Launched at Coffman this morning and the bite was red hot early, I had 7 before sunrise and limited out on two docks. I was slip corking minnows 5 to 6 feet deep in the boat well and jigging the ole PUDDLE JUMPER!!! on a 1/16 chartreuse head. I was letting the jig fall to about 15 ft then slowly reeling up until about 7 feet and start jigging. One thing I've done is put a bobber stop at ten feet of line. That way when I'm reeling up and see the stop I know exactly where I'm at in the water column. I did try 6 mile cove and the main channel for two hours and only caught 1 fish. So imo the fish are hitting way better in the arms and creeks than the main channel. I believe KS Fisherman, and others have had the same pattern but correct me if I'm wrong.

I know a lot of you have prob used Puddle Jumpers but if you haven't they can be killer. My grandparents who have passed away had a cabin on Shorty Dr. on the Gravios and used them A LOT. They were turned onto them a loooooong time ago at none other than Toledo Bend where Puddle Jumpers are apparently very popular. Mammy and Papa were down at Toledo Bend for their first time and having no luck and they rolled upon a guy who gave them a new hot jig called the Puddle Jumper and they started filling the live well, at least that's how my grandpa told the story.

It was a perfect day for fishing...overcast...very light wind...and just enough of that winter chill...I'll be hitting it again tomorrow. I'm in a Tracker TV-18 and Chevy Trailblazer with green crappie stickers on the back window, say hey if you see me out sometime.Name: 002.jpg Views: 583 Size: 58.4 KBName: 001.jpg Views: 538 Size: 83.2 KB