Members hoover25 Posted January 25, 2006 Members Posted January 25, 2006 There are no...I repeat NO white bass anywhere near blunk hole!!!
Bill Butts Posted January 25, 2006 Posted January 25, 2006 There are no...I repeat NO white bass anywhere near blunk hole!!! Hoover, Nice bunch of White Bass. Were those caught recently? BTW, is JetSetPets your business or just a favorite website. Thanks for the pics, how about some additional detail. BB Bill Butts Springfield MO "So many fish, so little time"
sms_alum Posted January 25, 2006 Posted January 25, 2006 I thought you moved back to Iowa? I'm one of Fobian's bubby's, been fishing with you on Taney a couple of times. You guys are already getting into the whites I see, heard anything about them moving up the Sac from Stockton yet?
Seth Posted January 25, 2006 Posted January 25, 2006 What lures work the best for you guys and how do you locate the schools of fish when you start out? I always go over the opening weekend of snagging season to snag, but after we do that for a while we like to go fish with regular tackle for crappie. Id love to catch some whites though too. They are awfully big down there on the rock from the other places I have caught them.
MoCarp Posted January 25, 2006 Posted January 25, 2006 one of the best spots I know to fish for white bass early and is wadeable and very flyfishable --is baxter springs kansas--a low dam on the spring river has runs of whites and some small hybrids starting in mid/late feb--usally after the first warm rain--the water is very shallow rairly over 3 foot deep even with a rain--nice thing is lots of times you will have the place to yourself Mo MONKEYS? what monkeys?
Fish Bork Posted January 25, 2006 Posted January 25, 2006 Wow I get on here and I see pics of people I know. Hey sms alum I know Fobian also. Is he doing his grad school at MSU this semester I havn't seen him since last fall. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
Sam Posted January 25, 2006 Posted January 25, 2006 They are awfully big down there on the rock from the other places I have caught them. The females can run real big. I don't keep any white bass over 14" for eating. We're used to crappie filets, and the big ones are just too fishy and strong for us. They sure are fun to catch, though. I measure the big ones before releasing them, just for fun. My personal record on the James River arm of Tablerock is 19 1/4", and I've caught several that size but not bigger - yet. When you get ahold of a white bass like that with a light or ultralight rig, usually in current, it's quite an experience. They'll take you around the boat a few times, and it's lots of fun.
Members hoover25 Posted January 25, 2006 Members Posted January 25, 2006 Hoover, Nice bunch of White Bass. Were those caught recently? BTW, is JetSetPets your business or just a favorite website. Thanks for the pics, how about some additional detail. BB Nope....they are from two years ago actually...but they do represent what you can run into when the whites are "on." We caught about 80-90 that night (only kept our limits)....almost every cast and never even moved the boat if it wasn't for the funnel clouds and quarter sized hail we would have never left. We started using ultra light gear with 6 lb test....but these slobs were kicking our butts so we switched to a little heavier rod and 8lb. The smallest fish was 17 inches. It was especially pleasing because we were having some fun trash talk with some buddies who will only use a fly rod even if spinning gear is more productive. And this is the kicker....we caught these when most of the locals said that the run was over. I am part owner of Jet Set Pets. I thought you moved back to Iowa? I'm one of Fobian's bubby's, been fishing with you on Taney a couple of times. You guys are already getting into the whites I see, heard anything about them moving up the Sac from Stockton yet? No...Ben did move back to Iowa....I'm the ugly one with hair on my head. He is making the journey to the James for the whites though! Its an addiction you know. I know Fobian as well. Haven't heard anything about Sac/LS yet. The water is still cold.
rainbow Posted January 25, 2006 Posted January 25, 2006 Sam, if you trip the dark reddish meat off big whites and hybrids they are not fishy at all. Its a lot like the dark meat on spoonies.
ryan Posted January 26, 2006 Posted January 26, 2006 Talking about not eating whites cause their fishy, I always soak mine in sprite or mountain dew for awhile after trimming off all the red meat (oil glands) it takes the fishy taste out and also gives the fillets a bit of a sweet flavor
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