You're Invited to the 5th Annual BassResource.com Roadtrip!!!

[simplejoe]

Glenn

This looks like a lot of fun. I am interested in attending. I have a few questions:

Is this a get together, a seminar, a tournament ?

What is the objectives of this event and what types of benefits would anglers get from attending ?

It's a get together

You would benefit by meeting Burley. ;D

J/K It's great just to put faces on the names you see on here almost daily.

You also go to a lake most of us won't see again until there's another Roadtrip there.

It's great time and you don't want the trip to end. I hated saying goodbye to everyone on the last day. That was the worst part of the trip for me.

[firefightn15]

To those with the ability to go on the Road Trip, GO!  Your going to have so much more than just fishing.  Meeting the people you only know of from the board, the evening get togethers, the bull sessions that you pick little things up from that you never would have thought about otherwise.  Sittin' around with a beer and shootin' the bull for a couple of hours in the evening was the best part for me last year.  Steve Parks (Big O), JJ, Bob lusk, and others were willing to go one on one with anyone who wanted to learn.  Don Barone (ESPN writer) even sat and talked with me one on one for and hour or better.  I'm sure it was the longest hour of his life, but he did it.  Too cool!

And the laughs, too many to be told! ;D  Come on guys, lets go, off the fence and sign up 

[Triton21]

To those with the ability to go on the Road Trip, GO! Your going to have so much more than just fishing. Meeting the people you only know of from the board, the evening get togethers, the bull sessions that you pick little things up from that you never would have thought about otherwise. Sittin' around with a beer and shootin' the bull for a couple of hours in the evening was the best part for me last year. Steve Parks (Big O), JJ, Bob lusk, and others were willing to go one on one with anyone who wanted to learn. Don Barone (ESPN writer) even sat and talked with me one on one for and hour or better. I'm sure it was the longest hour of his life, but he did it. Too cool!

And the laughs, too many to be told! ;D Come on guys, lets go, off the fence and sign up

I agree with Brian.  The will be my 4th Roadtrip and all have been a blast.  I am looking forward to making many more. 

Hope things work out where you can attend Brian.

Kelley

[lazeebum]

I still ain't sent my check, but I do plan to go.

[Simp]

Personally I can't wait. I'm hoping my new boat will be ready to go (I'm sure it will). I'm bringing my pops as well for some small mouth action. I've even reserved a couple small mouth guides one named RW and the other Jimzee to make sure I land some while on the trip.

[basser89]

Finally got everything figured out. I'm in!   ;D ;D ;D

Long Mike, you have a PM!

[SPEEDBEAD.]

Spring on Pickwick Lake

One big difference anglers will immediately notice while fishing this Lake this spring is the lake at low water pool. Pickwick Lake was down 4-5 feet as of the first week of March. It will be down throughout the entire month of March. After the first week of April, the lake will slowly be returned to full pool until next fall. Navigation is very hazardous during this low water period, boaters should use extreme caution when navigating Pickwick Lake in March.

Fishing, on the other hand is tremendous, as waters warm and smallmouth bass and largemouth bass head for the shallows to spawn. As most anglers will discover there is more to fishing Pickwick Lake than just fishing the lakes headwaters below Wilson Lake dam, the rock bluffs and many rock piles and islands anglers usually target in the lakes upper reaches.

There are plenty of creeks, flats and backwaters just down the lake that will produce some of the lakes biggest bass during April and May this spring. There are usually many ways to catch bass and most anglers will discover some great places to fish, especially when the lake is returned to full pool flooding the shallows again in April.

If they do their homework prior to the lake returning to full pool in April, many anglers will be one step ahead of anglers that have not seen this lake down. With water down as much as 6 feet during March anglers scanning the high and dry shallows will be unknowingly logging it in their memory banks for fishing in April and May. This is when loads of male and female bass are found in water less than 5 feet deep. But as the lake is returned to full pool, a second wave of bass will move even further up in the lakes newly flooded shallows.

By April, Pickwick Lake takes on a new appearance. The lake is returned to full pool and new growing aquatic weeds will be visible in the shallows by the end of April. Around mid April, with a full moon nearby most largemouth bass will head for the newly prepared beds made by the smaller male bass, usually in water 1-4 feet deep.

Smallmouth bass traditionally bed earlier on Pickwick Lake than largemouth bass and smallmouths usually bed in a little bit deeper water than largemouth bass. But on occasions even smallmouth beds can be seen in areas with good water clarity, in small pebble bottoms or sandy bottom in 1-4 feet of water, and often right next to bedding largemouth bass as well.

Targeting these bedding bass takes certain kinds of tackle, stealth and lots of patience. Its all up to each individual angler. Does that angler want to spend as much as an hour attempting to get maybe a 5 pound or bigger bedding bass to bite? Or cast the shallows and hope to find a school of bass not bedding at the same time?

May is when bass come off the beds on Pickwick Lake. They are hungry and topwater lures can be the best choice for getting these bass to bite. By the end of May most bass have bed on Pickwick Lake. Before they group up and head back to deeper water this can be a great 2-3 week period for lots of shallow water action, fishing with a number of different types of lures.

Give Pickwick Lake a try this spring and discover a few hidden holes of your own. This is the best time for fooling both largemouth bass and smallmouth bass in the shallows. Often some of the years biggest bass are taken, that is by the angler fortunate enough to land these hearty bass of Pickwick Lake.

Here is an article I found while trying to get ready.  Topwater anyone?  Sounds good to me at this point...

