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Thanks for the advice rhino. I have been to the doctor and still pretty active, its just all the knee and ankle injuries from highschool and college ball catching up. Alot of sprained ankles and twisted knees. I guess i was hoping for one cure all.

Well thanks to a life of sports and my job being on my feet all day, my knees, feet and back are painful after a full day on the lake, in the boat. The carpet in the boat is good so i don't want to take it up and put down padding. I know there are shoes specifically designed for boating. I trust your opinions and i want to see some reviews on what you do to fix the pain issues. I know I will still feel discomfort but the regular shoes aren't cutting it anymore.

I will be heading to Dallas in a month or so and was wondering if any of you guys have any advice on a guide service for lake fork.

Put in at goose pond, go under the bridge to your right. As soon as you cross the bridge look to your left, there are some pads in the second holler. I just got back from there about 3 weeks ago and the pads where already on top the water there. Keep an eye out they will probably be some schooling bass around as well. Good luck. P.S. It is extremely shallow outside the channel past the first bridge.

my boat is older but i had the same problem. It was my speedo. Check all you guage connections. It has to be coming from a guage. Check the connections begore buying a new guage.

I have the mold to make up to an 8 ounce egg sinker, I just have to find it. If I find it Ill PM you and send you a few. Ill let you know

Not a mechanic, but had the same issue on a friends boat and it was the power pack. Take one cylinders spark plug out, start the motor and check for the spark. Do this until you find out if all 4 cylinders are sparking, if the are not sparking you found your problem, and can trace it back. Do a little investigating on your motor before you start swapping parts, that can get expensive. If I had to bet it is the power pack. Find the model number of your motor, and go to this website it gives you pretty good schematics, while trying to trace a problem. http://shop2.evinrude.com/ext/index.aspx?s1=1e80cd189ca740acefb14db429fa55f2 Hope this helps

Thanks for the different point of view chris. I actually never took the time to look at the whole population of the species. You are right nature protects itself, with certain strategies. The lake I fish is full of 8-10 inch not heads. So it probably wouldnt hurt to start taking some of those home to eat. They actually have a slot limit on the lake. Take anything escept 12-15. You can go one day and catch 20 fishing and never break the 15 inch mark. Like i said thanks for the different point of veiw and insight. Good fishing

That's pretty neat. Nature is amazing, and cruel. Sometimes just watching can be better that catching.

Well done a little research and my previous knowledge was wrong. I read so much that it gets cluttered. The male bass guards the nest while the female usually hangs out deeper around a drop or deeper cover. I wish i knew this sunday. Thanks for the replies. Jason

I read it somewhere, don't remember. I read a lot about bass fishing, as I'm sure most of you all do. Maybe I was wrong. Anyone want to share some knowledge on the female role in guarding a nest. I might have been misled.

I don't have a problem with other people doing it, but i will never sight fish for bedding bass again. This trip was a learning experience that I will not forget. Just because you pull and hold the male off the bed, doesn't mean the female will protect the bed. This was the first bass i had ever seen on the bed. I wanted to learn more about sight and bed fishing so I tried it and didn't care for it at all. Sorry if I started something, just wanted to share my trip.

Well saturday I fished a small tourny, and found a few beds in the process. The wind was blowing 35 mph and I couldn't stay on the beds to fish them, so I left them and decided to come back on sunday. Ended up finishing 4th in the tourny. Went back sunday and tried my hand at fishing the beds. The first bed had a male on guard. I have read that if you pull the male off the bed the female will come up to protect her eggs. So I started fishing. I finally got him mad enough to start taking my lure (shakey head and a fluke). I set hook in him, but he came off at the boat and went straight back to the bed. The next time he took the lure i broke my line on the hook set. The third time he took my lure I got him in the boat and put him in the live well. Expecting the female to take over the guard duties, I left and returned an hour later. When i arrived back to the bed, Two huge carp were on it causing havoc. I then took the boat over the bed and scared the carp off and released the male back to guard what was left of his bed. I have never in my life felt sympathy for a fish until now. I felt horrible. This male was protecting his nest and I pulled him off of it and allowed thousands of eggs to be destroyed. This is my first and last bed fishing trip. I will never pull another fish off the bed. Just my take on a touchy subject.

I was ripping a crankbait through grass last weekend, and then the rod bends double. I played the fish as well as I could and finally seen a grass carp that would of went 35-40 pounds. Never weighed it, didn'd feel like getting slime all over the boat. was excited for about 15 minutes. BIG let down.

Try a smaller bait, Maybe a tube with a 1/8 ounce tube jig. If the bass grabs the skirt and moves it out of the nest trim the skirt down. Try smaller so the fish is not spooked. Oh and back off your spot.

I have used the same method for catching sauger out of the tail waters of a dam. I took a 1 ounce egg sinker(really swift current) and put the floating crank on the end of a carolina rig. I would just throw it out and let the current put the action on the bait. It worked that day for sauger. I was fishing a flooded concrete slab and didn't have to worry about the hang ups. Just my experience.

Someone who can't drive a standard truck. Backing down he had no problem. The driver of the boat pulled up and hooked the boat on the trailer, and started to clear away his fishing tackle. The driver of the truck started revving the engine, this is when I took notice. The driver then popped the clutch and sent the guy in the boat flying to the back deck. We made sure the guy was alright then we had a nice laugh.

- Left the plug out - launched boat by myself, usually i tie the boat to the trailer, but i forgot. Boat went floating off. Luck i had a extra rod i keep in the truck, cast out and real the boat in. - My buddy and i drive 1 1/2 hours to a lake, he forgot his fishing license. Nearest store open at 4:30 am was walmart 30 min. back. - I was in the middle of guntersville lake, tried to start the boat to move to another spot and it didn't start. after 30 min.s of checking batteries, starter and wiring, i realize i had the boat in gear. - All of these happened last year. Hopefully this year wont be worse.

jointed rapala shad rap...whether the water is 38 degrees (like today) or 70 degrees in the summer, this lure produces when all else fails. For me anyway..

Ive been doing a little looking (slobbering) over their H20 express baits. Does anyone have any news on whether or not they are going to open an online store.

The more luck involved in a tournament, the better suited it is for me...lol

Hey kenny, we are leaving on the 16th from ashland,ky. good luck on the trip. i also called after the replies, and everything matched up.

thanks wesley, thats about all i need to know....Now i can't wait for march to get here.

I never intended to cheat or lie. I bought the boat when i was 22 not knowing really anything, so i over looked it. I was looking to see if there was any legal way to fish it in a tournament since it is so close to the factory specs, and probably weighs less than a 100 hp that would of been on the boat the boat was new. Thanks for the advice and since there is no legal way around it ill find another boat to fish tournaments out of. Thanks guys......jason

Thanks for the advice guys. I have a couple question if you don't mind answering them. - Can you use any ramp on the lake? I take it you can use any ramp and don't have to take off at a certain time. They just announce when you can make your first cast on the radio. Am i correct on this? - When you register for the tournament can i pay my entry fee online? - Can i pick up the tournament package when i arrive at the lake like 3 days before? Sorry for all the questions just new to the whole game.