Countdown to 12 pounder has begun...

[elnutsmalljaws]

November 27th is fast approaching (NOT FAST ENOUGH) until the elnutsmalljaws annual winter quest for the 12 pounder begins. It it Noon CST as I type this, and EXACTLY 336 hours from this very minute, the hunt will be about 6 hours long as I will have launched around 6am or before from Holly Creek for my first week long journey looking for that elusive creature.


Tick Tock Tick Tock Tick Tock TICK TOCK TICK TOCK TICK TOCK TICK, WOULD SOMEBODY PLEASE TURN THE CLOCK FORWARD!!!!!!!

[stratosjoe]

You are ONE obsessed, totally consumed, unadulterated,twisted ,sick ,absorbed smallmouth fisherman and I like the way you think!!!!!!!!!!:-) :-)

[elnutsmalljaws]

There are many of us sick twisted Smallmouth fishermen around. I seem to remember one post last year (maybe Redneck) that waded a creek somewhere and the water temp was below 40 with the air temp in the 20's just around the New Year of 2006. I have launched with the air temp below 15 and windchill in negative numbers, fished thru 3 different hail storms the same day 3 years ago, fished in the rain, sleet, had the boat covered with 2 inches of snow that fell throughout the day, even fished one day in the ice cold rain (and I do mean ICE COLD and it NEVER quit raining) with air temp in the upper 30's with about a 10 mile an hour wind blowing and my rain suit had a hole in it so I got ABSOLUTELY SOAKED but never left the water until dark even though I only got one bite all day long, but did catch a real nice cold. Night fished in December at Cumberland (BRRRRRRR), I put in sometimes at 3 and 4am in the winter at Dale to try the night bite in December and January looking for that 12 pounder. I agree one sick, twisted, DEDICATED or (STUPID as my wife says) Smallmouth fisherman and I will announce it to the world if the 12 pounder was to land in my net. You may hear me screaming from Dale all the way to your part of the world without the need of this message board. Now bring on that one last ALBERTA CLIPPER before November 27 to get the water temps down there just a few more degrees. Besides, the colder nastier rainier snowier sleetier it is the better the Smallies love it and the more lake I have to myself for the Twisted Dedicated Smallmouth Fishermen Wanna-bees are home cozy in front of the fire.

[Bonefish]

Elnut, you are one tough smallmouth alien. You must have ice water in your veins like an amphibian with bronse scales. I can see myself fishing the cold water of Dale, and see the Amphibian Man rise out of the cold water with the world record clinched in his teeth.

[elnutsmalljaws]

Thats me with the 12 pounder in my jaws.

[Dave Stewart]

Not half as thrilling as your running the rollers with me at night on Ky Lake though...lol. Good luck on Dale Elwood...I am gonna try to get her here on Ky but I am not goin in any cold wet nasty weather so my odds are not as good..lol.

[elnutsmalljaws]

I don't think running ACROSS Ky Lake in the dead of night with 4-6 footers coming at you, while I have both hands firmly grasped on the spotlight trying to keep in on the crossing bouys, all the time while wedging my legs against your boat trying to keep my BIG BEHIND in the boat, as you navigate us to the other side is not THRILLING, SCARED ****LESS, but not thrilling. Dave and I were night fishing up in a bay on the the LBL side of Ky last summer when, he noticed the tree tops start blowing in a different direction. It was around 2am and he said we better get back to the West side of KY where we launched for he thought it was going to get bad, even though there was no weather forecasted for that night. He idles out and sure enough, small whitecaps have started. We go up to the crossing channel to get over to Big Bear and as we begin to cross, these small whitecaps become BIG whitecaps then BIGGER whitecaps to the point that we are looking up at water as we are in between waves. I have to think that it took a good bit if not all of Dave's experience to navigate us across the channel that night. It was my first time experiencing KY Lake in that of a violent state and had been warned about it when I started fishing it in 2005. Take note of any rookies that plan on going to KY Lake, it is the most violent lake that I have ever fished, especially with a North or North North West wind. Be very careful for you are 3 waves from serious trouble, first wave turns you sideways, second wave fills you up and the third wave turns you over, after that you are on your own.

[Dave Stewart]

Well I have seen this lake go from dead calm to big rollors in a few minutes a number of times but that was the first time I had been on the lake at night and have it happen while I was in the middle of the lake. 4-6 footers that night is probably a conservative estimate and it did make for an interesting ride...lol. I have thought a number of times what if that had happened to someone that is not as familiar with the lake or running rollers as I am....it definitely would put someone like that in a very bad situation. Elwood did a great job spotlighting those crossing bouys for me that night. It was a ride that will last in memory with me (and I am sure Elwood) for a long time.

[floatman]

I read a post, were some guy asked you about fishing Cumberland, You said you would not fish Cumberland till Dale went dry! I have fnf fished Cumberland sense 93 or 94 if we were not the first FNF'S we were one of the first, could fish all day and see 2or 3 boats. what I wanted to say is I won't be surprised to see that 12 pounder come from Cumberland, good luck at Dale, I'll @ the big C

KEEO YOUR KNOT ON TOP

Gary

[redneckshadrap]

>I read a post, were some guy asked you about fishing
>Cumberland, You said you would not fish Cumberland till Dale
>went dry! I have fnf fished Cumberland sense 93 or 94 if we
>were not the first FNF'S we were one of the first, could fish
>all day and see 2or 3 boats. what I wanted to say is I won't
>be surprised to see that 12 pounder come from Cumberland, good
>luck at Dale, I'll @ the big C
>
>KEEO YOUR KNOT ON TOP
>
>Gary

Batter Up!


Billy Elkins

www.thecreekbank.com
It's easier to let the cat out of the bag than put it back in:7 :7 :7

[dcbasser]

Hey Billy you and Elwood don't forget about laurel. Thats where I'll be this winter looking for the same thing. Been some awful nice brownfish caught this year and it did hold the state record while the old record was on hold and let me tell you that was one heck of a fish. Good luck to all on your quest. Just a thought how about a F-n-F big fish tourny this year. Elwood on Dale, Billy on Cumberland, me on Laurel. Pictures shown with size and weight,I,m sure no one would stretch the size any lol. Biggest fish of the season wins braggin rights for their home lake. Maybe a lure or two.

[redneckshadrap]

DC,

I'll be coming to Laurel a few times this yr. I have a couple of buddies in Corbin. I'll shoot you an email when I come down. Go a nice little pattern I tied just for Laurel.
Billy Elkins

www.thecreekbank.com
It's easier to let the cat out of the bag than put it back in