Tipsico and Woodland Lakes

Bender · 07-08-08, 01:19 PM

I had a busy weekend:
Friday- Took a friend prefishing on Woodland lake in the morning
Took father-in-law and family kids fishing on Joslin Lake in the evening
Saturday - Prefished for my Tuesday night league on Kent Lake in morning and afternoon
Went on Crooked by my house in the evening
Sunday - Small pick-up tournament on Tipsico Lake
After tournament went to Woodland lake for 6 more hours of fishing
Here are a couple from Kent, I hope I can find these again tonight:

and we only fished for 3.5 hours in our mini tournament but my partner and I managed a good bag of 13.8 lbs. for the win:

On Woodland Lake we really had to fight some crazy boat traffic since it is not too big (less than 300 acres) and there were 50 boats out there from paddle boats to some guy in a 28' cabin cruiser. We caught about 30-40 bass total until my partner dropped one while taking the hook out and the fin landed right on his toe and broke a spine off in it. He ended up in the ER getting it removed! I knew it was bad when he started bleeding from the top and bottom of his toe. Overall a great weekend with lots of hours on the water.

Forgot to add that ALL fish came on either Nemesis stick baits, Nemesis gobies, and Kandy Bass football jigs. On a recent trip to SC I met Benny Rigney who hand paints lures and makes jigs and he gave me some of his great football heads. He doesn't have them on his website yet, but he make some great ones: www.kandybass.com They have just a little smaller profile than Mop Jigs, have a football head, and have a nice and heavy hook.

frogfisher · 07-08-08, 03:50 PM

nice day i bet...... ur saying the fish broke a spine in his toe? OUCH

Jim80 · 07-08-08, 06:25 PM

good day out bender nice fish

Buzz Wing · 07-08-08, 07:48 PM

Nice one, Bender. We need to make it out to Kent again. You've really ben gettin' 'em lately!

Bender · 07-09-08, 12:39 AM

Yes, the spine broke off in his toe. Here is his story with some pics: http://www.greatlakesbass.com/forum/...p?topic=4482.0

rodman rat · 07-09-08, 01:17 PM

Guess you have to be a member to see pix, but sounds painful I hope he will heal!!

Bender · 07-09-08, 03:32 PM

Sorry about that, I didn't know about the member thing. You don't really want to see the pics anyway, trust me.

07-08-08, 01:19 PM	#1
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	Tipsico and Woodland Lakes I had a busy weekend: Friday- Took a friend prefishing on Woodland lake in the morning Took father-in-law and family kids fishing on Joslin Lake in the evening Saturday - Prefished for my Tuesday night league on Kent Lake in morning and afternoon Went on Crooked by my house in the evening Sunday - Small pick-up tournament on Tipsico Lake After tournament went to Woodland lake for 6 more hours of fishing Here are a couple from Kent, I hope I can find these again tonight: and we only fished for 3.5 hours in our mini tournament but my partner and I managed a good bag of 13.8 lbs. for the win: On Woodland Lake we really had to fight some crazy boat traffic since it is not too big (less than 300 acres) and there were 50 boats out there from paddle boats to some guy in a 28' cabin cruiser. We caught about 30-40 bass total until my partner dropped one while taking the hook out and the fin landed right on his toe and broke a spine off in it. He ended up in the ER getting it removed! I knew it was bad when he started bleeding from the top and bottom of his toe. Overall a great weekend with lots of hours on the water. Forgot to add that ALL fish came on either Nemesis stick baits, Nemesis gobies, and Kandy Bass football jigs. On a recent trip to SC I met Benny Rigney who hand paints lures and makes jigs and he gave me some of his great football heads. He doesn't have them on his website yet, but he make some great ones: www.kandybass.com They have just a little smaller profile than Mop Jigs, have a football head, and have a nice and heavy hook.

07-08-08, 06:25 PM	#3
Jim80 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Thomaston CT Posts: 3,862	good day out bender nice fish __________________ In memory of Zooker 1/11/73-7/2/2010. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

07-08-08, 03:50 PM	#2
frogfisher BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: MD Posts: 139	nice day i bet...... ur saying the fish broke a spine in his toe? OUCH

07-08-08, 07:48 PM	#4
Buzz Wing BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hudson, MI Posts: 1,219	Nice one, Bender. We need to make it out to Kent again. You've really ben gettin' 'em lately!

07-09-08, 12:39 AM	#5
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	Yes, the spine broke off in his toe. Here is his story with some pics: http://www.greatlakesbass.com/forum/...p?topic=4482.0

07-09-08, 01:17 PM	#6
rodman rat BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gainesville, Florida Posts: 180	Guess you have to be a member to see pix, but sounds painful I hope he will heal!!

07-09-08, 03:32 PM	#7
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	Sorry about that, I didn't know about the member thing. You don't really want to see the pics anyway, trust me.

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