kjackson Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Left Holiday Island late because of the storm cells, and headed upstream. Trolled the usual and accustomed places with zero success. Tried casting jigs and crank baits until I couldn't stand it any more. Had to drag out the A-rig and get serious as this was my first trip out this year--not by choice. I wanted to go and bled with all the reports of fish caught but couldn't. It wasn't long before we hit fish (that is one reason I like the A-rig). Second fish in was a hybrid--my first "big" one--28.5 inches. I absolutely cannot believe how strong the fish was for its size. I think I'm in love. We continued to hit whites--nice big females and males that hadn't spawned yet. And my buddy tagged another hybrid--not so large, though. Water temps varied between 53 to 50.5. Color was good, but there is still a lot of debris in the water, both floating and on the bank. There are also new additions in places that were open before (some big stuff just under the surface), so be careful. J-Doc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Doc Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 My gosh those are the biggest hybrids I've ever seen!!!! Table Rock has better hybrids than Beaver for sure!! Lol!!! I Bet the strippers are bigger too. (Sinister Evil laugh with prolonged volume) Nicely done sir. Very nice fish. Darned ole a-rig. Darn stump finders. Need marine repair? Send our own forum friend "fishinwrench" a message. He will treat you like family!!! I owe fishinwrench a lot of thanks. He has been a great mechanic with lots of patience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champ188 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 The good thing about any stripers in Table Rock is that they stay way up the White where they belong, chewing on rainbow shad. They aren't going anywhere else as long as they have filet mignon right under their noses. huntest and fishingaddiction 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebasser86 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 The bottom picture I'm seeing is a monster white bass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jozark Posted April 10, 2015 Members Share Posted April 10, 2015 Wow those are two really nice fish! I didn't know that Table Rock had hybrids in it?? I wonder what a 28.5" hybrid weights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feathers and Fins Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Top is a Hybrid and a nice one at that, Bottom is a monster of a white bass. The Hybrid has several lines making it to the tail the white only the lateral is making it. Also the breaks in the lower lines are classic of each species. KJ what did that white weigh its a giant. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Beaver-Lake-Arkansas-Fishing-Report/745541178798856 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjackson Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 OK-- the hybrid tipped a Rapala scale at 11-4, which seemed light, especially after we hooked it in 6-7 feet of water (it wanted out of there in the worst way). Didn't weigh the white as it was fairly typical of the larger ones we caught that day--so I never thought to weigh it. It just happened to be on the top of the livewell when I wanted one to shoot. I'd say we caught perhaps a dozen that size with only a few smaller females and a few males. This was close to the size that I caught in the upper end last year. I was surprised to see that the big hybrid was a male. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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