(Un)official Hoosiers Thread

[Kevinator1]

Hey Geist Reservoir fishermen in central Indy......good news on the reservoir....Indiana Game and Fish magazine had a small article on the health of the largemouth population from last fall..... they stated that 80% of the fish gathered, i take it from shocking, were at least 14 inches or larger! And a lot of 20" + fish were also noted. They say the future continues to look great for us largemouth guys.....wooo hoooo!

[Team9nine]

2 hours ago, Kevinator1 said:

Hey Geist Reservoir fishermen in central Indy......good news on the reservoir....Indiana Game and Fish magazine had a small article on the health of the largemouth population from last fall..... they stated that 80% of the fish gathered, i take it from shocking, were at least 14 inches or larger! And a lot of 20" + fish were also noted. They say the future continues to look great for us largemouth guys.....wooo hoooo!

Would be interesting to know where they got that info from. Unless something changed recently, DNR hasn't surveyed that lake since the mid 80s in opposition to the poor access and ridiculous launch fees.

 

Additionally, in a true survey, 80% keeper to small fish ratio would be a bad thing signifying a lack of reproduction or recruitment on the part of the bass. That was one of the factors down at Boggs that lead to a complete renovation.

 

Finally, most stories in G&F are usually written 6-9 months in advance, hence data from last fall. My guess is they are using info provided by whichever company was hired to generate the reports for the lake analysis related to their vegetation management plan. They've been treating for milfoil now for around 5 years or so.

[Alan Reed]

On 3/28/2018 at 7:54 AM, Frenchman83 said:

Great job!  Are you planning on hitting it as hard this year? 

Yeah I’ll be fishing around 30 tournaments this year. I’ll be doing all the IKA and SIYAK tournaments, KBF AND KBS.

[BigBassLoveSenkos]

On 3/28/2018 at 5:38 PM, Kevinator1 said:

Hey Geist Reservoir fishermen in central Indy......good news on the reservoir....Indiana Game and Fish magazine had a small article on the health of the largemouth population from last fall..... they stated that 80% of the fish gathered, i take it from shocking, were at least 14 inches or larger! And a lot of 20" + fish were also noted. They say the future continues to look great for us largemouth guys.....wooo hoooo!

I fish a lot of tournaments on that lake, and you wouldn't believe how many 13.75" short fish we catch there.  There's no way that 80% of geist largemouths are 14" or better.  Must have been a small sample size for that survey.  Here's a link to the article mentioned:  Indiana Bass Fishing Outlook 2018

[tstraub]

Hi guys, is been a while since I posted on here but I have as question that I figure you local guys could answer. I'm going to go look at a 14 foot Jon boat tomorrow.  She looks pretty rough but it's cheap enough and I think with a little elbow grease I can make a decent little boat of it.  

 

Anyway the seller does have a title for the trailer but the boat will only come with a bill of sale.  Is it a big deal to get a title for a job boat.  I have a pontoon boat that I have been trying to get a title for a few years and can't ever get all the right paper work to prove it's mine.  I don't want this to be a similar deal.

 

Thanks 

Tyler

[BigBassLoveSenkos]

12 hours ago, tstraub said:

Hi guys, is been a while since I posted on here but I have as question that I figure you local guys could answer. I'm going to go look at a 14 foot Jon boat tomorrow.  She looks pretty rough but it's cheap enough and I think with a little elbow grease I can make a decent little boat of it.  

 

Anyway the seller does have a title for the trailer but the boat will only come with a bill of sale.  Is it a big deal to get a title for a job boat.  I have a pontoon boat that I have been trying to get a title for a few years and can't ever get all the right paper work to prove it's mine.  I don't want this to be a similar deal.

 

Thanks 

Tyler

As long as the boat still has the Hull ID Number (HIN) on it somewhere, you should be able to get it titled with a bill of sale and then registered.  If the HIN plate has rusted off or is no longer present, I'd probably look for another boat unless you only want to use it in private lakes... 

[tstraub]

Thanks, I'm going to go look at it in a few hours.  I'll look it over for the HIN.  In all honesty the trailer is sitting on is probably worth his asking price both the boat and trailer.  So I'll probably get it even if I have to scrap the hull.  

[tstraub]

If anybody in the Kokomo area is in need of a budget casting rod Ollie's bargain outlet had a few Berkeley lightnings.  I just grabbed one for $9.99. They still had a few more when I left.  It's the black one not the shock.  6.0 ft mh. It feels really good to me for 10 bucks.

[IndianaFinesse]

It's been a weird bite lately, patterns changing along with our rollercoaster weather. Right now there's 2 things going, the best of which is a shallow crank bite on both wintering areas and mainlake (mostly mid to upper lake) transition areas, using cranks that dive in the 2-6 foot range. They seem to be holding close to the bank in the dirty and high water, within a foot or two most of the time. R2sea biggie, shallow shad rap, skt min Dr, and the 75× crush flat are all getting bit.

 

Another bite going is a jig bite in the mid to lower lake, fishing mainlake points and docks.  This pattern seems to get less bites, but a little better quality. Water temperature is in the mid 40s roughly depending on where you are in the lake.

