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  1. jeffreybravo_sj
    - Saunders Springs Nature Preserve

    Details: Largemouth Bass

    Got to hit Saunders Springs Nature Preserve yesterday and I'm going to give an update for the lake. Will be hitting Saunders Springs Lake soon. So it's my ...more first time here in about 6 months and I've never seen the water here this clear of Algae ever. Maybe when it was drained back in the early 2000s. So theirs no bass hiding under the Algae which makes good for prespawn catching if you find them.

    1. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      11 inches Good Luck To Everyone In The Area
    2. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      jump out of this bass had a lot of energy on the ultralight gear which is before for the bank casting due to the over hanging trees. Temperature were in the 70s ...more around mid 4 o'clock when I landed him
    3. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      sections. This was also generally a high bluegill, red ear area over the years buy as well no action with the Lizards here or anywhere. Forgot to mention my line ...more was caught over a branch so got a nice
    4. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      Texas rigged weightless when the Algae was here. My opinion I'll be back to try some deep crank baits off the main bank where people fish off before the bridge ...more an area that's between 10-17 feet in
    5. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      that section of the lake not to include a perfect bass area because of all the submerged timbers. Caught this guy on a steady retrieve after switching off from multiple ...more Zoom Lizards which are great
    6. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      caught this guy in an area of about 5-7 feet of water around some trees that many anglers over the years have gotten their lures stuck on. Looks like the perfect ...more spot for crappie which say linger
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  2. jeffreybravo_sj
    - Saunders Springs Nature Preserve

    Details: Largemouth Bass

    The Last Fish Caught Tuesday. You better believe their some decent ones here At Saunders Springs Nature Preserve. Measuring out at 17.25inches, This one here is ...more for everybody who says this place is fished out. Yea theirs a lot of people who fish here but theirs still some big ones lurking. This guy was landed a minute after I battled a 30lb+ Snapping Turtle for 5 min. We thought the READ BELOW

    1. bigbass2001 0
      Dang
    2. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      didnt get to take any solid pictures because the mere fact he wore me out on my ultralight
    3. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      he spit out my crankbait once i had him on shore and darted back into the water, fastest turtle ive ever seen looked like a monster his shell had a 24in diameter ...more @bigbass2001
    4. bigbass2001 0
      Did you keep the turtle
    5. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      hit on the lizards on a slow retrieve you should wait 8 to 10 secs after casting to reel or twitch whatever you feel comfortable with then let it sit another 5-8 ...more secs & repeat process good luck.
    6. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      after we took the pictures and released the fish, we fished our first thunderstorm of the season a good 40 min storm & you better believe we were soaked all ...more in all a promising day of fishing. The bass
    7. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      feet in between two tree that are submerged in between 3-4 Feet Of Water in front of heavy Algae bushes. Temp in the low 80s high humidity water level up half a ...more foot. Water visibility 3 feet. Right
    8. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      we thought the turtle startled off the fish but that was the least thing it did. This monster came and attacked the Zoom Watermelon Lizard as it was dropping on ...more its initial cast from the bank out 40
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  3. jeffreybravo_sj
    - Saunders Springs Nature Preserve

    Details: Largemouth Bass

    Third fish of 7/7/2015 trip out to the Nature Preserve. Went out after a small 15min Thunderstorm & my brother in law lands this 9in Bass on a slow walking the ...more dog retrieve. He'd let the bait sink 10 sec then twitch & reel drop down for 15 more sec then back to the 10sec drop. Bass were out but hitting slow. Found an area that had 2trees submerged in the water right after the bridge READ BELOW

    1. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      Air Temp Was 80° High Humidity No winds With Fast Moving Storm Clouds Over Head
    2. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      in front of a wooden bench near the bank that was about 4-5 Feet Deep. of cleat water. My brother in law casted in between the trees & did his slow retrieve ...more that managed to wham this guy.
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  4. jeffreybravo_sj
    - Saunders Springs Nature Preserve

    Details: Bluegill Sunfish

    Went out to Saunder Springs Nature Preserve 2Days ago right after a 15min Thunderstorm. Whether seemed to clear up & storm moved south. Headed to the first bridge ...more on the right path around the lake & casted to a small clearing before heavy Algae about 30ft put. Sat the pole down for a minute to reequip then picked it up twitched it twice then once again & that's when this guy struck. READ BELOW⬇⬇.

