Mr. Bill

[Duck]

Just returned from a half day with Bill Babbler. We requested that he teach us how to drop shot and how to use the electronics effectively. What a super morning with such a great guy. He went out of his way to explain everything and did exactly what we wanted. He said from the beginning fishing was tough but we still boated over 20 fish and had a great time. Thanks Bill and hope to see you again. Roger and Craig.

[Nolan_Whaley]

That is exactly a thing on my to do list. Just saving up the bucks to make it happen. I think will open a whole new area of fishing for me. After reading Bill's posts, i think you chose wisely. Hope to do the same at some point.

[denjac]

Just returned from a half day with Bill Babbler. We requested that he teach us how to drop shot and how to use the electronics effectively. What a super morning with such a great guy. He went out of his way to explain everything and did exactly what we wanted. He said from the beginning fishing was tough but we still boated over 20 fish and had a great time. Thanks Bill and hope to see you again. Roger and Craig.

Roger and Craig. Glad you guys caught some fish, but your supposed to tell us the exact locations. That drop shoting is fun when they bite it. Like watching grass grow when they dont. Bet it was hot out there today.

[Bill Babler]

Roger and Craig, what super guys to spend a morning with. We were on the water before 6 AM, and glad to be off a little past hot thirty.

Really very hard to explain why these fish are not ganged up off these long points and rolloffs better. Seems you catch one on the first drop and then you scramble no matter what the depth you fish.

Hit 12 locations for our 20 bass with only 3 keeps, 1 pretty decent, the other two just Shell Knob Specials. Decent 17 inch Eye also came to the surface to check us out as Craig nailed him above the Eagle Rock Bridge.

I personally have not seen the upper White River this slow on the Shot. Didn't throw the jig much as these boys wanted to try and work them up and down. This is kind of a repeat of my last 3 trips above Shell Knob. Between 20 and 30 fish and only a scattered Keeper here and there. Might get worse before it gets better, with this sustained Heat.

Denny, you are not allowed above the Bridge at Shell Knob anyway, so locations would not mean anything to you. You might be able to go with Champ, he and Donna, have clearance to about Viney Creek.

Champ, the fin stayed in the box today. Probably should have let it fly. We saw nothing chasing. I take that back. A school of baby White Bass about the size of my boat came to the top for 2point4 seconds, then sounded.

Stay Cool

[denjac]

Denny, you are not allowed above the Bridge at Shell Knob anyway, so locations would not mean anything to you. You might be able to go with Champ, he and Donna, have clearance to about Viney Creek.

Champ, the fin stayed in the box today. Probably should have let it fly. We saw nothing chasing. I take that back. A school of baby White Bass about the size of my boat came to the top for 2point4 seconds, then sounded.

Stay Cool

I dont want to go up there anyway. I fish the he man waters not the girly man river fish.

[rps]

You can insult Bill all you want, but when you start making fun of the river fish you're on the wrong track.

[Champ188]

Roger & Craig, ya'll picked the right guide for an instructional trip. Bill isn't all about just taking folks out to catch a bunch of fish off a hotspot or two — he really enjoys teaching his clients about the FISH themselves so they can take home some knowledge and hopefully repeat their success on their own. Some clients just want to be entertained, but others like you guys want to learn something they can take and apply later. Bill can certainly provide either one.

Now, about this river fish stuff ... for starters, I think Denny's river license needs to be revoked entirely — at least suspended for the remainder of the year — after that "girly man river fish" comment. I'd suggest that his new boundaries end at the White/James River split. Or we might just draw a simpler line at the KC bridge. Maybe we could enlist the water patrol to help us enforce it since they like to post up at the bridge and mess with derby fishermen coming out of Ahoy's in early mornings anyway.

Donna and I are fishing a small derby Saturday out of Baxter. The plan is to fish a "special little area" located somewhere between Baxter and Campbell Point early with the Fin and Spook, then spend the rest of the day pitching jigs and shaky heads as far back into dock slips as we can. I may be wrong but I believe we can beat out 5 decent ones by weigh-in on the dock deal. Guess we'll see.

[denjac]

Donna and I are fishing a small derby Saturday out of Baxter. The plan is to fish a "special little area" located somewhere between Baxter and Campbell Point early with the Fin and Spook,

Hmmm, I wonder where that is???