Did the Gas Can on Sunday Morning.

[jdmidwest]

Started the weekend off with a Missouri trip instead of TN.  We had been stuck in a rut down there and wanted something new.  Started out at Council Bluff on Sat. and did catch a few.  Lake fishing in the middle of summer and getting a late start in the day did not help much.  Caught a few after I found the magic, a Heddon Tiny Torpedo.

Off to Montauk for some trout fishing was the plan.  Made it to Salem and the motel was booked.  Made some calls and landed at Rolla around 5.  Put the boat to rest and my buddy suggested to look at the Jerome access.  It was crowded with boats on a Sat. afternoon, but I knew they would all be licking their wounds from a day on the water and might have some good morning time.

Put in Sunday morning and ran up past a few boats for several miles then started fishing.  Chartreuse swimbait was the charm lure and we found a few.  Best was an 18" smallie and this big 24" cat that was a by catch.  Put up a good fight.  No Largemouth or Kentuckys on that stretch came to a lure.

Gonna have to add that river to my rotation.  Good boating river and friendly.  They would wait to come up stream if we were fishing a riffle run or go behind in the skinny part.  Never seen that on the Current River or 11 PT, they just blow on thru if you are fishing and wake you.

[Quillback]

Tiny Torpdeo - Dutch and I were talking about that one last time we were out.  

Good fishing!

[jdmidwest]

34 minutes ago, Quillback said:

Tiny Torpdeo - Dutch and I were talking about that one last time we were out.  

Good fishing!

They still make them, bluegill color was what I was using.

[Quillback]

1 minute ago, jdmidwest said:

They still make them, bluegill color was what I was using.

I've got about a half dozen,   It's more of a case of tying one on and throwing it.  

[jdmidwest]

We started catching the bluegill and small bass that was pecking the soft plastics we were tossing to edges.  And we picked up a few keepers at Council Bluff.

Started out using it on Gasconade, then switched to chartreuse tube jig.  As day progressed, went with same color in swim baits.  Had plenty of action on river that seemed to be only 7' deep in the deep spots.