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Froggin info from the pros!!!!!

rellison8 — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:26:15 GMT

Hey all,

Not sure how often you all checkin in on the bassmaster site.

They have some killer info on frog fishing right now.

Here is a link to the articles.

Part 1!!!!

Part 2!!!!

Is Kyle Busch a idiot??

Ryan Hale — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:51:24 GMT

I'm not trying to pick on any of his fans but here's my take.I've watched him bump people on numerous times the last couple years.Sat night Carl E. bumps him to take the lead,and of course Kyle bumps him right back,but after the race Kyle is all mad at what happened.Carl had the faster car at that time in the race so whats he supposed to do,it's a short track,not much room to pass.I realize Kyle is a great driver,but I just cannot pull for him.

Ryan Hale

Bear Shot by DNR Officer in Fremont County

Chopper — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:30:54 GMT

From the DNR website

DES MOINES � Iowa is attracting more visitors this summer, but not necessarily the kind state officials were targeting.

A second black bear has been shot in Iowa this summer, this time by a DNR conservation officer last week in Fremont County. A black bear was also shot by a local citizen early last week in Franklin County.

The second bear also marks the fifth confirmed sighting of a black bear in Iowa in 2008. Other confirmed bear sightings have occurred in ...

Nationwide to race at Iowa Speedway

bustinbeaks — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:25:34 GMT

Iowa Speedway to Host NASCAR Nationwide Series Race 8/19/2008

(Newton, IA) - It�s official. NASCAR has selected Iowa Speedway as the site of a Nationwide Series race in 2009. Rusty Wallace, ABC/ESPN announcer and former NASCAR champion made the announcement at a morning news conference in Newton, Iowa.

Wallace, flanked by Iowa Speedway and Nationwide executives, ended months of speculation by announcing August 1, 2009, as the race date for the 250 lap Nationwide Series race to be ...

Iowa Videos

Chopper — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:56:21 GMT

I don't know if any of you have found this before but I was browsing the IDNR website a while back and stumbled on to these video put out by them. There are some really cool ones that I found pretty interesting. If you only watch one I recommend the "Walleye From Rathbun" video, pretty neat! But there are a few others from around the state like the Pine Creek Grist Mill, which is in Muscatine county, or the Flood of 08 on Coralville Res, Lake MacBride, the Hale Bridge move, and even ...

Atv reviews!

rellison8 — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:38:17 GMT

Hey all,

Not sure how many of us here have atv's but I am wondering about the pro's and cons of all of your models.

I can't believe the amount of Polaris fans I am seeing on the WWW. WTH, Polaris was always junk when we road a lot. You wanna find the guy that can't keep up or make it up the rediculous hill or threw the creek. Look for the guy on the Polaris, he's gonna need a push or a winching or something.

Have they improved there machines over the last few years? I haven't ...

4 wheeler for ice fishing

brittlab — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:16:18 GMT

I'm going to be getting an ATV this fall for hard water pursuits. I will also probably get a blade for snow removal. I've looked at most of the different models/brands and have actually rode Todd's arctic cat and Al's suzuki and liked them both. they have a few dealers here and I was checking out the yamaha's and grizzly's and suzukis the other day. all seem like good rides. I'm still undecided as wether I'll get new or used but will probably go for new polaris seems to be a popular choice ...

Does anyone know a Kyle Busch fan?

bustinbeaks — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:04:24 GMT

Just trying to get a consensus?? :x

Mark Martin to Hendrick

CycloneJim — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:43:11 GMT

Heard today that Mark Martin is giong to drive the 25 car next year for Hendrick Motorsports. Hopefully it's a full time ride. I don't really care for those teams that split drivers. Hopefully he has some success. I think he is one of the most respected drivers in the garage area and I've always been a big fan.

I hope Casey Mears finds a new team as well. He seems like a pretty good guy.

~Jim

Major site changes!

rellison8 — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:47:42 GMT

Ok guys,

Well as some of you know and all of you are prolly wondering there has been major changes in this web servers abilities over night. They have changed almost everything on me and I am working to learn how it works. I like most everything they did though so it looks like it is only going to be a good thing for the site.

