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Right, its another 50-75 boats on the entire Lake of the Ozarks. Never had a bit of trouble and we fish this weekend every year. I'd much rather fish now than next weekend with Big Bass Bash going...

45 degrees at 40 MM Friday, Lake is low low, but 3" of rain forecasted today-tomorrow. It'll be muddy, and have a bunch of current this weekend because they'll be dumping the lake to keep it down......

Agree with the VRBO or Air BnB route. You can rent someone's cabin on the water with dock for not a whole lot more than hotel in town. Just watch their cancellation policies so you don't get stuck.

Good eating!

Pulled a slab off a dock and immediately the old lady that lives there comes down and starts fishing right where I caught it. She didn't really say anything, but that happens a lot.

We did have...

For me 1/16th round head no spinner, #1 or #2 hook depending on bait size. I will also use 3/32nds with #1 sickle hook when shooting docks and the fish are deeper. But 1/16th is your all around...

2.5" Stroll'R | Bobby Garland Crappie Baitsfs

Anything silver or blue ice would probably be comparable.

I personally don't use the Stroll'r though, I fish 3" Bobby Garland Slab Slayers in...

No doubt, mid 80s and sunshine forecast for this weekend. It'll be ROUGH to be fishing after about 9:00 am, I'd use vacation and hit-em during the week and evenings

We experienced the same pattern yesterday. Nothing on the bank, caught them on docks with brush midway down. Limits in about 3 hours or so. Only caught 1 male, and it wasn't very black and didn't...

When they're on the banks, I like using 1/16th weedless heads #2 hook and 2" southern pro hot grubs.

Red Head, Crawdad, Electric Chicken, Tenn Shad w/ Charturese
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The new Sharpshooter 6 is real good for the money, great backbone. The older shorter Sharpshooters weren't very good, too flimsy.

Its not hard, my 63 year old dad does it. Just takes practice, if I didn't shoot docks I wouldn't even unload the boat in LOZ. Its one of the best, if not THE best way to catch big crappie at LOZ. ...

Its funny out there right now. Fish still seem to be deep holding tight to brush, if the water warms a little hopefully they will start suspending and making nests.

Walmart Neverstarts here. Series 29, can't complain at all, especially for the price. Got a series 24 on my camper, also can't complain about it either

Look for fish cleaning tables, fish baskets, rod holders, fishing chairs etc. If a dock has fishing paraphernalia on it, there's a REAL good chance that it has brush in or around it. Also shoot the...

People are getting hung on any of those ramps about every day. Needs another foot and half of water, or more.

Usually its best when they are running water pretty hard, and with the Lake so low they are at minimum generation. I'd say you could still catch a few, but the days when people really kill them down...

Gravios is probably the clearest of all, it usually is. No I haven't been up there recently, but a coworker was up there all last weekend and said you might as well leave the boat at the dock until...

This is pretty typical spawn activity at LOZ when the water is clear. Fish are not going to be in 1'-2' of water when the water is this clear. They'll get up on the banks at dark, then back out to...

Water is so clear down there that the only real time to catch them is "Power Hour" the hour right before dark

Reports have been slim since Crappie USA tournament was last weekend and Crappie Masters is this weekend. I believe I'll wait for the tournaments to leave town and I'll head down and clean up after...

I fished Gravios on the 10th and had real tough luck as well. Nothing seemed to work

You said it. You used to be able to fish the spawn on through the second weekend in May. Not anymore, May 1 they are already starting to rough it up, from then all the way to the first week of...

find shade in 4-10 FOW. Along sides/front corners of docks, under catwalks etc. last hour before dark start beating the banks

water is clear so something light colored. Blue Ice, Smoke, etc..

1/16th weedless lead head, with Southern Pro Hot Grub (Dark Green/Silver with Chartreuse tail, or Red/Black with Chartuese tail)
1/16th weedless lead head, with Muddy Water Baits (Bluegrass, or...

656.1 Just called the number. Going to raise a bit over the weekend to 656.8 by Sunday night, then they are going to generate next week and draw it back down (probably a foot). Wanting to keep...

They are running water hard out of the lake, it is falling slowly. Dont be surprised if the fish aren't on the banks, they may pull off some.

Just got back from the LOZ crappiemasters weigh in. Charlie and Travis Bunting won it for the 3rd time with 11.57 lbs and won big fish with 2.02 Some real nice fish!

GREAT! What do you think this cold front will do for the tournament?

I'll be wearing that area out next weekend, water needs to warm up and they need to quit pulling water so hard and it will be good.