September Weekend Report 9-21-14

[Bill Babler]

White River Outfitters Guide Service, Current Table Rock Lake Fishing Report Shell Knob Mo.

Lake at 911.3 and surface temp at 79.8. Water Clarity is right at 15'. 9-21-14

Shell Knob, Missouri

Out of the Knob the last couple of days and it continues to be Red Hot. Quite a bit of chasing action on the right locations, but for me it seems that these fish have moved out even a bit deeper. We are catching them on the drop shot in the 35 to 50 ft. range suspended mostly over either deep trees, or just suspended over open water off the major creek arms and off the very deep bluffends.

There are several baits that have been working for me and are continuing to work. The best by far is the Yamamoto brown/purple 4" drop shot worm. Others will no doubt work, but I cannot seem to put this down. Fish are just screaming up for it from depth. We had K's today come up from 70' to hit the drop shot. You could just see them streaking as the bait was falling.

The Dixy Jet is also still producing quality fish. Trick on it is to have the patients to let it fall and fall. Usually just about the time you think you should be reeling it in, they just crush it. Takes a little patients to let that thing fall 30' to 50'.

Be careful, the hooks are SHARP!!! Do not jerk these baits, it is very dangerous and you never know where they will end up STICKING YOU.

They are also biting a G-Fix 80 Duo Realis very well. Again you must have the patients to let it fall. You can throw both the 3/4 Dixy Jet and the Spinbait a mile. The fish are a bit harder to hook on the spinbait even after a hook switch improvement. They seem to stick really well on the spoon.

I am still in a quandary about the correct line to throw on the Spinbait. Be very careful throwing it on Braid under 12 pound. For some reason or the other it really wants to get away from that braid. I have throw them off on the cast on 10 pound Seguar Smackdown and also on Nanofil 10# Really the best line I have found and I have not lost a single bait on it is 6# maxi.

The last couple of day trips we have boated well over 100 fish on these methods.

Kind of a funny story yesterday I was fishing out off a bluffend and a guy and his wife fished between me and shore. I could see him coming right down the bank, chunking a 1 oz. Blade on gin clear slick water and his wife looked to be throwing or better yet dragging a soft-plastic bait behind the boat. I am setting a full Shout-Out about 50 yards out off the end, fishing a set of deep bluff end pole timber. As he comes by he yells out. "Are you catching them today?" I answered, "yes, I think we have about 25 to the boat." He say's, "Ya, Right, I'm sure you do. So do we."

I said, "that is really good considering how and where your fishing, that's great for you.

" He yelled back," we have not caught any and you for sure have not caught 25 today, fishing how and where you are fishing."

Guess I offended him.

Just at that moment, both Randy and Kathy doubled up with really nice Big thick K's. The reels were just singing and of course they made a huge deal of it since this guy had bad mouthed us.

Kathy yelled back at him as I netted her fish, " Hey Buddy, your right. We have not caught 25 fish today. I have caught 30 by myself and my husband has caught more than me."

Before we left we put 8 more in the boat, with 4 on the spoon and 4 more on the drop shot. Came back past the point on the way to the ramp and he was sitting out over the trees, still throwing is Spinnerbait.

It's never dull, Good Luck

[Quillback]

Thanks for the report Bill.

[Pepe]

That's funny, Bill. I guess he would rather know it all then catch fish. Thanks for sharing that report. I can't wait to get back to the lake

[huntest]

Bill, two questions...

Have you switched out both treble hooks to deathtraps and are you getting any spinbaits hung up in deep trees?

[Bill Babler]

Yep, both hooks and all three split rings. No, I have not hung one up yet. I have already along with Beck thrown about 1/2 dozen of them off with line breaking on both Nanofil and Invesix Smackdown braid, on the cast. I have had some very good clients along with myself that have thrown them off. Some even after a very recent retie. I'm not using either product any longer. I am exclusive using 6 lb. Maxima on all my spinbaits.

Good Luck

[buddygr53]

Hey bill what color on the Duo realis

[magicwormman]

Good report Bill!!! Isn't amazing how so many people are so resistant to change, even when you show them how to get er done!!! Do you have success with both the chrome and white Dixie Jet?

[Bill Babler]

Tell you the truth on the spinbaits, I have used 8 different colors, sometimes 3 different ones at the same time and it really has not made a difference. Don't think it matters.

I am only using the chrome spoons.

[buddygr53]

Thanks bill. I enjoy your reports

[balsabee]

Great report! Lake level 914.6 ?