Bluebasser86

After a fight that long I doubt a fish that big would have survived. I was a little confused why they waited that long to weigh it and, I'm assuming, clean it. Seems like you'd want to weigh it when it's at its heaviest and clean it when it's at its freshest?? A very impressive fish and fight either way.

Somebody is going to catch them all three days, that's why these guys are pros. Someone will get on them good and bring in high teens to 20 pounds a day and win with somewhere around 55 pounds. Oh yeah, and I'm going to be there watching them do it .

I think I'll be there! I'm guessing they'll catch them pretty well and it will take 50-55 to win it.

I've seen enough days where La Cygne was almost impossible to even get a bite. You'll have nice weather so it may be a little crowded with it being nice but at least you won't be fishing in the rain like I will be Thursday.

I've caught some really nice fish C-rigging them. Never had any luck flipping them though.

Best picture I could get with my crappy camera. Left to right: 6' 8" ML/F Crucial, 1000 Symetre 7' M/F Premier, 2500 Sahara 6' 2" Avid M/XF, 50E 6' 6" M/F Mojo, Revo S 6' 6" MH/F LTB, Lew's Speed Spool 7' M/F Premier, 200BSF 6' 8" M/F Mojo, 2500 Symetre 7' MH/M Pro Glass, E5 7' M/F Mojo, 200B 7' M/XF LTB, E7 7' 3" MH/F LTB, E7 6' 10" M/F LTB, 2500 CI4 7' 8" MH/M Mojo, 5.1 PQ 7' 6" MH/F LTB, E7 6' 10" ML/F LTB, Supreme MGX 7' 10" MH/F Extreme, Abu EXT 5600

My favorite bait for hybrids in moving water is a 4" Storm Wildeye shad in pearl and chartreuse. #3-#5 Mepps can be really good if the current isn't too strong.

Soft plastics, jigs, and swimbaits are the only baits I use scents with.

I have that rod and I love it. I have a Pfluegar Supreme MGX on mine. My 2500 CI4 is on a LTB 6' 10" M, their shakyhead rod, one of my favorite combos I've ever owned.

I was 8 if that helps Mine would be my 14' john boat I sold a couple years ago. It was a 14' Lowe in great condition but a buddy talked me into selling it to him to turn into a duck boat. I guess I didn't realize how much I used that thing and the 12' john boat I bought to replace it just isn't nearly as stable.

The lizards are one of my favorite C-rig bait just because they float. I like the Zman craw baits for a jig trailer because they're durable and the claws float up at rest. The Zinker is a great finesse bait on a jighead. The Zman Finesse shad on a Scrounger head has great action and lasts a lot longer than regular flukes.

Spring time is jerkbait time! I'm a jerkbait addict and look forward to fishing them every spring.

I'd probably fish with the ones you got before you go buy more of them. If he's buying the blanks and painting them then he should be able to get plenty more of them so there really shouldn't be any rush for you to go buy more.

I'll be out there Thursday, make sure to put up a report when you get back FYI to anyone thinking about going to Coffey County I heard today the plant is shut down for the next month so don't expect warm water if you head out there. The only good ones I've been to other than those pits in Valley Falls were one in Douglas Co and then one down by Pittsburg that I fished too early in the year but still did pretty well.

I know one of the atlas ponds we fished last year was really shallow but had some really nice fish in it. The best cover was right in the guys back yard and he decided that portion was off limits when we were there. I was going to explain to him that's not how it works but decided against it. There are plenty of pits and plenty of water in that one area to spend an entire day there. The three bigger pits are probably 5-10 acres apiece so there's plenty of water to cover but the high banks protect you from the wind pretty well also.

At times it can make a huge difference. I like to use scents in colder water when I'm really letting the bait soak and fish are moving slowly and often examining the bait more. A slippery, gel scent can help a lot when fishing thick weeds or with swimbaits, not so much to attract fish but to help the bait slip through the weeds or through a fishes teeth easier.

Wait until the PQ goes on sale and pick one or several up for $70. At that price range nothing else can touch them.

What a nice old ride! Mine's the opposite, it's 6 years old and looks like it's 26 As much as I fish I'd spend a fortune just trying to keep it looking new.

Worse line would have have to be a toss up between Berkley Vanish or Ironsilk. I'm not sure which is worse, a line with so much memory you can't hardly make a cast or a line that cast but breaks every time you hook a fish

Typical weatherman, rarely gets it right and still gets to keep his job

Time of year would greatly influence my decision but for a majority of the year it would be either a trick worm or stick O in watermelon purple flake on a 1/8oz shakyhead. Spring time I'd take a 78 pointer in Chartruese shad.

I set the hook with a shakyhead and both the reels gears slipped so bad that it stripped out the main gears in the reels. The Supreme XT is a magnesium body also, not sure if the shaft is titanium or not but it was a great feeling reel, very smooth and light. It was a struggle for me to decide because I really wanted the Patriarch but after going through 2 of their higher end spinning reels in less than a year I just couldn't take the risk. I'm sure it's a great reel and I'm not trying to knock Pfluegar, I still have and fish 2 Supreme MGXs, and obviously they're a proven company that's been around forever, it just wasn't a risk I was willing to take. I guess I don't put enough torque on the handle of my CI4 to flex the handle or just haven't noticed it.

I love mine so far. I was torn between that and the Patriarch but after tearing the guts out of two Supreme XT's I went with the Stradic and have not been disappointed.

In that range the Carbonlite would get my vote. I like the couple Mojos I have and the ones I had before I upgraded to my LTB rods. I have no problem feeling bites with them and liked the feel of them but like with every rod it's all going to be what kind of feel you prefer.

I use an old Lew's Speed Stick and Abu C3 5600 for casting a knotted up rope around the house for our dog to chase.