2025-Jun 10 to June 15- Lakeview Cottages & Marina
165 Lakeview Cabins Dr, New Concord, KY 42076
Benson Sporting Goods-519 S 12th St, Murray, KY 42071
2024-May 14 to May 19-Lakeview Cottages & Marina
Dem is all nice fish…
Statistically Speaking-Delier
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LFI Champion-The Old Oaken Platter
MBF Champion-Mr. Big Fish
VIDEOS
How to fish a Shaky Head
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alUOqhOlziY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI8nS-QSxWI
Dropshot rig 101
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrbHvK6_WhQ
How to fishs a Senko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZuomFkvbNY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agjjjf8a7Tc
How to Cast a Bait Caster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnIxm9ujVXI&list=PLyngAPgduWhf4W230UjFiOxuFFu8fqQME
How to Cast Light Lure on Bait Caster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWdd3uD5pao&list=PLyngAPgduWhf4W230UjFiOxuFFu8fqQME
How to fix a Backlash
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f230f6zDyEY&list=PLyngAPgduWhf4W230UjFiOxuFFu8fqQME
How to fish Texas Rig
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5lPited90U
How to fish a Carolina Rig
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dvs3m32X6r0
Ledge Fishing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJBqWmx7Q8
Cleaning a reel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa1xpXiSVWg
How to find fish fast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZbiRxrEA5Y
Fishing Knots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsVLezOg0Ag
Jig Fishing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PD6wh9RWH0&list=PL11D47BE85F76E484
Alabama / Umbrella Rig
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MQdgu6Lekw&list=PL11D47BE85F76E484
Spinners
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UAHyANomj4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-cJCO0HYnM
Jerk Baits
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bKhrDn1FOQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0WORLq7oIc
Crank Baits
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkcjIgz5NXg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpUArO2-cto
Fish Finder Equipment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m1Jui2LcgI
LARGEMOUTH:
Post Spawn PATTERNS: Main lake and secondary channel ledges.
BAITS: Deep running crankbaits, 10-12in. worms, 1 oz. spinnerbaits, 4-5 in. swimbaits, jig/trailer combinations.
Colors: plum and junebug for plastics-sexy shad, citrus shad, parrot for crankbaits-green pumpkin with matching trailer for jigs-sexy shad, pearls, and natural shad for swimbaits.
Bass Fishing....at times it’s about as good as it can get. Yes there are some fish on the beds but overall the bass are aggressively feeding and willing to be caught. From the back of the bays to the Ledges and in between fish are being caught. Here’s a breakdown of several productive patterns
Back Bay Pattern … schools of fish are feeding on shad and these are primarily 14-15 inch fish with an occasional big female. We caught a lot of fish casting Steel Shad blade baits. Best colors on the Steel Shad are Silver on sunny days and Gold on cloudy days. The Steel Shad has just the right profile and action to mimic a baitfish which is what the bass are feeding on. If you want a lot of action this is the way to go but a 3 pounder is considered a good fish.
Secondary Points located mid-way in the larger bays are holding some bigger fish as the bass are working their way back out to offshore ledges and humps. Crankbaits and Steel Shad blade baits are your best bet. We caught several 3-4 pound fish on this pattern. Best points are those that have deeper water within a cast of the bank. Chunk rock banks with coffee can sized rocks seem to be the most productive. Points at the mouth of the bays are holding some really good fish. We’ve done several TV shows lately and we found that the submerged points at the mouth of the bays to have a good number of post-spawn females on them. The better areas were those where current was readily apparent. The best lure for catching these fish has been the PJ’s Bass extractor jig and ZMan finesse worm. Best colors are “New Money” in clearing water and sunlight and “Coppertruese” in dingy water and cloud cover.
Ledge Pattern … This pattern is good and getting better. (See Sonar Tip of the Week Photo) When we’ve found schools of fish on the main lake ledges 18-22 feet deep they have been cooperative. However not all ledges have these schools. My observation is that the fish are just beginning to school up in these areas. Ledges along the secondary channels closest to the mouth of the bays are holding more fish at times but these areas are basically transition areas and the fish are there today and gone tomorrow. Best methods have been dragging a Shakey Head or a football jig with a ZMan Flappin Craw along the bottom. Our biggest fish of the week have come from the ledges with clients catching several fish between 6-7 pounds. These are post spawn females.
