Day 1 in KY

Today was a decent day on the water. We eliminated Barkley lake b/c it is way too muddy and dangerous to run because of the floating debris. Kentucky lake was in better condition and we did manage to catch 3 nice keepers from there in about 2 hours. 2 of them were smallies and one was about a 4 pound largemouth.

Tomorrow we are going south to Paris Tennessee to find some clearer unpressured water and put something together for our tournament.

Randon thoughts....

Blogging is all about random thoughts, so throughout my blogging career, I may use this title quite a few times.

Today is the day we are leaving for Kentucky lake. We will be shipping out tonight at 9pm and driving straight through. We should arrive in Benton around 5am just in time to get some BBQ for breakfast and launch the boat at 6.

Keep visiting throughout the weekend, I am going to try and update the site everynight.

Jerry, If you are reading this, you are going to have to get your you know what's out of Laura's back pocket and go with us a few times if you want me to put you on the site. haha!

Those of you who don't know Jerry, he is a member of Southcentral Michigan Basscasters and I met him 2 years ago (I Think) from another member Trent Wilson. I have fished against Jerry 4 times, and all 4 times he has beaten me. Every time he acts like it was a fluke and that in no way should it ever happen. At first I though he was really modest, but now I'm starting to think that he's stroking my ego in the hopes that I continue to take his angling skills for granted. Little does he know, I'm stroking his ego until he starts putting some good money on the line. :)

Weather Outlook for KY

So, The weather for today and tomorrow looks a little wet for the Benton KY area. They are expecting anywhere from 4-7 inches of rain.
Thursday - Saturday looks great though. The temps will be in the 60's and partly sunny. I'm a little concerned with the amount of rain they are getting now and how muddy it might make the lakes.
I guess I should be happy b/c while we are there it doesn't look like we will get rained on. Perhaps I won't even take my rain gear, yeah right!!!

A Blog From The Wife of a Bass Fisherman

I wake up to find that the bed is warm and cozy on my husbands side, but not from him, the dog is snuggled in his place. He has abandoned his warm covers to sneak into the world of the worm! With all his tackle in tow and and a buddy along with him, he is headed to launch at a faraway lake somewhere.

I know that sleeping in does not appeal to some, and that is definitely my husband. He gets up before dawn, to get on the lake and start "catchin' 'em". He pulls out his Setyr rods and hooks on a crainkbait to see what's out there. He tells me now is the prime time because the bass are about to spawn.

After a full day on the lake he comes home with rough thumbs from lipping bass and smelling like Gulp spray, which he thinks doubles as cologne! He has the funnies looking farmer tan, and a windburned face to match from all the "running" on the lake at full plane.

He tells me stories of the ones that got away, and says that he out fished his buddy, Nick. He tells me how peaceful is is to watch the sun rise over the water and to hear all of nature during the day. This does sound intriguing to me, and maybe someday I will join him, but for now, I just look at him, laugh, and resume my scrap booking!

My Visit to the tackle shop.....Technology Vs. Old School

Those who know me, know that I'm leaving for Kentucky Lake this Wednesday. I thought today I would head on over and see Kyle Lafountain at Lafountain's Gun Shop in Marshall (buyfishingstuff.com) and purchase a few things that I might need for the trip. My main goal was to look for a few shallow crankbaits in a chartreuse color for the muddy water down there. One hundred and sixty five dollars later, I did manage to get 8 new little john crankbaits by Spro Bait Company, 6 packs of tungsten sinkers, three packs of hooks, a pack of baby brush hogs, a series 5 Strike King crankbait, 4 new Poorboys football jigs, 2 Poorboys flipping jigs, and some rubber core sinkers. Wheew. I think I saw dollar signs in Kyle's eyes when I was checking out. Now I'm just hoping that I can sell some of this stuff to the other two guys that are going with me.

I think bass fishing has come a long way in the last 5 years. The boats now look like Nascars with all of the ads on the sides of them and the better tv exposure, but most importantly in the innovations in tackle. Part of me wants to believe the hype, which is obvious if you have seen my basement and went with me today to Lafountain's, but part of me also believes that if I went to Kentucky with an old KandE pre-rigged worm and a few spinnerbaits, I might be better off.

Evidently the latest and greatest tackle won today!

The first outing of the year.

Yesterday started with a ton of excitement and adrenaline. Craig Deck and I took the ranger down to launch at the Raisin River in Monroe Michigan for a little hot pond action. The ride down seemed to go really quick b/c we talked to a guy who was in their catching them. Once we got there we launched the boat and even remembered to put the plug in. After some slight hesitation, the HPDI fired right up. We idled down the Raisin river to the mouth of lake Erie, only to find ice blocking our exit. We loaded the boat back on the trailer and headed to bolles harbor to launch instead. Our adreneline was starting to wear off but never the less, we were still really excited. Once we got in there, the water temp was 56 at the front and around 58 in the back. My first fish came right in the heart of a down tree. It was so awesome setting the hook and have something tugging back. At the end of the day, we ended up catching (and releasing) 44 fish and to top it all off, the last fish of the day was caught on a swimbait!

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