White River Area Report 6-18-18

[Bill Babler]

Couple of things here. If your DSing a level wind Bo has a great methods.  Most of us however DS a spinning reel. On marking the line, can work but the first couple of times you catch in the trees. “and you will.” Your marks are impossibly out of line. At times for clients I will do only one mark at the correct depth and I determine it by dropping it and watching it till I see I’m in the correct location. Then Mark

Good Luck without subsurface lookie-loos 

[Smithvillesteve]

One of these days i really would like you to take me out and show me. I have had the pleasure to meet you at the OA tournament. I wanted to buy one of your Falcon jerkbait rods from you but couldnt get down that way. My buddy Keith did buy one from you and he really likes it. Appreciate all the advice. I have a rather cheap Eagle depth sounder. Black and white, 5 inch screen. I use it to see dropoffs, humps, water temps.  I got it set to inverted V's instead of fish. Supposedly that reads better. I can see balls of shad. But as for seeing large inverted V's suspended in trees and watching my drop shot get down to the correct depth, uhhhhh no chance!!

[Guest]

On 6/22/2018 at 6:34 PM, Smithvillesteve said:

Some very interesting and valuable information. Thanks RPS, Bill and Bo! I will start a Go Fund Me on here and you boys can buy me a nice graph!!!

i just use a very simple 480 pixel lowrance.  they are about $200.  even the old flashers tell you what you need to know and see.

bo

[Randy Moore]

late reply but great report Bill - we have been using live night crawlers and catching 12 to 15 bass between 8:30 and 10:30 am.  We are delayed getting to the water due to taking son Kevin to adult day care program each morning.   About 1/3 of our fish are 2 to 2.5 pounds - all spotted.  I have given up on the shallow bite for now given water temp.   We are running into a lot of skiers, wake boarders, and jet skis which makes vertical fishing and staying in one spot an adventure as I'm sure you all can imagine.  

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Randy Moore said:

late reply but great report Bill - we have been using live night crawlers and catching 12 to 15 bass between 8:30 and 10:30 am.  We are delayed getting to the water due to taking son Kevin to adult day care program each morning.   About 1/3 of our fish are 2 to 2.5 pounds - all spotted.  I have given up on the shallow bite for now given water temp.   We are running into a lot of skiers, wake boarders, and jet skis which makes vertical fishing and staying in one spot an adventure as I'm sure you all can imagine.  

yeah, and they all come right by you just like you really wanted to watch them.

bo

[Randy Moore]

I don't get that at all - usually there is more than enough lake available for them to avoid coming by in some cases within casting distance and yet they do it again and again with no regard.  It also frustrates me to no end that other boats don't get the right of way thing went we meet under power.  Over and over again I have to slow down as I have no idea what the boat coming towards me intends to do to avoid an accident.  It's really too bad boat operators aren't required to take some kind of boating course before being given the keys to a boat.  

 

[Guest]

9 hours ago, Randy Moore said:

I don't get that at all - usually there is more than enough lake available for them to avoid coming by in some cases within casting distance and yet they do it again and again with no regard.  It also frustrates me to no end that other boats don't get the right of way thing went we meet under power.  Over and over again I have to slow down as I have no idea what the boat coming towards me intends to do to avoid an accident.  It's really too bad boat operators aren't required to take some kind of boating course before being given the keys to a boat.  

 

it is called boaters - ed, just like drivers -ed.  and pass an on water test with the boat you are going to be operating, and if you step up in size, you have to pass another test just as over the road truckers do.

bo