Fishing and (mostly) fun

  • Got a brand new plan….

    How do you decide where to launch for tournaments when your pre-fishing has revealed nothing about where the fish are located? You are on Kentucky Lake, the water is 87-90 degrees (in the shade), you fished a local CAKFG tournament the week before with mediocre results…they have opened up Barkley, but you haven’t fished your… Read more

  • very unofficial recap of Chick….but mine.

    Maybe it is because I am tired.  Maybe I should think about “my personal recap of Chickamauga” before I post it.  Maybe I will do that after I finish typing, but I doubt it…I didn’t make as many terrible decisions as I have till now by stopping to think. I do plan to write a… Read more

  • Orange slices of life….

    Joy and I are sitting in a hotel somewhere in Ohio, seven hours from home.  Tired.  We stopped for gas and decided that we were not going to get started again.  Armed with snacks we have settled in to sleep, something I personally haven’t done a lot of the last few days. Leaving Clarksville after… Read more

  • Many Hobie memories….more to come…

    The setting for the Hobie BOS last weekend was Kentucky and Barkley Lakes, and as always, it was a well managed tournament.  With AJ, Kevin and Morgan at the helm; Michael Christopher on site to address any potential issues with iAngler…the venue at Kentucky Dam Village…Elena Blevins of the Kentucky Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau…the… Read more

  • Cheatamowski….just don’t call me late for dinner…

    I have spent my whole life with my last name.  One of those things I was born with, there is no cure for it.  It comes attached with family and all the history behind it.  I never gave it much thought, never felt a need to “carry on” the family name…guess I never felt truly… Read more

  • bit of preaching….amen….

    Well….finally getting a second to write about my forty seventh place finish at Nickajack last weekend. I know forty seventh was far from where I hoped to be, but I caught limits of fish for three days!!!  I haven’t done that since…last year some time.  I had actually considered not fishing at all, at least not… Read more