Boats: The Love-Hate Relationship

There’s the ol’ girl, reminiscing about when all systems were a go.

Early Spring / Fall

Love a Jerkbait: Late fall is upon here like a big wet blanket.  Snows are starting to fall. Cool rains are filling those lakes and ponds that almost gave their lives this year.  

Kansas has been in a bad drought for a while and most of the lakes in KS have really taken it hard, so every little bit of rain is a graciously appreciated.

As those cold fall rains make it to the lakes, I think about the cooling waters and the fall jerkbait fishing that I find so fun.  

Bass Fishing on Windy Lake Stockton

Well this year’s tournament schedule is done and we’re still waiting for the final tallies to be displayed on the website.  My best guess is we ended up in 9th place for the season. Stockton Lakewas the final tournament and last chance for us to move up in the standings and claim some of the dough.  Too bad it didn’t happen.

Did you know that in order for a lake to support three marinas dedicated to sailboats, said lake should experience frequent and sustained winds?    

I never fail to check fish reports, lake maps, weather forecasts, and tournaments results. However, this time my dumb ass didn’t notice the multiple marinas dedicated to sailboats. Give me a minute, and I’ll put 2 and 2 together…

Sonar Units Truly are Becoming Fish Finders! I thought a Lowrance sonar video set would be appropriate for the blog this week.  Headed to Stockton Lake, Mo for this years championship.

This is a 2 day event on a lake I have never been to before but know it’s been off limits for the past 30 days so no one else should have been either.  A lake this size and only 20 boats that made the championship, and the bumper boat session of last months small pond fiasco isn’t gonna happen!

Perry Lake: Right Spot, Wrong Time: That’s right. Good riddance to that POS!!! This was a lake I just didn’t want to fish. The little bit of practice we got a few weeks ago didn’t go to well and I didn’t have the normal confidence that I rely on come game day.

“Oh Perry Lake, I am so glad to be done with you.”

My fishing buddy and I caught a lot of fish in practice - some largemouth bass, a few hybrid striped bass and whites, and a ton of drum.