Springtime in January

[Quillback]

Launched out of Big M today around 0915.  I started later today as the forecast called for fog and cold and I hate fishing in ice fog.  Well when I got to Big M it was still right around freezing and still foggy.  Fortunately the sun burned though and it warmed and really did feel like spring out there once the afternoon rolled around.

Had to work for them today, caught 13 total, 3 keepers, biggest being a smallmouth that was a crawdad short of weighing 4 lbs.  Fish were scattered, almost all my bites came in 20-30 FOW of points, steep rocky banks, and run out rocky ledges on a couple of cove mouths.  Fishing the Ned rig really slow, as a matter of fact had several bites on the bottom below the trolling motor - I think those bass are just swimming along, following the bait and when I stop it, and just shake it a little, for 10-15 seconds they'll pick it up.

Been fishing a new Ned type bait called a "Sukoshi Bug", it's in the pic with the largemouth.  So far it hasn't fished any better that the traditional cut Zinker, but it does catch fish and it is something different to show them.

Water is still a stained green color, maybe 5 feet of viz.  Forgot to check the WT, but I'd guess 47 or so.

[Guest]

i fished today also.  we were not far from you, but were fishing in the mud.  stayed busy catching fish.  they were a bit more shallow in the mud.  ended up with 8 kepers, but 6 keeps came on the on big wobbler and two on a doodle.  the doodle did catch more numbers.  they liked the big wobbler, and i did have to go down to a 3/4 head to be able to tun it as slow as they were wanting it.  move over wart, you just might be getting replaced.  i used the western craw skirt which has red in it.

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[Steve McBasser]

Nicely done gentlemen...... I may go Wednesday or Monday next week... maybe both. Got an itch that has to be scratched....

[Quillback]

6 hours ago, Steve McBasser said:

Nicely done gentlemen...... I may go Wednesday or Monday next week... maybe both. Got an itch that has to be scratched....

Thanks - weather report looks pretty good for early next week.  Seems like we're in a pattern where we get a couple of nice days, then a front comes in and we have a few bad days, then repeats.

[m&m]

On 1/28/2020 at 5:14 AM, Quillback said:

Thanks - weather report looks pretty good for early next week.  Seems like we're in a pattern where we get a couple of nice days, then a front comes in and we have a few bad days, then repeats.

Late winter and early spring weather in MO  changes so consistently that it is hard to find a continuous pattern lasting many days in a row. 
 

Mike

[Guest]

15 hours ago, m&m said:

Late winter and early spring weather in MO  changes so consistently that it is hard to find a continuous pattern lasting many days in a row. 
 

Mike

we have not had anything like that for several years.  have to go hunt them up each trip.