First off the Captain was super courteous, the boat was great and if all one wants to do is drop a line over the side of boat then this was still just ok as not many fish were caught doing that.ย Seemed he did not know where the fish were and was basically zero casting even though my wife constantly was telling him she likes casting.ย His method got her exactly 1 bass all the while saying I donโt know where the fish are but this is what I know to get some fish and got her 1 bass.ย Was supposed to be our great trip to Table Rock Lake and instead ended up in Arkansas on a different river and basically a waste of money.
Went with 3 adults and got a fishing trip meant for kids, put a worm on a hook and drop it over the side.ย No chatter baits, frogs, stick worms or any of the items you would expect to use when fishing for largemouth.
I dont expect a lot of fish every time I go out but I do expect that the captain would have many other types of rods on the boat set up with various baits and this was not the case, 9 rods out and 8 of them had sinker and worm hook, low drag.ย One had a stick worm but he used that for a couple casts for himself.ย We had our own rods in our vehicle but he said he had everything, he had but not of great quality.
First off the Captain was super courteous, the boat was great and if all one wants to do is drop a line over the side of boat then this was still just ok as not many fish were caught doing that.ย Seemed he did not know where the fish were and was basically zero casting even though my wife constantly was telling him she likes casting.ย His method got her exactly 1 bass all the while saying I donโt know where the fish are but this is what I know to get some fish and got her 1 bass.ย Was supposed... More
Hi Brent, sorry the trip didnโt meet your expectations.ย Vertical fishing is a staple of summer fishing in the Ozarks and on Table Rock; live bait usually gets us the most bites.ย We really do not use a lot of chatter baits and frogs fishing here in the summer.
I was chasing what had been a strong bite in the Long Creek arm of Table Rock Lake, but as fish often do the bite changed.ย You are correct in your assessment that I did not know where the fish had moved, but I was doing my best to relocate them.ย I was not aware you were unsatisfied with the approach we were using or I most definitely would have adjusted tactics.ย
Sincerely hope the rest of your trip was great.
Hi Brent, sorry the trip didnโt meet your expectations.ย Vertical fishing is a staple of summer fishing in the Ozarks and on Table Rock; live bait usually gets us the most bites.ย We really do not use a lot of chatter baits and frogs fishing here in the summer. I was chasing what had been a strong bite in the Long Creek arm of Table Rock Lake, but as fish often do the bite changed.ย You are correct in your assessment that I did not know where the fish had moved, but I was doing my... More
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