February 10Th. Current Fishing Report White River Table Rock Lake

[dtrs5kprs]

"I made each cast seem like my last " thanks for the tip.

Sounds like Bill was channeling his inner Buster.

[Flippin]

Bill what are you using to weight you hooks?

[Bill Babler]

I dress the hooks with a non-lead fly weighting wrap I get from Orvis to create weighted flies. It is round and on a roll similar in size to a thimble of thread. It comes in various diameters. After I weight the hook, I then wrap it with black waxed thread and finish it to look dark like the hook shank. The material itself is very shiny silver in color, so covering it with the tread makes it more of a natural look. Probably does not mean one flip in the world, but I like the way it looks better. Way more professional.

[Guest]

Have you tried swapping out the stock treble with a spintech treble as a way to weight down the middle hook, versus wrapping thread?

I have zero ability in modifying jerkbaits, I just thought it might be easier.

[merc1997 Bo]

bill

that was a darn good day of fishing. glad to see some jerk bait fish show up. you sure has some nice quality also.

bo

[fishingaddiction]

Very nicely done Bill. As another post mentioned, you had tunnel vision and were dialed in to what the fish were wanting. Great pics also, sorry to hear about the big LM, but you can only hope she made it.

[motoman]

Great report and pix bill! Love me some stain reaction.:-)

[Bill Babler]

Seems like now-of-days, with all the other options, we have kind of put the suspending jerker on the back burner. Was not long ago, this time of the year, after the deep fish scattered we pretty much either swam a grub deep on the channel swings or fished that suspending Rogue or modified Rapala

A-Rig kind of put a new spin on most everything, and then the Varmint came along.

Still to this day most of the best fish I have ever caught on this lake have come on the stick-bait. Good a way to catch quality as there ever has been. Of course not to mention, you may get one of those toothy critters anytime you throw it. Especially up the White or Kings Rivers this time of the year.

Good Luck

[Champ188]

I'd have to agree --- other than the chuck-and-duck rig, there are two baits that stand out as big-bite producers FOR ME (yes, some of you will have others): the jerker and the Fin.

[Flippin]

I dress the hooks with a non-lead fly weighting wrap I get from Orvis to create weighted flies. It is round and on a roll similar in size to a thimble of thread. It comes in various diameters. After I weight the hook, I then wrap it with black waxed thread and finish it to look dark like the hook shank. The material itself is very shiny silver in color, so covering it with the tread makes it more of a natural look. Probably does not mean one flip in the world, but I like the way it looks better. Way more professional.

Thanks Bill

I wrap mine in that fly weighting wire but I have never thought about finishing it with waxed thread.

Although I have noticed that different manufactures of jerk-bait suspend a different water temps. So recently depending on the water temp I will just change out a McStick for a Megabass, or etc.