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Hit the water this morning just before 6 and got run off by a storm at 5 pm. Had what seemed like a light bite all day. The fish would just take and hold the jig without any thump to it. I changed jig colors at least a dozen times. Finally about 3 pm I went to this...
That's a 1/16 oz plain minnow style head that I pour and a mid south tube in an olive/clear color with red flake. I normally use that skirt in real clear water on finicky fish, not Reelfoot colored water.
The fish were in the pads in 3 FOW and right on the bottom in the thickest mat of pads you could find and the jig had to be worked into a tiny opening. Reminded me of playing the old game Operation. Any way, salvaged a decent day with 20 crappie and one big bream. A few 10" fish and several 11" fish with some good uns to boot.
The best 7 weighed 11.48 with an average of 1.7 (I need fish like this in a tournament in the central part of the state. Maybe we need to fish over here one time. Lol). Here's the 7 best of the bunch
Just goes to show you can't give up and you gotta change your tactics. At 3 pm I had 6 fish in the livewell.
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Good catch kent, wish reelfoot was a little closer , I'd give it a shot sometime , thanks for the post!
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Good fish and a great average on the best 7.
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Great job Kent and nice looking Tube...Ive seen that pattern your talking about many times here on Conway...but never this time of year. just maybe I am missing something seeing's how Reelfoot sets up like Conway.
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Way to stay after em kent!!
Good job Kent.
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Good mess Kent.
Nice day Kent. Some of them got shoulders!!!!
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nice fish kent,i fished reelfoot all my life. it just goes to show, you can catch crappie in shallow water this time of year at reelfoot and kentucky lake. went to the springville bottoms this weekend and slayed some monster bream once again nice fish!