Yeah Uncle Ben was a little ticked off when you would'nt let him peddle his Cure All tonic and backrub cream....even when he said it would also make a good stinkbait.
Looks like a good time to me,looking forward to seein yall.
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Yeah Uncle Ben was a little ticked off when you would'nt let him peddle his Cure All tonic and backrub cream....even when he said it would also make a good stinkbait.
Looks like a good time to me,looking forward to seein yall.
It was great to see "Anglers World" would be there. Guys ya gotta ask to see the vedeo tape BIGMOUTH filmed by Glen Lau. Anglers World has this VCR tape a several other tapes.
For the family just starting to fish to the old pro these tapes hold the secrets how to think like a big bass.
Thanks for putting on the Conservation Fishing Expo
See you guys there
>For all the bass guys, Anglers World will be there for our
>show. Rabid-Fish Marine was our anchor, but went out of
>business this year :( This used to be Willit's Tackle Twon in
>Greenfield Indiana. So many of ya know, they absolutely carry
>everything under the sun for fishermen. Last years show was
>absolutely awesome and this year expects to be even better!!!
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I'm figuring on coming up as long as the roads are clear since I haven't been to your show. Looks like someone in this state or another close by could be talked into coming there to speak about crappie. Fish been biting good at Patoka if you can find them which I ain't had any trouble doing so far. Doesn't hurt to have 15 or so spots from 10' to 35' either. Looking forward to meeting you and seeing the show.
Larry
Larry,
We are real close to working a deal to have Charlie Hildreth at the show for all the crappie guys. Charlie is from Gaston, IN. He is a member of the PolarKraft Boats Pro Staff, Drydock Marina Pro Staff, Original Fish Formula Pro Staff ,Outlaw Fishing Pro Staff, Evinrude Outboards, and Southern Pro. Fishing the crappie tournament trail since 1993, he has achieved many accomplishments, which include 10-time Crappie USA Regional Qualifier, 9-time Crappie USA Classic Qualifier, 4 times C.A.S.T. Classic Qualifier,2 times Buckeye Crappie Challenge Classic Qualifier and National Points Champions in 2003. C.A.S.T Points runner up 2004, Feature articles in national magazines as The” InFisherman”,”Outdoor Journal”and”Crappie World”. TV appearances on the “Midwest Crappie Show”. Additionally he has won numerous local and national competitions.
If everything falls into place, we should be able to announce officially early next week. We'll keep you posted.
-T9
I am glad that Larry asked about crappie. It's a long drive for me to get there and that may make it worth while for this old crappie fisherman.
Regards,
Moose1am
Team-9.......Looking forward to the show. From where I live it looks like I'd be better off getting off at hy 31 near columbus and going up that way till I hit 44 and then go west.
Will anyone have 1/4 oz to 1/2 oz bell type sinkers there? I'm looking to buy a bunch since I lose a bunch everyyear. I'm all about buying cheap too.
Larry
Larry,
I'm guessing someone will have the sinkers. I have to drop by Westside B&T tomorrow and I'll tell him to bring all that he has (LOL). He has most every type sinker and hook imaginable, and he'll have one of the corner booths this year so he can bring everything. I imagine you'll be able to walk out of our show a few pounds heavier, and not necessarily because of the food (LOL).
Make sure to look me up sometime while you're there. Would like to put a face with the name, and check out your crappie setups while there. I know I said I'd make it down this year for a day fishing with ya' and lo and behold, the year is about gone. Next year for sure...(LOL)
-T9
It is now official. Crappie pro Charlie Hildreth from Gaston, IN will be at the show and speaking both days. Sounds like he'll be bringing along several of his sponsor products to demo and purchase and will even throw a few in a raffle for people dropping by his booth.
Speaker lineup is pretty well set nnow so we'll hammer out an official who, what and when scedule for both days and get it posted when we do.
And Larry, I told Jimmy over at Westside to stock up on 1/4-1/2 oz. bell sinkers for the show and bring 'em all. Told him you wanted bulk :)
-T9
Thanks T9
As many as I lost this weekend I need plenty more. Seems like I was always tying one on between the 3 rods I used. We kept 44 more today and all from deep water.
Larry
LOL only 44? You know you caught more than that? :) We threw away at least 20 dinks.
These fish were begging to get in the boat. We would have caught more if not for the wind today. PL don't like the wind at all!
I hooked up with Larry at the Newton Stewart Launch Ramp and we fished the main lake. We fish this one bay that was full of fat little crappie. We caught fish all day long. We left early today due to the wind. If not we would have easily caught a double limit of keepers.
