Gus Bigin and I Returned from our second trip this year. Had a great time as always. Much better winds than 2 weeks ago but fish were waaay shallower. That makes it tough on spider rigging. Need to wade more I guess. The hospitality is second to none. Great food at the restaurants. Great biscuits at the minnow shops. Great folks at all the gas stations and hotels. And of course great big sow crappie. One of these days I will figure out how to hook these super shallow fish. Rolled over more than I put in the box. I have not fished alot of north wind at Grenada so I was a little lost Friday plus where I wanted to fish at Youngs was still flowing just a bit too much for my liking. Became more of scouting day really. Decided to let the wind work its way out of town so Saturday hit protected area at Enid (thanks for the tip Rees) in the am and caught decent amount fish but not very many keepers and no real big fish. Dead calm in the pm so Put in Sat pm at Youngs and found them in newly flooded super shallow flats. New water was still coming in but it was fishable. Found Big fish some almost exceeding the magic 3 pound number. Went back in the am and did the same. flow was basically non existent by then.

We would ease up out of the channel with the wind into the puddle flatsand put the old Xpress boat in four wheel low with minnow tips jigs 6-12 inches down in less than 2 foot of water. Had to be SILENT or we would could see them scattered off the beds. Gotta invest in a silent stalker. Got stuck in the mud several times. In those conditions it is like hand to hand combat.

I know I always preach up my Ozark rods and still believe them to be the best year round rod overall. But in those conditions I would love to have a specialty rod with a real soft tip just for those super shallow hook sets. Maybe some BGJPs or something custom with even lighter on the tip and also some super sensitive drag reels. Give me a little more time and space between tip and lip. Thanks again Rebel friends. You guys are truly blessed with a great resource. PS ran into John Harrison and Larry Holmes at the filling station, It was good to talk with them again. If you are ever looking for a guide make sure to hook them up. Larry makes the best homemade pimento cheese sandwiches.