FISH-A-PALOOZA in NOVA 2024
flippin4it. reply :
Memorial day is it........Crack of dawn. Launch time 5-5:30 and start time will be 5:35.There will be plenty of guys to help launch you water craft.
We have a couple of guys that want to fish this event with us, but are on bank beater status. If any of you guys are going and have a open seat in you kayak,canoe or jon. Just post up and someone will jump in..........
Any questions on who,what and where.........Just PM me or Trev LakeBraddock for details and or pointers.
A.Do? reply :
Can't wait! I hope all of you wear a PFD cuz i'm not responsible for the destruction that a wake from "Feeel the Burn" may cause.
bluedevil reply :
Just joined and I'm excited to see a bunch of anglers in the area. I'm going to send a PM, just had to make my first post so the site would let me.
Trevor in Burke reply :
8-)
okrod reply :
Welcome aboard bluedevil.
Hung up Paul reply :
I think I'll be a boat owner by Monday, but it won't be ready to sail by then. It's up to my wife if I'll be there or not. Take cruise by the fishing pier, I'll be waving if I'm there.
Dan: reply :
If no one else has any open seats, I think I'll be walking the bank. Rob, where do you think the best place to walk the bank would be? I want to go to a spot where there is a path or some way to walk along the bank as far as possible. Maybe near where we saw those hispanic guys with the stringer of catfish last time? Where can I park over there?
Anybody who plans on walking the bank, make a post to let us know, that way we can try to arrange a bank beaters get together.
SimonSays reply :
mmmm I can feel the burn just thinking about it....we're gonna hook into some fatties =D
Mepps reply :
With all this hype, we best see some pics of this outing. 
flippin4it. reply :
Make sure you have PFD's and are 100% legal. The game wardens seem to love this place.
slomoe reply :
QuoteIf no one else has any open seats, I think I'll be walking the bank. Rob, where do you think the best place to walk the bank would be? I want to go to a spot where there is a path or some way to walk along the bank as far as possible. Maybe near where we saw those hispanic guys with the stringer of catfish last time? Where can I park over there?Anybody who plans on walking the bank, make a post to let us know, that way we can try to arrange a bank beaters get together.
You can park at the floating dock you guys launch at, and follow the trail. But bring some sort of bug spray or something. I was out there wednesday and thursday and had tons of pin head size ticks crawling all over me.
superspook reply :
QuoteIf no one else has any open seats, I think I'll be walking the bank. Rob, where do you think the best place to walk the bank would be? I want to go to a spot where there is a path or some way to walk along the bank as far as possible. Maybe near where we saw those hispanic guys with the stringer of catfish last time? Where can I park over there?Anybody who plans on walking the bank, make a post to let us know, that way we can try to arrange a bank beaters get together.
be warned... there are paths all over but there are lots and i mean lots of ticks.... especially deer ticks so take extra precautions and constantly check
Dan: reply :
shoot. That sucks. I may be getting a boat to use but if I don't, I'm not sure I want to walk the bank and battle ticks by myself...I might just stay home and sleep in or make a trip somewhere with less ticks with my dad or something.
If I get a boat, I'll see you guys there, if not, have a great time and take some pics.
flippin4it. reply :
Dan you have nothing to worry about, just slather yourself in kerosene..........you don't smoke do you??? :-/
Dan: reply :
I had to pull off like 5 ticks the other day after I got back from one spot, I just don't want to deal with ticks. I know too many people who have gotten extremely sick from Lyme disease and I just don't want that, especially if it's only for beating the bank by myself.
flippin4it. reply :
I completely understand. I hate ticks. Just wait until you get one "in" your ear!!!
Dan: reply :
:oThat's disgusting. I know a girl that has been sick for almost 2 years now from lyme disease that went undiagnosed for a while. She hasn't even been able to go to school for most of that time. I had no idea it was such a long lasting and harmful disease...
A.Do? reply :
Dan, let me know if you're able to get the jon cuz i got the trolling motor ready for you. It's only a 30lb but better than nothing right?
Dan: reply :
Andrew, I'm not going to be able to take my jon boat but I am waiting to hear about somebody maybe letting me use an extra canoe or kayak. If the guy says I can use either the kayak or canoe, I'll ask if there is a place to mount a trolling motor or if his registration will allow it. I'll let you know by Sunday evening what the deal is and if I'll need you to bring the motor. Is that soon enough?
A.Do? reply :
Dan, that's fine. PM sent
Paul Naj reply :
Guys,
How long are you planning to be out? While I won't be home in time to fish I may be back early enough to swing by as you're coming off the water.
flippin4it. reply :
Looks like we will call it noon, if the fishing is hot we will head out for round 2.....
