*T* Posted June 14, 2017 Posted June 14, 2017 Any signs of quality topwater bite finally starting to take off? Been all spinnerbait, ned or creature bait/swing jig head bite for me. You all think this is just common during high water spring months? "Water is the driving force of all Nature." -Leonardo da Vinci
dtrs5kprs Posted June 14, 2017 Posted June 14, 2017 We haven't seen any signs of topwater fish. Think it's the water color. magicwormman 1
Quillback Posted June 14, 2017 Posted June 14, 2017 I was out today and saw very little top water activity. Tried to force a bite by throwing some top waters, but they weren't having it. Plenty of little shad skittering around, but no blow ups. Kind of ticks me off. abkeenan, cheesemaster, magicwormman and 2 others 5
abkeenan Posted June 14, 2017 Posted June 14, 2017 4 hours ago, dtrs5kprs said: We haven't seen any signs of topwater fish. Think it's the water color. You try a buzzbait at all in the flooded trees? Coming down Friday for a quick one and a half day escapade and had half a hankering of burning one thru through all the junk. I had good success doing that in one of the flood years (maybe 2012?). Granted that was early to mid May when that was going on but kinda in the same ballpark as now.
Jerry Rapp Posted June 14, 2017 Posted June 14, 2017 Just now, abkeenan said: You try a buzzbait at all in the flooded trees? Coming down Friday for a quick one and a half day escapade and had half a hankering of burning one thru through all the junk. I had good success doing that in one of the flood years (maybe 2012?). Granted that was early to mid May when that was going on but kinda in the same ballpark as now. pre-conceived notions can ruin a fishing trip. Voice of experience speaks again. vernon and Champ188 2
abkeenan Posted June 14, 2017 Posted June 14, 2017 1 minute ago, Jerry Rapp said: pre-conceived notions can ruin a fishing trip. Voice of experience speaks again. I'm not too proud to switch gears fairly quick if it's not what they want.........except when fishing a jerkbait. *T*, big c and Champ188 3
cheesemaster Posted June 14, 2017 Posted June 14, 2017 7 minutes ago, abkeenan said: You try a buzzbait at all in the flooded trees? Coming down Friday for a quick one and a half day escapade and had half a hankering of burning one thru through all the junk. I had good success doing that in one of the flood years (maybe 2012?). Granted that was early to mid May when that was going on but kinda in the same ballpark as now. I threw a Buzzbait with zero luck, but I was in the James - not in the fish packed, snake gaurded area you frequent. Champ188, Quillback and magicwormman 3
dtrs5kprs Posted June 15, 2017 Posted June 15, 2017 54 minutes ago, abkeenan said: You try a buzzbait at all in the flooded trees? Coming down Friday for a quick one and a half day escapade and had half a hankering of burning one thru through all the junk. I had good success doing that in one of the flood years (maybe 2012?). Granted that was early to mid May when that was going on but kinda in the same ballpark as now. Yep. Day 1 last week. Looked perfect for it. First flip with a Bugz in a place I'd buzzed to death kicked out a fish. We even built a dozen buzzbait or so for the trip. I'm not at all sure the fish around Kimberling are eating shad. Lots of craw bits showing and being spit up. Strong Ned, tube, FB jig bite. Also swing head, but they were short biting it badly this morning Quillback, abkeenan, huntest and 1 other 4
curtisce Posted June 15, 2017 Posted June 15, 2017 Saw some surface activity the other morning but it was just gar:( Quillback and dtrs5kprs 2 The answer may not lie at the bottom of a glass, but you should always check
dtrs5kprs Posted June 15, 2017 Posted June 15, 2017 8 hours ago, curtisce said: Saw some surface activity the other morning but it was just gar:( Saw a bunch of them down by Gobbler's on Saturday. Fun to watch, but that's about it.
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