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The road was closed on the lake i was planning on fishing, so I had to change plans and head to a different lake. I've been fishing a few hours and catching fish pretty consistently on a 6 inch Texas rigged pumpkin Zoom lizard. Just caught a 5 lb bass on a laydown. The next tree was a newer tree. Its behind me in the photo. Coverd in branches. I pitched the lizard in it and set the hook on this bass . She was immidiately wrapped around limbs and jumped twice , then I couldnt feel it. Thought she came off. I laid the rod down and walked my hands down the line then felt it move. She was still on there . I finally reached the fish and brought her out . Thats why she has that big sore on her. It was fresh from rubbing on the limbs. So I got lucky twice. Once having to change plans and somehow landing that bass all wrapped up in that tree. I was using ounces.

My inflatable inflated in storage. I threw it away. I fish solo all the time. Your ordeal was scary.

What if a craw bait was made with thrree claws?

I wont eat liver. I dont know all the rules and whos in first . I have an 8lb 1oz bass. . Mo state record is 13.14. so if I did it right this bass scores 61.64.

Caught a 5 and an 8 today plus many others. Texas rigged zoom lizard on laydowns. surface temp 90 degree. About 10 inches visibility.

I never found a brushpile I didnt like. If it doesnt produce one trip it may very well produce multiples next trip. I dont pass any of them up. Off shore brushpiles are my favorite place to throw big worms.

Fish em all.

Some times I think the more tore up the bait the more fish bite it. I fish tubes until they are no longer fishable . An obliberated tube is a good tube.

Adding to my post. Early in the year , muddy water is differnt than now. A big Colorado bladed spinnerbait for example, can catch bass . On the other hand . a properly placed lure, like a small spinnerbait may get slammed by bass . If a bass is occupying a stump a quieter lure will not sneak past it unnoticed. I will purposely try to sneak a less obtrusive lure past places where a bass may be waiting just to have it annihilated

6 inches of visibilty is not uncommon where I fish. I throw a lot of spinnerbaits, bladed jigs,buzzbaits... Shallow and tight to cover . I use easy casting lures that I can cover water with quickly and precisely .I'm not accurate at predicting where the fish will be , so I cast at everything. They may be in the back of pockets, main lake and everywhere in between.

I dont have a true wake bait. I have used Bomber Model A's, and big Colorado bladed spinnerbaits to make a wake. The largest spotted bass I ever caught was on a Rebel Popper, dont know the name but twice the size of a Pop R. I reeled it in steadily, just under the surface. It had a tight little wiggle and put out a nice wake. Retrieved it by a standing timber tree and the bass nailed it. If I remember correctly, thats the only one I caught like that.

I use my trusty DeepWee R's , Bomber Model A's and Norman Deep Little N's.

I reguarly pitch regular tubes into thick cover. Not big flipping tubes.Normal sized ones like Original Gitzits and Z-Man tubes. Use the largest ewg hook I can get away with and an unpegged 5/16th oz weight.

Thats an interesting way of fishing them. Never tried it. It would be a clear water thing.

I also have a couple that I never used.

I used the 3/4 oz red Eye shad. Bounced it on a point about 20 foot deep and caught a few bass and one lunker. Only didi it the one time.

Last time I fished Table Rock the lake was high with flooded brush. I caught most of my largemouths on buzzbaits but it was in May.

I'm a retired firefighter. I remember the exact day I had to have a break from the heat. Havent been the same since.

I use the chartreuse and red markers. I'll take the chartreuse and run it down the length of a soft plastic giving it a more natural two-tone apperance.A JuneBug worm with that turquoise back created by the marker very effective .This spring I used red markers on pumpkin bladed jig trailers . White with that dirty red trailer were getting hit hard. I should have kept that a secret because lots of people are throwing it at that lake.

I can no longer tolerate extreme heat and wont be fishing this week. I use to love fishing in the heat . Points were my number one spot. I liked deeper flats close to drop offs. Shade in shallow water. Standing timber and brush were all productive areas.

Buzzbait is the funnest. Most effective is a Texas rig. But anything that is catching fish is my favorite at the time. Bladed jig had been my most effective this year.

Those are pretty much the same lures I would use. I might add a Spook.

Did you catch an occasional channel cat too? I caught a few and the strikes were vicious.

I like tubes on points . Also, if I can hack it, I'll fish shallow where the recreational boat wakes are slamming the banks. Those waves stir up the shallows and sets the food chain in motion. I learned this as a kid fishing on the Mississippi river. When a barge would pass by ,the waves on rip rap banks would create a feeding opportunity . I found the same thing occurs on reservoirs .

I miss beer Because of stomach problems I havent been able to drink any. I bought some Coronas in 7 oz bottles, thinking I could drink one while bbqing. Wrong, my gut wasnt having it. I'll try again in a few months.