frankie2969

Good report, my wife and I are headed down this weekend. Tournament time again. We haven't been out yet this year. I think we're taking out of Hartley. That rock snot can be a pain. It seems once you find a clear spot, you get bit. Wife, pretty much all she throws is a ned all the time, which is fine. Gives me a chance to mix it up a bit. I'll repost after the T.

Waterpossum, I haven't seen anything so I'm going to assume either no luck on finding the rod or you haven't had a chance to get up that away. Either one, I appreciate the effort.

It’s a Powell rod with a green curado.

As your looking at the photo, right side. There is a break in the buck brush about 20 yards long. In that break.

Long pocket right below gas pump on photo. About 50 yards back to the north from the point.

I drug a weighted treble hook in the area for about an hour, no luck. But, hey if you want to give it a try. Go for it. It’s just off the buck brush. I’m about 6 to 8 ft. Of water. First cut as you go into Hartley on the left. About 50 yards from the point opposite the bluff side. And thanks.

Lost my crank bait rod at the mouth of Hartley. Was being lazy and went to scoot it over with my foot and the handle grabbed and over the side it went. This was Memorial Day, Monday. Lost in about 6 ft of water. If anyone found it, I can describe it. I went back down this past weekend, nothing. It’s clear enough I should be able to see it. I looked on down imaging, side imaging and 360, NOTHING. Thinking someone happened to find it.

Fished the Reeves Brothers at Stockton last weekend. Wife and I did ok. We had a limit, about 9 1/2 lbs and if we fish clean we probably cash a check. My wife jumped off a LM probably 3lbs. I lost a huge SM. Fish were shallow on wind blown points. We fished elazteck baits, was sometimes tough in the wind. We fished north of the 215 bridge. The slime was a problem. If you found a clean bottom you could get bit.

Ernie had some sticks that fished that Central Pro Am, "Doc" Seger, Buster, Mike Webb, you, Tim, most went over to Heartland after Ernie passed. I got out for a few years. Got new MRS. She hooked now on T-fishin. We kick it around.

That shocked me. I'm thinking he's catching all these small jaws on a crappie bait. This was back before keitech swim baits, shaky heads. and the whole finesse movement. I'm thinking he was using 4lb test line too.

Yes he was, fishing a swimming minnow about 2" long. Just wacked em. I was throwing a jighead worm, couldn't get a sniff.

YES, RIP Buster. Had the pleasure of drawing both he and Tim fishing the Central Pro Am years ago. Drew Tim on Tablerock and Buster on Beaver. At that time he'd put 4 smallies in the boat in a matter of minutes. I'm thinking 4 smallies in a bag were all you could have. To many years ago to remember, anyway they were the ultimate sticks. They were both great fishermen and most of all great guys. Treated everyone with great respect.

Man, I should of kept my mouth shut. I'm sorry I started this mess. I have FFS. My wife and I fish T's. We don't fish deeper that about 20 ft. I have belly weights, but have never used them. At 70 years old I'm not sure I trust myself to hold a syringe steady enough to puncture an air blatter.

What I'd like to know too is, fish mortality? When you pull those fish out of 50 to 100 feet of water just fizzing them is not going to keep them alive. I'm no fish biologist. I can't believe that they will survive it.

Interesting, we couldn’t get anything going on steeper banks. Threw a big jig and a peewee jig for a couple of hours, nothing. We dragged ‘em and hopped ‘em and. Nothing on jigs.