Ultralance12

Thanks all. Pretty good weekend. We ended up doing ok. Just ended up throwing spinner baits and dad got a handful. It seemed pretty slow out there in general but he has been skunked out there and had a good time before so boating the fish is just icing on the cake.

If my family could plan more than a week out I would have hired him this weekend.

Heading to the lake tonight with my parents and plan to get some serious fishing in with my dad. I generally do alright (been fishing the rock for a while) dragging a jig or throwing a spook but problem is, that is all I've figured out how to do. Dad is a pond guy so what he is comfortable throwing is not great on big water and I never seem to put him on any fish. A few questions. Even though there is colder air temps should I still fish like its summer? I hate the transition periods. Never sure what to do. I'm sticking with what champ and rps said from earlier this week unless anyone else has input. What tackle should I tie on for dad? Little rapala stick baits and spinner baits are what he is used too (not cold enough for the little rapalas) so I'm thinking set him up with some war eagle spinners. Any other suggestions? Jig isn't getting it done for the guy and it is my comfort bait. I'll be in the red nitro 591 with all my ou sooner gear if anyone sees me near shell knob. Take care all.

The regulation pretty much only eliminates bilge type pumps. As long as the current carrying portion of the motor is not submersed you should be good.

I fish almost exclusively the jig as it is my comfort bait and it will catch fish 24/7/365. Spring was good but summer, fall, and winter seemed bad to me.

Thanks a ton bill. Llloks like i is time to learn to drop shot. Dragging a jig seems spotty at best.

Ive got nothing of value other than i fished from 5:15 to 6:00 in the evening deep back in a cove (12ftow near shell knob). Got a decent bass on the first cast with a fb jig and twin trailer and then couldnt hook up again. The important part was that there were literally 10's of balls of shad up this cove. They were everywhere. Thats all i know.

12 lb flouro with 3/8 or 1/2 oz jig. Seems to be appropriate for just about every method and time of year. A hybrid line for jigs that does everything well but nothing great.

12 lb flouro with 3/8 or 1/2 oz jig. Seems to be appropriate for just about every method and time of year. A hybrid line for jigs that does everything well but nothing great.

I too want to buy those lights. I don't think you want white for bug/ night vision reasons. With that color the bugs wont swarm you and it doesnt adjust your eyes. Trust me, wou want a "black" type light.

I cant ever find the threads cause im always in my phone. Thanks for the link.

Hehe. So you are crawbug huh? Is this C or B?

Bump. Im doing this next time im not to drunk on saturday night. Should be around 2017.

Hmmm. So you are one of the ones i see out there from the deck. We should do a "get to know" type thread with pictures of our boats.

Which dock?

I always assume everyone on the lake is packing. Some people would be wise to do the same. Lets be honest though, how many of these hotheads in ski boats could catch us on our fishing boats? I see steel and Im dropping the hammer on out of there.

I second this. This was my pattern yesterday and last night. Good times.

darn. Too late to show off my math skillz.

I just saw that the decision was already made but my comment stands for anyone else thinking o getting a lift.

I was a boat lift mechanical engineer for hydrohoist. At the time I was one of the most knowledgable people in the world about boat lifts (most of those companies dont "engineer" them). The best device I can give you is "it depends". If your dock has every other "finger" as a metal rail instead of a wooden platform you want a more flimsy cheaper lift. The same goes if your dock gets beat up by waves real bad. I have one slip in shell knob right on the end of needles eye that is a good example of this. It has metal fingers and gets the crap beaten out of it, especially during 4th of july. If your dock meets either of these two requirements i would go with a cheaper boat floater or econo-lift. These two have been around for a long time compared to many of the other companies who throw these things together in their shop in the backyard. These lifts will break. You will need to change out fasteners every few years to tighten it up but no lift can survive long in heavy waves and a more rigid lift can damage a flimsy dock. If however your dock is in a relativley calm place and is built like a tank (rigid wooden plank fingers, nice platic enclosed styrofoam floats, etc) your best long term bet is a Hydrohoist. An Ultralift in these conditions will last 30 years with virtually no maintenence. You will recoup the extraup front costs because it will last forever. Sorry it was so long. Im in shell knob so if you give me name and location of your dock i can check it out and tell you for sure which direction is better for you. From a dock and long term financial stanpoint. This goes for anyone on here that needs boatlift advice.

Ill be out for the first time in 5 weeks this weekend and was wondering if anyone expects the patterns to change much with the hot day on friday and the front on Saturday. I know water temp wont be much different but Im hoping to get away from jerk/crank (which i still have never caught anything with) and back to my fb jig or maybe even spinner. I may even get lucky and see some whites (i usually just throw whatever is on my line at em even if they are in the middle and ive got on a jig). If anyone is out there the last few days or tomorrow let me know if you noticed the fish change behavior. Ill post an amateur report saturday night.

I was right around the corner from you guys and got skunked. Glad you at least got some action.

Fished 4 hours Saturday with a doughnut and 3 hours yesterday morning....got one keeper brownie! I've never been so excited to catch a fish. It was tough out there for sure.

You guys are great thanks for the input. Wish me luck this weekend. I'll be within sight of the island as normal.

That is right next to where my boat is docked at the kings and white intersection. Was he around the island, the camp, or up mill creek. That intersection is the only place i fish but i cant get anything on jerk bait. Any advice on techniques, size or type of jerkbait etc? Ive read you have to get one that suspends well and let it sit for a long rime between action but i cant make it work. Do you cast at bank or parallel?