Well fall's cooler weather is right around the counter. With all the rain this past week I got a chance to go this morning. Caught several and kept 19 crappie and one blue gill. Water was a bit cooler this morning started out at 79°water temp.
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After two days of solid rain and thunderstorms, we finally got a break! So, Walt & I launched around 8:30 am this morning with the air at a brisk 56 degrees. The water registered at 62 degrees. Winds were about 5 - 10 mph to start off.....tapering
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Well after a long work week(64 hrs),I just had to get on the water for couple hrs. Went to my close by waterway and managed a few.
Slight breeze when I left home so my idea of jig pole was out of the question. Sure enough when I got
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Fall is here. The calendar says so, but the weather is a little slow to get on board. Hurricane Florence and her rains muddied the area lakes and caused TVA to pass millions of gallons of water down the country in a hurry. The rains did
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I know you went Tuesday morning with someone to the state park …..
I noticed that very sly look in her eye as she tossed it out there Friday after work …..
I said ….in my mind .....whoops busted …..
I said ….yes
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I'd been watching the sky all afternoon and decided that today might be a good day to sneak over to the pond and see what might be biting. My weather was similar to Walt and Rich's; cloudy, kinda cool, very little wind. Water temp at 72. Got
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After spending much of the day doing chores, I packed up and headed out for a quick trip. On the water about 4:30 and off at 6:30. Water temp 64-65 degrees, cloudy skies, very little wind, no one else on the water. Started off trolling and
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A couple of years ago I saw a post where someone had posted a pic of homemade jigs, Looked interesting. Thought that would be a nice hobby. Might even save some money on jigs. I got a $100 bass pro gift card that year for Christmas, so I go
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If ya fish hard, you might get 2-3 keepers or 30 and 24 keepers....
After being introduced to the fantastic fisheries by Don and John at the recent Crankfest, I decided to attempt to visit these wonderful lakes whenever possible.
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So there I was ,all alone on a sinking dock . Slippery walk ways half submerged with algae growing all over them . None of the platforms are level and its a dangerous place to be without a doubt. The owner gave me permission to be on it but
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When it comes to fishing, anglers always talk about using this technique or that technique to catch crappie. An angler might be spider rigging, long lining, one-poling, pushing crankbaits, side pulling, tight lining or some other technique, but recently Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Fishing guide Brad Whitehead has been catching fish on a technique without a name. It’s his go-to
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Started the morning headed down Celery to drop in a certain body of water, that held a certain species of fish. Beautiful sunrise & nobody on the lake....is this Saturday, I asked myself? Well earlier in the week I received a
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I've camped in plenty of storms. My Eureka tent is water proof and never had a problem with 7" of rain in one night. We kept dry as a bug in a rug. Even been in hail storms, one Illinois Crappie gathering comes to mind. I was on the lake
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Those that know me, know I have been tent camping for 50 years.
For a variety of reasons it was time to upgrade the tent. Took me two years of research to find the right one.
We ended up with a KZ 231RK Sportsmen 5th wheel
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