Trot Line Bait Guide

[rps]

I fished in the fog this morning here on the upper end. NO top water activity. Pretty much stayed with the skirted twin tail on a jig head. I fished bluff to chunk rock transitions. Threw into 6 feet of water and dragged out to 25/30 feet. Caught four, had one other on, and missed several bites before 8:30. No real size, just 10 to 14.5 inch fish.

What I did well was catch perch. Every time I threw too tight to the bank, a bluegill, pumpkinseed, or sunfish attacked the grub. I could have baited a full trot line off my catch.

After 8:30 I stopped getting bites so I trolled for walleye. Caught one 24 inch keeper at 18 feet in stickups. I was off the water by 11:15.

[Trout Commander]

I was expecting a "what to use" on trot lines.

[Stump bumper]

Just wondering if you caught any of these,My link

[rps]

Not in Table Rock. I caught some in the northern lakes my Dad used to take me to fish. I understand they are in Bull Shoals.

[Bill Babler]

RPS, Sounds like we were a plunkin in the same pond today. I feel your pain. There really should be a few more bass bites out there. Great eye however. We had one eye above the 86 bridge drop shot at 26 ft.

Surface temp at Viney Creek when I pulled my boat at 87.5 I really guess that says it all.

We spoke to a guy with the right kind of Northern Walleye Rig working from the Flats below Big M up the White. He told us he had not caught any. Lead Core line trolling cranks, looking for Walleye. Did say he had some K's at 22 to 26 feet on the flats he was trolling.

I may have to break out the bottom bouncer live bait rigs, and see what that does.

Good Luck

[jay bird]

Was out last night messing around with my fish finder and an underwater camera and that is where we found the spots in the 22-30 ft range. Also me had a hard time keeping the blue gill off our line. Did see some big blue gill on the camera in 60 ft of water at about 15 feet deep.

[rps]

Right now, it may actually easier to catch a keeper walleye than a keeper bass. But the water temp makes both difficult.

This summer as been "different" all year long. Sure makes me feel I haven't learned as much as I thought.