2012 KC AREA GUYS FAVORITE GEAR POLL

 

 

Favorite Rod / Reel:Lews TP 7'11 Rage (upgraded to Legend for 2013)

 

 

All-around line: 12# yo-z

 

 

Jig / Shakeyhead / Football:Brush Jig

 

Crankbait: I'd rather stay home

 

 

Finesse Bait:NED!

 

 

Topwater:Frog (never fished one last year but killed them on one in 2011)

 

 

Plastic:Rage Lobster

Retro have you found a boat yet? I got another boat and tried to find some "RETRO" carpet for it but didn't have any luck.

2012 KC AREA GUYS FAVORITE GEAR POLL

 

 

Favorite Rod / Reel:

Mitchell/Browning Midas 6'6 MH

 

All-around line: Power Pro

 

 

Jig / Shakeyhead / Football: Shakeyhead

 

 

Crankbait: KVD Square Bill 2.5/BPS Lipless

 

 

Finesse Bait:

 

 

Topwater:

 

 

Plastic: Pacacraw

Anybody know of a web site that gives ice conditions for lakes like Clinton, Perry and Hilsdale?  Not to ice fish but ramp conditions etc to see if I can get my boat out?

2012 KC AREA GUYS FAVORITE GEAR POLL

 

 

Favorite Rod / Reel:  7'6" Fenwick Legacy / Quantum TE

 

 

All-around line: Seaguar Fluro

 

Jig / Shakeyhead / Football:  ShakeyHead (spot remover)

 

 

Crankbait:  Rapala DT series. (although I don't fish alot of CB)

 

 

Finesse Bait:   Zoom finesse worm drop shot

 

 

Topwater:  Spook

 

 

Plastic:   Either Biffle Bug/Yo mama-  most of my fish were caught in Blk/blu

 

2012 KC AREA GUYS FAVORITE GEAR POLL

 

 

Favorite Rod / Reel:7' 6" MH LTB/200E7

 

 

All-around line:Seaguar fluoro

 

 

Jig / Shakeyhead / Football:Okeechobee craw brush jig or 1/8oz homemade shakyhead

 

 

Crankbait:LC RC 1.5

 

 

Finesse Bait:Ned rig or 5" stick O on a 1/16oz homemade shakyhead

 

 

Topwater:Cavitron or Zell Pop

 

 

Plastic:Havoc Pit Boss

Retro have you found a boat yet? I got another boat and tried to find some "RETRO" carpet for it but didn't have any luck.

 

Finally got out of that tin can eh?  Hey if you wanna buy my boat too, i'll throw in the carpet for free! 

 

 

Actually it's harder than I thought to let go of the old basser, It's put me on the water alot over the last couple years and always brought me back.. I'm putting it off till next summer. 

2012 KC AREA GUYS FAVORITE GEAR POLL

Favorite Rod / Reel:7ft6in Heavy/Fast Crucial -Daiwa TDA

All-around line: PP Braid

Jig / Shakeyhead / Football:Gammy Skip Gap Shakey/Roboworm

Crankbait:N/A

Finesse Bait:The Ned

Topwater:Koppers Live Target Hollow Frog

Plastic:Mizmo 2.5in Tube

Finally got out of that tin can eh?  Hey if you wanna buy my boat too, i'll throw in the carpet for free! 

 

 

Actually it's harder than I thought to let go of the old basser, It's put me on the water alot over the last couple years and always brought me back.. I'm putting it off till next summer. 

Out of one tin can and into another.

Only this ones older and not as nice. LOL

http://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=28777

2012 KC AREA GUYS FAVORITE GEAR POLL

Favorite Rod / Reel: BPS Carbonlite M/Revo SX

All-around line: Still trying to figure this one out

Jig / Shakeyhead / Football: Grass- Catching a dozen 3-4 lb SM in thick grass cover up in South Dakota was a blast

Crankbait: Bandit 1100 series (not sure if they still make that size)

Finesse Bait: Ned rig

Topwater: Spook

Plastic: Pacacraw

Maybe we should do this as well:

 

2012 Biggest Local Bass

 

Weight (or length if you didn't have a scale):  4.98 lb Smallmouth

 

 

Lure:  3/8 oz Terminator Spinnerbait in Clown color

 

 

Pattern:  Burning from shallows and letting it drop when it went over a ledge

 

 

Lake:   Melvern

 

 

Time of Year:  November

2012 Biggest Local Bass

 

Weight (or length if you didn't have a scale): 

 

 

Lure: 

 

 

Pattern: 

 

 

Lake:  

 

 

Time of Year: 

20.75" Largemouth

Koppers Live Target Hollow Belly Frog Black/Brown

Toss on the slop, slowly creep the lure back, dead sticking at edge of cover/open pockets

Private business pond, got ran off.

