Members Woody55555 Posted August 16, 2012 Author Members Posted August 16, 2012 Awesome responses. I think I have enough info to be dangerous atleast have a good time with it. I got a couple points picked out I will try this weekend.
Members Woody55555 Posted August 25, 2012 Author Members Posted August 25, 2012 Hit point 2 tonight with no eyes. 1 cat over 15 plus. Still searching for my first one going out early in the morning to try the spoonin again
Members CMF Posted August 25, 2012 Members Posted August 25, 2012 Woody...Fish (as Bill B. said) the long gravel points / flats from the big bend in the lake near Jake's back towards the Branson Bell / dam......just put that trolling motor down and try and stay in your target depth (provided by others) and follow the contour at that depth......You could pull bottom bouncer at 1.0 mph (plus or minus .2 tenths either way) with crawler or you can troll a crankbait at 2.0 to 2.8 mph with outboard.....Contour is harder to stay on trolling crankbait........Hunter91 & I have both caught walleyes in that area.....(big area).....It's a fact Jack, that there just aren';t that many eyes compared to bass, so you never know what you might get.......It sure is fun when you whack a couple of walleyes, on purpose, in the lower lake......As Bill said, channel is a good 180 ft deep.......Go up the lake to Big M and on up, bottom of channel can be 60 feet deep.......That's a whole different ball game.....Please, just leave me a few as I have company (son and D-I-L coming Labor Day..... Remind me after holiday weekend, and I could be more specific on spots, but most all of you guys are good enough to find your own spots with the info provided.....I like nothing better then to help people catch fish. I just hate to go to a specific spot and find 4 boats there, and they all act like I"M the INTRUDER....LOL .........Go get em guys !! IF you fish a bottom bouncer, don't be hesitent to use at least a 2 oz bouncer if you're going to fish 25 feet or deeper...... MARTIN
Rodmaker Posted August 25, 2012 Posted August 25, 2012 Where is "rps" country, sorry, don't know. How bout "omr"?
Members Woody55555 Posted August 25, 2012 Author Members Posted August 25, 2012 Thanks CMF. Was on the lake at 5:50am this morning and was hammering the long gravel points 25-35 fow. Caught a bunch of smallies but no eyes. Hit points north of 2 about 45 minutes per. Had to hit over 8 different. Good wind and cloud cover.... This eye fishing is a black magic, voodoo sport..... I'll keep swinging.
powerdive Posted August 25, 2012 Posted August 25, 2012 Most of the eyes down here are caught by folks fishing for less challenging species. Bwaaaahahahaaa! Stay with it, Woody. You're on the right path, thanks to great info shared here. Just a matter of time.
rps Posted August 25, 2012 Posted August 25, 2012 Where is "rps" country, sorry, don't know. How bout "omr"? I am rps and I fish out of Holiday Island Marina which is so far from the dam we call it Arkansas. Seriously, location marker 26 is the point where Roaring River enters. I dock nearly 7 river miles up stream of there.
Quillback Posted August 25, 2012 Posted August 25, 2012 Most of the eyes down here are caught by folks fishing for less challenging species. Bwaaaahahahaaa! Stay with it, Woody. You're on the right path, thanks to great info shared here. Just a matter of time. If you snag something off the bottom that feels like you're reeling in an old wool sock that's been lying in the mud for a few years, it's probably a walleye. If you snag onto something that makes you think you're reeling in an old boot that's been lying on the bottom in the mud for a few years, it's probably a big walleye. I've been told however, that they taste good when cooked, I can't verify that myself as when fishing for the fighting species, I do, unfortunately, catch a walleye every once in a while, but they're always too small to keep.
rps Posted August 25, 2012 Posted August 25, 2012 Quillback, that was harsh. If you look for my post from today, you will see I am proud of the smallmouth I caught this morning. It weighed about 2 and a half and gave me quite a tussle. It went back in the lake, even though I am told smallmouth are tastier than largemouth. Walleye five pounds and up put up respectable fights, complete with surges that pull the drag and head shakes. And they do eat beautifully. Maybe you and Jeb need to fish with me some to find out what keeps me interested.
Quillback Posted August 25, 2012 Posted August 25, 2012 I'm just poking fun, I'm sure the bigger eyes (the ones I can't catch) give a good account of themselves. But, and I kid you not, Jeb and I were on Beaver Thursday, I was working the spoon about 25 on the bottom, got a bite, commenced reeling, and after a couple of turns of the handle, and feeling nothing but dead weight, I told Jeb - this is a walleye. Sure enough it was. Granted it was only about 16".
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