I just saw a photo from a buddy that went out on the White just below Beaver from last night with 55 carp laid on the the bank.  No sizzle we are not going to shoot carp! final answer

 

Are we going to do a group lodging or are we on our own?

I'll book one of the big cabins at Riverview that should cover everyone else that isn't staying with Peter? I can cover it and just figure out what everyone owes me. Or we can just fend for ourselves and get a hotel in town or whatever. 

I'll book one of the big cabins at Riverview that should cover everyone else that isn't staying with Peter? I can cover it and just figure out what everyone owes me. Or we can just fend for ourselves and get a hotel in town or whatever.

Booking riverview sounds like a plan to me. How many are left?

Booking riverview sounds like a plan to me. How many are left?

Peter said the place he booked sleeps 7, so we can split it up 5 and 5 or 6 and 4 however we want to do it. 

I'll book one of the big cabins at Riverview that should cover everyone else that isn't staying with Peter? I can cover it and just figure out what everyone owes me. Or we can just fend for ourselves and get a hotel in town or whatever. 

Do it!!

I drove by there on my way back to KC and it should meet our purposes just fine. They said no problem getting power for boats. The cabins were old and they were doing repairs.

get them booked

Cabins are booked! 2 large Cabins at Riverview so we should have plenty of room.

Cabins are booked! 2 large Cabins at Riverview so we should have plenty of room.

Good deal.  Can't wait.

You fellas paying attention to the FLW this weekend?

Nope, why?

Nope, why?

Lots of sight fishing 

 

Jon was there last weekend and did well despite the wind and tournament. 

Nope, why?

Tournament this weekend.

Based on me and Chris' experience on LOZ last weekend, unless you're seeing big fish up on beds I wouldn't fool with sight fishing. I'd try and figure out where and what the fish that are still prespawn are biting. None of the three biggest fished weighed at BBB last weekend were taken from beds.

Based on me and Chris' experience on LOZ last weekend, unless you're seeing big fish up on beds I wouldn't fool with sight fishing. I'd try and figure out where and what the fish that are still prespawn are biting. None of the three biggest fished weighed at BBB last weekend were taken from beds.

I agree for now, but when they are there in 8 days it will be a different story.

I agree for now, but when they are there in 8 days it will be a different story.

 

like I said, unless there are big girls on em 

like I said, unless there are big girls on em 

I thought we were catching as many as possible to get in that 101 club?

If I start catching stripers there's a good chance I may not fish for bass   I'm going to have fun, and bed fishing is a good time if they'll bite, regardless of size. The FLW guys seem to think that the big fish haven't moved up yet, but that's backwards of the common way of thinking, that the big fish spawn before the little fish. I guess maybe they're just seeing the bucks that have made the beds and the bigger females haven't moved up yet. Regardless, the multispecies guys on OA have been tearing up about everything lately it seems like from bass, stripers, whites, crappies, walleye, catfish, even gar   I don't think we'll have to fish overly deep and I think a lot of guys will focus on the river and Prairie Creek area so if we stick to around the dam we shouldn't have it all that bad. Plus a lot of locals are avoiding the lake this weekend because of the tournament so it may actually help to reduce fishing pressure oddly enough. 

Has anyone done any research on ramp locations?  I know there is one right by the dam.  Looks like the weather forcast is sunny and 5mph winds.

 Looks like the weather forcast is sunny and 5mph winds.

SHHHHHHHHHHHHH........ dont even talk about it until the day we get there.

I'm down in Arkansas right now and stopped at the Cabelas in Rogers to kill some time. While looking around I noticed that 2 of the pegs of swing impacts was empty. The tags didn't say what color was missing, I'm guessing the locals bought em up.

I'm down in Arkansas right now and stopped at the Cabelas in Rogers to kill some time. While looking around I noticed that 2 of the pegs of swing impacts was empty. The tags didn't say what color was missing, I'm guessing the locals bought em up.

I just got several packs in the mail Electric shad was what they liked last time. 

Electric Shad was not on the shelf.

Electric Shad was not on the shelf.

   Looks like I picked right. 

Stopped at a shop called hook line and sinker right on the highway basically at bella vista, cool shop good guys with current intel. They are sold out of zinkerz.