Trade A Trip

[crappie cowboy]

I know some of yall fish for Walleye there in Ar., So....I'll trade a crappie trip
for 2 people on Reelfoot Lake, Tn... For a Walleye trip for 2 people on Bull Shoals.
I'll furnish everything for two people, except license, lodging. I'd expect the same deal.
I'm very knowledgeable about Reelfoot Lake, I use to live there on the lake and crappie fished it religiously, and still go there and fish.
The best time to fish for crappie on Reelfoot other than spring, is fall, about the last of Oct and on into Nov. Reelfoot Lake is known to be one of the best crappie lakes in America.
I've heard that the locals at Bull Shoals catch Walleye in the heat of summer better, I'm don't like fishing in real hot weather, I've had 2 heat stkokes before, but if that is best I'm for it , but would rather fish in fall or winter.
I know this is a crappie forum, but I don't think Ed. would mind.
Let's trade a trip........crappie cowboy

[creekslick]

Wished I knew how to fish for them, I usually catch a few every year on accident.

[luvin.fishin]

Hey Jim...Do you use an umbrella or some type of sun cover after having those heatstrokes?

[crappie cowboy]

Hey Jim...Do you use an umbrella or some type of sun cover after having those heatstrokes?

Yea I use a umbrella that fits on the back of my chair. I try to fish early or late in the day. If I fish early I try to get off the lake by 11:00 a/m, if not I may be in trouble if I'm by myself, which I am all the time.
It helps if I carry a hand towel and dip it in the ice water in my cooler and wrap that around my neck, man that will take your breath lol.
If I stay to long I'll have to just beach the boat at the ramp, and struggle to get to the truck, and sit under the air for about 45 minutes before I can attemp to load the boat.

crappie cowboy

[luvin.fishin]

Yea I use a umbrella that fits on the back of my chair. I try to fish early or late in the day. If I fish early I try to get off the lake by 11:00 a/m, if not I may be in trouble if I'm by myself, which I am all the time.
It helps if I carry a hand towel and dip it in the ice water in my cooler and wrap that around my neck, man that will take your breath lol.
If I stay to long I'll have to just beach the boat at the ramp, and struggle to get to the truck, and sit under the air for about 45 minutes before I can attemp to load the boat.

crappie cowboy

That's tough!! Myself, I believe in those umbrellas. I use a 7 footer that I rigged up on my deck and it's a welcome shade at times. The medical experts claim that cooling the blood flow to the brain in those arteries around the neck with a cold rag or wrap like you described is the best way to help prevent overheating it. And the heat is here already! You hang in there!!