so how did fishing go cade?

I am sure I saw 6 footers on the last day of that tournament. It was the first time that I had ever gotten seasick.

Thanks man. Those ACE monday nighters have to be the best weekday tournament in La Crosse. I would recommend them to anyone.
Zac

I have personally caught thousands of kentuckys in Lake McBride and Coralville Lake over the years. I have lived 15 minutes from McBride my whole life.

I have never caught a kentucky in the Miss, nor have I ever heard of one being caught, but anything is possible.

Generally if you catch one, you know what you have. The most obvious field mark is the small mouth, not the coloration or the toungue patch. Colors and toungue patches are different from fish to fish, but they always have a small mouth. I have also caught kentucks with no patch, that look alot like a pale largemouth. If the jaw extends past the eye it is a greenie, no matter what. Kentucks will also have alot of dark brown to black horizontal stripes on their side, its really unique and pretty.

If you want to see a real live kenchuck go to cabelas in prairie du chien, I caught a couple at Lake Mcbride and donated them to the aquarium.

On a side note, the IDNR and Cedar Rapids bassmasters helped to put kentucks in McBride and another stream in central Iowa about 35 years ago. The kentucks did not thrive in the stream, but they went nuts at McBride. I would not be surprised if a pocket biologist did some stocking in the river at one time.

Kentuckys are without a doubt my favorite black bass.

Zac

Im down