July 17 & 18, 2010

    Not alot of fish catching this weekend, but I did get on the water for a few hours. The 17th, Friday night I went to Lake of Egypt for about 3 hours after dark. I had only 1 bite and it was a short fish. The water temp is in the low 90's. And only had to spotlight 1 pleasure boater to keep him from running over me. He must of had his "beer goggles" on.
    The 18th Saturday night, Jack Harper and I went to Cedar Lake for about 4 hours. I had a few bites but only put 1 in the boat, a 3lb 13oz beauty. Jack caught a shortie and had a few other bites. The water temp at Cedar is also in the low 90's. Next week I have alittle club fish-off on Kincaid Lake up by Murphysboro, IL, so check back maybe a little more fish catching.

Let's catch up on things

    Between working some overtime and the 4th of July weekend, I did get to wet a hook a little. The morning of the 4th, I went to Lusk Creek on the Smithland Pool for about 3 hours. I only had 1 bite and it wasn't a keeper. The river was up a little and they were pulling it down. I never do good on that place when they are pullin alot of current, but I don't fish it very much either.
    On the July 9th, I fish a local bass club tourney on Lake of Egypt. I had a club limit of 8 fish and 292 pts.I got  2nd place and also had 1st and 2nd Big Bass for the tournament. The hours of the tourney was 8pm to 4 am. I caught my fish on a DT14 crankbait using it on a Powell 754cb rod , a sweet beaver on a Powell 764 rod. I did sit under a dock for about an hour until the lightning and the monsoon quit.