Getting ready for the Mid-Tenn Classic 2006!

I've added a message board for those interested... no links from the MTC
site yet, but there will be.

www.midtennclassic.org/bulletinboard


"Charles B. Summers, HOF." charles wrote in message
...
I guess it's always a good idea to plan early, so here's what we're working
on for the 2006 Mid-Tenn Classic!

Justin Hires, Joe Haubenreich, and I put our heads together recently to
pick a new lake to host the next Classic. Of all of the great places to
fish in Tennessee this was a hard decision. We had kicked around thoughts
of hosting a tournament on this lake for a while, but the eastern lakes
were hard to resist. What sealed this deal on hosting on this new lake was
the fact that there is just about any kind of water that you'd want to
fish, given the will to make some runs. But don't think that you'll need a
fast boat to fish here... Justin and I have spent nights in this one cove
catching good numbers and sizes of fish. As a matter of fact, I've
personally not been outside of a 5 mile run from our proposed launch site.

I guess I can go ahead and let the cat out of the bag now and tell you
that the new location (very centrally located, I might add) will be Lake
Barkley! The launch site will actually be in Kentucky waters, so be sure
to have a Kentucky license. It will be a long run to fish Tennessee
waters, so you can probably do without buying a license for Tennessee.
Launch site (proposed) will be from the Eddy Creek area which is toward
the northern end of the lake, and just a short ride to the canal that
connects Lake Barkley to Kentucky Lake!

We'll be posting more information as we get it and will be updating the
Mid-Tenn Classic web-site as well.

Below is information from Fishing Hotspots on Lake Barkley.

LAKE PROFILE
SIZE AND DEPTH - ABOUT 57,900 ACRES WITH A MAXIMUM DEPTH OF ABOUT 68 FEET.
THE AVERAGE DEPTH IS ABOUT 12 FEET.

WATER SOURCE - AN IMPOUNDMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND RIVER. MAJOR TRIBUTARIES
INCLUDE LITTLE RIVER AND EDDY CREEK. COMPLETED IN 1966, THE DAM PROVIDES
NAVIGATIONAL ACCESS TO THE RIVER AND HYDROELECTRIC POWER. SURFACE
ELEVATION DURING SUMMER IS MAINTAINED AT ABOUT 359 FEET ABOVE MEAN SE
LEVEL (MSL). WINTER ELEVATION IS KEPT AT ABOUT 354 FEET MSL. ANNUAL
FLUCTUATIONS CAN VARY FROM ABOUT 370 TO DRAWDOWN IN ADVANCE OF FLOOD
LEVELS OF 346 FEET MSL. AN OPEN CANAL TO KENTUCKY LAKE ALLOWS A FLOW TO OR
FROM EACH LAKE DEPENDING UPON RAINFALL WITHIN EACH DRAINAGE SYSTEM AND
HYDROELECTRIC ACTIVITY AT EITHER DAM.

SHORELINE - VERY IRREGULAR AND ABOUT 1,004 MILES IN LENGTH. MOSTLY HIGH
CLAY BANKS , BUT SOME SANDSTONE CLIFFS EXIST. THERE ARE ALSO LIMITED AREAS
OF LIMESTONE AND CHERT. DEVELOPMENT IS CONFINED TO THE EASTERN SIDE. THE
WESTERN SIDE FORMS A BOUNDARY OF THE LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES NATIONAL
RECREATION AREA.

BOTTOM - 70% CLAY AND GRAVEL, 10% MUCK (LOCATED IN THE BACKS OF BAYS) AND
15% BROKEN OR LAYERED BEDROCK. THE REMAINING 5% INCLUDES STUMPS AND
MANMADE FEATURES LIKE OLD ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES.
WATER - MODERATE TO VERY FERTILE WITH A LIGHT BROWNISH COLOR. A
THERMOCLINE CAN DEVELOP DURING LATE SUMMER, ESPECIALLY DURING DROUGHT
YEARS, AT 12 TO 15 FEET. DEPLETION OF DISSOLVED OXYGEN OCCURS ONLY IN
CREEK CHANNELS AND BAYS. DEPENDING UPON ANNUAL RAINFALL, SECCHI DISK
READINGS (A MEASURE OF TRANSPARENCY) CAN RANGE FROM 2 TO 3.5 FEET.

