Thread: Badin 8/1

When u fishin again

Don't know I need to run my deer dogs this wknd since wer fishing next wknd but if I don't run them I may go sat nt

Originally Posted by FishHound

I was in bout 21 foot of water and was catching them at 18 to 20

Thank you for the information.
My wife and I are trying to figure out where the fish are in Badin. So far the fish are winning.
Are you slow trolling, long lining or fishing under lights at night?

Fishing lights at night on a point anchored out.to hot for me to fish during day . can't handle all the boat traffic either

That may be part of our problem. we were fishing mid column, not near the bottom. The only two crappie that we caught, both took the bait at around 7 feet down. These two fish were caught about an hour apart in the same general area. Two HB 500 units were showing fish heavy in the 5-12 range in 20 feet of water.

FishHound,
Are you using electronics to find the fish for each trip, or are you just going to a know spot that you have stumbled across in the past?
I am not wanting to know where you are fishing or your coordinates, I am more interested in the process that you use to find the fish.

If I can figure out the process of finding fish then, my wife and I can start to find our own fish.

When we night fish, my wife casts out a single hook with a minnow under a cork or bobber, depends on where you are from. I am trying to fish a double minnow rig from 9 foot Mr. Crappie fiberglass poles.

Our light is a DIY led light that I made. Green led on bottom and White led on top with Yellow turn signal lense tape on it to keep the bugs down.

Any information is appreciated.

Fishing only one spot that seems to produce most of the time.it has a flat that drops off.using conduit pipe with dome lights attached to it to keep light away from boat and don't hv problem with bugs.using a Carolina style rig and a drop shot rig .Carolina rig seems to work a little better but hv more fish swallow hook to.only good things is after past two wknds hv only caught 1 short fish most fish are 9in or bigger

nice info thank you