Lvn2Fish

If you took the total amount of pollution from burning anything. The percentage of pollution coming from woodstoves probably wouldn't even be measurable. I think the whole thing stinks to high $%@*, I read somewhere the EPA said it would save the average person $100-$200 a year in hospital bills. What a joke....

I did a bit of research the other day on this. Do you know that between 5-10 million acres burn from wildfires in a given year. With one tree per 3 square feet ( really low estimate). that is almost 34 billion trees burned in wildfires. The epa states that 9 million out ouf date wood stoves are in use in the United States. If a person burns 10 cords of wood to heat thier home( really high estimate) I figured 2 good sized trees per cord. If you compare the number of trees burned in a given year from wildfire and the number of trees used to heat a home its like 5%. This isnt going to do jack for the "pollution" caused by people burning wood stoves. When 95% more wood is burned in wildfires. They are not going to make it illegal to burn wood. They are going to regulate what you burn your wood in. I.E a "high effcient" wood stove. Im sure these new age wood stoves will be rather pricey. Forgive me if my figures are wrong, I'm no math wiz by anymeans. I found this ratio to be rather commical.

Man people are so scared. Just for you I am going to post every fish I catch from springfield lake! Get a life! I try not to get mixed up with these Internet arguements, but you have to be kidding me. If your a true promoter of the outdoors, than you would welcome people to fish the lake. Instead your greedy. Plain and simple. If a photo of a fish brings more people into fishing, than we should welcome that. Fishing is a great hobbie and a real passion for me. When growing up others were out drinking and partying. I was preparing for my next tournament. Have never been in any kind of trouble. Have never been addicted to anything. Besides catching more fish . That is all because of my love for the water and fishing. Shame on you .... BTW I bought a new kayak late last a nice pescador perception sport. I would love to take part in a friendly CPR tournament.

I actually like a bit lighter wire hook when practicing, you can get your rig back out of the trees that way. When tournament time comes around I'm throwing a heavy wire hook.

honestly, if you were fishing tablerock this time of year, then those guys are right. The A-rig is what wins down there in the winter time. But with fishing stockton I have had much more luck on a jerkbait. Not to say you can't catch fish on one up there cause I know those who have. As far as setup. I'm throwing mine on 50 pound braid, a 7'8 heavy action rod. Two years ago at the rock I would let it sink close to the bottom and slow roll it back. Caught a really huge sack of fish that went 22-25 pounds, that was by far the best I did on it. Last year, I caught them reeling it fast above ceder trees. But at stockton you can win with out it. Table Rock is a different story. Also this lure ( or lures) is at its best when the water is cold. I forget about it after March

There is a live camera at Stockton Dam, It frozen solid. If the dam is frozen all over I'm sure the isn't much open water. http://www.ky3.com/weather/cameras/stockton-lake/-/22695916/-/k3ncwr/-/index.html

Drove over Y Bridge outside of Sons Creek today. Ice as far as could see up River. Down river towards state park was icey too. Looked to be some open water towards the dam, but I would say there is very little open water. The way it looked there is no hope for getting a boat in the water at stockton right now.

Steve Kennedy is one of the few pros that does not have major sponsors. I believe he represents kanami baits and that is it. He runs an older ranger. I respect that guy on tour more than anyone out there.

Good god what a report . Bill your the man!!! Thanks

I know in the lakes, or even tributaries of the lakes, it takes warm water coming in the lake or river. If it was going to be 60 degrees and raining tomorrow it would turn on big time. But with this being a cold rain the water temp won't rise. Resulting in less activity.

I was in the Big Sac side fished from mutton back up the river. I caught fish where I marked shad. A few we're on bluffs and some on the flats, just had to have deep water close. Caught some really big white bass also

Pretty much exact same pattern and results today for us also . Probably 8 keeps lost about as many.

The bandit 200 has been good to me too. I've been burning it. Pretty much reeling it as fast as a 6:3:1 reel will let you.

Bass fishing on the lake has been really good For a few years now. I would fish it more but with the tournament circuit I fish I only get to practice there in the spring . The lake has some really big fish in it right now .

From Springfield it's exactly 40 in the truck. Spend about 15 maybe 20 for boat gas , oil is not much maybe five a trip. A boat with a 250 is great . But my ranger with the 150 sips gas . And hardly burns oil.

It's not near as clear as it was. I would say dam area is about 9 ft. Just a guess from what I seen two weeks ago

Yeah you loose some jigs . I think I lost three that day . One on a fish that broke me the other two on empty hook sets . That's the worst when you swing and miss in a tree it's gone . I found a rod with a fast tip will really help you work it through the limbs . Going after them again tomorrow to shoot some product video for a new bait company I'm working with. Ill post the video. Hopefully another blow out. But this lake can turn on you on a dime

Over the limbs , once you cleared the last limb hold on. I was using a double snap working the jig very erraticly over the limbs.

Put in at Indian Point at daylight. Fished shallow in the bushes for the first hour. Threw a horney toad at them, this yielded two largies that were close to three pounds. Went from shallow to deep when the sun got up, and got on the best smallmouth fishing in my life. Fishing deep trees, the small jaws were sittin in the tops crunching the jig. Believe me or not but my best five were pushing 19 pounds !!!!! Had three over three, one over four , and a hog that was over five all brown! Just a total blast . Of course all were release full of juice. Really a great bite around the dam area. Had 12 keeps. Those five Smallies out weighed everything. Set up I was fishing was a football jig on a 7 foot veritas rod . Team lews gold reel locked and loaded with 15 lb seguar invisx. Lews reel really helped to get that bait out there. Seemed they were a bit boat shy. Long cast were imparitive. If you can put up with huge Waves and hoards of boats , the fishing is great.

Notice how I'm pushing on the eye

The line trick worked on this one. About a mile from turners mill, on my way to riverton. Buddy set the hook with a jerk bait, it flew through the air and stuck there.

Lews reels will not disappoint. I have switched over and not had an issue with them at all. The breaking system on the bb1 is great for distance casting when throwing a crank.

They do have there own regulations. For example you can keep a 15" large mouth at lake of the ozarks. And you can keep a 12" spotted bass (Kentucky). I would say the number of spotted bass in Stockton is not great enough to need a special regulation. I personally have seen a handful of meanmouths on table rock. The easiest, and most reliable way to distinguish a spotted bass from a large mouth is by looking at the jaw bone. If the jaw bone doesn't extend past the eye it's a spot , if it does extend past it's a large mouth. Less reliable ways include a rough patch on the spotted bass' tongue.or a broken stripe Down the side of a spot .'

Don't let the years of experience remark change your Mind. That's bs

Wacky rigged senko no question