[Team9nine]

36 minutes ago, IndianaFinesse said:

It's been a weird bite lately, patterns changing along with our rollercoaster weather. Right now there's 2 things going, the best of which is a shallow crank bite on both wintering areas and mainlake (mostly mid to upper lake) transition areas, using cranks that dive in the 2-6 foot range. They seem to be holding close to the bank in the dirty and high water, within a foot or two most of the time. R2sea biggie, shallow shad rap, skt min Dr, and the 75× crush flat are all getting bit.

 

Another bite going is a jig bite in the mid to lower lake, fishing mainlake points and docks.  This pattern seems to get less bites, but a little better quality. Water temperature is in the mid 40s roughly depending on where you are in the lake.

Then add in another (Lol *** - one point three) inches of muddy water and still more coming, and I bet things get even weirder over the next couple days heading into the weekend.

[CroakHunter]

Another big southern indiana bass. 

[IndianaFinesse]

5 hours ago, Team9nine said:

Then add in another (Lol *** - one point three) inches of muddy water and still more coming, and I bet things get even weirder over the next couple days heading into the weekend.

Yep, I've drank chocolate milk with more clarity than we have right now lol. Actually had a decent bite this afternoon with 7 fish in 1 hour, all right on flooded banks. Cranks doing it again.  Water is on top of the docks right now and all kinds of stuff floating, everything from sticks and debris to a small dead dog

[LxVE Bassin]

This Indiana weather is bipolar. It’s depressing and I’m too impatient to fish slow. Hopefully this weather stabilizes in a few week.

 

 

[CroakHunter]

1 minute ago, LxVE Bassin said:

This Indiana weather is bipolar. It’s depressing and I’m too impatient to fish slow. Hopefully this weather stabilizes in a few week.

 

 

25 days and they'll be on beds!

[LxVE Bassin]

Just now, CroakHunter said:

25 days and they'll be on beds!

That must be southern Indiana. I wish, They usually don’t start bedding until late May and early June in my area.

[CroakHunter]

32 minutes ago, LxVE Bassin said:

That must be southern Indiana. I wish, They usually don’t start bedding until late May and early June in my area.

I've been known to be wrong. Especially with the weird weather we've been having

[LxVE Bassin]

6 minutes ago, CroakHunter said:

I've been known to be wrong. Especially with the weird weather we've been having

I’m farther north so I’m sure they will spawn earlier where you’re at. I’m very known for being wrong. 

[The Bassman]

Every year's different. Some years like 2012 they were in full swing in early April. Our weather might be cold but the sun angle and daylight hours don't change.  A few nice days and these fish will catch up real fast. Really cuts into our pre spawn bite window.  Can't make excuses, though.  @Team9nine and @IndianaFinesse catches em no matter what.

[CroakHunter]

2 minutes ago, The Bassman said:

Every year's different. Some years like 2012 they were in full swing in early April. Our weather might be cold but the sun angle and daylight hours don't change.  A few nice days and these fish will catch up real fast. Really cuts into our pre spawn bite window.  Can't make excuses, though.  @Team9nine and @IndianaFinesse catches em no matter what.

If I would get out and go more than 1 time every 6 weeks I'd be catching them too!

[IndianaFinesse]

1 hour ago, The Bassman said:

Every year's different. Some years like 2012 they were in full swing in early April. Our weather might be cold but the sun angle and daylight hours don't change.  A few nice days and these fish will catch up real fast. Really cuts into our pre spawn bite window.  Can't make excuses, though.  @Team9nine and @IndianaFinesse catches em no matter what.

I wish... Y'all only here about the good days, not the days we struggle to catch one or two. Not much fun writing about those days lol

[frosty]

7 hours ago, CroakHunter said:

If I would get out and go more than 1 time every 6 weeks I'd be catching them too!

It’s hard to cast wearing a carhartt coat and hoodie 

[CroakHunter]

1 minute ago, frosty said:

It’s hard to cast wearing a carhartt coat and hoodie 

Between that and building all these darn toyota suv's. I've got a vacation day Friday and even though it's projected to be blowing 15 mph from the north, it's supposed to reach 56 and I'm gonna go as much as possible.

[frosty]

Just now, CroakHunter said:

Between that and building all these darn toyota suv's. I've got a vacation day Friday and even though it's projected to be blowing 15 mph from the north, it's supposed to reach 56 and I'm gonna go as much as possible.

I can definitely feel your pain. I don’t have any vacation days scheduled until Memorial Day weekend, hopefully the weather will have straightened up by then!

[CroakHunter]

4 minutes ago, frosty said:

I can definitely feel your pain. I don’t have any vacation days scheduled until Memorial Day weekend, hopefully the weather will have straightened up by then!

I have every other Friday off until the end of May. Thank goodness I can see the light. Since they have taken the good Friday holiday away from us, it's a long 5 months from New year's to memorial day without a scheduled day off

[frosty]

6 hours ago, CroakHunter said:

I have every other Friday off until the end of May. Thank goodness I can see the light. Since they have taken the good Friday holiday away from us, it's a long 5 months from New year's to memorial day without a scheduled day off

Jeez, they are hardcore! Well at least it won’t be to crowded on a Friday morning. Nothing like pulling up to find 3 people already fishing where you were planning on fishing!