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I also saw quite a bit of shad back in a couple of the coves, I think the warmer water near the surface brought them up, really saw some big schools of them, from a ways away they look liked shadows on the water. Didn't really see any bass going after them however. Some of the shad were struggling and saw some floaters here and there, almost lookedlike a cold water die off, but surface temps were 45-49 yesterday. Maybe it's a seasonal thing, one of you guys that understand shad will have to explain that.

Very nice, thanks for the report!

Nice one! Good to meet you, wish I could say the fishing improved after we talked, but we caught one little dink after talking to you and were out of there at 2:30. We ended the day with 7 total, 2 decent keepers LM's. Got most of out bites in the first couple of hours, then it got really tough. Most of the fish came on a shaky head.

Well I see Mizzou is coming to Fayetteville this Saturday. Arkansas is playing like crap lately, would not surprise me to see Mizzou pull this one off. Arkansas has lost consecutive games to Miss. State, Ol' Miss and Auburn (lost to Auburn at home!).

Caught one about 3-4 lbs. a couple of weeks ago on the Ned, and I'll usually get 6 -8 keeper sized walleye over the course of the spring fishing the Ned. I'm using Dave's heads, #2 Mustad and 1/2 Zinker.

They seem to be getting used to the dirty water based on the reports of people catching them there. Thanks for the report!

Indeed, that would make an excellent RC color. Some of their other cranks come in "Spring Craw", I'd like to see that in an RC. .

Saw most of the first half and then the last minute of Mizzou beating SC. Nice win for the Tiggers.

If the wind was blowing at Bull like it was blowing here in Bella Vista today, then you certainly had some wind. I like fishing slow in cold water and that is hard to do when it's whitecapping out there.

I should be able to make the Expo on Friday.

Sweet! Good to see those quality LM's.

Here's the BPS version of the chain type retriever. Works on wood. Daiwa makes something similar, TW carries it. A lot of guys put these on one of those retractable dogleash deals, or mount them on a cut down rod. http://www.basspro.com/Bass-Pro-Shops-EZ-Lure-Retriever-Kit/product/52869/ I just watched Honey Hole Outdoors today, wouldn't you know it, Bill Wilcox got a deep diving crank hung up, he used a 2 oz teardrop sinker, attached it via a swivel to his line, let it drop and banged it a while on his lure and worked it free. Bad thing about that set up is if you're lure doesn't come off, your out another $1 for the sinker.

Go get 'em 176. With the stained water, I'd probably start with that middle one in your pics. Do you have a lure retriever? Speaking for myself, I have to break out the ol' retriever at least once or twice a day when throwing cranks on the Rock.

Very nice, healthy looking bass.

Welcome!

Iovino is getting beat to the punch.

Like we need another 7-8 foot deep running crank. Molix.

Man that sounds awesome - It would probably get devoured at the Jigfest. (Hint, Hint).

Cool, thanks for the update.

I agree - they were running that read option all year long, and just hardly ran it against Denver. Used Cam as a drop back style QB, which, and I've only watched a few Panther games, isn't his strength. If I was a Carolina fan, I might have started throwing stuff at the TV.

Just finished 'A Midnight Clear' by William Wharton. Read it about 20 years ago, and it was time for a re-read. It's about a squad of GI's on outpost duty in the Ardennes right before the Germans launched their offensive that is known as the Battle of the Bulge. Not a Sergeant-Rock type book, more about the stupidity and waste of war and the miserable conditions these guys had to endure. The author was a WWII infantryman serving in Europe, almost reads like an auto-biography.

I have read The Road - as you say dark and grim, but a good read. McCarthy also wrote No Country for Old Men. Another book worth reading if you haven't already.

Leave a pile of them around a Louisiana chef, and he's likely to throw them in the gumbo. They look that real.

I watched the game, but I think it would have been better to have gone fishing. Wasn't a fan of either team, and it was a really mediocre game, felt like I was watching Thursday night football.

Excellent, thanks for the update. I hate losing big fish that I never see.