COVER - IN RECENT YEARS, SUBMERGENT SPECIES INCLUDING EURASIAN MILFOIL,
DRAMATICALLY DECLINED AS NORMAL ANNUAL HIGH WATER EVENTS INCREASED
TURBIDITY AND REDUCED SUNLIGHT PENETRATION. THE SPREAD OF THE EXOTIC
EURASIAN MILFOIL PEAKED IN THE MID-1990'S AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF REDUCED
RAINFALL AND INCREASED WATER CLARITY. ALTHOUGH CHEMICAL SPRAYING WAS USED
BY THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY AROUND DOCKS, RESORTS AND SWIMMING
AREAS, KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE BIOLOGISTS AGREE THAT VEGETATION DEPLETION,
ESPECIALLY THE MAIN LAKE MILFOIL BEDS, OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THE RETURN OF
AVERAGE POOL LEVELS AND HIGHER, MORE TURBID WATER CONDITIONS. OTHER
SPECIES PRESENT IN VERY MINOR AMOUNTS INCLUDE COONTAIL, SOUTHERN NAIAD,
SPINEYLEAF NAIAD AND AMERICAN PONDWEED. EMERGENT WATERWILLOW IS EVIDENT
THROUGHOUT THE LAKE, IN ASSOCIATION WITH BUTTON BUSH, IN THE BACKS OF
COVES. BRUSH PILES AND STAKE BEDS HAVE BEEN PLACED IN THE BACKS OF COVES
BY PRIVATE PARTIES AND THE STATES.

FEATURED SPECIES - LARGEMOUTH BASS, CHANNEL CATFISH, WHITE CRAPPIE, WHITE
BASS, BLUEGILL, LONGEAR SUNFISH.

COMMENT - LARGEMOUTH BASS NUMBERS HAVE STABILIZED. RELATIVE WEIGHTS (AN
INDEX OF CONDITION) SHOW THEY ARE VERY HEALTHY. A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THE
POPULATION IS OVER THE MINIMUM LENGTH LIMIT OF 14-INCHES. BASS OVER
8-POUNDS AND MANY IN THE 3-TO 6-POUND RANGE ARE AVAILABLE. SMALLMOUTH BASS
POPULATIONS IN THE SOUTH PORTION OF BARKLEY LAKE ARE OF MINOR IMPORTANCE.

FORAGE - IN TERMS OF ABUNDANCE, GIZZARD SHAD COMPRISE THE BULK OF THE
FORAGE BASE, BUT THREADFIN SHAD ARE OF GREATER IMPORTANCE BECAUSE THEY
ONLY GROW TO ABOUT 4-INCHES IN LENGTH. OTHER SPECIES INCLUDE EMERALD
SHINER, GOLDEN SHINER, BROOK SILVERSIDE, BULLHEAD MINNOW AND SILVER CHUB.
YOUNG-OF-THE-YEAR OF ALL SPECIES, ESPECIALLY BLUEGILL, ARE HEAVILY
UTILIZED. CRAYFISH, SNAILS, SMALL MUSSELS AND INSECTS ARE ALL PART OF THE
FOOD CHAIN.

Joe add myself and Jim LaBee as well.

--
Chris S
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"Joe Haubenreich" swljoe (at) secretweaponlures (dot) com wrote in message
...
Charles, I guess we'd better put another face lift on the ol'
midtennclassic.org site. This lake is partially in Tennessee, so we can
still use the same name, or just go with the name Moe came up with for the
Okeechobee tournament... Southern Classic. That sounds good... Southern
Classic 2006 - Lake Barkley, KY - April 15, 2006.

We need to go ahead and lock in the lodging arrangements so we'll be sure
to
have a place to stay.

One of us will need to put down a deposit, probably. For that reason, we
may
need folks who are likely to come to mail in a deposit. When we work out
the
details, we can post them here and on the midtennclassic.org Website.

Here's the current roster, near as I can make out. If anybody else is
coming
and their name isn't on the list, if you need to drop off, or if you're
ready to move from "hoping" to "planning," please respond to this note:

----------------Planning to attend----------------------
Charles B. Summers
Justin Hires
Joe Haubenreich
David Norton (The RodMaker)
Randy Lisk (alwaysfishking)
Jeremy
Wermie Ernie

--------------Hoping... not definite-------------------
Jack Dalzell Jr.
Steve Huber
Bass-Mr.
Dave (minus Dress)
Harry
Ken Fortenberry
Ratman
Chris Schroeder

Justin I'll be coming with Jim Labee and maybe (Dave Johnson.???) Arriving
Tuesday nite till Sundat morning.

