26 pound bag

[gotmuddy]

13 minutes ago, Fish24/7 said:

You come here and I'll show you , then you can show your clueless friends too.

Some people are just good at catching big fish regularly/consistently. It's nothing to get jealous about 

I work in mountain home but have never fished BS.  I would love to go out sometime.  Let me know when.  In case my grammar showed otherwise, I am certainly not jealous of someone bragging about catching 5-6lb bass every day.  If anything I am happy that someone has them figured out so well that they can win every tournament on the lake.  Honestly I almost always fish creeks/rivers because I love the flowing water.

[Fish24/7]

1 hour ago, gotmuddy said:

I work in mountain home but have never fished BS.  I would love to go out sometime.  Let me know when.  In case my grammar showed otherwise, I am certainly not jealous of someone bragging about catching 5-6lb bass every day.  If anything I am happy that someone has them figured out so well that they can win every tournament on the lake.  Honestly I almost always fish creeks/rivers because I love the flowing water.

I don't fish tournaments anymore. They don't allow boats like the one Ive been using the last five years or so. 

 I said I would show you something , not take you fishing.   Man I  don't even own a boat with a gasoline motor on it, and if I put another person in the boat with me I'm afraid we might sink it. If you saw my boat you'd say how the Fu** does this guy even catch what he does outta that thing 🤣 it's not about the 100k boat or the 6k electronics ,or $1000 rod and reel combos, it's all about stealth,skill and understanding fish behavior.

I've learned so much by fishing out of a boat with no gas engine , just quiet electric power and a small profile . The fish let their guard down because I don't cast a huge 22' shadow or make any  motor noise. Im Stealthy and sneaky. These guys with bass boats that fly into a cove at 59+mph just told every fish in the cove they are there lol. I've seen fish actually spook from the sound of someone starting a merc250 50 yds away from me. I'll be fishing derbies again one day, but I'll never own another bass boat .,it will be small and nothing larger than a 50 or 6O hp on it..What I've learned in 5 years while in my Jon boat I would have never known if I was still  using a big bass boat . 

[Bill Babler]

Fish247 is right as rain. Bull is by far the King of the White River, Big Winter Sack. Beautiful fish, thanks for posting. Buster and I a few years ago weighed in a 19.9 pound bag in a 100 boat January, derby and didn't get a check. First boat out. 

I think we also had a 7.1 that was 4th. big bass first big out of the money.  We were out of Buck Creek and he accidentally locked my keys in the truck and my wife had to drive from Blue Eye to bring a spare set so I for sure won't forget that day. She won't let me. 

Guy that won it had 28 pounds on a jerk bait. Including an 8.1. Most of us caught them on an A-rig. 

Said he had never fished the lake before and saw gulls diving in a creek mouth. Had a jerker tied on and the rest was history. 

26# is a Monster sack anywhere and I grew up on Lake O.  

[Lvn2Fish]

This forum is so funny, The guy pictured is probably the hottest fisherman in the Midwest , who just qualified for the Elite Series . All he does is fish , his mentor is Rick Clunn. And he also drives a big noisy bass boat . Good for him ! If you Spend every day on bull shoals like this young man does you will have bags like this under your belt . If I think I'm going to go down there one day a month and catch them like this I would be crazy . Bull Shoals is a fantastic lake ! I love spending time down there . I have had some good days on the lake , nothing over 20lbs but I have had a few days close to that . 24/7 I’m in the same mind frame as you . I’m not going to tell everyone how and where to go catch fish . It took me 25+ years to hone these skills of reading conditions and knowing what presentations to use . I’m not about to go on social media or YouTube or a public forum and start giving it all away . Get outside put in the time and find your own path ! It’s what makes fishing and the art of tricking them so fun and rewarding . Now if you’re in the boat with me , or you’re a co-angler I draw it’s a complete different story . I’m an open book in person and can talk fishing with anyone. 

[fishinwrench]

Easy there, Hotshots.   Fish will humble you quicker than a honey badger.  Anyone that pretends to have that much confidence in themselves is just begging to be dinked for a whole season.   

Bring your kayak up here, and I've got 1000.00 you can try to easily take from me.  Should be a piece of cake for ya because I haven't caught a limit over 16 pounds all year, and have been practically skunked a dozen times.     🙂

[Lvn2Fish]

7 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

Easy there, Hotshots.   Fish will humble you quicker than a honey badger.  Anyone that pretends to have that much confidence in themselves is just begging to be dinked for a whole season.   

Bring your kayak up here, and I've got 1000.00 you can try to easily take from me.  Should be a piece of cake for ya because I haven't caught a limit over 16 pounds all year, and have been practically skunked a dozen times.     🙂

Do we have to put in , in the back of the gravois 

[fishinwrench]

2 hours ago, Lvn2Fish said:

Do we have to put in , in the back of the gravois 

Nope.  We can put in anywhere on Lake O that you want.      

Are you game ?   

[Lvn2Fish]

1 hour ago, fishinwrench said:

Nope.  We can put in anywhere on Lake O that you want.      

Are you game ?   

It’s very tempting , 1,000 is too rich for me though . 

[fishinwrench]

1 hour ago, Lvn2Fish said:

It’s very tempting , 1,000 is too rich for me though . 

Oh well.   I get 120/hr. if I stay home and work, and competitive fishing is harder than an average day at WORK.    So unless I have the potential to earn at least 800.00 plus gas money......I'd just as soon stay home and twist wrenches.  

Was just giving your highly-confident self a shot at earning some extra X-mas money. 🙂

[snagged in outlet 3]

7 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

Oh well.   I get 120/hr. if I stay home and work, and competitive fishing is harder than an average day at WORK.    So unless I have the potential to earn at least 800.00 plus gas money......I'd just as soon stay home and twist wrenches.  

Was just giving your highly-confident self a shot at earning some extra X-mas money. 🙂

I thought it was fish24/7 that was so confident.