IL Bass Federation Lake of Egypt

Sunday, March 28, 2010, was the 1st tourney of The Illinois Bass Federation Open Trail. There was 58 boats on the rainy windy day. My boater partner and I used alot of the main lake area to try and catch ourselves each a limit of bass. He ended up with a small limit and I fell a little short with only 2 fish for 5.10 lbs. I caught 6 fish all day. Water temps were in the low 50's and the water was stained up pretty good for Lake of Egypt. My fish were caught using a Slong's Fishing Lures 1/2 oz black/blue PT jig on a Powell 764m Flippin Stick, spinnerbaits on a Powell 734 rod, and crankbaits on a Powell 703cb glass rod. Goin to Kentucky Lake this week to fish a Team tourney on Saturday, so we will see how this nice weather will help the "Fat Girls" get ready for the spawn. 

Little Grassy

Not a bad day on Grassy today. The bite got a little tough this afternoon, but I still managed to catch 4 keepers. For some odd reason I didn't put them on the scale. I did measure them, they measured 21.75, 19.75, 17.25, 15.25 inches long.  Good healthy "FAT GIRLS". I caught these fish today on jerkbaits and crankbaits, using a Powell 703 cb glass rod.The water is clear and I saw water temps from 48- 51 degrees.

Lake of Egypt

My buddy, Joel, and I went to Lake of Egypt today. What a great day to be on the water. We caught approximately 20 fish today. Had 4 "Lake Keepers" for around 13 lbs. Water is clear and the temp. is 52-59 degrees. Our fish were caught today on crankbaits, jerkbaits and jigs.

Ky Lake BFL...

On Thursday 3/11/10 my buddy Joel and I went to Ky Lake to get some more practice in for the first LBL Div. BFL Tourney. It was a pretty productive day. we caught approximately 70 fish with only 6 keepers on crankbaits and jigs. Friday 3/12/10 we went out for about 5 hours to see if we could narrow the fish down alittle more. Caught around 30 fish with 5 keepers. The water temp. was 55-60 degrees. I drew my partner for the tourney and on Saturday we made a nice run down the Lake, South of Paris Landing in Tennessee to start.  Hello Cold Front, rain and a little wind made for a chilly day and the warmest water I saw was 53 degrees. I caught around 15 fish, no keepers, on Saturday on crankbaits, jerkbaits and jigs, but blanked the tourney. My boater partner had 1 keeper.

Ky Lake and my first day on Grassy Lake

Went to Ky Lake on Friday, March 5th will my buddy Joel. We caught 20-25 bass with only 4 keepers for about 11lbs. Not the day we were hoping for, but any day on the water is a good day. The sky was clear and the wind couldn't make up its mind which way it wanted to blow. Water was 47-50 degrees.
On Saturday, March 6th, I went to Little Grassy Lake to see what the "FAT GIRLS" were doing on this lake. Apparently, they were not hungry as I didnt have a bite all day. The water there was 39-42 degrees and no wind or clouds. I always stuggle a little at Grassy when there is no wind or clouds. Oh well, Iwill be going back to Ky Lake this this week. Saturday, March 13th is the first LBL Div. tourney for 2010 FLW Outdoors BFL's