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Yep, you read it right.  Summer of 21. 

This is where we will hang, talk smack, and generally keep in touch waiting for the October Kickoff of our 21/22 season.

Sounds good!!  ~beer~

Great April Walt, you tore them up.

Congratulations Lou for AOY, you deserve it.

:toot: ~c~ ~c~ ~c~ ~c~ ~beer~ ~beer~ :toot: :toot:

Quote from: FishaHallic on May 01, 2021, 01:55:41 PM
Great April Walt, you tore them up.

Congratulations Lou for AOY, you deserve it.

:toot: ~c~ ~c~ ~c~ ~c~ ~beer~ ~beer~ :toot: :toot:

You had a strong finish too, Dave.  Next time you come to Kissimme give me a heads up.

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Quote from: FishaHallic on May 01, 2021, 01:55:41 PM
Great April Walt, you tore them up.

Congratulations Lou for AOY, you deserve it.

:toot: ~c~ ~c~ ~c~ ~c~ ~beer~ ~beer~ :toot: :toot:

Thank you Dave.

Lou, congrats on AOY!

I was trying my best to run you down but got myself in too big of a hole early.

Looking forward to new season and classic in October.

~Barry~

Quote from: BarryFL on May 01, 2021, 02:14:50 PM
Lou, congrats on AOY!

I was trying my best to run you down but got myself in too big of a hole early.

Looking forward to new season and classic in October.

~Barry~

Thanks Barry!

Congrats on a great month Walt.

Congrats Lou on your AOY win.


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Quote from: Deadeye on May 01, 2021, 02:33:42 PM
Congrats on a great month Walt.

Congrats Lou on your AOY win.


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Thank you Fred.

Thanks Dave & Fred....congrats Capt. Lou


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Quote from: WTodd on May 01, 2021, 05:46:18 PM
Thanks Dave & Fred....congrats Capt. Lou


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Wow what a month Walt!  Was that the first time all five were over 20 inches?  Congrats again for some great catching. ~c~ ~c~ ~c~
Congrats Lou on a great season, you spent many hours out there working your skills.  AOY!!!!!!!

Congrats Lou on the AOY win. It looks like the Bass Hunter was a game-changer when the water levels weren't good in the glades. Nice month Walt too. I'm always impressed to see what you Hammers can do each month.

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Quote from: WTodd on May 01, 2021, 05:46:18 PM
Thanks Dave & Fred....congrats Capt. Lou


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Wow what a month Walt!  Was that the first time all five were over 20 inches?  Congrats again for some great catching. ~c~ ~c~ ~c~
Congrats Lou on a great season, you spent many hours out there working your skills.  AOY!!!!!!!

I'm not sure to be honest


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Quote from: WTodd on May 01, 2021, 05:46:18 PM
Thanks Dave & Fred....congrats Capt. Lou
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Quote from: big g on May 01, 2021, 06:41:23 PM

Quote from: WTodd on May 01, 2021, 05:46:18 PM
Thanks Dave & Fred....congrats Capt. Lou

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Wow what a month Walt!  Was that the first time all five were over 20 inches?  Congrats again for some great catching. ~c~ ~c~ ~c~
Congrats Lou on a great season, you spent many hours out there working your skills.  AOY!!!!!!!

Quote from: FlatsNBay on May 01, 2021, 07:34:44 PM
Congrats Lou on the AOY win. It looks like the Bass Hunter was a game-changer when the water levels weren't good in the glades. Nice month Walt too. I'm always impressed to see what you Hammers can do each month.

Thanks guys, appreciate the kind words.  ~beer~

Hi guys.
I just wanted to let you know my wife and I bought in Ocala last week (remotely from here in Canada).
Hopefully I'll be able to get down & fish with you all again this winter.
I was looking at the Trophy catch stats and there have been quite a few between Orange Lake, Rodman and
Lake Kerr. All of these are less than an hour away.


