Table Rock Talk

[Joseph Sittler]

I appreciate the info on the Owl Creek. That is the very one i am talking about. When planning for these tournaments I try to make longer runs just to get away from the crowds. I am looking for better fish though. When we fished this tournament last year the Arig was responsible for the biggest bags and all the people did was point hop from main lake point to main lake point(had to have gravel to smaller chunk rock transition) and slow rolled the Arig. Some really nice fish were caught. I went all the way to Owl and caught 4 2lbs fish on the jerkbait. So it makes sense about what you are saying about the smaller fish.

Just curious, do any of you throw double willow, all chartreuse spinner-baits for those smallies? That one bait catches them all around here in clear water and i am thinking it will there as well. I know you guys have a healthy population of those beasts.

[Macsimus]

And a redfin. Sometimes it will work in a little cooler water than the spook. It is a big fish bait as well.

If it warms up and clears up it is likely to be a plastic fest...split shot fish doc, smoke grubs, shakey heads, swing head and whatever. And the little rig which shall not be named.

Always good to start the day with a good laugh. Thank you.

[dtrs5kprs]

I appreciate the info on the Owl Creek. That is the very one i am talking about. When planning for these tournaments I try to make longer runs just to get away from the crowds. I am looking for better fish though. When we fished this tournament last year the Arig was responsible for the biggest bags and all the people did was point hop from main lake point to main lake point(had to have gravel to smaller chunk rock transition) and slow rolled the Arig. Some really nice fish were caught. I went all the way to Owl and caught 4 2lbs fish on the jerkbait. So it makes sense about what you are saying about the smaller fish.

Just curious, do any of you throw double willow, all chartreuse spinner-baits for those smallies? That one bait catches them all around here in clear water and i am thinking it will there as well. I know you guys have a healthy population of those beasts.

I always have a couple, used to throw them when I lived in Iowa and fished MN. Really haven't caught them on it at TR. I mostly threw one around 3/4oz with a single #7 or #8 Colorado up there.

A shad or white bait with white blades is a better deal. Can be very good if windy and cloudy. This can be a tough spinnerbait lake, unless it blows , or you are up the Kings or James. Even then, you are likely to find yourself looking up at guys who fished grubs, swimbaits, sticks in the clear water.

Our brownies are much easier to catch on little plastics- grubs, tubes, 4" worms or rig baits, litle rig- than on anything moving along. Topwater, warts, and sticks, excluded.

[balsabee]

And a redfin. Sometimes it will work in a little cooler water than the spook. It is a big fish bait as well.

Are you saying it's almost Red Fin time?

[rps]

You might fix up an A-rig with a Wart (pre-Rap, of course), Spook and Redfin as the three "live" baits. You can only have one treble on each of them, though, so better use the Daichi Death Trap or something similar.

Teaser options would include the Varmint in various colors and sizes ranging from 3/4 ounce down to 1/1,000 ounce, grubs, Fish Doctors, Centipedes, Flukes, Brush Hogs, etc.

Evil April Fool.

[dtrs5kprs]

Are you saying it's almost Red Fin time?

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Shouldn't be long now. Hopefully the lake clears and the trash gets out of the way so we have a chance at it.

Neat old ad.

[MOBass]

The biggest thing to do is fish the conditions and don't get hung up on dock talk. Pay attention to water color, bank composition, wind, ect...

This time of year I have a split shot, grub, wart, square bill, and spinner bait. I tend to throw the last three and my partner bats clean up with a split shot rig. This year I'll try the ned, should work about like the split shot, maybe better, maybe not.

Hmmm...I haven't messed with top water this time of year. May give it a go. It's free to try so I might as well.

[Champ188]

The biggest thing to do is fish the conditions and don't get hung up on dock talk. Pay attention to water color, bank composition, wind, ect...

Yes, do not listen to dock talk. All of this cockamamy nonsense about Redfins is just that ... nonsense. A bunch of hooey. Rise above and resist. If you must throw a topwater, the bass on Table Rock just LOVE a Spook but rarely will give a Redfin a second look.

[dtrs5kprs]

Yes, do not listen to dock talk. All of this cockamamy nonsense about Redfins is just that ... nonsense. A bunch of hooey. Rise above and resist. If you must throw a topwater, the bass on Table Rock just LOVE a Spook but rarely will give a Redfin a second look.

Especially the brown ones.

[Joseph Sittler]

I am having custom painted wiggle warts done. I have the original phantom Green Craw, the brown Craw both kinds ( the ones are brown clear bill orange underbelly and the black top red ones) Any insight on custom colors that seem to produce? Does Missouri Craw work out there?