Boat Dock Pattern … The boat dock pattern is a much overlooked way to fish right now. Boat docks are holding fish especially the older docks with spud poles. Spud poles are the big metal poles on the corners of the dock that allows the dock to raise up and down with the water levels. There is a lot of fry milling around the docks and baitfish and bluegills are feeding which is attracting the bass. Almost any lure will catch fish providing it is used in a finesse presentation. A ZMan Zinkerz, which is a Senko look alike, fish weightless is a very good technique for this type of fishing. Our biggest fish of the week come from a main lake dock using this method.
Interesting facts about the largemouth bass:
They were originally found only East of the Mississippi River and South of the Great Lakes in the continental United States. But as their popularity grew, so did stocking programs in many states. Largemouth bass are now caught in waters throughout the continental United States and Hawaii, in addition to southern Canada and most of Mexico. The Largemouth has also been introduced in Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America.
It is the largest member of a group of closely-related fishes called black bass. Others include the smallmouth, spotted, redeye, Suwannee and Guadalupe. It is distinguished from all the others by a jaw that extends beyond the eye. All black bass, belong to the sunfish family, but differ from sunfish because of their longer bodies.
They actually have 6 senses: Along with the normal, hearing, sight, smell, taste, and touch they also have the lateral line, which is a series of sensitive nerve endings that extends from just behind the gill to the tail on each side of the fish. The lateral line picks up underwater vibrations as subtle as a swimming baitfish. Experiments have proven that by the use of these lateral lines that the bass can still find food and survive even in the murkiest of waters and also if they are blinded by an eye injury. They hear with internal ears located within the skull. They can see in all directions except directly below or directly behind them. In clear water they can see 30 feet or more, but in most bass waters the visibility is usually between 5 and 10 feet. They can also see objects that are above the water, including you standing in your boat with that brightly colored shirt on!! So remember that in clear water you should always try to wear clothing that will match your background.
In shallow water they can detect color, especially RED. In one study red and white lures caught 3 times as many largemouths as any other color. But in deeper water most colors appear as shades of gray so color selection is of less importance. Their eyes absorb more light than the human eye, enabling the fish to see its food in dim light or total darkness. They will feed at any time of the day or night, but are less inclined to leave cover and search for food under bright conditions. So like most fish they prefer to hang out in the shade. They find better ambush camouflage in shady areas or under low light conditions.
They smell through nostrils, or nares, on their snout. The nares are short passageways through which water is drawn and expelled without entering the throat. They can detect minute amounts of scent in the water, but rely on scent less than catfish, salmon or trout.
They use their sense of touch to determine whether to reject or swallow an object. They will usually hold on to a soft-bodied, artificial worm longer than a metal lure. Their sense of taste is not as important to the bass as it is to other species, because the bass has very few taste cells in their mouths
Finding Largemouth Bass In Summer
Strong sunlight and warm temperatures may force the bass out of the shallower water and into the deeps. The bass will form loose schools around deep water structure. And then come into the shallows very early and very late in the day to feed. But due to the abundance of small bait fish in the shallows the feeding time is usually very short. Water temperature above 80 degrees F. will push the bass in very deep water. But in fertile lakes low oxygen levels in the depths prevent bass from going deeper. They must remain in the shallower water but become listless and very difficult to catch
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Classic Moments & Community Chest
Excuse any repeats..too many moments to detect
Please submit any missed moments to add to the official journal
o Throwing potatoes at raccoons near the campfire and when those run out look for stones....the dedicated thrower will rise from their place rest and actual search for rocks. And when rocks run out it becomes the small pebble throwing contest around the fire...and when the wives ask what we talked about we in all honesty say "nothing really".
o Watching drool pool on the corner of Gene's mouth around campfire and the bets that take place if his head bobs will commence head back or head down
o Left pole on dock, pay $185
o Portable depth finder suction cup becomes detached: pay fellow angler $350
o Hook buried in finger, go to doctor, do not pass Go, do not collect$ 200
o Drooling at campfire, pay each member a serving of rice pilaf
o Forgot to pull up trolling motor pay $500
o Dropped your phone in the lake Pay $200
o Forgot the keys to boat at home Pay Fedex $75
o Locked keys in the car and engine is running. Pay AAA $65 to renew membership
o Marty throwing up in the boat after talking to Ed
o the missing tripod
o the origin of the Bubba Mug
o Loading up on white bass LFI
o Door prizes
o The different guides we’ve used
o Drive past tackle store without purchase of at least $20: cannot be done.
