5/29/14 Bsl Fishing Report Leadhill

[Ham]

I think they can be caught a lot of ways right now, but some stuff is definitely not working fast enough for me to keep trying.

You get to kind of pick your poison in that regard.

I wish a Spro frog had come to mind yesterday. I had all that stuff with me and it never crossed my mind. It's Sad to get old.

BUT as always not all the fish are doing the same thing. The trick is to find what the biggest group are doing and then find a way that you enjoy that will get them to bite.

It's a BIG lake and I promise where you are on the lake can make a NIGHT and DAY difference.

[mixermarkb]

That cloudy day post spawn topwater thing is my favorite way to catch them on bull- it's just so fun when they are on-

[Bluff-Bassin]

We fished theodosia 4 times this last week. Threw the spy bait quite a bit. Just wasn't happening with that lure for us.

[Bill Babler]

Put in at Buck Creek yesterday with a army of other guys. Couple of big Derby's on the lower lake this weekend. Threw a 9.5 inch swim bait all day and caught 5 total fish with 2 LM over 4 pounds and 2 walleye the same size highlighting the day.

Had two other just hogs on that I let get away without seeing. My shoulder is tired from winging that big thing, but it gets big bites, just not a lot of them.

[Ham]

I have dreams of going fishing and just fishing the stuff that's in the back of my mind whispering "throw me to the kraken". Maybe I'll get there one day, but I have a hard time not going after the fish that I know are there for the catching. it'll have to be a solo trip. I know I can't do it with the other guy whacking fish while I'll trying to learn something or dreaming of the beast that lurks below.

Throwing a 6 inch boot tail soft plastic was on my mind pretty heavily Wednesday, but the 4 inch Keitexh didn't catch me anything so I did not move up the food chain.

[Bill Babler]

On Table Rock, throwing that big bait, lets say from 6 to 10 inches you will get multiple strikes on the bait all day long. Still only hookup or catch 2 to 1/2 dozen fish, but the K's will hammer on it.

Yesterday on Bull I had about 8 bites and hooked every fish that touched it. Put 5 in the boat and had two other big fish on for quite a while before they came off. Never did see them, but the bait was cut on the last one and I'm guessing it was a big walleye as I was fishing it on 15 seaguar Had the fish on quite a bit and even had it deep under the boat. Line came back cut completely clean up above the knot on a snipped end so I just believe it had to be an eye. The other 2 that came off, I had one on for about 15 seconds and it was just running sideway and came off and the other one I believe was small as when I pulled back on the loaded rod it came to me and then came off.

That is 8 bites in about 9 hrs. I knew I could catch 40 fish on the Ned, but that is not what I wanted to do. I am blessed that I get to be on the lake enough that a bite an hour with the hopes of it being a huge bite is good enough for me. Also something that helped was that the two big LM and one of the big walleye came in the first hour.

Pretty much made me think that I was better than I am and I got so full of myself that I could not put the durn thing down. Just about like throwing a dry fly or a buzzbait, only sensible people know when its time to quit. I'm not one of those.

Good Luck

[Old plug]

You know what I think Mr Babler. I do believe your hell benton ruining your shoulders.

We also had 2 drownings here this past weekend. The last one real close to me at the gravois 31/2 MM. It was a kid 20 yrs old under arrest for BWI. He got up while being transported. and either fell or jumped into the lake.It seem like there might be some procedure problems missing there. I thought you all had to secure them in the boat back in the day.

[Bill Babler]

Plug, we sure did. We had to always also have them jacketed up if we had them cuffed. Might be a bit of an issue here from the family members for not having a cuffed prisoner in a boat without a life jacket on. Gona bet it will be a huge issue.

Might get someone fired or for sure there will be a lawsuit. Don't know now about the Hwy Patrol, but it was policy for the water patrol to have any person in custody wearing a pfd.

Shoulders are ok at this point.

[Old plug]

I will say this a out the patrol now they have at least doubled the bumber of boats on here. They are blasting the drunks pretty good also.