Members AceCoop Posted March 6 Members Share Posted March 6 Sooo...... my oldest has joined the school fishing team, which means ol' dad has been scrambling to get back into bassin'. He'll be fishing out of his partner's boat on Sunday, but I'm hauling mine down as well so we can split up to prefish Saturday. I've never fished Bull Shoals below K dock and we're normally just chasing whites, crappie, walleye during the spring. I've stocked up on gear so I at least know we'll have the right baits in the boat. The tournament weigh-in is down by the dam. The other dad and I (both sub-par fishers) have been pouring over maps to come up with a game plan. So here's my question.... Mid-lake (Music, Big Creek area) has a few spots that have peaked my interest, but I'm trying to figure out how far it is back to the weigh-in (we get to start wherever we want). Have I lost my mind with thinking it's worth it to run that far? My lil Lowe 170 with a 70hp ain't breaking no speed records. Should I go back to the maps to find somewhere closer to the town of Bull Shoals? *you thought I was gonna hit you up for fishing spots didn't you? We're gonna have fun and it's going to be a learning experience. If the boys catch a few keepers and get to walk across the stage at weigh-in, I'll call it a win. Heck, if we don't find the bass, we might just call an audible, head up a creek, and see if we can find some whites or walleye! Thanks in advance.... grizwilson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinwrench Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 In that Lowe I would limit my distance from take-off to 10 miles. Any more than that is just asking for trouble. snagged in outlet 3 and AceCoop 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverickpro201 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 A lot depends on the wind also. But Once Again, I have to agree with fishinwrench, maybe 10 miles. I just Dis-Like agreeing with the wrench, but here lately it has been happening, way to often. snagged in outlet 3 and Mitch f 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AceCoop Posted March 6 Author Members Share Posted March 6 Y'all are hard on the Wrench! Guess I'm going back to the drawing board (maps) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinwrench Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 9 minutes ago, AceCoop said: Y'all are hard on the Wrench! They are definitely harder on ME than I am on THEM, aren't they? It's ok, helps me to understand the last election 😉 To some folks it isn't about what you do..... it's about what you say, or how you say it. 🙄 Can't help it, I'm a "grab 'em by the coochie" kinda guy 😅 Daryk Campbell Sr and snagged in outlet 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flysmallie Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 I have made the run from Bull Shoals to K dock a few times. I wouldn't do it again, and I was in a boat that would move. I would spend my pre-fishing time closer to Bull Shoals. There is a lot of good fishing in that area. AceCoop 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 If I were you I’d be looking around Jimmy or one of the Music Creeks. That would keep you within 20 miles with half a lifetime of places to fish. grizwilson, AceCoop and snagged in outlet 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AceCoop Posted March 16 Author Members Share Posted March 16 Well.....turns out where we launched didn't matter. We decided to split up for pre-fishing, my son and I drove to Hwy 125 to fish Big Creek and our partners put in at Oakland to hit areas around Mountain and Gulley Creeks. They never caught a fish. We dropped the boat, started it up, put it in gear, and it died. Never would fire up again. Tournament day I sent them out in the partner's boat and they never got a bite. I fished off the bank below our rental house for a couple hours. Caught 1 keeper and a short, plus a handful of follows, all on a green craw RkCrawler. Had 1 bite on a gr pmpkn jig. Now I get to figure out what's wrong with the boat before next month's tourny on LOZ! grizwilson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverickpro201 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 better get a bigger boat for LOZ. grizwilson, motroutbum, nomolites and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinwrench Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 2 hours ago, Maverickpro201 said: better get a bigger boat for LOZ. Not necessarily true. I have plenty of customers with Lowe 170's and they fish plenty 👍 Not competitively......but they FISH. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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