hodge podge bite

[dwiebenga]

This is great information, however, I am not seeing the link to the graphs.  Thank you for this powerful info!

[Guest]

3 hours ago, vernon said:

Hey Bo, I just ordered a bunch of your Big Wobbler's to try out when we're down week after next.  I've been paying close attention to the "where" you've been fishing them but wondered if there were any insider trading tips on "how" to best fish them?

Do you primarily fish them like a jig staying close to the bottom or more of a swimming technique for suspended fish or just experiment until the fish give it away?

Thanks and I always look forward to all of the great advice and information that you put out there for us wannabe's.

i believe most of these fish are suspended up off the bottom.  maybe even as high as 8 ft. off the bottom.  i am using a 7:1 gear ratio reel.  i crank at various speeds and amounts of cranks and stop and let the wobbler swing back to the bottom on a tight line.  the object is to pull that lure up in front of their eyes, and many bites will occur while it is swinging back to the bottom or just as soon as you go to cranking again.  it is all about creating a reaction bite.  think of it as you would fishing a crankbait.  most of the time, we change speeds, stop and go, ect. and all of this is to get the bass to react to it.

so, fish the lure with your reel, not your rod.  the real learning curve to this lure is when to set the hook.  when they literally knock the reel handle out of your grip, it is hard to not set the hook, but often if you do, there will not be anything there.  but, this lure is a great fishing tool, and will put them in the boat.

bo

[Guest]

3 hours ago, vernon said:

Hey Bo, I just ordered a bunch of your Big Wobbler's to try out when we're down week after next.  I've been paying close attention to the "where" you've been fishing them but wondered if there were any insider trading tips on "how" to best fish them?

Do you primarily fish them like a jig staying close to the bottom or more of a swimming technique for suspended fish or just experiment until the fish give it away?

Thanks and I always look forward to all of the great advice and information that you put out there for us wannabe's.

also, watch the video link that i put up on the thread night fishing update.  it will give you a better idea than words.

bo

[vernon]

Thanks Bo - I appreciate you taking the time to respond and really enjoyed the video.  

As I alluded to earlier, your extensive sharing of information and advice is super helpful and most generous.

I've been using your jigs, jig heads and crappie heads pretty exclusively for several years now and am completely sold on the entire line of products.

Can't wait to put the Wobbler to use and I'll be sure to report back.

Thanks again.

[mojorig]

5 hours ago, dwiebenga said:

This is great information, however, I am not seeing the link to the graphs.  Thank you for this powerful info!

Here you go: (Link).

This data has been available for years on the USACE-LR website. They have these readings for all 5 White River Lakes (link; see bottom right).

On Bull Shoals and Norfork lake, we have partnered with the Twin Lakes Walleye Club and Lake Norfork Striper Club to collect DO and Temperature profiles twice a month during the summer and profiles once a month during the rest of the year from several areas of each reservoir. That data is distributed to their members and to us.

[dan hufferd]

I think walleye like 6 ppm and 60 degrees, last I read. Sucks to be a walleye right now. 

I reckon they would be in the 26ft range.

Does any one know what happens where a spring comes in, does the DO go up or down ?

[mojorig]

Interesting that you just posted that. This month, the Twin Lakes Walleye Club asked me to a give a short presentation about the preferred temperature and dissolved oxygen ranges for Walleye.

To keep things short, here is what I found from peer review literature:

Walleye temperature preferred range: 68 to 75 degrees

Walleye dissolved oxygen preferred range: 3/5 ppm and higher.

However, I am not a fan of preferred ranges because that implies the fish are only in those ranges. Many of us have caught fish outside of the fishes preferred ranges at some point.

[Flippin]

On 8/30/2019 at 2:37 PM, mojorig said:

Here you go: (Link).

This data has been available for years on the USACE-LR website. They have these readings for all 5 White River Lakes (link; see bottom right).

On Bull Shoals and Norfork lake, we have partnered with the Twin Lakes Walleye Club and Lake Norfork Striper Club to collect DO and Temperature profiles twice a month during the summer and profiles once a month during the rest of the year from several areas of each reservoir. That data is distributed to their members and to us.

I noticed the Corp data is from 7/30; do you know how often they update their data?

[mojorig]

The USGS actually collects the data for the USACE. They just collected data on August 27. It has been posted on their site. Click on this link for TR data (link).