I agree about this being a "favorite" thread for me as well. I hope to get back down there soon. Keep the updates coming guys it gives us that live too far away good information.
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I agree about this being a "favorite" thread for me as well. I hope to get back down there soon. Keep the updates coming guys it gives us that live too far away good information.
That's only because it's been brought back from the dead several times after being dormant for long periods at times. Don't know why it happend, but normally, folks tend to let threads go there own way. Personally, a thread that goes back 8 months or more does not interest me. Then there is the Stinkster, he'll stir up a stink that everyone eventually smells:rolleyes:.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stinkfinger
This being one of those threads that has weirdos involved would explain it's longetivety.
I like this thread to,It's the first one I read, I enjoy the post from all you guys down there. And apparently It's popular with a lot of folks. It don't matter how old the thread is the post are always new. I hope ya keep them comming.
Stink ya gonna take that:D
Actually, I can't argue with that statement of reapers and don't have a leg to stand on when it comes to denying it.:DQuote:
Stink ya gonna take that?
My son Josh fished for awhile Wed., he caught 6 all shallow with the largest an egg laden female @ 1.5lbs. and he said the males are very dark colored.
I caught the fire out of them at the dock at Crowder last night, but except for two, they were all "dinks".
Went again this morning by the ramp here at Arrowhead and caught two..........dinks....... :rolleyes:
Water temp is around 72
Keep up the good words, Stink, you put a smile on our faces at times anyway. And in this day and time we need some humor to go along the way.:)
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Originally Posted by Stinkfinger
Hello, Males are still on the bank and now we are catching fish on the spawn and post pattern. Lots of current around all the bridges in the lake and the sand-bass and crappie are stacking up. The next few weeks we are going to be catching fish around bridges and rip-rap. Maybe all summer long.When the water starts to go back down the fishing will get really good. Anytime there is some stability to the water high or low you can pattern fish much easier. We fished this pattern 3 or 4 times in the last 5 years.We caught fish from I-40 all the way to Buffallo in Gaines. Most fisherman have trouble fishing when the water is high because much of the visible cover is under water. None the less finding the wood in the proper depth can take some hunting and searching. Many techniques can be used this time of year: Spider-rigging, long lining, Huckabee style, dippin, double dippin, crank baits, pulling or pushing etc. So get ready guys when the water starts to settle, the freezers will fill up. "I love May, June, and July" Good fishing EB
I don't know how much it rained last Friday night but the lake was still rising. We fished 8 hrs on Saturday and we had one of the toughest days I have ever had crappie fishing. It felt like there wasn't a pattern at all. The fish were spread out all over the place. We had rising water, rain, the wind blowing out of the north and northeast, and currents everywhere. Every bank that we fished by I heard water flowing. Most of the the fish we did catch were small and the bigger ones were reaction bites. We were spider-rigging jigs tipped with minnows and the good bites were when we were hauling ass. The lines would almost go horizintal to the water and the fish would hit on the rise or the fall. We tried 2 different areas and only kept 16. I have experienced this on the north end of the lake but never on the south end. I believe that the fishing will pick back up when the water starts to go back down. Anytime we have some stability in the water high or low the fish are much easily patterned! I had a client call me Sunday and ask me where to go in all this high water. I told him you are asking the wrong guy. LOL My advice was to fish rip-rap and fish all you can. He called back and gave me a report yesterday and said they caught aroung 80. But only 6 of them were big fish.They Spider-rigged all day! So if you are fishing right now and struggling don't worry about it we have all been humbled here lately. Good fishing! EB
EB, Thanks for the report. I'm ready for the weather to settle down for awhile.
QUOTE=Eufaula boy;801582]I don't know how much it rained last Friday night but the lake was still rising. We fished 8 hrs on Saturday and we had one of the toughest days I have ever had crappie fishing. It felt like there wasn't a pattern at all. The fish were spread out all over the place. We had rising water, rain, the wind blowing out of the north and northeast, and currents everywhere. Every bank that we fished by I heard water flowing. Most of the the fish we did catch were small and the bigger ones were reaction bites. We were spider-rigging jigs tipped with minnows and the good bites were when we were hauling ass. The lines would almost go horizintal to the water and the fish would hit on the rise or the fall. We tried 2 different areas and only kept 16. I have experienced this on the north end of the lake but never on the south end. I believe that the fishing will pick back up when the water starts to go back down. Anytime we have some stability in the water high or low the fish are much easily patterned! I had a client call me Sunday and ask me where to go in all this high water. I told him you are asking the wrong guy. LOL My advice was to fish rip-rap and fish all you can. He called back and gave me a report yesterday and said they caught aroung 80. But only 6 of them were big fish.They Spider-rigged all day! So if you are fishing right now and struggling don't worry about it we have all been humbled here lately. Good fishing! EB[/QUOTE]