--
Chris S
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wrote in message
ups.com...
Let me add to the info. Charles was so nice to list. The size limit was
changed
to 15" sometime back. On a typical day you will be kept busy catching
Large and
smallmouth bass all day, and night.

The area we will be launching from (EddyCreek)and most of the lake also
has many RipRap/Chunk rock banks. There are many docks, stumps,
laydowns, brushpiles,
and Buck bushes. If you like to fish off shore; you'll find many good
humps to
fish. Just about any and every bank has good fishing. There are very
few banks
that I have not found fish.

From our launch site you will be able to go directly
into a big creek, fish Eddycreek lake side. Drive 3 miles out of
Eddycreek
into the main lake of Barkley. It is around 16 miles from launch to the
cannal
to KY Lake.

As far as types of techniques, and lures to use: I have found just
about anything and everything works. The best color choices are, Green
pumpkin, Watermelon, Redshad, Black, Rootbeer green, and cotton candy.
Also, anything
in those colors with Red flake are very good. The fish there like some
kind
of red on the bait.

Here is a website to checkout more details including lake levels, and
fishing
reports:www.kentuckylake.com

Also, from what I hear Jack Dalzell is the pro on this lake. Hey, Jack
maybe
you can give us some of your insites about the lake?

I know it is early to be planning this but, lodging books quickly down
there.

We are looking into staying at the www.Palisades-resort.com I have
stayed in
their motel rooms before. Their rooms are very nice! This place is
directly
across from the launch ramp. They offer private dock/slips included in
the room
rate.

Here are the details of the rooms:

The Terrace Level is a 3 bedroom unit, two bath, large living area with
bar, pool table, seating for 21 people, two color cable televisions
(one with VCR/DVD) & full modern kitchen,for up to 14 people. He will
give us a deal of $187.00 for this
per night.

Each large motel room has two Queen beds, full modern bath, TV/VCR/DVD
color cable television, refrigerator, microwave & coffee pot. The rooms
open through a sliding door to a deck that overlooks the pool, lake &
grounds. He will give us Motel room rates of $58.00 per night. If
anyone would rather stay in a private room.

Also, if we get enough people, and/or a number that will stay 3 nights,
he will
give us a even better deal. Like including the Palisades House that is
large in
size and offers 8 beds included in the $187.00 price.

I am currently on his list. If someone else asks for the same dates, he
will call me to make a decision. So, we don't have long to book.

We need to get a number who will be going, and if possible let us know
how many
nights you plan to stay.

Any questions for me post here or you can email me at


-Justin Hires





Charles B. Summers, HOF. wrote:
I guess it's always a good idea to plan early, so here's what we're
working
on for the 2006 Mid-Tenn Classic!

Justin Hires, Joe Haubenreich, and I put our heads together recently to
pick
a new lake to host the next Classic. Of all of the great places to fish
in
Tennessee this was a hard decision. We had kicked around thoughts of
hosting
a tournament on this lake for a while, but the eastern lakes were hard to
resist. What sealed this deal on hosting on this new lake was the fact
that
there is just about any kind of water that you'd want to fish, given the
will to make some runs. But don't think that you'll need a fast boat to
fish
here... Justin and I have spent nights in this one cove catching good
numbers and sizes of fish. As a matter of fact, I've personally not been
outside of a 5 mile run from our proposed launch site.

I guess I can go ahead and let the cat out of the bag now and tell you
that
the new location (very centrally located, I might add) will be Lake
Barkley!
The launch site will actually be in Kentucky waters, so be sure to have a
Kentucky license. It will be a long run to fish Tennessee waters, so you
can
probably do without buying a license for Tennessee. Launch site
(proposed)
will be from the Eddy Creek area which is toward the northern end of the
lake, and just a short ride to the canal that connects Lake Barkley to
Kentucky Lake!

We'll be posting more information as we get it and will be updating the
Mid-Tenn Classic web-site as well.

Below is information from Fishing Hotspots on Lake Barkley.

LAKE PROFILE
SIZE AND DEPTH - ABOUT 57,900 ACRES WITH A MAXIMUM DEPTH OF ABOUT 68
FEET.
THE AVERAGE DEPTH IS ABOUT 12 FEET.

