Homer Sloan Derby

[Champ188]

On 10/11/2023 at 2:01 PM, Bill Babler said:

21# for first place. Husband wife team. Brush pile fish.  Had a 7.59 and a 5 plus. Biggin was big bass. 
2nd. 18 pounds. 
5th. 16.5 pounds. Free entry for next year. 

Nice bags. Wonder how many did the ol' Table Rock "Autumn Stroll" and drug football jigs behind the boat using the trolling motor. Don't care who you are, if you are using the electric motor to move your bait along, you are trolling. And trolling is illegal in any tournament I've ever fished.
Popcorn time?  🍿

[Wart 57]

4 hours ago, Champ188 said:

Frankie, think on this for just a minute ... why would Bill give up specific locations that he has spent a lifetime locating? You can study maps until you're old and gray, but you don't know if a spot is worth a hoot until you fish it a few times. That's a lot of work when you consider the hundreds of spots that Bill has on this lake. And I promise you that in 25 years of living here, I've never heard a single complaint from anyone of poaching spots by Bill Babler or his late brother-from-another-mother Bill Beck. Those guys did it right ... they've both spent eons of time on the water doing the inglorious and never-ending job of finding new stuff to fish.

Frankie, take what Bill has told ya for gospel and go see if you can apply it to the areas you like to fish. You won't find info like he just gave anywhere else on the internet. I promise. And best wishes in your tournament. 

I’ll second that. Both Bill’s stand up guys. Have to do your homework Frankie Good Luck

[Bill Babler]

Try not to stroll to much in a derby but dad gum it’s a productive way to find and catch them on the Rock. 

James I haven’t had a good stroll bite in the last few years, I really miss it.  

Bo disliked it as much as you. 😜

A good stroll bite for me is in the 20’ to 35’ range and in my country vernacular, “they just ain’t that deep.”

5 or 6 years ago this time of year with water in the mid-low 70’s, “they was.”

Just caught monster jaws on that big  jig and Nichole’s craw in the dam area to KC.   For some reason I’ve been missing them out there the last few years. Probably just have not devoted the hours required to make that bite work. 

Off to Central Mo. to chase our big eyed 4 hoofed friends next week.  

Good Luck. 

 

 

[laker67]

Wait.  Is this THE BILL BABLER????!!!!   I feel like I should get your autograph.

[fishinwrench]

Ain't it funny, Babler......That as soon as you left the Water Patrol now everybody is anxious to get that autograph.   😅

[Bill Babler]

Didn’t want it so much on that violation pad did they😂😂😂😂