Table Rock Smallmouth Spring Primer

[JoeSki]

Thanks for sharing, hopefully it helps me hook into some of these fighters in the spring.

[gabe]

Very informative and really gets me pumped to fish The Rock. Are some of the jerkbaits in the picture painted by Buster? Several of the Rogues look very similar to the ones Buster was using when I fished with him several years ago.

Thanks again for the great post!!!!!!!!!!!!!

P.S. Always put those smallmouth back in the water where they belong.

[Bill Babler]

I probably have the largest selection of custom painted rogues on the lake. Buster and Tim Sainato, had all their's stolen about 4 years ago, and so I kind of have the mother stock. I have 46 of Busters baits and about 50 of Tim Hughes baits, plus all kinds of the newer, other hard plastic sticks. I have 3 holographic baits that are from Tim Hughes that are unbelieveable. They are out of production, as he can't get the clear plastic to make them anymore. They are priceless to me.

I still prefer Buster's, most of the other bait makers just paint them, Buster re-bills them, re-eye's them, re-weights them and then paints them. About 4 hrs. work per bait. At charging just 5 bucks an hour, for his time. he has between 25 and 30 bucks in a bait, so they are quite pricy.

He dosen't sell them anymore, and only did to certain people. Glad I was one of them.

[conman]

Just wanted to bump this back up to the top as I feel it should be required reading for anyone planning on fishing the Rock in the next month. Great read Bill!

[motoman]

Definitely a great read con. Thanks for bumping it back up.

[ozarkgunner]

Definitely a great read con. Thanks for bumping it back up.

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a great a report!

I love Table Rock Browns......!

[smallmouthjoe]

Wow, thanks for the info. You are a wealth of knowledge and should consider writing a book.

[brownieman]

Nicely done !!

[conman]

Since trying to start conversation in the Pomme thread is like pullin teeth, I will ask here. I will be fishing Pomme de Terre next week and am relativley new to that lake. would you assume that the techniques described in this article would hold in that lake? Any other advice?

thanks

Chris