WATER SOURCE - AN IMPOUNDMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND RIVER. MAJOR TRIBUTARIES
INCLUDE LITTLE RIVER AND EDDY CREEK. COMPLETED IN 1966, THE DAM PROVIDES
NAVIGATIONAL ACCESS TO THE RIVER AND HYDROELECTRIC POWER. SURFACE
ELEVATION
DURING SUMMER IS MAINTAINED AT ABOUT 359 FEET ABOVE MEAN SE LEVEL (MSL).
WINTER ELEVATION IS KEPT AT ABOUT 354 FEET MSL. ANNUAL FLUCTUATIONS CAN
VARY
FROM ABOUT 370 TO DRAWDOWN IN ADVANCE OF FLOOD LEVELS OF 346 FEET MSL. AN
OPEN CANAL TO KENTUCKY LAKE ALLOWS A FLOW TO OR FROM EACH LAKE DEPENDING
UPON RAINFALL WITHIN EACH DRAINAGE SYSTEM AND HYDROELECTRIC ACTIVITY AT
EITHER DAM.

SHORELINE - VERY IRREGULAR AND ABOUT 1,004 MILES IN LENGTH. MOSTLY HIGH
CLAY
BANKS , BUT SOME SANDSTONE CLIFFS EXIST. THERE ARE ALSO LIMITED AREAS OF
LIMESTONE AND CHERT. DEVELOPMENT IS CONFINED TO THE EASTERN SIDE. THE
WESTERN SIDE FORMS A BOUNDARY OF THE LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES NATIONAL
RECREATION AREA.

BOTTOM - 70% CLAY AND GRAVEL, 10% MUCK (LOCATED IN THE BACKS OF BAYS) AND
15% BROKEN OR LAYERED BEDROCK. THE REMAINING 5% INCLUDES STUMPS AND
MANMADE
FEATURES LIKE OLD ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES.
WATER - MODERATE TO VERY FERTILE WITH A LIGHT BROWNISH COLOR. A
THERMOCLINE
CAN DEVELOP DURING LATE SUMMER, ESPECIALLY DURING DROUGHT YEARS, AT 12 TO
15
FEET. DEPLETION OF DISSOLVED OXYGEN OCCURS ONLY IN CREEK CHANNELS AND
BAYS.
DEPENDING UPON ANNUAL RAINFALL, SECCHI DISK READINGS (A MEASURE OF
TRANSPARENCY) CAN RANGE FROM 2 TO 3.5 FEET.

COVER - IN RECENT YEARS, SUBMERGENT SPECIES INCLUDING EURASIAN MILFOIL,
DRAMATICALLY DECLINED AS NORMAL ANNUAL HIGH WATER EVENTS INCREASED
TURBIDITY
AND REDUCED SUNLIGHT PENETRATION. THE SPREAD OF THE EXOTIC EURASIAN
MILFOIL
PEAKED IN THE MID-1990'S AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF REDUCED RAINFALL AND
INCREASED WATER CLARITY. ALTHOUGH CHEMICAL SPRAYING WAS USED BY THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY AROUND DOCKS, RESORTS AND SWIMMING AREAS,
KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE BIOLOGISTS AGREE THAT VEGETATION DEPLETION,
ESPECIALLY THE MAIN LAKE MILFOIL BEDS, OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THE RETURN OF
AVERAGE POOL LEVELS AND HIGHER, MORE TURBID WATER CONDITIONS. OTHER
SPECIES
PRESENT IN VERY MINOR AMOUNTS INCLUDE COONTAIL, SOUTHERN NAIAD,
SPINEYLEAF
NAIAD AND AMERICAN PONDWEED. EMERGENT WATERWILLOW IS EVIDENT THROUGHOUT
THE
LAKE, IN ASSOCIATION WITH BUTTON BUSH, IN THE BACKS OF COVES. BRUSH PILES
AND STAKE BEDS HAVE BEEN PLACED IN THE BACKS OF COVES BY PRIVATE PARTIES
AND
THE STATES.

FEATURED SPECIES - LARGEMOUTH BASS, CHANNEL CATFISH, WHITE CRAPPIE, WHITE
BASS, BLUEGILL, LONGEAR SUNFISH.

COMMENT - LARGEMOUTH BASS NUMBERS HAVE STABILIZED. RELATIVE WEIGHTS (AN
INDEX OF CONDITION) SHOW THEY ARE VERY HEALTHY. A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THE
POPULATION IS OVER THE MINIMUM LENGTH LIMIT OF 14-INCHES. BASS OVER
8-POUNDS
AND MANY IN THE 3-TO 6-POUND RANGE ARE AVAILABLE. SMALLMOUTH BASS
POPULATIONS IN THE SOUTH PORTION OF BARKLEY LAKE ARE OF MINOR IMPORTANCE.

