Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted September 23, 2014 Global Moderator Posted September 23, 2014 Oh hold on I think u ran into you on the ramp when you where putting in your boat, but where definitely right their are some nice fish in lone star You changed your PB, but I think you might need to change your favorite lake now too 1 Quote
cbass12 Posted September 23, 2014 Posted September 23, 2014 Ethos rods are on sale at Academy for anyone needing to pick up a new one. Sweet!!!!! I'll have to show some self control tomorrow when I'm there. That composite cranking rod is calling my name. Quote
Jond6236 Posted September 23, 2014 Posted September 23, 2014 You changed your PB, but I think you might need to change your favorite lake now too Haha ya I totally agree! 1 Quote
micahthorlawson Posted September 23, 2014 Posted September 23, 2014 Went down to the Elk River this past weekend with some friendsand floated from Noel down to Cowskin access. My boat caught about 75 Smallmouth but only 2 over 15 inches. The biggest was a 17.5 inch, didnt have a scale with me, but I would guess around 3 pounds or so. Also caught some largemouth but not any good ones. It was an awesome float and only saw 2 canoes besides the guys I was floating with the whole day. 1 Quote
conorsixtakc Posted September 23, 2014 Posted September 23, 2014 Went down to the Elk River this past weekend with some friendsand floated from Noel down to Cowskin access. My boat caught about 75 Smallmouth but only 2 over 15 inches. The biggest was a 17.5 inch, didnt have a scale with me, but I would guess around 3 pounds or so. Also caught some largemouth but not any good ones. It was an awesome float and only saw 2 canoes besides the guys I was floating with the whole day. I've only partied on the Elk, but I've meant to take a smallmouth trip. Would you recommend the stretch of river you floated, or would you have done anything differently? 1 Quote
micahthorlawson Posted September 23, 2014 Posted September 23, 2014 I have floated pretty much the whole river, except for the last two miles from cowskin into OK (Grand Lake). I think I prefer the first half better. From the junction of the little sugar and big suger creeks down to MT Shira Access, or even all the way to NOEL. The stretch we floated this time (from below the Dam at Noel all the way to Cowskin Access) was much less crowded, there are very few outfitters that float this section. But other than the one good smallmouth we were catching small fish. The upper stretch we have down much better fishing for largemouth, and have gotten some decent smallies as well. Last year we caugh a couple LGM over 3+ and the year before my friend had one just short of 5 pounds. That Smallmouth I caught this trip that was close to 3 is the biggest I've gotten from the ELk, and it was very close to the Cowskin Access. I have heard that Shad will run up towards cowskin from Grand Lake and that some believe that bigger fish are on that stretch because of it. I've only partied on the Elk, but I've meant to take a smallmouth trip. Would you recommend the stretch of river you floated, or would you have done anything differently? Quote
Chris S Posted September 23, 2014 Posted September 23, 2014 Anyone know of this MAD CARP Fisherman?? 2 Quote
conorsixtakc Posted September 23, 2014 Posted September 23, 2014 easily the best thing i've seen today. 2 Quote
Super User Hi Salenity Posted September 23, 2014 Super User Posted September 23, 2014 Anyone know of this MAD CARP Fisherman?? I bet he kept it! Quote
Super User gardnerjigman Posted September 23, 2014 Super User Posted September 23, 2014 Wow! That impressive! Quote
Ondrejka Posted September 23, 2014 Posted September 23, 2014 Today is my birthday so I decided to play hooky. Never gotten to fish on my actual birthday so I said screw it and took my fiance to Lone Star. Ran into Ned Kehde and his wife as I was putting in. No giants today, plenty of the Lone Star specials and this 2.82, but really just nice not to be at work. Fished one rod and one Brush Hog for 3 hours. Nice afternoon to have the lake to myself. edit: yeah, didn't really need the net, but she felt a lot bigger and I already had the net in my hand. 2 Quote
joefish Posted September 24, 2014 Posted September 24, 2014 Any reports on Melvern? Gonna go down Thursday, just wondering. Quote
cbass12 Posted September 24, 2014 Posted September 24, 2014 Any reports on Melvern? Gonna go down Thursday, just wondering. A friend from work is going there tomorrow morning. I'll let you know how he does. 2 Quote
sizzlefry Posted September 24, 2014 Posted September 24, 2014 Did he chum with canned corn? Caught that sucker on 2.5 KVD Tennessee shad 3 Quote
Ondrejka Posted September 24, 2014 Posted September 24, 2014 Caught that sucker on 2.5 KVD Tennessee shad In the mouth? 1 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted September 24, 2014 Global Moderator Posted September 24, 2014 I've only partied on the Elk, but I've meant to take a smallmouth trip. Would you recommend the stretch of river you floated, or would you have done anything differently? I've fished the Elk a few times. I could probably fish that river for the rest of my life and never have to fish a different body of water. Even when it's busy during the summer I've always done well. I've had smallies to 19" and one largemouth that was 4.5 pounds and only 20" long. It's a beautiful river too. 2 Quote
RangerDanger Posted September 24, 2014 Posted September 24, 2014 Caught that sucker on 2.5 KVD Tennessee shad Muzzy is my go to bait for those suckers. 1 Quote
conorsixtakc Posted September 24, 2014 Posted September 24, 2014 I've fished the Elk a few times. I could probably fish that river for the rest of my life and never have to fish a different body of water. Even when it's busy during the summer I've always done well. I've had smallies to 19" and one largemouth that was 4.5 pounds and only 20" long. It's a beautiful river too. It was painful to float it without being able to wet a line, the lady and I got dragged into one of those big party floats and it killed me inside to not be fishing... last time I make that mistake. I've been meaning to get back ever since. We floated it late July, which is what happens when a girl plans a float trip without understanding water levels . The water was super low and we had to drag quite a bit, but I spoke with some locals and they said they were hammering quality smallmouths from 18-20" on watermelon red horny toads. They were busting all around us. 1 Quote
Chris S Posted September 24, 2014 Posted September 24, 2014 In the mouth? yep back trebles had two of them dug in. 2 Quote
joefish Posted September 25, 2014 Posted September 25, 2014 A friend from work is going there tomorrow morning. I'll let you know how he does. Well, did he do any good? Quote
joefish Posted September 25, 2014 Posted September 25, 2014 Anyone need a G Loomis Bronze back spinning rod? I have a SMR 8825-SP. Medium power fast action 7ft 4 in that I really don't care for. It is just too long for me to be comfortable with. I have used it maybe 8 or 10 times. Sells for $265 new, I'll take $150 for it. Quote
Doc-Drew Posted September 25, 2014 Posted September 25, 2014 I went to Lone Star last night from about 4-8. What a beautiful night. Not to mention fishing was pretty good. I started with my 3rd cast catching a 19.5" 3.47lb largemouth on a squarebill. Next cast was a 6" smallmouth. I probably caught 5 fish in the first 10 minutes. Then the little wind that was there died down and something started busting shad out in the middle of the cove. I spent probably over 30 minutes trying to catch whatever it was and was unsuccessful. I went back to fishing and catching bass. I found that the key was burning the small squarebill in about 3' of water so that it would crash against bottom continuously. If I wasn't hitting bottom, I wasn't catching fish. The two best baits for me were Havoc Craw Fatty pitched into cover and just deadsticking it or burning the KVD 1.0. Here is a picture of the first fish of the day. The fish had a deformed jaw and doesn't look as big as it was. 1 Quote
cbass12 Posted September 25, 2014 Posted September 25, 2014 Well, did he do any good? He went teal hunting instead Quote
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