Getting tougher to crack 11s @ LP 05 06 19

Very interesting days - I need to practice more patience and be less angry at bass fishermen. Was getting cut off by one guy then another pulls up and starts casting at a submerged knoll that I was getting ready to troll over. Almost like they planed it... So I leave - angry - only to stumble over a new spot that was holding big post & pre spawn males. Found 2 small REs too.

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Great looking fish! Yes, the run and gun approach is live and well in Arkansas too. Doesn’t matter where you go probably. I have to tell myself to calm down because they won’t be there longer than a few minutes anyway.


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Nice fish!
I can’t tell you how many times I find a new hot spot, as I am leaving a known spot.


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Great find on the new spot! Excellent fish!

I need to elaborate a little on wants going on with my style of fishing at LP and what happened today.
Yesterday, fishing in the fog, I lost 6 or 7 jigs - two were big fish hook ups. Today I lost 9 jigs again two losses were very big fish.
So early this morning I was cranky - dog biting cranky - got cut off on the freeway - and it was supposed to rain. Got out to the flats only to run into the same bass idiots I had run into the day before. They did not want me to troll this submerged road bed next to the flats I have been fishing. So I had to finally moved on.
It wasn't an easy couple of hours, was catching lots of fish (kept 20 today), but they weren't what I was looking for. Sacrificed 9 more jigs - the frustration level was peaking. Several times I felt like heading in but it didn't feel right. Set up my last troll - down to only 3 rods rigged - put 2 rods out. First rod picked up a hitchhiker (fish picks up the bait and swims with the boat). You can't really tell if there is a fish on or not and usually it's a small fish. This one fought like it was - turned out it wasn't. While bringing in CNBG #1 my 2nd rod goes off. #1 is almost to the boat - still haven't seen it. Looked at the depthfinder - 22' & clear bottom so I pegged rod #1 in the holder (Dorado style) and began the fight on #2 rod. Landed #2 CNBG - cast back rod #3 - while we were still moving. Reached to bring in #1 CNBG and rod #3 went off like a screaming Wahoo run. Landed #3 CNBG - another toad - and finally brought in #1 CNBG. Unfortunately #1 had swallowed the jig - deep. I was glad that I stuck it out and figured on that note it was time to go home.

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These 3 fish were caught in less then 5minutes.

Yes!


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Very nice fish. Yea I love the guys that think it is all about them.

Beautiful fish! Congrats on a productive day.

Wonderful fish, especially the bright green faces. And don’t beat yourself up too much. I have folks do dumb stuff to me all the time when I troll. Like I readjust 3 times to avoid them and they readjust to intercept. Or the guy that bird dogs you for 6 or 7 trips in a row like you had promised him a porterhouse steak. Move to a place a mile away and here he comes. Glad you got out, hope you go again today. I’ll be dodging idiots most of the day.

Them are some nice fish

Thnx as always guys
Stay safe Tim & good luck
I need to do yoga or something...

Remember Sonny, You have to share the lake. I got to witness this first hand while I was out there and it can be very frustrating when you are catching fish and they pull up on you and start fishing. Losing toad gills to the brushpiles is frustrating as well. Catch another 12 incher Sonny and you will forget about it, for at least until the next time it happens.

Those last three are super nice. Our Bass guys know that when the Gills are spawning, check the known bedding areas and fish out a little deeper for the big Green Carp. I have waited a few out but my patience runs thin when they come in behind me and a 1oz Lead sinker from a Carolina rig plops down beside my boat. Frustrating to say the least.

Thnx guys
Going to try to ignore the "tree stumps" (not the real ones) on the lake and focus on the fishing Stan.

The last 3 fish erased everything Jim - had a big smile going home.

Nice fish as usual. I rarely if ever troll......but if I do it is usually in winter or heat of summer and hardly any other folks on the water. I may have asked you this before and if so please overlook my memory lapse...this is what happens when we get older....LOL. Are there any northern starin bluegill in LP?

Regards

Hey LedHed, them bass guys are mad at you cuz your having 50 times more fun than them! Them gills are beauties!

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Very nice read and some awesome pics of some really beautiful fish too. I always love to hear stories about cooler heads prevailing, but I used to be exactly the same way with as low or lower threshold for handling stupid people both on the water and off as you or anyone else. I don't know if you recall, but I'm the one who has repeatedly said I wished I could have rigged my boat with torpedo tubes and full battle armament so I could simply disintegrate stupid whenever I encountered it... but deep down I always knew you cannot fix or ever hope to eliminate stupid or ignorance... so it's always better to just take a series of deep breaths and move on to a more peaceful scenario that would allow the hackles to settle. Generally, as you have seen... the Lord will reward those who choose peace and patience over conflict.

thnx again guys
I hear you Randy - trolling is too easy and I cover a lot of area. We only have the CNBGs @ LP. Lake Havasu has the Northern Strain and the Northern cross with Redear (huge fish).

Good looking gills. Beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing both the report and pictures.

No worries kingfish1. The pictures are my trophies - wait till next year when all of them are bigger.....