TxGator

Oops, I guess i got a little ahead of myself. That weekend is my wifes b-day, so i know with out a shadow of a doubt i cant be there. Unless i want a divorce that is. Gator

I believe that the weekend of Nov 6th is the opening of deer season. That might count some people out. But I will skip opening day if thats when it is. Unless work says different. Gator

Id definitly like to go, and anything I can do to help out Id be happy to do. On another note, Ive been doing a lot of night fishing, but due to the lake level being down Ive been fishing Rayburn. The places i know that hold fish on Toledo are so stumpy im afraid it would really be a pain to fish at night. Any ideas of any decent areas on the south end that might prove good. Thanks Gator

I know Im not a known person around here, but if I can make it Id like to. As a long time lurker, it would be nice to be able to put a face to the name and thank folks for the information Ive recieved. Gator

Thanks for the tips on Mill Creek. I too am fishing out of the Indian Creek so Im thinking I can make it that far. Im fishing from a smaller boat (16), but I think i can make it. Tim, So far this year Ive been catching a few in Indian Creek itself, as well as Buck Creek. So there are definitely fish in that area. Just leave a few dumb ones for me to catch, I need all the help i can get ;D Later Gator

Thanks for the replys, im thinking that one or two inches wont make a big difference. If im gonna fish shallower than that I can always get dads express. Gator

Im having trouble finding what the draft is on almost all brands of bass boats. Im going to be in the market next spring if all goes right, and im trying to do my home work. Kinda considering a bay boat since i live on the gulf coast and would like to be able to fish salt water as well as at Toledo Bend. One of my concerns is that the bay boats all seem to draft 11-13 inches depending on the set up. Im just wondering how much shallower a bass rig can get. Thanks for any input. Gator

Hey Chris, got an update last night about Vernon lake, dad caught 24 catfish the other evening. Chumming with sour corn and using dough bait. Nothing real bid but eating size at least. Gator

Lake Vernon is close to you, I have seen folks fishing around the bridge there off of 171. You can also go to Anacoco and turn left ( I forget the name of the road) several miles out of town there is the other end of Lake Vernon. Ive seen folks there as well. Also Lake Anacoco, but i dont know anything about the fishing there. Last summer Vernon was mostly drained, but ive been hearing that folks are already catching some fish now that its been refilled. Good Luck Gator

The wind was definitly begining to get up a bit last saturday. I left about 1030 to come home, I was just messing around in Indian Creek and fought it a little. Still I caught 2 that morning so i was happy. Well maybe better this weekend, im heading up after work tomorrow. Good luck Gator

Cant believe no one like the old faithful DevisHorse. I like it in silver. Gator

Hey yall, its been a while since ive asked a dumb question here. When you refer to a wind blown bank/point, what exactly are you refering to. Im learning a lot thanks to this thread and the people here. One day Ill be able to catch more than 1 or 2 fish per trip. Later Gator

So a fish that big is presumably a female. What do you suppose that thing would have weighed a few months ago. Ive got an 11 lb 2oz on the wall that my uncle caught on Rayburn years ago and its huge to me. gator

Does watching Bill Dance bloopers on the internet count? Gator

ok, so its been too long since anyone posted anything here, it would be a shame for this thread to die just cuz im here. So, seein that its pretty hot right now, im thinking of going night fishing this weekend if i can get away from this wedding cr#&. Having never fished at night i could use some pointers. I figure maybe throw dark spinners and maybe dark top waters, but other than that im a bit lost. What epth should i be looking in? Any reccomendations on baits? Gator ps, the best fishing advice ive been given lately is to not let the wedding interfere with a perfectly good fishing season.

Ok heres a ??? for you experts. A 5 fish limit, is that per month or year?? Gator

Bow fishing for Aligator gar is a good time as well. We do that at night here in Tx, useing spotlights. Gator

Cool, at least i know the name of it now. Im familiar with tidbits, we have a place in Anacoco too. Thats where my fathers family is from. Ill check again next time im up there, but last time i didnt see any. Was thinking about running to Toledo Bend Tackel next time im up there to see what they might have. Speaking of Anacoco, if ya wanna catch some catfish, thats where ya out to be, dad was killin em last year on Vernon. Gator

LOL im not suprised that you have no clue where im talking about, my directions are terrible. When i get a map ill look it up too. Im looking forward to trying some of the areas yall have talked about. I know my folks place is near indian creek, thats what all the sub-division signs say anyway. Its right off quail drive. So far ive located 15 to 20 dumb fish in the 3 or 4 trips up there that ive made. Mind you that i fished two or three days each trip, that dosnt make my ratio too good. All small ones, except for two keepers. I did release them all, i figure the lake needs a lot more mentally challenged bass if im gonna catch them. Seriously, i figure that ill slowly get back up to speed, I need to get my equipment back up to par. I did go out and get a good worm rod, but the rest is pretty shoddy for bass fishing. At least most of my old curados survived the flood from ike, even if the rods didnt. Two need more cleaning, they are running a bit rough. I guess i didnt clean them out as good as i thought. As soon as the wedding is payed for, i figure to get a rod for c-riggin, and something better for top waters then i should be in ok shape for a while. Shame she wont let me register at Bass Pro Shops. She did however say that next spring would be a good time to get a bigger boat, so there is at least that. l8r Gator

Just wanted to thank yall for all of the posted information about t-bend. I havnt bass fished to speak of in the last ten years or so. Since my uncle passed away. Recently my parents moved to t-bend so i am slowly getting back into it. I know im fishing the south end, but I couldnt tell you what cove or anything, i need to get a map. I do know that a branch does run under 255, and i have picked up a couple of keepers in that area. Just wondering if you some one could point me in the right direction. Where do you buy the Gene Larou ringworms? I used to mainly use a pumpkinseed ringworm with a green metal flake which i bought at a small convience store near Rayburn. Im having trouble finding this color with a ribbontail. I was able to get some ringworms from Barlows, but in the color i wanted it had a big hook tail. They may not offer the color i want, but id still like to take a look. Thanks for all yall have done PD