Grandson smoked us

[oghfm]

Put in near Ruark about noon Sat.  Fished 26-30 ft  flats for crappie,  scattered shad on bottom w/ a few lines at 20-22 ft.  some within larger fish on them.  Only 7 keepers, 4 by fishing buddy, 3 by grandson, 0 by oghfm☹️  Adjourned to cabin for smoked ribs, then trailered to dam.  Put in about 5:30 hunting eyes.  Tried jerk bait,  no luck,  switched to minnow tipped road runner, 1 white bass each for me and buddy,  1 23 inch, 4 lb walleye for 12yo grandson.  Not sure who was the most excited, but pretty sure he is hooked on fishing.  Back to cabin for shuteye/ self analysis.   Back on lake down south about 10  am,  yielded to roadrunner option,   several white bass, 5 keeper crappie apiece for me and buddy,  grandson only managed 1 from front of boat, obviously paying for his nice eye the previous night.  Bite was slow and soft but w/ promise for future,  lake 3 ft high as well as our spirits.  Grandson definitely won the weekend.

[JCreek]

And so it begins.

[Steve McBasser]

Woo hoo.....I'm ready to get started. Hope to be out before the end of the week..

[JCreek]

Say, where did you get the minnows this early?

[oghfm]

20 hours ago, JCreek said:

Say, where did you get the minnows this early?

Greenfield, intersection of H and 160

[JCreek]

Thanks.  I'm gonna drag the boat south one day!  I don't know if there is more action down there or just more forum users using that side of the lake.