Bobby and Billy Unexceptional Adventures

[Bill Babler]

The topwater Big K deal had been going so well, I invited our lower end special correspondent Bobby to SK to get him some this morning. 

About 4:30 this morning the pyrotechnics started with thunder and lightning pounding my beloved Shell Knob. It continued till just prior to our 0630 launch. 

I thought it might put them down a while, but we probably should have gone to Terry’s for breakfast and then went HOME!

We totally stunk or skunked it up. What ever smells the most vile, our pictures would have shown up in the Funkin Wagnals 

About 9 total fish with one beat up Jaw and a line burner K showcased our morning. 

Two topwater Surge Shad fish and the minuscule rest on a 3/8th. oz. Jig with a Smallie Beaver trailer. 

Fish were suspended at 8’ off the bottom in 18’ to 26’ and were totally oblivious of our extremely quality presentations. 

I even broke out the Duo Spin Bait. Pardon me while I throw up a little in my mouth. 

Fished the now World famous Ron’s dock and even Ron and his fish barking Lab were trudging back up the hill shoulders hunched  tail and head down. 

When you would get a nip, and a nip it was, they would drop it. We both lost a couple of fish. Bobby probably had the best one on,  I’m guessing a Jaw, but it spat out the PBJ Ned rig like its name sake the Trd Worm. 

As Mike says, sometimes the fish win.  They check mated us this morning. 

Great company and I’ll continue to practice and have Bobby come up again when I get better. 








 

[Jerry Rapp]

I can't count the times I have got someone to go fishing because they are really biting, only to usually have worse results than you guys.  Reality sucks.

[bobby b.]

Bill told the story of the day well.  I was telling Bill that my oldest daughter writes books and is a New York Times Best seller.  After reading Bill’s account of the day, I think he may have a second career opportunity in retirement – nonfiction. 

I did enjoy the day with Bill and sharing our family stories and learned allot from the Master. 

Bobby

[Quillback]

The bad fishing karma Dutch and I encountered Wednesday must have moved your way.  

[Champ188]

On 5/12/2023 at 3:38 PM, Bill Babler said:

The topwater Big K deal had been going so well, I invited our lower end special correspondent Bobby to SK to get him some this morning. 

About 4:30 this morning the pyrotechnics started with thunder and lightning pounding my beloved Shell Knob. It continued till just prior to our 0630 launch. 

I thought it might put them down a while, but we probably should have gone to Terry’s for breakfast and then went HOME!

We totally stunk or skunked it up. What ever smells the most vile, our pictures would have shown up in the Funkin Wagnals 

About 9 total fish with one beat up Jaw and a line burner K showcased our morning. 

Two topwater Surge Shad fish and the minuscule rest on a 3/8th. oz. Jig with a Smallie Beaver trailer. 

Fish were suspended at 8’ off the bottom in 18’ to 26’ and were totally oblivious of our extremely quality presentations. 

I even broke out the Duo Spin Bait. Pardon me while I throw up a little in my mouth. 

Fished the now World famous Ron’s dock and even Ron and his fish barking Lab were trudging back up the hill shoulders hunched  tail and head down. 

When you would get a nip, and a nip it was, they would drop it. We both lost a couple of fish. Bobby probably had the best one on,  I’m guessing a Jaw, but it spat out the PBJ Ned rig like its name sake the Trd Worm. 

As Mike says, sometimes the fish win.  They check mated us this morning. 

Great company and I’ll continue to practice and have Bobby come up again when I get better. 








 

Perfect. Keep those big-water guys down closer to that big concrete thing that holds in the water. Didn't we suspend the issuance of river-fishing permits anyway due to overcrowding from Campbell Point on up? Let those "smart guys" find their own fish with their fancy scopes. If Bo was still with us, he'd be outfishing them all with his old-school 'lectroniks. Shoot, he'd have been night fishing in March! 

[FishnDave]

Shoot.  One time (maybe more than one time), a buddy called me to say the white bass were going bonkers along shore at a local reservoir. Come on over!  I jumped in the car, drove over, pulled in the parking lot, could SEE the fish busting and frothing the surface, and my buddy catching fish.  I opened my car door....and it was like somebody turned off the hot tub.  Nothing.  You can't convince me it wasn't ME.