Lake Guntersville dock shooting report 5/30/2015

[DockShootinJack]

Caught a break in the rain and the work and hit the lake this morning. Shot docks in the Jackson County Park area. Water temp was 76 to 80 degrees. Water depths ranged from 7' to 16' . Launched at 6 am and fished till 10 am. The fishing got better as the sun moved up in the sky. Caught 6 crappie, a bluegill, and a rock bass. All fish came from docks standing in 7 to 10' fow. They wanted it moved pretty slow and the bite was not aggressive. Just a light thump and some pressure on the line. Color and lure was a Monkey Milk Slab Docktr on a 1/16 chartreuse jig head. May have had better luck as the sun kept getting higher and the shadows under the docks got more pronounced, but I had had enough of the sun, wind, and especially the pleasure boaters. This trip reminded me why I don't like to fish on the weekends during warm weather. All in all it was a good trip ( it has rained so much lately any trip is a good trip). Every dock that I went of had tons of fry on them. Don't know what species , but they were abundant.

["D"]

Thanks for the report DSJ. Can you shoot Sliders? Cause you entered the contest. Fellows if you notice, I don't write on all the reports if it counts. But if it is a fishing report and say's so in the title it counts. Not trying to distract or hijack, Jack. Just wanted to pass that on.

[DockShootinJack]

A Slider will shoot just as good as anything.

[Josh_Allraw]

Nice I can't wait to get my boat so I can shoot some docks

[DockShootinJack]

I can be a lot of fun. You tube is a good place to get the idea and then lots of practice. My co workers thought I had lost my mind when I was shooting a split shot under the tool boxes at lunch. Ha

[Josh_Allraw]

Lol yea prolly gonna find me a good rod tonight or tomorrow to get practicing. Might jump in a buddies boat next trip

[DockShootinJack]

There are several articles on rods for dock shooting on here. Everyone has there own taste in rods. I currently use three different rods. An Okuma Cellio 7'6", a 7' Bass Pro Shops Micro Light, and a B&M Duck Commander Ultimate Crappie rod in 6'. I am kind of an odd ball as I use braided line. Power Pro Slick 8. The best advice I can give is find what works for you.

[Josh_Allraw]

Yea I will figured I'd do better with a longer rod. But I will likely have a few myself.