Shawnee Mission Lake Fishing in Johnson County, Kansas
Olathe Area

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Fishing Works: Information Page - http://www.fishingworks.com/lakes/kansas/johnson/olathe/shawnee-mission-lake/#comments

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I wanted to thank Travis and Smithville Marine for the great service. I pulled into the lot after a tough day of Bass fishing on Smithville lake to buy some engine oil for my boat motor. Brian Wright under the hood of the truck.

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Discovery Channel - Raging Planet: Lightning Strikes:

A bolt of lightning unexpectedly comes out of the sky and strikes a man with a fishing pole. Watch the unbelievable aftermath and more when Raging Planet Lightning premieres Sunday, Aug. 9, at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/raging-planet-lightening-stikes.html

This is just one story one of many... Here is a link to KMBC TV Kansas City with a local father and son out on a fishing boat on Lake Harrisonville fishing when they heard a loud crash of lightning and then moments later the son hit directly on the fishing rod they were rescued by a local angler who saw this happen and came to their rescue. It really makes you think when taking off that life jacket when on the boat.

 KMBC TV has a video on their website of the event http://www.kmbc.com/news/19730665/detail.html

As always we should always check the weather conditions to of the day and be aware of what is happening on the water. As we now things change very rapid on the reservoirs on Midwest Lakes and it is important you stay safe and alert. These guys lived to tell their stories but many people die from lightning than from tornados.

 

This is a must watch video found today on YouTube looking for Fishing Tournaments around the midwest... Great video footage from CBS Evening News. Thx Guys

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I had a great time using this bait, I found a pack of Chompers Baits at the Olathe BassPro Store in Kansas it was a hard to choose the color since they had all the hot colors of sinkos style baits I use all the time, anyhow I took these out to my local lake up north near the Kansas City airport. Weatherby Lake is known for its clear water.

The sky was cloudy and it had just stopped raining from storms that passed through the area that morning starting around 12am.

I fished this bait all morning using a Mustad ULTRA LOCK LIGHT WIRE: Soft Plastics Hook #38106R and 8lb Vicious Fishing Ultimate Fishing Line using a medium action St Croix Rod. I pulled in about 8 nice size largemouth bass as well a ton of sunfish, I setup the bait with no weight texas rigged and did well, then I wacky rigged it and caught a few more. We found most of the bass up against the walls in the shallows about 2ft or less. We got off the water around 9:30am and started fishing around 6am and we had a great time. I plan to pick up a few other colors and will keep you posted on how it went.