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Very hit or miss at this time. I have not been there since spring. It has been gradually picking up again with the fish holding around 18 ft of water. This is bait shop info. WhiteBreast area. ;)

I live in Oskaloosa, fish the skunks, and the Des Moines rivers, along with Rathbun, Red Rock and many other smaller state owned lakes.:D

A buddy and I actually went bowfishing yesterday to begin with, but I was thoughtfull enought to toss a couple rods and tackle in. ;) Turned out this private lake has a few crappies in it......
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I used to fish Lake Rathbun extensively when I worked third shift and gas prices were less than $1.50 a gallon. Two sometimes three days a week until the speed boats and water lice got heavy in the...

Going to Lake X this weekend to try to pick up where I left off last fall!!!

Heard they caught some off the marina docks earlier this week at RR.
Nice size, but very hard to get to bite. Had to use a Vexxy and dang near feed the bait to them.

What is the size this year so far on the specks at Rathbun?
I know a smaller lake north of there that will produce 10-12"ers consistantly.
Maybe I need to drive a little further south next time???...

Well crap wasnt sure if it was you for sure!! Will do.
Oh yeah I drive the "multi colored" Toyota (paint job isnt complete) which I use like a quad or the red two door blazer if you happen to see...

Yeah Miami has been pretty hot. Had alot of luck there this month :D
Hey, saw ya drive by work yesterday!
Pat

Lake Miami ....... wonderful lake.

All, took a much needed week off from work. The fall bite is in full swing and I spent some quality time with friends and family on my favorite lake.t Sunday afternoon in the rian/wind I caught 14...

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If this works (picture) here is a sunrise taken last Tuesday morning.

Ryan, I went to RR today after talking to Brad and Chris at the baitshop. They had been killing them there. Most of them 14+ inches and big!
Anyway, as luck would have it, they were not biting at...

My live well looked just like that yesterday, now the frying pan has harbored them. My 12 year old boy and 3 year old daughter have almost devoured them all in 20 minutes! Now I have to go back out...

Not sure what all will copy here, this article was written by one of my buddies. He has done alot of research on trolling motors. If it helps great, if not it might help someone else. I have...

Nice fish!!
Crappies are REALLY picking up here in IA. I am braving the elements today to get on them. Wind chill 29 and sprinkling gotta love IA

Rathbun? the Honey & Ham creek areas are usually...

Thank you!
Question answered. ;)

This is a new term to me. What is a spider rig?
Two jigs on one line?

I paid 13.99 for the 150 yard spool of 8/1 yesterday at the local bait shop down the street. The stuff is really catching on around here and Brad said its hard to keep on the shelf. I spooled up a...

Falcon,

Your 25 hp motor must be built in the 70's?
Later model 25's are using a 10X13 pitch prop with the exhaust thru the hub.
A 9 1/2 X 10 is normally built for a 15hp, 18hp, or 20 hp pin...

NO MEMORY!!

I am going to install Power Pro on my rods this weekend before going Sunday.
Last week with new Mono I had a few birdnests off my ultralight. I am not going to do it for strength...

What motor do you have?
What prop size do you have now? size should be stamped on the prop.

Different sound could be more RPM's due to using a prop with less pitch.

Guys, the question was asked on where to get a Kipawa propeller. I am not trying to solicit, so I wont tell anyone I am a dealer..... oops :)

All jokes aside, I use one on a 55lb minny and...

Minny is the ONLY durable troller for me. I am a tournament bowfisherman, and we will put ANY troller to the test. I have ripped trolling motors clean of the front of the boat, but by far the...

Excellent!!!!

Good thing I just ate lunch, Id really be hungry!

OK thats what I need to know. Now I just need to figure out how to get it done. My boat is a smaller 16 ft Lowe that is only about 2 1/2' deep at the front, the lake has houses all down one side. ...

Just curious, has anyone had any legal issues with dropping these structures in the public waters. To me it would only be a good thing and help the fisherie as a whole. There is a small lake close...

All, I found this on the web, thought you all might be interested in this bit of information on the snakeheads.

Hunting the Snakehead: Angling Tactics from Asia
written by James Card

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Yeah I realize this, but the sport of bowfishing already has a bad enough reputation as a bunch of killers by some people :mad: , this is one way we as bowfisherman can show we can try to help!! :)

Good heads up!

This is a very invasive fish and top notch predator. They can over run a fisherie in no time flat. We (North American Bowfishing Society) are in the works to convince the DNR in...