FORAGE - IN TERMS OF ABUNDANCE, GIZZARD SHAD COMPRISE THE BULK OF THE
FORAGE
BASE, BUT THREADFIN SHAD ARE OF GREATER IMPORTANCE BECAUSE THEY ONLY GROW
TO
ABOUT 4-INCHES IN LENGTH. OTHER SPECIES INCLUDE EMERALD SHINER, GOLDEN
SHINER, BROOK SILVERSIDE, BULLHEAD MINNOW AND SILVER CHUB.
YOUNG-OF-THE-YEAR
OF ALL SPECIES, ESPECIALLY BLUEGILL, ARE HEAVILY UTILIZED. CRAYFISH,
SNAILS,
SMALL MUSSELS AND INSECTS ARE ALL PART OF THE FOOD CHAIN.

Papa John, if you bring the Ranger, you and I can partner up for the
tourney. Shucks we can even include our usual side bets.........hehehe!

--
David Norton

"Papa John" wrote in message
...
Joe,

April 15th. huh? That's the same day as income tax day isn't it? LOL ! You
may or may not know, but "ole' fat boy" had a little trouble with the
"ticker" early this past summer. But ........ if all goes well, You can
add my name to the list. I may even bring the Ranger down this year and
fish. If not, I'll play "weight master" for the group again. Either way, I
always look forward and enjoy the fellowship.

Papa John.



"Joe Haubenreich" swljoe (at) secretweaponlures (dot) com wrote in
message ...
Charles, I guess we'd better put another face lift on the ol'
midtennclassic.org site. This lake is partially in Tennessee, so we can
still use the same name, or just go with the name Moe came up with for
the
Okeechobee tournament... Southern Classic. That sounds good... Southern
Classic 2006 - Lake Barkley, KY - April 15, 2006.

We need to go ahead and lock in the lodging arrangements so we'll be sure
to
have a place to stay.

One of us will need to put down a deposit, probably. For that reason, we
may
need folks who are likely to come to mail in a deposit. When we work out
the
details, we can post them here and on the midtennclassic.org Website.

Here's the current roster, near as I can make out. If anybody else is
coming
and their name isn't on the list, if you need to drop off, or if you're
ready to move from "hoping" to "planning," please respond to this note:

----------------Planning to attend----------------------
Charles B. Summers
Justin Hires
Joe Haubenreich
David Norton (The RodMaker)
Randy Lisk (alwaysfishking)
Jeremy
Wermie Ernie

--------------Hoping... not definite-------------------
Jack Dalzell Jr.
Steve Huber
Bass-Mr.
Dave (minus Dress)
Harry
Ken Fortenberry
Ratman
Chris Schroeder

Charles I like the idea of the BBS.

--
David Norton

"Charles B. Summers" wrote in message
...
I've added a message board for those interested... no links from the MTC
site yet, but there will be.

www.midtennclassic.org/bulletinboard


"Charles B. Summers, HOF." charles wrote in message
...
I guess it's always a good idea to plan early, so here's what we're
working on for the 2006 Mid-Tenn Classic!

Justin Hires, Joe Haubenreich, and I put our heads together recently to
pick a new lake to host the next Classic. Of all of the great places to
fish in Tennessee this was a hard decision. We had kicked around thoughts
of hosting a tournament on this lake for a while, but the eastern lakes
were hard to resist. What sealed this deal on hosting on this new lake
was the fact that there is just about any kind of water that you'd want
to fish, given the will to make some runs. But don't think that you'll
need a fast boat to fish here... Justin and I have spent nights in this
one cove catching good numbers and sizes of fish. As a matter of fact,
I've personally not been outside of a 5 mile run from our proposed launch
site.

I guess I can go ahead and let the cat out of the bag now and tell you
that the new location (very centrally located, I might add) will be Lake
Barkley! The launch site will actually be in Kentucky waters, so be sure
to have a Kentucky license. It will be a long run to fish Tennessee
waters, so you can probably do without buying a license for Tennessee.
Launch site (proposed) will be from the Eddy Creek area which is toward
the northern end of the lake, and just a short ride to the canal that
connects Lake Barkley to Kentucky Lake!

We'll be posting more information as we get it and will be updating the
Mid-Tenn Classic web-site as well.

