Wow nogeese....thats a fat one! Shame in didnt come out of Palestine Huh!

Mo-

Are you in a red/black skeeter? (or is that Parkenstein??) Last Saturday my dad and I were out in his pontoon and stopped at a spot you were sitting on. We stayed far enough away because I know they stack up there and if you aren't within 10 feet of either side, you won't catch fish-didn't want to spook your fish. (or whoever was there) We went all over the lake that day and didn't catch a fish. Horse ranch, chimney, saline, etc.

Out fishing with Martyk8 today. With somewhat High pressure overhead ... I really didnt expect much today. But we went out and gave in a shot anyway. Stiff wind out of the North and surface temps. 70 to 71. We headed North of the 155 bridge looking again for some shallow water Hybrids. First stop just outside Flat Creek produced 1 catfish and a 17" Hybrid. After seeing theres not much there.....we moved alittle further north to check a shallow flat. We found them there...but not the size we were look'n for. All about 17 to 18 inches. Also picked up a couple Black Bass. With daylight winding down....we made our move south back to a great spot that always has bigger Hybrids. Like clock work ... they were there. After catching several 19 to 20 inch Hybrids. Martyk8 caught a 23.25" Hybrid for the big one of the day. I ended up with my largest being 21 inches. While nothing big today....we did catch more Hybrids than other fish today.

Bass caught on Red Eye shad

Lots of these 17 inch Hybrids today

My 21"

Martyk8 with 23.25" Hybrid




Better than I thought it would be today

The Quest goes on!!!!!

1. headsRtails 26.25" on TNT slab 8:10 am 9/24/09
2. headsRtails 23.75" on TNT slab 7:50 am 9/24/09
3. martyk8--- 23.25" on Rattletrap 6:30 pm 10/17/09
3. headsRtails 23.25" on BangTail inline spinner 7:00 pm 10/14/09
4. Curly Dawg 22.00" on crankbait 9:50 am 9/24/09
5. headsRtails 21.00" on Rattletrap 6:40 pm 10/17/09

It took us a while to find them but when we did HrT and I started getting them in the boat. We just didn't catch them big ones up on the north end of the lake like we was hoping for, but them 17" and 18" Hybrids are sure fun to catch. The south end was where we got into some larger fish, it was great fun. I thought we'd see more boats out there today.

I will be fishing Palestine some this fall, going next weekend, and I will be down there most of Thanksgiving week, I'll try and post some pics of the hybrids we pull in

Sounds good 'Live Bait' The lake is up .... lots of water in the grass and with alot of small bait along the shoreline up and down the lake. Hybrids and pockets of bass here and there...once you nail one, theres more held tight in that spot. There not moving around alot as of late. That can change in a minute...and will. Everything caught the last two weeks is in depths 10 to 1 foot. But for one flat of 5' to 7' feet that drops off to 25' or better 'Quick'. Have got the bigger fish as of late still close to this deep water. Enjoy you time over..you should catch some.

rkd, it was probably sanbasscamp. He is in a red/black Skeeter.

Fishing with Martyk8 this afternoon. Left out of the Deep end around 3pm heading North into a West..Northwest wind blowing pretty solid. Surface temps 67 to 68 degrees. Water has stained up alittle the past few days. First stop...marked lots of fish...no takers. 2nd stop...made a pass drifting across a point..picked up couple Hybrids. Moved back up and made another pass...several more caught. These were nice ones! MartyK8 says its time to anchor if we can. We got lucky an caught anchor just right. Spent the next 3 hours just working that point with Rattletraps and nailing Hybrids. With the largest being 26" for today. The pictures below are of a few to add to the board. Its was a good day out. At one time we had Potlickers creeping bye...I believe they saw us release'n fish. Just glad they didnt ruin it.

