I can't believe I have to post this.............

As of today, I now cannot attend the roadtrip. Words cannot say how dissapointed I am not to be able to meet everyone, fish a great lake, and bail on roadwarrior since he has been so gracious to invite me to stay with him.

When I arrived for work today my Chief of Police informed me that I was choosen to attend a Field Training Officer Supervsior class scheduled for March 24-26. This class is only being offered one time in this state this year. Basically, I will supervise the officers that train new recruit officers. It's a good career acheivement for me but it leaves me void of the anticipation I had thinking about Guntersville.

Hope everyone catches one for me, I'll be daydreaming of fishing with you while at the class. :-/

Hey!

The good news outweighs the bad.

CONGRATULATIONS!

-Kent  a.k.a. roadwarrior

I can't believe I have to post this.............

As of today, I now cannot attend the roadtrip. Words cannot say how dissapointed I am not to be able to meet everyone, fish a great lake, and bail on roadwarrior since he has been so gracious to invite me to stay with him.

When I arrived for work today my Chief of Police informed me that I was choosen to attend a Field Training Officer Supervsor class scheduled for March 24-26. This class is only being offered one time in this state this year. Basically, I will supervise the officers that train new recruit officers. It's a good career acheivement for me but it leaves me void of the anticipation I had thinking about Guntersville.

Hope everyone catches one for me, I'll be daydreaming of fishing with you while at the class.  :-/

Oh man,....BUZZKILL!!

At least there is a positive in your scenario, mine is strictly a scheduling thing, I have the previous week off.  How much does THAT suck?  My one week a yr to take my fishing vacation and I will be sitting at home reading about you guys going the next week.

On top of that (somewhat reverse situation) the teamsters training teamsters program at UPS will be discontinued in august this yr.  I got to do a lot of nice assignment stuff instead of delivery through this program.  No mo,lol.

You guys are gonna have a blast, the pressure is on though, I want to see a kickdonkey video when you get back!!!!

KICKDONKEY?   You are a funny dude....

I PMed Russ this same question, so I suppose I can throw it out there for all.

What are we doing for a video this year since Russ will not be in attendance?

I'll have my video camera with me. I hope plenty of other guys have theirs to.

Everyone better bring a camera. Preferably a digital one so we can load the pictures onto my computer before we leave from the trip. That way when I am putting the video together I will have plenty of stuff to use.

I'll have my camera and I will buy an extra card for it before I go.  I think I can get nearly 10 min. of video with the card I have right now.   Any suggestions on a card that will get close to an hour of video?  The card I have right now is 1 Gig SD card.

Glenn is video ready too, there ya go, no excuse

(AND NO COUNTRY!!)  (I just realized this,lol,....payback time I bet, I can hear the banjo's now,lol)

i'll definitely be bringing my digital camera. i can take up to a half hour of video i believe so that should make for some decent clips.

(AND NO COUNTRY!!) (I just realized this,lol,....payback time I bet, I can hear the banjo's now,lol)

Ahemmmm......representatives of Nashville aka Music City will be there....as an official resident of THE MUSIC CITY I believe the Sweet Home Alabama should be the theme song with a little Hank Jr and Charlie Daniels thrown in!!!  

(AND NO COUNTRY!!) (I just realized this,lol,....payback time I bet, I can hear the banjo's now,lol)

Ahemmmm......representatives of Nashville aka Music City will be there....as an official resident of THE MUSIC CITY I believe the Sweet Home Alabama should be the theme song with a little Hank Jr and Charlie Daniels thrown in!!!

I second that motion!!!!!!!!!

I would be down for some Skynyrd.  Fitting song for the location.

I think this is the most action in the thread in a long time....

A combination of cabin fever and adrenaline mixed together in anticipation of the trip.

I freakin love it!!!

I will have my video camera and still camera on the trip. Hey Jimzee, my experience is, the last week, you start talking to yourself a lot. LOL

Ronnie

I'm fully locked and loaded for video editing.  We can download everything onto my computer while we're there.

I've been doing some serious research on the lake for that time of year. I have read every fishing report I could find for the last 10 years and I see nothing but good things for that week.

