Gary Lange

Somebody knows who held this Tourney and I would be willing to bet that that person is a member of this board or at least visits this board frequently. They will not come forward however because they are embarrassed and ashamed of what they did perhaps or then again they are the type of person that it doesn't bother them that they did this. It only matters that they won the Tourney.

Next time tell her to get some pictures or it. Appears like you had a good day on the water. I got a picture of a Bobcat while out fishing about a year or so ago. It was a beautiful animal and I wondered why it was out at 11:30am.

Maybe go to paper Tourney in the hot summer months. Two competitors in the same boat watching each other and measuring each others fish. The most in inches wins. It would be an honor system and unfortunately would be abused by some. It would save a lot of fish though.

My biggest problem is I ain't figured out this Dropshot stuff and I get to wanting some jerk besides me on the end of my line. I did catch a couple of them rascals off the bridge support though with a dropshot. I guess I gonna have to pay Bill Babler to take me out dropshot fishing.

I fished the shady areas along the banks and managed to pick up about 10 Bass. All were about 13" and all where spots. I was using a 3/8oz Crawfish color Jig and trailer and they hit it pretty hard. Not a great day by fun anyway until that sun got high and it got to hot.

This is from a member of the organization I am a member of from Illinois called the Illinois Smallmouth Alliance. The writer is very interesting and I think our readers will enjoy his writing and may make you think a little. Here is the link to T. Brook Smith's Blogspot. I hope you enjoy it. http://brooksmith.blogspot.com/

The fish God Loves you Bill! Very nice catch for sure.

Well now I just tied on a Green Pumpkin getting ready for Tuesday outing. Got Dentist Monday. Now I have to go out and change it to the White Pepper. Then maybe I will wait cause they may be liking the Green Pumpkin by then. Had company all week and couldn't get out so don't get in my way I need a quick fix.

That was an exciting read for sure. It had me setting the hook and feeling the tug on the line as I read. I hope it is still good next week as I have company in town and he has just had knee surgery about two months ago and not able to get out yet.

That's a nice fish but I think you're going to catch a bunch of those this year aren't you?

I was out this morning fishing points with a Green Pumpkin Tube with a 3/8oz tube weight and managed 12 Smallies with 6 Keepers. It was slow going but still had fun and caught some fish.

Them kids just hate to admit that Dad is right! I am going out tomorrow to chase down a few.

Man Scot! It took him 3 hours to switch. I think I would have done that the first 15 min. Glad you had some on the water time.

I managed to get 7 Bass today throwing Tubes on points in about 20'+. Not a banner day but fun and two of those were keepers.

I recieved and e-mail from a Largemouth Bass Named big Baba who advised that he had several altercations with Red Fins and none were good. He did note that he was released each time and returned to the water.

I thank you all for the information. I have a Tourney up there Saturday so hopefully I will find some fish that love me enough to spend a few hours with me.

If you see the Red and Black Cobra Don thats Me. I plan on being there as early as possible before daybreak.

Well, my confidence is running medium to high now that I have used this great advice and caught some fish on the points. I will be out bright and early Friday Morning out of the State Park chasing my dreams. Now I got to get some Dart Heads in 3/8oz and some 5" Zoom Grubs.

What is happening on Pomme this week. I don't see any posts now for a while. What kind of water temp are we looking at now and have the Bass spawned yet or are the just staging like Table Rock.

It could be Bass as the guy I was with caught a Spawned out Smallmouth. It appears some have spawned and others are holding out for a better looking Girlfriend.

Another indispensable fishing report from one of our contributing guides. Thank you Eric I will try these methods Monday when I go out of the State Park chasing dreams.

I for one do fully appreciate the contributions from the Guides that post on this site. The information that they provide is indispensable for the average angler and has helped me learn to fish the big lake after spending about 10 years wading the rivers of Illinois. I do hope that this incident does not sour th Guides and stop them from giving us this much needed and appreciated information. What the guy did was not right and what Bill did was very professional. He handled it in a way we all should by just ignoring them other then catching a fish from in front of there boat. Hand they themselves been more professional they most likely could have stopped and asked Bill what he was doing and he would have given them some tips on catching a few Bass. I will be out Monday at the crack of Dawn to use the information gained from Bill Don and Eric with the intention of getting my thumb all scuffed up and raw from holding the fish while removing the hook. I thank you all for your contributions to this site and wish you all well at your chosen profession. I never in a thousand years expected to get this kind of information from a group of guides who depend on this information for there living. Thank You again and may God Bless you with extra fish next week.

I worked in Cicero, Il. and Chicago for about 36 years with 28 years a a Special Agent. For those that don't know I was a Policeman for the railroad commonly called a Gumshoe as well as other names we won't mention. It was a great job and I met a lot of good people chasing trains across Chicago from our Terminal to theres. I saw a lot of changes in the department over those years too. Most were good and involved more training and better equipment.

I mean anyone that works including you. My Weekends started on Jan. 1, 2005 when my Railroad Retirement kicked in and I am forgetting what day it is already. HydroTec fixed me up this morning so Monday I will be on the water. Tomorrow is big storms and I been in Storms in Chicago on Lake Michigan so I stay home during storms.

I would have been out on the lake this morning but I broke a fitting on my steering system and lost all my fluid so it was off to HydroTec to get it fixed this morning. Now with the big storms coming tonight and tomorrow It will be Monday before I get out. I leave the lake to the working class on weekends.