Quackr's tips for successfully fishing KY Lake.

After spending several hours on the water the last few days, I feel compelled to offer up a couple of tips that might aid in some folks' catch.

Tip #1: Put down your trolling motor and fish. There has never been a crappie caught while WAO blasting from hole to hole. Guys this weekend seem to be more intent on burning gas than catching fish.

Tip #2: While you may think that it will up your catch.. I can promise you that people fishing submerged structure do not appreciate it when you run right in on them and fish within a boat's length after seeing them catching fish as you blast from hole to hole. (See tip #1)

The lakes have officially made their turn into the spring crappie run zoo. Be courteous to others while out there and they may just tell you where or how the fish are biting because it is definitely on. ;)

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I agree, lets be curteous of each other and have some fun fishing. Looks like you had a awesome fishing trip, WTG!

Quackr,
Couldn't agree with you more. Fished Johnathan Creek and Little Bear this weekend and boy, did they put on a show with the boat traffic. I just sit and drifted and caught my limit both days as they went by. I used very little gas.. I can't believe some of them don't stay in one place long enough to even get the jig wet, much less catch a fish.
I don't mind the moving as much as not being considerate of you when you are drifting and they run right in front of you poles, making you wander if they are going to get you or not.... Well somuch for that, still had a great weekend with my buddies catching crappie..

I believe that's where most go wrong, especially now when fish are being caught at all different depths and locations. Your not going to catch many if you don't have a line in the water.

I agree 100%. I always say that it's no wonder they don't have any fish in the livewell. It's not that they can't catch fish, but the fish can't catch up to them.

Left out of Moor's today and never went further than a half of a mile and caught plenty. Hardly moved the needle on the gas hand. Had a good time watchin all those big super shiny bass boats go blastin by bouncin over each others wake. All we could do was laugh and wave. Met alot of super nice folks just driftin by and chattin. Man crappie fishin sure is good therapy for what ever ails ya.

It is amazing how many people are just rediculous out on the water. My Grandfather always told me he would smack me in the mouth if he ever caught me being stupid like that on the water. More fisherman should have had a Grandfather like mine.

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Originally Posted by Jigboy

It is amazing how many people are just rediculous out on the water. My Grandfather always told me he would smack me in the mouth if he ever caught me being stupid like that on the water. More fisherman should have had a Grandfather like mine.

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I here ya Jigboy. Cut my teeth on Barkley and Pa taught me the ropes and repsect (both for the lake and others using it) Only had to make a mistake once to learm my lesson. I was running lines by myself in the jon boat and cut in front of another boat running down the lake forcing them to alter their course. Didn't know Pa was in the big boat trying a new prop. i got in to the bank and he walked over and took my gas tank and locked it up for the rest of the week:eek: I was stuck to bank fishing for 6 days. Good lesson to learn at 13 to bad Pa didn't teach a lot of today's boaters:(

Grandpas never did like the traffic much your right. My brother and I would go out with him and dad and I found out what the bird meant at a very young age. Over here on the mississippi the guys will keep 2 and 3 oz. weights with them. I have seen holes put in fiberglass, and a broken cheekbone on a guy fishing federation tourny from indianapolis. The police searched all of our boats and this stretched for miles up and down the river. I am not sure whatever came of that. Is really that hard to be courteous, I expect it out of the pleasure boats but not from other fisherman.

I've always wanted to pack a paintball gun:D

I've been threatening to take my spud launcher. :D

When I bought my place 10 years ago I kept hearing the term Yankee. It didn't take long to find out it was people that run up on a spot when you are catching a couple or an idiot driving around trimmed up and making a big wake looking at their depth finder.

When someone comes into my spot I fire up the big motor and blow the fish out of the spot.

The people that do it are people that don't know how to fish on their own.

I don't know that much about catching crappie. That being said I do know that it's hard catching fish running up and down the lake.The fishing has changed alot since dad and I used to fish the buck brush in crappie hollow. I fish off the bank alot if you have a little patience and you are in a good spot it's possible to bring home some good fish. I fish a point that leads into a bay that has alot of brush. Seem's to me that the crappie move in and out randomly I don't know but have had good luck just being patient. Same principle!:D

Nice mess of fish Quack....it takes all kinds I guess but I really have no patience for stupid......