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New Year's Eve Fishing Report: Deep Schoolers, Reaction Baits, and Late Winter Tactics at Lake of the Ozarks
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Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your Lake of the Ozarks fishing guru, comin' at ya from the crisp mornin' air on this New Year's Eve, December 31st at 8:25 AM. No tides here in our big ol' reservoir, but FishingReminder shows an excellent day ahead with waxing crescent moon at 9% visibility, 404,960 km out. Major bite windows hit 1:46-3:46 AM (you night owls got 'em), minors at 9:40-11:40 AM and 6:52-8:52 PM, plus a big one 2:16-4:16 PM—get on the water!
Weather's winter classic: frigid low 30s water from recent shad kills, per Major League Fishing reports, with windy conditions keepin' fish schooled deep. Sunrise 'round 7:20 AM, sunset 4:50 PM—short days, so bundle up.
Fish activity's tough but consistent for bass pros lately. Cole Breeden won the Toyota Series with 40-13 over five days, pullin' limits from brush in 12-18 feet usin' suspending jerkbaits like Berkley Stunna 112 in Table Rock shad on 10-pound fluoro—long casts, let 'em sink slow to trigger bottom-huggers. Andy Newcomb took second at 39-1 on Alabama rigs (YUM YUMbrella Flash Mob Jr. with Keitech Swing Impact FAT swimbaits on 1/8-oz heads) in 8-28 feet near Shawnee Bend. Brad Jelinek third with 37-5 mixin' jerkbaits shallow and A-rigs deep at Gravois mouth. Limits of 13-15 keepers common, but many zeroed—shad die-off got 'em lethargic. Shallower Niangua arms hit 45-50 degrees for crankbaits like 6th Sense Crush Flat in fire craw or spinnerbaits.
Best lures now: **suspending jerkbaits** (Berkley Stunna, Megabass Vision 110 pro blue) for reaction bites, **A-rigs** with 3-3.5-inch swimbaits (Keitech, BioSpawn ExoSwim) on light jigheads. Bait? Live shad if you can net 'em post-kill, or finesse jigs with bucktail under slip bobbers for that float-n-fly winter trick Breeden used for his 5-pounder.
Hot spots: Fish Hatchery Cove and Grandglaize Arm for brush piles—target 10-20 feet with forward-facing sonar. Pogue Hollow Cove for points.
Stay safe out there, check regs at Missouri Department of Conservation.
Thanks for tunin' in, folks—subscribe for more Ozarks intel! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
This episode includes AI-generated content.
Weather's winter classic: frigid low 30s water from recent shad kills, per Major League Fishing reports, with windy conditions keepin' fish schooled deep. Sunrise 'round 7:20 AM, sunset 4:50 PM—short days, so bundle up.
Fish activity's tough but consistent for bass pros lately. Cole Breeden won the Toyota Series with 40-13 over five days, pullin' limits from brush in 12-18 feet usin' suspending jerkbaits like Berkley Stunna 112 in Table Rock shad on 10-pound fluoro—long casts, let 'em sink slow to trigger bottom-huggers. Andy Newcomb took second at 39-1 on Alabama rigs (YUM YUMbrella Flash Mob Jr. with Keitech Swing Impact FAT swimbaits on 1/8-oz heads) in 8-28 feet near Shawnee Bend. Brad Jelinek third with 37-5 mixin' jerkbaits shallow and A-rigs deep at Gravois mouth. Limits of 13-15 keepers common, but many zeroed—shad die-off got 'em lethargic. Shallower Niangua arms hit 45-50 degrees for crankbaits like 6th Sense Crush Flat in fire craw or spinnerbaits.
Best lures now: **suspending jerkbaits** (Berkley Stunna, Megabass Vision 110 pro blue) for reaction bites, **A-rigs** with 3-3.5-inch swimbaits (Keitech, BioSpawn ExoSwim) on light jigheads. Bait? Live shad if you can net 'em post-kill, or finesse jigs with bucktail under slip bobbers for that float-n-fly winter trick Breeden used for his 5-pounder.
Hot spots: Fish Hatchery Cove and Grandglaize Arm for brush piles—target 10-20 feet with forward-facing sonar. Pogue Hollow Cove for points.
Stay safe out there, check regs at Missouri Department of Conservation.
Thanks for tunin' in, folks—subscribe for more Ozarks intel! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
This episode includes AI-generated content.