Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted October 3, 2015 Global Moderator Posted October 3, 2015 I leave the cover on the boat just for dirt road lakes. 1 Quote
Super User Hi Salenity Posted October 3, 2015 Super User Posted October 3, 2015 I leave the cover on the boat just for dirt road lakes. If that only worked. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted October 3, 2015 Global Moderator Posted October 3, 2015 If that only worked. It keeps most of the dust out of mine, just sucks for the uncovered parts, especially after the boats wet. 1 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted October 3, 2015 Global Moderator Posted October 3, 2015 Melvern was good again yesterday. Tony and I had 3 keepers between us with my 3lb 8oz smallmouth being the biggest, and it definitely wasn't on a Bull Shad!  I had all 3 flavors of bass in the first 45 minutes. We caught more big white bass than I care to think about, had a couple monster drum, and 1 short walleye. Some kind of swimbait, a tube, a squarebill, and a trap were best. 2 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted October 4, 2015 Global Moderator Posted October 4, 2015 Anyone want to fish Perry with me tomorrow? Quote
ljd1971 Posted October 5, 2015 Posted October 5, 2015 Went to Melvern Saturday morning and Sunday evening. I did okay Saturday, catching 25 or so smallies, spots and largemouths. Not much size, though-- the biggest smallmouth was 14", the biggest largemouth was 15". I caught a couple on topwater at daybreak, and a few others on a fluke. Most fish, however, were caught on either a tube or a 4" grub. Talked to some guys at the ramp who said they caught several on the ned, two of which were over 18".  I got back and went to Dick's to replace my 20 year old Bionic Blade spinning rod. It's time had come. While shopping, I remembered Blue's report from his Friday Melvern trip and picked up some generic 5" or 6" paddletail swimbaits on the clearance rack.  Fast forward to today. I got there at 3:00 when everybody was leaving. Caught a largemouth and a spot on my first two casts with the swimbait. I probably ended up catching 50-60 fish with the two biggest smallmouth measuring 16.5" and 15". I need to get some jigheads with bigger hooks for the swimbaits or maybe texspose a 4/0 or 5/0 offset worm hook, as my hookup percentage was horrible. There were a few times where I would have 4 or 5 casts in a row where they would nail it but not hook up. Even so, all but 6 of my fish came on the swimbait. Three came on a trap, two on a tube and one on a spook at dusk.   I mainly worked windblown points. The best ones were by the campground to the west of the marina. Fighting the wind was tough but worth it. I caught a handful of nice whites along there, too. Nice bonus.  Thanks for the report, Blue. I wouldn't have bought those swimbaits without it.  Made for my best Melvern trip of the year. Quote
Ondrejka Posted October 5, 2015 Posted October 5, 2015 Had a guy book a two day trip at Melvern Saturday and Sunday. Drew and I already had plans to fish Saturday, so he tagged along and the client had no qualms with it.  Saturday was better than Sunday. Between both days we caught fish on just about everything-swimbaits, 1.0s, tubes, Ned. Drew had big fish on Saturday on a BBZ he painted. My client had never heard of the Ned, so when things slowed down some midday and I finally got him to pick up a finesse bait, he was instantly sold. Come to think of it, his first cast with the Ned yielded his biggest fish of the trip. He couldn't get enough of it. So much that when we went back out on Sunday, he showed up with a brand new spinning setup that he bought just for the occasion. But Sunday was a bit slower, we still caught a ton of fish, just nothing of real size (to my standards) to speak of. Had a few of his fish over 17" come unbuttoned on a Keitech, that seemed to be the crowd favorite. I caught more Walleye and White Bass this weekend than I ever have on Melvern. One of the walters even hit a spinnerbait. Great two day trip though, nice guy. He had a blast.       2 Quote
micahthorlawson Posted October 5, 2015 Posted October 5, 2015 Made it out to Lonestar Saturday Morning. Had a one come off a pit boss in the 4 pound range right at the beginning of the day and I thought we were going to be on of all day. I WAS WRONG. Went about two hours with nothing but two dinks. Finally switched it up and went over to the swim cove. Caught 3 little ones quickly and then a chunky 16 incher. Then got nailed on a Code Blue BHW, boated a lone star beauty at 4 pounds 3 ozs.  Ended up with another decent fish about 2 and a half pounds near the dam. Total weight for 5 fish was probably around 12 pounds.  All of my fish over 15 inches came on a Code Blue Wobbler.   Thanks to Brian for allowing me to pester his pets this weekend. 2 Quote
