A few pics from today on Kent Lake

Bender · 11-16-08, 10:19 PM

I got there around 1 and stayed a few hours longer than I should have. I played with the float-n-fly but couldn't get bit. Thought I had something once but it was set too deep and hit a weed. I then went back to jerkbaits and caught a stinkin' 10 pound carp on a Pointer 100. Only fish of the day. I though I was crazy for being out, until I saw some guy in a kayak (6th pic):

MIbasser · 11-16-08, 10:21 PM

Wow, that must have not been too fun. How long do you plan on fishing this year?

skeeter944 · 11-16-08, 10:22 PM

Holy crap man thats absolutely crazy weather!!! I wonder what that guy in the kayak was thinking lol! Im glad it normally doesnt get like that where I'm at

Wags · 11-16-08, 10:28 PM

Awesome Chris,....I had my boat in the driveway all weekend but couldn't pull the trigger. I live about a half hour north of you. You're nuts!!!! LMAO

woody · 11-16-08, 10:43 PM

No way Jose'!

kennsandy · 11-16-08, 11:01 PM

Chris, you are a freaking stud my friend, crazy, but none the less my hero, lol. i think myself and wags have been trying to get out for a couple weeks and i am always hte one out wearing shorts, less clothes the better, but i dont think i am equipped to handle those conditions, lol. next year purchases are gonna have to include some warm clothes for crazy time.

we will make it out again before the ice comes, but not sure when .

ken

bamabassman · 11-16-08, 11:44 PM

YOU DA MANNNNN!!!!!! HAHAHAHA. I BOW TO YOUR DEDICATION FRIEND!!! nooooo, i'll NEVER go out in that kind of weather.

Bender · 11-16-08, 11:46 PM

Andy, The water was still at 45. I should have tried a few other things but my gloves got wet and my hands cold so instead of retieing I just used what I had out.
Ken, Thanks! I dressed warm and didn't really get cold except my fingers. I'm hoping to get out a few more times too, but after today I'm not sure. The fish usually still bite, but they are just really hard to find. I could not find them today and with the weather some of the good spots were not possible.

carolina-rig-01 · 11-17-08, 01:18 AM

bender that is awesome! man it looks like a crappy day for fishing which around here usually means a pretty good day for catching. dude i can't get over that guy in the kayak, i mean look at how hard that wind is blowing. on the other hand he was probably working hard enough that he was warm.

weezymagic · 11-17-08, 02:22 AM

i hope he was going with the wind...

JB · 11-17-08, 08:33 AM

Thats Hardcore, we love it!

Basscrazie · 11-17-08, 11:16 AM

Man you must like to fish more than me.I am amazed by tour determination.If its below mid 50's i am in the house.

Jim80 · 11-17-08, 06:51 PM

Bender you are the man , I'll be doing the same until the lakes ice over .

Jim

zooker · 11-17-08, 07:10 PM

it does suck when a chunk of slush comes back and hits ya in the face don't it..

zooker

Rodman_Rob · 11-17-08, 07:14 PM

and you were concerned with gators when you were down here. ever hear of hypothermia?

Lancer6 · 11-18-08, 05:22 AM

Bender,

Being alone in the boat under such conditions is courting death. Don't do it!
One slip and it's allllllll over!

Are you listening to me, trooper??? Don't make me come over there!!!

Lancer6
In command and luvvin' it.

zooker · 11-18-08, 05:40 PM

lancer
it's called living on the edge.. we do it because we can...i'd do it also.there is nothing ever halted in life because of weather remember that...you were in the army you SHOULD know this...

bender
don't listen to pa-paw lancer that grumpy old fart would not know what winter is REALLY like if ya dropped a whole frikkin snowman in the middle of sooner land..

zooker

doc · 11-18-08, 05:42 PM

Just make sure you keep a dry change of clothes, and a portable propane heater for emergencies.

I had to find out the hard way about the dry change of clothes. Dont need a heater too much in South ARkansas as long as your dry!!

lowrider · 11-18-08, 05:51 PM

doc, are you going to whine about that forever?

doc · 11-18-08, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lowrider

doc, are you going to whine about that forever?

