Tuff Day On The Water

[Don House]

Went out today for a half day trip, boy that was fun... The lake looks like the INDY 500, we were lucky to find one or two spots to fish boats everywhere.. Don't these guys know not to fish the day before a big derby... We still were able to catch about 12 fish with about six keeper spots and smallies, nothing big but good 16 - 18 inch fish. Most on jigs and crankbaits. Jigs was the best bite on 45 degree banks with large chunk rock.

Seems that 30 feet was the ticket. Fished alot of bluff walls and bluff ends with cedars and docks. Fish are still in the cedars but seemed to be better on the docks in that area. Also found some fish out deep finally right under large schools of shad. Just look for the Seagulls that was the dead giveaway. Spoons was the ticket there, use your graph find the school and drop it down small jerks worked the best. These fish were out in 100 plus feet of water suspended at 30 feet or just right under the school, these were all good spots nice and fat! Not too bad but had alot of issues with boat just pulling right on in. Had one guy in a Ranger just pulled in and started fishing the same 4 stall dock as us???? Just laughed as my client banged a fish right in front of him.. Told him to have a great day and left..

Back at it on Wednesday for a full day, need to try to go towards baxter, too many running boats around my home area. I will let them have it..

Good Fishing Everyone

Don

[techo]

Thanks or the report, sorry for the frustration. I am trying to decide how bad I need to fish this weekend.

[Don House]

Thanks or the report, sorry for the frustration. I am trying to decide how bad I need to fish this weekend.

Techo, give it two days and it will really calm down!!! Once they get down to the top 10 or 20 you will not see these guys on the main lake. I was able to watch IKE today on the water, he has been fishing the main lake for the last two days. I stopped and watched him in front of Cow Creek he was chasing shad schools way out on main lake points and drop shot fishing them. Did not see him boat a fish, I would think he will run to the rivers like everyone else. We will see, but go out anyway most of these guys are really nice, just a few super star want to be's!! I look just like one of them, right now I running a 07 zx225 while my other boat is getting worked on, so I just just blend in really good, so they will stay 50 yards away from me from here on out.. He!! He!!!

Good Fishing

Capt. Don

[techo]

I'm jealous of the ZX! Where is the blue tank? I wonder why Ike didn't go to the back of Cow? He out fishes me so best of luck to him. I think he did well on Table Rock in the past. I am sure I will blend in with my little Skeeter too?

[Don House]

I'm jealous of the ZX! Where is the blue tank? I wonder why Ike didn't go to the back of Cow? He out fishes me so best of luck to him. I think he did well on Table Rock in the past. I am sure I will blend in with my little Skeeter too?

Had some lower unit issues with it, so it is up in springfield at Center City Marine. I guess for some reason I lost a tooth on the forward gear??? It started wineing really bad then I heard a loud pop on Friday! We were way up by Camel Point area and was able to make it back to the ramp at Mill Creek and that was it.. Not too sure what happened, but G3 and Yamaha is taking care of it for me, should have it back here in a few days. So ya I'm in this rocket ZX. I feel like I'm going to fall out of it, kinda funny. I forgot what is was like to run across the lake with your rear end on fire.. Sucker is really fast!

I was in the back of cow and had no luck, but of course so was everyone else that may have something to do with it? I've seen him now three times all out on the main lake in deeper water all from point 7 to Point 5, that one has me scratching my head?? I think he is going after fish that know one else has found out in deep water, but I'm just guessing.. We will see I'm going to the weight-ins all this week just to watch.

Hey are you going to fish that AIA derby later this month? Should be a fun time for sure..

Good Fishing

Don

[techo]

We will be there in November and I asked for every Table Rock tournament date off work next year. We had an awesome time and the directors were pretty easy going folks. The big fancy boats with the teleivision screens on the front even (sonar envy) visited with us little weekenders. We really enjoyed that tourney.

We will see you there and donate to the cause!

[DeadHead]

'Lo guys,

I don't keep up on the local tournaments and players but are you both referring to THE "IKE", like in Iconelli?

[wily]

i think so...i wasn't aware, so i checked and there's a stren series tournament this weekend.

$90k to the winner -- $40k on the amateur side

[Don House]

'Lo guys,

I don't keep up on the local tournaments and players but are you both referring to THE "IKE", like in Iconelli?

Yep, that's the one!!!

Good Fishing

Capt. Don

[S&M]

The lake was on fire today, well at least the area I was fishing. It wouldn't surprise me if some of the Stren boys came in with a 20 plus bag today, I know I did. Caught and released 32 bass with 75% of those quality 3 and 4 pounders with a nice 5.36 for a kicker.

Cranked one cove all day. The pattern with the crank was to throw up on flats and slow crank, I mean SLOW crank the bait back keeping bottom contact.