Shell Knob 7-18-22

[Bill Babler]

Hit the SK ramp at 5:31 and was 6th. In line, guys moved pretty fast. Went up the White looking for top water, but really didn't see any. 

Pretty sure I saw Quill, but it was right at prime time and he was camped out so I didn't want to bother his possible TW bite with a howdy. 

Was headed up lake but the point I wanted had 2 boats on it so I headed back to the mouth of the Kings. No top water, but Gee Willikers, the fish are just stacked in that 24' to 37' range. Mostly on the bottom. 

If I would have been in a Blue Triton and had 3 more graphs on the boat there might have been a case of mistaken identity, the way they were munching. 

Had just a great time, caught a boat load of keepers plus some walleye and left them biting at 10:30. 

At one point I had a decision to make and most of us have never had to make it. I started COUNTING MONEY. Yep, I was on my 4th. Bag of drop shot worms and I called a halt to the soft plastic.

Spoon or nothing. They ate it. Not like the worms, but better than I deserved. 

Surface temps all morning hovering at 80/81 with quite a few fishermen and not any wake boats to speak of. 

Had 4 walleye keepers and 1 short. Kept one that swallowed the spoon. Nice mix of K's and LM. 

Good Luck Out There. 

[rps]

Any of the walleye on the drop shot? I know they like Neds but never tried a drop shot on them.

[Quillback]

I thought that was you Bill.  Should've stopped by, not much of a surface bite in that spot to scare off.  I'm going to add on my results to your post.

I caught 32 bass, 5 keepers.  Early it was a drop shot bite, a few on a jig and a couple on top.  First thing in the AM, there was a guy sitting on my hot spot, so I had to wait for him to vamoose.  Once he did leave, I got in there and had a bit of a top water bite, and then started catching them on a 1/4 oz Kastmaster.  3 of my 5 keeper came on the Kaster.  They would not touch the drop shot in that spot.

No walleye for me.  😭

I saw 86 for a surface temp.

[Bill Babler]

3 on the little worm and 2 on spoons.

I think I also had a big one on that came unbuttoned on the little worm. Could have been a nice kitty, or a jaw but it bit and fought like Walter.

Had it on and just could not bring it up. Line was clean and no bubbles so I really don’t know. It really pulled good and strong like a very nice walleye. 

[Bill Babler]

Was he in that V bottom in the cut with the pile in it?

You know where I mean, I turned around cause he was in the cut and another boat was on the point and there was a guy on the dock casting. 

I just knew if I can over I would mess you up and it’s over so quick I hated to take the chance. 

About a month ago I had 5 keeper walleye off the point you were on and the next one down stream. Let them all go. 2.8” Keitech. 

There is just almost always a bite or two on that spot.   

I only had a couple on the swimmer today. Everything up and down. 




 

[Quillback]

4 minutes ago, Bill Babler said:

Was he in that V bottom in the cut with the pile in it?

You know where I mean, I turned around cause he was in the cut and another boat was on the point and there was a guy on the dock casting. 

I just knew if I can over I would mess you up and it’s over so quick I hated to take the chance. 

About a month ago I had 5 keeper walleye off the point you were on and the next one down stream. Let them all go. 2.8” Keitech. 

There is just almost always a bite or two on that spot.   

I only had a couple on the swimmer today. Everything up and down. 




 

Yep, that's the guy.  He saw me and another guy catching them there last week, so he was there early today.  But it has been a late morning bite there, no need to be there at oh-dark-thirty.

I can't catch anything on the Keitech lately, couple of weeks ago they were hammering it.

[fshndoug]

don't you just love those that can't find the fish on their own ?

[Bill Babler]

That guy was set up wrong on it anyway.  That pocket is very unique. If the wind blows in there it’s great even right up on the bank. 

There is a cut that comes out there and the pile is in the middle of the cut further out the point on the flat side he was in to close to the back of the pocket it looked like it may have been behind  him but I didn’t get that close. 

At one time with the lake at 914 you could see it. I mean 15 years ago. It’s broken down a bunch since.   Still early in the season you can throw a jerk bait over it and get bit most anytime you go there. 

That flat is a wonderful place to stroll a big jig in the fall. It gets a lot of attention this time of year as it holds some eyes and a few early chasers in the morning. 

Back in the 80’s it had some pole timber on it clear around to the commercial docks, but it’s all flat gravel now with the exception of that pile in the cut. 

Over the years my clients have caught 1000’s of fish off that spot. 

One November Beck and I had 22 pounds in a derby out there on a Big Jig. 

Buster, Tim Sainato and I guided out there with crawlers it was October I think around 1998. We had 3 clients in each boat and in a single morning we had over 300 K’s there catch and release. 26’. They blacked out our graphs.   The entire flat was covered with K’s. Must have been 10’s of thousands. 

That was before anybody but the guides fished deep. Most fishermen didn’t fool with the K’s they hit the banks for LM. 

Now, we’re just happy to catch a fish of any kind. 







 

[Carl1969]

What's a K? Just curious.

[Bill Babler]

Kentucky spotted bass