KU_Bassmaster.

Try to find the "lake" with in the lake. What I mean is when you look at a new lake as a whole (especially big ones) it's pretty intimidating. Try to find a lake that you are familiar with in the new lake. Then go from there.

That's something on my "Things I Want to Do Before I Die" list. I also want it to be in ALL the elements. The harder the wind the better . A little misty rain mixed in would be great too.

I'm working on it. I mean the monkey is working on me. ;D

oops, my mistake. There you go. If you look at that pic of the lake. All these pics were taken in the far west arm. I would have gone up the other arm today, but it was way too cold and windy and I wasn't dressed for it.

I think the lake is around 200 acres or so. When they were draining this lake, the wildlife department lifted all regulations on the lake and you could take a limitless amount by anymeans you wanted. Including with your bare hand. I wish I would have gone out there when that was happening. That had to be a site to see....lol. I also would have liked to seen what the biggest bass was.

I don't have a handheld GPS ................ yet. I have been looking at them the past few months. This is just extra encouragement to go ahead and get one.

It's Douglas County Lake. And nope, all the brush piles and rocks had been picked over pretty good. I didn't see anything.

Remeber I am in Kansas and 90% of the population think there are only two kinds of fish. Catfish and Crappie. ;D Everything else is junk. And yes it looks like there has been a lot of "Crappie" fisherman out there putting down some Chirstmas trees. Those will hold some bass as well. Hopefully before they fill it back up I can get a GPS and go out there and mark some spots by actually walking down in the lake and marking them. It was too d**n cold and windy or I would have went up the other arm today. ;D

And the last one: A poor soul who lost their boat. It's really hard to see. It's the only thing over there on that bare shore. It looked to be a old fiberglass runabout boat.

Here's something that really caught my eye. A nice piece of wood. Above is a huge flat that will hopefully have some vegetation on it when they fill it back up. And below the old creek channel. PRIME TIME!!!!

Here's a rock hump that's a little off the shore. You're actaully able to see the top of this one when the lake is full.

Here's a closer look at that small rocky point. I am actually standing in what would be about 10 ft. of water.

Here's a nice rock point with a shelf. The rock point extends down to about 10 ft deep and then there is a flat shelf. Then another small bare point that extends down into the channel to 25+ ft deep. (not really able to see in the pic)

Here's a long main lake point. (on the other side of the lake). Too bad it's pretty bare. Hopefully they will plant some vegetation on it or soemthing.

Here's the second foot bridge. It's really hard to see. All you can really see is the top of it. This one is right on the channel and is probably closer to 20 ft down.

Here's a one of a couple footbridges I found. This would probably be in about 10 feet of water. It's not shown but there is a big flat just to the left of this pic with the channel running in front of that.

Here's a fishing dock that the creek channel swings pretty close to. Also notice the nice rocky point in the background.

They just drained a local lake that I used to fish to repair the dam. I haven't been out there in the last couple years though because the fishing had gone way down hill. So hopefully when they fill it back up the fishing will improve over the next few years. I found some honey holes, but I was really suprsied at just how bare most of the bottom of the lake was. So here's a bunch of pics I took. So for the first one: This is just a view near the dam.

Sounds like a great honor for a great guy.

LOL, Agreed. Jerry McKinnis and Strike Zone are the worst shows out there IMO, in that order.

Ditto. If it's a world record though, that baby is mine. She probably wouldn't live after all the stress it would have to go through to get certified and all the stuff anyways.

From what I have read on other message boards and around the net the 320 and 480 are the best bang for your buck out there. I am looking out for a good deal on one.

Mark them with something during the day. My dad has a friend that has a fairly descent size pond in his back yard. He puts bobbers with reflective tape on them with a big 1 oz weight tied to a long enough line to reach the bottom. All you have to do is scan the area with a light and those things will stick out like a sore thumb. I have never done it myself, but supposedly it works. Don't see why it wouldn't.

I think the current world record is both a joke and great all in the one. If you think about it, it's what are sport is all about ........ fish stories. For those trophy hunters it's got to be like chasing a ghost. It's both cool and BS all in one. BTW - Does anybody have any stats on the biggest bass caught in GA beside the record? Any 20+? Just curious.

What could he possibly say to make things better. He's done in my book. What a pitiful outdoorsman or sportsman.