dtrs5kprs Posted February 14, 2014 Posted February 14, 2014 The one situation KVD struggles with is having to slow down, and if water temps are really that cold, I don't look for him to be a factor. Personally, I think Christie is as good as anyone in the sport right now. He has a better cold-water record in local/regional stuff at Grand than anyone, and if you can catch those fish in cold water, you can catch em about anywhere. He also knows he let a Classic get away from him last year. I grew up with Mark Davis. Wrote some of the first articles anyone had done on him in the old Arkansas Gazette. Whatever you've heard good about him, it's true. He's a champion fisherman and person. Same for his wife Tilly and his three sons. I wish him the best and I think he could have a shot, especially if there's a deep grass bite. He knows more about fishing deep grass than any of em from the years he spent probing it on Ouachita and DeGray (before the Corps killed it all). Gonna be interesting. Alabama guys Steve Kennedy, Randall Tharp (recently moved to Fla.) and Greg Vinson could be tough, too. The following is just my opinion, but anyone but Palaniuk. Please. BASS seems determined to make him their poster boy. I don't get it. KVD might find a ditch like he did at Lay Lake, where he can foul hook limits with a red eye shad again. That was when I pretty much stopped watching BASS events.
arsenal1477 Posted February 14, 2014 Posted February 14, 2014 The weather is slated to be MUCH warmer next week through a majority of the week-end. The coves down there should just about be melted down with air temps getting into the 60's(pushing 70) and fronts pushing through the whole week-end. Sunday could be rough though with a major dip in temp, but I think its going to be a hell of a tournament. Big bags. Might cater to the power fishermen.
Champ188 Posted February 14, 2014 Posted February 14, 2014 If water temps are in the 30s, it will take quite a few nights of low temps not much under 50 and days of sunshine to bring it up appreciably. It doesn't happen overnight. That said, Guntersville is full of big ol' fish and more than one of these guys will figure em out.
arsenal1477 Posted February 14, 2014 Posted February 14, 2014 Yeah, I see your point, but Guntersville is much shallower in comparison to lets say TR. A vast majority of that lake is flats with about 98% of the lake in 50 foot or less. It will only take a few days of hard sunlight to start the water temperature in the other direction and get the bog boys up and moving about. Even if in the high 30's now I bet they are pushing mid 40's+ by next Saturday from the forecast I'm looking at. Warmer temps and warmer rains will help drastically for a shallower lake. Don't be surprised to see 20-25lb bags common place, with one or two pushing 30. That lake can produce them big. This is going to be a heavy tournament.
Sore Thumbs Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 Any one watch the most recent Pro Team Journal with KVD? It sounds like he is ripping a huge fart when he is picking up that big 7 lbr he caught. Let me know if you guys here it too or if it's my TV. Lol
Guest Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 He knows more about fishing deep grass than any of em from the years he spent probing it on Ouachita and DeGray (before the Corps killed it all). Thats a real shame. I fished that grass as a kid in the 80's . They did the same thing on the Coal Pile in Dumas. It killed the fishing there. The grass has returned as so have the big bass.
Quillback Posted February 15, 2014 Author Posted February 15, 2014 FWIW http://www.bassmaster.com/news/bassgold-predicting-kvd-win
Champ188 Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 I hear the grass is now coming back on Ouachita from the latest Corps attack. Not sure how far and wide it has spread yet, but I did hear it was back in the Blakleys area and uplake toward Brady Mountain and Crystal Springs. DeGray remains barren, I hear. Need to get back down to Ouachita and check things out. I have a lot of good ol' memories from that ol' pond. Need to eat some chicken strips at Mountain Harbor and gaze out over the lake.
Old plug Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 sounds haef for me to believe the temperature down there would be in the 30's there 35 here on. LOZ at 6 ft. and we are ice locked like no time in several years. i would thibk it would be about 40 down there.
Hazbin Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 Thats a real shame. I fished that grass as a kid in the 80's . They did the same thing on the Coal Pile in Dumas. It killed the fishing there. The grass has returned as so have the big bass. You mentioned the coal pile at Pendleton, when I lived down there a guy in our Club had 10, 10's # out of the coal pile. He was from McGehee.
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