Who Is Fishing The Wrapped Walmart Boat

[Bill Babler]

Lot better day on the Rock with 24 fish and 12 keeps today. Caught some really nice K's and one 3.5 pound LM. Fished with Jeff and Steff. Started on the jig and caught them on a jig, dropshot and a spoon. Depth perhaps was a key for me as yesterday I may have fished first to shallow and then to deep.

Up the White River the fish were pretty much locked in the 16' to 20' range. Most on chunk rock 45 degree stuff. Saw lots of chasers, but they were singles until!!

After my trip I pulled into the Kings River and at the Twin Rivers Turn I saw fish blowing everywhere. There was a PAA boat right in the middle of them and he looked to be culling. I was about a 100 yrds. from him and asked if they were whites or LM he said they were bass and I saw him and his co-anglers, both throwing what looked like keeps off the side of the boat. There were some pretty big explosions going on so I am assuming they were good ones. Be interesting to see if we can identify him and see if he caught them or if I am mistaken on size. His boat at one point was setting in 150' and they were both throwing spooks. Don't you just love the Rock.

Saw 6 wrapped boats today, including the NetBait boat again headed up the White River past Viney. All the others were in the Kings River and on the White River around the Shell Knob bridge.

[Quillback]

Tying on some spooks, hooking up the boat, getting ready to head for the Kings in about 20 minutes...just kidding. But dang, why can't I get lucky some day and find myself in the middle of a big bass topwater bite in the middle of the day?

[Bill Babler]

Ya Quill, it was 10:45 a.m. when I rounded the bend and saw them blowing. Kind of reminds you of Jason Christie on Bull doesn't it. The other Pro's that I saw fishing were throwing a FB jig. Most on gravel roll offs. Did not see a tournament boat within 5 casts of the shoreline. These boys were setting right on the breaks of the gravel flats where the gravel broke into the channel.

Got a feeling lots of these guys were just shooting the moon after yesterdays results, just trying to get bit.

Right before I gave up the farm yesterday, I saw quite a few swirls just on some channel seams. Thought maybe I could get on them early this morning but for me no.

My best deal was just those dozen or so community holes up the White. They were there this morning.

[Sprint21fter]

I believe the Wal-Mart boat is Wesley Strader.

[Bill Babler]

I believe the Wal-Mart boat is Wesley Strader.

Thanks, we'll see if he has them He was catching fish one after the other, if they were the right kind.

[Bill Babler]

Thanks, we'll see if he has them He was catching fish one after the other, if they were the right kind.

He had 9.5 yesterday and was in 33rd.

Am I correct in saying only the top 10 fish tomorrow? I believe they caught them today so it might be a stretch to see him out there, but with these low weights you never know.

[Bill Babler]

I guess its the top 15 that fish tomorrow, and on the Walmart boat deal if indeed it was Strader, they must have been throwing back shorts cause he did not have them today. I didn't get close to him but he and his amateur were sure catching fish, that looked nice from a couple of hundred yrds.

Been great and I wish it would have been a topwater bonanza.

[timr0123]

Bill, glad you are in better spirits today. Thought some of us were going to have to have a intervention or at least a group hug at the boat ramp with you. LOL. I'm honest to goodness glad you got on them today. I hate (and yes it's a strong word) to stink or worse blank.

[Bill Babler]

You know we do everything we can and for the most part there are some wonderful guides on Table Rock Lake, but yesterday it was a complete disaster. I'm more than sorry I let my feelings show. I just cannot accept not putting my clients on fish. Folks work hard for their money and when I don't show them fish on Table Rock I feel like I have been kicked in the gut. " And Lower."

Thanks Bill

[Champ188]

And that is exactly what makes guiding one of the toughest jobs around. If a tournament fisherman blanks or struggles, it affects only him and his family. When a guide does it, he has to face a mighty disappointed client ... or two or three.