Thread: S-ville High Water

Guys you might not be getting deep enough with your cranks. The fish are very very hungry right now.. most of the fish im catching are 13-20ft deep over deeper water. Caught probably 80 or so in just 4 hours yesterday.

Originally Posted by birdman

Guys you might not be getting deep enough with your cranks. The fish are very very hungry right now.. most of the fish im catching are 13-20ft deep over deeper water. Caught probably 80 or so in just 4 hours yesterday.

Thanks Birdman I'll give that a shot this weekend. I was catching some shorts at 8-10 ft in 20- 30 fow Lost a couple cranks so I was hesitant to go deeper. Still learning the lake

Originally Posted by Gobob

Thanks Birdman I'll give that a shot this weekend. I was catching some shorts at 8-10 ft in 20- 30 fow Lost a couple cranks so I was hesitant to go deeper. Still learning the lake

That's because right now 8-10 foot of water is the old shoreline. Lots of flooded grass, trees, roots, etc in that water depth right now!

Bird and all,

I went over late Saturday as I was going after catfish during the night (my bad, no success) but using minnows did well on brush in depths 20'+ and getting them down as deep as I could. Lost several nice ones at boat (didn't use net) but managed a limit by noon - all in one area.

I was just lucky on them for my nighttime expedition was a bust...


It was a pain too, as my transducer went out and all I could do was try and look at one on my console...

Also, I only had one marker buoy and it's line was maybe 25'!!

GoBob, I will be back over this weekend and hope to try juging for the first time. Any suggestions out there are appreciated, as to bait, etc. I am going to try noodles instead of jugs.

Nice job Bob.

It is right now at 609.6 and is "suppose" to crest on 7/3 at 610.59...

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You "Da Man" Bob, but I can't believe that you are using minnows>>>

I like noodles, 18" long, tie string to one end. Will stand up when bit. Push a piece of ½" PVC through it, cap other end. Wrap reflective tape around it, shows up real good.
As for bait, use a throw net for shad, if legal their. Otherwise bait shrimp on an octopus or circle hook, i get them confused. They self impale a lot better. On fingers also!

Originally Posted by skunked again

I like noodles, 18" long, tie string to one end. Will stand up when bit. Push a piece of ½" PVC through it, cap other end. Wrap reflective tape around it, shows up real good.
As for bait, use a throw net for shad, if legal their. Otherwise bait shrimp on an octopus or circle hook, i get them confused. They self impale a lot better. On fingers also!

Skunked again.

Please clear some space in your inbox.

Thanks again!

Jerry, as Mean Green reminds me ALL the time that even a blind squirrel will find a nut occasionally, I just got lucky all things considered.

I already bought noodles but why the PVC?