Bluebasser86

Yeah I turned the bass loose, but I was talking about the gar. Pretty sure there's enough shad for everyone in that lake.

Nope, turned her loose after the pictures. Need it to eat tons of shad so the bass have fewer options so they can eat my baits more often

Thought I had a DD bass today. This big gal just stopped a 6" Mattlures trout and actually fought like a big bass for awhile and could have had me fooled for even longer had she not jumped. Quite the handful to land without gloves and a bass net that I was trying not to destroy. Just a little shy of 15 pounds, forgot to get the tape measure out unfortunately. My puppy Cassidee was not impressed at all. Actually she was hiding in the back of the boat for most of the fight.

CCC Drew and I fished La Cygne today. Trolling motor problems were the story of the morning and we still caught a few fish. Once I got the motor going again we headed down lake and I caught a 4.39 pound fish pitching a jig into a laydown. Followed up shortly after that with a 17" and 3.09 pounds on a one knocker. Caught a few more small ones here and there on several different baits but the wind died down and the sun came out and it got tough. I jumped off a good fish at the outlet on a jig that was for sure in the 5 pound range if not larger. Saw some big fish chasing shad near the shore in the outlet so I tossed my 6" swimbait at them. I was reeling it slowly back to the boat and it just got pounded about 10' from the boat and it barely moved when I set the hook. I really thought I may have just stuck a DD bass. Well it was a DD fish, just not a bass. This big ugly thing shot out of the water 2 or 3 times and was a chore to land with no gloves and a net that I didn't want to trash. Just shy of 15 pounds. Speaking of shy, can you guess who was hiding in the back of the boat when all hell broke loose in the front of the boat? She wasn't quite as scared of the gar once we were on shore with it though.

I'm in on Thursday.

Whoops sure is. That's funny because we both counted them, I even counted them twice I guess I'll just have to take 4 next time instead of 5. They weren't hard to catch once we figured out the pattern. It was a ton of fun on light tackle, they about jerk the rod out of your hand when they hit the spoon.

Cbass12 and I got to Lake Shawnee today to chase some of those big trout I've been hearing so much about. Not sure how many we caught but after a slow start we figured them out pretty good and both of us got our limits on top of releasing several each and I got a bonus crappie. Little Cleos were the main bait of choice but we also caught 6 on a Ned rig just to see if we could. My first trout of the day was also my new PB at 5.79 pounds. One of Ryan's next fish was a pig and his new PB at 6.43 pounds. I caught 1 over 4, 2 over 5, and Ryan had his monster to round out our 10 fish limit of fish that we kept. That's a 1X8 board in the picture for scale. My two piggies, the 5.79 pound fish and a 5.41 pound fish.

Cbass12 and I got to Lake Shawnee today to chase some of those big trout I've been hearing so much about. Not sure how many we caught but after a slow start we figured them out pretty good and both of us got our limits on top of releasing several each and I got a bonus crappie. Little Cleos were the main bait of choice but we also caught 6 on a Ned rig just to see if we could. My first trout of the day was also my new PB at 5.79 pounds. One of Ryan's next fish was a pig and his new PB at 6.43 pounds. I caught 1 over 4, 2 over 5, and Ryan had his monster to round out our 10 fish limit of fish that we kept. That's a 1X8 board in the picture for scale. My two piggies, the 5.79 pound fish and a 5.41 pound fish.

Jerkbaits and squarebills, and sale items, and lure building supplies, and finesse worms, and beaver baits, and creature baits, and jig trailers. Other than that I'm golden

Just watch an episode of Bill Dance if you want to see how to improperly hold a bass. When you hold them vertically try not to bend their lip out any more than you have to and don't hold them that way for too long. Holding them horizontally and supporting their stomach with your other hand is one of the best ways to hold them without harming the fish.

Zoom trick worms, Netbait T-mac, Zoom magnum finesse worm, Squirrel tail worms, BPS stick O's, BPS crack craw, Zoom baby brush hog, Netbait dirt dawg.