[Pitchinkid]

yeh, im not coming off the water all week. Naps will be taken in the boat.

[SPEEDBEAD.]

yeh, im not coming off the water all week. Naps will be taken in the boat.

Find a culvert and tie up the boat. 

Won't be the first time, probably won't be the last.   ;D

[roadwarrior]

Four or five hours is about all you will be able

to handle. Tennessee River fish workout all year,

they don't sleep under ice for 9 months!

;D ;D ;D

[I Love BassResource]

  I fished that body about 8 years ago, and it was pretty fantastic.  We didn't come off the water until dark each day for a week.

  I expect this week will be a bit different.  After the best sticks on earth beat on it for a week, I expect every tom dick and john to be on the lake, especially on or around the spots the top guys fished.

   The saving grace will be having Wilson, Wheeler, and the BigG not very far away.  Should they be needed...

[SPEEDBEAD.]

Four or five hours is about all you will be able

to handle. Tennessee River fish workout all year,

they don't sleep under ice for 9 months!

;D ;D ;D

We're both bigger than you though.

I say we'll go at least 7.   ;D

[Pitchinkid]

I fished that body about 8 years ago, and it was pretty fantastic. We didn't come off the water until dark each day for a week.

I expect this week will be a bit different. After the best sticks on earth beat on it for a week, I expect every tom dick and john to be on the lake, especially on or around the spots the top guys fished.

The saving grace will be having Wilson, Wheeler, and the BigG not very far away. Should they be needed...

The best sticks on earth will be arriving Saturday pulling a Tracker and a Basscat.

[SPEEDBEAD.]

I fished that body about 8 years ago, and it was pretty fantastic. We didn't come off the water until dark each day for a week.

I expect this week will be a bit different. After the best sticks on earth beat on it for a week, I expect every tom dick and john to be on the lake, especially on or around the spots the top guys fished.

The saving grace will be having Wilson, Wheeler, and the BigG not very far away. Should they be needed...

The best sticks on earth will be arriving Saturday pulling a Tracker and a Basscat.

I'm glad you recognize the skills...   

[roadwarrior]

A professional tournament has little or no impact

on Pickwick Lake. The Best In The World could fish

7 days a week, for an entire year, without hooking

up with .01% of the bass in that lake.

8-)

[I Love BassResource]

I'm not at all worried about them catching all the fish. It's the horde of people that will follow them I'll be concerned with.

  And did you actually compute that .01%?

;D

[roadwarrior]

It's a magic number grabbed from thin air!

Pickwick gets a lot of regional pressure and yet,

the fishing has improved dramatically over the

past decade. The story is that the TVA or Feds

killed all the weeds years ago, but have since

realized the error of their ways. Perhaps improved

water quality is also a factor. At any rate, we have

more fish and bigger fish than has ever been reported.

8-)

[SPEEDBEAD.]

It's a magic number grabbed from thin air!

Pickwick gets a lot of regional pressure and yet,

the fishing has improved dramatically over the

past decade. The story is that the TVA or Feds

killed all the weeds years ago, but have since

realized the error of their ways. Perhaps improved

water quality is also a factor. At any rate, we have

more fish and bigger fish than has ever been reported.

8-)

LOL, for your sake I hope so.  Bring your swimming trunks.   ;D

[roadwarrior]

Hire Roger for a day and you will be a lock!

http://www.fishpickwick.com/fish_report.htm

I spent an hour or so with him at the BPS Spring

Classic. Roger is a very well respected guide in

this region. Gary is quite the stick, too! In addition

to working with Stegal, Gary Harlan is a member

of Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits Pro Staff. He likes

Flappin' Hogs as much as you and me!

8-)

[the donkk]

Registration is in the mail, cant wait till may.

[CWB]

Four or five hours is about all you will be able

to handle. Tennessee River fish workout all year,

they don't sleep under ice for 9 months!

;D ;D ;D

You've obviously never handlined in a 20 lb musky on a tip-up through 2 feet of ice.

Man, I have to move to a warmer climate.

[Fishing Rhino]

Hire Roger for a day and you will be a lock!

http://www.fishpickwick.com/fish_report.htm

I spent an hour or so with him at the BPS Spring

Classic. Roger is a very well respected guide in

this region. Gary is quite the stick, too! In addition

to working with Stegal, Gary Harlan is a member

of Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits Pro Staff. He likes

Flappin' Hogs as much as you and me!

8-)

I'm game to split the fee with another, if anyone wants to do a guided day of fishing.

A full day including everything but your clothing is 300 dollars for one or two fishermen.

I know a buck fifty each isn't chump change.  But, it's not just the fishing, it's what you'd learn and be able to put to use for the rest of the week.

In that regard, the sooner in the week, the better.

[roadwarrior]

DONE!

It will be a pleasure fishing with you.

Would you like me to set it up for Monday?

I think it's $350 plus tip. Figure $200 each.

-Kent

[SPEEDBEAD.]

DONE!

It will be a pleasure fishing with you.

Would you like me to set it up for Monday?

I think it's $350 plus tip. Figure $200 each.

-Kent

Kent, his site says that they reduced the prices due to fuel costing less.

It is $300 for the day.

[Fishing Rhino]

DONE!

It will be a pleasure fishing with you.

Would you like me to set it up for Monday?

I think it's $350 plus tip. Figure $200 each.

-Kent

If the above was to me, yes, set it up.

If a deposit is required, and a credit card is acceptable, get me the particulars and I'll do it right away.