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Quote from: RangerAndBass on May 04, 2021, 04:26:04 PM
Hi guys.
I just wanted to let you know my wife and I bought in Ocala last week (remotely from here in Canada).
Hopefully I'll be able to get down & fish with you all again this winter.
I was looking at the Trophy catch stats and there have been quite a few between Orange Lake, Rodman and
Lake Kerr. All of these are less than an hour away.


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Good Lakes and each one is different.

Orange has lots of Hydrilla.

Rodman has lots of tree stumps. Learn it before you start running wide open. Or you'll be sorry.

Kerr is a very clear lake for Florida.

Of the three I have only fished Kerr.


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Quote from: RangerAndBass on May 04, 2021, 04:26:04 PM
Hi guys.
I just wanted to let you know my wife and I bought in Ocala last week (remotely from here in Canada).
Hopefully I'll be able to get down & fish with you all again this winter.
I was looking at the Trophy catch stats and there have been quite a few between Orange Lake, Rodman and
Lake Kerr. All of these are less than an hour away.


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Good Lakes and each one is different.

Orange has lots of Hydrilla.

Rodman has lots of tree stumps. Learn it before you start running wide open. Or you'll be sorry.

Kerr is a very clear lake for Florida.

Of the three I have only fished Kerr.


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Thanks Fred. Good to hear. I noticed stumps in background of a couple of the pictures from Rodman. I will be careful for sure.

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Orange has given up a bunch of double digits in the past 2 years including a 15+ in 2019.

Let me know when you get settled and I'll meet you at Orange. On my bucket list.

~Barry~

Barry, there is a plan! Got a spare bedroom if needed!

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Ok. When you looking at moving down?

~Barry~

Quote from: RangerAndBass on May 04, 2021, 04:26:04 PM
Hi guys.
I just wanted to let you know my wife and I bought in Ocala last week (remotely from here in Canada).
Hopefully I'll be able to get down & fish with you all again this winter.
I was looking at the Trophy catch stats and there have been quite a few between Orange Lake, Rodman and
Lake Kerr. All of these are less than an hour away.


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Congratulations on the new place, I'm sure you will really like the area.  Plenty of lakes around and the Ocala National Forest which is very nice also.  Good luck

Quote from: BarryFL on May 04, 2021, 07:25:59 PM
Ok. When you looking at moving down?

~Barry~

Nothing set yet Barry, but hope to get down in September for a week to start furnishing, etc. Then down in November for the winter

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Congrats Ranger on the big purchase.  I go to Home Depot and debate a new toilet for hours, you buy a new house on line!  Amazing!   Good luck and I hope it brings your family lots of joy, and a few double digit bass! 

Quote from: big g on May 04, 2021, 10:01:53 PM
Congrats Ranger on the big purchase.  I go to Home Depot and debate a new toilet for hours, you buy a new house on line!  Amazing!   Good luck and I hope it brings your family lots of joy, and a few double digit bass!

Thanks G. Ya its a little hairy but real estate is so hot now I don't think we can go wrong. Well, I hope at least.

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I'm with G. I get nervous about buying a new crankbait from Tackle Warehouse unseen. Id have a meltdown if I bought a house without seeing it first. It's a seller's market right now and most houses in my area get multiple offers during the first weekend that the house goes on the market.

Congrats. Lot's of great places to fish. Don't forget about the Harris Chain and all the other lakes in Lake County. They are just a stone's throw away.

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Worked our butts off this morning trying to find the bigger bite. Still no luck. Disappointing.  But I did manage to hook up with 2 nice pea's for my efforts. :)

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Thanks for the post.  The peas love this warmer weather, and are active everywhere here in South Florida.  Pound for pound the pit bulls of the fish world.  Love catching them, and they love moving senkos. ~sun

Nice job Lou.

George can you explain a little about the moving Senko? I'm always looking for new productive techniques for Peas.

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Quote from: RangerAndBass on May 04, 2021, 08:24:04 PM

Quote from: BarryFL on May 04, 2021, 07:25:59 PM
Ok. When you looking at moving down?

