Fishing Small Lake In Kentucky for CKF Kayak Bass Fishing Tournament

This past weekend I fished the Cincinnati Kayak Fishing Northern Kentucky Waters tournament, where any public water in NKY north of Lexington but south of the Ohio River is eligible.
The Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife publishes a list of the lakes with a 4 star or 5 star rating on the “fishing forecast” for the year. I scouted four of those lakes that looked best to me and settled on this little lake because I likes how it fished and I hoped not many people would choose it.
It ended up being a really fun day full of 9-10” bass and tiny bluegill! I never got the upgrade bass I needed to move up in the standings, so I ended up finishing 14th out of 36 anglers, not what I was hoping for but I did by best and that is all I can ask of myself!
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[@ttrguy9952]

Melissa Great relaxing video! That was a very nice and quiet lake you were on. It looked like you were alone on the water. You caught some really nice sized fish towards the end. Winning isn't everything as long as you enjoyed the day! Thanks for the video Lady! Fish on! 👍🐟🐟🐟🐟

[@GirlGoneFishing]

Thanks! I was lucky enough to have found a beautiful less-crowded lake for this one!

[@gregcoumos7128]

Great job! I admire your hard work and dedication to this sport and video production. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@GirlGoneFishing]

Thank you! Sometimes I question why I put myself through all of this for my "hobby"! 🤣

[@ryanlinder1973]

You weren't lying!! Tons of lil guys!!

[@GirlGoneFishing]

And after the first couple, I didn't include most of the dinks... lots of fish sticks that day!

[@granvillej3316]

Great job you’re making new strides moving up in the leaderboard keep at it girl! Sorry about sleds having technical difficulties right before tournament time goodness my dear! You got your limit you did your best you grounded it out till the end tight lines take care and God bless!❤❤❤❤

[@GirlGoneFishing]

Thank you! :)

[@ohiofishingextreme2320]

The important thing is your consistently catching fish it's only a matter of time before you win one . love the video great job.

[@GirlGoneFishing]

I really need to see some improvement in the results, this grind gets really frustrating after years with no success! But that will make it all the much better when I do manage to break through!

[@Hazel-Hill]

Excited to see a new vid. What a beautiful lake. I think you did very well. Can't wait for the next one.

[@GirlGoneFishing]

Thank you! :)

[@martyb.1291]

Keep at it your day will happen always a pleasure to watch thanks 🎣👍👍

[@rickyrishel8198]

I use all Marine wire on my electronics

[@GirlGoneFishing]

I probably need to upgrade my wiring to something nicer.

[@johnanthony8305]

Regardless of the size of the fish (not your fault!) you are catching a lot of them! So your approach is working for you. Thanks for the videos, always interesting to see the sport from your perspective.

[@GirlGoneFishing]

Thank you, I appreciate it!

[@Wilford_j]

Check your inline fuse to your fish finder. Make sure it’s making good contact. Or even change the fuse. Had an issues with my Lowrance unit. Took the unit and tested it and thought the plug was bad only to find out it was the fuse making a poor connection.

[@GirlGoneFishing]

Good idea, thanks!

[@benwilkey2060]

Did you drop anything down to the bases of those standing trees? Glad you were able to enjoy yourself and catch fish on a bunch of baits! Also, those looked like warmouth.

[@GirlGoneFishing]

Yeah I lost so many jigs, ned rigs, wacky worms, crankbaits, and drop shots, without ever getting a bite so I gave up on it after a while. They were probably down there hitting my lures with a fin to wrap them around a branch and then laughing and laughing.

[@cranderson60]

Always have to throw the jig. Great job

[@GirlGoneFishing]

I’m sorry, but you meant “crankbait”, right? 🤣

[@Oldmangonefishing]

I've just gone thru the same thing with my fish finder. Go and get yourself the yak power battery connectors. That fixed all my power issues. Congrats on a good of fishing

[@GirlGoneFishing]

Thanks! I actually am using YakPower connectors and wiring currently, I don't really blame the products as much as user error because I have no idea how to maintain or repair electrical stuff yet, but I am working on learning so I can handle all this stuff on the road myself.

[@TheDarkHorse949]

Throw a swinging football head 3/8 with an adrenaline craw jig. Work the bottom weedless more and some deeper crank baits this time of year as the water gets warmer as an option if the bite is small.

[@GirlGoneFishing]

Can't I just negotiate for a better topwater bite🤣

[@TheDarkHorse949]

@@GirlGoneFishing 😂

[@martinharris859]

Congrats on getting a limit! Top ten coming soon!

[@GirlGoneFishing]

Thank you! It would be really great to see some good results!

[@cannedlaughter2535]

If I did my math right, you finished about at the 64th percentile: meaning you did as good or better than 64 percent of your competitors. That's not too bad-considering ALL of them were vying for honors. The important thing (I think) is that you had fun. If I were you, I'd carry an additional length of 10 gauge red and black (+ and -) wire (with an appropriate (4 amp?) fuse/holder attached) so you can simply "hard wire" the fish finder power directly to the battery for those times when you experience electrical shorts. It won't be pretty but you won't be without a fish finder that way. And it won't take up much space at all when it's not needed.

[@GirlGoneFishing]

The competitor in me is not happy with those stats! My goal for the season was top 20 consistently and maybe even my first top 3 trophy and I haven't gotten close yet! And good idea on the wire repair, I am accumulating a repair kit to carry in my kayak for all kinds of emergencies and will keep your idea in mind! Thanks!

[@todddavidson5012]

I didn’t get to fish but I really thought northern Kentucky would show up a little bigger than it did

[@GirlGoneFishing]

I was really surprised that all those people picking their own water and no one really set it on fire.

[@everettsheets1037]

I go through 5 or 6 bottles of spike it a season. Absolutely swear by the stuff for finesse rigs.

[@GirlGoneFishing]

I've given up on the bottles since dying my kitchen floor chartreuse, but I LOVE the Spike It Pens!

[@todddavidson5012]

Oh a jig fish