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Athens - 3/29
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03/29/16 11:12 PM
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M. Alexander
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Water temp: 63-68 degrees We boated 16, including several nice slots up to 4.75lbs. Frog bite is getting there; just over half our fish came on hollow bodies or toads. The others were caught with weightless senkos, T-rigged & wacky. Missed & broke off a couple of overs at the boat...grrr.
Athens fished big today. We never fished within 200yds of another boat & there were plenty launched.
Mark
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Re: Athens - 3/29
[Re: M. Alexander]
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03/29/16 11:26 PM
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Jaguar6
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Good job! Glad they bit for you!
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Re: Athens - 3/29
[Re: M. Alexander]
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03/30/16 12:19 AM
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David Welcher
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There will be over 250 boats there this weekend, gonna be a mess
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Re: Athens - 3/29
[Re: David Welcher]
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03/30/16 01:29 AM
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Tom Mayne Guide Service
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There will be over 250 boats there this weekend, gonna be a mess What other tournaments are there besides Media?
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Re: Athens - 3/29
[Re: M. Alexander]
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03/30/16 01:39 AM
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SuperSpookJr
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KATS is having their tournament there this Saturday. Expect 100-120 kayaks as well. The ramp is gonna be a zoo
-SSJr
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Re: Athens - 3/29
[Re: M. Alexander]
#11510441
03/30/16 12:15 PM
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Nutman
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Glad I am going to Toledo Bend. If fishing Athens you better find you a spot and sit on it.....because if you try to move around you are just gonna make someone mad. I see this as a powder keg. If not in a tournament just go early,,,, real early,,,,, and go sit on a spot. Because by 7:15am every good spot on Athens will have 10 boats and 10 Kayaks fishing on it. Better yet,,,,,go to Toledo, Sam Rayburn or Palestine ...... less stressful.
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Re: Athens - 3/29
[Re: M. Alexander]
#11513953
03/31/16 05:37 PM
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Nutman
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"RED"is the color for Athens.
by-the-way: for all those tournament fishermen,,,,,, I will be at the ramp early Saturday morning selling my Tournament Tip Sheet and map of the BIG BASS holes. $10 and you can have the most up-to-date info on what the fish are doing on Lake Athens.
I have checked the Media Bass Tournament rules and this is very legal. Nothing is mentioned about gaining information for the purpose of finding/catching fish,,,,,before or during tournament hours. _________________________ ....NUTS....
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Re: Athens - 3/29
[Re: Nutman]
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03/31/16 06:03 PM
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Chris_K
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"RED"is the color for Athens.
by-the-way: for all those tournament fishermen,,,,,, I will be at the ramp early Saturday morning selling my Tournament Tip Sheet and map of the BIG BASS holes. $10 and you can have the most up-to-date info on what the fish are doing on Lake Athens.
I have checked the Media Bass Tournament rules and this is very legal. Nothing is mentioned about gaining information for the purpose of finding/catching fish,,,,,before or during tournament hours. _________________________ ....NUTS.... I'm not fishing a tournament so I won't be up early. I'll PayPal you 20 for a map that helps catch fish. Apparently I need all the help I can get.
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Re: Athens - 3/29
[Re: M. Alexander]
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03/31/16 06:06 PM
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Hittmanfish
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Are there good places to camp around Athens? I've never been to that lake.
Madison Hitt
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Re: Athens - 3/29
[Re: M. Alexander]
#11514063
03/31/16 06:30 PM
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GoBears870
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For the regulars out there, how much do you think this week's front is going to push off the bedding fish Sat-Sun? It's not getting "cold" per se but wondered how sensitive these fish are to the front. This will be my first time on Athens.
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Re: Athens - 3/29
[Re: Hittmanfish]
#11514071
03/31/16 06:33 PM
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Chris_K
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Are there good places to camp around Athens? I've never been to that lake. I'm not sure if there is any camping.
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Re: Athens - 3/29
[Re: M. Alexander]
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03/31/16 06:43 PM
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Nutman
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1.) don't know that they are letting anyone "camp". I looked up the regs before and the only thing they say is that no temporary structure may be up longer than 30 days. So really I would think weekend camping would be OK,,,,,,,but there are no "facilities".
2.) Front ? / What Front ? ........ Athens fish don't know about fronts.
Finally; just watched the Honey Hole Athens Show that they filmed March 7th and just released. All Bill showed was the basic "community" spots. None of the major BIG fish spots were shown. Thanks Bill,,,, really mean it. The spots shown will certainly produce fish and fun fish to catch,,,,,,,but the tournament winners are elsewhere.
it will be an interesting weekend.
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Re: Athens - 3/29
[Re: Nutman]
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03/31/16 07:16 PM
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5Redman8
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None of the major BIG fish spots were shown. Thanks Bill,,,, really mean it. The spots shown will certainly produce fish and fun fish to catch,,,,,,,but the tournament winners are elsewhere. What is your biggest bass on Athens?
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Re: Athens - 3/29
[Re: GoBears870]
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03/31/16 08:15 PM
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M. Alexander
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For the regulars out there, how much do you think this week's front is going to push off the bedding fish Sat-Sun? It's not getting "cold" per se but wondered how sensitive these fish are to the front. This will be my first time on Athens. IMO, once they're locked on, they ain't moving until their deal is done. We didn't do much sight fishing on Tues. because there was so much cloud cover it was hard to see. The few I could see we had to be right on top of. I pulled one off right under my feet. I thought for sure she'd spook. I literally had 2' of line out & dipped my senko on top of her, she bit, I yanked, & boat flipped her on the deck. I admit not very "sporting", but fun nonetheless.
Last edited by M. Alexander aka deuce41; 03/31/16 08:17 PM.
Mark
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Re: Athens - 3/29
[Re: M. Alexander]
#11514298
03/31/16 08:21 PM
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txsuperman
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The weather won't bother these fish. I fished last Monday and air temp was 32degrees when we got on the water. by noon we were bed fishing. water temp won't drop enough to hurt the fish.
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