Dan: reply :
Rob, the place where we launched last time is off of Mt. Hope Road, correct? That is where I am meeting the guy giving me the boat, you will be launching there again, also, right? What time are you launching? I'm meeting this guy at 6:15am.
If you are already on the water by then, I'll give you a call to find out where you are and see if I can paddle my way over to meet up with you and Trevor so I can say hello.
flippin4it. reply :
That is the right spot......I'll be in the water by then. But do call and we'll hook up. I hope to have a couple in the boat by then. 
okrod reply :
Hey all,
Have a good time tomorrow. Wish I could join you, but it's my kids 4th birthday. Here is a pic of her on Saturday at Lake Accotink. She's got a great cast with the princess combo. BTW, her lure has no hooks. (she didn't know that) :-X
Dan: reply :
QuoteThat is the right spot......I'll be in the water by then. But do call and we'll hook up. I hope to have a couple in the boat by then.
I hope you get some by then too, that way you can let me know where and how to start.
JVM reply :
I am interested in seeing the results. I have read about a good bit about BC and thought about checking it out more than once, but always chose to stick with what I am familiar with. Do they rent boats?
Anyways, good luck to all of you. I will be out at hunting run. Time to call it a night I guess.
Dan: reply :
Well, none of us did all that well. I got skunked but I know the boat with Trevor and Rob had a couple fish and the "Feel the Burn" crew had quite a few, but I don't think anyone really had any size. I'll let whoever wants to report to say what they caught because I really don't remember.
HokieDJ reply :
That place is tough to fish and no they don't rent boats. They don't have any facilities there. And yes there's ton's of ticks. I got bit all over my legs last time i went out but so far it doesn't look like Lyme Disease (I Hope).
I think it will get better once all the grass grows. The best luck I had there was throwing a red baby Mann's minus 1 on it along the grass. They were however dinkers.
Where did you guys fish? Did you guys try out the Dam?
flippin4it. reply :
Was unable to boat a keeper today. I will say it was tough for all of us, a couple of the guys got skunked. The only fish I landed was a dink. Not normal for that body of water........Good to see everyone and meet the guys from the other forum.
A.Do? reply :
It was pretty rough out there but I had fun regardless. The weather was real nice and I actually don't think team "feel the burn" did too bad. Simon had a lot of luck today. I think he was at 3 keepers with the biggest being over 2lbs. My other buddy also got a keeper but it was under 2lbs. I had only a dink myself and Simon and my friend both had 2 or more dinks each. They were mostly hitting the tubes but weren't enhaling them as we would have liked. A lot of missed fish for Simon, 1 being well over 2lbs. The dinks came mostly off spinner baits. From the way things sounded from the rest of the guys it seems we didn't do too bad.
SimonSays reply :
Heya guys, Had alot of fun fishing out there again on "Feel the burn" didn't get to see many people though as we all launched at different times. We started off with buzzbaits with no luck and moved on to spinnerbaits. I hooked up a white/red spinner and hit one at ~1.5lbs. We then tried other baits out with no luck and I switched to a brown w/black flake coffee tube (they smell great ;D) on a 1/8oz Owner Phantom hook.
For some reason I missed over 5 fish with this rig, two of decent size. We started trimming the skirt to about half it's original length because I felt like they were only grabbing the skirts. However in hindsight I'm not quite sure if this was the problem, I remember setting the hooks quite hard and would even feel them pulling after the hookset. If they had only hit the skirts wouldn't I have pulled the skirts out of their mouths? I dunno....
But anyways... We started trimming the skirts to about 50% of original length had some better luck with that. Hit a 1-10oz behind a rock in between some reeds, and later on hit a 2-6oz around rocks (I had gotten snagged in the rocks and as I popped it off the rock it hit) and toss in 2 dinks in between those guys. Andrew's got the pics so they'll be up soon!
superspook reply :
It was unfortunate that we all didn't get to meet and talk mid way and share advice... i had good success throwing a spook before 7 am and landed two that went 3 and 2.6... the bite seemed to slow down on the south end of the lake until about 10... i think the water started to warm and made some more fish move up... managed another one about 1.5 cranking a point and lost a big big fish on 1/2oz black/blue jig because i went to long without checking my line for nicks and abrasions... i would love to meet up with any of you guys that have a jon with a motor seeing how i have a gps unit loaded with off shore structure that is going to really come into play as all the big fish go back to the depths... i'm on a mission to catch some of the biggest fish in bdam and i know some spots that will hold those fish... pm me if anyone is interested in planning another trip to go hunt for quality and not quantity's of bass
A.Do? reply :
QuoteIt was unfortunate that we all didn't get to meet and talk mid way and share advice... i had good success throwing a spook before 7 am and landed two that went 3 and 2.6... the bite seemed to slow down on the south end of the lake until about 10... i think the water started to warm and made some more fish move up... managed another one about 1.5 cranking a point and lost a big big fish on 1/2oz black/blue jig because i went to long without checking my line for nicks and abrasions... i would love to meet up with any of you guys that have a jon with a motor seeing how i have a gps unit loaded with off shore structure that is going to really come into play as all the big fish go back to the depths... i'm on a mission to catch some of the biggest fish in bdam and i know some spots that will hold those fish... pm me if anyone is interested in planning another trip to go hunt for quality and not quantity's of bass
I'd be really interested! ;D
Here are the pics of the "keepers" on our end.
