Bluebasser86

This is consistent with what I've heard about the lake. Everyone that has fished it compares it to La Cygne. Mostly shallow and not a lot of features, stained water, and bass that are hard to catch but consistently bigger than most other lakes produce.

Wonder if he's fishing in the BBB? Wouldn't want a big, dumb fish swimming around for that. I still think that fish looks deader than dead in that basket picture.

Academy has Columbia and Magellan fishing shirts on sale all the time, the ones with built in sun protection. I get burned if the moon is too bright, so I have to keep myself protected and sunblock sucks so these type shirts are the best option for me.

Very cool!

Welcome!

Heard of a 23lb limit out there last week. No pictures or proof so who knows but I know he fished the marinas the whole time.

I use braid on all but one of my spinning rods and have no problems with the knot going through any guides.

A slowly reeled 1/8oz little cleo works well for me. If they like stuff under a bobber, try a micro jig instead of natural bait. Those are the 2 main rigs I use for stocker trout and it works well.

I've used cedars and bass like them fairly well but hardwoods seem to hold bass better.

Yes, it has a manual plate that I have set at the height that Stratos recommended. Yes it has a water pressure gauge as well. I carry a lot of gear, so it's moving a lot of weight and I really feel the right prop would put me more around high 50's/low 60's, but the biggest lake I fish often is 7,000 acres so a blazing fast boat isn't really needed. I'm still planning on getting the exact prop you mentioned because it was also what was recommended for my boat and motor. I've heard the Lazer II is not a very good prop so hopefully a switch will make a big difference once I get the chance.

Tatsu if you're mainly casting, flipping fluoro for flipping/pitching.

It gets smashed in the right situations too, especially by smallies but largemouth love it too.

I believe it is. I just got into kayak bass fishing and the wind isn't going to cooperate very well for me on Thursday and Friday but I'll probably still go buy a board since it's just for fun anyways.

Two very different baits.

Nicole and I got out to DOCO Saturday and caught some g-g-g-g-giant bass! I did actually catch a 2+ pounder, which is my biggest DOCO bass in a couple years. The fish buoy was loaded with little jig munchers.

I mainly use red, chartreuse, pink, and candy purple. I honestly don't think it makes a bit of difference, but it makes me feel a little better.

I remember my first tournament. I not only didn't catch a fish, I never had a bite, all day. I felt like I should go home and quit the club I'd just worked to join (I was 16 so there was some hoops to jump through for a minor to join an adult bass club). I stuck with it though. Next tournament I came back and got 4th, then a 6th, then in my 4th tournament I won! Next tournament? First again! I ended up 3rd place overall, backseater of the year, and rookie of the year in a pretty big and competitive club. Fishing is such a mental sport. You really have to be able to keep getting up after you get knocked down, because it's going to happen and there's nothing you can do about it.

I have a 2012 with a 150 Pro XS. I've got a solid year of use with it now and have been happy with it so far. I haven't gotten the prop I need for it yet to get it to full potential. Right now I'm running the 24 pitch Lazer 2 that came with it but it needs a 23 pitch to get to full performance I believe (It doesn't spin the 24 fast enough but I have a 21 that sets off the alarm at WOT). It isn't quite as fast as I thought it might be (low 50's), but a different/better prop would bump it up a bit if that's an issue for you. It is a very smooth and dry ride though, which was my biggest concern due to the fact that the wind is always blowing here. Even in rolling white caps I can run and not shorten my spine in the process. The rod locker was too small, until I took the dividers out. With the dividers it holds about 12-15 rods with a max length of 7.5 feet. Without the divider like I have it now, it holds over 30 and I have rods up to 8' long and there's still room. I wish the step up or the center storage between the seats was a cooler instead of storage and the cooler and the starboard side storage were combined into one big storage area instead. The cooler is nice if you're packing a Thanksgiving dinner for 20 with you, but mostly I feel like it's just wasted space which is so precious in an 18' boat. I like the snap out carpet and keep mine out all winter and put it back in during the hot months to protect my dog from the extreme heat in the bottom of the boat. The textured finish on the floor and interior is a pain to clean, but it looks nice when it's cleaned. The center storage area holds quite a bit of tackle and a few rods if you want but I don't use it for rods. The flip up windshield on the passenger side is a great space saver and actually does about as good as a console does with blocking wind and spray. The livewell is huge, big enough my son gets inside of it and splashes around when it's hot. The 2 back storage areas have a lot of room and the bins are easy to remove if you need to access something inside the hull of your motor (made running the wires for my Garmins very easy). Plenty of room for batteries, tools, extra oil, whatever in the back storage and it's very open so accessing it is easy. The built in boarding ladder is nice and easy to use when in the water (we use it all the time when it's hot and jumping in the water is almost required to make it through the day). The trailer is good but I really feel like it should almost be a dual axle, just seems like a lot of boat for a single axle. I really think the boat should be rated for a 200hp at over 18 1/2' long, but obviously they did their homework and felt a 175 was big enough and I'm not going to upgrade anyways. Overall, glad I bought it. It's been a great first step into the world of bass boats and I wouldn't have a problem recommending it to someone else.

I have a 70XG Curado and 70HG Scorpion. They feel very similar and work well for most anything that doesn't require a high line capacity reel or lots of torque. They seem to be working just fine.

Yep, it actually looks pretty fun too, until they get to the boat. About 3:20 is where it gets good.

Hope you stopped and washed your boat before you went to Osage. There's big fish in that lake, it just seems like they're either 10 inches, or 3+ pounds, not a lot of in between fish in that lake.

The ones I'm seeing that look different are in the stores right now. I haven't bought one in quite awhile, but I saw some on sale recently and didn't buy any because they didn't even look the same.

Sorry guys, only one person responded so I just assumed it wasn't happening. If you guys kept track this weekend we'll stick with original dates, otherwise we can go with today through Sunday night so weekday guys and weekend guys still get their 2 days? I'm good either way.

I got invited to fish a private strip pit this past week, only catch was I had to provide a boat, which I just happen to have Water was super muddy (less than 6" visibility), and we've had cold front after cold front and we were in the middle of a cold front on this day. Knew it would be tough but at least those conditions make locating them easy. So I rigged a rod up with a black finesse jig with a black and blue trailer and started flipping at everything right on the bank. Took about 30 minutes before I lifted my rod after the initial drop and it was smoking off the bank. The new 70XHG caught up with her quickly and buried the hook home. Not much movement on the hookset made me feel happy on the inside and when she did her cold water wallow on the surface, it brought a smile to my face. She ate the jig completey down the hatch like I love to see. A quick couple pictures and a weight (5lb 7oz), and she was back in the water to get warmed back up and get ready to make some babies.

Looks like one to me.