Babler's Podcast From 3/5 Talk

[Bill Babler]

Guys, I will be back with the keeper information, I have been pretty busy and its hard to take time to write. In short the keeper is a soft plastic grommett about the size of a number two pencil that is 1/4 inch in length. It has a slit in the middle and you take a pair of needle nose and grip the grommett, the slit gaps open and you slide it up your line to the desired lenght of leader you want between your weight and hook.

This for me depends on the locations I am fishing. Heaver cover shorter leader, more open longer leader. When you slide the keeper into place and release it, It will gently close around the line and provide a knot free stop for the weight.

Your entire carolina rig has only one tie. That is the hook. Hopes this helps.

[CaptainJoe]

Bill/Phil,

Just finished listening to Bill's presentation and it was GREAT!

Phil thanks for sponsoring and posting Bill's presentation. You do so much for the fishing in this area and it is unmatched. You and OzarkAnglers.com has been my No. 1 resource. It is without question the "best of the best."

Thank you, Bill, for sharing your knowledge, history, baits, rods, reels, and techniques that you have mastered over the years. I always enjoy reading your articles, posts, and now listening to your podcast. Sorry I could not make the event. I have learned so much from you and I sincerely appreciate the information, but more importantly, that you share this information with all of us. You are true gentlemen and a heck of a good stick. Thank you!!!!!!!

Joe

[Mike3004]

Thank you for providing this great seminar on this site.

[gabe]

Listened to the podcast today and really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing your wealth of information. Looks like you need to do seasonal DVD's for Table Rock as your next project. Could be a big seller.

Thanks again.

[Whack'emGood]

I wanted to say thanks to Bill and Phil. I wasn't able to make it up there the other night, but I really enjoyed the Podcast.

Top notch, as always, Bill. Great info... and everybody needs to not forget the fact that it is FREE info. Wow.

Thank you very much for your time and expert knowledge. And thank you Phil for making it available to us.

Whack'em

[edyer]

Guys, I will be back with the keeper information, I have been pretty busy and its hard to take time to write. In short the keeper is a soft plastic grommett about the size of a number two pencil that is 1/4 inch in length. It has a slit in the middle and you take a pair of needle nose and grip the grommett, the slit gaps open and you slide it up your line to the desired lenght of leader you want between your weight and hook.

This for me depends on the locations I am fishing. Heaver cover shorter leader, more open longer leader. When you slide the keeper into place and release it, It will gently close around the line and provide a knot free stop for the weight.

Your entire carolina rig has only one tie. That is the hook. Hopes this helps.

Bill,

I listened to your pod cast and you give out a lot of great info. I've been coming down to Table Rock from Michigan since 1980. We are usually forced to come the first week of April because some of us are school teachers and that is our spring break. I would like to narrow some areas and techniques down so as not to bring everything I own, but it seems every year they seem to bite differently. Last year with the floods, it seemed like it should of been spinnerbait heaven, but I think that bite happened after we left. We ended up catching more of our fish at the depths they were normally at before the water rose up. We love catching smallmouths in Michigan and really enjoyed some good smallmouth action in the Indian Point area. The only problem is that we stay on Little Aunt's creek and it's a pretty long ride. Any ideas or techniques we should be trying a little closer up that way? Depending on the year, we have went almost everywhere, but the gas bill can run up pretty fast. A couple of techniques we use in Michigan for smallmouths that don't get mentioned here are tubes and silver buddy type baits. It's probably too warm for the silver buddies, but I would think the tubes should still be good for smallmouths. Another thing I use for smallmouths in Michigan are drop shot rigs all year long(except winter. We still have ice on the lakes up here as I type.) Seems like they would work at about the same time you throw the fish doctors on mojo rigs. Have any of you guys fished Poor Boy's Erie Darters on jig heads or drop shots on Table Rock? They work great for both Smallies and Largemouths up in Michigan. They kind of look like the old Mann's sting ray grub, but a little more bulk to them. Sorry for the long post. If any of you giuys come up to Michigan and need some info, get a hold of me and I'll do what I can for you. Thanks a lot guys.

[techo]

We catch a fair amount of smallies on the ridge at point 9. You will see the marker buoy when you head down from Aunt's, just fish the outside and then back toward the point until you find which side of the wall they are on and how deep.

That little wall isn't much of a secret. I think it used to be a cemetary prior to the lake being there.

We do get fairly lucky on white tubes at times in the spring.

[edyer]

We catch a fair amount of smallies on the ridge at point 9. You will see the marker buoy when you head down from Aunt's, just fish the outside and then back toward the point until you find which side of the wall they are on and how deep.

That little wall isn't much of a secret. I think it used to be a cemetary prior to the lake being there.

We do get fairly lucky on white tubes at times in the spring.

Thanks Tim. I know we have fished that area before, but maybe we need to try it a little more. We have even caught smallies off all the points where Big and Little Aunt's Creeks run into the James. The smallies seemed a little more concentrated up near Indian Point, but it sure is a hike. Last year we even trailered there because the weather was so shakey.

[BoBo]

Great seminar! Thanks for posting it and thanks Bill Babler. Hope to get down there soon!