bobby b.

Number One Lie - I'm from the government and I'm here to help you. In these winter months Spots I catch are generally 15.1 inch footballs.. I don't keep any fish ever except a keeper walleye if caught on accident. I do know that the best tasting Spot is a winter fish. But there are much fewer winter bass fishmen on TR than in the summer when it's hard to catch a 15 inch Spot. The point is that I do think that bass fisherman generally "catch and release" so it is not an issue with taking some `12 inch Spots off the lake but rather putting more pressure on the lake so a "limit" can be bragged about. I do not give two hoots about length limits but rather the amount of tournaments and pressure on TR and I think this new rule will just add more pressure. Think of it though - I limited out with a 3 lb bag.

I take it that the ramp and courtesy dock at Big M and Eagle Rock are good at this lake level. True??????? Thanks, Bobby

thanks all - I ended up at Metro - they do it for $9 - just a hassle getting there.

Does anyone know where I can get a guide replaced on a spinning rod (other than Bass pro) and without sending it somewhere? Thanks, Bob

Been fishing early morning and late evening off and on (if not raining) - WT 64 - 69 - evenings have been the best particularly right before and after dusk and for 30 minutes after - caught a dozen last night in about 30 minutes - all keepers, all 3 species - best was a 4 and 2.5 lb LM - LM seem to be in the shallowest water right on the bank now. smallest fish were the Spots (of course). The attached pics are from the 2 days before as the action last night was too fast to mess with the phone. It was extremely dark when I headed back to the dock. Driving at 30 mph I hit something, thinking it was a log but it was a bunch of geese that did not get out of the way and I could not see them until one came up so close that I could have grabbed it. Bobby

I have a counter proposal - Set the minimum size for all three bass species on TR to 18 inches or better yet 20 inches - surely this would send the tournaments to Texas, Forida, or better yet Mexico.😊 Bobby

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snagged, where are you fishing to see those nasty snakes? Thx Bob

Hardly ever hang up and if so pops out pretty easily when I get behind it.

Was out for a couple of hours this morning. WT 76 deg. caught a number of fish mostly small, all short - LM and Spots. Pics representative of better fish. Spots were fat. All caught on a Trd hula on 1/4 head in about 10 fow on large chuck rock. Great morning to be out there - cloudy, cool temps, low humidity. Bob

I went out this morning because it was pretty comfortable as I have not been since it got hot. Knowing catching has been tough I got some night crawlers and hit some points around Indian Point. Caught a few in 25 fow on flat points. It was nice in that the cooler weather kept the wakeboards, skiers, etc in for a bit. As big and open as the dam area is I had one guy that just had to ski around me and show off until he fell off 50 yards from me. I had to laugh. 🤑. Bobby

Was it classified as a tornado or straight winds?

It's been awhile since I gave a report or even got on the forum to check out other's reports. This time of year I generally have the boat on the trailer and go to my favorite spots on the James or way up by 3M. This year I decided to keep the boat in my slip in the Indian Point area. I have been fishing at least 4 days per week but only for a couple hours each time - generally in the early morning or late evening. The boat being in the slip is nice in that I can fish just short periods of time. In general I have been fishing in the larger creeks. Water temperature varies from day to day depending on the night time temps - surface temperature sometimes as low as 55 and somtimes as high as 65. I been using a 3/16 oz TRD head and 4 inch TRD or a 1/4oz swim bait. My catch has been 99% keeper LM generally on chuck rock banks in about 10 fow. There is no indication that the fish are on beds or have been but it's got to be close. My neighbor has seen a few beds but I have not. My best time has been just at dark - a couple evenings I caught 8 keep LM and lost that many in less than an hour and then the next night maybe 1 or 2 or zero. I note that there have been fewer reports lately. I'm thinking Bill B. has either taken up golf or is on a worldwide tour. As you know I love duck hunting and spend Dec - Jan doing that as opposed to fishing. Duck hunting is never this easy. (see pic) Bobby

This is my favorite time of year as the deep bite is normally really good in the dam area. I've only been out twice as the duck hunting season has just ended. So far I am not finding the concentrations in the places that I am use to. The main channel is full or bait deep and the loons are hard at it. Catching a few but not as nearly good at Dock.

It is important to keep an eye on that cable because if it breaks while the motor is deployed it is tough and maybe impossible to get it back up while on the water - mine broken at the handle so I could still pull the cable to get it up. If it breaks at the other end or in the middle, the two sets of releases are not exposed. Garmin told me that you could get a screwdriver behind the releases - not true. I think that if you can get the side plate off then at least one side of the releases might be exposed. I inspect the cable often and carry a torx driver to match the fasteners on the side plates. The harder the pull, the more strain on the cable. Are you still in warranty? - thus the free parts.