Reply With QuoteConcentrate on the larger waterways. They r usually deeper.Originally Posted by scottyl44
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I've been going to Bayou Sorrel and the water is only 4-6ft deep. Thinking maybe its not deep enough? I dont know.
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Concentrate on the larger waterways. They r usually deeper.
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Im with Jigflinger on the key switch. Mine's sticky and if I dont manually turn it back counter clockwise a bit it will keep the starter running until I do. Or it eventually vibrates itself back after a few seconds.
As for the Crappie.. I wish I had an answer...Sure is fun to keep tryin till you figure it out though.
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Well Simon called me and said it was the starter! 160.00 for the starter and 80 to put it in...so..i guess it could have been worse. Glad it didnt go out 3 miles back in the bayou! I'm going to bayou long Sunday...
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The fishing. If you are in the same spot for more than 10 minutes without catching you're waiting your time. Move around, mark where you catch and hit those spots. When I fish over a cork at spawn I may go to 10 different spots if they don't bite, just in the AM.
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problem is....we don't have spots...we pick spots....
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Don't give up on the sacalait. It takes a lot of time to figure out. Sometimes i hone right in on em and other days I pick up one or two and then squat. It's also important to remember that the bite can turn off and on in an instant. I am by no means good at catching them compared to others. I see people just waxing them and I get a dozen, but it's a small victory. One of the keys is to get around other fisherman. Watch them from a distance. See if they are fishing tight into the bank or on the edge of laydowns. You will find that about 75 percent of Sacalait fisherman are really friendly on the water. They will usually give you a lot of good tips right there on the spot about what the fish are doing that day. Don't be afraid to ask. I find the same to be true of only about 15 percent of bass fisherman. And last but not least, catching the first one should be a cue. I know it didn't work out for you that way on this trip, but pay close attention, and think about where the fish was positioned related to the structure, how your bait was presented, etc...If i notice that my first fish hit the bait on the way down, (i.e. my cork never moved to show the bait had reached it's desired depth) i will shallow up 6 or 8 inches, and if they hit it after it finished its fall and it had been sitting there for a minute I may deepen up a little. sometimes this makes all the difference in the world. Oh yeah and this time of year I like to at least see 8 feet of water near where I'm fishing. HTH....best of luck.
