CJ

So Hookem, what happened to them Red Sox last night?

Great job for both of you! CJ

Okay, There's been alot of good threads going on about how much fish weigh. I thought I would start a thread to see how good some of our members are at weight guestimation! I know down to the ounce how much each of these fish weighed. I believe you will see how deceiving a photo can be. So just for kicks! Take a shot at how much each of these fish weighed. Sorry my photography skills aren't the best. 1. 2. 3. 4.

Yeah this weekend is a first since March, I'm taking the weekend off. Time for some "Daddy time". Come Monday.....some biggun' better look out! I'm gonna play hooky. Anyway, it's true Russ. Things used to slow down here this time of year but, we're growing and that's great! CJ

I'm suprised nobody has mentioned a dragging a jig or tube. :-?

In your case, you need to set the hook on some but no more than 2 per spot. Really it's best to set the hook on one per hole. You need to know what class of fish are biting you.

The link you have provided only shows a selection of lake maps. Which lake is it?

I'll let him answer for himself but he lives in Cali, if that tells you anything. Nice fish 5 lb.! Great job! Cj

Nice story Rob! Thanks for sharing. Had to be an awesome experience. Nice job on that last day. You'll catch em' up next time! CJ

I don't know if I spelled it right but a brail boat is what they use to run brails which they drag on the bottom. They run several at a time and the mussels close on the brails, it's how they catch them. The kickback is that the brails tear up alot of cover, it's like bushogging the lake bottom, maybe not that harsh. Anyway the reason for the mussel comeback this year on Ky. Lake is due to the drought last year. See, mussels reproduce similiar to trees and plants. They send off their seed, so to speak, into the open water with hopes of it reaching a female. With light current all last summer, reproduction was more successful for the mussels. Most of them I have dragged up from fishing the lake this year have been about the size of a golfball in diameter. I'm guessing those might be just the right eating size for bass?

I like it all as some have mentioned. I really like the fight though!

WOW!!! That's a beautiful fish! You just don't cease to amaze me. Nice catch Paul! I might need to take a loooooong lunch break one of these days. : CJ

One technique I have had work for me that kinda goes against the rule but, I slack my line and even sometimes push the button to release the spoil. A lot of times the fish will free themselves up and swim out. Then the fights back on. But the best way is to try to muscle them away from any brush or grass.

I know where he needs to go and for what players. I won't mention their names but their initials are CHRIS DUNCAN and JASON ISRINGHAUSEN

Anywhere from a few to a bunch.

Nothing....if it could potentially be the winning pattern.

Mussel beds usually are a random find, for me. I haven't been able to pattern a depth or structure that they relate to. I would think a softer bottom contour would help but that wouldn't be the bottom I look for. Bass seem to like a hard bottom when available. Yet it seems Ky.Lake's population is increasing. We no longer see the brail boats, thank god, that we used to. Brail boats were very rough on cover of all types. Bass do feed on these mussels. You can feel them if you know what your feeling for, with the right rod, lure, and line. Dragging a t-rigged worm I occasionally set the hook on a mussel that closes on my lure. I have a lot of them this year especially. I still feel that the structure is the dominate factor of the locating fish. I have found fish on drops that I didn't find mussels. That doesn't mean there aren't any mussels there. But if it is, it's a bonus. But I don't think it dictates. We see mussel meat floating around more this year. I also witnessed a nice bass come up in open water right by the boat and eat a piece. Now you got me thinking, wonder how I could duplicate a piece of mussel meat for a lure? Maybe some of the more scientific members could shed some light on mussels beds? When I was learning more about jig fishing, I took time to study crawfish. Maybe some mollusk studies are in order. :-? I think you should have posted this in the general thread. It would have gotten more attention. Nice thread though. CJ

Ky. Lake has alot of water. It's hard to beat it up real bad. You'll be alright.

Yep, Catt's right. They'll not be in the same place but the same depth. Sorry I read your post wrong. :-/

HUH? Anyway, it's good stuff. I have been using it on all my plastics since early spring. I'm addicted and I think the fish are too! A little testimonial (I'm in no way affiliated with Megastrike): I fished a tournament earlier this year. It was a flippin' bite I was on. I noticed the fish wouldn't hold on to the lure very well. I started using Megastrike and started hookin' up! While I was standing in line with a 16 lb. 4 oz. sack of fish, my buddy walked up and said,"don't tell me you caught those flippin! I got bit but they just kept spittin' it out". 8-) CJ

Don't know how close this one is to you but I would call and enter now to try to get in as a co-angler. You will need to read the tournament fishing articles here in our library. Good Luck! CJ http://bfl.flwoutdoors.com/tournament.cfm?&bTournamentSearch=1&cid=2&did=19&tid=5933&tyear=2008

Hey Kent, you said "Jonesin'" I do that sometimes! : Chris, sorry to hear about your down time. Withdraws are tough. Things will get better. CJ

I guess your asking if the fish will remain shallow after the water levels drop? Yes they will but will probally be found closer to deeper water.

Can't find the story on that Burley. I'm sure it will get out. Cards had a big scare today. Molina took a hard shot. They say it's just a mild concussion. It was a nasty collision at the plate. It could have been prevented if that klutz, Chris Duncan, could throw a ball. He must be the biggest goof in MLB. If his daddy wasn't the pitching coach which is Tony's buddy, he would be gone. Anyway, we'll start falling off soon. I can't see how we can keep winning unless the other teams keep giving us games. :

Man I miss striper fishing. That's a big un'! Nice fish! Cj