Kayak Trip Report, Lake Wheeler

[Ditch Basser]

I did a little single pole work today, catching and returned a limit plus of Crappie. The fish were 6 to 8 feet deep in about 10 feet of water. Best bait was a 1/32oz slider jig fished very slow and deep. I also had numerous bass, gill and strip mixed in.

While bouncing the slider jig down a steep bank with large rocks I picked up a Shellcracker. I kept working the area picking up more and more Redear feeding in the rocks, ended up keeping my first limit of Shellcrackers.

[alexava]

Nice

[catchNgrease]

That is absolutely amazing. Thanks for the report.

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[Damion Kidd]

What color slider?

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[Snapperking]

Great catch of the Redears but gonna have to disqualify 4 of them , 3 being blue gills and 1 a long ear that I can see . probably the rest of them hiding under that crappie GRIN

[Ditch Basser]

1" Chartreuse w/Orange Tail.

And you've got me on the strays, but I caught several more keeper that I returned after my limit and many, many little ones, LOL.

[Snapperking]

Just picking at you a bit, id be happy to catch one or 2 Crackers this early !!! Usually it will be White Springs in about a Month or Swan R. before we see any of them . Good eats for sure !

[Ditch Basser]

I never mind someone giving me a hard time about a cooler of fish!

[catchNgrease]

I remember some time ago you stated that you were gonna start targeting Shellcracker. I kinda figured something like that report was coming. Pound for pound they are my favorite fish. You need to slide that yak in Town Creek/Wilson and show us what's really under that water.

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[Ditch Basser]

I'm figuring out a few things, rocky bottoms, small baits in black or brown fished slow on the bottom. Hard fish to target and catch with artificial.