Thanks Don for the KIND words and with you making those statements it's certainly gonna be hard to live up to those expectations...Thanks Again....Ranger
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Thanks Don for the KIND words and with you making those statements it's certainly gonna be hard to live up to those expectations...Thanks Again....Ranger
Fished with Gary and Jon yesterday starting in the clear water area of Eufaula..their choice..caught 5 males all Black in the first 3 hrs with some short fish as well along with alot of trash fish such as Bass and Drum. We loaded up and headed for the South end and the creeks were busy to say the least. No one was catching fish. The best I heard of was 2 or 3 crappie caught except from the Willis's...We ended up with 27 in 4 hrs of fishing but it was tough to say the least. WT's climbed up to 66 late in the day and was a beautiful day being on the water. Had to hunt them down due to not being on the banks I had caught em on all week. All females are spawned out and in pretty bad shape skinny as a sheet of paper....Ranger
Had a great day Saturday on south end well minus that cold stinkin North wind. Ended up with 68 keepers over 12" and lot were in the 14" range, largest went 15.75. 80% females and eggs were way off from being ready.
Sunday we fished half day and bite was not as fast and ferocious but still decent. Rescued 28 keepers post 12" to release into the fryer.
Saturday they went for jigs and Sunday they preferred minnows more. Fish seemed to be relating more to structure than breaks which is different than most years this close to the spawn, but still pretty close to same staging areas.
Sweet REPORT sd_west...glad you got into em...Ranger
Well Im back on Eufaula this evening will be posting a report. I think we are going to go cork and jigging my favorite way to get'em. I've been on Lake Wister all weekend and let me tell you that the crappie there are on steroids. My elbwow is hurting again ;)
Sunday we cleaned 71, female had eggs all in 12in water on beaver tails and corks on the south side . Bout to wade north side today will update
I know you can do it Mark! By the way, Jerod was still stoked Sunday morning. I think he must have showed everyone in the congregation the pictures of the fish. Anyone who would stop long enough for him to pull out his iPhone got to hear the story and see the pics of those fish! He had a blast as did I.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ranger09
Im looking at buying another boat and was trying to decide what to get and i thought i wanted a Tracker deep v Targa or Crestline Fish hawk style but, was told they catch allot of wind. Im kinda considering a bass boat but cant decide. I love to crappie fish and just sold a pontoon boat and kind of got tired of anchoring down in one spot or i should say trying to keep it in one spot. I like to Catfish to but not as much as crappie. Just trying to get some opinions?
If your a crappie purist I recommend a good bass boat! I have a Ranger and love it, it doesnt blow around in the wind. Any bass boat newer than 2000 are going to be wide so thats really a plus for room. Skeeters, Triton, Nitro, are all very good too! But if you like Mr. Whiskers that slime never comes out of your carpet ;) EB
Went out yesterday from 4:00-8:00 had 22 keepers. Caught them with a jig and cork 1ft deep. Caught alot of 9-10 inch spawning males. EB
Took a half day guide trip with EB, learned a new technique! Weather was Windy, however EB had some places to hide out of the wind. The jig and cork method reminds me of when I was a kid!! Class act all the way! Had a ton of fun and great company! I highly recommend taking a guide trip, if you get a chance. It's always good to pick someone's brain, that is better than I am at this crappie fishing game. EB even got my wife to use a spin cast reel, I have been trying to get her to use one for years! Thanks EB!
Fished today with Kim and Ron Hightower from Kansas City. Techniques today was Cork and Jig in 1' DOW and later Double Dippin. We ended up with 37 keepers. It was Kim and Rons first time using a spinning reel and after a few hung buck bushes they became a pro using those type reels. We had a blast and it was Kim's first time to catch a fish on anything plastic. First thing out of her mouth was wheres the minnows..lol..shrugged my shoulders and said that's the first I had heard about any minnows we might need. She became a true crappie fisherman after a few casts and said she is thru spending dollars on minnows now..They also said Kansas has smaller crappie than Eufaula..lol..anywho there was many laughs and giggles today..WT got up to 64 degrees before we left and water clarity was about 6". All the females I cleaned were still full of eggs and the males were black as the ace of spades....Ranger
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Good report Mark, and I just now took time to check out your website. It looks great, well done and professional. Thanks, Stink
Thanks Jim for your kind words..Its an OkieDon original..Thanks to him too...Ranger
Mark what end of the lake did the females still have eggs? I had heard that they were mostly spawned out far south.
Fishers think about how big this lake is and how many crappie are in it, every year I have caught spawning males up to the first week of June. May is a good month coming up because we are catching two phases of fish Spawn and Post Spawn. EB
Hey lovnfshn, I have owned a Tracker Targa 18 for 5 years. It has a 115HP Merc. . There are 2 main advantages. First, as a deep V design it handles rough water well and keeps the passengers relatively dry. Secondly, it is lighter than fiberglass boats and requires less horsepower to reach the same speeds. It is also comfortable and very roomy. Are fiberglass boats roomy, comfortable, and smooth riding? Yes, but you pay for moving a heavier boat with a larger HP motor. Also, I think you give up some rough water capability with a flat top bass boat design versus a deep V. My opinion, Panfish Paladin.Quote:
Originally Posted by lovnfshn
LOST PHONE!!!!LOST PHONE!!!! If you need to contact me for any reason please call 918 441 1452....Phone took a drink today...Ranger
Fished Eufaula today mid-lake and kept 22 crappie. Got on the water late since my clients had a flat tire on their way down from Tulsa. We fished til 2pm, again they had to be back for a school activity. Fish today were caught on cork n jig and double dippin wasshoppa's in 5' to 7' DOW on natural rock banks. Wt got up to 65 before I left and was windy. Quality of fish was not as good as yesterday, but just good solid keepers. Would show you some pictures but again my phone went swimming...lol....Ranger
Fished south end for a few hrs today. Only had 10 keepers and a few short fish. Fish that we did manage were caught double dipping in 5 fow. Most were females with eggs, although some eggs are really pale looking? I cannot buy a bite on a jig and cork rig for anything, starting to the think guys like ranger are crazy!! Maybe that's the real reason for his boat saying crazy angler on it. Lol.
