I've been pondering on throwing 6'' hudds and maybe even 8" hudds here on Bull Shoals Reservoir for a while now. Both of Arkansas's spotted bass and smallmouth bass state records come from this lake along with Missouri's Largemouth Bass state record of over 13 pounds. Does anybody have any tips on throwing big baits on this highland reservoir? It's clear ( 10' visibility during summer and fall) and deep (75' average depth). Some larger forage for big bass in this lake are Gizzard Shad, smaller bass, baby carp, bullhead catfish, along with baby flathead and channel catfish.

i was just there. throw on windblown points in 25 fow

Were you throwin swimbaits?

mallard throws alot of swimbaits....probably not hudds though. My guess would be other soft swimbaits and hollow bellies.

Jeff

dont even own a hudd, but fish were chasin shad like crazy on windblown points, early they were busting them on top and later against the bluff walls, did very little bass fishing though, mostly walleye chasing, in the bass fishing we did do we caught a small kentucky, a 14 inch largie and a 17 inch smallie, all on windblown points. the smallie was caught on a RR style head and baitfish colored grub body letting it drop down the bluff wall.

and im not sure about MO but the rig is always an option in AR...water is murky for this time of year up there so it wouldnt be a terrible option

We did really well on Bull in March throwing the A-rig with 4 5" grass pigs and one 7" hollow belly. They almost always ate the hollow belly. I'd have no problems fishing a 6" hudd on that lake. The only downside is they'd be wrecked every time one of those big stripers ate them.

are there still that many stripers on bull?