The one thing that I am subject to here right now that many of you are not used to with other sites is that at this point other than the photo gallery space ...

Finally somebody has come to realize....

bustinbeaks — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:36:59 GMT

...this isn't just a "500 year" flood. I will put a $100 bill on it, that I see another one of these in my lifetime if something doesn't change.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25254541

Iowa flooding could be man�s fault, experts say

Where some blame days of rain, others point to an altered landscape

As the Cedar River rose higher and higher, and as he stacked sandbags along the levee protecting downtown Cedar Falls, Kamyar Enshayan, a college professor and City Council ...

Remember a champion!

rellison8 — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 06:01:36 GMT

Well all,

I'm sure that some of you know but I still wanna give a shot out to Scott Kalitta who gave his life on the track today in a funny car accident.

Always tough for everyone when something like this happens and from a motorsports follower no matter the type. It hurts to see and I will be praying for him and his family.

He was a hell of a racer and it was all he knew. The man retired twice and couldn't stand it so he would come back and do it again. He went out doing what ...

Coralville Lake

Basshawk — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:01:41 GMT

Well, by all predictions today is the day the Res. goes over the spillway for only the 2nd time in 50 yrs. Should happen sometime before noon today. The level is at 711.56, less than 1/2 ft. from the top. Here is a link for anyone interested.Coralville Lake They closed the road over the top of the dam yesterday.

Most people do not know or realize that the dam that seperates Lake macbride and the main dam are at the same height. So when the water starts to go over the spillway it will also ...

Southeast Iowa Flooding is really starting to take hold

rellison8 — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:46:20 GMT

Well folks,

The water is really starting to take hold down here now.

Road closings are coming across regularly and emergency services has taken over the radio station with constant reports. I don't have all the details nailed down yet to post them.

But toolsetter if you read this and are at work. You can't come home across the birdge at Bridgeport anymore. They shut it down this moring cause water is over the roadway on both sides on the Skunk river.

Quite an adventure!

rellison8 — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:49:26 GMT

Well guys,

Collin and I decided to get the atv out last night and take it for a ride since it hardly ever gets road anymore. Go out and fire it up. Everything is fine, we take off on a loop of some gravel and level B roads around West Point just to kinda let her breath and get a nice ride in. Well all was well and about 11 miles into the trip the water tempature light comes on. Not cool! Luckily we were very close to home at that point so I just slowed it down and breathed it back ...

Red Rock Flooding

hookemhard — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:20:08 GMT

Well, we went up to Red Rock on Sunday to camp until Thursday, and here we are back home already. We have had nothing but storms and rain while up there. Yesterday (Tuesday) was a decent weather day, bet we came home in the afternoon. The main lake was virtually unfishable. There are only 2 ramps open, and there are so many logs and crap floating in the lake you would be nuts to run across it on plane. In fact, we only saw 1 boat trailer in the lots that were out on the lake Monday. We were relegated ...

Spawning River Bass

Basshawk — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:35:20 GMT

River Bass During the Spawn

written by Keith Sutton

Lake fishing is fun, but if you want to experience the most exciting and most challenging form of bass fishing, big rivers are where it's at.

Anglers need to understand bass movements in spring in order to enjoy successful river fishing during the spawn.

The first river bass that day fell for a Rebel Pop-R.

Kersploot! I ripped the chugger beside a stump, producing a noise not unlike that made when ...

High water Bassing

Basshawk — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:51:58 GMT

I thought this article was appropriate due to are fishing conditions!

Score Monster Bass in High Water

written by Don Wirth

You'll view high water as a golden opportunity rather than a disaster once you put the following advice from bass fishing legends Bill Dance, Ron Shuffield and Jim Rivers into practice

"High water often means increased current, and bass react to the heavy flow by moving extremely tight to current-breaking objects," Dance explaines.

...

Iowa Fishing Report 6/5/08!!!!

rellison8 — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:01:13 GMT

Northeast

Mississippi River Pools 9 to 15: River levels are dropping, but upcoming rains may change this. River levels on Thursday were as follows: Guttenberg is at 6.57 feet, Dubuque 11 feet, Bellevue 10 feet, and Camanche 13 feet. Water temperature has increased to the mid to upper 60s. Water levels in Pools 9 to 11 have been stable making for great fishing. Waters below the mouth of the Maquoketa River in Pool 13 and into Pool 14 are very turbid, making fishing difficult. Spend some ...

