[Bull got out!]

I have read a lot of comments about say the location of schools and how they draw from the surrounding areas. It's definitely true. I mean you can look at the large areas where people are near, and you will no doubt find a program nearby that is very familiar with finals appearances. I think no doubt championship wins have more to do with a particular type of coaching staff.  There are some schools who benefit from location and tradition. But not all of these programs win titles because talent is one thing. You definitely have to have talent but that will only take you so far. The xs and os part of it always seem to be the difference when the last games are played every year. Thats a fact. Honestly, I was talking about Belfry and Paducah Tilghman earlier in another thread when Kentucky Mr. Football Isaac Dixon was on Belfry's team that year. I went and watched it. But even that year in that last game, Haywood and his staff made the difference in the clock management and gameplan no doubt to highlight the talent they had on their team. Paducah Tilghman was loaded and looked very every bit as impressive that year. But game plans take teams out of rhythm, learning to play the clock management game, and utilizing talent. Now you think about that for a minute. There will always be some teams who have the talent to win it. But do the have the Coaching staff to get it done. I see that as a big issue with alot of teams. I also see that in teams who may not be competing for a state championship. They may have a talented team to win a district but they can't beat the district rival who wins that title every year because the staff hasn't gotten to that level of game management on all aspects of the game. See it in alot of districts. So to me you could almost make a thread of certain districts with 2 teams and have the same conversation about all of them and at the end of the day it comes down to about the same thing. Politics at the highest level and who they hire. If those guys has the right outlook, you will reap the rewards but if they don't then you will suffer because of it. A coach hire will make or break a team. In all levels across the state.

[Old School Hound]

I have read a lot of comments about say the location of schools and how they draw from the surrounding areas. It's definitely true. I mean you can look at the large areas where people are near, and you will no doubt find a program nearby that is very familiar with finals appearances. I think no doubt championship wins have more to do with a particular type of coaching staff.  There are some schools who benefit from location and tradition. But not all of these programs win titles because talent is one thing. You definitely have to have talent but that will only take you so far. The xs and os part of it always seem to be the difference when the last games are played every year. Thats a fact. Honestly, I was talking about Belfry and Paducah Tilghman earlier in another thread when Kentucky Mr. Football Isaac Dixon was on Belfry's team that year. I went and watched it. But even that year in that last game, Haywood and his staff made the difference in the clock management and gameplan no doubt to highlight the talent they had on their team. Paducah Tilghman was loaded and looked very every bit as impressive that year. But game plans take teams out of rhythm, learning to play the clock management game, and utilizing talent. Now you think about that for a minute. There will always be some teams who have the talent to win it. But do the have the Coaching staff to get it done. I see that as a big issue with alot of teams. I also see that in teams who may not be competing for a state championship. They may have a talented team to win a district but they can't beat the district rival who wins that title every year because the staff hasn't gotten to that level of game management on all aspects of the game. See it in alot of districts. So to me you could almost make a thread of certain districts with 2 teams and have the same conversation about all of them and at the end of the day it comes down to about the same thing. Politics at the highest level and who they hire. If those guys has the right outlook, you will reap the rewards but if they don't then you will suffer because of it. A coach hire will make or break a team. In all levels across the state.

Corbin 2021.   That bunch had all the skill sets to win a state championship but the coaching staff made a mess out of a season that could have been special. Just a miserable internal mess. Yes, location matters, but coaching matters, as well. A staff that was focused on winning a title and not egos or personal agendas would have ended a four decade long title drought with that team.

[Hoot Gibson]

I have read a lot of comments about say the location of schools and how they draw from the surrounding areas. It's definitely true. I mean you can look at the large areas where people are near, and you will no doubt find a program nearby that is very familiar with finals appearances. I think no doubt championship wins have more to do with a particular type of coaching staff.  There are some schools who benefit from location and tradition. But not all of these programs win titles because talent is one thing. You definitely have to have talent but that will only take you so far. The xs and os part of it always seem to be the difference when the last games are played every year. Thats a fact. Honestly, I was talking about Belfry and Paducah Tilghman earlier in another thread when Kentucky Mr. Football Isaac Dixon was on Belfry's team that year. I went and watched it. But even that year in that last game, Haywood and his staff made the difference in the clock management and gameplan no doubt to highlight the talent they had on their team. Paducah Tilghman was loaded and looked very every bit as impressive that year. But game plans take teams out of rhythm, learning to play the clock management game, and utilizing talent. Now you think about that for a minute. There will always be some teams who have the talent to win it. But do the have the Coaching staff to get it done. I see that as a big issue with alot of teams. I also see that in teams who may not be competing for a state championship. They may have a talented team to win a district but they can't beat the district rival who wins that title every year because the staff hasn't gotten to that level of game management on all aspects of the game. See it in alot of districts. So to me you could almost make a thread of certain districts with 2 teams and have the same conversation about all of them and at the end of the day it comes down to about the same thing. Politics at the highest level and who they hire. If those guys has the right outlook, you will reap the rewards but if they don't then you will suffer because of it. A coach hire will make or break a team. In all levels across the state.

