Thread: Oconee - richland creek

I can tell y'all this ...if your waiting on someone to tell you when its on,your most likely gone be to late! I try my best to be the first one to catch them. That's why I keep records every trip,I know give or take a few days when they ought to be somewhere.

JIGSLINGER, when I first joined the crappie.com website there was a lot of great post on here. As time has gone by so have most of the great post. You are correct about just going when you can and catching the fish the old fashion way of finding them on your on. It is much more rewarding and gratifying. I do tournament fish and it is very hard for anyone to get information on any lake that has an upcoming tournament. Not saying whether it is good bad it is just what it is. I received my two new units today. I will call you tomorrow.

Earl, you are right about the posts of the past. What folks need to get a grip on is that a person can post about a trip with out giving out "ALL" the details. Reports about water depth, water temp, depth fish caught at, and a color mean more than any pin point information ever will. Crappie move around too much to really be able to say that spot "X" is the place to fish. North end, South end, East side, West side, is enough of a direction for anyone to figure out what they need to try the next trip out. Tournament anglers are not worried about how many fish were caught as much as how. Weekend warriors are in need of the same information as any tournament angler. By not posting reports of how crappie were caught is just hurting all the new comers to this forum.

The past 12 months have seen more new posters to this forum than the past 3 years (I think). We will never get to be better anglers unless information is shared among us. Yes, there are those that lurk in the shadows just to read up on "where" to fish. That will not change. So, post your reports, post your pics, brag on yourself or your fishing partner, and just leave out the "EXACT" details.

Those that fear tournament anglers have yet to really know any real tournament anglers. As you well know, come visit a tournament weigh-in. I look forward to seeing more informative posts in the future, but I do expect to see some that take offense at what I have said. Kinda like the ski boats that ride by half throttle and waive the whole way. Some get it, and some don't.


Oh, and by the way, I hope to have a good informative post after my trip to Blackshear on Sunday. Rain, shine, sleet, snow, or high fast moving water, if I get a kitchen pass. I ain't scared of anyone knowing what I did to catch a few fish.

Good job Shine Runner I'm on your side I like to post when I go and caught a mass but if I only caught a couple that is not a report. and I love to fish.

All lakes arent created equal. On some lakes I could name a creek and you could search out a creek for a week locating fish. On other lakes (like I fish) if I name a creek then the next time I go fishing there isnt room for me to get in there.:rolleyes: Now, that being said, I do share information like alot of others that helps another angler get on the fish. To me some of the best info a person can get is knowing water temps, clarity of the water, amount of bait present, depths of water fished along with depths the fish are suspended at, methods used to catch 'em, type of structure fished, baits used and best colors for that day. The only reason I'd think a person would hold back that kind of info is if they've already publicized themselves too much with pictures of their rigs or themselves (avatar) and have people waiting on them at ramps or following them on the lake (been there and done that...different avatar nowadays:rolleyes. CDC has been and IMO still is a very educational site which helps me to continue learning about crappie fishing. And that is from all the great folks on this website that makes that possible.Thumbs Up

I agree with gabowman. i had to change my old avatar as ever time i went fishing someone noticed me from CDC...............Now i can fish in peace.

Dang!! You trying to scare 'em into the boat?!?BAWHAHAHAHAARoflRoflRofl

I can remember when I 1st started trolling for crappie it was in the March few years ago.There would be 3 or 4 boats making circles and we would be talking to each other giving what info we could to help each other out.You know whats here today my be gone tommorrow.Those were some enjoyable trips.Lets not become the fram of mine of a bass fisherman lets enjoy this as a fellowship.I have met some good people fishing.

These are all good and true coments but what I meant in my earlier post isn't necessarily about withholding Info as much as getting the info a little late to act on. A good example is last week I was getting tons of info from guys catching anywhere from 80 to 100+ a day shooting docks at lanier,it was saturday before me and my partner could get there and we where to late! We did manage a few but everyone we talked to up there said the same thing the bite had shut down Wednesday. But its wrote in my log to watch for 50+ water temp around first or second week of february to go tear them up shooting docks on lanier!
Next year I will get them before alot of people ever hear about it.

Well put Dan. I think people could learn alot from tourney anglers, not saying that tourney anlgers are better fisherman, i know alot of people who don't fish tournaments that are excellent fisherman and would do well in tournaments if they chose to fish em. I'm saying most tourney anglers willingly tell how they caught their fish afterwards because the liklyhood of them fishing there that much is over anyway. They are going to the next lake where the next tourney is to try and figure those fish out. If we do well in a tournament and someone asks us where and how, we always try and help. We don't tell every detail, but we tell enough that others should be able to go and catch fish.