Quillback

That is one nice bass, congrats!

Good deal!

Well I'm just going to tack on to Bfergs report - A pleasure to meet you and your Bro also! I caught about 25 today, plus a 20" walleye, almost all on a jig, just a couple on the Ned. Just couldn't find much of a Ned bite for some reason, so I kept slinging the jig. Pretty much all short fish - might have had 5 keepers. Fish are starting to move back in the coves, caught several back on rocky cove banks close to spawning gravel, the males are pretty close to making beds. Talked to a fellow that was fishing with his wife and they had picked up a few on the jerk bait. Pics would not rotate, grrr.... Water temps were 52 - 56.

Excellent! That's a great day of fishing, congrats!

There's so many things that could work right now - a guy could spend all day changing out stuff to see what works.

These Wrench eulogies are touching...where's my Kleenex? He does crack me up on occasion, here's a classic thread:

I hear you on that, Grand is crazy in the summer, and it's not just house boats.

LOL! Duke - You might try calling some of the big marinas like Prairie Creek and Hickory creek and ask if they know of any private owners that are willing to rent one out.

Great video!

I haven't thrown one, but they are eating the Ned rig, which is similar (sort of). I bet the grub will work.

Welcome!

Saw one a couple of weeks ago coming out of Big M. The bird was...wait for it.....on the road!

Those loons seem to like fishermen (probably because of handouts or waiting for released fish). When I first heard them they were several hundred yards away, after about 10 minutes of fishing, they were about 30 yards from the boat.

Dang, sorry to hear about the injuries, hopefully you'll be able to get out there soon. Early this winter I got a great deal on a Loomis 801S spinning rod, it's a jig rod, rated for 1/8 to 3/16th oz. It's 6' 8" long and light as a feather, it can flick that Ned-rig easily. Using a Quantum Energy PT10 reel, spooled with 6 lb. InvisX. I used a 1/16th jig head oz for most of the fish, but when the wind picked up, switched to the 1/8. They're made by one of the OA members that was kind enough to send me some. I believe they have a #2 hook.

Stockton is just a bit out of my range. It's probably 2, maybe 2.5 hours from my house. I'd like to fish it one of these days, but it would have to be an overnighter.

I did, but just for a few casts.

Hoglaw - When you have an update, please share it. Ignore the flak..

What a beautiful Ozark spring day! Great day to be out on the water! Not a cloud in the sky, a chilly morning but it was close to 70 when I left at 2:30. Also got to hear the cry of the loon right after I started fishing, there's a pair of them hanging around mid-channel near the Viney ramp. One of my favorite birds. The fishing was good, that is if you like to fish the Ned. I caught around 25 on the Ned, mostly spots in the 12-15 inch range with a couple of fat 16" fish. Lots of fun on light spinning tackle. Fish were up near the banks out to 10 -15 feet. Schooled up, if I caught one there were usually more close by. Chunk rock banks were best, but I did find some off a gravel point. I was doing a durability count on one of the Ned's with an Elaztech worm, I caught 30 bass (some came on a previous trip) with that one bait before breaking it off on a snag, it was still going strong when it broke off. Definitely as durable as DTRS as been telling us. Caught another 10 bass on the 3/8 oz GP/orange jig with a twin-tailed trailer, several keeps but no monsters. Get out there if you can, they are biting. Water temps 51-54.

Thanks for the pics!

Something else I learned - There's a lot of bass in TR.

Welcome!

Welcome!

Not a magic bait for sure, but you take it out of the local tournaments that have run lately and you'll see greatly reduced weights. That will change as things warm up. I can't remember if the FLW allowed the A-rig last year on Beaver, heck I'll do a search. Ok, Christie won with 61 lbs. and change. Here's a quote: “My key bait this week was a Yum Yumbrella Flash Mob Jr.,” he said. “It’s a special rig. It’s more compact and has willow leaf blades on it. And, it’s tough. I used one rig and it lasted all three days. I never broke a wire or anything – it’s really the best one on the market.

Locals throwing the A-rig for those bags? I'm going to go a bit lower and say 58 lbs. 5 oz.

The "Ollie to the NBA" rumors have already started.