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    FS: Ark Gravity 7

    Ark Gravity 7 casting reel. Right hand retrieve. 5.4:1 gear ratio. Reel is still in very good condition and comes with box and all paperwork. $140/tyd. PayPal as payment. If you have any questions...
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    A kid I fish normal tournaments with won Friday....

    A kid I fish normal tournaments with won Friday. He had 3 fish 11.30 and big bass 4.92. I was there Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. I don’t know what the rain and cold front did to the fish and the...
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    Dang I’m jealous!!! Newton has been really really...

    Dang I’m jealous!!! Newton has been really really good for me so I’ve just stayed close to home. Nothing that big. Just lots of fish and lots of nice fish.
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    Thank you sir

    Thank you sir
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    Clinton Lake

    Any reports or info on Clinton? I’m not real familiar with the lake but I thinking about driving up for something different and some new water to fish for a day. Anyone catching any bass or know what...
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    Well if that’s the case they’re 2 completely...

    Well if that’s the case they’re 2 completely different motors. A Mercury 4 stroke 25 hp is a doggy piece of junk and a 25 hp Tohatsu 4 stroke is a screamer. My friend has had both motors on the same...
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    Lake Sara Marina. That’s the only place that...

    Lake Sara Marina. That’s the only place that would take my junk Etec on trade. No one else wanted anything to do with my etec.
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    I was told by the Tohatsu dealer here that they...

    I was told by the Tohatsu dealer here that they make their own engines and don’t make engines for anyone else. Suzuki and Tohatsu were my 2 choices I did research on and called about before I bought...
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    All I can say is try to avoid the Mercury 4...

    All I can say is try to avoid the Mercury 4 stroke. They are terrible. And preferably from my personal experience stay from the etec. I had an etec on my stratos and it blew up. So I got a brand new...
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    I haven’t been in a week or so. Wish I could go...

    I haven’t been in a week or so. Wish I could go this weekend while it’s nice and I’m off work but of course closed for shotgun season.
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    I was there today. Caught about 30 and 4 keepers...

    I was there today. Caught about 30 and 4 keepers and lost another keeper at the boat. Biggest being about 5. Caught them deep
    and shallow but mainly shallow. May go back tomorrow.
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    My Dad was there yesterday for about 6 hours. He...

    My Dad was there yesterday for about 6 hours. He said he caught 8 fish. Nothing over 17 inches.
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    Lol well you know how that lake is. One day you...

    Lol well you know how that lake is. One day you test tear them up and the next day you catch 1. I would think the deep football jig and deep cranking bite should get good on the cold side and dam...
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    I haven’t been for a while now but I have heard...

    I haven’t been for a while now but I have heard it’s been tough. Club tournament Saturday only took 2 fish 8 lbs to win and they’re all locals that are pretty good sticks on the lake.
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    We were there for our classic tournament on 9/30....

    We were there for our classic tournament on 9/30. Weights were pretty low for Newton but not bad for September I guess. 20.06 to win, 18.80 for 2nd, and we got 3rd with 18.76. We caught 10 keepers...
  16. Around the islands and the big flat out in the...

    Around the islands and the big flat out in the middle of the lake is where we have most of our luck on the ledges. There’s several under water points, brush piles, rock, and shell beds out on that...
  17. Turtle Creek, Merom power plant

    Does anyone ever go to Turtle Creek. I didn’t go last year and I haven’t went this year because I’ve just been so dang busy with work and other things. It was actually pretty darn good a couple years...
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    Kentucky Lake info

    Does anyone fish Kentucky Lake much? I’m from Illinois and took a week off for my birthday and thought about coming down for a few days. I haven’t been to the lake in 8-10 years. I would be staying...
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    I was there. First weigh in we had a 6.18 and...

    I was there. First weigh in we had a 6.18 and there was a 6.06. 2nd weigh was 4.6? And 4.3? 3rd weigh in was 6.38 and 5.86.
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    That’s good to know because I just ordered a...

    That’s good to know because I just ordered a group 31 tray.
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    Battery installation question?

    Since this is a forum for Illinois I thought maybe someone could chime in on my situation and know a little bit more about it. I just got a 100AH Ionic lithium battery to put in my
    boat to replace...
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    It sucks that it has to be that way no matter how...

    It sucks that it has to be that way no matter how you look at it. I’m the type that doesn’t care if you pull up next to me and start fishing. Especially at Newton because there’s so many fish no one...
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    Some of those kayakers are pretty rude haha. We...

    Some of those kayakers are pretty rude haha. We had a tournament there Saturday and had a couple of them just go right in front of us instead of around us. A 90 boat tournament on a nice day I think...
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    I haven’t been for a while now but I can assure...

    I haven’t been for a while now but I can assure you with the rain we’ve had it’s still muddy. Once Newton gets muddy it stays muddy for a while. I wouldn’t be surprised if the water won’t be muddy...
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    Well that’s good to know. If I had to mess with...

    Well that’s good to know. If I had to mess with that every time I wanted to raise or lower the trolling motor I just wasn’t going to get it.
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