erau618

I am going down to Kentucky Lake with Simp for our club trip this weekend (5-19, 5-20). We are going to be fishing Kentucky Lake and are launching out of Paris Tn. I haven't been down there since the floods from last year and was wondering if anyone coould help us out with some information on what is going on. Thanks for any information that you are willing to share. Eric

I am going down to Kentucky Lake with Simp for our club trip this weekend (5-19, 5-20). We are going to be fishing Kentucky Lake and are launching out of Paris Tn. I haven't been down there since the floods from last year and was wondering if anyone coould help us out with some information on what is going on. Thanks for any information that you are willing to share. Eric

I was given an Eagle Fishmark 480 from a friend of mine without a transducer. I was wondering if anyone has a used working transducer they would be willing to sell. Thanks Eric erau618@yahoo.com

It is legal at certain lakes in Illinois.

would that be in norhtern Illinois or Southern Illinois? I know a few lakes in Southern Illinois that have been HOT!

Go night fishing! I caught my new PB last friday night. I have a tournemant Saturday the 16th from 6pm to 2am so we decided to go drag some 10" worms in the dark. Most of our fish came from the deep channel swings in 15-30 feet of water. My fish went 6-3 while my friend caught a 6-6. With the heat index in Southern Illinois getting over 115 degrees, night fishing seems the way to go!

Personally, I would look at Craigslist and try and find a nice jon boat that already has a motor and a trailer. I own a 1636 jon boat and I would really like to have the extra width. If you ask anyone with a narrow jon boat, they would always say that they want a wider boat. If you have any way of testing a 1536 and a 1548, you will want to go with the wider boat. I have never fallen out of my boat in the 3 years that I have owned it, but I would love to have the extra width. Just my opinion Eric

Flyers in 6.

I played form 12 until my senior year of high school. After that, I went to Southern Illinois, where there isn't an ice rink within 30 miles of Carbondale.

NetBait B Bug in black and blue. I don't know why, but that seemed to work better then the RI Sweet Beaver last year.

I totally agree. If you see any of the results from the tournaments, about 1/4 of the field doesn't catch a fish and many other teams don't do much better. From my experience, the college teams are just looking to fill jersey space with sponsors instead of practicing and getting better at fishing. I do like the fact that the college flw is allowing people to gain "big tournament" experience. I guess that this is their way to recruit people to the BFL or another FLW series, and sell their magazine and membership. To the guy in Texas who said that it is only the rich that get to fish, these kids need to get a job. I went to school full time and worked full time to pay the bills. It won't hurt any of these kids to put the beer down and work a 2nd or 3rd shift. -Eric

I forgot to "get down on Friday" yesterday. :'( I want the last 2 minutes of my life back

Are there any specific reasons you want to go the truck box route? I mean a cooler is already water tight and insulated... I use a cheap 48qt cooler from wally world (~$20) that I put an aerator in and it serves my needs just fine. A larger cooler would have been nice but the 48qt holds 5 bass without a problem. I thought no one would bring up the Walmart special. My cooler that Simp is talking about is a $35 cooler. It holds 5 bass (over 16 inches) no problem. I suggest keeping a bungee cord handy to keep the lid closed. You don't need anything too huge or fancy to keep fish alive. Just make sure you have a solid aerator.

They stocked them in Kincaid a few years back and they shocked a 16.5 inch keeper out of there last year. I'm just glad that the muskey didn't eat all of them.

I LOVE winter fishing, but I cheat and have a power plant lake about 30 minutes away. Last sunday, my partner and I caught about 14 fish over the 16" mark. Our biggest 4 went 16.75 lbs. It has been like this all winter.

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EDIT- Ah crap it appears I posted under Earu618 account. This is Simp and we share a PC at work and I guess he didn't log out. I've got the form printed out and I'm codinating with my group now. We already have our room reserved and half of CWB's so were going to be their lol. I'll be bringing my boat for the week and erau618 is thinking about bringing his 9.9 boat. We seem to need the seats and with plenty of ramps and coves a 9.9 will be fine. That is as long as you stay off the main lake. So hopefully he can bring his as well. Question about the forms. Now we have a group of three from reading the posts it appears we need to fill out three forms correct? I guess just the number of attendees and "names" are confusing us.

Where I come from a Chompers 6" worm in watermelon red or green pumpkin ALWAYS works.

I guess since you can't fish you have time to fill all of those black friday special orders.

And you forgot Lake of Egypt for the year round fishing!

Strike King customer service is actually really good. I had a problem with a Strike King Spinnerbait and sent them an e-mail. Chris Brown at Strike King responded the same day and took care of the situation. They sent me 3 new spinnerbaits and a hat. I would contact them and attach the pictures. They should take care of this issue.

I wouldn't be afraid to put a motor on your boat. I have a 16' X 36" jon boat with a 9.9 on the back and it has a front deck. I didn't remove the seats, but I have never fallen in. It does get a little shakey at times, but it's not as bad as everyone says it is. nice looking mod btw

It was a pain for me also, but I used tie wire or a coat hanger to get the rope through the holes. It really does take some time.

Thank you very much. I have never really fished in Michigan before so this is all brand new to me. We have rented a place on Elk lake right by Skegemog. After looking at maps, that looks like the place to be with all of the timber and weeds. I'll try and post pictures when I get back in town (August 1st). Again, thanks for the information. Eric

Ive only caught that show a couple of times and cant say I can really stomach it. Locally theres a show on FSN(Fox Sports Network) called "Fishing with Johnny Johnson". Show is ok,but the laugh of this guy is as bad as,if not worse than Jimmy Houstons. The Most annoying laugh at 12:53. I know the guy is excited but C'MON!!! I've seen the show a few times and I have never seen a guy so excited over a 1lb bass. Also, his laugh is very annoying.