J-Doc

If you set your transducer height, that may affect the depths but I doubt it. Definitely a call to Lake Master is in order. Report back what you hear. I use Navionics myself.

Ohhhhhhh........ I'm the lost one. Lol!! I see now.

What color are you talking about? This is about Stacy King. Not color of baits. No one mentioned color. ???

Wrong thread??

No clue. I assume they set if to normal pool?

He had throat cancer for the last year. Been a long road of chemo and therapy. Yes on the mend now I'm told. No more cancer!! :-)

That's great news. Yes bouncing back quickly. Hope to see him out there!!

I am anxiously waiting for the haters to arrive. The guys that never eat bass and rarely eat any fish at all. That should be interesting. Lol! I myself don't care for bass as table fair. I prefer crappie, walleye, or striper. But a shore lunch is something I've been wanting to do for a while now. Your report sounds like a lot of fun. And you caught some good fish. Sounds like a great time to me. Thanks for sharing. Oh and if you catch and cook a smallmouth........don't tell anyone. Pitchforks and torches will be on your six. Lol!!

Correction. Shows how much I pay attention to them.... PETA....

All this talk about gutting and gill cutting........ Sure hope PITA never finds this thread!

I soak mine in 1tbsp of salt and 2tbsp of baking soda per 1gal of water overnight. Then I freeze it for later and date the ziploc freezer bag. I also rinse the meat before freezing and double-bag without any air pockets. Each bag is filled with water. Fill one bag with fish, fill with water, squeeze out air & zip. Then fill another bag with water and insert the water-filled bag of fish into the 2nd water filled bag. Then fill with water again and force air out and zip tight. Totally submerged in water without risk of freezer burn. I've had fish last as long as 8-9mo so far. No issues and the "fishy" smell & taste does not exist after soaking in a salt/baking soda brine.

Now this is interesting right here. Had not heard of this before.

F&F stands for several things..... (Evil laugh)

Yep. No springs in the lake. Move along. :-)

80lb class tarpon last summer with Captain Ozzie Lessenger. Dude knows the area better than the back of his hand (Sanibel/Captiva) Want to go back for another one. Maybe 120-150 next time.

They are all over the lake. Just because there is a spring present does not guarantee fish will be on it. I've checked some this winter and due to low water, they were not around. Deeper springs have a better chance. Springs typically last for many many years however, they can dry up and new ones open up. It's fascinating really.

White bass on Beaver. Not joking... Troll a Flicker and see if you don't grab one or two. Mine mine mine (Finding Nemo):

Same here. Big Ile green sticker for year, silver for month. Should have a serial number for tracking the permit.

Mine has a stamp with the year and date it's valid. So the COE can verify the tag visually from the outside. Odd you're not finding any date of any kind on it. Website does not have a phone number you can call??

Crud........... I just updated mine yesterday!

Thank you sir. Appreciate it. Yes it's a nice feeling to call your shot and actually be right for a change. Tells me that I may actually be learning something. Beaver is not an easy lake to fish (for most). For some, it is easier but I'm not there yet and strive to grow and learn it better. It's a beautiful lake. Healthy. Full of fish and from what I'm seeing, it's progressing. Recent years of high water are really starting to show the benefits. (I hope).

Now that Gen 3 is out, you should be able to pickup a non touch screen Gen2 for CHEAP!!!

Guess I should have changed the title from report to discussion. Apologies for misleading anyone.

I really intended to fish the Ned and nothing but the Ned as I only had a couple hours. I just couldn't switch to the "don't feel" presentation and the wind was pushing me. I needed to reposition the boat and as I did, I stumbled upon a bite that I basically called my shot. First time my intincts were ever right. I had to capitolize on it and test it to see if I was right. Turns out I was and that made me VERY happy and a bit excited as it was the first time I ever felt strongly I knew what the fish would be relating to. I have not been out in weeks and to go out cold, find a patter that you knew would be productive on a blind spot you've never fished before was simply...............awesome. Made my confidence level go way up. And I needed that.

I got a chance to get out for a couple of hours Saturday before the rain set in and was delighted to have found some quality bass at my first stop. And at a spot I’ve never fished before. Water temp was 43. Notice I said “was”. No clue what it is now that it’s 18 outside this morning. I initially tried to learn the Ned rig as a fellow OAF member sent me some free jigheads to try and I was anxious to give them a shot. The wind was putting quite a bow in the line and I decided to pick up a different bait and give it a shot to find fish first. That was a good change as I was very proud to have found a pattern off my first fish. The second fish confirmed the pattern and then I was on the hunt! That NEVER happens for me! I was very excited. I managed to get a few quickly and if I had stayed on the water for more than a couple hours, I am confident I would have had a 5 bass limit easy and looking for upgrades. I had found the magic deal for the day and that just does not nor has it ever happened for me! What was that deal? Well….I’m holding on to that one for a while. Some of my friends know and it’s not a big secret really. It’s an old standby for many but I may need it soon in a tournament so I’m going to hold on to it for now. Now I admit it publically……..I’m not very good at bass fishing. I love bass fishing. It’s my roots. Thanks to Bill Dance when I was a kid, every fish has the potential to be a big one. I can catch bass but I’m not a tournament angler. I almost never put a pattern together. So I’m very excited about this as I see it as a turning point for me. I’ve also noticed that I’m seeing a lot larger spotted bass this year. To be exact, some nice spots in the 15” size. See images below of the fish I caught. One is from a month ago to explain my observation. NO…….I don’t just troll all the time. I do bass fish. Just not as much as I used to. I’ve been spending time catching fish, learning the lake, learning new techniques and eating some very tasty fish. I was getting burnt out on bass fishing due to not having much luck. Now after learning the lake more, it’s main sources of forage, finding new spots, I am feeling much more confident. And THAT is what you need the most. Confidence and trusting that they are biting somewhere no matter what the conditions. So no……I don’t always troll. Nice spotted bass. From a month ago - (15" class spots vs. the old 12" spots many of us have caught in recent years)