things warmed up fairly quickly, and by 10 AM I felt like Lawrence of Arabia crossing the Sinai on a camel. Well, I was in a boat and not riding a camel, and it was Table Rock and not the Sinai. And my name is not Lawrence. But with that sun beating down on me and no wind, I was feeling like I was out in the desert. As far as the fishing, it was fair, caught 15 bass, mostly spots, nothing over 15". Most came on slowly dragging a 1/2 oz jig with 3/4 of a Structure Big as a trailer. Had a couple early on a top water. Water temp was 70-72.

Yep, research the rps posts, some great info.

You Cards fans have my sympathy.

I agree, could be a good weekend. Just a few more weeks until November which is one of my favorite fishing months.

Nice fish, looks like a meanie to me also. Sometimes it is hard to tell based on pictures.

ESPN had a "30 for 30" episode about the Bartman incident, it's called "Catching Hell". Good episode if they run it again. Also, interesting that they blew up the ball: The loose ball was snatched up by a Chicago lawyer and sold at an auction in December 2003. It was purchased it for $113,824.16 on behalf of Harry Caray's Restaurant Group. On February 26, 2004, it was publicly detonated by special effects expert Michael Lantieri.[18][19] In 2005, the remains of the ball were used by the restaurant in a pasta sauce. While no part of the ball itself was in the sauce, the ball was boiled and the steam captured, distilled, and added to the final concoction.[20]

One of you Cards fans should buy this guy a ticket for the next game.

Check and see if Alex is going to fish it - if he is, ya'll should just stay home. My guess is it will take an 8 lb. fish or better to win. A big mama full of eggs.

Home run derby for the Cubs.

Down 4 runs going into the 8th, I thought their season was done. What a comeback! Coming back to KC for game 5.

That's a nice walleye. Nothing wrong with keeper sized spots, especially on top water.

Zebra mussel larvae are microscopic. So I'm told, never have seen one in the flesh.

That's a beautiful fish - congrats!

And in my case, add envious.

Same danger exists on Beaver. But if the stripers are busting top water, I can't resist the urge to throw at them.

Good stuff, I hope to get out there soon.

Next thing you know, people will be complaining about all the wakes being generated by thousands of Whopper Ploppers churning though the water. Congrats on a great day!

LM/SM hybrid is pretty rare. Maybe has something to do with when and where the different species spawn.

I'd say Mean, based on the pic. You can do a Google search and find some reading on them, not a lot of info out there however. My question about them is can they successfully spawn? Most hybrid fish are sterile.

Thankfully for him they didn't find any contraband in his car, and that could be a sign that he's wised up a bit. But, yeah, pay your tickets. He's only caught 3 passes this year, but 2 have been for TD's. Titans staff seems to like him.

I'm way ahead of the game (for once), picked one up this spring. But, that doesn't mean I don't need more colors... I'm liking the Yellow Magic Havana right now, but just haven't had time lately to get out and fish.

I picked one up this spring, caught some fish on it, but walk-the-dog type lures have caught just as many for me. Funny how word gets out so fast in the bass world these days, Tackle Warehouse is sold out of a lot of the colors.

So I think we are looking at 3 nights? Thursday, Friday, and Saturday? I would like to come in Thursday evening and fish Friday and Saturday.