Report 10-7 to 10-10

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Was at Table Rock for Club event.  Here is what little I found.  Wed put in at 39 bridge and started catching top water fish at the ramp.  Caught some off bridge pilings, some on points, and some on flat banks, all under 15".  Moved down to Campbell Point area same top water action with no keepers.  Started fishing points and sides of points with small plastics.  Inside of small point gave a 3.5 lb smallmouth.  Moved into Big Creek and fished points with no keepers, but found a 16' black on side of small point on a finesse worm in 15-20 FOW>.  Saw schooling fish and threw a spoon into them for a 15" spot.  Moved toward Baxter and tried brush piles in 15-20FOW, not a bite.  Headed up Kings a little way.  Met LakeDog and talked.  Tried same thing on sides of points with few bites.  Thur, being a river fisherman I put in at Viola and went up.  Flipped steep banks for a few small fish.  Square bills on flats and bluff ends with few bites.  Fished 10 hours up Kings with no keepers doing my strong points. Feeling bad, no river keepers all day so I knew I had to stay in clear water, something a Kansan does not like.  Friday, day one of tourney.  Top water on points with same results, 10-14.75" fish with no keepers.  Tried sides of points in 15-20FOW and started getting bit deep at base of cedar trees.  Broke one off deep in cedar on 8lbs line so went with heavier with no bites for one hour.  Went back to 8lbs line and got one keeper 2.65 lbs.  Wind started to blow so I threw a deep shad crankbait  on windy points and sides.  Same results, lots of small fish and one large waleye.  Started catching a few in backs of small pockets but no keeps.   Back to cedars. Broke off 2 more at base of cedars.  Tried top water over cedars and swimming a jig by cedars to bring them out but only bites were at base.  End of day 1, one fish 2.65lbs.

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Gotta fight those KS-midwest instincts. Took me many years to get over it.  Base of cedars on swings can be very good in Oct/Nov from Baxter to Campbell. Little jigs and light line.