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[Bill Babler]

My neighbor has been catching some really nice keeper size fish on both a Spro McStick and a Spro Rock Crawler.  He told me he had a SM over 5 lbs. the other day on the Crawler and some really nice fish between 2.5 and 3 pounds.  

Pretty much everyone knows who my neighbor is.

He is fishing gravel roll offs that are on channel banks and some transition channel banks.  Keeping the boat in about 20' with both baits.  RK Crawler bite has been good early and with breeze.  Said the jaws are just loading on it, and pulling like freight trains in the 50 degree water.  I'll try it tomorrow and see.   I'm going to see if he will take me out on Thursday and show me.

I'll see if he will do a little interview and let me know what he is looking for right now and convey the info to you all.

Said he fished Bull one day last week and had 11 keeps on a McStick.

I"m going to launch at Baxter tomorrow and am also going to see if that jig bite is going up there along with all our other deal.

[Randy Moore]

Thanks for the update Bill.  With all the nice weather we've been having I was wondering what baits might be working best and the right conditions to fish them in.

[3DHUSKER]

I don't know.  Who?  I wish I was.  We would be besties as my daughter says.   

[willyfish]

Guy named Mike is my guess 

[Bill Babler]

41 minutes ago, willyfish said:

Guy named Mike is my guess 

Nail Right On The Head.

[magicwormman]

 I'm going to see if he will take me out on Thursday and show me.

What does your neighbor charge? 

[3DHUSKER]

4 hours ago, willyfish said:

Guy named Mike is my guess 

Ah this is a game i see.

[dblades]

Hard to hide in this neighborhood......

[Toby Estes]

I saw a guy on tv named Mike talking about Spro baits. 😁

[Bill Babler]

He does not have a guide license so he can't charge you anything.😁

Baxter Report was pretty much a Skunk report with a capitol S.  Got on the water at 7 am 47 degree at the ramp.  Big Indian is simply loaded with shad from Kanakuk Camp back.  I tried to deep fish for at least 2 hrs. and only caught one small keeper, just could not see any bass in the shad or near them.  Probably the most shad I have seen anywhere,  just millions and millions.

Went to the bank and tried the RK Crawler for about 5 minutes and figured out pretty quick that was a no go.  As soon as it touched bottom the slime would just cover it.  It is clinging off the docks up there and looks to be out to at least 15'  No crank baits at Baxter unless you can find some snot free banks and I did not see any.

Dragged my big FB jig deep with no takers and then picked up the jerk bait and caught 3 all keeper LM on it and also fished the A-rig and caught 2 keeper K's on it.  Fished 7 hrs. for 6 bites and was lucky enough to catch every bite.

Lots of new stuff going on there with the old Baxter joint now open as Millie Jo's cafe.  It was busy when I went by at 2.  Also saw where Black Oak Mountain is going to have a full season of concerts and Swiss Villa is totally remodeled and turned in to Time Shares.  Lots of vacation rentals are also going up just outside the park.

Water is really clear in both sides of the Indian.  With the S. wind when I checked out at a little after 2  surface temps at the ramp had risen to 50.

Sad report, but true.