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Post by genesis273 on Jan 3, 2023 14:43:00 GMT -5
Planning a trip to Kentucky Lake this summer. Beginning to mid June is the target time. A friend of mine has a lake house there and has offered to let me use it. It'll be a weekend trip. Leave on a Friday after work and return Sunday evening.
I'm sure some of you have been there and I'll welcome any/all advice I can get.
I'll fish for anything that bites but, I hope to load up on some crappie.
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Post by duff on Jan 3, 2023 21:01:24 GMT -5
Planning a trip to Kentucky Lake this summer. Beginning to mid June is the target time. A friend of mine has a lake house there and has offered to let me use it. It'll be a weekend trip. Leave on a Friday after work and return Sunday evening. I'm sure some of you have been there and I'll welcome any/all advice I can get. I'll fish for anything that bites but, I hope to load up on some crappie. I have never fished it but know it is a huge lake. Figure out where the house is and study up on lake maps. I would cover ground by trolling cranks. Flats from 8 ft to 20 ft or creek channels. How confident are you in your electronics? Do you have a GPS with lake map?
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Post by duff on Jan 3, 2023 21:46:06 GMT -5
As you troll drop pins where you catch fish. Also drop pins on good structure like ledges, brush or even big bait balls.
Over a day you will begin to find patterns or locations to hit hard with jigs or minnows. It really is easy.
If you don't have a graph with a GPS map then try and get a paper map and do the best to follow along and drop pins the old fashioned way.
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Post by genesis273 on Jan 3, 2023 21:51:47 GMT -5
Honestly, I'm still not that good at reading them. But, the Hummingbird on the driver's console does have Lake maps as well as the unit on my trolling motor. I have a Lawrence on the rear of the boat but, I've never turned it on since I don't fish the rear. It's transducer is right next to the hummingbird for the driver's console.
I marked some spots at Webster and Bruce Lakes where I located muskie via sight and follows. But, that's about as technical as I've gotten with them.
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Post by duff on Jan 3, 2023 22:42:33 GMT -5
Dont worry. Use the map and mark structure. With time fish are easy, just need confidence. I use it more to find structure and bait. Find big balls of shad and you will get game fish. The maps are invaluable for lots of reasons.
Find a good pattern and repeat.
Take time to scout and learn. Lots of scouting can start well before your trip. Makes the ground truth in easier.
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Post by genesis273 on Jan 3, 2023 23:02:31 GMT -5
Thanks for the input. The town I'll be staying in is Kuttawa, KY.
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Post by esshup on Jan 4, 2023 1:46:15 GMT -5
How did the fishermen in the 60's and 70's catch the fish without the electronics like we have today?
I'd love to see a bass tournament done without the use of electronics, but I don't think the fishermen would go for that.
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Post by greghopper on Jan 4, 2023 5:54:53 GMT -5
How did the fishermen in the 60's and 70's catch the fish without the electronics like we have today? I'd love to see a bass tournament done without the use of electronics, but I don't think the fishermen would go for that. The same way deer hunters did.... the advancements of modern equipment changes things. It is what it is.....
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Post by genesis273 on Jan 4, 2023 7:41:02 GMT -5
How did the fishermen in the 60's and 70's catch the fish without the electronics like we have today? I'd love to see a bass tournament done without the use of electronics, but I don't think the fishermen would go for that. I guess I don't know how they use to navigate the waters without we electronics. Maps and compasses I suppose. I'm not that good at finding fishing with my electronics. As Duff mentioned, they are really handy at marking terrain features. In the few quarries I fish, they've helped me mark some structures underwater at 20'. Good crappie holes. My guess is that if fisherman had access to these devices in the 60's&70's, they would have used them too.
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Post by duff on Jan 4, 2023 11:37:25 GMT -5
I fished with 1 guy in the 80s who had a photo album of sunken brush piles. On Mississinewa and Salamoni the lake levels drop to winter pool leave a lot of exposed lake bed.
A cousin on Nolin Lake in KY planted his own brush piles. Not sure how many he knew of but he had them marked.
Summer fishing we would go from brush pile to brush pile.
I am a fan of electronics. It is a tool that if used correctly improves efficiency. You can highlight depth zones and scout areas that you want to visit later to ground truth it. You can spend time scouting before actual fishing. I have no issue with it.
I used to remember phone numbers too. Can't tell you my wife's current number but still know my friends from elementary school!
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Post by steiny on Jan 4, 2023 13:17:35 GMT -5
Used to go to Kentucky lake every spring for some fantastic crappie fishing. Last ten years or so it hasn't been real good, the locals blame it on all the Asian carp messing up the spawning, eating the eggs, etc., we quit going and go elsewhere now. I hear the bluegill & redear fishing is still pretty good but haven't personally tried it.
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Post by genesis273 on Jan 4, 2023 18:56:48 GMT -5
Used to go to Kentucky lake every spring for some fantastic crappie fishing. Last ten years or so it hasn't been real good, the locals blame it on all the Asian carp messing up the spawning, eating the eggs, etc., we quit going and go elsewhere now. I hear the bluegill & redear fishing is still pretty good but haven't personally tried it. Thanks for the info. I haven't heard specifically about them at Kentucky lake but, I hear they are destructive to fish habitat's
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Post by greghopper on Jan 4, 2023 19:02:52 GMT -5
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Post by jman46151 on Jan 17, 2023 13:00:01 GMT -5
Planning a trip to Kentucky Lake this summer. Beginning to mid June is the target time. A friend of mine has a lake house there and has offered to let me use it. It'll be a weekend trip. Leave on a Friday after work and return Sunday evening. I'm sure some of you have been there and I'll welcome any/all advice I can get. I'll fish for anything that bites but, I hope to load up on some crappie. I have never fished it but know it is a huge lake. Figure out where the house is and study up on lake maps. I would cover ground by trolling cranks. Flats from 8 ft to 20 ft or creek channels. How confident are you in your electronics? Do you have a GPS with lake map? I agree with Duff. I would troll until you find a pattern. Use crankbaits or jigs with minnows. I was on a local lake last year and by trolling I was able to figure out that the crappie were on the ledges of the channels. Not over the channel or in the shallow but over the ledges. Also I think there's a 10" minimum there for crappie so most of what you catch should be good sized.
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Post by greghopper on Jan 18, 2023 1:11:33 GMT -5
Get/use umbrella rig also….
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