www.moestackleshop.com for the kahuna spoons

If you dont have any sassy shad, the SD color 4" sassy on 3/4 oz jig head have been working well for big sandies and black bass also.

Tournament partner and I hit the Hybrids hard last year for the first time and had a blast at Palestine! We will have to try and remember to take some pictures with measurements.

and HeadRtails that is one heck of a picture in your signature!!!!

You know you just can't go wrong with them LSU Tigers! You guys catch some Hybrids, take a sec. and get a pic and post it! We need some on here, they have been tough for me so far, plenty of sandbass and blackbass but Hybrids are just about MIA. Hopeing things pick-up, im sure they will.

Big Fish:
HeadsRtails 22.375 9/28/11 8:30am Rattletrap
HeadsRtails 20.50 10/10/11 11:30am Slab
HeadsRtails 20.25 10/11/11 7:45am Slab
ATM97 20.000 9/10/11 8:00am Live Bait

Three Fish Total:
HeadsRtails 63.125

Here ya Go, This should be a new leader for the total length. Caught 10-22-11 at 10:00, lake Palestine on a crankbait, 7.0lbs 25 3/4". I caught it and let my 9yr old son reel him in and I netted it for him.

I only wish I knew the rules for the three largest? Don't have measurements on these.
Maybe I can pick up a couple more.

Hey, now finally someone post a nice Hybrid, I bet your boy enjoyed reeling that in. Nice one! Just keep doing like you did with the photos of the big one for your others you catch and you three fish total will be the longest three Hybrids you submit. You can always bump another Hybrid out later if you catch one longer later on and so forth

Great job, Great to see Father and Son, even if son ahead of Father! Were did you put boat in at?

Villages,its starting to get questionable. Their working to make it better, but there is not any deep water for them to work with.

launched at the villages yesterday and had no problems, they were working yesterday, had a trackhoe and some digging mats, great job fish ugly it was definatley a beautiful fish and a good release, very sportsman like of u. i mostly fish for largemouth and its good to see all species have a chance to be returned to the water..

Thanks, For letting me use your measuring board.
I spend most of my time fishing for largemouth, but have been branching out on the hybrids and sandies for the boys.

I tried to do the same with the crappie but they went cooperating. We'll try em again soon. See yall around.

Got out for a couple hours this afternoon. Caught one Hybrid while playing with some sandbass.

22.00 Rattletrap 4:15 PM

22.00

Caught about 8 this afternoon. 22 1/2” (3:15PM) 21” (3:30 PM), 22 ˝”(6:10 PM) - when their tails
were pinched & noses lined up. Silver & black crankbait. Somewhere south of the big bridge.
Sorry, wasn’t able to take the picture, hold the front of the fish, and pinch the tail all at
the same time. Only got two hands.

I guess we are doing this in two parts (Sept. & Oct.) and (Nov. & Dec.) If so here is one from this morning.

20.875 Slab 10:00 AM

20.875

Where is everyone launching? Is anyone still launching at Deep End? I last launched there a few weeks ago, and it was getting interesting... Had heard that the Villages was the only usable ramp left, but wanted to see what ya'll were doing. Thanks!

Single ramp at the Deep End is still useable. When the concrete is wet some folks have had trouble pulling the boat out. Limited slip or 4 wheel drive helps. Keep your motor tilted up high backing in and pulling out. (Stay away from double side ramp)

can you still launch at the dam ramp or is it to low?

never mind just saw the last post...

Thinking about taking my dad fishing Saturday Morning. Any tips?

We normally launch at dam and head towards horse ranch are and troll those flats on left just before horse ranch. Not sure if its to early for this or not.

Any tips on lures or locations would be great. Dont get to take my Dad fishing much so I would love to get him on a few hybrids if possible.

Thanks

Villages - launch next to the bldg.
Go slow going out of the channel.
About 1 boat width wide. Tilt your
motor up. Trachoe dug it out 2 weeks
ago. Ramp was extended. There is a
concrete hump on the middle of it.

Try this link:

http://www.moestackleshop.com/estore/category/3070

Got several new spoons come'N in a few weeks!

Gilbo & I started chasing sandys under the birds.
Then Eric Potcotter told us to focus on the Bigger
Birds ... bigger fish. Got a new pattern: Under the
Bald Eagles. Pretty cool.

Sorry guys I am just now getting around to updating the standings of the contest.
Looks as if Fish Ugly hauled in the biggest pig (with the help of his favorite fisherman) and Ledbetter pushed HeadsRtails aside for the best stringer.

Big Fish:
Fish Ugly 25.75 10/22/11 10:00am Crankbait
Ledbetter 22.50 10/30/11 3:15pm Crankbait
HeadsRtails 22.375 9/28/11 8:30am Rattletrap
HeadsRtails 22.00 10/30/11 4:15pm Rattletrap
Ledbetter 21.00 10/30/11 3:30pm Crankbait
Ledbetter 21.50 10/30/11 6:10pm Crankbait
HeadsRtails 20.50 10/10/11 11:30am Slab
HeadsRtails 20.25 10/11/11 7:45am Slab
ATM97 20.000 9/10/11 8:00am Live Bait

Three Fish Total:
Ledbetter 66
HeadsRtails 63.125

11/12/11 @ 9:30. Caught on an H3 humdinger slab.