Corbin 2021.   That bunch had all the skill sets to win a state championship but the coaching staff made a mess out of a season that could have been special. Just a miserable internal mess. Yes, location matters,  but coaching matters, as well. A staff that was focused on winning a title and not egos or personal agendas would have ended a four decade long title drought with that team.

You make some excellent points, but Johnson Central dominated Corbin on the road in 2021 while rushing for 452 yards. Do you ever give Corbin opponents credit for winning a game? That 2021 team was not a championship caliber team and neither was Johnson Central. The best team won the title in 2021, which is almost always the case.

[Bull got out!]

I have read a lot of comments about say the location of schools and how they draw from the surrounding areas. It's definitely true. I mean you can look at the large areas where people are near, and you will no doubt find a program nearby that is very familiar with finals appearances. I think no doubt championship wins have more to do with a particular type of coaching staff.  There are some schools who benefit from location and tradition. But not all of these programs win titles because talent is one thing. You definitely have to have talent but that will only take you so far. The xs and os part of it always seem to be the difference when the last games are played every year. Thats a fact. Honestly, I was talking about Belfry and Paducah Tilghman earlier in another thread when Kentucky Mr. Football Isaac Dixon was on Belfry's team that year. I went and watched it. But even that year in that last game, Haywood and his staff made the difference in the clock management and gameplan no doubt to highlight the talent they had on their team. Paducah Tilghman was loaded and looked very every bit as impressive that year. But game plans take teams out of rhythm, learning to play the clock management game, and utilizing talent. Now you think about that for a minute. There will always be some teams who have the talent to win it. But do the have the Coaching staff to get it done. I see that as a big issue with alot of teams. I also see that in teams who may not be competing for a state championship. They may have a talented team to win a district but they can't beat the district rival who wins that title every year because the staff hasn't gotten to that level of game management on all aspects of the game. See it in alot of districts. So to me you could almost make a thread of certain districts with 2 teams and have the same conversation about all of them and at the end of the day it comes down to about the same thing. Politics at the highest level and who they hire. If those guys has the right outlook, you will reap the rewards but if they don't then you will suffer because of it. A coach hire will make or break a team. In all levels across the state.

Corbin 2021.   That bunch had all the skill sets to win a state championship but the coaching staff made a mess out of a season that could have been special. Just a miserable internal mess. Yes, location matters,  but coaching matters, as well. A staff that was focused on winning a title and not egos or personal agendas would have ended a four decade long title drought with that team.

If you don't check the lawnmower gas before you mow. You probably will run out of gas.......  Lawnmower gas is that important.

[King Kong]

I have read a lot of comments about say the location of schools and how they draw from the surrounding areas. It's definitely true. I mean you can look at the large areas where people are near, and you will no doubt find a program nearby that is very familiar with finals appearances. I think no doubt championship wins have more to do with a particular type of coaching staff.  There are some schools who benefit from location and tradition. But not all of these programs win titles because talent is one thing. You definitely have to have talent but that will only take you so far. The xs and os part of it always seem to be the difference when the last games are played every year. Thats a fact. Honestly, I was talking about Belfry and Paducah Tilghman earlier in another thread when Kentucky Mr. Football Isaac Dixon was on Belfry's team that year. I went and watched it. But even that year in that last game, Haywood and his staff made the difference in the clock management and gameplan no doubt to highlight the talent they had on their team. Paducah Tilghman was loaded and looked very every bit as impressive that year. But game plans take teams out of rhythm, learning to play the clock management game, and utilizing talent. Now you think about that for a minute. There will always be some teams who have the talent to win it. But do the have the Coaching staff to get it done. I see that as a big issue with alot of teams. I also see that in teams who may not be competing for a state championship. They may have a talented team to win a district but they can't beat the district rival who wins that title every year because the staff hasn't gotten to that level of game management on all aspects of the game. See it in alot of districts. So to me you could almost make a thread of certain districts with 2 teams and have the same conversation about all of them and at the end of the day it comes down to about the same thing. Politics at the highest level and who they hire. If those guys has the right outlook, you will reap the rewards but if they don't then you will suffer because of it. A coach hire will make or break a team. In all levels across the state.

