snapshots with my new 997 + a question

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Originally Posted by CrappieCrazed

I may have confused you and maybe not. In my first post, the 3rd picture down my curser is right on top of what I called a tree but it looks more like just a straight branch. Just below that there is some white flecks. Approx. 9 of them. You may have been looking at the right picture and if so let me know. The only reason I questioned it is because on my second post where I posted the tree I can see rocks plain as day. Let me know if you think those are rocks also. There not very big white flecks but they arent casting shadows like rocks normally do.

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Yep, could be cats. That tree is about 30' long and the elongated shapes below them are laying close to the bottom. If you were going upstream, that might put them in the current break; only thing is, they look to be 10' away or so and I'd have thought they'd be closer; could be a big one or two keeping them out, or maybe they were actively feeding, just laying there waiting for dinner to roll in. Only way to know for sure is to anchor upstream and tumble some baits down to them.

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Originally Posted by fished-out

Yep, could be cats. That tree is about 30' long and the elongated shapes below them are laying close to the bottom. If you were going upstream, that might put them in the current break; only thing is, they look to be 10' away or so and I'd have thought they'd be closer; could be a big one or two keeping them out, or maybe they were actively feeding, just laying there waiting for dinner to roll in. Only way to know for sure is to anchor upstream and tumble some baits down to them.

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Alight fished-out, now you got me interested!! Maybe this is gonna be the dumb question of the day but how do you know that that tree is appr. 30 foot long just by looking at the picture??? By the way, the fish were on the upstream side of the tree but just above them was a very slight hump that had just drifted out of screen. I would say this will be one heck of a spot to fish to be honest with ya. I think that is my biggest problem with looking for the shadows under the cats in the river when there is screamin current. Im not saying there laying in the mud because I dont believe that but Id say there suspended just inches off bottom when the current is rippin. That is also just an opinion but when current slows down we find them suspended a heck of a lot more often. People think im crazy when I say this but I think of the blues in the river just like stripers. Very structure oriented, Normally finds structure in hight current situations, and when current slows they will suspend at various depths. I appreciate your input on this thread. you seem to know your stuff so IM LISTENING! So, how did you know that tree was 30ft long?? Boy I hope thats not a stupid question.

Not stupid at all. Your curser says it's about 98 feet from the boat and the tree looks to be about 1/3 of that distance in length. Should be approximately proportional, so about 30 feet in length.