If the wind is too much at La Cygne is there still a chance to catch some largies from the bank near the outlet? I'll bring my kayak but I'm not launching if there is too much wind. The forecast has been all over the place!

5 hours ago, SuperVehicle001 said:

If the wind is too much at La Cygne is there still a chance to catch some largies from the bank near the outlet? I'll bring my kayak but I'm not launching if there is too much wind. The forecast has been all over the place!

Yes, but get there early because it fills up fast on the weekend. I've caught 1 largemouth at the outlet the last 3 trips but it was almost 6 pounds. 

Headed out to Wolf on Saturday, 3rd boat on the water at 10am.  Only one ramp was free of ice when we launched and I'm glad no one was behind us since the boat was frozen to the trailer and took a while to break loose.  Fishing was pretty good, got my first green fish on a buzzbait for the new year, also got an 18# blue on a jerkbait which took me for a ride up and down the wall.  

 

Ice fishing has also been good, hit up a local pond and did well with gills and a few bass.  You should be able to get a limit of trout pretty easily in Lawrence right now with artificial or live bait.  

Anyone looking for a way to pass some time while it's cold out, Mondo Tackle just opened a new store in Shawnee at 6442 Vista Dr, about a mile west of 435 and Shawnee Mission Pkwy. 

Did they close the old one or just open another location?

1 hour ago, SuperFluke said:

Did they close the old one or just open another location?

Closed the old one I believe.

On 1/4/2018 at 1:17 AM, Bluebasser86 said:

Like I said, we did good there Tuesday.

Bluebasser!  Nice fish! What is the ice situation on Lacygne?  Can you launch OK?  Any reports water temps or else Wolf a better option at this point?  Thanks!

1 hour ago, tyson2925 said:

Bluebasser!  Nice fish! What is the ice situation on Lacygne?  Can you launch OK?  Any reports water temps or else Wolf a better option at this point?  Thanks!

There wasn't much anywhere other than the river 2 weeks ago. Wolf was closed for over a week because of the ice, but they'll both be fine this weekend other than they'll be jam packed with boats and neither fishes well when the weather is nice during the winter.

11 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

There wasn't much anywhere other than the river 2 weeks ago. Wolf was closed for over a week because of the ice, but they'll both be fine this weekend other than they'll be jam packed with boats and neither fishes well when the weather is nice during the winter.

Thank you!  I haven't fished for a month so i am willing to battle the crowds.

8 hours ago, tyson2925 said:

Thank you!  I haven't fished for a month so i am willing to battle the crowds.

Well I was wrong, there's 2-3 inches of ice on the ramp at La Cygne and it's basically frozen from the ramp cove south and clear across the lake.

Boat show at Wolf tomorrow!  Be careful launching the water is still way down. 

5 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Well I was wrong, there's 2-3 inches of ice on the ramp at La Cygne and it's basically frozen from the ramp cove south and clear across the lake.

Thank you for the heads up!  Wolf it is...  

Skunked at La Cygne today. Ramps had enough boat traffic to break up the ice and allow me to launch my kayak. I had no choice but to go on a weekend. My kayaking buddy was available so we went. It was brutal so many boats. Not a bite.

13 hours ago, SuperVehicle001 said:

Skunked at La Cygne today. Ramps had enough boat traffic to break up the ice and allow me to launch my kayak. I had no choice but to go on a weekend. My kayaking buddy was available so we went. It was brutal so many boats. Not a bite.

La Cygne fishes terrible when it's nice out in the winter. They like it to be nasty outside before they'll bite well. I know a lot of guys that were there yesterday and saw 1 picture of a 12" fish.

We were at La Cygne on Saturday and there were over a dozen boat out when we launched around 7:30.  The main wall was packed so we fished a few other spots to avoid the crowds.  Ended up with 2 bass about #2 each both on jerkbaits.  Fish weren't interested in any of the plastics we tried dragging. 

9 hours ago, TinBoatBassin said:

We were at La Cygne on Saturday and there were over a dozen boat out when we launched around 7:30.  The main wall was packed so we fished a few other spots to avoid the crowds.  Ended up with 2 bass about #2 each both on jerkbaits.  Fish weren't interested in any of the plastics we tried dragging. 

Did you see a guy in a bright yellow kayak? That was me lol.

La Cygne was tough Monday, 6 bites, 2 fish, both little.

 

Wolf was good yesterday, tons of wipers, quite a few whites, lots of largemouth, a few smallmouth, a channel cat, a flathead, and NO DRUM!!

Nice.  Fishing a Kansas reservoir with no drum, just doesn't seem right. Was it hard to launch the bass boat with the low water?

1 hour ago, Weedwhacker said:

Nice.  Fishing a Kansas reservoir with no drum, just doesn't seem right. Was it hard to launch the bass boat with the low water?

There's tons of drum in Wolf, I just didn't catch any. My boat sits low on the trailer and I had to back in until my back bumper was almost touching the water. 

I chipped to the top guide of my rod. What are some good places to get repairs done around here? Google is not being very helpful.

2 hours ago, SuperVehicle001 said:

I chipped to the top guide of my rod. What are some good places to get repairs done around here? Google is not being very helpful.

Your best option is to call the rod manufacturer and they should be able to ship you a replacement.  I have gotten several from St. Croix for $5 each.  Just heat up the last guide with a lighter for a couple seconds (you don't need much heat) and it will pull off.  You can also get generic replacements from BPS if you are desperate but they generally suck and are expensive since your are buying a multi pack. 

2 hours ago, TinBoatBassin said:

Your best option is to call the rod manufacturer and they should be able to ship you a replacement.  I have gotten several from St. Croix for $5 each.  Just heat up the last guide with a lighter for a couple seconds (you don't need much heat) and it will pull off.  You can also get generic replacements from BPS if you are desperate but they generally suck and are expensive since your are buying a multi pack. 

Well it's a BPS Pro Qualifier 2 lol

On 1/26/2018 at 3:02 PM, SuperVehicle001 said:

I chipped to the top guide of my rod. What are some good places to get repairs done around here? Google is not being very helpful.

I've had Ryan from 'Ryan's custom rod shop'/ 'Smooth Reels' out of north KC work on some reels for me before. I usually do my own rod repairs, but if you're looking for an established local guy doing any sort of rod and reel maintenance- Ryan is pretty good.

 

Good Luck,

-Jared

On 1/28/2018 at 10:13 AM, KCFinesse said:

I've had Ryan from 'Ryan's custom rod shop'/ 'Smooth Reels' out of north KC work on some reels for me before. I usually do my own rod repairs, but if you're looking for an established local guy doing any sort of rod and reel maintenance- Ryan is pretty good.

 

Good Luck,

-Jared

Good luck getting ahold of him. Last I heard we wasn’t taking any new customers and was trying to sell the business 

5 hours ago, redbirdsfan44 said:

Good luck getting ahold of him. Last I heard we wasn’t taking any new customers and was trying to sell the business 

Bummer!