Bass tourney #4

[hushpuppy]

Well let me start by sayin' that I had a brainstorm/fart by going up to stay with one of my buddies that only lives 20 mins. away from lake Harris. I live 1 1/2 hours away. Figured I could sleep in a little. Yep, we was late gettin' to the ramp. Well me and Ol' Bill pre-fished this lake several times and found some nice lookin' spots. We had us a game plan. We started off in some pads that were in 4 foot of water. Nothin' yet. Movin' down that bank we ran into a spot that had pads, docks and grass. Bingo. we got a keeper and 3 shorties off of a chartruese/blue back LuckyCraft. Oh' I forgot about that. I had to let Bill use one of my crankbaits because he lost his catchin' gars. That would have been funny, if we weren't at a tourney. Anyway, we both had the same crankbait on and poor Ol' Bill couldn't catch a keeper to save his life. We moved to a shoreline that had submerged grass about 4 foot infront of visible grass. I got 1 more keeper and bill got 1 more shorty. Bill still givin' the good fight. We fished around some floatin' docks, no good. We decided (it was getting critical time) to move back to the spot were we crankbaited erlier. No go. Well, now it was getting bad. I had my buddy, his girl and my brother and nephew gonna be at the weigh-in, so I had to make a good show. We looked over at an island with some shade (it was HOT) and decided to flip a little. Good call. About 10 mins. into flippin' usin' a green pumpkin craw, with a glass rattle, Igot another keeper. Bill still workin' on one. 100 yards, 3 lb'er. Bill gettin' mad. Another 100 yards, another keeper. Bill was happy that it was over. We had 5 in the boat, Nothin' huge but 5 will work. We got 15 mins. to get back to the ramp. We had 8.56 lbs in the bag and the big fish caught weighed 8.55 lbs. Aint that somethin'. Oh well, I had a blast and we had a good show. Most of the guys didn't catch anything, so I don't feel bad. Lake Istokpoga next. :cool:

[gofish]

ya did better than us,least ya caught keepers.remember the rain an snow i told ya we was sposed ta git? weatherman forgot the hail an sleet mixed in with it lol. whens your next? mines the 28th,day after i git back from ky.lol

[hushpuppy]

May 12th. Neither one of us has ever been to lake Istokpoga, so it should be a good time. I heard they found a 22 foot gator out there that died eatin' a deer.

[gofish]

glad they found it.......dead. lol they were suspended in the laydowns over deep water.when they finally moved up bout 9 30. caught 1 short an lost one real good one for we gave up tryin to fight the wind,trolling motor on high an kept losin ground. couldnt find nowhere ta git out of it iether:mad:

[hushpuppy]

Yeh, we faught the wind all day. Until it got so hot that wind would have been welcomed...lol. The fish that I caught flippin' were in 1 to 2 foot of water and about 1 foot back in the grass line. I don't know what the grass lines look like up that way but they can be 20 foot from the bank and thick all the way back to it around here. It can be like findin' a needle in a hay stack sometimes.

[gofish]

lake were fishin aint like that,purty much sharp drops all over. weeds come out bout 10 ft deep,most of the time means 10 ft from shore tops.definate weededges though.water temp was only 44,fish dont never see that down there ill bet lol

[hushpuppy]

Water temp. started at 69.5 at sunrise and was 71 by 2:30. The only lakes that have drop off's around this area are phoshate (Bill Dance) pits. All the other lakes are averaging between 2 to 8 foot. Water is much needed around here. I heard Okichobee was about 2 foot deep all the way across.

[gofish]

ill send ya some.rivers been flood stage all but bout 3 weeks this winter.places we found fish went from 0 to 30 ft plus in the first 20 /25ft from shore.

[hushpuppy]

Not a good place to lose a rod huh.

[gofish]

nope not at all.real good fishin though,if ya aint fishin in a blizzard lol

[hushpuppy]

I couldn't even imagine goin' outside during a blizard, much less fishin' in one. I have fished during a hurricane though. Best fishin' I ever done.

[Schoe]

Good show Hushpuppy. Sounds like you made a good showing and had a good time and that swhat it's all about. Schoe

[hushpuppy]

Amen to that Schoe. I even watched a man revive a big 7lb'er that someone weighed in and wasn't gonna make it. That fish will fight another day.

[Stump Bumper]

Sound's like ya'll had a great time John....and....ya'll caught fish! Looking forward to reading about your next tournament....Ray

[hushpuppy]

I'm lookin' forward to the next tourney as well. I know Bill is chompin' at the bit to get to Istokpoga. Me and him are goin' to the Triton dealer this mornin' to trade in his boat. Oh yea, I forgot to tell Ya'll somethin'. When we got to my buddies house Bill was backin' the boat next to the light pole and I noticed somethin' that didn't look right. The motor was bouncin' a little. After further investigation (and a few budwiesers) we found the transum was rotted and brakin' away from the hull. Not good! After some thinkin' (and a few more budwiesers) we decided to redneck it up a little. We cut 2 2x4's to length and placed them ever so gently into position. It worked for the day, but Bill's gonna get himself a brand spankin' new one today. :cool:

[capt.kirk]

Hey Hush Puppy,You need to get up here with me this summer sometime,
we will Bass fish the Dead Lakes,the lilly pads are startin to get up
around the stumps,looks like we could get a few when it comes time
to use them Top Water baits should be a ton of fun gettin them
outta them trees.:D Kirk

[gofish]

wouldnt be fair to ya capt......hes got some SECRET WEAPONS headed his way lol

[capt.kirk]

Secret Weapons Welcome,I can catch more Bass by accident on my old
weapons,than most can catch on them new best ever was baits.;) Kirk

[gofish]

fine .......i wont give ya nun at ky then:p

[capt.kirk]

Thats OK Joe,there aint but 4 that a man needs anyhow.If i bought all
them baits that they say is the best,my tackle boxes would look like
they do now :p give me a big fat night crawler and i can eat fish every day.
Mother Natures finest.:D Kirk

[gofish]

ya just aint no FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!;)

[Sharon]

Thats OK Joe,there aint but 4 that a man needs anyhow.If i bought all
them baits that they say is the best,my tackle boxes would look like
they do now :p give me a big fat night crawler and i can eat fish every day.
Mother Natures finest.:D Kirk


Amen! The first bass I ever caught was on a night crawler using my Ugly stick cat fishing rod..... go figure! :confused:
I too am a wormer :p

[gofish]

capn dont look in my boat at ky.......might scare ya how many rods/lures are in there :D

[hushpuppy]

Gentlemen, I would like to think that I could use but one bait to catch a bass, but that would take almost all the fun out of it. Besides what would I do with all that money I saved from buyin' just nightcrawlers?

[hushpuppy]

I may have another secret weapon on the back burners. It's about 17 1/2 foot long and needs a new transom.

[hushpuppy]

I just got the results for the team standings for my club. Me and Bill are currently in 20th place out of 45 teams. 6 more to go til' the classic.