A-rig Bite this Past Weekend

[Bill Babler]

Shriners had a derby out of KC this weekend.  Had two different sets of clients to fish it.  Rig bite lake wide was beyond crazy.  From bluffs to fish suspended in trees or just going down a bank or fishing again for suspended fish at the long spawning cove points, hundreds of fish were caught on it.

Both sets of clients were in the 15 pound range and that did not sniff of a check.  One of them had a 4.74 jaw and that is a dandy.  Both teams caught in the 20 keeper range on Saturday with 35 to 40 fish per boat.

I know most here hate it, but it is a fish catching machine.

I can remember Jimmy Houston telling me when the Carolina Rig came out that it made hero's out of zero's and he would never fish it as it was unfair and the biggest fish killer besides dynamite.

BFL is here this weekend and they will rip them on the Alabama Rig.  I expect to see a 23 to 26 pound bag and maybe several in that 21 plus  weight frame as they will be flinging the umbrella all over the lake.

Good Luck out there.

[Dutch]

I got a call and some Arig pics today.  I really like it but have blanked on it so far this year.

[Zulu]

Is the rig still a 3 hook limit in Missouri?

[Lvn2Fish]

38 minutes ago, Zulu said:

Is the rig still a 3 hook limit in Missouri?

Yup

[Bill Babler]

Shell Knob 3/29/22. Current Report

Well if someone is going to catch 25 plus pounds on it, it would not be me. 

No lacking of bites this morning, caught one on the first toss. 30 plus fish to the boat this morning out of Shell Knob, but only 7 keepers and if I were fishing a derby I would not have wanted a single one of them. 

Best 5 for me would have been that ever so popular 12.5 pounds. 😜😝

Saw Joe Lane at the ramp, and I think he was going to throw it some so hope he did better than me. 

Had one thumper come out of a tree and eat it but he or maybe she pulled off.  Watched the entire deal on my Garmin live scope. Shucks. 

Most of the fish I caught were relating to small cuts on steeper banks back in the big coves. Could not get bit on a point or transition. 

Surface temps started at 48 and had climbed to 50.5 when I trailers at 2 pm. 

Tried a RK Crawler and a Hard Head, but Shell Knob is a total moss fest, so just kept the A-rig wet. 

We'll see what the weather does to us the rest of the week. Tons of boats on the pond with the parking lot at SK full to the brim when I came in. 

Good Luck. 

[dtrs5kprs]

Looks like the water color is excellent.

[bobby b.]

I'm not sure all the Shorts I caught today out of Cape Fair would have added up to a full pound. 😀

[Quillback]

Too windy for me.  

[Bill Babler]

Wind was really harsh. I tried the windy banks but no luck. Wanted it a bit more calm, and really the fish were about 3/4 to half way back off the main lake for me so that helped with the wind deal. 

[Quillback]

Now it is raining, doggone weather!