Free fishing weekend!

rellison8 — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:44:27 GMT

Take a Break with Family and Friends During Free Fishing Weekend

Posted: June 3, 2008

DES MOINES - As Iowa gears up for Free Fishing Weekend, June 6-8, families can get hooked on the benefits of reducing stress and spending time together while fishing.

"Iowa is home to more than 300 lakes and more than 10,000 miles of fishable streams, providing plenty of fishing opportunities," says Marion Conover, DNR Fisheries bureau chief. "And for beginners, Free Fishing Weekend could be just ...

Crankin for panfish!

rellison8 — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:14:02 GMT

Crankin� For Panfish

Crankin� For Panfish

Who says crankbaits are just for big fish? This angler has been having great fun, and achieving great success, by ... (May 2008)

By Tim Lilley

From:www.gameandfishmag.com

Want to crank up your panfishing success? You can; it�s not tough, and it�s a lot of fun. Just start crankin� your panfish -- literally.

Little crankbaits are amazingly effective at taking many different species of panfish. And you don�t need any special technique: ...

Shallow Water Drop-Shotting

Chopper — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:46:32 GMT

Three shallow water specialists explain how they've made this finesse rig work in skinny water

By Robert Montgomery

BASSMASTER Magazine, May 2008

YOU HAVEN'T TRIED drop shotting because...

1. You don't own a spinning reel.

2. You don't like finesse fishing.

3. You fish mostly shallow and/or weedy lakes.

A few years back, all of those would have been valid, if not entirely logical, reasons to avoid this effective technique developed in the West. It originated as ...

Fishing Deep Structure

Chopper — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:17:54 GMT

Experts: Elite Series Pros By Kevin Yokum

True or False? Fish move to deeper water during the summertime to deal with the heat.

Answer: True. And False.

According to the age-old theory, fish respond to environmental stimuli, and when water temperatures

escalate on the surface, bass seek out more comfortable conditions. Actually, oxygen content is

a limiting factor more important than temperature. But where oxygen is sufficient, many bass do

head for deep water in summer, and anglers ...

Iowa Fishing Report 5/8/08!

rellison8 — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:40:24 GMT

From the Iowa DNR Website!

Northeast

Mississippi River 9 to 15: River levels are dropping and clarity has greatly improved, especially in Pools 9 and 10. River levels on Tuesday were as follows: Lansing 12.17 feet and Guttenberg 13.6 feet. Water temperature has increased to around 51 degrees. Fishing has improved on the Mississippi River. The boat ramp at Sny Magill is closed, and the ramp at the DNR fisheries office at Guttenberg will close for maintenance May 12 through May 16. The ...

SpinnerBaits

Chopper — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:02:39 GMT

Here's another article from my BASS newsletter

There's a lot more to fishing spinnerbaits than meets the eye

By Mike Pehanich

BASSMASTER Magazine, April 2008

Everyone loves the spinnerbait.

"It's the most versatile bait of all," angling legend Bill Dance told his television audience recently. "It's the lure a fisherman should master, for sure, because it can be fished at so many different depths and so many conditions & all 12 months of the year."

I ...

Arca race @ Iowa speedway!

rellison8 — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:53:20 GMT

Well I would guess this opens that major racing series for the Iowa speedway with the arca race this weekend. I sure hope to make to at least 1 event at the speedway this year. Looks like a very nice place to watch a race. Anyone else going to any events at the Iowa speedway this year?

Rattle-Traps

Chopper — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:43:23 GMT

Just got this in an E-mail from BASS, thought it was a good read and has me wanting to go fishing again. Not that I wasn't wanting to go.

CRAWL IT

"Most bassmasters gunning for big bass never consider using lipless crankbaits," says North Carolina pro Marty Stone. "They view saturation baits like plastic worms and jigs as the best lunker lures because these baits can be worked slowly through thick cover. True, worms and jigs are proven big bass catchers, but a lipless crank will ...