~Barry~

Nothing set yet Barry, but hope to get down in September for a week to start furnishing, etc. Then down in November for the winter

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You should plan to pick up your boat during the classic. :)

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Quote from: RangerAndBass on May 04, 2021, 08:24:04 PM

Quote from: BarryFL on May 04, 2021, 07:25:59 PM
Ok. When you looking at moving down?

~Barry~

Nothing set yet Barry, but hope to get down in September for a week to start furnishing, etc. Then down in November for the winter

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You should plan to pick up your boat during the classic. :)

I've filed that away as a plan Barry!

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Quote from: FlatsNBay on May 05, 2021, 02:37:54 PM
Nice job Lou.

George can you explain a little about the moving Senko? I'm always looking for new productive techniques for Peas.

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Flats I throw a 4" senko a lot when bank fishing because its weedless and has to come through at least 10 feet of shoreline weeds, without getting hung up. If I see the wolf pack hunting, which often happens this time of year, I will throw the senko into the mix, and jerk it fast at a steady pace.  Often they can't resist the fast moving target.  Works for me without treble hooks.  Color doesn't matter, it's a reaction bite. :-*

Good to know. Thanks George

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Quote from: FlatsNBay on May 05, 2021, 02:37:54 PM
Nice job Lou.

George can you explain a little about the moving Senko? I'm always looking for new productive techniques for Peas.

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Flats I throw a 4" senko a lot when bank fishing because its weedless and has to come through at least 10 feet of shoreline weeds, without getting hung up. If I see the wolf pack hunting, which often happens this time of year, I will throw the senko into the mix, and jerk it fast at a steady pace.  Often they can't resist the fast moving target.  Works for me without treble hooks.  Color doesn't matter, it's a reaction bite. :-*

George,

You and Others may not know this, but some years ago I was watching some Outdoor Show where the Host was fishing around the Tampa Area in Inlet Areas and during part of the Show he talked with and Interviewed Gary Yakomoto.

During that Interview he was asking about the development of the Senko and how did he go about making it. Turns out that From Gary's Own Mouth he said that when he was in the process of the Design, his Intentions was To Make a Soft Plastic Jerk Bait.

It wasn't until after he had a few Packs sent out to some Anglers testing the Bait for him that he found out that most were finding great success just tossing them out and letting them fall.

Funny how one of the Easiest and Efficient ways to catch a Bass was Designed and Made to be used entirely different and almost No One Knows It.

After years of working the plastic stickbait, I found out how effective these little baits are.  With no weight, or a 1/32 weight I can get the bait to walk along the bottom like a zara spook on the surface with twitch and slack jerks, or dance in place with just very small but quick twitches of the rod tip.  I can fish all levels of the water column, and work it through the thickest cover.  They will catch peacock if jerked fast through an area showing signs of peacock activity.  If this bait gets torn up from catching, just turn it around and your ready to go with a good as new one.  If you have a 6" version and things are tough, just bite off two inches and now you have a 4" model.  When bank fishing I throw this bait more than all the others combined for all the reasons given above.   :)  Almost forgot, they cast a mile even into the wind!

I'm determined to track down bigger bass, and have been craving a big bite battle for a while. Hitting up the Marshlands tomorrow in the bath tub.  lo Last time I was out there the water was very low, if they haven't moved more water in, I'm going to have to get my feet wet and do some wade fishing.  ~sweat ~sweat  ~gator

 Good luck my friend, I hope you are rewarded! ~bb

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;) Half time.

I fish from the bank almost every week day.  I seldom write a report unless it's something special.  Tonight was one of those nights.  Went out to one of my usual spots, the same as last night that produced a couple of 4 pounders.   Well tonight 200 casts and NADA, not even a bite, or even a nibble.  I have noticed that the lakes around me are topping out with Hydrilla all over the place.  Great for the fish, but not necessarily great for fishing.  Hard to get the bait down in the water column, and since I'm bank fishing a heavier weight just gets caught up in the weeds.  A humbling night!  Where is Lip when you need him! ^-^ >:( ^-^

I can't work or fish yet, but I can still cook...


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Let's see how it goes today.

This is a big a$$ mudfish.

