Looking To Learn

[getfished]

Hi! I just registered. I'm 52 and love bass fishing tournaments. My tournament experience is limited and I am re-entering that scene after a twenty year hiatus. I will hope to gain info and knowledge on Ozark lakes.

[Trav]

Welcome!

[rps]

Welcome.

Perhaps what I have been forced to learn since moving here from Oklahoma in 2002 will help you:

1. None of my rods strings are larger than 14#; most are 10# or less.

2. Do a search in the site archives for jerk baits, fish doctor, and drop shot techniques. Experts who frequent this site have fully described these very effective methods in the last year.

3. Learn to love watermelon seed/red flake, PBJ, green pumpkin, and junebug for jigs and plastics.

4. Number 37 and 38 warts or comparable color bandits.

5. Clear water highland resevoirs are examples of the best and worst of fishing. They are more weather sensitive than flatland lakes, the fish spend more time deeper, and fewer fish hang out in classic shoreline ambushes. On the other hand, when you do find them, you are far more likely to find a solid pattern and/or large schools of quality fish.

You probably already knew all of the above, but I wish someone had told me these things when I first started fishing Tablerock.

Good luck.

[getfished]

Welcome.

Perhaps what I have been forced to learn since moving here from Oklahoma in 2002 will help you:

1. None of my rods strings are larger than 14#; most are 10# or less.

2. Do a search in the site archives for jerk baits, fish doctor, and drop shot techniques. Experts who frequent this site have fully described these very effective methods in the last year.

3. Learn to love watermelon seed/red flake, PBJ, green pumpkin, and junebug for jigs and plastics.

4. Number 37 and 38 warts or comparable color bandits.

5. Clear water highland resevoirs are examples of the best and worst of fishing. They are more weather sensitive than flatland lakes, the fish spend more time deeper, and fewer fish hang out in classic shoreline ambushes. On the other hand, when you do find them, you are far more likely to find a solid pattern and/or large schools of quality fish.

You probably already knew all of the above, but I wish someone had told me these things when I first started fishing Tablerock.

Awesome welcome! Thanks for the up front info especially the wiggle wart info and I can't wait to get some mileage out of those fish doctors I've been packing around. I live in northeast Kansas and have a lot of learning to do so I am ging to try to be all eyes and ears going forward.

Good luck.