Way Upper End Report

[Falcon]

You da man RPS! Nice fish!

[Walleyedmike]

Wow, that is a pig of a walleye! Congrats, that's a once in a lifetime fish!

You can say that again! Nice fish RPS!

WM

[abkeenan]

Wow! Nice going RPS. With all the information you have shared about walleye/bass fishing on this forum you are most deserving of that monster 'eye. Don't know what the lake record is but I would imagine that has to be in the ballpark???? I didn't even think they got that big in TR. One question though.....why are you embarrassed in that picture by hiding behinds its girth??? Just kidding. Congrats.

-Brett

[rps]

I don't know whether anyone keeps track of walleye records for Table Rock. I saw the 14 and a half Chuck Etheridge caught out of the same marina I use, Holiday Island, so it isn't even a marina record.

The Arkansas record was half again larger - 22 pounds 11 ounces out of Greers Ferry in 1982. I can't imagine a fish that big.

As for hiding behind the fish - well there is no point messing up good fish porn with my face. You will remember that nearly 100% of my picture posts do not include me.

[magicwormman]

Great fish RPS!! How many guys go to Canada every year and never come close to a fish like this. Great fish for a great guy!!!

[johnm]

Beautiful!!!

[Samkam1]

eat it AND put it on the wall! :-)

Great catch!!!

SK

[getfished]

That is a great looking fish. I bet there's more of them where that came from. Can you describe the tackle and presentation method used for that fish ?

[rps]

That is a great looking fish. I bet there's more of them where that came from. Can you describe the tackle and presentation method used for that fish ?

I make my own night crawler harnesses. You can buy them, but I make mine a little different from what is for sale. Look at the photo carefully and you will see 12# Yo Zuri Hybrid clear snelled to an Owner Down Shot hook, size 1/0. Just above it you will see a slip on bobber stop. The beads are float beads available in many sizes and colors. Then, in order, I add a bead, clevis with a cupped 3/0 colorado blade, and a bead. Three feet above this arrangement I tie on a swivel.

You thread half or a whole crawler on the hook like you Texas rig a plastic, set the bobber stop next to the head of the worm, and attach it to an L shaped bottom bouncer like this:

I tie my main line to the bouncer and let enough line out for the bouncer to nick bottom, but not drag. If I am in trees, I let more line out to change the angle. I use Power Pro main line. The size bouncer you use depends on the depth you intend to fish.

These baits work best, IMO, when you fish them .8 to 1.4 MPH.

I was using a harness with fire tiger float beads and a silver blade. I was fishing the rig on a 3/4 ounce bouncer with about 40 feet of line out. I was traveling between 1.0 and 1.2 MPH.

I agree. There are more fish like mine in the lake.

[Hunter91]

Nice job, RPS!