May 27th Cedar Lake

So if you are catching fish real good on a Lake do you go back. OF COURSE !! you never know if the Fat Girls will get picky. So Jack Harper decided he would go back again. Since we didn't have to hold back any with no tourney very soon. We got an early start to try some top water and that bite wasn't very productive. We began trying to duplicate the pattern from 2 days before and had some luck. Jack and I were able to catch 5 fish that hit the X-Tool scale at 22lbs 6 oz. with 60-70 fish caught all day. These fish again were caught on Slong's Fishing Lures Jigs, crank baits and Carolina rigs using Powell Rods Max and Endurance Series.

Cedar back on FIRE !!

Went back to Cedar Lake on May 24th, and of course the bite was on again, 2 days after tourney. GO FIGURE !!. I was able to catch 6 over 18in for a 5 fish total of 21 lbs 14 oz. and again I was by myself. and did take pics. I did do something this day I was throwing a crank bait on 1 new spot and caught a 5lb 1oz and a 3lb 13 oz on the same crank bait at the same time. I have caught doubles before, but they are usually little fish. Another great day on CEDAR !

A day to remember

   I tried to get about 5-6 different people to go to Cedar Lake with me on Monday May 16th, 2011. I had the most incredible day of fishing I have had by myself. I was able to catch 10 Bass over 18in in length. I weighed them on a X-tools scales. My 5 biggest Bass weighed 25 lbs 10oz. my 10 biggest weighed 45 lbs 2oz. These scales are not certified, but have been real close with weighing fish with the FLW Outdoors scales on several occasions. I did take pics of 9 of the fish and put them in a small album.
   Jack Harper and I went back to Cedar on May 19th, to check a couple of places. We were able to catch about 2-3 good over 18in fish, but didn't beat up on those places because of an upcoming tourney.
   I had a team tourney with my Cedar Lake Partner Darrell Calhoun on May 22. of course the fish didn't co- operate and we didn't adjust to the little move the fish may and only weighed in 6.43lbs. in The Ultimate Bass Fishing Challenge Fishing Circuit. I was using Powell Rods Max and Endurance series rods to throw crank baits, Carolina rigs and Slong's Fishing Lures jigs.

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May 14th BFL Kenlake Marina

Practice for this tourney went pretty good with my buddy Joel. For the tourney with threat of strong winds, I knew it could be tough for me. The wind blew pretty stout out of the north for some good 6-8 ft waves, maybe even bigger at times. I put 1 keeper in the boat for some good points. I did lose 2 more keepers, got a little excited on 1 and horsed it to the net a little. Not a good thing to do. I do sit currently 23rd in the points and do have a break until September from the BFLs. My partner joel and I will be fishing some team events on KY Lake. I may even throw in a couple on Cedar Lake.

Enough rain already !!

What in the world are people going to do. There is so much water around here that I have been looking for Noah and his Ark just anytime. Roads are closing, people are having to move out of there homes. Just was told that Golconda ,IL will be closing the flood gates. This means no way in or out of that town. There is a road south , but i believe the water is over that 1 too. So let's just hope and pray that this doesn't last too long.

I did get a little fishing in this weekend fished a 2 day club tourney on Cedar Lake. I didn't have much luck with the large mouth. But did have a good time. There was some good fish caught.The only Big Fish I caught was this 31.25 inch 16lb 6oz Striper.(weighed it on a X-Tool scale) I actually snagged the beast with a crankbait on 12lb flourocarbon line using a Powell Max series 703 cb glass rod. Fought it for what seemed like forever but probably only 4-5 minutes. Of course it got wrapped up in the trolling motor, then my outboard. I chased it around my jon boat about 3 times before we both got to tired to fight anymore. I finally got the net over its head and put it in the boat.