Reply With QuoteGreat post. Nice catch. Thanks.
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61 fish between the 2 of us: Mostly nice crappie and sunfish
Wind was the only problem spinning the boat around the anchor rope. When find which direction to cast after finding fish in open water, the last thing I need is a boat position that make casting difficult from a small jon boat.
The pattern was simple: 5.5' - 6.5' where sonar showed fish in open water. Lures used:
1/16 oz and 1/24 oz ball heads with various plastics (mostly my hybrid creations). I even caught fish on a Beetle Spin/Ribbon Tail grub and on a Risto Rap crankbait.
Key was letting the lures drop to mid-depth and working them slowly with pauses. If the bite slowed, I let the wind take us 50 or more feet to another spot and anchored each time. No crappie was under 10" with most over 10.5".
Here's my buddy (78) that I showed how to fish ultralight and he kept up with me fish for fish:
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Great post. Nice catch. Thanks.
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One heck of a day on several species of fish it sounds like you have a goldmine up there....good work.
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If anyone was wondering about the measuring board, it's the cover of a shoe box with stick-on numbers. Fish are held by bungee cords to keep them still.
As everyone have seen from previous posts, lure design is a large part of the mystery we indulge in: finding and catching. Here is a list of the soft plastic shapes that did well:
fork tail added to a French Fry worm segment. Action: flutter of the tails; ribbed body (krinkle cut you might say lol)
hot dog shape/ no tail. (dang, I forgot the mustard! lol): waddles & darts with rod tip twitches (kinda like a mini Ned rig)
Runcle paddle tail swim grub: great subtle tail vibration
spike (Stinger) tail grub: tail quiver
Good thing we were on a lake surrounded by high hills because the 10lb anchor would have never held on a large lake with flat land surrounding it. Wind was never less than 15 mph/ gusting to 20 mph. Key was staying in one spot until the fish ran out/ move 50'/ drop anchor/ repeat. No beating-the-bank fishing like one other boat angler we saw that kept moving.
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Very nice! Nice to get out with a friend to enjoy the day. U/L and pans! Can’t be beat!
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Very nice!
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Today I went by myself and found crappie and sunfish in the same area in 5.5' far from shore.
59 fish caught between 11:30am and 4:30 pm. Good thing the breeze was constant or I would have roasted under an 85 degree sunny sky/ no clouds. A few pictures:
Surface temp. 83 by 3pm. Both species caught on all the lures shown and others that weren't included.
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BTW the count was 69 fish not 59 - sunnies and crappie. Man did they slam lures and fight like the dickens!!!!
Also, I looked toward the shore with a clearing near the road and noticed someone with a long white dress. Dang if they didn't have a wedding at 4:30 pm! Not a lot of cars were parked so I guess only a few were invited. Guess there's a first time for everything.
