Thread: Kaboom Today! Played Hooky from Work

Well, woke up to Crows trying to eat my pecans out of the trees. After I ran them off I picked a gallon of pecans out of the trees, set up the Scarecrow, and went Crappie fishing.



As I suspected the design dockshooting rods worked fantastic. I ran Varivas Super Trout Sight Edition in 5# test on one and Varivas Infinity PE 7.5# test Braid on another. Shout out to Alphahawk, the Surgeon's Knot fixed my problem. I tied 2ft of 5# Super Trout as a leader and as they say "The Rest is History"!



For Casting & Shooting I prefer the 5# Varivas Super Trout Sight Edition line over the 4# test. The little bit heavier line drove the hooks home and the only break off was on a tree trunk. Same for the 7.5# Varivas Infinity PE X8. Sign me up for More! My mistake was trying to fish the Infinity tied directly to the hook. Jourdan River is going to take a second hit from the increased salinity as Speckled Trout are in small schools with the Crappie. Could not keep the little beggars off my hooks. We need rain. Southern Pro's Hot Grub in Albino Shad Delivered it Home for me again.



I vertical jig fished one of my custom blue jigheads with a Jason's Jigs Crappie Shad in Monkey Milk. Jason's uses a firmer plasticizer so they last. The Crappie & Specked Trout loved them.

That deer camp we visited over your way, as the wife & I left, driving out, heading home a longtail cat walked right in front of us. We told the camp owner later and he replied in all the years he had the place no one else had seen one. Had a black longtail cat walk across the road in front of my truck here in south MS back in 1991. They are scarce but when you hear one scream at night in the swamp it is un-nerving to me.