J-Doc

Well I'm failing to see the downside here if anything will bite it if the fish are biting. Thanks for the help!

There's a gross thought but I hear ya.

So what's the attraction with goldfish? What makes a catfish want one? Nose hooked right? Why wouldn't bass and other species feed on it equally? Sorry.....new territory for me here.

You know me, I'll give a full report. :-)

I've heard of folks using goldfish. You mean just buy a bag full from Walmart? Lol Also, is it considered invasive species to use goldfish? In case one escapes and lives. Wouldn't that cause eco problems?

Me too because it was thinking of trying that area late Sat. afternoon.

Bring it. :-). Other than the floating trash/debris, I'm all for fishing for bigger fish.

I'd feel like Troy Landry using beef melt! Lol "Its'a big one! Choot!" Lol

What do you recomend for catfish? Stinkbait or shad? I'm not will to go catch bluegill and cut them up as bait.....takes too much time and effort.

I've been told the bass bite picks up also as the bass head to super shallow water when water rises a lot with cold rains. I say shallow but I mean shallow water near where they've been hanging out in deep water. They don't move onto big flats and backs of creeks or anything. I'm thinking small shallow flats on main lake and such.

No problem. In all honesty, I don't use my map on my sonar that much. I use it a little but if I'm looking for spots to fish......I prefer my phone because its so much faster to use.

Elite 7 is a nice unit BTW. You'll like it!

I called Lowrance direct and discovered there is no free enhanced lake Mao of Beaver. You have to buy the South Region on an SD card to get Beaver map. I bought the Avionics app for $10 and I have all of North America on my phone for only $10 vs. $100 or $150 for the same information. Its way cheaper to spend so much less for only one map. I have saved waypoints on my phone and I can transfer manually to my Elite 5 if needed. If I use them together and mark the waypoint on my Sonar.. . All the better. Look into that option. Its not ideal by the savings.....its so worth it. The only difference really is that you get 1ft intervals vs 10ft contours.

Like its better there.. lol

LOL!!!!! Good one!

LOL! No thanks! :-) Zebcos just ain't what they were when I was a kid and I have finally out grown those style reels. lol

Saw Allison on the news this afternoon and they are still bringing in volunteer dive teams and won't stop searching until they run out of dive teams. So he was missing around Starkey Island. I know why he's hard to find now. They had 3-4 boats out there today and will be searching till dark. Poor guy......I hope they find him for this family's sake.

Yep, it's tough fishing this time of year period. No matter what time of day. With all of this rain it either makes it harder or easier depending on what pattern you're on and what end of the lake you're on. I myself don't have a clue but I'd probably stay above the 12 bridge till the water clears up a bit below 12. Although, I've heard opposite of that in the past. Muddy water pushes fish shallow and it's oxygen enriched.

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When you get one, take it to wrench and have him service it and go through it. You won't be sorry and it could save you money in the lo g run. Also check the compression and pull data from a laptop if its a newer motor. Mechanics can connect a computer and it will tell you all kinds of secrets (so I've heard). Having a rebuilt Rude by wrench... . its a strong motor. Poor wrench has put up with me for months asking misc questions. Lol! Poor guy. Sure is a good mechanic and an even better fishing bud.

I thought you cut it off. That or it can off. It was floating last I saw it. I lost a good Hula Popper there years ago. Maybe it will turn up one day lol!

AH, no wonder they're bringing in the dive team.

Trailer bunks...........yeah here's a story, I'll keep it short. I used pressure treated 2x6's (that's what was on my trailer - 1979 fiberglass tri-hull) and I coated the boards with a mineral oil/outdoor stain that was recoommended to waterproof the wood (as waterproof as can be expected anyway). Then I used marine bunk board carpet from Cabelas. Here's the twist...... Former owner used carriage bolts and didn't use stainless grade to save money. What do you think happened when the boards needed replacing? Yep......bolts were so rusted you couldn't unthread the bolts with very little thread left and the bolts turned inside the wood. I had to use a claw hammer to remove portions of wood to get a pair of vicegrips on the bolt to unthread the nuts. So I used stainless lag bolts.......... BIG MISTAKE!! When loading the boat a while back, the board was rotating due to the bunk mounts becoming loose due to boat impact when loading. The boar rotated 90-degrees and went vertical causing the board to shear loose from lag bolt, which resulted in a nice scar up the side of my fiberglass boat!! UGH!! Take it from me, you don't want a hole in your aluminum boat either. Use stainless grade carriage bolts countersunk. YES it's expensive but it's worth it in the end. ALWAYS CHECK YOUR BUNK BOARDS EVERY TRIP. Check to see if they are loose, solid, carpet holding, etc. One slip up can be expensive.

I can't believe they haven't found him yet. Either the search area is too large, or he wasn't where they thought he was. If they call off the search, someone will find him eventually (unfortunate to them). I know I wouldn't want to find a corpse while I was fishing. Especially if I was trying to get my bait back and found him. Sorry to sound cold on this. Just creeps me out. I've never been around something like that and don't want to start now. I hope they find him for his family's sake.... My guess is that his lungs filled with water after he passed out from free diving and he sank to the bottom or floated slowly while the current drifted him further than anticipated. Still.......surprised sonar hasn't picked him up yet.

To quote the great Barney Stenson..... "CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!!"