Thread: D'arbonne report lol

My brother told me the water temp was 59ish.

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Watching another boat under the same conditions two years ago --- in the long strip between 33 and the old highway now called the Causeway ... they were long lining starting at the shallow end and dragging to the launch.. The water gets deeper at the launch site. They caught fish on every pass and sometimes more than one. they were trolling faster than I thought would have been productive, but they had the only boat consistently catching. all the other boats were spider rigging or double pole , or pounding the banks and hardly catching any

Originally Posted by Fish on Line

Watching another boat under the same conditions two years ago --- in the long strip between 33 and the old highway now called the Causeway ... they were long lining starting at the shallow end and dragging to the launch.. The water gets deeper at the launch site. They caught fish on every pass and sometimes more than one. they were trolling faster than I thought would have been productive, but they had the only boat consistently catching. all the other boats were spider rigging or double pole , or pounding the banks and hardly catching any

Thats pretty interesting

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Originally Posted by Fish on Line

Watching another boat under the same conditions two years ago --- in the long strip between 33 and the old highway now called the Causeway ... they were long lining starting at the shallow end and dragging to the launch.. The water gets deeper at the launch site. They caught fish on every pass and sometimes more than one. they were trolling faster than I thought would have been productive, but they had the only boat consistently catching. all the other boats were spider rigging or double pole , or pounding the banks and hardly catching any

Our crew came back from down there on Monday of this past week. I lost count of all the LA boats that kept asking how I was catching all of my fish. I tried to explain that when the waters warm up that you need to increase your speed. Others said they were reeling down to the bottom, make two full turns, and that's how deep they were fishing. They would say they hadn't had a bite, or caught a couple while I had been spanking them.
Several boats were very nice and kind, and I all but gave them the actual jig and tubes I was using. I guess what I'm getting to is it appears that a percentage of fisherman don't heed the advice of the one's that are catching, or just revert to "what or where they think they should be cause that is where I've caught them this week for the past 20 years."

We all must be able to adapt to the conditions, and apply the technique or style that will give you the best odds. In that, one must learn to interpret their electronics and understand what the fish are telling them through strikes, bites, fish caught, and then the environment. This is how you catch fish consistently, but hey I'm just an ole whipper snapper from out of state.....

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Originally Posted by bandchaser

Our crew came back from down there on Monday of this past week. I lost count of all the LA boats that kept asking how I was catching all of my fish. I tried to explain that when the waters warm up that you need to increase your speed. Others said they were reeling down to the bottom, make two full turns, and that's how deep they were fishing. They would say they hadn't had a bite, or caught a couple while I had been spanking them.
Several boats were very nice and kind, and I all but gave them the actual jig and tubes I was using. I guess what I'm getting to is it appears that a percentage of fisherman don't heed the advice of the one's that are catching, or just revert to "what or where they think they should be cause that is where I've caught them this week for the past 20 years."

We all must be able to adapt to the conditions, and apply the technique or style that will give you the best odds. In that, one must learn to interpret their electronics and understand what the fish are telling them through strikes, bites, fish caught, and then the environment. This is how you catch fish consistently, but hey I'm just an ole whipper snapper from out of state.....

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Well I'm new to crappie fishing and i absorb all knowledge i gather from any source. Thanks for the advice!

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Originally Posted by bandchaser

Our crew came back from down there on Monday of this past week. I lost count of all the LA boats that kept asking how I was catching all of my fish. I tried to explain that when the waters warm up that you need to increase your speed. Others said they were reeling down to the bottom, make two full turns, and that's how deep they were fishing. They would say they hadn't had a bite, or caught a couple while I had been spanking them.
Several boats were very nice and kind, and I all but gave them the actual jig and tubes I was using. I guess what I'm getting to is it appears that a percentage of fisherman don't heed the advice of the one's that are catching, or just revert to "what or where they think they should be cause that is where I've caught them this week for the past 20 years."

We all must be able to adapt to the conditions, and apply the technique or style that will give you the best odds. In that, one must learn to interpret their electronics and understand what the fish are telling them through strikes, bites, fish caught, and then the environment. This is how you catch fish consistently, but hey I'm just an ole whipper snapper from out of state.....

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I dont even know what "too fast" for crappie is! The only real way ive ever caught them were when they were spawning.

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Originally Posted by bandchaser

Our crew came back from down there on Monday of this past week. I lost count of all the LA boats that kept asking how I was catching all of my fish. I tried to explain that when the waters warm up that you need to increase your speed. Others said they were reeling down to the bottom, make two full turns, and that's how deep they were fishing. They would say they hadn't had a bite, or caught a couple while I had been spanking them.
Several boats were very nice and kind, and I all but gave them the actual jig and tubes I was using. I guess what I'm getting to is it appears that a percentage of fisherman don't heed the advice of the one's that are catching, or just revert to "what or where they think they should be cause that is where I've caught them this week for the past 20 years."

We all must be able to adapt to the conditions, and apply the technique or style that will give you the best odds. In that, one must learn to interpret their electronics and understand what the fish are telling them through strikes, bites, fish caught, and then the environment. This is how you catch fish consistently, but hey I'm just an ole whipper snapper from out of state.....

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Are you pushing jigs I assume? If so how much weight do you run?

I'm not much on spider rigging, well mostly cause I'm no good at it. But I'm gonna learn it one day...


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Yes, I was pushing jigs. My rigging is a double swivel 3/8oz weight, with about a 24" leader, and then I use an uncommon size weight jig and hook size. It's a 3/16 oz jig that I powder paint myself and they have 1/0 sickle hooks.
To me, I have always preferred a lighter rig for light bite detection. I do have larger jigs in my tackle assortment if I feel that I need the additional weight.

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