Mini Rally...Nobody talkin...What gives ???

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Roddyrude &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

I couldn't catch them on a spinner bait either, but I saw 4 fish over 3 lbs caght on one. http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/doh.gif He even pitched me a skirt to match what he was throwing into my boat. http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/doh.gif I caught my 2 keepers on a rattle trap type bait. Wish I'd had a smaller/ lighter one on.</TD></TR></TABLE>.....I caught all of my fish on the blue glimmer spinnerbait http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/eek.gif ....heres what was weird..early in the day the fish would only hit it slow rolling it...and I mean slow....and then around 11..they quit hitting it..so I picked up the trap..never got bit..after about 30 minutes..picked up the spinnerbait again..BUT started reeling over top the grass..got hammered on the second cast..and caught fish till we left..

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ky 521 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> It was a fun day now I would like to play hookey and go back
The ranger garb guy's Stacey and Troy http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/glasses.gif </TD></TR></TABLE>..I'm with you stacey..we were running the same pattern...man was it fun..and by the way..I had my ranger garb on also...it was just covered with 4 layers of thermals http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/Laugh.gif

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bassman502 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">.....I caught all of my fish on the blue glimmer spinnerbait http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/eek.gif ....heres what was weird..early in the day the fish would only hit it slow rolling it...and I mean slow </TD></TR></TABLE>
Blue glimer is the bait I saw them caught on too. http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/doh.gif I threw that, but I don't think I worked it slow enough. http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/ohwell.gif

I am never going to live down the "Ranger Garb" description http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/Laugh.gif I applogize, heck I do good to remember my name on the way home much less a bunch of guys I just met for the first time. I KNEW if I described the winners that way someone in the know would have names. In case you didn't notice I had a shirt on with "Champion Garb" and did not come close to winning. If you would have described me as the loser with the duct taped boots on everyone would have know who you were talking about http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/embarassed.gif

We also caught all our fish in shallow grass. The two keepers came on a rat, most of the fish came on a suspending rattle trap or a worm with a 1/16 ounce weight worked through the grass. I had to run to TN or buy the wife a KY license for the day so we hoofed it down to TN. I had to spend the first 10 mins loooking at the "pretty deer" drinking in the fog. http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/doh.gif I figure she is a good sport to make that run in the cold azz fog, it was a fantastic day on the water. Hope to learn more about that lake over the next few years. Any of you guys that want to swap trips to Priest or Old Stickory for trips to Barkley and Ky Lake I am game. http://www.bassboatcentral.com/boardstuff2/beers.gif

ole duct tape boot http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/roll.gif http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/roll.gif

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bassman502 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ole duct tape boot http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/roll.gif http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/roll.gif </TD></TR></TABLE>

Yep there goes that "one chance to make a good first impression right out the window." http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/Laugh.gif

You gotta cut corners when you are retired living on a fixed income. http://www.bassboatcentral.com/boardstuff2/pimp2.gif

Hey.. a true fisherman can overcome any adversity...including a blown out boot http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/Laugh.gif

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JohnM &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I am never going to live down the "Ranger Garb" description http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/Laugh.gif </TD></TR></TABLE>
I thought it was funny John! Truth be known I bought that shirt 2 years ago and have never worn it http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/embarassed.gif Your wife is a good sport mine wont come out on the water unless it's over 80* and considers winter time in the low 70's http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/eyes.gif

Its good to see Ranger garb there Stacey, us Ranger guys are proud od you LOL.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BJE &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Caught stripes and shorts Friday, caught mostly short fish Saturday during the tournament, 1 keeper largemouth. After the tournament, went back to Blood River, put on at the neighborhood ramp with my son and father in law, went less than a mile and watched my father in law catch 4 keepers in about 45 minutes. I handed him a rod with a crankbait and said "the short fish and the stripers were liking this, you won't catch anything big but it ought to be fun." Next thing I knew, keeper smallie, keeper largemouth, keeper largemouth, keeper smallie, 14.9999 largemouth. We caught several Saturday evening and a few more Sunday late morning.

Sorry to my partner , that I could not put us on any more fish, but it was a good day on the lake and good to put some faces with avatars. </TD></TR></TABLE>


No need to apologize Brent I think you had us on 'em. They just weren't wanting what we were offering at the time. Though it seems like FIL would have helped you out a ton more. http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/ohwell.gif I enjoyed the day out and thanks for the ride.

Its never a bad day on the lake when you take home some kind of knowledge especially on a bad day. We actually worked wind blow small pockets on the main lake on the LBL side. We found lots of gizzard shad working bait so I figured it was the ticket spot and would turn on sometime during the day.

I over worked the blue glimmer spinnerbait trying to cover water. I did catch 2 on a rattle trap but I was getting more slaps and bites swimming a 1/4oz D&L Black and blue jig with saphire paca craw. This should have told me to slow roll the spinner bait.

Saturday would have been a good day of eliminating water for a tournament http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/Laugh.gif I did lose some good fish but they where not actively feeding like what we saw when I went out with Dave on Sunday. Sunday we just could not get them to actively feed on the baits we had.