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I heard it was the other way around slabs..and yes i got pretty good at nettin those crappie..verry fiew of my own:D.kev did say it took him years to teach you the ways of catching crappie in gold creek..

Originally Posted by SoreLipsNoFish

I heard it was the other way around slabs..and yes i got pretty good at nettin those crappie..verry fiew of my own:D.kev did say it took him years to teach you the ways of catching crappie in gold creek..

My wings are big, do you think I need to take you under my wing and show you a few things also?:p:rolleyes::D I have created some of my greatest competition.:D:D

Thanks Tater - Iam always looking for a way to make traveling with buckets easy and alter on the water before I sink them. That might be the ticket with the caps and some wet and dry glut with precut poles
BillyE

Originally Posted by Billy E

Thanks Tater - Iam always looking for a way to make traveling with buckets easy and alter on the water before I sink them. That might be the ticket with the caps and some wet and dry glut with precut poles
BillyE

No problem Billy, it worked realy well for me, and the bucket has just enough flex in the wall of the bucket the they dont break off if you get em in a bind while dropping them over board. They also have bouyancy to them done that way and the limbs float horizontally, if a person wanted the limbs to float up after they have been dropped you could put a cap in the end of the pipe to make it hold air. then all the limbs would float up at a 45 degree angle due to the flex in the wall of the buckets. And if you dont over tighten the alluminum screws they will not tear out of the thin bucket walls either. I also screwed caps inside the bucket on the bottom and glue peices in there as well. then you can use gravel or sand for weight to get it to the bottom without the expens of quick crete.

LOL I can see myself pulling a few slabs off those. It's amazing how much pressure that Gold Creek gets. It takes a licking but keeps on ticking out those big slabs year after year. What a fishing hole. Thanks Guys

Might I ask a dumb question to some of you guys that have fished Conway for years? One of our deer camp members that lives right by the lake was at the boat ramp last year when the G&F tanker truck was dumping crappie into the lake. It was about this time last year, maybe February so I'm curious if this was done to help with the tourney they knew was upcoming or is this something they do periodically? I would think a lake that size would be pretty self-sustaining without needing to stock?? Don't mean to hijack the thread but since we're talking about Conway I thought I'd ask.

Originally Posted by hotrod98

Might I ask a dumb question to some of you guys that have fished Conway for years? One of our deer camp members that lives right by the lake was at the boat ramp last year when the G&F tanker truck was dumping crappie into the lake. It was about this time last year, maybe February so I'm curious if this was done to help with the tourney they knew was upcoming or is this something they do periodically? I would think a lake that size would be pretty self-sustaining without needing to stock?? Don't mean to hijack the thread but since we're talking about Conway I thought I'd ask.

They stock crappie every couple of years to help the lake on the year that the spawn is poor, and that has worked out to about every two years where we have a bad spring, also to help with over fishing, Conway is fished really hard for crappie, it needs that little shot in the arm to keep it producing like it does. But ask them to stock a couple hundred thousand Florida strain largemouths in there and they will laugh you under the table, lake Conway was once a very fertile lake, not so much any more, if lake Conway could support trout or walleye or hybrids the agfc would really take good care of it, but as it is they are just limping it along trying to keep it productive.

Seems like our Commission has got more into non comsumptive projects like nature centers and bird watching. The game and fish management seems to be pushed to the back burnners along with enforcement from what is being told on other forums.
Don't believe everything the commission tells either. I was told Saugeyes were not to be stocked in any waters connected to the Arkansas River , but Maumelle and Nimrod both got them. Asked about Florida cross Largemouth Bass for Nimrod, was told it was too far north. They have been stocked in other lakes like Conway this far north ? Never belive anything from anyone connected to the goverment without checking it out. The commission allows private land owners to fence and use our public WMA property which is against the law , yet their adjoining property is posted and we can't set foot on it? This has been reported yet the commission turns a blind eye because of politics. We could be ticketed for riding a ATV on the same land being fenced in and used illegally by private cattle farmers . We need to change the way commissioners are selected in Arkansas and not just for political favors from the govenor.