Corbin 2021.   That bunch had all the skill sets to win a state championship but the coaching staff made a mess out of a season that could have been special. Just a miserable internal mess. Yes, location matters,  but coaching matters, as well. A staff that was focused on winning a title and not egos or personal agendas would have ended a four decade long title drought with that team.

If you don't check the lawnmower gas before you mow. You probably will run out of gas.......  Lawnmower gas is that important.

Ol Karl from Sling Blade said it well 

Man I wish I knew how to post a meme right now 

[pjdoug]

I have read a lot of comments about say the location of schools and how they draw from the surrounding areas. It's definitely true. I mean you can look at the large areas where people are near, and you will no doubt find a program nearby that is very familiar with finals appearances. I think no doubt championship wins have more to do with a particular type of coaching staff.  There are some schools who benefit from location and tradition. But not all of these programs win titles because talent is one thing. You definitely have to have talent but that will only take you so far. The xs and os part of it always seem to be the difference when the last games are played every year. Thats a fact. Honestly, I was talking about Belfry and Paducah Tilghman earlier in another thread when Kentucky Mr. Football Isaac Dixon was on Belfry's team that year. I went and watched it. But even that year in that last game, Haywood and his staff made the difference in the clock management and gameplan no doubt to highlight the talent they had on their team. Paducah Tilghman was loaded and looked very every bit as impressive that year. But game plans take teams out of rhythm, learning to play the clock management game, and utilizing talent. Now you think about that for a minute. There will always be some teams who have the talent to win it. But do the have the Coaching staff to get it done. I see that as a big issue with alot of teams. I also see that in teams who may not be competing for a state championship. They may have a talented team to win a district but they can't beat the district rival who wins that title every year because the staff hasn't gotten to that level of game management on all aspects of the game. See it in alot of districts. So to me you could almost make a thread of certain districts with 2 teams and have the same conversation about all of them and at the end of the day it comes down to about the same thing. Politics at the highest level and who they hire. If those guys has the right outlook, you will reap the rewards but if they don't then you will suffer because of it. A coach hire will make or break a team. In all levels across the state.

Corbin 2021.   That bunch had all the skill sets to win a state championship but the coaching staff made a mess out of a season that could have been special. Just a miserable internal mess. Yes, location matters,  but coaching matters, as well. A staff that was focused on winning a title and not egos or personal agendas would have ended a four decade long title drought with that team.

If you don't check the lawnmower gas before you mow. You probably will run out of gas.......  Lawnmower gas is that important.

The lawn mower was the problem.

[pjdoug]

I have read a lot of comments about say the location of schools and how they draw from the surrounding areas. It's definitely true. I mean you can look at the large areas where people are near, and you will no doubt find a program nearby that is very familiar with finals appearances. I think no doubt championship wins have more to do with a particular type of coaching staff.  There are some schools who benefit from location and tradition. But not all of these programs win titles because talent is one thing. You definitely have to have talent but that will only take you so far. The xs and os part of it always seem to be the difference when the last games are played every year. Thats a fact. Honestly, I was talking about Belfry and Paducah Tilghman earlier in another thread when Kentucky Mr. Football Isaac Dixon was on Belfry's team that year. I went and watched it. But even that year in that last game, Haywood and his staff made the difference in the clock management and gameplan no doubt to highlight the talent they had on their team. Paducah Tilghman was loaded and looked very every bit as impressive that year. But game plans take teams out of rhythm, learning to play the clock management game, and utilizing talent. Now you think about that for a minute. There will always be some teams who have the talent to win it. But do the have the Coaching staff to get it done. I see that as a big issue with alot of teams. I also see that in teams who may not be competing for a state championship. They may have a talented team to win a district but they can't beat the district rival who wins that title every year because the staff hasn't gotten to that level of game management on all aspects of the game. See it in alot of districts. So to me you could almost make a thread of certain districts with 2 teams and have the same conversation about all of them and at the end of the day it comes down to about the same thing. Politics at the highest level and who they hire. If those guys has the right outlook, you will reap the rewards but if they don't then you will suffer because of it. A coach hire will make or break a team. In all levels across the state.

Corbin 2021.   That bunch had all the skill sets to win a state championship but the coaching staff made a mess out of a season that could have been special. Just a miserable internal mess. Yes, location matters,  but coaching matters, as well. A staff that was focused on winning a title and not egos or personal agendas would have ended a four decade long title drought with that team.

