Quote Originally Posted by RayP View Post
Thanks for the info R19. I'm planning to stay at Holmes Bend for a week. It will be my first time fishing the upper part of the lake.

If Green River Bait Shop is on Knifley rd (551) it showed up on google map. When you say they are open 5 days a week. Are they open on weekends? I'll be coming down on a Saturday.

Running 89 or 90 octane won't hurt anything...will it? My boat calls for 87.

That was a typo error sorry it should say...open 7 days a week at 5:30 AM CST. Just Remember once you are on the Adair County end of the lake we are on Central Standard time. If your staying at one of the campgrounds or in one of the Cabins at Holmes Bend you will be in my neighborhood...I am 4 miles from the Holmes Bend ramp.

Running 89 non ethanol is better than running 87 ethanol in my opinion. I have done it for years with no problems. If you really want the 87 non ethanol you can go about 7-8 more miles down the road from Green River Bait shop on hwy 551 to the community of Knifley. Turn left at the crossroads and go about 200 yards and there will be a country store called Baker's Grocery that has 87 non ethanol (and a excellent home made sub sandwich) I call it the Knifley grinder.

You should be fine with the 89 octane that Green River Bait has. Like I said earlier they open at 5:30 AM Central Standard Time and will have hot coffee, sausage and biscuit,all kinda of snacks and sandwiches,crappie minnows and whatever you may need for a days fishing. Green River Bait Shop 384-5206 Kenny will come in every morning and put on coffee and fix some sausage and biscuit. Plus they have other things that can be heated. Then before noon Lois will come in and start fixing Pizza. After a hard days fishing I recommend that you call them and order a pizza to go or you can eat there...Tell them Gene Burton sent you. Its nice have a small country store in our neighborhood that has a good selection with friendly service with competitive prices.