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We are getting past fall and headed into times I just don't fish, but spring and fall I really don't think you need any minnows. I have been stuck on Roadrunners and Pony head underpins for many years now, all the way back to about 1979ish. I also got away from them to some other kinds of jigs before I started tying my own about 15 or more years ago and still did all the catching I wanted long lining slow with 1/32 Oz jigs.
So based on that I think you should do well, but the one thing you didn't mention that you really need to take along with you is Confidence in your bait, rod and reel and your self! Then it's a winning combination!
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Good luck and let us know how it goes.
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Well here is the report as promised.
Air temp this morning was around 40 so I took my time getting on the water.
Launched around 10am and first drop was about 15-20 minutes later after a brisk boat ride.
Water was its usual stained and 62 degrees.
I went to one of my normal places and didn’t have any trouble finding fish bunched up in trees. Still appeared to be holding in around 10-12 foot of water.
Ended up catching 6-8 shorts on hand ties tipped with white crappie bites.
Switched colors on first pile a couple times and moved about 50 yards up the bank to my next lay down.
Same thing there and tipped a couple times with bee moth.
Fished a couple places on the way back to the ramp with total for the 4 hour trip being 17…..ZERO KEEPERS…
Repeat…. ZERO KEEPERS…
I’ll let the members decide…
DID I GET SKUNKED????
My wife said I didn’t try hard enough.
Thanks to all for the encouragement on my maiden trip without minnows.
Chuck
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I’d say it was a pretty decent trip then. No you didn’t get skunked but you didn’t find the big ones or at least didn’t get them to bite. There are trips like that. I fished Sunday and while everyplace I fished I caught it wasn’t until I found that one pile that had the decent and larger crappie.
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What’s a bee moth?
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I guess it’s kinda like a wax worm except white,softer and fatter.Originally Posted by Erin Brewer
Suppose there is an official name for them but around here we call them bee moths.
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No skunk in my book. You went and caught the targeted species with the method you chose to use. Sounds like a great trip to me
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17 fish can hardly be considered a skunk. Some days the little fish just beat the big ones to the bait.
Maybe they will bite this one……
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