DgTerrell

Carfax are great if the vehicle is taken to a dealership for all it's maintence. If you take it to a locally owned garage to have work done it is completely up to them if they wish to add it to the Carfax. Atleast that's what my friend who operates a garage told me.

Funny you to make this thread. I'm also from KY and having been wondering about the same conditions. I've been wanting to fish Elkhorn all summer but have yet to take the drive up there. From some of the articles I have read, temperature drops and rain around this time of year can make the larger bass that have been on the bottom rise to the top to begin feeding for the fall and winter months. But I would love to read some other people's opinion on what this kind of weather does for them. Thanks for the new topic!

I bought one of those chairs the beginning of the summer. Most of the places I fish on the bank are very rugged and it's hard to find a even spot to spread the legs for the chair to sit up without tipping over. Found the bucket to be easier to get around and sit on. I actually was looking at something very similar to that just yesterday. It wasn't quite as fancy as that one, just a bucket with skirt and pockets. I'm going to try and search for one those later on today. Thanks everybody for the suggestions!

Thank you. Looks like I have read some false information on stringers. Going to have to get mine back from my brother.

Thanks I appreciate that.

I'm not really sure why you keep bringing that up? I didn't ask if I should mount a fish or not, I simply asked what people keep their fish in. If I decide to bring a fish home I believe I can. As long as it's legal size, I can take it home and eat it or mount it if I choose.

Read that stringers were harmful on fish when doing a search on google for something else a few months back. For all I know, stringers could be the only way to keep fish, I don't know that's why I started the topic. Just wanted to hear what people's preferred preference was. I think just a picture would do the justice for a great memory of my catch. But the reason why I would get a mount would be to hang it next to my late grandfathers mount. We were very close and I was pretty much his caretaker his last 8 months. He loved to fish and after he passed away is when I really took fishing more serious. It would just be neat to see if I ever catch a trophy to hang them next to each other.

You're right, I should have wrote that in the question but I forgot. I throw back everything I catch. I just took the one home the other night because it was decent sized and I never catch anything when I'm fishing with somebody with me. Wanted to show off to the family that I can catch them. I'm not wanting to bring a cooler full home and clean them, I'm just worried that If I ever catch a really nice bass and want to have it mounted, I have something good to keep it in while I'm still fishing.

I have Fibromyalgia so I pretty much got to carry my bucket around to sit because I get to hurting and weak after a while. I've read that stringers are hard on the fish and can kill them quickly too. I just found on BPS that they carry a collapsible basket for bass. It's 19" diameter and 30" height. I could get that and then when I get back to the car put them in a cooler.

I'm running out of hands though. I'm already carrying my 5 gallon bucket (my seat) tackle box, water and rod. I went to put a 16 inch smallie in the bucket full of water the other night to take home and it didn't quite fit right. Half an hour later when I got home the fish was stiff as a board. Poor fella.

I've been doing a search for this, but have not had much results. I know most of you have boats that have wells to keep your catches in, but I only bank fish. I have read that some people use a burlap bag and throw some ice in it or they dip it in water. That's pretty much all I've found besides carrying a cooler around. Suggestions? Thanks.

Thanks for the tip, I'll have try that. Thanks everybody for the explanation. Got home last night trying to figure why nothing was biting. Then it came to me "I'll ask the forum" Sure enough!

Well I don't feel as bad not catching anything last night because I for sure saw 3 carp. Don't know much about carp, always thought they were slow and didn't make much splash. Kinda embarrassed haha. I saw several different pools going downstream and I would be ready for them. I would throw topwaters in their path, shallow hardbaits going in front, behind and off to the side, spinnerbaits, just a variety of different things and wouldn't get nothing out if it.

I live in KY. I did see some carp come to the surface. They're not usually too aggressive though are they? I was hearing some really mean splashes.

That's what I was trying the most! I was for sure when I first saw the river that they were going going to tear up my Jitterbug and Baby Torpedo. Might as well have thrown a rock out there.