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Thanks Vinny for showing me this site.

Top water first light should be good. Lipless crank is great if the shad spawn. It’s should be a great season!

Got to the lake at midnight and already 8 cars in front of me. The launch at pigs was smooth do to the high water. Parking was limited, don’t go pass the bathroom cause there’s no room to back up. To the fishing, the lake is unrecognizable, water level looks full, the island towards Hauser isn’t the...

yes it is full! I try going to the far back of Hauser, it was like going thru a forrest,so many trees coming out of the water.

Nice work! I was there also, it was raining and cold!!

It was nice meeting you ER, I’m sure those guys were happy we found their rods.
Top water was good early for me, got 15-20 on popper. Flukes,senko and jerk bait round out the day. Biggest was 3.5.
That wind really picked up after 11!
Back again next week.

Got to the gate at 4 and already 10 cars in front. The weather was nice on the lake, no fog. Headed to back of Hauser and started with the popper for 10, lost a 3lb at the kayak, barbless! Pretty much same pattern as last week, daylight came switched to jerk bait, spinner, crank bait for another doz...

Did anyone have problems buying tube tickets like I did? Did not show tube ticket, only boat.

One of the first on the lake @430, little bit windy and cold. Headed back to Hauser and started with popper,crawler and plopper. It was non stop fun on all three bait, but kept missing on the plopper bite, they would blow up and miss. Love the explosion each time they hit the crawler! Ended up @25,b...

Great to see you too Dave. I loved it when it’s calm in the morning,especially when you throw top water. Popper, crawler again this week ( different size seems to draw the bigger fish). Did missed on frog blowup (2). Biggest was 3lb, but when they hit top water it seems bigger. Love this place!

This was one of those days that we all been waiting for. I stopped at 50 bass, ALL on top water! By 9:30 I had 25, then found an area where they were chasing bait/shad and it was on. I used every top water bait I had and all worked, but the crawler caught the most. Had to leave at noon, left them st...

Nice work Dave!! i'm glad you found them. Only Barrett can you get them on top all day like that.

Great work Dave! The crawler bait drives them crazy! The bigger the crawler the BIG fish will come up, the bite is just heart stopping fun!!

Nice work on top water fun!! Especially on first time kayaking.

That's the beauty of Barrett, you can try any bait and most time it works. Glad to show you what works.

Nice work Dave!!

The Megabass I wing135 is great. Last trip to Barrett a 4lb broke the wings!

Great times Dave! If you can manage the heat, now is the time.

Nice report Dave!!

Great report as always Dave! That was truly a great day getting them on top water especially a 4lb der on a popper. This place is magical!