Frustrating outing

[Ketchup]

Well, had a little free time, so launched out of Masters at 11, and fished til 4. 
 

im not, repeat NOT a jig kinda guy. I would rather fish a worm, shakey, wacky, or any moving bait before i fish a jig, but today i had 3 rods on the deck, with 3 different size and color jigs. I told myself i was going to fish those until i caught fish, or went home. 
 
Well, after the 3rd spot with no luck, it was time to pull rods out of the box. And pull out i did. Those 3 jig rods turned into 12 rods by the time i was done, and never got a tick one, other than a couple 17” to 19” walleye, who were eased back into the drink. 
 

this hobby is so humbling at times. Heck, i even trolled a flicker shad for 1/4 mile with no love. Guess i woke up on the wrong side of the bed. 
 

back out in the morning to fling some topwater. 

[Dutch]

What was the water clarity and temp?   I went to Rouark looking for crappie.  The water in the Big Sac was muddy looking.  I saw lots of groceries and shoppers at the end of the bluff in 28 to 36 fow near the bottom.  I only had 2 bites.  I lost the first one.  The second turned out to be a 6” white crappie.

After an hour and a half the wind picked up a little so I called it quits put those setups away and pulled out some spinner baits and Arigs.  Not a bit of love there either so they went into the box.

I took a run up Sons and pulled out a couple of white bass setups with sliders tied on.  Even the whites were slow.  I did manage a limit and called it quits.  I don’t know if the appearance of the sun caused the change but something sure did slow down the bite.

I believe that I may go to Pomme de Terre and see if I can find a crappie in a couple of days.

[Ketchup]

Went out today as well. Fished from 8 til 2. Caught 2 short bass is all. Tried multiple lures, locations, retrieves, etc.  I must have pissed off the fish gods recently, because the last 4 trips have been hell. 
 

water north of mile long bridge isn’t bad. Closer to dam it was pretty clear. Water temp was 56.9 early to 59.7 later. 
 

Fished a Ned for 2 hours. Got bit 4 times but no fish. We even trolled flickers for over an hour and nothing. 
 

im telling ya, i pissed those fish off. 
 

next weekend we have our 2 day tournament there so i hope my luck turns around. Going out early again tomorrow.