Boating season (How do you avoid the crowds on your local lake?)

[Nitroman]

Out @ 9:00 PM & fish till sun up. Or even better, "GO NORTH YOUNG MAN " some great smallmouth fishing in Northern Michigan, Northern Minnesota & just over the border in Canada, ATIKOKAN area.

[merc1997 Bo]

night time is the right time.

bo

[SplitG2]

Bo - A refresher course on how to fish your spin jig at night would be appreciated.

[waterpossum]

On ‎7‎/‎2‎/‎2016 at 11:09 AM, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I see more drunken idiots on the golf course than the lake.  Nothing worse than a five hour round behind a bunch of idiots with a radio blasting.  I've all but quit the game.

Sounds like you got the shanks.

[Quillback]

On Saturday, July 2, 2016 at 11:09 AM, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I see more drunken idiots on the golf course than the lake.  Nothing worse than a five hour round behind a bunch of idiots with a radio blasting.  I've all but quit the game.

I can't hit a golf ball when I'm sober, I can't imagine what would happen after a few beers.

[Ham]

On ‎7‎/‎2‎/‎2016 at 10:19 AM, dtrs5kprs said:

County and state conservation area lakes. MO is full of small lakes, 5 to 400 acres or so, that are jammed full of largemouth. Now is the time to get your frog fix. Take a finesse rod, something you can flip, and a frog. Simple fun.

I feel a trip to Kansas coming on.

[snagged in outlet 3]

1 hour ago, waterpossum said:

Sounds like you got the shanks.

Nope.  Just tired of slow rounds.  You know it's going to be a long day when they are complaining that beverage cart hasn't been around and it's only the 2nd hole at 7:30 AM.

[merc1997 Bo]

4 hours ago, SplitG2 said:

Bo - A refresher course on how to fish your spin jig at night would be appreciated.

since he hardly have trees as we used to, i fish it more on the bottom.  after bottom touch down, you can just steady crank, but i most often crank and pause and let it coast back to the bottom.  i will vary duration and crank speed.  speeding it up somewhere during the retrieve will often trigger strikes.  it works very well during the day also.

bo

[dtrs5kprs]

4 hours ago, Ham said:

I feel a trip to Kansas coming on.

I'll send pics. Think we are going to make a frog run Wednesday. Need it to get hot and dry though.

[Champ188]

17 hours ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

Nope.  Just tired of slow rounds.  You know it's going to be a long day when they are complaining that beverage cart hasn't been around and it's only the 2nd hole at 7:30 AM.

I hear ya, snagged. The new norm of "it's all about me and screw you" is in full display on a golf course near you.