If you don't check the lawnmower gas before you mow. You probably will run out of gas.......  Lawnmower gas is that important.

Ol Karl from Sling Blade said it well 

Man I wish I knew how to post a meme right now 

I love mustard and biscuits, so watch what ye say.

[pjdoug]

I understand that OSH. 

I normally start in April and fish regularly until the middle or end of June.  By then it's normally too hot for me thru summer.  Normally go during night if I go during summer. 

I pick back up around fall until it gets so cold I can't handle it lol

Corbin football has good athletes on a yearly basis.  Really like the new coach you have now.  It's just a matter of time until you get a state championship.  Myself being a JC fan,  we know what it's like going on a long stretch without a state championship. We went over 50 years,  more than that counting before JC was formed outta those other schools. 

You'll get there again,  just gotta keep on keeping on 

And you call yourself a fisherman!!??  I'm sooo disappointed in you!
We would start around this time of year, bank fishing off the points.  Chub minnows that we seigned, and no sinker.  I nearly got my arm broken more than a few times.  And ALL through the winter.  I have literally broken ice off my line and eyelets!  The biggest crappie I ever caught was on Norris Lake on Valentines Day.  The snow was flying!!!
I miss those days more than I can express.

Granny that is definitely impressive and sounds like some really great times!

I tip my cap to you Granny and admit that you are definitely way tougher than me 

You mentioned seigning minnows.  That's a lot of fun and we still do that a lot. Funny story, last year me and my oldest brother were seigning a creek.  Getting bait for catfish.  We come to a hole of water running under a rock ledge.  My brother took the edge of the bank and I took the rock ledge side. 

We were wading through there and my side just kept getting deeper and deeper.  It got to where I couldn't touch the bottom and I had to start swimming.  Holding the net with one arm and swimming with the other! Looked over at my brother,  he was only in knee deep water, laughing at me! Lol

To make matters worse I'd forgotten to take my phone outta my pocket.  It got fried and never worked again!

Winter is some of the best fishing times.  I just struggle with the cold at times.  I even dread deer hunting because of the cold at times 

 I got to tell one myself, I am a old drum fisherman and we would fish at the headwaters just below Cumberland Falls. So we would go in certain creeks around the area and seine crawdads to use for bait. What we would do is go as far as you could  to where you cant take a boat right when school lets out when it starts to get real hot and they start growling and fish in the center of the river with heavy weights and load the boat. Caught some big ones using that method. Done that for years.

That sounds like some fun right there! Those drums are tough and put up a fight. 

That Cumberland River is one of the prettiest places on the face of the earth.  World class fishing. 

Cumberland Falls was the first trip my wife and I took,  where we stayed overnight.  That's a special place to us both. 

I believe I could live in that area and be just fine 

I live beside Cumberland River, but haven't been fishing. I need some Crappie or Walleye, if you catch too many,

[King Kong]

And you call yourself a fisherman!!??  I'm sooo disappointed in you!
We would start around this time of year, bank fishing off the points.  Chub minnows that we seigned, and no sinker.  I nearly got my arm broken more than a few times.  And ALL through the winter.  I have literally broken ice off my line and eyelets!  The biggest crappie I ever caught was on Norris Lake on Valentines Day.  The snow was flying!!!
I miss those days more than I can express.

Granny that is definitely impressive and sounds like some really great times!

I tip my cap to you Granny and admit that you are definitely way tougher than me 

You mentioned seigning minnows.  That's a lot of fun and we still do that a lot. Funny story, last year me and my oldest brother were seigning a creek.  Getting bait for catfish.  We come to a hole of water running under a rock ledge.  My brother took the edge of the bank and I took the rock ledge side. 

We were wading through there and my side just kept getting deeper and deeper.  It got to where I couldn't touch the bottom and I had to start swimming.  Holding the net with one arm and swimming with the other! Looked over at my brother,  he was only in knee deep water, laughing at me! Lol

To make matters worse I'd forgotten to take my phone outta my pocket.  It got fried and never worked again!

Winter is some of the best fishing times.  I just struggle with the cold at times.  I even dread deer hunting because of the cold at times 

 I got to tell one myself, I am a old drum fisherman and we would fish at the headwaters just below Cumberland Falls. So we would go in certain creeks around the area and seine crawdads to use for bait. What we would do is go as far as you could  to where you cant take a boat right when school lets out when it starts to get real hot and they start growling and fish in the center of the river with heavy weights and load the boat. Caught some big ones using that method. Done that for years.