Your day is coming, when you least expect it

Bender · 11-18-08, 09:30 PM

I know that it is a little more dangerous since it would be easier to fall out of the boat so I kept my PFD on all the time even though most of that lake is 3-6' deep. I appreciate the concern though. Heck, I haven't even got my insulated bibs out yet, ain't THAT cold.

I had a portable propane heater out for a while to dry out my gloves, but the wind kept blowing it out. And I do carry spare clothes just in case...
I was much more worried on Friday a mile from shore on Erie in the rain going 60-70? MPH. My Fish Hedz mask totally fogged up and I couldn't see anything, luckily I was just a passenger in my buddy's boat. My first ride in a single console, makes me appreciate a dual in bad weather for the rider.

BASSFISHINCHRIS20 · 11-18-08, 11:34 PM

haha that would be alot of fun
jerkbait or a shaky head worm
it doesnt snow but MAYBE once a year here in Texas

pig n jig · 11-19-08, 08:22 PM

I second the extra change of clothes in the car. I also keep several towels in waterproof container in the boat to keep your hands dried off.

Its not a good idea to fish alone.I was saved from drowning by a nearby boat a few years back.The water temp was 34 degrees.I consider myself to be a very good swimmer, but cold water and the muliple layers of clothing rendered me pretty much helpless on my own.

Ivan

Wishing2BFishing · 11-19-08, 08:43 PM

Hardcore . . . hardcore . . .

BigBassin144 · 11-19-08, 09:29 PM

Not that hardcore. I woulda went out with ya if I could have. I woulda been out in our boat if I could have.

BB

11-16-08, 10:19 PM	#1
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	A few pics from today on Kent Lake I got there around 1 and stayed a few hours longer than I should have. I played with the float-n-fly but couldn't get bit. Thought I had something once but it was set too deep and hit a weed. I then went back to jerkbaits and caught a stinkin' 10 pound carp on a Pointer 100. Only fish of the day. I though I was crazy for being out, until I saw some guy in a kayak (6th pic):

11-17-08, 01:18 AM	#9
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	bender that is awesome! man it looks like a crappy day for fishing which around here usually means a pretty good day for catching. dude i can't get over that guy in the kayak, i mean look at how hard that wind is blowing. on the other hand he was probably working hard enough that he was warm. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

11-17-08, 06:51 PM	#13
Jim80 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Thomaston CT Posts: 3,862	Bender you are the man , I'll be doing the same until the lakes ice over . Jim __________________ In memory of Zooker 1/11/73-7/2/2010. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

11-17-08, 07:10 PM	#14
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	it does suck when a chunk of slush comes back and hits ya in the face don't it.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

11-17-08, 07:14 PM	#15
Rodman_Rob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ocala, FL. 1/2 hour southwest of Rodman Posts: 1,702	and you were concerned with gators when you were down here. ever hear of hypothermia? __________________ Lizardsrule may not be able to drive a boat, but he can sure put you on the fish!

11-16-08, 10:21 PM	#2
MIbasser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Okemos, MI Posts: 1,447	Wow, that must have not been too fun. How long do you plan on fishing this year?

11-16-08, 10:22 PM	#3
skeeter944 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Somewhere in South Carolina Posts: 2,377	Holy crap man thats absolutely crazy weather!!! I wonder what that guy in the kayak was thinking lol! Im glad it normally doesnt get like that where I'm at

11-16-08, 10:28 PM	#4
Wags BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Swartz Creek, Michigan Posts: 163	Awesome Chris,....I had my boat in the driveway all weekend but couldn't pull the trigger. I live about a half hour north of you. You're nuts!!!! LMAO

11-16-08, 10:43 PM	#5
woody BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jonesville, Indiana Posts: 3,597	No way Jose'!

