Butt Kicked on Dardanelle

[D10]

Well I went to Dardanelle with my father in law and his buddy today. We fished from 7 till noon near Illinois Bayou. The wind blew out of the south at about 10 mph. We single pole jigged brush piles in 8 to 12 foot of water and only managed 3 crappie. They were good ones though (no pictures). I caught zero but I did catch a dozen white bass and 3 largemouth. It was a tough morning. I hope you pros have better luck this weekend at the tournament.

[Cmj]

At least you didn't get skunked. Just curious, how many piles did you fish?

[D10]

We fished at least a dozen. I wanted to bring minnows but the other 2 said no minners allowed on this trip. Wish I would.have snuck some on the boat.

[Cmj]

My go-to baits for fishing brush there are silver/chart Midsouth tube and Pumpkinseed/chart Slab Slayer, both with an 1/8 oz pink head. I normally use minners when trolling. Usually works for me. They may have been in the channels today.

[D10]

We tried midsouth silver/char, white/char, red/char, black/char and several other combos, on chart, pink, and orange heads. The white bass really liked the chart head with white/char body.

[RCC]

Conway caught them all out. There are no crappie left in Dardanelle.

[mdperson]

We fished at least a dozen. I wanted to bring minnows but the other 2 said no minners allowed on this trip. Wish I would.have snuck some on the boat.

Always take some minners just in case.

[slabbandit]

I'm so tired of hearing about not using minners! I think that there has been so much "minnow bashing" on here that guys are reluctant to use minnows. I am a decent jig fisherman and can hold my own with just about anyone but I take minnows every trip and use 'em.
With the crappie in a neutral post spawn feeding attitude now minnows will definitely help a guy be more successful.

[NIMROD]

Guess if you can afford minnows to fish everyday more power to ya. I seldom have trouble catching plenty on jigs. Fish should be hungry and aggressive in post spawn mood if ya can find them.

[slabbandit]

What's the matter? Is your "woman" not giving you enough allowance to buy gas and minners??