Below is information from Fishing Hotspots on Lake Barkley.

LAKE PROFILE
SIZE AND DEPTH - ABOUT 57,900 ACRES WITH A MAXIMUM DEPTH OF ABOUT 68
FEET. THE AVERAGE DEPTH IS ABOUT 12 FEET.

WATER SOURCE - AN IMPOUNDMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND RIVER. MAJOR TRIBUTARIES
INCLUDE LITTLE RIVER AND EDDY CREEK. COMPLETED IN 1966, THE DAM PROVIDES
NAVIGATIONAL ACCESS TO THE RIVER AND HYDROELECTRIC POWER. SURFACE
ELEVATION DURING SUMMER IS MAINTAINED AT ABOUT 359 FEET ABOVE MEAN SE
LEVEL (MSL). WINTER ELEVATION IS KEPT AT ABOUT 354 FEET MSL. ANNUAL
FLUCTUATIONS CAN VARY FROM ABOUT 370 TO DRAWDOWN IN ADVANCE OF FLOOD
LEVELS OF 346 FEET MSL. AN OPEN CANAL TO KENTUCKY LAKE ALLOWS A FLOW TO
OR FROM EACH LAKE DEPENDING UPON RAINFALL WITHIN EACH DRAINAGE SYSTEM AND
HYDROELECTRIC ACTIVITY AT EITHER DAM.

SHORELINE - VERY IRREGULAR AND ABOUT 1,004 MILES IN LENGTH. MOSTLY HIGH
CLAY BANKS , BUT SOME SANDSTONE CLIFFS EXIST. THERE ARE ALSO LIMITED
AREAS OF LIMESTONE AND CHERT. DEVELOPMENT IS CONFINED TO THE EASTERN
SIDE. THE WESTERN SIDE FORMS A BOUNDARY OF THE LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES
NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.

BOTTOM - 70% CLAY AND GRAVEL, 10% MUCK (LOCATED IN THE BACKS OF BAYS) AND
15% BROKEN OR LAYERED BEDROCK. THE REMAINING 5% INCLUDES STUMPS AND
MANMADE FEATURES LIKE OLD ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES.
WATER - MODERATE TO VERY FERTILE WITH A LIGHT BROWNISH COLOR. A
THERMOCLINE CAN DEVELOP DURING LATE SUMMER, ESPECIALLY DURING DROUGHT
YEARS, AT 12 TO 15 FEET. DEPLETION OF DISSOLVED OXYGEN OCCURS ONLY IN
CREEK CHANNELS AND BAYS. DEPENDING UPON ANNUAL RAINFALL, SECCHI DISK
READINGS (A MEASURE OF TRANSPARENCY) CAN RANGE FROM 2 TO 3.5 FEET.

COVER - IN RECENT YEARS, SUBMERGENT SPECIES INCLUDING EURASIAN MILFOIL,
DRAMATICALLY DECLINED AS NORMAL ANNUAL HIGH WATER EVENTS INCREASED
TURBIDITY AND REDUCED SUNLIGHT PENETRATION. THE SPREAD OF THE EXOTIC
EURASIAN MILFOIL PEAKED IN THE MID-1990'S AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF REDUCED
RAINFALL AND INCREASED WATER CLARITY. ALTHOUGH CHEMICAL SPRAYING WAS USED
BY THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY AROUND DOCKS, RESORTS AND SWIMMING
AREAS, KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE BIOLOGISTS AGREE THAT VEGETATION DEPLETION,
ESPECIALLY THE MAIN LAKE MILFOIL BEDS, OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THE RETURN OF
AVERAGE POOL LEVELS AND HIGHER, MORE TURBID WATER CONDITIONS. OTHER
SPECIES PRESENT IN VERY MINOR AMOUNTS INCLUDE COONTAIL, SOUTHERN NAIAD,
SPINEYLEAF NAIAD AND AMERICAN PONDWEED. EMERGENT WATERWILLOW IS EVIDENT
THROUGHOUT THE LAKE, IN ASSOCIATION WITH BUTTON BUSH, IN THE BACKS OF
COVES. BRUSH PILES AND STAKE BEDS HAVE BEEN PLACED IN THE BACKS OF COVES
BY PRIVATE PARTIES AND THE STATES.

FEATURED SPECIES - LARGEMOUTH BASS, CHANNEL CATFISH, WHITE CRAPPIE, WHITE
BASS, BLUEGILL, LONGEAR SUNFISH.