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Mudfish is the only Fish I've ever had on the line that just Snapped the Hook in Half.

It was a Eagle Claw Weedless Hook and I was using it for shiner fishing. A Big Mudfish grabbed it and I got to the boat and wasn't really sure what to do with it., so I grabbed the Hook with my Plyers with the Fish hanging over the side of the Boat and it went to flopping so hard it broke the Hook in half!

Brand New 5/0 Hook. Snapped it like a toothpick.

And this is nicer bass!!

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Nice fish Lou, bet that was fun catching it on a frog.

Quote from: FishaHallic on May 14, 2021, 08:25:56 PM
Nice fish Lou, bet that was fun catching it on a frog.

Thank you Dave, it sure was.  ~beer~

I had to retire a new frog yesterday, after it's nose ripped by the line tie, but fortunately it's reinforcements arrived.

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 ~tumble ~tumble .... you guys alive?

Well back from Vacation and got out on the River.

Caught 10-12 but only one cull.

Had a Manatee come right up under my boat right under the TM Prop. Used it to scratch its back.

Stayed with me for about 2 hours. Wherever I went it followed and found me again.

Crazy

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Also caught two Stripers.

So over all a good day, just no size.

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I am here, but I have been working a lot and laying laminate flooring in the living room, dining room, kitchen and hallway and a closet and due to some measuring and a little math all my joints lines up, even around the kitchen and with no transitions  ~shade.  Now I have to put up new baseboard (no quarter round for me) around the whole house minus 1 bedroom.

I have decided to give myself a break and go fight the heat and fish tomorrow at a not so straight lake  :).  I was trying to hold out until we got some rain to cool things off but I can't wait for ever.  My fishing buddy and I have a "Spring Classic" every year and we chipped in and bought a small trophy in January for this one day tourny but due to some family health issues and a death in his family we have not been able to fight it out.......but tomorrow it's on!

Been a messed up month. Killed my trolling motor Sat morning on the river right after I found them stacked up on shad. Got several in the boat but then motor shorted out due to idiots throwing line overboard that wrapped around the shaft letting water past the seal, I think. Pulled about 20 yards out while troubleshooting.

So, I did what anyone else would do and ordered a new MG Tour Pro 36v. I had been wanting GPS spot lock anyway. And, while I was at it ordered an Active Target transducer, too.  Happy early Father's Day and Birthday to me.

But it gets worse. Got home around 11am to find out my BIL (wife's youngest sister's husband) had died Sat morning unexpectedly. He was only 48 and fit as a fiddle but had been in a car wreck 3 months ago that tweaked his back. Had a couple of steroid injections and we're wondering if they maybe caused an embolism that went to his heart or brain. Autopsy isn't back yet.

They have 5 kids all in college at Clemson! He was in investment and insurance business so SIL should be Ok. We had just spent a long weekend with them for a wedding in April and they were coming down here in two weeks for a baby shower. Funeral is in SC Thursday. Wife is already there. So I'm going up Wed.

Hug your wife, kids, significant other. Never know when your number will come up.

Hope to be back on the water soon.

~Barry~

Tell the family we're praying for them.


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Condolences to your sister and family Barry. Very sad news.

Walt and Lou, thanks for the condolences. Seems to be tougher on the family when out of the blue. Dave was a good dude and great father. We were planning to fish Teneroc while he was here for the baby shower.

~Barry~

Sorry to hear Barry, please accept our condolences.

Quote from: Deadeye on May 24, 2021, 03:56:30 PM
Well back from Vacation and got out on the River.

Caught 10-12 but only one cull.

Had a Manatee come right up under my boat right under the TM Prop. Used it to scratch its back.

Stayed with me for about 2 hours. Wherever I went it followed and found me again.

Crazy

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Cool picture of the manatee Fred, you don't get to see that everyday. Thank you for sharing.

Quote from: FishaHallic on May 24, 2021, 04:15:58 PM
I am here, but I have been working a lot and laying laminate flooring in the living room, dining room, kitchen and hallway and a closet and due to some measuring and a little math all my joints lines up, even around the kitchen and with no transitions  ~shade.  Now I have to put up new baseboard (no quarter round for me) around the whole house minus 1 bedroom.

