Quillback

From what I can determine by reading some stuff, is that the bass eye cannot see the color purple. It appears to them to be a shade of gray. At least that's what the people who study that kind of stuff say. But it does work at times, I like it on a drop shot also.

Thanks for the heads up, it time to start keeping a top water set up on the deck.

Good deal Nitro, happy to see you and the missus had a great day!

Yeah I thought the Chefs would grab a WR with their first pick.

Great stuff, glad to hear you had a good trip.

I fished the afternoon shift today, I usually get out early, fish the morning, and then leave early afternoon, but the weatherman was warning that there might be some morning storms today, so I launched at 11:30 Am and fished until 6:30 PM. The early afternoon bite was a bit slower than what has been the norm lately, I was able to pick up fish here and there by fishing in coves around timber, keeping my bait in the 5 -10 foot zone. I was by myself so I could keep the boat parallel to the bank in about 10 FOW and cast over the bow and work the water in front of me. Mostly catching large mouth, using a light Carolina rig with a Zoom Finesse worm in Old Purple. No big bass, but an occasional keeper. Lots of fish on beds in the coves, and I was getting lots of squirrely bites where they'd pick it up and move it, and drop it. About 4 PM, the bite really picked up, started getting spots on the rocky points to add to the large mouth. Still most fish were on the Old Purple worm. I did get about a half dozen on the Ned rig, the Ned gave me my only smallie and a mean mouth, both keeper sized. Ended up with 30 or so, biggest was a 3lb. spawned out large mouth. Water temps were 67 - 70, could see bottom in 8 FOW, so it's getting a little clearer.

That pick surprised me also, but after watching that Colts game last year where KC could not generate a pass rush in the 2nd half, I can see the logic of this pick. I like the Ram's picks, if Bradford can stay healthy and put together a good year, they could be tough.

Nice fish, congrats!

Glad to hear you found a good bite, sure is fun catching them on the rig.

Looking at the radar, the front that's about to move through stretches from Minnesota down into Mexico. Unusual to see one that long north to south.

I started throwing a Strike King 3XD a bit this spring, I'm not making any claims that it's better than a Wart, but it's a good bait to try when the Wart bite is on. Sure would like it if SK would copy some of the Wart colors like Ghost Green/Brown craw and that V-38.

I can't go back and edit my posts. This function has worked in the past, but not for the last couple of days. I hit the edit button, text temporarily disappears, the page goes into the "waiting" mode until I exit out. Anyone else notice this? Well this is weird - just started working again.

The whole Manziel thing sure has created a lot of drama for this draft. I think he's a tough competitor and will play hard, but there's that injury risk associated with his style of play.

Boat traffic is annoying and makes me crazy some days, but early in the summer, you can fish steep chunk rock banks that have constant boat surf crashing into them and find a good bite.

If you can find tourney permit info for beaver that is, I sure as heck can't. All I can say is that I've fished Grand, Beaver and TR many times and I based on personal observation, I'd say pressure, at least as far as black bass, is about the same.

Table Rock and Grand less pressure? I disagree. Check out the tournament schedule permits on either and compare it to Beaver.

In general, Beaver is not as good a bass lake as Table Rock or Grand, but it can be very good at times. Very scenic lake also, I like fishing the dam area and Indian creek, it may not be the hot part of the lake, but not as much boat traffic and less pressure overall. Of course for stripers, there's nothing around here to rival it.

Rams have 2 picks in the 1st round, including #2 overall. Most projections have them picking up OT Greg Robinson with that pick and a safety or cornerback with their later 1st round pick. Chiefs are projected to pick up a WR with their 1st pick. WR position is considered to be pretty deep this year, so the Chiefs made trade out of that 1st pick like you're saying and get a WR later. Just hope it's not another Baldwin-like bust.

I forgot the Zoom UV Speed Craw - C-rigged, T-rigged or as a trailer.

I can't limit myself to 5, there's so many variables - time of year, water clarity, time of day. But in general: Zoom trick worms in various colors Zoom Ol' Monster various colors Dry Creek tubes Missile Baits Twin Turbo as a jig trailer Zoom Finesse worms fro drop shots Z-man Zinkers for Ned rigs Right now I like 6" Zoom lizards.

Very nice! Glad to see you all got into the fish. Love those smallies!

I did not know that.

Tackle Warehouse is loving it.

I had never heard of Ben Johns, so I did a search. Also learned there is a website called "Murderpedia". http://www.murderpedia.org/male.J/j/johns-alis-ben.htm

Good deal, looks like a bunch of fun!