That sounds like some fun right there! Those drums are tough and put up a fight. 

That Cumberland River is one of the prettiest places on the face of the earth.  World class fishing. 

Cumberland Falls was the first trip my wife and I took,  where we stayed overnight.  That's a special place to us both. 

I believe I could live in that area and be just fine 

I live beside Cumberland River, but haven't been fishing. I need some Crappie or Walleye, if you catch too many,

I would love to live near the Cumberland River.  For the fishing and relaxation.  Thats one of the most relaxing places I've been to. 

Used to catch some walleye at Paintsville Lake. That was years back though.  

I need to get up with that one buddy of mine.  Some of the crappie he caught in the Spring was around 15 inches long.  That's some serious slabs of meat right there! This time of the year is a good time to catch crappie. 

One of my cousins fixed some trout that I took him in a smoker one time.  Man those things were good fixed like that!

[pjdoug]

Granny that is definitely impressive and sounds like some really great times!

I tip my cap to you Granny and admit that you are definitely way tougher than me 

You mentioned seigning minnows.  That's a lot of fun and we still do that a lot. Funny story, last year me and my oldest brother were seigning a creek.  Getting bait for catfish.  We come to a hole of water running under a rock ledge.  My brother took the edge of the bank and I took the rock ledge side. 

We were wading through there and my side just kept getting deeper and deeper.  It got to where I couldn't touch the bottom and I had to start swimming.  Holding the net with one arm and swimming with the other! Looked over at my brother,  he was only in knee deep water, laughing at me! Lol

To make matters worse I'd forgotten to take my phone outta my pocket.  It got fried and never worked again!

Winter is some of the best fishing times.  I just struggle with the cold at times.  I even dread deer hunting because of the cold at times 

 I got to tell one myself, I am a old drum fisherman and we would fish at the headwaters just below Cumberland Falls. So we would go in certain creeks around the area and seine crawdads to use for bait. What we would do is go as far as you could  to where you cant take a boat right when school lets out when it starts to get real hot and they start growling and fish in the center of the river with heavy weights and load the boat. Caught some big ones using that method. Done that for years.

That sounds like some fun right there! Those drums are tough and put up a fight. 

That Cumberland River is one of the prettiest places on the face of the earth.  World class fishing. 

Cumberland Falls was the first trip my wife and I took,  where we stayed overnight.  That's a special place to us both. 

I believe I could live in that area and be just fine 

I live beside Cumberland River, but haven't been fishing. I need some Crappie or Walleye, if you catch too many,

I would love to live near the Cumberland River.  For the fishing and relaxation.  Thats one of the most relaxing places I've been to. 

Used to catch some walleye at Paintsville Lake. That was years back though.  

I need to get up with that one buddy of mine.  Some of the crappie he caught in the Spring was around 15 inches long.  That's some serious slabs of meat right there! This time of the year is a good time to catch crappie. 

One of my cousins fixed some trout that I took him in a smoker one time.  Man those things were good fixed like that!

I'm near where Clearfork empties into Cumberland River. If you ever come this way stop by and we'll have a good meal.

[King Kong]

I have read a lot of comments about say the location of schools and how they draw from the surrounding areas. It's definitely true. I mean you can look at the large areas where people are near, and you will no doubt find a program nearby that is very familiar with finals appearances. I think no doubt championship wins have more to do with a particular type of coaching staff.  There are some schools who benefit from location and tradition. But not all of these programs win titles because talent is one thing. You definitely have to have talent but that will only take you so far. The xs and os part of it always seem to be the difference when the last games are played every year. Thats a fact. Honestly, I was talking about Belfry and Paducah Tilghman earlier in another thread when Kentucky Mr. Football Isaac Dixon was on Belfry's team that year. I went and watched it. But even that year in that last game, Haywood and his staff made the difference in the clock management and gameplan no doubt to highlight the talent they had on their team. Paducah Tilghman was loaded and looked very every bit as impressive that year. But game plans take teams out of rhythm, learning to play the clock management game, and utilizing talent. Now you think about that for a minute. There will always be some teams who have the talent to win it. But do the have the Coaching staff to get it done. I see that as a big issue with alot of teams. I also see that in teams who may not be competing for a state championship. They may have a talented team to win a district but they can't beat the district rival who wins that title every year because the staff hasn't gotten to that level of game management on all aspects of the game. See it in alot of districts. So to me you could almost make a thread of certain districts with 2 teams and have the same conversation about all of them and at the end of the day it comes down to about the same thing. Politics at the highest level and who they hire. If those guys has the right outlook, you will reap the rewards but if they don't then you will suffer because of it. A coach hire will make or break a team. In all levels across the state.

