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Page 20 - shelby shopper & info - 704/484-1047 www.shelbyinfo.com ...get out & enjoy nature! KOSA The retirees fished Lake Norman last week with some pretty good catches. David O’Shields and JR Henry took first place with 12.80. Ray Hembree and James Oz Osborne were second with 10.0 followed by soloist JR Garland with 9.45. Big bass of the day was a 3.50 largemouth brought in by the winning team of O’Shields and Henry. This week the codgers will be on Lake Wylie. Moss Thirty-six boats made the trip to Moss Lake last Thursday for the weekly Thursday night bass tournament. Randy and Randall Wright picked up the win with 12.44. Brian and Cody Hoyle had 11.88 to take second place with Buddy and Michael Black a close third with 11.16. Chris and Jim Carroll had 9.66 and took fourth, with Chris Hoopaugh and Tom Gavin claiming fifth with 8.88. Big bass was a 4.33 largemouth brought in by the team of Wright and Wright. Arnold ask that I remind anglers again of the benefit bass tournament on Moss Lake Saturday May 7 from 7am til 3 pm. Check in with the Moss Lake office or catch up to Arnold for more info. PPG bass club The PPG bass club fished Lake Wylie last week. Ronnie Black and Roger Marshall took the win with 11.4. Evan Edwards and John Brown had 10.3 and landed in second with Steve and Michael Putman taking third 8.2. Team Putman took big bass of the day with a 3.6 largemouth. The next event will be on Mountain Island Lake April 30. Ticona The Ticona fishing bunch fished Lake Wylie last week, Larry Denton and Alan McSwain picked up the win with 12.13. Allen and Gary Gamble had 12.6 to take second. Danny and Tommy Edwards had 11.3 and took third. Jimmy Weaver and David Bowen settled in fourth with 10.14 and rounding out the top 5 was Harrill Wilson and Curtis Carpenter with 10.5. Big bass of the day was a 3.12 largemouth brought in by the team of Gamble and Gamble. The Ticona bunch will fish Lake Norman on the 30th of the month from first light til 3 pm. Bass Casters For about the fifth time in five years the Bass Casters went to Lake Hickory for their April event. And for the 5th time Mark Swink picked up the win. This year, catches were down some but Swink still prevailed. He had 11.12. Randy Scarborough had 10.8 to take second, followed by son Brandon Scarborough with 9.5. Terry Knight had 8.4 and was fourth and had big bass with a 4.6 largemouth. Rounding out the top five was Bruce Camp with 3.8. Lake Rhodhiss will be next up and will be on May 22. FISHING TIPS: BY MATT AREY Weighting Jerkbaits I have been in several situations on different lakes during the winter and early pre spawn months when the fish were just not real active and in a chasing mood. You had to put a bait right in front of their nose to get a bite. A lot of times these fish may be suspended in that 15-25 ft. range which is deeper than most stock jerkbaits will go. Here are a couple ways to weight your jerkbait in order to get them to down a little deeper and put them right in front of the fish. 1. Changing Hooks - I change the hooks on almost all the hardbaits I buy anyway but if you want that bait to sink go to a size or two larger than the stock hooks. As you change make sure you test the bait so you know exactly how fast the bait is actually sinking. 2. Changing Split Rings - You can either add an extra set or remove the stock rings and replace them with a size or two larger. 3. Using Suspend Strips - Most of your local tackle dealers will carry these. You simply peel the individual strips off the sheet they come on and stick them to the belly of your jerkbait. Matt Arey I use these methods only with jerkbaits that are already made to suspend right from the factory. Also remember that different jerkbaits react to different water temperatures and water density. I have seen some factory baits sink very slowly in extremely cold water and some actu- ally rise in hot water. Just use a trial and error method to find out exactly what will work best for you on that particular day. If anyone has any suggestions on stories or pictures of their catch or kill, you can e-mail me at plail5@carolina.rr.com. TITLE THE E-MAIL STORY OR PICTURE “FOR SHOPPER” OR I WILL ASSUME IT’S JUNK MAIL AND NOT OPEN IT. By Gary Miller By If one has been hunting or fi shing long enough, he has a few stories that fi t into the category of either questionable or unbelievable. In fact, those tales are so unbelievable, that without a witness to confi rm the event, most would not only question their veracity but would deny the outcome. I can quickly think about three such stories; all of which involve fi shing. One night I was fi shing with a friend from a covered pontoon when a fi sh jerked in my rod. The next morning we woke up casted out and reeled in the lost rod along with the fi sh that was still attached. Again, I have witnesses. Another time, while fi shing in the late summer, my friend dropped his glasses in the lake. He went back to what he thought was the approximate place dur- ing the winter when the lake authorities lower the lake levels. There on top of a stump were his glasses. And lastly, just a few years ago while fi shing in the river, I cast out my lure and catch two smallmouths at the same time; both hooked to my tiny torpedo. What I remember about that was not only the two that were hooked but a third that was trying to get its part as well. Yep, there’s no doubt that each of those stories can conjure up some seri- ous misgivings even though all of them can certainly be deemed possible. A story that is humanly impossible could SHELBY ...get out & enjoy nature! 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Only God would think of something as cruel as a cross and as impossible as a resurrection, marry them together, and design a plan for mankind to be made right with his Creator. My friend, if you’re stuck on the reality of a resurrection for you to believe that Jesus was the Son of God, perhaps you just need to decide if anyone other than God could have come up with such an unlikely story. www outdoortruths.or COME SEE THE EXPERT TRANSMISSION RANSMISSION Service & P SPECIALISTS PECIALISTS vice & Parts ts Work Guaranteed 734 Nallel y Dr. She b NC Shelbl y, NC 704-482-8756 Hal 704-482-8756 BOATS BOATS 2003 YAMAHA GP 1300R with trailer. Excellent cond. 65mph/ fast, Riva Stage I kit, $5000. 704- 650-9964. 2004 BASS TRACKER V-18 Tournament, 19’ 2”, 52# Thrust Trolling motor, 90 HP Mercury, on water less than 12 times, garage kept, $9400. 828-429- 4566. Hal Jimmy Jimmy Lyle yle CAMPERS/RVs CAMPERS/RVs JAYCO EAGLE 2007 32’ Slide out, electric tongue jack, 2 swivel rockers, sleeps 8. 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