I have decided to give myself a break and go fight the heat and fish tomorrow at a not so straight lake  :).  I was trying to hold out until we got some rain to cool things off but I can't wait for ever.  My fishing buddy and I have a "Spring Classic" every year and we chipped in and bought a small trophy in January for this one day tourny but due to some family health issues and a death in his family we have not been able to fight it out.......but tomorrow it's on!

Best of luck on the floor project Dave, good luck out there today.

Barry, sorry for your loss. That sure is some horrible news.

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Thanks Fred and Steve. Just the suckier side of life.

~Barry~

Barry, sorry for your loss.  As you said you never know when your number will be up but 48 seems to be way to early.

Appreciate it, Dave. 48 is too young. Just means we are all living on borrowed time. Try to make the most of it. I'm dreading tonight and tomorrow. I know my SIL, niece and nephews are devastated!

You don't see this often....

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Quote from: BarryFL on May 26, 2021, 05:38:39 AM
Appreciate it, Dave. 48 is too young. Just means we are all living on borrowed time. Try to make the most of it. I'm dreading tonight and tomorrow. I know my SIL, niece and nephews are devastated!

I understand that about dreading this......it sucks but your a good man for being there and helping your SIL and her family get thru this.  Remember, time heals all wounds.

Hang in there Barry

Appreciate all the well wishes and condolences. Arrived in SC without incident last night around 11pm. Funeral is today at 11am. Arrgghhh.

~Barry~

Quote from: BarryFL on May 27, 2021, 07:33:53 AM
Appreciate all the well wishes and condolences. Arrived in SC without incident last night around 11pm. Funeral is today at 11am. Arrgghhh.

~Barry~

Our thoughts are with you and your family Barry.

Back in Tampa. Glad to have that trip behind me! Family is doing well and had a great turnout for the service. Standing room only. Thanks for all of the kind words from my UBFL family.

On another note ... got my new trolling motor and Active Target installed and wired in (NMEA and ethernet). Everything seems to be talking.

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MG Tour Pro head is huge but the gas shock lift assist make is east to deploy and store. Test run tomorrow morning. Excited about having spot lock and anxious to see if Active Target works as well as advertised because Live Sight sucked (for me and bass) but speck chasers loved it.

Thanks again.


~Barry~

Quote from: BarryFL on May 29, 2021, 10:47:37 AM
Back in Tampa. Glad to have that trip behind me! Family is doing well and had a great turnout for the service. Standing room only. Thanks for all of the kind words from my UBFL family.

On another note ... got my new trolling motor and Active Target installed and wired in (NMEA and ethernet). Everything seems to be talking.

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MG Tour Pro head is huge but the gas shock lift assist make is east to deploy and store. Test run tomorrow morning. Excited about having spot lock and anxious to see if Active Target works as well as advertised because Live Sight sucked (for me and bass) but speck chasers loved it.

Thanks again.


~Barry~

Geez Barry you don't mess around do you,  seems like it was just the other day you mentioned the issue with your other trolling motor and BAM, you have a brand new motor installed and the new electronics to boot.  Good job  ~c~

Good to hear about the turnout and that the family is doing as well as could be expected in SC.

You're over doing the "Break Out Another Thousand" thing and I hope spot-luck sucks so I won't want one.


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Quote from: FishaHallic on May 29, 2021, 11:04:45 AM

Quote from: BarryFL on May 29, 2021, 10:47:37 AM
Back in Tampa. Glad to have that trip behind me! Family is doing well and had a great turnout for the service. Standing room only. Thanks for all of the kind words from my UBFL family.

On another note ... got my new trolling motor and Active Target installed and wired in (NMEA and ethernet). Everything seems to be talking.

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MG Tour Pro head is huge but the gas shock lift assist make is east to deploy and store. Test run tomorrow morning. Excited about having spot lock and anxious to see if Active Target works as well as advertised because Live Sight sucked (for me and bass) but speck chasers loved it.