Corbin 2021.   That bunch had all the skill sets to win a state championship but the coaching staff made a mess out of a season that could have been special. Just a miserable internal mess. Yes, location matters,  but coaching matters, as well. A staff that was focused on winning a title and not egos or personal agendas would have ended a four decade long title drought with that team.

If you don't check the lawnmower gas before you mow. You probably will run out of gas.......  Lawnmower gas is that important.

Ol Karl from Sling Blade said it well 

Man I wish I knew how to post a meme right now 

I love mustard and biscuits, so watch what ye say.

I reckon I just had me some of them there french fried pa taters! Some of the biggens!

I have went thru a few drive thrus in the past ordering in Karl's voice. 
Really embarrassed the wife Miss Kong whenever I done that 

[pjdoug]

Corbin 2021.   That bunch had all the skill sets to win a state championship but the coaching staff made a mess out of a season that could have been special. Just a miserable internal mess. Yes, location matters,  but coaching matters, as well. A staff that was focused on winning a title and not egos or personal agendas would have ended a four decade long title drought with that team.

If you don't check the lawnmower gas before you mow. You probably will run out of gas.......  Lawnmower gas is that important.

Ol Karl from Sling Blade said it well 

Man I wish I knew how to post a meme right now 

I love mustard and biscuits, so watch what ye say.

I reckon I just had me some of them there french fried pa taters! Some of the biggens!

I have went thru a few drive thrus in the past ordering in Karl's voice. 
Really embarrassed the wife Miss Kong whenever I done that 

I recently did an interview on the radio, and I said I sound like Slingblade. I didn't realize i was that bad.

[King Kong]

 I got to tell one myself, I am a old drum fisherman and we would fish at the headwaters just below Cumberland Falls. So we would go in certain creeks around the area and seine crawdads to use for bait. What we would do is go as far as you could  to where you cant take a boat right when school lets out when it starts to get real hot and they start growling and fish in the center of the river with heavy weights and load the boat. Caught some big ones using that method. Done that for years.

That sounds like some fun right there! Those drums are tough and put up a fight. 

That Cumberland River is one of the prettiest places on the face of the earth.  World class fishing. 

Cumberland Falls was the first trip my wife and I took,  where we stayed overnight.  That's a special place to us both. 

I believe I could live in that area and be just fine 

I live beside Cumberland River, but haven't been fishing. I need some Crappie or Walleye, if you catch too many,

I would love to live near the Cumberland River.  For the fishing and relaxation.  Thats one of the most relaxing places I've been to. 

Used to catch some walleye at Paintsville Lake. That was years back though.  

I need to get up with that one buddy of mine.  Some of the crappie he caught in the Spring was around 15 inches long.  That's some serious slabs of meat right there! This time of the year is a good time to catch crappie. 

One of my cousins fixed some trout that I took him in a smoker one time.  Man those things were good fixed like that!

I'm near where Clearfork empties into Cumberland River. If you ever come this way stop by and we'll have a good meal.

That sounds good,  I appreciate that Dougie!

[Bull got out!]

Granny that is definitely impressive and sounds like some really great times!

I tip my cap to you Granny and admit that you are definitely way tougher than me 

You mentioned seigning minnows.  That's a lot of fun and we still do that a lot. Funny story, last year me and my oldest brother were seigning a creek.  Getting bait for catfish.  We come to a hole of water running under a rock ledge.  My brother took the edge of the bank and I took the rock ledge side. 

We were wading through there and my side just kept getting deeper and deeper.  It got to where I couldn't touch the bottom and I had to start swimming.  Holding the net with one arm and swimming with the other! Looked over at my brother,  he was only in knee deep water, laughing at me! Lol

To make matters worse I'd forgotten to take my phone outta my pocket.  It got fried and never worked again!

Winter is some of the best fishing times.  I just struggle with the cold at times.  I even dread deer hunting because of the cold at times 

 I got to tell one myself, I am a old drum fisherman and we would fish at the headwaters just below Cumberland Falls. So we would go in certain creeks around the area and seine crawdads to use for bait. What we would do is go as far as you could  to where you cant take a boat right when school lets out when it starts to get real hot and they start growling and fish in the center of the river with heavy weights and load the boat. Caught some big ones using that method. Done that for years.

