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THAT'S ALL I DO ,,
200 FISH THIS YEAR ....Out of KY-& -Barkley Lake

S0 ,,,what do want him to do post about people not doing gOOd get off it/ if you can cast a reel you CAN DO GREAT on KY-or- Barkley Lake eH
I've been read'n this post & been quiet but I'll chime in on this one.

First I'll qualify my response with this... If you haven't been fish'n these lakes for the last 40+ years like some of us have, you have not seen what we have seen. Over the last 40 years the crappie fish'n on these lakes has declined dramatically. The crackers have come a long way in the last 10 years and it's get'n better all the time. If you've grown up call'n a 5 fish day a good day then I can understand your statement.

Some of us around here grew up catching what you say you have caught this year (200 fish) in 1 day. Sure it used to be if you could "cast a reel" you could do great on these lakes. I can assure you that is not the case these days. How many days did it take you to catch those fish. I'm talking about crappie and crackers. If you're talking about other fish like bluegill... well maybe. But if you're talking about taking a rod and reel and pull'n up to just any stickup on the lake and casting out and catching crappie or crackers,,, If you can do that you need to be guide'n.

There ain't many people that spend more time fish'n these lakes than I do. I have almost 3000 spots GPS'd and I fish year round. I consider myself a pretty darn good crappie fisherman and I take it serious (gross understatment), but I have days when I struggle just to catch a few.

I try to help anyone that I can but sometimes I fail to get folks on fish. So; to give people the impression that anyone, at anytime, can come to these lakes and do well is just, excuse my language, BS! If you're coming to these lakes, even during "prime" fishing times, you better do your homework if you want to maximize you time here.

I want everyone to have a good experience. It kills me when I can't get folks on fish! I have helped dozens of people on here catch fish but I have probably let that many or more down. Been more than a couple of CDC members in my boat and I have never turned anyone down that has asked for help. If the fishn's good I'll tell'um. If it's tuff I'll tell'um.

So if you've figured out how to just "cast a reel" and catch these things let me know the secret. I'll cut back to just 1 good rod and reel and sell about $2000 worth of poles and reels, about $3000 worth of electronics, about $500 worth of jigs and bodies, $400 worth of rod holders, and about $300 worth of map cards and have a lot more room in my boat. :D