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Wow Josh! Man I hate to hear that! I know the feeling though, I think I blew mine also going into big bass the other day but I haven't taken into the shop to see the full extent of damage. It just locked up all of a sudden while running around 5k rpm. Anyway, looks like I'm down for the count for awhile!

I'm finally due home from work in a week and ready to hit the water! Last time I was on TB in early June, the fish were really bunched up on points and ledges and biting most everything I throwed at em. Has anyone seen them still like that or do they spread out more as the summer wears on?

I recently purchased a Gen 3 HDS 12 to replace the Elite 7 I have at the console. I'm moving the 7 to the bow. The Elite 7 does not have an Ethernet connection to network with the 12 so is the NMEA connection the only way to network the 2 units or is there an adapter for the Elite 7 to be able to use the Ethernet cable? Thanks for the help!

I'm with you Catt, summer pattern but before it gets too blazing hot! What's a Back Potato Classic by the way??

Fanatic, Sorry I'm at work and not able to fish the fruit jar. I missed the last one due to illness and was looking forward to getting together with everyone. Thanks for y'all's efforts in getting people together, I hope there's a good turnout and hopefully I can catch the next one.

Side scan doesnt show anything more than down image, only a wider area. If you don't already have down image and have to choose between side image and down image then choose the down image. That will definitely help you catch more fish after you learn how to use it and know what you're looking at/for. Like Wayne P. said, side image just helps to scan an area faster, then after I find something that I want to look at closer, I use down image to see if the fish are there. You can see fish on side image but usually has to be a lot of them bunched in one area to see them well.

Hey Wesley, let us know how you like the Humminbird (or not)after you use it. I'm looking to get something soon and can't decide between the Humminbird and Lowrance. As much as they cost, I don't want to make the wrong choice but it's hard to know without trying it out! I know it's mostly personal choice, they're both good units but with new units out from both of them, I was hoping to get some good feedback to make a choice with.

[Well, I just came back from Toledo this weekend and had my arse handed to me. Fished Mcgee flats, mill and ice box cove, texas islands, buck and indian creek. Never been so humiliated. Bass 1 - Donnie 0] Maybe next time.

I haven't had the pleasure of being in the boat yet but I've got a friend that has been catching consistent 20-25# stringers on Rtraps and square bills, anything red, 6-10 fow on grass lines with wood in the blue lake area from the launch at the end of the road, south to solan's. He's been on em for the last 3 weeks during the warm periods. He has caught stringers on one piece of wood that is right on the grass line more than once.

Mguidroz, thanks for the report! Sure has been some beautiful weather to be on the water but that report sure don't give me much incentive to go try em! LM, I would LOVE to be at the road trip but I hate I'm gonna be at work. Hopefully one of these times I will be able to be off! Y'all have fun, sure wish I could be there!

I'm with Catt on the solunar tables, the best time to fish is when you can! Those tables only work good when the fish are biting. Ha! I've found the bass at night are just as unpredictable as day, they can bite at any given time, you just have to be there.

Don't have any day fishing reports but the night fishing seems to be better from 3 am onwards with the bigger ones better around daylight. Mostly fishing brush piles in or close to deep structure. T rigs or jigs. Still doing ok with frogs in the surface grass/ pads early morning.

Sacalait, Good in depth report! Thanks!

[/quoteThat's exactly right!! What fun and satisfaction is it for someone to tell you exactly where to go and do? The way this forum has been presented has helped me understand bass fishing much more than "the whole story"!!!

Toothpick or shoe pick or whatever, feel free to contribute "the whole story" on whatever spots you may have. I'm always game to find out all the secrets of an area, Might help me in my next tournament! To the " two or three elite anglers" thanks again for all you contribute! I'm learning more and more every time I go to the lake!

Catt, sorry for the \~€£¥@ chewing but thanks for the report and tips! I've been catching a few in those same kind of spots, a little further north with rapala DT 20

I may be able to drum up a few more friends to fish with us. I'll post updates if I get any confirmations.

Sounds good to me! Fanatic, you have to fish without hooks- just to give the rest of us half a chance! Ha! Just kidding. Count me in!

Uuuhh......sorry Catt, I'm not much of a bream fisherman either!! However, when I was up in 944 this spring I was thinking that flooded buck brush sure would make a fine bream spot later on. Also, those shallow pockets around the pipeline at the back of Housen. I would think a fellow could lose a lot of crickets in either one of those areas.

If bullet20 can't make it, put me down for Thursday if you're still needing to fill the seat!

I sure would love to fish that tournament with you Wesley but I gotta be in Lafayette tomorrow night. I hope it will work out another time to fish with you, sure hate I have to pass this time. I'm sure someone will be able to go. Thanks for the offer, don't hesitate to post if you ever need a partner again!

I know of a 9 lbr and a 10 lbr caught this weekend in the big bass area. The 9 lbr was definitely on the bed, not sure about the 10 but it was same area and shallow. Anybody know the story on the 11 caught in big bass splash? Didn't see the fish but I would imagine it was bedded.

Bass_FanatIc, Did one type of bait or presentation seem to work better on those deeper fish? I don't care too much for sight fishing and really ready to practice on offshore structure more. I've been using Carolina rig with pretty good success on deeper points. Did you use crank baits any or mainly plastics?

Catt, The reports I've heard from several guys are females and males are being caught on beds. There are a lot of fish on beds south and new beds still being made that weren't there the day before. The times I saw faircloth in housen, he was either on the humps west of the crossover lane or on the north bank on points just west of hurricane. Morganthaler also did very well on points around the mouth of big branch yesterday. I got honey do's today but planning on exploring these bedded fish and much probing to do in housen the rest of the week!

another siteatic, for some reason, this forum edits your username when i put it in my posts and I guess I don't catch it until after it posts. Sorry! The earlier post was supposed to be for you but it came out "another siteatic"!