July

^{Favorite Rod / Reel:  Whatever was expensive and is now on clearance}

 

 

^{All-around line:   Suffix Elite}

 

 

^{Jig / Shakeyhead / Football:    Jig= War Eagle   Shaky head= Spot Remover   Football= War Eagle}

 

 

^{Crankbait:  Strike King  KVD 1.5}

 

 

^{Finesse Bait:  Zoom finese worm on a shaky head}

 

 

^{Topwater:   Chug Bug}

 

 

^{Plastic     No contest  Baby Brush Hog}

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2012 Biggest Local Bass

 

Weight (or length if you didn't have a scale):6.10 Largemouth 

 

 

Lure:Homeade chatterbait  

 

 

Pattern: slow, steady retrieve

 

 

Lake:  Nebo

 

 

Time of Year: May

Nebo SFL is a nice little lake.  Pulled a 19.75" out of the pads there.  I wish I lived a tad closer.  It's a ways away for me. 

Nebo SFL is a nice little lake.  Pulled a 19.75" out of the pads there.  I wish I lived a tad closer.  It's a ways away for me. 

You sir, are the first person I've ever heard of catching a fish out of those pads. I've fished them for hours and never had so much as a bite. Several of my friends have fished them and with the same results I've had. It isn't much to look at but it has an insane number of quality fish over 18". Thankfully it's small enough, far enough away from the major cities, and down enough dusty dirt roads that it doesn't get a ton of pressure. 

I wish more lakes had dollar pads. Those ones big as Semi truck tires are hard to fish.

Got it on a buzzbait, July of 2011.

I wish more lakes had dollar pads. Those ones big as Semi truck tires are hard to fish.

Got it on a buzzbait, July of 2011.

That would also make it the only buzzbait fish I've ever heard of anyone catching out of there, and I've tossed one a lot, well done.

Favorite Rod/Reel:

--- 7' North Fork Composite Custom/Shimano Curado 50e

 

All-around line:

---  Seaguar Flouro

 

Jig / Shakeyhead / Football:

--- Not too picky brand wise and the head matches the application, as long as it is some mixture of brown and green with a Rage Tail craw

 

Crankbait:

--- Had a couple monster days with a Rat-l-tap  early in the spring.

 

Finesse Bait:

-- Ned

 

Topwater:

--- What an absolute shame.  I don't think I caught one topwater fish this year.

 

Plastic:

--- Really like the Rage Tail line

 

Maybe we should do this as well:

 

2012 Biggest Local Bass

 

Weight (or length if you didn't have a scale):  4 lbs 7 oz SM (PB) ..... 5 lb 4 oz LM

 

 

Lure:  Ned rig  ..... 1/2 oz Chrome/blue Rat-l-trap

 

 

Pattern:  Slow ...... Burning

 

 

Lake:   Melvern .... Lone Star

 

 

Time of Year:  November ...... April

Just wanting to find out.  .  .  .  .  . 

 

Are there any old retired guys that read or post to this forum topic?   Not that I mind the youngsters, heck I've learned quite a bit from reading their postings.     I retired last Spring and would like to find someone close to my age that is retired and is able to go fishing about any time they want.   Basically I'm lookiing for a fishing partner that lives close to Wyandotte County lake.     I have a boat and would like to put someone in the back seat.  If anybody is out there send me a PM and maybe we can get together this spring.

 

 

 

   

Probably going to have an empty back seat this Thursday if anyone is interested, just let me know.

Just a heads up Olathe BPS has LC Pointers for 20% off.

Out of one tin can and into another.

Only this ones older and not as nice. LOL

http://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=28777

 

Wow.  I gotta admit I dont know if I would have the determination to tear out and redo an entire deck framing once I got that close... you are a credit to your craft sir!

 

That looks like a fun project to do if your not in a hurry.  And no fiberglass grinding to deal with must be nice.  Wish i had a garage.

 

 

2012 Biggest Local Bass

 

Weight (or length if you didn't have a scale): 

 

21''  5lb+

Lure: 

weightless brush hog

 

Pattern: 

slack fall

 

Lake:  

Perry

 

Time of Year: 

August