I fish for carp a bunch each summer but my bait of choice is an arrow. They make great cutbait for catfish too.

Wow, very nice eye! I've caught hundreds but I'm positive none of them have been close to that size! Congrats to her!

That's kind of what I was thinking reading how he was catching his fish. Fish suspended tightly to the roots of a cypress sounds like a perfect time for a weightless senko or other plastic if they won't chase a moving bait.

I've also heard of guys using a small, light wire hook tied so the hook shank actually runs back up towards the rod. They remove the barb and use a heavy weight at the bottom like a huge, upside down dropshot rig. The whole thing is towered to the bottom and a simple pull on the line pops the hook back out of the fishes jaw. I've never seen it done and it seem sit would spook other fish but maybe something to try.

Sounds like a fun trip. We'll be swinging by the Trout Pit the 5th or 6th of April looking for a monster.

I'll be at Lake Shawnee with Cbass12 looking for a DD 'bow!

Only brown fish in the 'Dotte are carp!!

VMC inlines or short shanks depending on the bait.

LC 1.5 or KVD 1.5 The Little John is quickly moving up the list though.

We do it all the time. It can be tricky to avoid getting snagged or broke off but it is really effective once you get the hang of it.

Looking like April 27th is going to work for almost everyone so that's the date I have it set at as of right now.

So you both have a nonboater already or do you have a spot for a nonboater?

Is he still buying another one? Sounded like he was getting a good deal on it but wasn't sure if he was 100% on getting it yet.

I've added a list of the teams that I have already and the list of guys who I know are boats/nonboaters. If I don't have anything listed after your name either I don't know which you are or you said you have a small boat and I'm waiting to see if we can get you in a boat. Hi Salenity and Wachati if need be would you guys mind both fishing as boaters? I hate to break up the reigning champs but I'd prefer nobody have to fish from a yak or pond prowler if we can avoid it. As far as launching on the south side, I have no problem with it, especially if the wind is supposed to be like it normally is on Melvern. My suggestion would be for us to follow normal tournament trailering rules. At the time when everyone is launching you can drive to whichever ramp you'd like to launch from and then must be back at the main ramp by weigh in. The state park ramp is just nice because many guys have the state park vehicle permit so not everyone has to pay to launch and then the shelters right there by the ramp for the cookout afterwards. For those of you that haven't come to one of the previous get togethers be prepared to have fun! It's a free bragging rights paper tourny (no weigh in, just measuring fish), with food and drinks afterwards. No entry fee and no prizes for the tournament, it's just for fun and bragging rights afterwards. The only thing you'll be asked to contribute is some food or drinks if you're planning on staying and eating and some gas money for your boater if you're fishing as a nonboater, especially since it's already almost $4 a gallon. Tournament rules/regs: April 27th 2013 Start time-7am End time-3pm Standard BASS rules apply (no live bait/1 rod per person/fish must be caught following all state laws). Fish are measured with mouth closed, bumped to the front edge of the board with the tail pinched, measure to the closest 1/4". All black bass (large,small,spots) qualify. Measurements are on the honor system (it's for fun and I don't believe anyone on here has an ego big enough to feel the need to exaggerate to win nothing other than bragging rights). Feel free to take pictures of your fish to show off afterwards and/or weigh them but it isn't required for the weigh in. If you show up with 5 18-20 inch smallmouth on your card and no pictures you better be ready to answer some questions though It will be the total lengths of the longest 5 fish caught per boat/team. Doesn't matter if one person caught all of them, it's the overall length of the 5 longest combined. We're only doing measurements to prevent killing fish by carrying them around in a livewell all day. Plus there probably wouldn't be many fish brought in with the 18" length limit on smallmouth anyways. The main objective here is for everyone to catch some fish and have a good time and get to meet some of the guys from the board so remember to be courteous to everyone involved and others on the water. There's 7,000 acres for us to spread around on so if someone is catching fish please don't park on top of them unless you get the ok from them to share the spot regardless of if they're in the tournament or not.