• Lake Jackson Georgia

    We weren't planning on fishing Jackson again today but when we saw the weather report this morning we changed our minds. After looking at the forecast for the next few days we decided this would be our best chance for the rest of the week. The weather was not as predicted. It was a messy cool day. The fishing was good however. We kept 41 fish, 10 inches or better. We caught many more than that. Shooting docks was the ticket. Most were caught on a STB grub. The biggest fish was just under 13 inches.



    We found them around docks with at least 15 feet of water off the end of the dock. As is common they were under the darkest part of the dock. The side scan showed the fish stacked from 5 feet down to the bottom. Docks with downfalls or brush piles near the dock were productive also. I was using a 4.5 foot Crappie Max rod with a Shakespeare Alpha reel loaded with 4 lb. test. I use a 1/24 oz jig head and a slow steady retrieve. Watch the line closely. Some strikes were not felt but you could see the line jump or start moving sideways. Right now I believe about any jig will catch fish. It's kind of like using a firearm. Shot placement is the key.
    This article was originally published in forum thread: Jackson 3/3/15 started by Hotwater View original post
    Comments 15 Comments
    1. broz's Avatar
      broz -
      You did good
    1. bighornrmk's Avatar
      bighornrmk -
      Nice catch
    1. kwpmapdlp's Avatar
      kwpmapdlp -
      looks like a good day nice catch
    1. Billbob's Avatar
      Billbob -
      great fish
    1. Bob9's Avatar
      Bob9 -
      Good catching!
    1. RetiredRR's Avatar
      RetiredRR -
      Glad to hear someone is catching.
    1. skeetbum's Avatar
      skeetbum -
      Good trip.
    1. Stone Mountain Crappie's Avatar
      Stone Mountain Crappie -
      Looks really good. Hope I can get some soon.
    1. specktacklure's Avatar
      specktacklure -
      Nice catch
    1. striperbud's Avatar
      striperbud -
      wish I was at Jackson today!! GREAT fish!!
    1. HP33's Avatar
      HP33 -
      wish I was in Georgia. Nice catch
    1. co_native's Avatar
      co_native -
      Nice way to fill a cooler
    1. kickingback's Avatar
      kickingback -
      Nice!
    1. "G"'s Avatar
      "G" -
      you done good
    1. SeaRay's Avatar
      SeaRay -
      My favorite kind of fishing. Seemed to have gotten away from it with all the new fangled methods, but this one always worked.
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