Man what a nice day to be out on the water. Saw one crazy dude riding a jet ski out on the main lake going 40 mph. LOL He was not too crazy as he was wearing a wet suit. Water temps were measured at 50 deg at the Surface on the main lake. If that guy had fallen off he would have gotten wet and even a wet suit won't keep your head warm after you get dunked in 50 deg F water.
Air temps were 65 deg F on my way back home around 4:30PM CDST. PL is an hour ahead of my time in Evansville, IN. Winds were around 5 to 10 mph most of the day but gusting at times to maybe 15 mph. Most of the day the wind was out of the South but the hills around the lake channel the winds into different directions. Must be eddies of wind that swirl around the top of the hills that make it seem like the wind changes direction.
We fished 30 to 24 ft water and the fish were mostly right on the bottom. We noticed lots of fish on the depth finders showing at 8ft to 16 ft suspended but could not get them to bite. The fish right on the bottom cooperated well. Larry had about a dozen fish in the live well when he picked my up at the ramp.
We fished with 1" long Chub minnows and regular #4 or #2 crappie hooks. Fish two different ways. One way with the hook tied to the end of the line and a few spit shot on the line above the hook. The other method was to tie the hook onto the line and leave a 12" to 16" tag line to which a weight was added. Both methods produced fish. The latter method was used by me because it's easier to get the hook free when it gets hung up in a brush pile. By simply letting the line go out you use the bottom weight to pull the hook down toward the bottom thus freeing it from the snag. The hooks get snagged on the way up most times. By letting the weight pull the hook free you can fish deep in the brush without loosing the rig. The former method give the minnow more freedom to move and entices more bites. But it's harder to get free when snagged and results in more break off and having to retie new hooks and sinkers back onto the line.
I took one picture of PL holding to of the bigger crappie. Biggest Crappie of the day was about 11 1/2" long. It was a fat little crappie too. Most of the fish went about 9" to 10" in length.
The good part for me was that Larry has to clean all the fish. :) He needed to restock his freezer this week because he gave all his crappie fillets to his son before his son shipped of to Iraq last week. I had no intention of cleaning any fish this time of the year.
I may fish tomorrow and keep a few for the freezer if it stays warm.
OH Patoka Lake is Really high right now. PL said it was 8ft above summer pool. Or around 544ft right now. Summer pool is 536. Water was pretty clear out on the main lake were we fished.
Not many boats on the lake Sunday. Only saw two trailers at the North Newton Stewart ramp and there were only two trucks and trailers at the South Ramp today when we got back to the ramp.
I stopped at the Restaurant and got me one of them famous $5 hamburgers.
I almost didn't go today but decided that I better make hay with this nice weather while it lasted.
Late November fishing is good this year.
Lots of our fish were getting off at or near the surface. I think it's due to the fact that they were so deep. With almost 30ft of line out the line stretches so much that it makes setting the hook harder. So it was necessary to give the long rods a good sweep to get the hook set into the roof of the crappie's mouth.
I know I missed about 40 bites because of this. Maybe they were just small fish. PL caught one striper but he threw that one back it was a nice 1/2 lb fish. I told PL that I didn't remember catching these stripers or white bass at Patoka Lake. I have caught lots of them down at KY Lake though.
Regards,
Moose1am
We just got confirmation that Greg Mangus will be our black bass guest speaker for Saturday. If you ever wanted to learn how to fish the northern clear natural lakes, this is your chance to learn from a proven winner. Greg is probably the most recogonized name in bass fishing on our natural lakes and in the northern part of the state in general. A true professional and an even better teacher.
Here is the final schedule for our seminar portion of the show!
SATURDAY
10:00 CATFISH - Jimmy Hearn
11:00 STRIPED BASS – Willie Williams
12:00 CARP – Gilbert Huxley
1:00 WALLEYE – Jimmy Lang
2:00 SMALLMOUTH – Greg Mangus
3:00 MUSKIE – Kenton Smith
4:00 CRAPPIE – Charlie Hildreth
5:00 BANK FISHING – Mick Thill
SUNDAY
10:00 CARP – Gilbert Huxley
11:00 MUSKIE – Kenton Smith
12:00 BANK FISHING – Mick Thill
1:00 WALLEYE – Jimmy Lang
2:00 STRIPED BASS – Willie Williams
3:00 CRAPPIE – Charlie Hildreth