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Got out early, had a good topwater bite for a while, up shallow on a couple of gravel points. After that died down I beat the buck brush for a while, that wasn't working for me, so c-rigged a Zoom Ultravibe speed craw in a couple of coves and picked up a few fish doing that. Every once in a while fishing the plastics, some top water fish would get active and I'd toss the Gunfish at them. Ended up with close to 25 black bass and one misguided white bass. Ran into RPS and introduced myself, nice meeting you, hope you found some keeper 'eyes.

Very nice! Good to hear you're getting the family into the fish.

My campaign motto will be: "Walk softly but carry a medium-heavy stick".

Well you know how it goes, if I bring some ice and plan on keeping a wallie, I'll never catch one.

There's some access around the COE ramp at Big M. You might find a top water bite if you get there early. Also some access at Viney COE ramp across the lake from Big M. It certainly would help if you had some waders.

Got out there early for no purpose, my go to top water spot was not producing today. Caught a couple there, but not the 10-20 I expect from that place. Ended up with 16 total for the morning, most came on a Gunfish, a couple on a tail spinner yo-yo'd on the points, couple on plastics, one on a jig. Probably should have spent more time fishing the buck brush, if I go back tomorrow that's what I'll do if the top water bite slows. Did get a double header, and caught a keeper walleye (released) on the Rage Tail Lobster. That's 2 keeper walleye in my last 2 trips on the lobster. They seem to like it.

Very nice, wish I would have done as well today.

I hear crawdads are tasty. We need an annual AR vs Mizzou football game. And I wish AR would stop the nonsense of having 3 patsies for the first three games of the season.

Nice ones!

Yeah I've got one in the boat,... somewhere.....need to remember to look for it next time I'm in the boat. Nice to know where it is BEFORE a sharp object finds flesh.

Thanks for the report, sorry to hear about the hook in thumb.

Thanks Camp for the great report. I might head up to the Big M Monday, definitely will have a shakey head rig on the deck.

Ya'll are welcome. I like watching a show with local guys fishing local lakes.

Yep I count fish, I keep a log of every fishing trip, numbers of fish and what I caught them on are a part of what I record.

I like that Blue Springs area, gets a lot of pressure however. Anyone know what the water color is up there?

Don't know if you folks have watched this show, I get it on Cox channel 843 at 1030 AM on Saturdays. Anyway, this weeks episode is filmed on TR on 5/19. Flipping jigs in bushes. You can watch the episode on the website if you're interested. http://www.fishinhawgcountrytv.com/

How did we go from crawdads to SEC football? But since we're there, todays AR Dem-Gazette has a chart showing SEC football revenue yearly since 2003. 2003 - $101.9 million 2013 - $289.4 million per school payout 2003 - $8.5 million 2013 - $20.7 million Every year they make more money, and even more revenue is expected with the launch of the SEC network in 2 years.

I think I'll stick to less stinkier methods, LOL.

Thanks for the list Al. Looks like some good reading in my future. I know where that cut is you're talking about Bfishin, often driving by I've seen people on the slope poking around. Anyone do any fossil hunting around here? I've poked around a bit, mainly looking at bluffs or road cuts when out on walks. Never found anything significant, sea life stuff, shells and crinoids.

Great pic, I remember those days when the bait shops all had pics on the wall with people holding dead fish, how things have changed!

Welcome, and good luck on your trip to the Rock.

I saw the forecast for more rain later this week, unbelievable, this has been a wacky spring.

Some Beast smallies!

Thanks guys for the recommendations!

Looks like a good rain, but not the flooding that was predicted at least here in NW AR.