it looks no rain next weekend, so where are you guys fishing?
LSC for the Michigan BASS Federation Nation State Championship!
Try Heron Lake. Maybe Big Seven. Something different.
Everything goes well at UofM on Friday, I'll be somewhere Sunday. Maybe Lobdell. Maybe Elizabeth? Huh? Yoo Hoo
Good luck Mike. I hope everything turns out good for you. You are in my families prayers. I agree with DK. Go somewhere that you have never been.
BD ;D
I won't be fishing Lake Ovid that's for sure...
Probably going to head over to the Huron River at the Geddes Park launch for the morning bite. At some point here if I don't get a new boat I'm going to have to buy an outboard for my jon.
Hopefully I'll be out Sunday. I'd like to try someplace new but I'll likely end up going to Orchard which is the closest to me.
Quote from: YpsiBass on August 13, 2012, 07:31:31 PM
I won't be fishing Lake Ovid that's for sure...
Probably going to head over to the Huron River at the Geddes Park launch for the morning bite. At some point here if I don't get a new boat I'm going to have to buy an outboard for my jon.
Couple oars and a 12V electric motor and you have a fishing machine. I bought a 12V on sale a few years ago so when I rent a boat on a small lake once in a while I can get around still after I'm tired of rowing. Great for places with no boat ramp or no boat ramp I can launch on anyway.
I like new lakes.
I like new lakes too DK. I didn't fish any this year.....so far. Although I did fish the channels of LSC more. My experience there was very limited. Spent way more time up there this year if you can count new water. For me Gun Lake may be that new lake this year at the NBAA One on One Championship. Don't know if I'm going to make it there. Travel soccer rules my life when school starts. I have to fish around that. I don't like to miss games.
BD. ;D
Quote from: djkimmel on August 14, 2012, 01:44:13 AM
Couple oars and a 12V electric motor and you have a fishing machine. I bought a 12V on sale a few years ago so when I rent a boat on a small lake once in a while I can get around still after I'm tired of rowing. Great for places with no boat ramp or no boat ramp I can launch on anyway.
Oh I have a 55 trolling motor on it, but no outboard limits me on lake size quite a bit.
I do own a couple inflatable boats. One is a Sevylor that is about 12 feet. I have a transom for it so I can use my transom mount motor guide and I have another inflatable that is 10 feet with a hard floor and a wood transom. I got a 5 horse gas motor and I can put that motor guide on the back. I also have a portable fish finder. It's been years since I used any of them. I do own three small outboards. The two older motors I would be willing to sell if any one is interested. PM me for details.
Having those old inflatables allow me to fish those small pot hole lakes that have big bass in them. Some of those fish have probably never seen a lure. I haven't done that since I bought my current boat. One of these days I'm going to get back in to fishing those pot hole gems. I used to do that with my wife in our younger days. It's a. Lot of work. I guess it's easier to launch a 19 foot bass boat than inflate and set up a boat.....especially at my age. I get tired fast. I'm afraid halfway through the task I would have to stop and take a nap. :P
BD. ;D
BFL is on the Grand this weekend .... Oh boy . >:(
Crystal Lake in Montcalm Co. for the NBAA Div. 28 Championship. Should be interesting since I haven't pre-fished it, and it's been over 20 years since I last fished there.
Looking forward to it!
Quote from: YpsiBass on August 14, 2012, 08:16:48 AM
Quote from: djkimmel on August 14, 2012, 01:44:13 AM
Couple oars and a 12V electric motor and you have a fishing machine. I bought a 12V on sale a few years ago so when I rent a boat on a small lake once in a while I can get around still after I'm tired of rowing. Great for places with no boat ramp or no boat ramp I can launch on anyway.
Oh I have a 55 trolling motor on it, but no outboard limits me on lake size quite a bit.
Well, you're part way there and can still fish quite a few lakes, rivers, streams maybe. Better than nothing.
Quote from: UAWBigDog on August 14, 2012, 09:38:41 AM
It's a. Lot of work. I guess it's easier to launch a 19 foot bass boat than inflate and set up a boat.....especially at my age. I get tired fast. I'm afraid halfway through the task I would have to stop and take a nap. :P
BD. ;D
You do know they make air pumps of all kinds, right? Can an 'old' BigDog learn a new trick?!? ;D
Quote from: Mojo on August 14, 2012, 10:32:36 AM
BFL is on the Grand this weekend .... Oh boy . >:(
What's bad about that? You can't make it? Or you don't like to fish there? Fishing different types of water should make you a better angler.
Quote from: VinceR on August 14, 2012, 11:42:26 AM
Crystal Lake in Montcalm Co. for the NBAA Div. 28 Championship. Should be interesting since I haven't pre-fished it, and it's been over 20 years since I last fished there.
Looking forward to it!
That's the spirit! It's not that big of a lake. Shouldn't take too long to find some green weeds with a few bass in them. Good luck.
P.S. Watch out for loose horses on the way there. Especially along M-57!
" For me Gun Lake may be that new lake this year at the NBAA One on One Championship. " Good luck if you go BD. Been there twice for one on one championships. 4 days of pre fishing and tournament 5 keeper fish. Check out the results for the last 2 years. Half the field didn't weigh a fish. Not sure why they go back. Only way I would is if someone had a Gun to my head.
Quote from: VinceR on August 14, 2012, 11:42:26 AM
Crystal Lake in Montcalm Co. for the NBAA Div. 28 Championship. Should be interesting since I haven't pre-fished it, and it's been over 20 years since I last fished there.
Looking forward to it!
Dan Said it... find weeds, find fish. Although the tourney I fished there last fall was won off docks.
Gonna fish Pontiac Lake with Huron Valley Bass. Should be a good turn-out on a pretty decent lake.
I can't wait!
Quote from: djkimmel on August 14, 2012, 01:26:44 PM
Quote from: Mojo on August 14, 2012, 10:32:36 AM
BFL is on the Grand this weekend .... Oh boy . >:(
What's bad about that? You can't make it? Or you don't like to fish there? Fishing different types of water should make you a better angler.
Reminds me of the Ohio river.
Docks are often a pretty good choice on many lakes too. I heard there was some dock fishing going on last night on Gun.
center lake, south east of jackson? any good?
It can be. Or was in the past. Can be tough too. Shallow and weedy with some very stumpy places. Been a while since I've fished it but I enjoyed that you could get to several other lakes of different sizes and types through channels if you got bored on big Center. I had a few good days up the chain a ways on Wolf. I had some fun a few times on the small lakes in between. Weekend boat traffic can get crazy on the open areas but there are many nooks and crannies.
I recall one tournament I fished a long time ago where the winner followed the weedeater around the big lake catching bass right behind it. That was interesting. There are quite a few options for shallow to moderately deep largemouth bass fishing.