Quote Originally Posted by 1989loweprojon View Post
You can do lovelady also, it's more in the middle. From there you can hit the gunpowder area.
Thanks for the tip. According to Google Maps, Lovelady is only 6 minutes further than Geitner Park. Since you recommended it, I assume Lovelady has good launch ramps. Is the ramp(s) at Geitner in good shape? Since I'll be coming from I40, Geitner is the closer ramp and it's reasonably close to Gunpowder as well.

Also, I've seen Gunpowder mentioned a good bit. Is it considered the best crappie area on the lake? Why is it mentioned more than some of the other creeks that feed Lake Hickory?

While I'm asking questions.......... It looks to me like Rhodhiss and Hickory are similar shaped lakes, both basically highland reservoirs that don't spread out much from the original river and creek channels. Hickory appears to be the deeper of the two, but Rhodhiss is 40 feet in places. It also appears the water quality and nutrient loading are similar. Any reason why Hickory should be the better fishing lake of the two (for crappie)? Less fishing pressure? More spawning areas? More shad? Less crappie competition?

Thanks, in advance, for any answers to these questions.