1. Full Moon the Saturday before we get there.

2. The average water temp for the past 10 years has been 60.

3. The fish will bite just about anything. So fish your strengths.

4. There are lots of fish shallow.

From what I've read you can expect 10 to 30 fish a day with 1 out of 10 being 5+. The fish will be in a solid prespawn feeding frenzy. You better have a lipless crankbait tied on. Start with a 1/4 oz in craw or shad colors. Lizards and senkos in greens and browns seem to be the mainstay for soft plastics. Jigs in Black and blue are all I read about but it's hard for me to believe that they wouldn't hit a craw colored one either.

This is my short list

Lipless Cranks

Shallow Cranks

Spinnerbaits

C-Rig and t-Rig lizards

Most of the fish should be shallow (less than 6 ft) but the big ones may be staging hard on points and deeper water close to spawning flats.

Fluke, I think you just kicked things in high gear for me after that post.  Talk about motivation!  It's on now!  

Jig colors:

My favorite down there is a green pumpkin with a few blue strands with a gr pumpkin and blue trailer (Okechobee craw or similar color). It covers the color spectrum pretty well. A bit of green and the blue in one.

     

Olathe, KS 66061

           

Drive:      

754 mi about 11 hours 55 mins

23 turns later

     

Lake Guntersville State Park

think i can talk the wife into vegas one week and fishing in Alabama the next?........lol

To all the Annual BR fishin trip newbies.  This will be my second trip, so I can tell you from experience that this board will start looking more and more like a hot pop-corn popper as the big day approaches.  LET THE FUN BEGIN!

Getting a guide for one of the days is a huge advantage.

I failed to book one last year and I wasted two days trying to figure things out. The guys who got one were the ones you had the most success. This is also a cost that can be split up.

Glenn got a guide last year and he caught the biggest fish.

Buzzbaitfool12 and clan got one to and they caught the mess out of bass. While most guys were catching 6 or 8 a day they were boating dozens of fish each day.

There is a list of guides on our Guntersville trip website. Check them out and give them a call. We have checked all of them out and they are all reputable.

Just to clarify - I caught that big bass when I wasn't with the guide (just watch the video for proof).

Just to clarify - I caught that big bass when I wasn't with the guide (just watch the video for proof).

See??  LUCK still plays a big part in it  ;D

Glenn, you KNOW Brent and I let that fish pass by.....Brent wanted to bag it but I said ..."Nah,....let's let Glenn get this one, she's heading right for him"....I edited that part of the video,lol : ;D

ok, I think I've reached my max.  I need to avoid this thread, it's absolutely ripping at my insides that I won't be there.

I'm out,...guys, HAVE A BLAST and SAFE TRAVELS to all!!!

ok, I think I've reached my max. I need to avoid this thread, it's absolutely ripping at my insides that I won't be there.

I'm out,...guys, HAVE A BLAST and SAFE TRAVELS to all!!!

Your input definitely adds to the thread. I wouldnt want to see you miss out on the excitement.

Who all is getting a guide so far and who are you using?

I've been doing some serious research on the lake for that time of year. I have read every fishing report I could find for the last 10 years and I see nothing but good things for that week.

1. Full Moon the Saturday before we get there.

2. The average water temp for the past 10 years has been 60.

3. The fish will bite just about anything. So fish your strengths.

4. There are lots of fish shallow.

From what I've read you can expect 10 to 30 fish a day with 1 out of 10 being 5+. The fish will be in a solid prespawn feeding frenzy. You better have a lipless crankbait tied on. Start with a 1/4 oz in craw or shad colors. Lizards and senkos in greens and browns seem to be the mainstay for soft plastics. Jigs in Black and blue are all I read about but it's hard for me to believe that they wouldn't hit a craw colored one either.

This is my short list

Lipless Cranks

Shallow Cranks

Spinnerbaits

C-Rig and t-Rig lizards

Most of the fish should be shallow (less than 6 ft) but the big ones may be staging hard on points and deeper water close to spawning flats.

Gene did all the leg work researching this post, so I don't want to steal his thunder, but...

Lots of people outside the BR family don't fish the Fat Ika or Kreature, most people don't know about these baits. The cover/ structure/ depth conditions flukemaster describes are IDEAL for fishing these two lures. If this were a tournament or I was trying to compete with you guys, I would not mention them, but as a friend, I STRONGLY suggest picking up a bag or two!

8-)

Who all is getting a guide so far and who are you using?

I've got Jeff Reed booked for Monday. He was recomended to me by a good friend of mine who fishes the Stren Series and he did real well at the G-ville toruny last year. Some of the guides on the list were recomended by Jeff Reed.