Hey gang, my bass club is fishing tablerock this weekend. We are launching from Kimberling City. Anyone fished there recently with some juicy intel for me? I haven't fished the lake since before I joined the Army so it's been over a decade. Any help is much appreciated.

I'd have four set-ups working:

Topwater : Buzzbait, Walking Bait, or the BASS open was just won on a whopper plopper

Mid/Deep Crank - Wiggle Wart or Rock Crawler

Jig & Craw

Spinning - Ned RIg.

 

Should have you covered.

I'd add a shaky head to the above list. Maybe even a jigging spoon.

Spoons a good suggestion.

By the way, with all the rain this summer, a true thermocline never really set up and the fish never really got that deep on the rock, resulting in the fish being scattered all over the place this fall. Reports have fish being caught anywhere from the shallows to 25-30 ft deep. 

Check out Pete Wenner's weekly video report. He's talking a lot about the Whopper Plopper and wart/rock crawler bite as of late. I wouldn't go out there without a Ned rig either. A swinging football head with a Rage craw or Menace is a good bait to cover water and get a good bite too. 

I always have finesse rigs (Ned rig, shaky head, drop shot)  and spoons handy at the Rock.  Things can change from the last report and I often find I have to fish for suspended fish when I am there, especially on the main lake.  However, if I can catch them on top, on jigs, or on wiggle warts I would be trying those first.

 

It also depends on where you will be fishing.  If you go up the James River arm it is typically not as clear and you will find the fish shallower.