Hopefully the next outting will be much better.
Trevor in Burke reply :
tough, tough day, always a good time with Rob though, a day full of zingers and missed hooksets accompanied by a sun burn is better than a day on the couch 8-)
Simon and Andrew, do you have any idea how bitter I was when you called and Rob hung up and informed me you guys were catchin' them on solid color tubes, I WAS FISHING A TUBE ALL DAY! oh well ;D
A.Do? reply :
Quotetough, tough day, always a good time with Rob though, a day full of zingers and missed hooksets accompanied by a sun burn is better than a day on the couch 8-)Simon and Andrew, do you have any idea how bitter I was when you called and Rob hung up and informed me you guys were catchin' them on solid color tubes, I WAS FISHING A TUBE ALL DAY! oh well ;D
Not as bitter as I was. I was fishing the same tube as Simon at one point and he was catching all the fish. I only had 1 dink off a black with orange flake tube.
Dan: reply :
ok, so...when and where is the next get together?
Hung up Paul reply :
Sorry I missed it guys. We hosted a big bbq on Sunday and I was too hungover to get up that early. The good news is that I picked up a nice 14ft. jon boat with a 5hp outboard and fish finder yesterday. No trolling motor though... anyone have a spare for cheap?
flippin4it. reply :
Paul,what do you mean buy cheap??????? BPS sells the house brand "cheap". I think they are Motorguide units.
flippin4it. reply :
Quoteok, so...when and where is the next get together?
I was thimking the next one to be at Hunting Run.....Or a night time thingy at Burke....
SimonSays reply :
I second Hunting run =D
A.Do? reply :
I'd like a second shot at hunting run as well. I want my rods back. 
SimonSays reply :
buy that big *** magnet i was talking about and see if you can pull em back up =D
Magnet!
maybe we can even troll around and see if we can find any other dropped rods and reels, lol!
onthereel reply :
Never been, but I'm interested. According to the VDGIF site, phase II should be finishing out....anyone know for sure if it has? Phase II would include rental facilities, etc. If not, I have a motor (55#) if someone has a boat. Someone going to start the new thread? (FISH-A-PALOOZA 2, FISHTIVAL,???)
JVM reply :
The Facilities are there, but not permanent. See my platest post under Hunting Run, rental prices are there.
I would definately try and make a hunting run trip. The Rez is always good for me too. I can rent at both places.
bluedevil reply :
Quick question, can you take jon boats with trolling motors on beaver dam?
knownfactor reply :
QuoteQuick question, can you take jon boats with trolling motors on beaver dam?
yes and its by far the best way to fish that place....
bluedevil reply :
But there isnt a ramp you drive the boat down into the water, right? I heard you have to carry it 100 yards, my boat is way to heavy for that far of a carry.
Trevor in Burke reply :
QuoteBut there isnt a ramp you drive the boat down into the water, right? I heard you have to carry it 100 yards, my boat is way to heavy for that far of a carry.
correct
SimonSays reply :
QuoteBut there isnt a ramp you drive the boat down into the water, right? I heard you have to carry it 100 yards, my boat is way to heavy for that far of a carry.
Well, it's not exactly 100 yards...maybe 30ft...atleast where we usually launch, the main problem is getting something heavy over those darn boulders they put in the way.
Trevor in Burke reply :
QuoteQuoteBut there isnt a ramp you drive the boat down into the water, right? I heard you have to carry it 100 yards, my boat is way to heavy for that far of a carry.Well, it's not exactly 100 yards...maybe 30ft...atleast where we usually launch, the main problem is getting something heavy over those darn boulders they put in the way.
there is another place on the otherside, across from there simon, it's easier to carry a boat there but you still have to lift it 3-4 over a gate, you could push a skinnier under the gate i think, but the carry is still 50+ yards and my heavy *** boat was a CHALLENGE for 4 of us. If it's not a light jon that two people can carry don't even think about it, unless you have wheels.
SimonSays reply :
Ahh I see, didn't know there was another place. Why don't you give that other side a try? you can drive up pretty close to the water where we normally launch. The walk isn't bad either it's just lifting something over the rocks about 2-4 ft but it sounds like you had to do that over a gate anyways. With 4 people having trouble moving your boat I'm probably misjudging the size of your boat! I've only had to help carry Andrew's kayak.
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