I Predict My Whole Line Up Improves on Day 2

 

Fantasy Bass Fishing @ The St. John's River

 I will throw Harris Chain into the round file, not an angler in the cut. Terrible!

My Drain the Lake Team at Harris Chain was a success thanks to Mr. Garrett leading wire to wire and getting the W.

Here are my lineups for this week's tournament at the St. John's:

I ended up switching out J Pow with Lester.

Lake Place Dock In

Steve got the dock in today.

 Here is how things looked yesterday when I went down front. Steve must have felt some peer pressure with everybody else's docks going in.

Mr. & Mrs. Bass 2023

 Tonight was the Baxter Bass Snatcher Awards Banquet. It was a low-key night because Snatcher Ruff, the club comedian and normal event MC wasn't able to make it.

Ice Off Platte, Take 2

 

Today was the 2nd Ice Off on Platte Lake of 2024!

I shoveled out a path on the SW side of the GOMH and fished for 45 minutes, losing one gator bullhead. A lot of swans around tonight. I saw the beaver again. No loons yet.

GOMH On April Fools

 

Too much snow

There is quite a bit of open water in Channel Inn Bay

I saw two beavers tonight

Some open water in the NW Bay

I brought my fishing rods with me tonight, but no shovel. I didn't fish. I watched the beavers for a while then headed home.

GOMH & Platte Report

 It was in the low 40's today. I didn't head out tonight until around 7:30 when the front/clouds were moving in. Platte and the GOMH are still mostly iced up. It was getting pretty dark when I got to the Rock Access road, so I decided to turn around rather than see if anyone blazed a trail down to the lake. I'm guessing not. It is only supposed to be in the low 40s for the next couple of days, so I am guessing 2nd Ice Off won't be until Tuesday or Wednesday.

GOMH & P/S

 

Cool sunny day. Platte is ice-covered. Just a little open water at the GOMH. I'd say they got 13/14" at the lakes. Will be interesting to see how much the lake levels rise next week.

GOMH & Platte Iced Up Again

 

We got about a foot of snow from Sunday to Tuesday and much to my amazement, that combined with the cold on the back half of the storm was enough to refreeze the GOMH area and all of Platte Lake. Sullivan and Long still had open water. I didn't check Bulldog or Rock.  I'm thinking the lake will be open by Easter Sunday. 

Great Video For The Budget Angler From Tactical Bassin

 

My Fantasy Bass Teams For The Classic

I changed out Walters in A, Stetson in B, and Schlapper in D.

Final Results:

The bonus points Hamner got for winning just crushed me. It's kind of ridiculous how many points they award this year.

Silver Bullheads Moved In

13" Demon/Minnow

14" Cubby

 Silvers finally moved in. I got the first one over by the Beaver Dam. I was just about to leave when I missed a bite. I then stayed until I ran out of minnows. Catching 2 more silvers and missing 7 more bites. A Bow Fishing Boat came through and I shined two eyes on the Platte side before I left.

March 12th GOMH Odds

 66% Odds that nothing will be happening at the GOMH, so I will give Rock Lake a try.

The Plan: Hit the GOMH first and go to Rock if nothing is going on. Be back at the GOMH around 7PM.

Captain Kirk's Final Grade

 

F

I was not for acquiring Kirk. I thought we should have rolled with Case and Teddy. The fact that Kirk did not get us to an NFC Championship Game marks his tenure as a quarterback as a failure. I have hard feelings toward Kirk. He gave his all on the field, but his money-grubbing ways limited his effectiveness. Thanks for nothing, Captain! 

2024 Ice Out Platte Lake

 

It didn't get very warm today, so the ice was able to hang on in Inlet Bay, but beyond that, there isn't much out there. I would have had no problem launching a boat today, so I'm calling today the day. I'm guessing with the forecast that silvers move in by Wednesday.