Thread: How in the Heck...

Originally Posted by luvpt

Right now at lake Monticello I'll fish 50 ft deep (give or take a few feet) with 1/16 oz jigs. I normally put out eight rods (16 footers) that are usually the sensitive Capps & Colemans because of the very light bite. Might cover 50 feet in an hour....need to be on top of the fish before dropping the jigs and use markers for reference........

We've bass fished lake Monticello but I've never seen 50' water on that shallow lake??

Originally Posted by constructskeeter

We've bass fished lake Monticello but I've never seen 50' water on that shallow lake??

If your Crappie fishing Lake Monticello this time of year be sure you have plenty of line (some fishermen have had to re-rig before being able to fish). I've never heard LM referred to as a shallow lake....that's a new one for me! Even in the summer we usually are fishing for Crappie 14 ft deep in 20-30 FOW. The deepest area I have personally seen on the lake was a hole out from the Hunger Run boatramp that was 64 ft. There was another hole SW of the spillway pipe that showed 61 ft last winter and was slap full of fish! I think the main body of the lake averages between 35-50 FOW. It's down quite a bit right now but still deep compared to most other lakes in this area. This time of year it's ultra slow-trolling at it's best!

I use a 16' pole, so I let my line out 11/2 times the pole length. Weight depends on conditions. I use a 1/2oz with minners or jigs usually. Have gone up to 4oz tho when moving faster.


BRM

Just put a 1/2oz. barrle weight between the two jigs, or on the very bottom of your line.
That way it gets down fast and you can feel the bottom good. Before you drop your line in the water, turn your reel handle one full turn and see how many inches it comes up, that way you know for sure what one turn is.
About the barrle weight... if you put it between the two jigs, just loop the line thru the hole in the barrle weight about three or four times, and it will stay in place.
The reason of putting the weight in the middle of your jigs, is fishing that deep and you get hung up, don't set the hook in the brush hard cause the weight in the middle can knock the hook loose by bouncing it up and down directly over the hang up ...most times.
crappie cowboy

I've got a 3 3/4 pound crappie on the wall that a soda pop can will fit in his mouth.
I've caught a crappie before that had tried to swallow a shad and it hung in it's mouth and I could see it's tail inside it's mouth.
I like a 1/8 and 1/4 oz. jig with a big hook, I get hung more, but the hook up ratio on the crappie is much better.
I'm with xring on big bait big fish theory.
crappie cowboy

Originally Posted by luvpt

Right now at lake Monticello I'll fish 50 ft deep (give or take a few feet) with 1/16 oz jigs. I normally put out eight rods (16 footers) that are usually the sensitive Capps & Colemans because of the very light bite. Might cover 50 feet in an hour....need to be on top of the fish before dropping the jigs and use markers for reference........

What weight line are you useing? And are you putting out 50 ft. of line,,or are you fishing 50 ft. deep? I can get a 1/8 oz jig down to 30 feet, unless the wind is blowing,,the damn is not generating too much water that causes a current, or shutting off generators can cause a upstream current...and when I hook a fish useing 1/8 oz., he may be 30 feet behind my boat..I cannot even imagine trying to fish 50 feet deep with a 1/16 oz jig.

Hey xring - I fished 2 lakes today this weekend and never saw water deeper than 8'. I use 8 lb trilene big game green. I still plan on coming down to fish with you.

Originally Posted by Billy E

Hey xring - I fished 2 lakes today this weekend and never saw water deeper than 8'. I use 8 lb trilene big game green. I still plan on coming down to fish with you.

Get yo'self down here...crappuie are hongry...