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LOL.....I know that feelin Doug...I got a bad taste of it last year on Eufaula. We fished also in the wind Friday and its very tough to say the least. When it got mid day Friday it was cork and jig time letting the wave action do the work for you. A BLAST FOR SURE. Nothing like seeing your cork being baptised by a big ole crappie. And wanted to point something out as you said after 3 or 4 it was over, well its over for the fish on top of the brush. I have learned that the crappie holding over the brush will dig in to the thickest wood and hold tight. And if you get hung up and move the brush around some they will also spook and dig inif not totally leave for better grounds. Thats when you get over and find the thickest brush and tight line the wood. Hit a limb and hang on with very little movement. Let that jig all the way to the bottom and as soon as you move it get ready. Fishing the clear water lakes is a new ballgame for some and on a weekend you were fishing behind alot of Crappie Fisherman that had already depleated the numbers in the woodpiles. I think you have seen now that the techniques that work on Eufaula will work on Tenkiller somewhat but not nearly as effective. But again you were at a disadvantge with using Bass Gear.....You have a trip on my lake in your near future and I will be callin....got to get Brain in there too....Ranger
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While not a crappie thought I would post a pic of the big fish of the day! Ranger I need to come watch you work a brushpile!Attachment 85385
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37" not bad, that is a 12" crappie beside him and will easily fit in his mouth with room to spare!
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Yep I caught 1 over there a few years back on a 1/16oz jig w/4lb trilene and it whooped me for about 45 minutes. Weighted in at 26lbs 5oz. Not even close to a line record class fish. But it was fun and very tiring. Glad I had a good rod (Falcon) and reel (shimano with a gr8 drag system) or it would of been for naught. Make for some good eatin but doesn't come close to tastin like a crappy.....
Now if I showed you how to work a woodpile before the tourney I might be in trouble......loolll.....Ranger
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I don't think you have anything to worry about from me! I still have a lot of learning to do, but it sure is fun learning!
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Hey Redge is that a hay hook or a fire poker? Lol
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It's a hay hook, easier for my uncle to hold him (the catfish) up for a picture with the hay hook. I sure do like using hay hooks for holding up a cat for fish pictures, rather than buckin bales!! Slabs you don't have much experience with them hay hooks do ya!! haha
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Lake level is 10' above and steady..Slabs reported to me yesterday that a log jam extends from Cherokee to Standing Rock and is big enough you could probably walk across it..got to remember Slabs said that..yeah the same Slabs that said the river was on fire..lol..Well the corps are holding back Tenkiller as they always do so it might be 2 or 3 weeks before we see them start lowering the levels. Wish they could hear the thoughts going thru my mind not that it would make a bit of difference to the "CORPS"..got to get the water off the green grass lawns of Grand first as usual......just my frustration coming out.......Ranger
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Yup the last lake to let water out. Might make for a good spawn? And just think about all those big fish just waiting on us.