COMMENT - LARGEMOUTH BASS NUMBERS HAVE STABILIZED. RELATIVE WEIGHTS (AN
INDEX OF CONDITION) SHOW THEY ARE VERY HEALTHY. A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THE
POPULATION IS OVER THE MINIMUM LENGTH LIMIT OF 14-INCHES. BASS OVER
8-POUNDS AND MANY IN THE 3-TO 6-POUND RANGE ARE AVAILABLE. SMALLMOUTH
BASS POPULATIONS IN THE SOUTH PORTION OF BARKLEY LAKE ARE OF MINOR
IMPORTANCE.

FORAGE - IN TERMS OF ABUNDANCE, GIZZARD SHAD COMPRISE THE BULK OF THE
FORAGE BASE, BUT THREADFIN SHAD ARE OF GREATER IMPORTANCE BECAUSE THEY
ONLY GROW TO ABOUT 4-INCHES IN LENGTH. OTHER SPECIES INCLUDE EMERALD
SHINER, GOLDEN SHINER, BROOK SILVERSIDE, BULLHEAD MINNOW AND SILVER CHUB.
YOUNG-OF-THE-YEAR OF ALL SPECIES, ESPECIALLY BLUEGILL, ARE HEAVILY
UTILIZED. CRAYFISH, SNAILS, SMALL MUSSELS AND INSECTS ARE ALL PART OF THE
FOOD CHAIN.

Great, Chris. And if you can convince Dave to join you, all the better. What
is that.... about five hours from home for you?

Joe
------------------
"Chris S" wrote in message
...
Joe add myself and Jim LaBee as well.

--
Chris S
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"Joe Haubenreich" swljoe (at) secretweaponlures (dot) com wrote in message
...
Charles, I guess we'd better put another face lift on the ol'
midtennclassic.org site. This lake is partially in Tennessee, so we can
still use the same name, or just go with the name Moe came up with for the
Okeechobee tournament... Southern Classic. That sounds good... Southern
Classic 2006 - Lake Barkley, KY - April 15, 2006.

We need to go ahead and lock in the lodging arrangements so we'll be sure
to
have a place to stay.

One of us will need to put down a deposit, probably. For that reason, we
may
need folks who are likely to come to mail in a deposit. When we work out
the
details, we can post them here and on the midtennclassic.org Website.

Here's the current roster, near as I can make out. If anybody else is
coming
and their name isn't on the list, if you need to drop off, or if you're
ready to move from "hoping" to "planning," please respond to this note:

----------------Planning to attend----------------------
Charles B. Summers
Justin Hires
Joe Haubenreich
David Norton (The RodMaker)
Randy Lisk (alwaysfishking)
Jeremy
Wermie Ernie

--------------Hoping... not definite-------------------
Jack Dalzell Jr.
Steve Huber
Bass-Mr.
Dave (minus Dress)
Harry
Ken Fortenberry
Ratman
Chris Schroeder

John, sorry to hear about the heart problems, but delighted to know that
you'll try to join us at Barkley. Weather, water, lodging, fishing.... this
is shaping up to be the best ROFB get-together yet! Looking forward to
catching up with you.

Joe
--------------------------
"Papa John" wrote in message
...
Joe,

April 15th. huh? That's the same day as income tax day isn't it? LOL ! You
may or may not know, but "ole' fat boy" had a little trouble with the
"ticker" early this past summer. But ........ if all goes well, You can add
my name to the list. I may even bring the Ranger down this year and fish. If
not, I'll play "weight master" for the group again. Either way, I always
look forward and enjoy the fellowship.

Papa John.



"Joe Haubenreich" swljoe (at) secretweaponlures (dot) com wrote in message
...
Charles, I guess we'd better put another face lift on the ol'
midtennclassic.org site. This lake is partially in Tennessee, so we can
still use the same name, or just go with the name Moe came up with for the
Okeechobee tournament... Southern Classic. That sounds good... Southern
Classic 2006 - Lake Barkley, KY - April 15, 2006.

We need to go ahead and lock in the lodging arrangements so we'll be sure
to
have a place to stay.

One of us will need to put down a deposit, probably. For that reason, we
may
need folks who are likely to come to mail in a deposit. When we work out
the
details, we can post them here and on the midtennclassic.org Website.