o A company Phone, Bluetooth, Wallet, Cigars and Tilley Hat into water: Pay phone store & Amazon $350
o Bring correct color of worms or crank baits to CC: cannot be done.
o Replace vehicle during Cousins Classic: Pay Toyota $33,000
o Allow rafted boats to drift into active shipping channels: Pay Tugboat operator $500
o Borrow boat thereby minimizing afternoon battery charge on trolling motor: Pay Boat Owner ???
o Left pole on dock, pay $185
o Portable depth finder suction cup becomes detached: pay fellow angler $350
o Add replacement cost of disintegrating boat trailer tires $250.
o Bribe neighbors of host cases of beer for docking and battery charging privileges
o Ran out of Queso Pay Piggly Wiggly $15
o Boat partner caught a fish. Buy whatever he is using $45
o Pulling the plug on tim's fan while sleeping in tents
o Diving to the bottom of the lake looking for a lost trolling motor or depth finder
o Bill's slow-motion backwards fall into the water
o The barge rental from Southern Komfort
o The mysterious 1 man in a boat without a de-lier Mr. Big Fish title
o Egg sandwich at Southern Komfort
o Tim throwing up in the car from too much partying
o The catfish on the line wrapped around the motor in the morning of the 1st Classic
o trips into the trees to wait out lightning storms
o indoor washers
o walking trolling motors and batteries down the muddy hill to load into john boats
o The flood at shelbyville
o the late night "baby-making" run
o the arrival of the tripod multiple hours after the meal
o Barges passing in the night and measuring the rise and fall of water levels
o Bill stepping on the gas and Marty flying off the back or was it the other way around.....regardless the exchange and glares were classic
o Crossing the Mississippi River in the pouring rain
o Forgetting Evinrude and Snag at the dock
o The night Bill and Glen? Were served BBQ ribs while riding out storm
o The "greatest bands" debate
o Bill not realizing he did not hang up his phone
o Bailing out the Lithia Springs boat 5 times a day while trying to get at the concrete coffee can anchor with a 5 ft dry rotted anchor rope and after pulling the cord 20 times trying to start the engine.
o The nightly Man vs Raccoon rock fight battles around the Shelbyville camp fire
o Looking forward annually to the foul smell coming from Komfort Inn deluxe accommodations and debating if it smelled more like rotten eggs or decaying flesh?
o Staying next to the Coon hunters at Komfort Inn as they took off at 2am with their team of coon dogs in full howl.
o The legendary mother of all storms rescue as Spinner and Evinrude (??) were "taken in" by the hottest 50 year old MILF missing 3 teeth of all time.
o Pulling into the Quarry with all of our SWAG on trying to look cool and impress the ladies….and getting laughed at
o The breakfast egg sandwich at Komfort Inn amongst the mayflies.
o The 4 hour process when Stink and Topwater are in charge of the trip trying to figure out who owes what while everyone wants to leave
o The mid afternoon swims
o Breaking Camp in the mother's sister of all storms 2 in Prarie Du Chien while camping on the mighty Mississippi River
o Stink's great boat purchase - the green machine (did it ever run?)
o The unbelievable electric air-guitar delivered by Dock on the back porch
o Watching Top Water casually stroll around camp naked with possibly the whitest skin of all time
oBuzz baiting through the grass in Shelbyville
o The inappropriate discussion of chest sizes on the back porch that Ed caused
o Listening to Top Water's explanation on drive down of why he chose each particular lure, where it came from, what he was wearing when he bought it, etc.etc ...the master of full disclosure.
o Where is the skunk hat and was that the origin of Stinkbaits nickname?
o Grasshoppers many moments of literary genius
o Evinrude's accent…and his snoring….and his pictures…and his hat…..and the fact he is now on top of the leader board almost every year!
o "eargate" with Top Water and Grassy
o Close your eyes and visualize yourself as a boater approaching this venue....Fluke getting treble hook caught the ass of his pants, then bending over while i work on his back end twisting and prodding with both hands on the tool. Then Fluke taking off his pants standing in his underwear holding his pants as we both look up and wave to the boat passing by....classic!
o Captain hook's insistence that he won every year despite facts to the contrary
o The legendary late night boat tie ups listening to the great white boom box while various members fall asleep, fall down, and just plain fall apart. (Also the origin of the greatest bands of all time debate)
o Haaank!....Haaaank!....What?...Haaaaank!.....Haaaank!...What! Ed bringing frogs to the party. Then Hanks cousin Riiick! joined the float.
The Rick Winegard imitations
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