That sounds like some fun right there! Those drums are tough and put up a fight. 

That Cumberland River is one of the prettiest places on the face of the earth.  World class fishing. 

Cumberland Falls was the first trip my wife and I took,  where we stayed overnight.  That's a special place to us both. 

I believe I could live in that area and be just fine 

I live beside Cumberland River, but haven't been fishing. I need some Crappie or Walleye, if you catch too many,

I would love to live near the Cumberland River.  For the fishing and relaxation.  Thats one of the most relaxing places I've been to. 

Used to catch some walleye at Paintsville Lake. That was years back though.  

I need to get up with that one buddy of mine.  Some of the crappie he caught in the Spring was around 15 inches long.  That's some serious slabs of meat right there! This time of the year is a good time to catch crappie. 

One of my cousins fixed some trout that I took him in a smoker one time.  Man those things were good fixed like that!

One Night between Cumberland River and Laurel Lake: When I used to fish hard when I was younger, I went down one night to the Cumberland River setup up at some treetops, did a little fishing there for a couple of hours, crappie fishing, then on the way home, stopped at Laurel Lake, put in and fished at Holly Bay. Well, we always just idled really slow past the ramp and as you look up at the parking lot and could see the parking lot pole lights, we always anchored about 100 feet off the bank. There is a drop off right there. So, if you didn't get it right the anchor wouldn't touch bottom, so we always fished right there, anyways that night, we caught our limits and filled the coolers full quickly, it was just one of those nights, as quick as the corn, minnows, night crawlers, didn't matter what you were using, the bite was on. Couldn't get baited fast enough the fish was biting so fast. But trout fishing is what I did for years. We used to catch so many at Laurel that we would have community fish fry once a year and invite all the neighbors. Just good fellowship between neighbors back then. We would ice down the trout and early the next morning fillet them and put them in bags in the freezer. Great Memories. I havn't been in a while. But back then I did it like a job, if I had a spare minute, I was on the water. 3 or 4 days a week at least. We fished right in front of that pole light in front of the Parking lot every time. Thats where they are at.

[King Kong]

If you don't check the lawnmower gas before you mow. You probably will run out of gas.......  Lawnmower gas is that important.

Ol Karl from Sling Blade said it well 

Man I wish I knew how to post a meme right now 

I love mustard and biscuits, so watch what ye say.

I reckon I just had me some of them there french fried pa taters! Some of the biggens!

I have went thru a few drive thrus in the past ordering in Karl's voice. 
Really embarrassed the wife Miss Kong whenever I done that 

I recently did an interview on the radio, and I said I sound like Slingblade. I didn't realize i was that bad.

I have a big time southern drawl accent.  Many people around here do but mine really sticks out, a lot! I know this but every time I listen to a recording of myself talking,  it still catches me off guard lol

[Bull got out!]

We have turned the Boyle/Corbin thread into a fishing thread lol. So, I wonder who has the better fishing. Maybe that's the problem, maybe better fishing around Corbin....  I did fish at Cedar Creek Lake..... When it first opened...

[King Kong]

 I got to tell one myself, I am a old drum fisherman and we would fish at the headwaters just below Cumberland Falls. So we would go in certain creeks around the area and seine crawdads to use for bait. What we would do is go as far as you could  to where you cant take a boat right when school lets out when it starts to get real hot and they start growling and fish in the center of the river with heavy weights and load the boat. Caught some big ones using that method. Done that for years.

That sounds like some fun right there! Those drums are tough and put up a fight. 

That Cumberland River is one of the prettiest places on the face of the earth.  World class fishing. 

Cumberland Falls was the first trip my wife and I took,  where we stayed overnight.  That's a special place to us both. 

I believe I could live in that area and be just fine 

I live beside Cumberland River, but haven't been fishing. I need some Crappie or Walleye, if you catch too many,

I would love to live near the Cumberland River.  For the fishing and relaxation.  Thats one of the most relaxing places I've been to. 

Used to catch some walleye at Paintsville Lake. That was years back though.  

I need to get up with that one buddy of mine.  Some of the crappie he caught in the Spring was around 15 inches long.  That's some serious slabs of meat right there! This time of the year is a good time to catch crappie. 

One of my cousins fixed some trout that I took him in a smoker one time.  Man those things were good fixed like that!

