Fishing uphill again today.

[Quillback]

The bank fishing has been fun for sure, but I'm ready to get back out in the boat. 

The fish are eating the Ned rig well right now, I'm fishing it like a shaky head, dragging it, shaking it.  Muddy Water picked up a few a couple of days ago dead sticking it. 

[Quillback]

2 minutes ago, magicwormman said:

Great report Quill! I can't believe someone wouldn't offer to take you fishing, while your trailer is being repaired. I know it's a drive to cape Fair marina, but I would be happy to share my boat with you.

Thanks buddy, I have had an offer or two, but like you they are on the wrong end of the lake.  All of my regular fishing buddies are tied up in one way or another.  And I have had fun fishing off the bank, and it's been a nice change to drive home without hauling the boat, unhooking it, putting it in the garage and all that kind of stuff. 

[Champ188]

I tried to offer him a trip to Grand on Friday but he never answered my PM!

[Quillback]

7 minutes ago, Champ188 said:

I tried to offer him a trip to Grand on Friday but he never answered my PM!

Dang I would've gone.  I didn't receive any PM's from you that I can find.

[Champ188]

3 minutes ago, Quillback said:

Dang I would've gone.  I didn't receive any PM's from you that I can find.

My bad, pal. I should've just texted you. I bet we can work something out early this coming week.

[Champ188]

12 hours ago, Jerry Rapp said:

will we be seeing qb's boat on the for sale page?  And Champ, I remember our weekly vacation to Hot Springs in June during the mid 60's.  Dad and I would fish Ouachita out of a rental boat with a 9.5 evenrude.  Beach it on a point and throw out a green crème worm on a jig weighted hook.  It had to be green.

 

Jerry, I well remember the worm rig you are talking about. We threaded it on open-hook style because the spring-keeper system that is so popular now was a long way from being conceived. Locally, it was known simply as "the little green worm."

First time I saw the setup was with a grizzled old guide named Tuffy Owens. He had old Zebco Cardinal 4 spinning reels and he liked Tennessee handles on his spinning rods. For you pups out there, a Tenn handle is a straight cork handle with no reel seat. The reel is taped on using many wraps of black electrical tape. Little did I know that those rods and reels were state of the art at the time.

Being brand-new in the 1960s, Ouachita began to see an influx of coontail and hydrilla in the 1970s, and the little green worm really shined then. You could pull up on a point or hump where that grass would grow out the 18-20 feet deep and just hammer those bass.

[Champ188]

12 hours ago, Jerry Rapp said:

will we be seeing qb's boat on the for sale page?  And Champ, I remember our weekly vacation to Hot Springs in June during the mid 60's.  Dad and I would fish Ouachita out of a rental boat with a 9.5 evenrude.  Beach it on a point and throw out a green crème worm on a jig weighted hook.  It had to be green.

 

Jerry, I well remember the worm rig you are talking about. We threaded it on open-hook style because the spring-keeper system that is so popular now was a long way from being conceived. Locally, it was known simply as "the little green worm."

First time I saw the setup was with a grizzled old guide named Tuffy Owens. He had old Zebco Cardinal 4 spinning reels and he liked Tennessee handles on his spinning rods. For you pups out there, a Tenn handle is a straight cork handle with no reel seat. The reel is taped on using many wraps of black electrical tape. Little did I know that those rods and reels were state of the art at the time.

Being brand-new in the 1960s, Ouachita began to see an influx of coontail and hydrilla in the 1970s, and the little green worm really shined then. You could pull up on a point or hump where that grass would grow out the 18-20 feet deep and just hammer those bass.

[Quillback]

29 minutes ago, Champ188 said:

My bad, pal. I should've just texted you. I bet we can work something out early this coming week.

Excellent!

[dblades]

I still think a properly threaded "old school" shakey head, has a much better fall than the newer spring-type heads. Sometimes makes a difference.

[merc1997 Bo]

2 hours ago, Champ188 said:

I tried to offer him a trip to Grand on Friday but he never answered my PM!

he sure missed out on a great fishing trip for sure.  i used to fish grand lake quite often with keith testerman and clyde moss.  quit going over when gas was higher than the price of gold.  i may get over there in oct. when the bassmaster open is there.

bo