Which Ramp We Gonna Use?

[Stockton Lake Guide Service]

Think I'm gonna go clean off a ramp so I can fish tomorrow. Ruark or Hartley? With all this cold I was thinking bout going main lake but the crappie were all over Ruark before the cold. Anybody else plan in fishing?

[Walcrabass]

Dear Guide,

Thanks so much for your concern about me fishing.....and yes I am planning to go.....as a matter of fact just as soon as you post which ramp you are cleaning off then I will know exactly WHERE I am going.

The Funny Boy,

Walcrabass

[Stockton Lake Guide Service]

Tuff decision cause I've catching everything close to Ruark but I'm afraid the shad moved since this hit. Call me tonight and I will let u know. U got a preference??

[Walcrabass]

Bob.

I assume we are talking about Crappie right? I can only tell you that I saw a lot of fish ( pretty sure they were Crappie ) up around State Park in the coves a few weeks ago. Did not fish for or catch any of them. I haven't fished for them down by Ruark lately either. Ruark is definitely closer for me.

Walcrabass

[Stockton Lake Guide Service]

I'm headed to Ruark now to clean it off, Hartley should play itself off the next few days. I'll try to post your picture when I get done with Rheuark today

[Stockton Lake Guide Service]

Back home and Ruark Bluff is snow free. If you decide to go in the morning, be careful because we all know it is going to freeze up tonight again. I didn't treat the road, letting the sun do that. The rest of the ramps should be open by friday when it rains. If everyone goes tomorrow, please leave me a parking spot, I worked hard getting that all cleaned off Ha Ha.

See you all on the lake, crappie and bass should be biting good!!!

[minnowhooker]

Thanks Bob.

[Dutch]

You guys are too tough for me and my road is still covered with snow and ice. I lost a boat and truck trying to get to Cape Fair on the ice one time.

Are the highways clear?

[Walcrabass]

Hey Dutch,

Speaking of Snow, Ice, and being tough........ One time I was Ice Fishing in Hawaii...... I knew where this Big Bass lived and decided to go after him. I threw my Kayak on the ice and pulled myself with the paddle to his home place. After cutting a good sized hole in the 12" thick ice with my Leatherman tool I cast my custom made 20" plastic worm/Beaver Tail/Lizard/Crappie Jig lure right down into his living room. It took him a minute to pick it up but I set the hook hard and the fight was on. I was using 150 pound Braid with a 9/0 Stainless Steel circle hook and an 8 foot Ocean trolling rod. After fighting him for about 45 minutes I was getting a little bored so I decided to get him in the boat. I pulled back real hard and all at once it kind of felt like I had broke him off. That would have been real bad as I had fought this fish 4 times previous and he kept getting me in the brush and breaking off. As it turned out I still had him hooked......or at least part of him...... I reeled him in and found out that all I had was the lower Jaw. It weighed 15 pounds. After looking at it I was pretty sure he was a Kentucky. Dang, I could have had a World Record !!!!!

I gotta get to the Lake...... I am starting to halucinate from being cooped up from all the snow !!!!!

See Ya,

Just Walcrabass

[Dutch]

So how did you tough ole boys do today?

Did the line ever stop freezing?

How are the roads?