One Night between Cumberland River and Laurel Lake: When I used to fish hard when I was younger, I went down one night to the Cumberland River setup up at some treetops, did a little fishing there for a couple of hours, crappie fishing, then on the way home, stopped at Laurel Lake, put in and fished at Holly Bay. Well, we always just idled really slow past the ramp and as you look up at the parking lot and could see the parking lot pole lights, we always anchored about 100 feet off the bank. There is a drop off right there. So, if you didn't get it right the anchor wouldn't touch bottom, so we always fished right there, anyways that night, we caught our limits and filled the coolers full quickly, it was just one of those nights, as quick as the corn, minnows, night crawlers, didn't matter what you were using, the bite was on. Couldn't get baited fast enough the fish was biting so fast. But trout fishing is what I did for years. We used to catch so many at Laurel that we would have community fish fry once a year and invite all the neighbors. Just good fellowship between neighbors back then. We would ice down the trout and early the next morning fillet them and put them in bags in the freezer. Great Memories. I havn't been in a while. But back then I did it like a job, if I had a spare minute, I was on the water. 3 or 4 days a week at least. We fished right in front of that pole light in front of the Parking lot every time. Thats where they are at.

Having a community fish fry,  that's awesome right there! I would love to take part in something like that. 

Trout is one of my favorite fish to go after.  And the areas you just explained are what I consider a trout paradise.

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We have turned the Boyle/Corbin thread into a fishing thread lol. So, I wonder who has the better fishing. Maybe that's the problem, maybe better fishing around Corbin....  I did fish at Cedar Creek Lake..... When it first opened...

 That's my fault Bull! I take the blame for this. 

I can't have a conversation about anything to where it doesn't turn into fishing! It's always been this way with me 

It doesn't matter what I'm talking about,  sports,  politics,  weather,  the government,  conspiracy theories,  school,  religion, etc. I'm somehow able to circle the conversation to fishing 

[pjdoug]

That sounds like some fun right there! Those drums are tough and put up a fight. 

That Cumberland River is one of the prettiest places on the face of the earth.  World class fishing. 

Cumberland Falls was the first trip my wife and I took,  where we stayed overnight.  That's a special place to us both. 

I believe I could live in that area and be just fine 

I live beside Cumberland River, but haven't been fishing. I need some Crappie or Walleye, if you catch too many,

I would love to live near the Cumberland River.  For the fishing and relaxation.  Thats one of the most relaxing places I've been to. 

Used to catch some walleye at Paintsville Lake. That was years back though.  

I need to get up with that one buddy of mine.  Some of the crappie he caught in the Spring was around 15 inches long.  That's some serious slabs of meat right there! This time of the year is a good time to catch crappie. 

One of my cousins fixed some trout that I took him in a smoker one time.  Man those things were good fixed like that!

I'm near where Clearfork empties into Cumberland River. If you ever come this way stop by and we'll have a good meal.

That sounds good,  I appreciate that Dougie!

You're welcome anytime, and I mean it. I don't waste words

[Bull got out!]

I live beside Cumberland River, but haven't been fishing. I need some Crappie or Walleye, if you catch too many,

I would love to live near the Cumberland River.  For the fishing and relaxation.  Thats one of the most relaxing places I've been to. 

Used to catch some walleye at Paintsville Lake. That was years back though.  

I need to get up with that one buddy of mine.  Some of the crappie he caught in the Spring was around 15 inches long.  That's some serious slabs of meat right there! This time of the year is a good time to catch crappie. 

One of my cousins fixed some trout that I took him in a smoker one time.  Man those things were good fixed like that!

I'm near where Clearfork empties into Cumberland River. If you ever come this way stop by and we'll have a good meal.

That sounds good,  I appreciate that Dougie!

You're welcome anytime, and I mean it. I don't waste words

He aint lying. He called me not long ago and I went over and ate with him. Great Folks right there now.... He can flat out use a smoker....

[pjdoug]

I would love to live near the Cumberland River.  For the fishing and relaxation.  Thats one of the most relaxing places I've been to. 

Used to catch some walleye at Paintsville Lake. That was years back though.  

I need to get up with that one buddy of mine.  Some of the crappie he caught in the Spring was around 15 inches long.  That's some serious slabs of meat right there! This time of the year is a good time to catch crappie. 

One of my cousins fixed some trout that I took him in a smoker one time.  Man those things were good fixed like that!

I'm near where Clearfork empties into Cumberland River. If you ever come this way stop by and we'll have a good meal.

That sounds good,  I appreciate that Dougie!

You're welcome anytime, and I mean it. I don't waste words

He aint lying. He called me not long ago and I went over and ate with him. Great Folks right there now.... He can flat out use a smoker....

It was great to see you my friend.