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  1. Thread: Lock wall

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    Outdoor News

    Pick up a copy of the Tri-State Outdoor News next time your in the store , there is a article on sauger fishing below the dams and it talks about using bungee cords to hook the wall . Probably...
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    What gets me is that the ENTIRE area is closed to...

    What gets me is that the ENTIRE area is closed to fishing , even the small pits no one hunts . I caught 2 limits of crappie between oct.21 - nov. 1 and would like to try for more this week-end but...
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    Crappie are on !

    Crappie are up shallow and feeding - caught 24 yesterday and 25 today , all 10-12 inches . Its cold but the fish dont care ! Most hitting minnows 1 foot deep around weedbeds .
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    Well , fishing trip didn't go quite as planned ....

    Well , fishing trip didn't go quite as planned . Launch from Lick Fork and ran out to main lake . Stopped to fish a point and after 10 min brother noticed water on floorboard , check back compartment...
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    Patoka fishing report

    Planning on fishing Patoka this sunday and was wondering if anyone was doing any good .
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    Out of state trailer nightmare

    Word of warning if you want to plate a out of state trailer in Indiana make sure it has numbers on the trailer - I got a great deal on a old tracker boat back in the spring but had to go to Frankfort...
  7. Thread: Lock wall

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    Would never fish in front of the lock , we always...

    Would never fish in front of the lock , we always fished on the other side in front of #1 gate . This was also 10 years ago , havent been dam fishing since . Over the last 30 years I had 2 people I...
  8. Thread: Lock wall

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    We fished out of a 17' alum boat that would take...

    We fished out of a 17' alum boat that would take the abuse and catfishing boats aint pretty anyway . Didnt get right up on the gate , you hook into the long lock wall about 50yds down . Only did that...
  9. Thread: Lock wall

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    Fishing with my father-in-law below John T Meyers...

    Fishing with my father-in-law below John T Meyers dam he would use rubber bungee cords - find a good crack in lockwall and jam s hook into it , front and back . Homemade boat bumpers protected the...
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    Getting a little off topic fellows...

    Getting a little off topic fellows .........................
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    Doing doughnuts in gravel lot at Bluegrass

    Another fine morning at Bluegrass FWA fishing the back of Ringneck pit when someone roars into the gravel parking lot throwing up a cloud of dust . Ok someones launching their boat . Nope nobody ....
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    $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

    Its all about money . Southern IN is the one of the last places the state spends money on for fishing & hunting . A bigger lot , a smooth sand area to beach the boat and give bank fishermen a spot...
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    The acreage stated above {2,532 } is for the...

    The acreage stated above {2,532 } is for the entire wildlife area . Bluegrass pit is more like 250 acres . There is one cure for the overcrowding , fishing during the week .
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    Lynnville Park

    Fished bluegrass from bank this morning early { 5:00 AM } for a few hours before reporting to work at 7 and could not believe the boats . Seemed to be a tournament getting underway when I got there...
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    Bluegrass ramp

    Launching from northern gravel ramp at bluegrass today and saw they are going to put in a concrete ramp . There is a stack of concrete slabs stacked by the road and heavy equipment to do the job . It...
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    Bluegrass 6/21

    Fishing report for Bluegrass 6/21/13 . Started day at 5:30 AM fishing for bass , weather fair , air temps a pleasant 69dg no water temp gauge probably 75 or so . Lake calm . Started with Senko around...
  17. Thread: transom

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    Id get the biggest pieces of aluminum L-angle for...

    Id get the biggest pieces of aluminum L-angle for each corner and bolt them thru hull . Wont look great but cheap and will keep transom from breaking off .
  18. Thunder run too !

    I was up there that day it was crazy . People everywhere but whats funny is Im fishing Ringneck pit with 4 other boats and Im caught 15 crappie that day while most others blanked . Course I used...
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    Wind !

    Thanks for the report ! Been on vacation this week hitting Bluegrass FWA for crappie and can say they are biting but most are small 6" whites . Maybe 4 keeper 10" fish . Fish mainly in morning...
  20. Prayers for the family

    Thoughts and prayers to the family of both men lost in this tragic accident . With that in mind stopped at Gander Mnt. today and they have a lot of their lifejacket on sale . I picked up 2 of the...
  21. Thread: Classic

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    Classic

    Check out the BASS classic at the website , Iaconelli had to switch boats due to trolling motor problems which he took out on a barking dog on the bank { cussed it out } and is being usual Ike . I...
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    Anybody who knows of someone who duck/goose hunts...

    Anybody who knows of someone who duck/goose hunts BG please post it here . I havent found one person who does . Dont know about anybody else but when I get some days off I like to fish no matter the...
  23. What ?

    Kinda off topic isnt it ?
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    Bluegrass FWA closed to fishing

    Well , tried a little fishing at Bluegrass today and learned the entire area is closed to fishing . Now closing the big pits makes sense during duck & goose season but closing the entire area ?
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    Bill Dance catches 110 lb Blue Cat

    Ran across this story on Google http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/sep/27/bill-dance-catches-110-pound-blue-catfish-mississi/ about Bill Dance getting a huge fish . The Newburgh Beast is way...
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    Comparision cat phots

    Found a web site from Alabama with lots of monster cat photos . I still say its 120lb . http://www.outdooralabama.com/fishing/freshwater/fish/catfish/blue/angler/
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    wow !

