Kentucky Lake

Last week I had the opportunity to fish Kentucky lake with a good friend of mine Dustin Evans.  We started out fishing somewhat out of the current in the mouth of the Big Sandy river targeting humps and ledges in and around 15 to 18 ft with only small fish to show for it.  Water was about 78 degrees and wind was calm but the current was ripping out on the main river.  The small fish plague followed us through many of our main lake spots and even into the creek channel humps and backs.  The grass has not come up where we fished though we did find some approx a foot tall in the mouth of bass bay but it was not holding fish for us.  About mid afternoon  we were so sick of trying to find 'the spot' we took a different approach and tried to weed out the rats on a spot and wait for the big ones to bite.  We dropped anchor mid current over a long skinny point with a large shell bed on it and went to work with big lips cranks and rigs even stroked an Omega jig in bluegill flavor 1oz.  After maybe 45 mins of rattage boom, Dustin hooked a nice bass and over the next 30 mins or so we took 18 lbs off the spot.  We did not venture as far south as the Elite series guys did and maybe we should have but we had fun where we were and learned something about that lake.   This lake is a total spot lake this time of year and patience is very very important.  Can't wait to get back there, what an awesome fishery.

Kill switch and life jacket

I have not harped on this at all on this blog but now is as good a time as any.  Day one on Amistad, cruising along as fast as foot and a half to two footers will allow, I broke one motor mount bolt and pulled the threads a half inch or so on another causing the motor to come loose on one side from the jackplate throwing the boat into a hard right turn.  This turn threw me from my seat slamming me into the passenger side fiberglass, pulling the kill switch after bouncing me off the center step.  If I would have had a passenger console I probably would have been hurt pretty bad but  I am still sore many days later from the incident.  If the situation would have happened just a little different I surely would have been ejected and yes that is bad.   If I would have been ejected, even with a hotfoot,  I still would have had to deal with a boat at idle doing slow right turns in big swells and the chances of getting back in the boat are pretty slim at best.   Drowning in that situation is a REAL possibility so I will just say, even in practice, even when the event director does not require it, wear your safety gear.  You can never predict what may or may not happen out there on the water and your vest and lanyard are your last line of defense if something bad happens.  Luck was on my side that day but if you read this blog you know that luck is not often in my corner.  Don't leave it to luck to save your ass.