11-16-08, 11:01 PM	#6
kennsandy BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: grand blanc, mi Posts: 86	Chris, you are a freaking stud my friend, crazy, but none the less my hero, lol. i think myself and wags have been trying to get out for a couple weeks and i am always hte one out wearing shorts, less clothes the better, but i dont think i am equipped to handle those conditions, lol. next year purchases are gonna have to include some warm clothes for crazy time. we will make it out again before the ice comes, but not sure when . ken

11-16-08, 11:44 PM	#7
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	YOU DA MANNNNN!!!!!! HAHAHAHA. I BOW TO YOUR DEDICATION FRIEND!!! nooooo, i'll NEVER go out in that kind of weather.

11-16-08, 11:46 PM	#8
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	Andy, The water was still at 45. I should have tried a few other things but my gloves got wet and my hands cold so instead of retieing I just used what I had out. Ken, Thanks! I dressed warm and didn't really get cold except my fingers. I'm hoping to get out a few more times too, but after today I'm not sure. The fish usually still bite, but they are just really hard to find. I could not find them today and with the weather some of the good spots were not possible.

11-17-08, 02:22 AM	#10
weezymagic BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kirkwood (STL), Missouri Posts: 166	i hope he was going with the wind...

11-17-08, 08:33 AM	#11
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	Thats Hardcore, we love it!

11-17-08, 11:16 AM	#12
Basscrazie BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: magnolia,tx Posts: 398	Man you must like to fish more than me.I am amazed by tour determination.If its below mid 50's i am in the house.

11-18-08, 05:22 AM	#16
Lancer6 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Somewhere out there Posts: 734	Bender, Being alone in the boat under such conditions is courting death. Don't do it! One slip and it's allllllll over! Are you listening to me, trooper??? Don't make me come over there!!! Lancer6 In command and luvvin' it.

11-18-08, 05:40 PM	#17
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	lancer it's called living on the edge.. we do it because we can...i'd do it also.there is nothing ever halted in life because of weather remember that...you were in the army you SHOULD know this... bender don't listen to pa-paw lancer that grumpy old fart would not know what winter is REALLY like if ya dropped a whole frikkin snowman in the middle of sooner land.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

11-18-08, 05:42 PM	#18
doc BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,134	Just make sure you keep a dry change of clothes, and a portable propane heater for emergencies. I had to find out the hard way about the dry change of clothes. Dont need a heater too much in South ARkansas as long as your dry!!

11-18-08, 05:51 PM	#19
lowrider BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 937	doc, are you going to whine about that forever?

11-18-08, 09:30 PM	#21
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	I know that it is a little more dangerous since it would be easier to fall out of the boat so I kept my PFD on all the time even though most of that lake is 3-6' deep. I appreciate the concern though. Heck, I haven't even got my insulated bibs out yet, ain't THAT cold. I had a portable propane heater out for a while to dry out my gloves, but the wind kept blowing it out. And I do carry spare clothes just in case... I was much more worried on Friday a mile from shore on Erie in the rain going 60-70? MPH. My Fish Hedz mask totally fogged up and I couldn't see anything, luckily I was just a passenger in my buddy's boat. My first ride in a single console, makes me appreciate a dual in bad weather for the rider.

11-18-08, 11:34 PM	#22
BASSFISHINCHRIS20 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: temple, texas Posts: 20	haha that would be alot of fun jerkbait or a shaky head worm it doesnt snow but MAYBE once a year here in Texas

11-19-08, 08:22 PM	#23
pig n jig BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Avoca, NY Posts: 3,508	I second the extra change of clothes in the car. I also keep several towels in waterproof container in the boat to keep your hands dried off. Its not a good idea to fish alone.I was saved from drowning by a nearby boat a few years back.The water temp was 34 degrees.I consider myself to be a very good swimmer, but cold water and the muliple layers of clothing rendered me pretty much helpless on my own. Ivan

11-19-08, 08:43 PM	#24
Wishing2BFishing BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Morgantown, Pa Posts: 1,254	Hardcore . . . hardcore . . .

11-19-08, 09:29 PM	#25
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Not that hardcore. I woulda went out with ya if I could have. I woulda been out in our boat if I could have. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

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