Kimberling City Quickie

[Bill Babler]

Guided out of Kimberling City yesterday on just about as nasty of an ole morning as I personally want to be out in. Tried to fish a split-shot and a wobblehead, but the slime and the moss have arrived in a huge way. Just seemed to cover our baits out to about 15'

Gave that Idea up and started to swim a grub but had very little success keeping it out of the moss trying to catch these shallow fish. I just loved my guys to death as nice as could be but we struggled.

Went to the shallow swimbait a Keitech Swing Impact with a 1/16 oz ball head, but a 3/0 hook. The boys tried, but these baits are made out of Smuckers Jelly and if you make one mistake with them they are destroyed. At 2 bucks each and even using all the super glue in the bottle, a couple of hard slams against the side of the boat or the water a ft. or two from the boat will do them in, snapping tails and disintegrating them.

Tried to get them on a floating worm but still on a very hard morning only ended up with 3 totally all keepers.

Had an incident of a Very Rude Tournament Fisherman cutting us off, pulling within a cast of us directly in front of us to fish a location I was headed to. Said he was in a tournament and if I wanted to fight him for the spot that is what I would have to do.

He acted like he knew me, but I did not know him. He was in a beat up old worn out Red and White either 188 or 198 Champion. Just a total Jerk.

All and all with the moss and the weather, not to mention completely out of line tournament fishermen it was a tough day on this old man.

[dtrs5kprs]

Today is looking pretty miserable. Might run around a bit then log some nap time.

It's amazing what happens to folks when they try to win $100 on a Sunday.

[Sprint21fter]

I would have turned him into a wobblehead!

[arsenal1477]

Same here Bill. My dad and I are down till We'd. Caught a total of two keepers yesterday on a 4" Gene Larew's Paddle Tail in Shad. We must had been cut off 3 or 4 times by these guys. Should be an interesting day today with the huge drop in temp.

[Bill Babler]

Really do not know where that derby was out of yesterday, but for some reason they were as bad as I have ever seen on Table Rock lake, thinking they could do as they wished and be as rude as they pleased.

There was a little club deal out of Schooner, and these guys were not the problem. I don't know if it came out of Cape Fair or where but they were hard to deal with. We usually do not have that problem here.

That moss is really getting bad from point 9 to Long Creek, and alternative methods of fish catching these shallow fish is going to have to come into play.

We were in the back of Fisher Creek yesterday and that whole right hand side has a very bad and very suspicious smell. I think there may be some excess nutrients getting in there from somewhere. There are also green lawns all over that area, and that is just not helping us. With over 70% of the fertilizer they are putting on those lawns running off into the lake this is going to get worse and worse.

Why, Why? retired people think they need to move here and mow grass where grass was never intended to grow is a complete mystery. A guy that lives down the road from us has planted 3 acres of sod and says he just simply has no time to do anything else but tend it. ??????

I have not seen a single bed and I have really looked. It is but a matter of days however and after this cold snap there will be a rush to the bank.

[jmes]

Bass Pro shop has a employee tournament yesterday, I believe around 100 boats

[fishingaddiction]

Thanks for the KC report Bill. I fought the moss Saturday. Any suggestions as far a baits, techniques or presentations that would work in the moss?

It just seems like we have more jerks and not just tournament fisherman out in full force this spring. There is plenty of good water for everyone to fish if they would just have some respect for others. I also think some just don't know any better.

[dtrs5kprs]

Really do not know where that derby was out of yesterday, but for some reason they were as bad as I have ever seen on Table Rock lake, thinking they could do as they wished and be as rude as they pleased.There was a little club deal out of Schooner, and these guys were not the problem. I don't know if it came out of Cape Fair or where but they were hard to deal with. We usually do not have that problem here.That moss is really getting bad from point 9 to Long Creek, and alternative methods of fish catching these shallow fish is going to have to come into play.We were in the back of Fisher Creek yesterday and that whole right hand side has a very bad and very suspicious smell. I think there may be some excess nutrients getting in there from somewhere. There are also green lawns all over that area, and that is just not helping us. With over 70% of the fertilizer they are putting on those lawns running off into the lake this is going to get worse and worse.Why, Why? retired people think they need to move here and mow grass where grass was never intended to grow is a complete mystery. A guy that lives down the road from us has planted 3 acres of sod and says he just simply has no time to do anything else but tend it. ??????I have not seen a single bed and I have really looked. It is but a matter of days however and after this cold snap there will be a rush to the bank.

To me a yard full of rocks is pure beauty. Shoot the green stuff with roundup and get to fishing. Again, I was one of them, but that is the up north influence. Perfection in yards and proliferation of rules. My mother spends countless hours on her yard. My wife's grandma (who has more sense, but she was born over towards Kissee Mills) lives in a town in IA that actually regulates which side of the street you can park on based on alternating days of the week. Yankees...

Anyway, and at the risk of rousing plug from his hostas, that moss sets up well for the little rig, especially on the 1/32 and 1/16oz heads, swimming it or deadsticking. The little heads are light enough to not bury into the goop. Things fish eat still live around the snot, so fish still get there to eat them. A 1/32 oz head, even with something like a chompers drop shot worm is an option.

At least it has not snowed yet. When I was 25 I would have been out at 6am (or still up), at 30 out but uncomfortable, after 40 I'm content to let the weather win one on occasion. Did end up playing some Donkey Kong with the trash cans here at the resort last night. Weighted mine down, one next door came blowing at me, one past that had the same idea.

[fishingaddiction]

Good suggestions on using the super finesse stuff to combat the moss, but really tough to fish the 1/32 head in the wind!

[dtrs5kprs]

Good suggestions on using the super finesse stuff to combat the moss, but really tough to fish the 1/32 head in the wind!

It is, but it can be done. Have to go to shorter casts, point your tip down and at the bait like you are fishing a crankbait. Takes away the ability to shake the slack, but still works.

That stuff usually gets the wacky worm going too, especially if they are bedding.