1st Ever UB Guntersville Rally October 4th 2014

[Lee Smith]

 
Damn Old age   

Sorry, for the backwards oldfart oops! 

[Lee Smith]

ha, i even remembered how to fix it 

[Bigwrench]

One more picture Joe took lol

[Creel Limit Zero]

How do you clowns eat that well, but then wash it down with Busch Beer...   

[Bigwrench]

That was Joes beverage of choice lol

[Princeton_Man]

How do you clowns eat that well, but then wash it down with Busch Beer...   

He was willing to drink a Heineken when he ran out of Busch. 

[Bigwrench]

He was willing to drink a Heineken when he ran out of Busch. 

I think he drank Bud Lite too LOL about 10 of em cause when I was rousted outta bed 10 more than I remembered enjoying were missing

[Smallie_Stalker]

Guys, I had a blast!  Nope, not many fish, the lake was kinda mad over that cold front   

Friendships that will last a lifetime are made on these trips!  Can't wait for the next one.



Thanks to all my buds, y'all made this a great trip for me that I really needed!

Sometimes it's about more than catching fish.    Wish I coulda been there but I was with y'all in spirit. 

[Smallie_Stalker]

Thanks Rick for all of the pictures. 

[Creel Limit Zero]

Looks like a great one was had, I sure hope I get to play next time. 

[caddyjoe77]

How do you clowns eat that well, but then wash it down with Busch Beer...   

I don't understand why everyone hates Busch. Lol

It's a beer that tastes great after a long day of skunked on the lake ha

[Bigwrench]

I don't understand why everyone hates Busch. Lol

NASCAR Fans Understand The Problem with Busch buddy ,especially the ones that attend Bristol

[31airborne]

I found this site a lil too late to make it to this rally.  The G is one of my fav places to fish.  Glad you doods were able to find a few fish.  Next time will be better (think FEB-MAR!!!).

Is there a rally schedule on here anywhere?  Suppose I could look.  Sorry, I'm a digital dummazz.

[Smallie_Stalker]

You are actually in the rally board here. But here is a link you can save to your computer or phone for future use:

http://www.ultimatebass.com/bass-fishing-forum/index.php?board=350.0

[Bud Kennedy]

I found this site a lil too late to make it to this rally.  The G is one of my fav places to fish.  Glad you doods were able to find a few fish.  Next time will be better (think FEB-MAR!!!).

Is there a rally schedule on here anywhere?  Suppose I could look.  Sorry, I'm a digital dummazz.

Next rally is October  25 at Lake Norman, NC.  Also listed here in the rally forum

[Donald Garner]

Guys thanks for putting this thread together and sharing the event with us.  Congrats again to Team Stranger on the win.  Yep for sure the best part of the rally is meeting and making new friends.  That's what I like about the Ultimate Bass Club Shootouts.  Meeting and making new UB friends.

The food they have both nights is Second to None also 

[Bigwrench]

I have a few more thoughts on Guntersville to share.
  First even if we wouldn't have caught fish it would have been a great trip , of course we all wanted to catch 10lbers but the friendships and camaraderie that we found will last a lifetime. The 10lbers will be there next time and hopefully the weather cooperates.
  Second thing that stands out to me is ever since I started bass fishing I have dreamt of fishing grass and let me tell you I never imagined it would be like that ! There was almost too much grass if that's possible to my eye. It was like a million Christmas trees packed from bottom to top , looked like you could walk on  it for as far as they eye could see in places. Every rod I brought had 10# mono lol. Don't go to G'ville in the fall with 10# mono lol.
   I also wonder if spring would not be better before the grass gets crazy ?
  Waterfront Bay is a great place to stay and launch for sure. They everything you could really need already there.

[Princeton_Man]

For sure the grass beds are unlike anything we have around here although Rural Retreat had an area much like Guntersville and it produced. This big difference is that one grass bed in G was as big as RR lake.  I would like to get down there on Guntersville in the early Spring. Maybe get in a couple of weekdays and a Saturday. I know Guntersville was just in a funk because the weather. If we'd been there a week earlier, I think we'd have had more to show for it. -Jim

[Creel Limit Zero]

  Second thing that stands out to me is ever since I started bass fishing I have dreamt of fishing grass and let me tell you I never imagined it would be like that ! There was almost too much grass if that's possible to my eye. It was like a million Christmas trees packed from bottom to top , looked like you could walk on  it for as far as they eye could see in places. Every rod I brought had 10# mono lol. Don't go to G'ville in the fall with 10# mono lol.

Bigwrench, well I was not there so I'll just give my opinion on grass.  I will tell you from what I have ran into with some of the bodies of water I fish, is no way, you can't have too much grass.  Most new guys experiencing heavy grass come away from a body of water like that, how can you fish with all that grass.  Well, 10# mono is not the way to go, that's one tip.     Heavy gear with heavy line is the way to go.  20-25# mono's and fluoro, and 65 lb braids, with stout rods.  But with time and experience fishing those heavy grass situations, you will learn to love it and most likely come to prefer it.   

[Creel Limit Zero]

Oh, and while it probably seemed like Christmas trees from top to bottom, I bet if you punched through the top of that grass, you would find it was much more open underneath that canopy.   

[Princeton_Man]

Oh, and while it probably seemed like Christmas trees from top to bottom, I bet if you punched through the top of that grass, you would find it was much more open underneath that canopy.   

I did some punchin' with a Havoc Pittboss. I think Rick tried it too... I have no doubt they were down there, just needed to hit'em with the punch rig to get their attention. -Jim

[Bigwrench]

I pulled one out with a Manns Jelly worm 6/0 hook but was more at the edges than in the middle.

[Lee Smith]

Punching is fun when you get used to it, most folks, go to slow.  Punch, move, punch, move.  It's a reaction technique.  I didn't do any punching this last trip, just due to the conditions, but love it in the summer up there!!

[Bigwrench]

Oh, and while it probably seemed like Christmas trees from top to bottom, I bet if you punched through the top of that grass, you would find it was much more open underneath that canopy.   

I wonder if side imaging would help in this situation ?
Idle along these huge grass beds and look for openings under the surface and of course fish. Every fish I caught was in , around or on the grass except for one small spot and one Shad. I switched over to 65# braid Friday on two reels , one was on my DX744 and the other on my LSCR (I call it my Frog Rod)  lol
  I was convinced the key to catching them was the grass and a frog now not so sure lol

[Lee Smith]

Conditions where terrible for both actually Rick!  But once you found a couple, the area should have held more.  I think Sunday would have ended up a good day if the wind didn't beat up on us, but it was time to go 

The Big G will make you a hero or    Through the years I have realized this lake is a timing lake more than most.  You can blast them for a little while then they go deep down in the weeds and you have to hit them on the head to get a bite.  That's what we where dealing with.  Very few active feeders, I would think every fish that was caught, all 5 of them between us    where reaction strikes.  Now, with that said, I bet THIS weekend, that place will be ON FIRE!!