About lost my 201 Pro XL to waves rescuing some morons. Big storm was coming and we were night bassing before it hit. Wind started to pick up and could see lightning in the distance so we headed in. Around the bend at the ramp we could see about 50 first responder vehicles all lit up. Then I hear a lady screaming at the top of her lungs and there sits a woman and husband in a bow rider that is mostly submerged, I'm assuming just the flotation keeping it up. I swing around and pick up the lady but the man is insistent I tow him in. Neither had a life jacket. I throw him a life jacket, get one on the lady who is now crying hysterically, and tow him in. Storm is now raging. As I get to the ramp, the waves are coming over the dock by a good 12" as they get people in the water to grab their boat as I swing it by and untie it. My buddy jumps in to get the truck but the parking lot is jammed. I idle into the wind for about 15mins with every wave coming over the front of the boat. I finally end up having to make a loop screaming at the responders to clear the ramp. When I trailered it, waves were coming over the back of the boat all the way to the seats and it had started running rough. There was so much water in the boat that it was over the fuel tank and had contaminated the gas through a leaky sending unit. I was seconds from stalling and not being able to restart. The morons had just picked their boat up from the mechanic and wanted to try it before dark. Top hose came off the block and the water pump filled up the boat in seconds.
Hats off to you KY lake guys….
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I have never been on it in a boat; just crossed it by bridge. I can definitely see where the wind would play a huge role in it though. Chickamauga and Watts Bar are overall much more narrow and usually only get rough from boat traffic.
But speaking of low water. Yesterday was beautiful and it brought out one of those "boom boom" wake boats. I will say the guy driving it, had a wonderful taste in beautiful bikini women but they all had a horrible taste in music. They kept coming closer and closer to me as I was fishing this long shallow point where a creek comes into the main river. Just a few days ago the point was out of the water and extended for about 100 yards. I was fishing the drop off and stumps. Boom boom boat kept getting closer and I don't know if they were trying to get me to look at the girls or just being a pest. The river channel is wide open behind me, 20 foot deep. They decided to attempt to make a circle around me in the shallowest part of the whole area. The whole time their music is blaring F this..F that...N word this...blah blah blah. Well here they came across in front of me. Which brought them right across that shallow bar that at the place they crossed, was in approx 6 inches of water. Maybe less. The inevitable happens. They get beached. And beached good. He tried getting it unstuck with the engine but it wasn't going anywhere and they had obviously been drinking or smoking something too. Part of me wanted to help. The other part of me said...they were probably trying to mess my fishing up on purpose and didn't plan on getting stuck.
So I stowed my gear, fired up the motor and left them sitting there.
But speaking of low water. Yesterday was beautiful and it brought out one of those "boom boom" wake boats. I will say the guy driving it, had a wonderful taste in beautiful bikini women but they all had a horrible taste in music. They kept coming closer and closer to me as I was fishing this long shallow point where a creek comes into the main river. Just a few days ago the point was out of the water and extended for about 100 yards. I was fishing the drop off and stumps. Boom boom boat kept getting closer and I don't know if they were trying to get me to look at the girls or just being a pest. The river channel is wide open behind me, 20 foot deep. They decided to attempt to make a circle around me in the shallowest part of the whole area. The whole time their music is blaring F this..F that...N word this...blah blah blah. Well here they came across in front of me. Which brought them right across that shallow bar that at the place they crossed, was in approx 6 inches of water. Maybe less. The inevitable happens. They get beached. And beached good. He tried getting it unstuck with the engine but it wasn't going anywhere and they had obviously been drinking or smoking something too. Part of me wanted to help. The other part of me said...they were probably trying to mess my fishing up on purpose and didn't plan on getting stuck.
So I stowed my gear, fired up the motor and left them sitting there.Epic winI have never been on it in a boat; just crossed it by bridge. I can definitely see where the wind would play a huge role in it though. Chickamauga and Watts Bar are overall much more narrow and usually only get rough from boat traffic.
But speaking of low water. Yesterday was beautiful and it brought out one of those "boom boom" wake boats. I will say the guy driving it, had a wonderful taste in beautiful bikini women but they all had a horrible taste in music. They kept coming closer and closer to me as I was fishing this long shallow point where a creek comes into the main river. Just a few days ago the point was out of the water and extended for about 100 yards. I was fishing the drop off and stumps. Boom boom boat kept getting closer and I don't know if they were trying to get me to look at the girls or just being a pest. The river channel is wide open behind me, 20 foot deep. They decided to attempt to make a circle around me in the shallowest part of the whole area. The whole time their music is blaring F this..F that...N word this...blah blah blah. Well here they came across in front of me. Which brought them right across that shallow bar that at the place they crossed, was in approx 6 inches of water. Maybe less. The inevitable happens. They get beached. And beached good. He tried getting it unstuck with the engine but it wasn't going anywhere and they had obviously been drinking or smoking something too. Part of me wanted to help. The other part of me said...they were probably trying to mess my fishing up on purpose and didn't plan on getting stuck.
East TN Bowhunter
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I've done the same thing on Douglas before. In the creek channel in 15-25FT of water I caught huge big white crappie full of eggs and 50ft away up on the bank I was catching nice sized black crappie that were colored up. This was right in the middle of the spawn a couple years ago.
brassmagnet
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Ky Lake is rarely boring and when the sky gets dark too early in the afternoon you'd best be getting the boat on the trailer and finding somewhere else to be!!
I need to go to this lake, just to see the waves in action on a stormy day. I've never been on this lake but have been on some other lakes with big waves. It's an awesome sight and force of nature. To all those who have been caught out in it, glad you all came back.
KTS
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I lived on Kentucky lake for 18 years, within a half mile of Paris Landing State Park and marina. Just south of the bridge where Big Sandy joins the Tennessee River is the widest part of the lake. I have fished that area a lot and can only say one thing, it can get rough.
TheLBLman
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I believe Kentucky Lake holds the title as the largest man-made lake east of the Mississippi River.
Roughly half in TN & half in KY.
Roughly 180 miles long (Pickwick Dam to KY Dam).
And only "natural" lakes larger are the Great Lakes and Lake Okeechobee in Florida.
Also am thinking KY Lake has more shoreline than Lake Superior.
lol im fishing this evening.
Oh my. Hope u make it!
yep. another storm come thru so i decided to wade fish. caught about two dozen most shorts and the rest a smidge over 10. very healthy fish.
doesnt matter, its good medicine for a heavy mind.