    Ive caught a 68lb flathead below John T Meyers { uniontown } dam and it was about half as long as that one so Id guess the weight at 120-130lb which could shoot up to 150-160 if swelled with roe . I...
  28. CDC confirms brain-eating amoeba in SW Ind. death

    Its on 14news.com that the CDC confirms it . Also confirms that me and mine will never go to West Boggs again . Maybe dump a tanker of bleach in it and start over .
  29. Brain-eating amoeba suspected in SW Indiana death

    Ran across this on 14news.com
    http://www.14news.com/story/19453358/brain-eating-amoeba-suspected-in-sw-indiana-death
    seems a man died Aug. 7, just over three weeks after a family outing at West...
  30. Thread: Sauger

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    Bluegrass ?

    Sauger in a strip pit ? Has to be near Bluegrass cause of the flooding letting all river run fish in the pits there . Caught a small white bass while trolling on Loon pit the other day and have seen...
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    Blue/Green Alge

    Fished a small warrick co. pit and notice patches of blue/green alge in a cove . Got this e-mail a while back from IN dnr so I got the heck away from it . Will the pain ever end ?


    DNR cautions...
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    Nope

    Sorry wasnt me . Im in a little green 10' Jon boat , troll alot on bluegrass . Its nice and long with bottom changes so trolling works well for bass and crappie . If anyone wants to just catch...
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    Not a bad morning

    Hit bluegrass today and caught a nice one on crankbait 7:00 this morning . Steady retrieve in about 15ft water . Thats about all I care to disclose ....
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    Happy 4th ?

    Got up to Bluegrass Pit 5:00 this morning and by 8:00AM there were so many boats I couldnt troll in a straight line so decided to head out . Head for north ramp and gee someones sitting there fishing...
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    Fires on boatramp

    Lets not forget the lovely campfires these people burn on the boat ramps at Bluegrass . Many times at Ringneck , birddog , ect. Ive had to throw the leftover burnt wood out of way before I could...
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    Mustad hook a million

    Signed up for the Mustad hook http://www.mustad.no/www2010/?page_id=3957 a million world and state record payout - got a email about a world-record-class Yellowfin Tuna and now a state-record...
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    Re: Hovey Lake Fishing

    Way back in the mid- 1980's Hovey was THE place to crappie fish but that didnt last . There is a back story for the whole mess but its almost 2012 so who cares . Personally fished the lake in 2010...
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    Re: woohoo got me a Alabama Rig

    Stopped by Gander Mtn. today to check on clearance stuff and seen they have Picasso Alabama rigs for $24.99 . Picked up a couple for next year . For the price Im only going to fish it in open water ....
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    Re: woohoo got me a Alabama Rig

    Seems to be a heck of thing to cast with 4-5 baits hanging off it . Looked them up on ebay and tons of people are making and selling them . Some look really good and run about $20 . Might try it next...
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    Crappie biting

    Went to a warrick co. strip pit { $75 to fill the truck so staying close to home ! } and managed to catch nine 10-11" crappie sunday . All were very close to wood and about 2ft deep . 7 were caught...
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    Re: Brown County Indiana, fishing spots?

    Great area you are going to be at - personally I would have to get over to Monroe { biggest lake in the state } and fish the idle side and hit all the wood I could find . Been having really good...
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    Parasites in bluegill

    Wore out the gill today in a Warrick co. pit but after getting home and cleaning some found most had black spots in the meat - a parasite called a fluke . Great - well the DNR says they are safe to...
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    Walleye fishing @ Patoka Lake

    Heard that there are some nice walleye coming out of Patoka , anybody been lately ?
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    Great fishing this morning

    Having days off during the week pays off sometimes . Fished a warrick pit this morning early friday Aug. 5th , finally had some weather move in with westerly winds and clouds . Water temps in morning...
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    Re: Sugar Ridge Pits

    Beaver looks like it would be a killer pit with all the wood in the water , the overhang on the bank , and its a nice size for a pit . I also was using my Lowrance X-4 I rigged portable for the...
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    Sugar Ridge Pits

    Just wondered if anybody fishes the pits in area 6 - tried some over the week-end . There were a couple of trucks at Bass pit so I tried Beaver pit . Weird pit - put in and its small , have to pass...
  47. Re: Bluegrass and Otter Pit lake maps now available online at IDNR

    Some of the other lakes they did the chart on are so small its a joke . Speaking of jokes stay away from Widgeon pit at Bluegrass , if you wouldnt sink in the mud you could walk across it . I dragged...
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    Interlake report

    On vacation last week so the boat got a work-out . Went to Interlake Pit , located east of Lynnville IN , on July 8th and was putting in at the first pit off Hwy 68 when I kept hearing a semi getting...
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    Free Fishing Days in KY

    National Fishing Week is coming up June 4-5 to help promote fishing for all!

    Kentucky offers free fishing days for the first weekend in June. Anyone that just likes to get out and do some fishing...
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    Re: May 21st 2011

    OK , Ill bite , what in heck are yoy talking about ?
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