Lower End 10/30

[rps]

Fished 7 to 12 today with Phil Stone. Good guy, good guide.

First we established the Rockcrawler bite was not happening. Next we fished a long gravel run out in Long Creek. 20 plus fish on a 7/16 pumpkin jig with a crawdad style trailer. A very slow, scrub the bottom retrieve was the ticket.

Caught another two or three on a gravel flat, then brought it in.

Nothing large, but a great outing.

Thanks Phil.

[ozarksfishin]

Always a fun trip with you rps!!  Here are some pics from today, see you next time Randy!

[ozarksfishin]

I might add, rps caught 21 bass in a row!!  22 years of guiding and that tops the most consecutive fish catches on a guide trip,  that number will be hard to beat! 

[Quillback]

Great trip, good to see Randy out there catching them!  Was it cold?  😀

[rps]

4 hours ago, Quillback said:

Great trip, good to see Randy out there catching them!  Was it cold?  😀

There are expressions I could use, but a simple yes will do. I always forget to add that extra layer you need when running down the lake.

[Champ188]

Boy, guide choices are getting slim since Babler retired. 😆😆😆

Just messin with ya, Phil. Glad you guys caught em. Too cold and windy for casting practice.

Can't ask for a nicer guy than Randy --- or one that knows more about TR walleye, especially in the upper White. 

[rps]

1 hour ago, Champ188 said:

Boy, guide choices are getting slim since Babler retired. 😆😆😆

Just messin with ya, Phil. Glad you guys caught em. Too cold and windy for casting practice.

Can't ask for a nicer guy than Randy --- or one that knows more about TR walleye, especially in the upper White. 

Speaking of walleye, Phil was throwing his $148 glide bait. He claimed that someday he would catch a fish on it. He did! The skinniest 19” walleye you have ever seen. So skinny that even though it was legal, I would have thrown it back. There was no meat on it. I told him that was a scrawny $148 fish.

[rps]

BTW, Champ, thanks for the kind words.

[Champ188]

On 10/31/2025 at 8:20 PM, rps said:

BTW, Champ, thanks for the kind words.

You are most welcome ... and deserving.