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Post by Catfishrollo on Feb 2, 2012 18:21:19 GMT -5
See some members lurking out there!!! What's going on this evening folks? rollo
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Post by chuckd67 on Feb 2, 2012 18:34:36 GMT -5
Reading some old post and trying to absorb all I can before these tourneys pick up. Just one little detail can make the differance
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Post by Catfishrollo on Feb 2, 2012 18:38:23 GMT -5
Reading some old post and trying to absorb all I can before these tourneys pick up. Just one little detail can make the differance I hear ya man! Hows the Alabama winter been treating ya? I was kinda hopeing for a drier start to this year, but so far little snow, and rain keeping the rivers elevated. rollo |
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Post by katfish on Feb 2, 2012 19:05:05 GMT -5
In winter I often review fishing logs and old pictures. The other day I was looking through old 35mm pix that I had sorted out as bloopers. I found a few that had some value as teaching tools or oddities.  I saved this picture to help demonstrate the effects of spawn shown by rub marks on the males.  This picture reminded me that Seevers and I were goaded into enterring the Cripple Creek tournament by a young man who thought he knew a little about flathead. We ran our mouths hard while enterring and almost everything that could go wrong did that night. We managed big fish and got some money. Jim Corey was our friend but we still shamed him into throwing in 2 hats. We told him before paying our entrance fees to have everyone make checks out to us. ;D The worst part was that we both knew we were giving up 40-50 pound flathead to catch 30 pound flathead at Tappan. I guess that was just an old bull -young bull thing.  For some reason I thought solid fiberglass rods would never be replaced by a superior product  Turns out those heavy glass rods have been replaced. Every picture is worth 1000 words and some pictures bring out fond memories. |
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Post by hunted on Feb 2, 2012 20:02:15 GMT -5
Thinking of heading to deer creek for some saugeye fishing if this half way decent weather holds out for me.
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Post by Catfishrollo on Feb 2, 2012 20:12:10 GMT -5
Thinking of heading to deer creek for some saugeye fishing if this half way decent weather holds out for me. I've been wanting to get the boat on the river... It's coming back down finally. Gonna head out tomorrow again for some gills and crappies. I know what your saying. This has been a different winter and past year for sure! Goodluck to ya! rollo |
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Post by hunted on Feb 2, 2012 20:23:16 GMT -5
Yep. Hopefully it will be good this weekend. Probably try to get some also channels for a good meal. Tired of restaurant fish. That mess of gills you posted looked good.
Good luck if ya make it out
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Post by Catfishrollo on Feb 2, 2012 20:29:20 GMT -5
Yep. Hopefully it will be good this weekend. Probably try to get some also channels for a good meal. Tired of restaurant fish. That mess of gills you posted looked good. Good luck if ya make it out Any trip out, is a good trip out. Goodluck bro! rollo |
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Post by hunted on Feb 2, 2012 20:33:20 GMT -5
Yep. Hopefully it will be good this weekend. Probably try to get some also channels for a good meal. Tired of restaurant fish. That mess of gills you posted looked good. Good luck if ya make it out Any trip out, is a good trip out. Goodluck bro! rollo Very true. Eases the mind. |
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Post by Smoothkip on Feb 2, 2012 22:43:20 GMT -5
Good luck on the eyes Richard!
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Post by rcbbracing on Feb 2, 2012 22:55:36 GMT -5
I was just sitting here at work waiting for midnight to finally roll around but after seeing Robbie's pictures it makes me think about all those late nights on the lake and makes me think about the sunlight coming up and the mist clearing on the lake...defidently happy thoughts just a shame we r still stuck in February!
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Post by chuckd67 on Feb 3, 2012 4:32:35 GMT -5
Reading some old post and trying to absorb all I can before these tourneys pick up. Just one little detail can make the difference I hear ya man! Hows the Alabama winter been treating ya? I was kinda hoping for a drier start to this year, but so far little snow, and rain keeping the rivers elevated. rollo Water temps were 55 on some parts of the Tennessee River this weekend. I am no biologist but It looks like an early spawn. This year. We haven't been marking fish in the normal locations. I don't know if the heavy continuous current have them in the flats or if they have started moving up river to get ready for spawn. If the Flatheads have not went dormate. I'm hoping they will be pigs for the pre spawn bite. It don't look that many shad have died off this year. |
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Post by Catfishrollo on Feb 3, 2012 19:25:04 GMT -5
I hear ya man! Hows the Alabama winter been treating ya? I was kinda hoping for a drier start to this year, but so far little snow, and rain keeping the rivers elevated. rollo Water temps were 55 on some parts of the Tennessee River this weekend. I am no biologist but It looks like an early spawn. This year. We haven't been marking fish in the normal locations. I don't know if the heavy continuous current have them in the flats or if they have started moving up river to get ready for spawn. If the Flatheads have not went dormate. I'm hoping they will be pigs for the pre spawn bite. It don't look that many shad have died off this year. Depending on this month, if it doesn't change much.. I predict an early flathead season as well! Not much ice up north to plummet water temp.s for the late winter melt. I think if we get through this month with above average temps. You will see an early flathead bite!!! Maybe earlier than alot of guys will be out and about trying them! rollo |
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Post by ducky on Feb 3, 2012 19:44:47 GMT -5
I been looking at old post latley I got flathead fever now that my mind is off the ducks, goin after eyes tomorrow at piedmont or Seneca.
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Post by Catfishrollo on Feb 3, 2012 20:03:00 GMT -5
Goodluck to ya Ducky. I spent another day after gills and crappies! I think Kip is gonna chase some pike tomorrow. rollo
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