bored_inda_ville

I don't mind wake boarders, skiers, tubers etc. Most of the time KY lake is large enough for everyone to have a good time. My biggest problem is when a power boat or cabin cruiser goes buy while I'm paying close attention to the bank. I swear, some of those things run in "stealth mode", and make a tsunami instead of a wake. LOL

I've been fishing with a black light for awhile now, and I've never noticed this problem. I guess if you did fall into this category you could just by two or three lights and have your own little rave. LMAO

I just keep trying. Sounds simple huh. I think the key is in your mindset. When the fishing gets horrible for me, like the scenario you described, I take a minute to be thankful that I'm out on the water fishing at all.

I've found that using a second hand on the bottom of the rod makes all the difference. I started out just using my right hand to overhand cast. Then I started really paying attention to the pros on tv and noticed they ALL seem to use both hands. When you give it a try you'll notice your second hand really allows you to load up the rod without "jerking" it.

I have never ending patience. I fish and fish, and if the fish aren't buying what I'm selling I change presentation or lure and keep on fishing. This strength does however make it hard to find a fishing partner. Most people get frustrated or bored and want to move, move and move again. Not me, I KNOW I can pick the spots with fish. I have the technology telling me the fish are there. The only variable left is convincing the fish to strike, and that is something I CONTROL with lure selection and presentation. This is of course VERY hard to convince others of on a 100 degree day on KY lake. :-/LMAO

There is no quick fix to casting overhand with a BC. The answer is PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE then PRACTICE SOME MORE. This is my first summer with a BC reel and at first I hated the thing. I would stand in the yard with a lug fighting it for hours on end. However, with practice I gradually worked out all the kinks. I also made a point to change lug weights every 20 casts or so. This really helped with setting the reel up quickly for a new lure. (I'm poor, fish with one rod. LOL) Another thing that helped me allot was watching Basspro on tv. Sounds crazy, but if you really focus in on the casting motion you'll see most pro's do generally the same things. The key is to mimic them. Once you figure out when to take your thumb off the line during the overhand cast life becomes great again. I started out sidearm, and still fall back to it in a tight spot, however it I'm going for distance nothing beats a two handed overhand cast. As for the thumb thing, I've found that letting go as soon as you start your forward motion works. IF you let go to soon you get a high arcing cast, but at least you are getting the bait out there. Fine tuning comes with time.

Black light, florescent line, black spinner bait with Colorado spoon = fish at night on ky lake.