Ham Posted November 8, 2018 Posted November 8, 2018 I love Bull Shoals. My deep affection for Bull blinds me to the quality of Norfork. I am trying to work on this flaw. I have gradually come to realize that certain areas of Norfork warm quicker in Spring than my spots on Bull and cool quicker in the fall than BSL. Yesterday, Bret and I had the run of the place. Today was crowded. Mostly striper fishermen and Crappie fishermen I think, but lots and lots of boats. 😕 I got a late start today. I wasn’t really fishing until about 11:00. I ran around hunting and pecking. Learning and looking. I wasn’t catching much, but I was having fun. I went north. Way north. I idled way up. I caught a small White Bass and while I was fighting him in a big Largemouth came up and hit him. I stayed in the area and my little rod loaded. I think the same LMB that hit the fish ate my swimbait. Nice fighting fish. I found a stretch of bluff that was loaded with smaller fish and sore mouthed a bunch with the Ned. A few keeper Spots, but not many. I tried to find some Crappie to no avail. I ran to a few spots I knew and they were covered up with boats. So I ran way up the other creek and then I idled further until it got too shallow to idle. Shallow dirty water and Shad ! Wind had come up and I tied on a spinnerbait and started burning. I missed a few bites, but I started connecting. Hard Strikes! I think my arms are longer now. Most were good chunks, but only a few keepers. I burned thru the fish that would eat a blade, but stumbled into another group that WANTED a square bill. I throughly worked a small area and caught 16 bass in a very short period of time. Final count was 51 fish in 5 3/4 hours of fishing. Likely the best SB and square bill bite I have ever experienced. I had a long slow idle out and then a fast run to the ramp to beat darkness. Awesome Day. gurzik, dan hufferd, Johnsfolly and 10 others 13 Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
Ham Posted November 8, 2018 Author Posted November 8, 2018 19 inches Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
Ham Posted November 8, 2018 Author Posted November 8, 2018 Fun little fish Johnsfolly 1 Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
Ham Posted November 8, 2018 Author Posted November 8, 2018 I love that Dirty Water Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
Ham Posted November 8, 2018 Author Posted November 8, 2018 Crank it up Dewayne French and Johnsfolly 2 Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
Ham Posted November 8, 2018 Author Posted November 8, 2018 I had two larger fish choke it down more than this one, but he was #50. Dewayne French, Daryk Campbell Sr and Johnsfolly 3 Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
Ham Posted November 8, 2018 Author Posted November 8, 2018 Dewayne French, Daryk Campbell Sr and Rob P 3 Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
Johnsfolly Posted November 8, 2018 Posted November 8, 2018 Another awesome trip buddy! Congrats on figuring out those green fish! Ham and Daryk Campbell Sr 2
Ham Posted November 13, 2018 Author Posted November 13, 2018 49 minutes ago, J.M. said: I like your boat. Thank You! I love my boat. It’s paid for and very functional. ZigJigman 1 Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
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