Hi Salenity

On a side note, I love the long handle on the Lew's MG but It only has mag breaks and I have a problem backlashing them trying to cast them further than I should...

To each there own... Those reels should work fine . I have a tuned Curado e5 that I use for anything with a lip and a BPS JM Carbonlite 5.4:1 for lipless. For me a big part of cranking is having the ability to make a long cast and I am pretty happy with the distance I can get out of my casts with these reels.

I like that boat. Hope that makes you feel better?

If I knew my Monday morning job was going to fall through I'd still be there!Saturday I did good on a Black/Yellow squarebill but they were out in no-mans land. If you had the boat ware you could just cast to the bank we would see them jumping behind us. we actually caught them fishing away from the shore. (hope that makes sense) We did see lots of boats fishing in deep water but I'm not sure if they were fishing for bass or crapie?

You'll want 36-38-40. 37&39 are across the road.

Btw NONE of the smallies we caught had Tattoos. I was pretty bummed at that, I was wanting to see some pretty fish

So it rained Sunday morning so we didn't get on the water until around 9. Not a lot to report Sunday, 2 cats, 2 crappie all on a Mepps Several whites but no Greens or Browns that made it in the boat. I did have 2 unknown fish to the boat that were in the 2' range easily. I was brown and may have been a Carp and the other was Black. I didn't see it's head but it's tail could have gone 6'' tall fanned out. The camp sight was $22.70 with a truck pass!!! We stayed in 38 on church hill loop. We were the only ones in a tent everyone else was in RV's A tournament was just getting over as we got off the water. It took just over 9# to win it and paid $500 to win and my buddy said he thought they said it paid $300 something for second! I talked to a guy that fished in it and he said the winner had 1-15'' 1-14'' and the rest were 13'' fish? I can't make that add up we got a smallie that went 16'' and it didn't go 2# maybe I need new scales LOL! Do they let you enter 13'' fish in Tournaments? Anyhow this was the fish if the weekend. I had one almost as big but the pic sucks. Anyhow it was a great weekend I hope I can make it out again next weekend.

So I'm at melvern shall we say pre fishing or should I say I got my weekends mixed up? my mistake... anyhow goe a bunch of smallies and a walley? And striper but we didn't land the stripper ! Lol Long story... ill make anoher report later.....................................good times

Look on Ebay for a Lews TP (Hint; don't look for a Lew's TP) If you don't get the TP model I'd vote foe a E series Curado.

I can't sleep I must be ready to go already I'll bring a small grill and a bag of charcoal. It should do fine if we all want to do Dogs or Brats but it'll get crowded if we try to do steaks...My number is 913-710-8114 anyone that wants to can call or text me. I should make it by 4 if not earlier.

The lake I fish the most has a 18'' length limit. That's about a 3# fish. I think of -18'' & smaller fish as dinks. On a good day I'll catch at least 1 that will go 4# or bigger maxing out at 5-6# as a great day. However I haven't had a good day in a while.

Jig/Rage!

It keeps telling me, Not available on-line

7.0 Shimano

It won't let me book it online... I called earlier to look for a cabin and the woman I talked to was not in Kansas and was unhelpful to say the least. BTW it says 2 cars / campsite.

I have used 15# Tatsu on my 7'11'' jig rod and still had a problem with hooksets! I got home and tied it to a post and gave about 60' of it a pull and it was WAAAAY STRETCHY!!! Should I have tried a larger size (20#)? or is the KVD L&L my problem?

I had 12# Vanish on a 50e used for soft plastics and liked it a LOT.

Yea, it was a great show!

I just saw that In 2011, it was discovered that Melvern Lake had been infested with zebra mussels? BTW what is the name of the campsite?

.I'd love to have the 300+ hp boat and the gear they have but I still wouldn't have any desire to fish a tournament

My Spyderco

That is a nice looking hook but I don't know who makes it. I am using the Owner 5304. It's heavy enough for me and the bend or lack of keeps the trailer from sliding down. But if you need a super strong hook Owner makes one that is heavier. http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/flipping-jig-hooks/840108.aspx

My first one looks nice. But the second and third look nicer... Get some guides and a old rod and practice putting on and finishing a guide and see if your ready to do a build.

Hey Lew's guy's, not to stomp on this thread any more than I already have but I have an E5 and a 50E both with drag washers and Boca bearings I'd love to trade for TP's (or sell) Pm me.