Hey guys! Whatsup? I just signed up, figured I need to read through this thread a little, probably holds some nice info, incase you guys havent seen, Ill leave my intro thread here! Glad to have joined up.

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/158369-new-here-from-shawnee-ks/

Welcome to the madhouse!

First time to Wabaunsee with my neighbor today.  He's 85 and hasn't fished much on a boat, but he handled his ned rig like a pro after I finally was able to talk him into using it.  We had about 50 between the two of us with a good mix of smallmouth and largemouth.  He caught his on a ned, and I fooled most of mine with a baby brush hog on a C&C rocker head but also caught fish on a wobbler, squarebill, and a senko.  I lost all my good fish.  Had one that was probably 3 lbs that flipped off as I was reaching for him at the boat.  Lost another good one on a Mag Wart on the dam that threw it on the first jump.  We caught 4 easily keeper crappie on the ned and brush hog that my neighbor kept for dinner.

 

Here are some pictures I took of Bluebasser86 and Cassie today!

 

A four

 

An almost three

A four

 

 

Sure that's not an almost four?

Sure that's not an almost four?

 

Yeah.  Pretty sure it was a 4-5 on the official scale.  I took the picture from my boat and had to zoom in and crop to get it big enough to see anything.  Still looks pretty small even after doing that. 

Yeah.  Pretty sure it was a 4-5 on the official scale.  I took the picture from my boat and had to zoom in and crop to get it big enough to see anything.  Still looks pretty small even after doing that. 

 

hate when that happens!

Going to be at Wabaunsee Friday.  Never fished it.  Have cousins coming from Florida and they are staying in a house on the lake.  Any tips for bass?

 

SE Kansas grass grower

Going to be at Wabaunsee Friday.  Never fished it.  Have cousins coming from Florida and they are staying in a house on the lake.  Any tips for bass?

 

SE Kansas grass grower

 

See above post!!!  There's also quite a few reports in the history of this thread if you do a search.

Bluebasser86 and I hit Gardner lake this morning and did pretty well.  they were hitting top water early then we started catching them on lizard and his wabble head.  Bluebasser86 caught an almost 3lber and a 4.6 lber.  I am sure he will post pics on here later. 

Hit Wabaunsee Monday. Could have caught them every cast with the Ned but they were mostly small. Jig wasn't doing much until I switched from my normally mismatched jig and pork trailer to a matching plastic craw, it was on after that. One of Drew's custom warts was doing good on smallies and of course a couple drum. Biggest fish was 4lbs 6oz, should have had a limit of over 18"s  but 2 fish pulled off and one broke off, so just the 3 overs on the day, all on a homemade jig.

 

 

 

Bassyakker and I hit Gardner for a few hours Tuesday (after taking my boat through the carwash and giving it a bleach bath to soak in overnight). He got a couple pretty quick on a popper while I caught a crappie on a Ned, then a couple bass on a popper. Missed a big fish on a frog, hate to guess what it weighed but there was a lot of back sticking out of the water at one point. Picked up a baby brush hog and really started to put it to them, even caught a solid keeper.

 

Got around to a little cut that Jon said a guy that lives on the lake says holds lots of big fish. I'd barely gotten "I never catch anything here", out of my mouth when my wobbler got slack lined. 4 pounds even and a new PB for Gardner for me.

Called it a day shortly after that after we caught a couple more little ones. 

Now I really can't wait to get there and start fishing. I just purchased a kayak also so I will be able to get on the water and not just the bank. Those are some nice looking fish bluebasser.

Anyone ever hit Frisco lake in olathe? Hows the bass fishing there? Also, does Gardner lake have and good bank fishing spots for bass?

Anyone ever hit Frisco lake in olathe? Hows the bass fishing there? Also, does Gardner lake have and good bank fishing spots for bass?

I'd be surprised if there's a bass in Frisco. Gardner is pretty limited in what you can fish because of all the vegetation. Prairie Center ponds are both pretty good and easy to walk from the bank though. 

Anyone ever hit Frisco lake in olathe? Hows the bass fishing there? Also, does Gardner lake have and good bank fishing spots for bass?

There's bass in Frisco,  I used to fish there when I was in high school occasionally.  Never seen a big one come out of it though. A guy from my church posted a picture on FB of his kid with a 14 incher or so out of there last week.

Went out there today, no hits, nothin. Prairie center ponds huh? I'll have to give them a look. I wanna get out to Gardner lake, and find try and find some decent bank fishing spots. Ever hit the ponds at Antioch park?

Went out there today, no hits, nothin. Prairie center ponds huh? I'll have to give them a look. I wanna get out to Gardner lake, and find try and find some decent bank fishing spots. Ever hit the ponds at Antioch park?

Very very few spots to bank fish gardner lake. The few that it does have is almost always covered with stink bait slingers.

Go try celebration park in gardner. Great pond if you can handle the grass and snakes.

Who all is going tomorrow?

What lake?

Leavenworth

Lol, I'm out!

Chicken!

I'd go.....

I'd be surprised if there's a bass in Frisco. Gardner is pretty limited in what you can fish because of all the vegetation. Prairie Center ponds are both pretty good and easy to walk from the bank though.

me and a buddy went to prairie center park tonight, caught a bunch on top water baits! The whopper plopper to be specific! Thanks for the suggestion

Chicken!

I'm swamped at work and I have to have my kids picked up by 5 and my wife doesn't get home till after 6 so that pretty much means I don't have much time to fish now

Very very few spots to bank fish gardner lake. The few that it does have is almost always covered with stink bait slingers.

Go try celebration park in gardner. Great pond if you can handle the grass and snakes.

You been to celebration park recently? Decent sized bass? What do you mean by the grass, fishing grass, or is it tall and all around the outer edge of the pond? I use to go to my step brothers football games out there.

Hey Ksbassman95. I am going to be moving to gardner and living on gardner lake and will be there on the 23rd. If you ever want to meet up and fish off the dock in the back yard you are more then welcome. It will great to meet up with other people that fish.