Big M 4/5

[bferg]

Made it over to the rock yesterday morning.  First time in a long time I wasn’t first to the ramp!  I’m slipping up!  On the water at 6:40.  Dense fog- it was soupy!  Expected a ton of boats due to the big bass deal and there was more than average traffic but not too bad.

 

We did some catching but honestly expected better.  Our best pattern was flukes and spooks in buck brush on the main lake point or the front 1/3 of Creek arms.  Caught most of our fish in less than 5 feet of water- a couple came in 15 feet or so in pockets and secondary points.  Absolutey no love for the Rk!  That was a let down.  At about 9:45 the fog burned off, the sun was high, and the wind was non-existent.  So was the bite!

WT was 52ish when we launched and 54ish when we put it on the trailer at noon.

 Even though we didn’t catch as many as I wanted anytime you get a little toad of a smallie and a large mouth pushing 4lbs to absolutey destroy a spook in 1 foot of water you can’t really complain!

[Jerry Rapp]

Spook fish on April 6th. Probably my favorite topwater bait.  

[m&m]

Gotta luv that top water bite. Good looking fish. 

Mike

[Quillback]

Some great fish there!

[Quillback]

3 hours ago, Jerry Rapp said:

Spook fish on April 6th. Probably my favorite topwater bait.  

• I remember seeing your reports on those golf course fish, seems it was usually on April 1st.  😃

[magicwormman]

Great job! Nothing like catching them on top! That SM had to be a blast!!

[Jerry Rapp]

1 hour ago, Quillback said:

• I remember seeing your reports on those golf course fish, seems it was usually on April 1st.  😃

normally in this part of the world, mid April is usually the start of some topwater action at Clearwater and Wappapello and some of the smaller lakes I fish.  Haven't bothered the pets at the golf course yet, but may try this week.

[Bill Babler]

Please refrain from fishing that runnout that you caught the smalljaw on.  That location has to have a daily permit and is extremely secrete.😂

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49 minutes ago, Bill Babler said:

Please refrain from fishing that runnout that you caught the smalljaw on.  That location has to have a daily permit and is extremely secrete.😂

naw, that is what is called putting the troller down at the ramp and start fishing.

bo

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5 hours ago, Bill Babler said:

Please refrain from fishing that runnout that you caught the smalljaw on.  That location has to have a daily permit and is extremely secrete.😂

Good call Mr. Babler... apologies- I normally try to take my pictures in such a way as to keep the locations a little more difficult to find!  (Because I only have 2 spots to fish!).  But there isn’t much of a need to fire up the motor at big M.