Fun Family Weekend on Table Rock

[87Tracker]

 

Had the family down at Table Rock for the weekend.  First post here but have learned a lot from the users in this forum.

We fished a few hours Friday afternoon and ended up around 19 fish with about 6 keepers to 3 lbs.  Drop shot fishing vertical with shad shaped worm in about 45 - 50 ft of water.  Started on the bottom and when we hooked a fish it would get pretty lively for 5-10 minutes (assuming we could keep the boat in the general area with the wind).

We fished on and off all day Saturday with the same patterns working.  Between the four of us we landed about 35 fish with 10 keepers up to 3 plus pounds.  We were still fishing vertical but chased a few bait schools when the fish would surface.  After I told the kids that I had only been catching small fish when chasing the schools I proceeded to catch two keepers (2+ pounds each)  in 5 minutes on a chrome Zinc Spoon.

Fished for a while Sunday Morning in the cold, thick fog.  Bite slowed down a little but we still found a few good fish throughout the day on the drop shot and a double willow spinner bait fishing under the bait schools.

My son, daughter, and son-in-law all had a blast and caught some nice Table Rock Bass this weekend.  Thanks for sharing the knowledge in this forum!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Johnsfolly]

28 minutes ago, 87Tracker said:

 

Had the family down at Table Rock for the weekend.  First post here but have learned a lot from the users in this forum.

We fished a few hours Friday afternoon and ended up around 19 fish with about 6 keepers to 3 lbs.  Drop shot fishing vertical with shad shaped worm in about 45 - 50 ft of water.  Started on the bottom and when we hooked a fish it would get pretty lively for 5-10 minutes (assuming we could keep the boat in the general area with the wind).

We fished on and off all day Saturday with the same patterns working.  Between the four of us we landed about 35 fish with 10 keepers up to 3 plus pounds.  We were still fishing vertical but chased a few bait schools when the fish would surface.  After I told the kids that I had only been catching small fish when chasing the schools I proceeded to catch two keepers (2+ pounds each)  in 5 minutes on a chrome Zinc Spoon.

Fished for a while Sunday Morning in the cold, thick fog.  Bite slowed down a little but we still found a few good fish throughout the day on the drop shot and a double willow spinner bait fishing under the bait schools.

My son, daughter, and son-in-law all had a blast and caught some nice Table Rock Bass this weekend.  Thanks for sharing the knowledge in this forum!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congrats on a great day fishing with your family and on your first post! Good luck in the future and I look forward to seeing many posts in the future! Great photos as well!

[m&m]

87tracker, congratulations. Nice pictures. Your 1st post is pretty sweet. Don’t be afraid of posting less successful trip reports also. Everyone gains knowledge from all the posts. Welcome to the forum. 

Mike

[NuB2TR]

Nice fish!  ...and I really like that cool kayak hat that guy is wearing in the first pic.   

[Sore Thumbs]

Ha. I noticed that too. When you scroll down it looks like a big ole hat. Good job guys!

[87Tracker]

2 hours ago, Sore Thumbs said:

Ha. I noticed that too. When you scroll down it looks like a big ole hat. Good job guys!

Well that would fit his big old head after catching those two fish!

[shark bait]

On 11/29/2017 at 5:55 AM, NuB2TR said:

Nice fish!  ...and I really like that cool kayak hat that guy is wearing in the first pic.   

That's what I was thinking when I saw the picture!