headsRtails 26" 7.7# Hybrid




headsRtails 25.25" 7.2# Hybrid


With the tail spread out


martyK8 22.00" Hybrid




martyK8 23.25" Hybrid



headsRtails 21.50" Hybrid



Few more pics from today







Leader Board as of 10/23/09

1. headsRtails 26.25" on TNT slab 8:10 am 9/24/09
2. headsRtails 26.00" on Rattletrap 6:25 pm 10/23/09
3. headsRtails 25.25" on Rattletrap 5:40 pm 10/23/09
4. headsRtails 23.75" on TNT slab 7:50 am 9/24/09
5. martyK8--- 23.25" on Rattletrap 5:25 pm 10/23/09
5. martyK8--- 23.25" on Rattletrap 6:30 pm 10/17/09
5. headsRtails 23.25" on BangTail inline spinner 7:00 pm 10/14/09
6. Cury Dawg 22.00" on crankbait 9:50 am 9/24/09
6. martyK8--- 22.00" on Rattletrap 5:10 pm 10/23/09
7. headsRtails 21.50" on Rattletrap 4:05 pm 10/23/09
8. headsRtails 21.00" on Rattletrap 6:40 pm 10/17/09

It was sure fun just sitting in one place like we did today and catching all those fish. Like HrT said we got lucky with that anchor catching on the first shot. Its beeen a while since I've been able pull that many Hybrids out of one spot like that. I think its going to be a fun Fall Hybrid season.

I went back and did the best i could to make those picture alittle larger. You can only do so much working with a camera phone. Also to anyone that fishes Palestine. Please post a picture of your Hybrids being measured and get them on this board. The more ... the better this is!

Wow that water is up! How much higher is it than last week?

A foot or so....water is pushing over the spillway pretty heavy. Shallow water has been good. Not much schooling lately...hope to see some soon.

I'm in a grey 22ft bluewave, been gone to Salt Lake and
Wendover NV, for a week , anxious to get back on the lake.

I don't mind anyone approaching me on the lake ( just don't
rush in with the big motor )

Has anyone seen any birds working yet ? Should happen
soon, sometimes it starts in the back of coves as the
cold water moves out the shad towards the main lake.

good luck
MO

Mo .. There was a day last week that birds were working alittle. While not alot of birds...It does seem to be more around than a few weeks ago. That day they were working pretty good was in and around the front of a cove.

DID ANYONE FISH PALESTINE THIS PAST SAT OR SUN ?

Friday was great.....Saturday i did not fish but some others said it was terrible.....Sunday was so so

Grescobia--

I tried to call you back , Have you changed cell #'s ?

sunday am wasn't good , I did catch and release what would
have been a lake record , I have a picture on my cell phone,
I will have to figure out how to download it.

It weighed 28 lb on my boga grips ,
....




Did I mention it was a CARP ?


MO

I fished Saturday a.m. but couldn't get on the water till about 10 a.m. due to the starter going out on my motor.

A big shout out and thankyou to the guys at the Boat Center who dropped everything and followed me home and repaired it at my dock and got me going ASAP.

Caught one bass (21") and one crappie. Lots of junk floating in the water. Stopped at noon.

I fished Sat afternoon 3:00pm till about 6:30pm. Found lots of fish on my graph but just couldn't get them to bite. On Sun. HrT and I caught about 10 fish but they were small and we really had to work to get them.

thanks for the info. Mo I will call you and give you my #

grescobia, you doing any night fishing?

Yes. Most of my fishing has been at night. I have had some fairly good trips the past several weeks with a few bummer nights. I have noticed the hybrids are getting to look a lot healthier. The fish are filling out with some good girths. Heck I might even go tonight if the wind isnt blowing too hard

Went this evening. Fish several places that my buddy and I fish at night. Weather was wet but we manage to catch 11 hybrids and three bass. Fished about 2 hours till the rain was steady. Call it a nite

"grescobia" You have pretty luck chasing Hybrids at night? I can never seem to get them steady after the sun goes down. Though i have done OK in the dark before sunrise.