PA2KS Posted October 5, 2015 Posted October 5, 2015 Showed up at Cedar Valley Saturday around 3, set up the tent and hit the water till dark.  Several Large mouths and one 18" striper.  Found some shad that were going nuts but only from the trolling motor, nothing seemed to be busting the water for them.  Caught a few but I wasn't happy.  So i went back for food and back out around 9:00 PM, pulled up and the shad instantly busted, literally jumping into my boat. Didn't catch a thing, threw everything but the kitchen sink, instead of beating a dead horse i woke up at day break and hit the water.  Fish were caught but the bite just wasn't on.  Warning, I typically use the North ramp due to the larger dock.  When loading up to go home i got the boat jacked up on the trailer so i backed up with the front strap hooked to re-lift the transom and let it settle when i pulling back out.  Well, the ramp must be shot at the end or there is a crater of a hole as the back left wheel disappeared leaving the trailer sitting on it's frame and catching the leaf springs when trying to pull out.  4x4 couldn't do it, unloaded the boat, still couldn't get it out.  i had to back and turn several times to re-angle the trailer.  unfortunately in one of my disgruntled attempts of giving it gas i yanked on the spring hanger hard enough the boat towed home 2 feet to the left of the truck.  I've used this ramp several times and will never use it again. 2 Quote
Ondrejka Posted October 5, 2015 Posted October 5, 2015 Thanks to Brian for allowing me to pester his pets this weekend.  Ahhhh, fall at Lone Star 1 Quote
SuperFluke Posted October 5, 2015 Posted October 5, 2015 Thanks for the head's up. I used the north ramp last time I was there, but I only have a 17' boat. May not have been long enough to fall off the end.  Warning, I typically use the North ramp due to the larger dock.  When loading up to go home i got the boat jacked up on the trailer so i backed up with the front strap hooked to re-lift the transom and let it settle when i pulling back out.  Well, the ramp must be shot at the end or there is a crater of a hole as the back left wheel disappeared leaving the trailer sitting on it's frame and catching the leaf springs when trying to pull out.  4x4 couldn't do it, unloaded the boat, still couldn't get it out.  i had to back and turn several times to re-angle the trailer.  unfortunately in one of my disgruntled attempts of giving it gas i yanked on the spring hanger hard enough the boat towed home 2 feet to the left of the truck.  I've used this ramp several times and will never use it again. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted October 5, 2015 Global Moderator Posted October 5, 2015 I use the North ramp as well but have never had an issue. Quote
ljd1971 Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 My client had never heard of the Ned, so when things slowed down some midday and I finally got him to pick up a finesse bait, he was instantly sold. Come to think of it, his first cast with the Ned yielded his biggest fish of the trip. He couldn't get enough of it. So much that when we went back out on Sunday, he showed up with a brand new spinning setup that he bought just for the occasion. I need to learn the Tao of the Ned. Brian, were you guys mainly swimming, hopping, or dead-sticking the Ned? Quote
Ondrejka Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 I need to learn the Tao of the Ned. Brian, were you guys mainly swimming, hopping, or dead-sticking the Ned? A little swimming and a little dead sticking. Keep it slowly ticking the rocks. Quote
Super User gardnerjigman Posted October 6, 2015 Super User Posted October 6, 2015 Any reports from BBB this past weekend? Quote
Ondrejka Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 Any reports from BBB this past weekend?  Conor and I talked about it yesterday. One hundredth of a pound was the difference between second and third place. $10,000....decided by .01 pound.  1: 6.88 2: 6.65 3: 6.64 4: 6.58  Could you even imagine...? Quote
Super User gardnerjigman Posted October 6, 2015 Super User Posted October 6, 2015 Man... That's tough. I know there were at least 2 guys from around here that went. Haven't heard how they did yet. Quote
Ondrejka Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 Yeah my buddy Tim and Dustin fished it. Didn't see any pics or updates on the Facebook side though. Quote
Super User gardnerjigman Posted October 6, 2015 Super User Posted October 6, 2015 Didn't feel right missing it. Oh well. I'm ready for the fish off. Hopefully it produces what it's capable of. 1 Quote
Ondrejka Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 Didn't feel right missing it. Oh well. I'm ready for the fish off. Hopefully it produces what it's capable of.  I'm ready for sure. Anxious to get everything ironed out on Thursday. Quote
Super User gardnerjigman Posted October 6, 2015 Super User Posted October 6, 2015 Hoping enough people would be interested in a big bass side pot.  Tinberg and I even talked about a "bonus" fish side pot. 1 Quote
micahthorlawson Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 I've already prepared the wife for next Spring. Planning on going to BBB! (as long as I can get off work a day and my boat is working properly) 2 Quote
Ondrejka Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 I've already prepared the wife for next Spring. Planning on going to BBB! (as long as I can get off work a day and my boat is working properly)  It's fun dude. Stay close to the 8.5mm and we'll party. 1 Quote
Super User Hi Salenity Posted October 6, 2015 Super User Posted October 6, 2015 Yeah my buddy Tim and Dustin fished it. Didn't see any pics or updates on the Facebook side though. [/quote Other than the crashed up boat and truck. ] Quote
Ondrejka Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 Yeah my buddy Tim and Dustin fished it. Didn't see any pics or updates on the Facebook side though. [/quote Other than the crashed up boat and truck. ] I left that part out lol. 3 hour drive back and in the last 5 minutes that happened. Poor guys. I'm sure they caught fish at least Quote
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