    1. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      look for a group on facebook called "kentucky amateur fishing tournament league" theirs an upcoming trout tournament at otter creek ... be sure to find ...more the GROUP and not the page
    2. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      @duc3518 i appologize for such a late reply been stuck working for over a month strait been very busy relocating in the Radcliff area. i wouldnt mind meeting up ...more with you for some fishing.
    3. Alex Park 0
      Hey I'm stationed at Fort knox and need to find a fishing partner can't send u a pm since not gold member but what is your phone number or facebook??
    4. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      @matt finally got the app working again uninstalled and reinstalled runs smoother with less crashes
    5. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      Air Temp was 78°F Water Levels on some parts of the lake were maybe 6in Up Although the spring was pouring out a lot of water, looked almost flooded.Fishing ...more in maybe 3-4 feet of water near sucken tree
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  5. jeffreybravo_sj
    - Saunders Springs Nature Preserve

    Details: Bluegill Sunfish

    Went out to Saunder Springs Nature Preserve 2Days ago right after a 15min Thunderstorm. Whether seemed to clear up & storm moved south. Headed to the first bridge ...more on the right path around the lake & casted to a small clearing before heavy Algae about 30ft put. Sat the pole down for a minute to reequip then picked it up twitched it twice then once again & that's when this guy struck. READ BELOW⬇⬇

  6. jeffreybravo_sj
    - Saunders Springs Nature Preserve

    Details: Bluegill Sunfish

    Went out to Saunder Springs Nature Preserve 2Days ago right after a 15min Thunderstorm. Whether seemed to clear up & storm moved south. Headed to the first bridge ...more on the right path around the lake & casted to a small clearing before heavy Algae about 30ft put. Sat the pole down for a minute to reequip then picked it up twitched it twice then once again & that's when this guy struck. READ BELOW⬇⬇

    1. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      @matt im going to delete this and the other pic in a few i have all the info saved for the real complete blert
    2. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      Yes sir and no problem you know i dont mind helping
    3. Matt Dobson 0
      Ok, thanks for the feedback. So this is a collage photo?
    4. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      every adding every part to complete a full blert. so i had to try to cope with the app lol
    5. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      & nothing going to do a complete reset of everuthing here at my place and give it an hour to see if it was that @matt hopefully thatbwas it and it fixes itself ...more . that pop up killed me though after
    6. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      Both are excellent just tried to post while connected to both and it still came out blank with a new collage asewll.. Umm i was having the location (GPS On Cell ...more Phone) pop up come up so i turned it on
    7. Matt Dobson 0
      Hmm- how's your wifi/cell connection?
    8. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      ill try making a new collage to see if that the problem
    9. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      @matt i think it did it again... The app told me as soon as i tried to post blert to wait and give the app a few seconds to finish uploading picture .. had to click ...more post blert 3times until it worked
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  7. jeffreybravo_sj
    - Saunders Springs Nature Preserve

    Details: Largemouth Bass

    Pictures from 2days ago, fishing right after a 15min Thunderstorm. My brother in law caught this 9in Largemouth right after I pulled in my Bluegill, while fishing ...more on top of the first bridge towards the right of the lakes path that leads around the Nature Preserves Lake. We where casting out about 35feet away from the bridge towards some clear water in front of some heavy algae bushes. READ BELOW⬇⬇