Thanks again.


~Barry~

Geez Barry you don't mess around do you,  seems like it was just the other day you mentioned the issue with your other trolling motor and BAM, you have a brand new motor installed and the new electronics to boot.  Good job  ~c~

Life's too short to fiddle fart around.

~Barry~

Quote from: WTodd on May 29, 2021, 11:05:06 AM
Good to hear about the turnout and that the family is doing as well as could be expected in SC.

You're over doing the "Break Out Another Thousand" thing and I hope spot-luck sucks so I won't want one.


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Yeah, that was a B.O.A.T. x 4 but what the hay, you live once. I'll let you know how it goes so you can order one next week.

~Barry~

I'm hoping to get a little more mileage from the one I have but you never know when they're going to bite the dust.


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Glad you made it home safe.

Hope that unit works like it should. Will be a nice addition.


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Quote from: WTodd on May 29, 2021, 11:05:06 AM
Good to hear about the turnout and that the family is doing as well as could be expected in SC.

You're over doing the "Break Out Another Thousand" thing and I hope spot-luck sucks so I won't want one.


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Spot lock is pretty awesome as long as you have some current or a steady wind.  If not mine wanders around over correcting. That's why I went with the 12' Talons. 

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Lee, agree on the Talons. 12ft covers 95% of the waters we fish. :)

~Barry~

Quote from: BarryFL on May 30, 2021, 03:57:03 AM
Lee, agree on the Talons. 12ft covers 95% of the waters we fish. :)

~Barry~

Good luck in the mud hole today.

Josh is coming out to take his old man fishing.  We are going to play around on some offshore blue gill beds and see if we can run into some big ones.  It's going to be a strike out or homerun kind of day...

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I went to the river but water was too low to launch. Damn. They stack up in the middle when it's this low and chase shad.

So, I went to PCMH. Trolling motor worked great but Active Target is frustrating. AT is so much better than Live Sight. Could see fish out to 70ft. Destroying a ball of shad. Wouldn't touch my offerings and that's the frustrating part.

So I quit playing with AT and started throwing a buzzbait for big bites. Caught 10 but only measured the 2 biggest as I was sure I'd find another 19+. Had 2 possibles on but couldn't get them in the boat.

MG Tour Pro 36v is awesome. Anchor mode is great while fighting fish, measuring fish, or changing baits. Played with all the routing options and contour following through my Carbons. Nice that it is steer by wire but the servo motors keep it from spinning out on high speeds.

Lee, you were right, anchor mode is a little jerky with no wind or current but appears to only use the current speed setting so it won't throw you out of the boat like I've heard some of the others will.

All in all a successful trip. Looking forward to next month. Also found out that PCMH opened a new lake that you can use big motor in. Gonna try it out soon. 

~Barry~

Not a home run day for us.  Josh wanted to go to Toho so we made the run.  Fished offshore brush piles, shell bars and hydrilla with no luck.  On the way back we made a stop on some near shore hydrilla in Cypress and picked up a few smalls and one 16.5. We called it at noon when the wind died.

My first time on the water seriously fishing or in the heat since since May 1 and I feel ok today.  I might run over to Cypress again this morning for a bit before the heat kicks in.

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Got one decent one on today's outing.

19.25.

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Good one Fred.  ~c~

Nice one Fred.

That's a really white bass; doesn't appear it spends too much time under stuff.


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Quote from: WTodd on June 03, 2021, 07:05:54 PM
That's a really white bass; doesn't appear it spends too much time under stuff.


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I was in Lake Harris. The entire water system looks a mix of sand/green color, so I'd say that light is not getting through very easily.

The MLF BPT was just there and most of the fish they caught were the same.


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Quote from: WTodd on June 03, 2021, 07:05:54 PM
That's a really white bass; doesn't appear it spends too much time under stuff.


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I was in Lake Harris. The entire water system looks a mix of sand/green color, so I'd say that light is not getting through very easily.

The MLF BPT was just there and most of the fish they caught were the same.


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Harris does have a weird (for Florida) green stain to it.