Here's the current roster, near as I can make out. If anybody else is
coming
and their name isn't on the list, if you need to drop off, or if you're
ready to move from "hoping" to "planning," please respond to this note:

----------------Planning to attend----------------------
Charles B. Summers
Justin Hires
Joe Haubenreich
David Norton (The RodMaker)
Randy Lisk (alwaysfishking)
Jeremy
Wermie Ernie

--------------Hoping... not definite-------------------
Jack Dalzell Jr.
Steve Huber
Bass-Mr.
Dave (minus Dress)
Harry
Ken Fortenberry
Ratman
Chris Schroeder

It looks like about 400 miles or so. Look forward as always
--
Chris S
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"Joe Haubenreich" swljoe (at) secretweaponlures (dot) com wrote in message
. ..
Great, Chris. And if you can convince Dave to join you, all the better.
What
is that.... about five hours from home for you?

Joe
------------------

Dave,

I suppose you'll insist that I tie one hand behind my back ..... well what
the heck, it's obvious you haven't learned your lesson. I can always go for
a free lunch ...... bring a pocket full of lunch money if you want to take
your chances in the Ranger. hehehe back to ya!

Papa John
"The RodMaker" wrote in message
...
Papa John, if you bring the Ranger, you and I can partner up for the
tourney. Shucks we can even include our usual side bets.........hehehe!

--
David Norton

"Papa John" wrote in message
...
Joe,

April 15th. huh? That's the same day as income tax day isn't it? LOL !
You may or may not know, but "ole' fat boy" had a little trouble with the
"ticker" early this past summer. But ........ if all goes well, You can
add my name to the list. I may even bring the Ranger down this year and
fish. If not, I'll play "weight master" for the group again. Either way,
I always look forward and enjoy the fellowship.

Papa John.



"Joe Haubenreich" swljoe (at) secretweaponlures (dot) com wrote in
message ...
Charles, I guess we'd better put another face lift on the ol'
midtennclassic.org site. This lake is partially in Tennessee, so we can
still use the same name, or just go with the name Moe came up with for
the
Okeechobee tournament... Southern Classic. That sounds good... Southern
Classic 2006 - Lake Barkley, KY - April 15, 2006.

We need to go ahead and lock in the lodging arrangements so we'll be
sure to
have a place to stay.

One of us will need to put down a deposit, probably. For that reason, we
may
need folks who are likely to come to mail in a deposit. When we work out
the
details, we can post them here and on the midtennclassic.org Website.

Here's the current roster, near as I can make out. If anybody else is
coming
and their name isn't on the list, if you need to drop off, or if you're
ready to move from "hoping" to "planning," please respond to this note:

----------------Planning to attend----------------------
Charles B. Summers
Justin Hires
Joe Haubenreich
David Norton (The RodMaker)
Randy Lisk (alwaysfishking)
Jeremy
Wermie Ernie

--------------Hoping... not definite-------------------
Jack Dalzell Jr.
Steve Huber
Bass-Mr.
Dave (minus Dress)
Harry
Ken Fortenberry
Ratman
Chris Schroeder

Looks like I better get the sign-up form updated, as well as the roster!


"Chris S" wrote in message
...
Joe add myself and Jim LaBee as well.

--
Chris S
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"Joe Haubenreich" swljoe (at) secretweaponlures (dot) com wrote in
message ...
Charles, I guess we'd better put another face lift on the ol'
midtennclassic.org site. This lake is partially in Tennessee, so we can
still use the same name, or just go with the name Moe came up with for
the
Okeechobee tournament... Southern Classic. That sounds good... Southern
Classic 2006 - Lake Barkley, KY - April 15, 2006.

We need to go ahead and lock in the lodging arrangements so we'll be sure
to
have a place to stay.

One of us will need to put down a deposit, probably. For that reason, we
may
need folks who are likely to come to mail in a deposit. When we work out
the
details, we can post them here and on the midtennclassic.org Website.

Here's the current roster, near as I can make out. If anybody else is
coming
and their name isn't on the list, if you need to drop off, or if you're
ready to move from "hoping" to "planning," please respond to this note:

----------------Planning to attend----------------------
Charles B. Summers
Justin Hires
Joe Haubenreich
David Norton (The RodMaker)
Randy Lisk (alwaysfishking)
Jeremy
Wermie Ernie

--------------Hoping... not definite-------------------
Jack Dalzell Jr.
Steve Huber
Bass-Mr.
Dave (minus Dress)
Harry
Ken Fortenberry
Ratman
Chris Schroeder