    1. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      you in
    2. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      But i went crazy with their spring sale topped off on lots of cheap zoom yumm and rapala baits got lucky to catch a couple gary yamamoto senkos aswell @TennesseeTroutboy ...more btw look at this pic im taggin
    3. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      i didnt know ollies was such a common store , i only thought kentucky had it lol
    4. TennesseeTroutboy 0
      I love going to ollies for zoom and rapalas, also I've had great luck with that color
    5. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      cant go wrong with lures for that price @Matthew_L
    6. Matthew_L 0
      Good info! Good price on the zoom baits too.
    7. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      @matt no prob. Forgot to say we where letting the bait sink for ten seconds then would twitch and reel in twice then let it sink for another 10 seconds
    8. Matt Dobson 0
      True bravo style; packed with info. Thanks man!
    9. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      Thankfully the wheather started heading south so we got atleast a good hour in a half of fishing in
    10. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      Air Temp was 78°F Water Levels on some parts of the lake were maybe 6in Up Although the spring was pouring out a lot of water, looked almost flooded.Fishing ...more in maybe 3-4 feet of water near sucken tree
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  8. jeffreybravo_sj
    - Saunders Springs Nature Preserve

    Details: Bluegill Sunfish

    Went out to Saunder Springs Nature Preserve 2Days ago right after a 15min Thunderstorm. Whether seemed to clear up & storm moved south. Headed to the first bridge ...more on the right path around the lake & casted to a small clearing before heavy Algae about 30ft put. Sat the pole down for a minute to reequip then picked it up twitched it twice then once again & that's when this guy struck. READ BELOW⬇⬇

    1. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      i should be able to, ill do a lot of copy and pasting though lol @matt
    2. Matt Dobson 0
      Cool. Hoping it saves all your info!
    3. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      @matt i just notice this aswell i was about to ask if you could see my picture on your phone. It must've been a glitch in the new Android Update no worries, ...more ill reupload it.
    4. Matt Dobson 0
      We're trying to figure out why this happens sometimes.
    5. Matt Dobson 0
      Hey man- great stuff. Looks like the pic was lost somehow, can you try editing maybe?
    6. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      Air Temp was 78°F Water Levels on some parts of the lake were maybe 6in Up Although the spring was pouring out a lot of water, looked almost flooded.Fishing ...more in maybe 3-4 feet of water near sucken tree
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  9. jeffreybravo_sj
    - Saunders Springs Nature Preserve

    Details: Largemouth Bass with a 5Ft UltraLight Ugly Stik LitePro - Abu Garcia Orra Spinning Reel - Mr Crappie 6lb HiViz Line - Zoom Lizard Watermelon Texas Rigged Weight ...more Less

    My brother in law finally got me to give in, and he made me drive him to Saunder Springs Nature Preserve. This is the first time I go their in 3YEARS. Never had ...more any luck but after yesterdays trip I'll be back for more soon. I got to try the PsychoChicken Shad I had a great bite but couldn't land it. We then switched up to the lizards kept them weightless due to all to all the algae. READ BELOW⬇⬇⬇

    1. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      hahaha i know right I think I put to much lol @gkendus
    2. gkendus 0
      Info of the year award haha
    3. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      their at that location. @matt
    4. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      No problem, just trying to be as helpful as possible for future members who see this. I truly understand that thanks for noticing, I like to get new locations posted ...more and listed as fast as I fished
    5. Matt Dobson 0
      Ha, no problem man, thanks for the answer. I'm always just trying to figure out how to get more blerts fully labeled, make sure we have the bodies of water ...more people want.
    6. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      But this place is called Saunder Springs Nature Preserve truly a beautiful place. If you don't mind adding it to the list @matt that'd be nice.. I know @Bassinboy01 ...more usually takes care of that.
    7. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      water runs down stream into a small recreational area then goes into the woods and ends up in the Saunder Springs Lake listed. I didn't send the new waterway ...more request email because I was busy blerting
    8. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      Yes sir, their two different lakes. The Nature Preserves old water tower/pump station moves water that comes from a natural spring into this lake were fishing at ...more in the picture, the excess run off
    9. Matt Dobson 0
      Great info as usual man. Thanks! Noticed this blert shows 'other freshwater'. Saunders springs lake is in the database, is that a different location from ...more the nature preserve?
    10. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      From what I've heard theirs many baby bass but theirs also a few 15+inch bass lurking to be caught. Watermelon colors are best when it comes to soft baits
    11. jeffreybravo_sj 0
      Lots off Sunfish you can spot off the bank here, also saw a 10in+ RedEar. Plenty of fish activity you just have to find a spot a wam them. Kayaks & small jon ...more boats should give you a better advantage.
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