That fish looks like it was a deep fish.  Were you offshore?

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Quote from: FD on June 04, 2021, 11:29:06 AM

Quote from: Deadeye on June 04, 2021, 10:48:07 AM

Quote from: WTodd on June 03, 2021, 07:05:54 PM
That's a really white bass; doesn't appear it spends too much time under stuff.


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I was in Lake Harris. The entire water system looks a mix of sand/green color, so I'd say that light is not getting through very easily.

The MLF BPT was just there and most of the fish they caught were the same.


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Harris does have a weird (for Florida) green stain to it.

That fish looks like it was a deep fish.  Were you offshore?

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No actually I caught it flipping grass.

I watched the BPT on Live a couple of days and almost everywhere from Griffin to Harris looked like that.

Some of the creeks and canals did not.

Canal and creek fish looked "normal". All the others looked like they were deep or a northern muddy lake.


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On Monday I will be flying out to Idaho for 11 days.  The wife and I will be doing some preliminary scouting for some land so we can build a home for retirement.  I still have 6 or 7 years before I retire but I want to check out the area we are thinking about and maybe talk to a builder or two for some basic information about a future build.  With this being said I won't be back for a couple of weeks so you guys catch em up and post a couple of hawgs while I'm gone.   ~cf ~cf

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On Monday I will be flying out to Idaho for 11 days.  The wife and I will be doing some preliminary scouting for some land so we can build a home for retirement.  I still have 6 or 7 years before I retire but I want to check out the area we are thinking about and maybe talk to a builder or two for some basic information about a future build.  With this being said I won't be back for a couple of weeks so you guys catch em up and post a couple of hawgs while I'm gone.   ~cf ~cf

Quite the Jump.

You have family out there or what made you choose Idaho? Just curious.

I have a nephew that is a whizz at Computer Work so much so that he doesn't even be there to fix yours he does it from his home. Several years back he started looking at Montana put an offer in on a place but it fell through. Found another and better place and the move was on from Pa.

While I haven't seen or heard from now in years, the last I did he was living a great life far away from anyone else in peace and quiet. Lives a short distance from Canada and and can walk there is he wants to. Owns a Snow Cat or did to use to get to Town if needed in winter. His Wife and Kids love it there.

We chose Idaho for several reasons.  First and foremost is the wife loves the cold weather and is tired of the heat that is Florida.  Secondly, my wife's best friend bought property and had a cabin built several years ago and we visited and it was a beautiful state.  Finally, even though it does have a state income tax it is very low and the total cost of living index has it ranked as the 6th lowest and for comparison Florida ranks 5th.

We originally planned on looking in the Cascade Idaho area which is about 2hrs north of Boise but the prices are sky high out there now because a lot of people from California moving to that area.  This visit we are Checking out the Idaho falls area.  Prices are a little lower but there will still be beautiful views and wildlife like we are looking for.  We still want to live semi close to a decent size city for healthcare and entertainment reasons, I mean we are not gonna be living "off the grid in a compound"  ;D.

When the time comes I will miss my large mouth bass fishing but there is good small mouth fishing and then I will get back into riding ATVs and a side by side up into the mountains.  Until then, I am happy bass fishing and prepping for retirement.

Sounds Good.

I do miss the Hills and Mountains and all they give you. With all the issues with my back and hips I don't know if I could ever go back to live full time again.

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Looks like a good one!

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Wow that's a big old girl!  Congrats! ~c~

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That's a Hawg!! Wtg!!

Good one any day of the week!!!


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Nice, Lee.

~Barry~

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Nice fish Lee but when I said hope ya'll catch some hawgs while I'm gone,  it's just something you say, you didn't even let me leave the state. ;D

With our guide business launching soon, I took advantage of an opportunity to field tested a 4k camera, by filming my first bass fishing adventure with commentary.

In case anyone is interested in watching it look there ----> https://www.ultimatebass.com/bass-fishing-forum/index.php?topic=155219.0 (https://www.ultimatebass.com/bass-fishing-forum/index.php?topic=155219.0)