Well I havent got to do much fishing lately my dad had bypass surgery and been stickin close just in case ,,but today my sister showed up to keep an eye on him so I snuck off bout 3:00 got on the water bout 4:00 and fished till dark
Fished around arrowhead and bristow point area. WT was 68-70
Fished cork &jig 1 ft or less and caught the tar out of em but only ended up with 28 keepers and had probably 60 throwbacks. Lots of little fish this year. Did try out deeper 2 poling but all I would catch was short fish .....
Good luck and good fishin
BOWMAN you have to be alittle CRAZY to take kids fishing that do not belong to you. I am talking city pavement kids that never get out of the smog. I have come to believe that's the problem, their brains have been damaged from all the bad air....lol.....country boy at heart and u no it....they can't take instruction or will listen even if you catch fish in front of them and explain what you are doing to create that strike. They like to throw chocolate candy on your carpet then mash it in, throw tator chips ( u no the kind with all the good seasoning) all over, play with your phone when your back is turned and eventually give it a bath, step on your seats and use em for a trampoline even after a scoulding for doin it....Yeah I Am Crazy For Doin What I Do...lol...But if the truth was known I am Living A Dream....Ranger
SOOO that is what happened to your phone. sorry rangerQuote:
Originally Posted by Ranger09
Sounds like the kids NEED a real drink, maybe 10 minutes down. The parents are next for 20:twocents
LOL guiding is like anything alse you take the good with the bad. I have had my share of guys that didnt listen and wanted guide the guide. So sometimes I let them, its there trip. After a couple of hours of tough fishing they started to listen. EB
Ranger,
Didn't know you provided candy bars and tator ship, and a phone to play with! Is that FULL SERVICE guiding???
Or have you gone from guiding to baby sitting??? LOL
Now That's Funny I Don't Care Who You Are......I try to be a multi tasking Guide, but failed terribly in my last endevor. Could of always been worse I guess they could of sunk my boat. Its hard to fish when you keep hearing the the splashes thinking a youngster has gone over board, but to realize they have their feet in the water splashing eachother by kicking water. Now that does wonders for fishing shallow water crappie. Certainly made for a very long cast down the bank. lol ....So Hat when you get in my boat I will have candy bars, tator chips, soft drinks, and a towel to dry you off..you just can't be playing with my phone even if it looks like your dad's and NO GRAB ASSIN ALLOWED....Ranger
I am surprised you not in jail for homocide!!
Why not???:yikes
To ranger and eb, and any other guides as well, you guys have what most of us would call the dream job. But in reality, it's probably one of the toughest jobs around. Not only do you have to find fish day in and day out, but you also have to deal with all walks of people. My hat goes of to you guys!!! I have a hard time finding and catching fish during prime time and weather conditions, yet y'all have to do it all the time and in all types of weather. Keep up the good work, you guys are a special breed of fishermen.
I would have to agree with that statement 100%Quote:
Originally Posted by bowman_1977
Thank you for the kind words. Day in and day out we try to keep up with these fish there have been days it seemed like everything you tried was wrong, so don't feel bad about not catching fish some days. It happens to us all! EB
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You just get a bunch of guys together at the ramp and take pictures?:fingerdance
EB and I had a trip together and ended up with 97 crappie. His boat had 49 and mine 48...Edge goes to EB..Big fish was 1.87 in my boat his was 1.71..edge goes to my boat...TIE...We had some awesome guys from St Louis and good fisherman that had fished with EB before and what some HOOTS they were. We were within hollerin distance all day and the giggin was on among both boats from the time we left the ramp. YEAH BOY..Thanks EB for letting me enjoy this day fishing with Great People....was terribly windy with the weatherman saying gusts upwards to over 35MPH..and they were..you could never totally get out of the wind..WT was 63.5 all day and technique was single dippin BIG WASSHOPPA'S and BEAVERTAILS....Ranger
Fished today and was cold and wet all day. We kept 37 fishing big Crappiepro Wasshoppas! They wereitterally taking the rod out of my hand. A lot of the fish were spawned out. On the water again tomorrow hopefully the sun will shine. EB
Same report today got on the water at 11:00 got off at 4:00. Had 37 keepers. Lots of 1.50 fish. EB
How deep are they Brian?Quote:
Originally Posted by Eufaula boy
Im catching post spawn fish mostly out over 7-11ft. But you can still catch them a ft deep on the bank. EB
Fished with J.O and Gary Rust today and caught somewhere between 45 and 60 crappie. We kept and cleaned 38 really quality fish ranging from 1lb to 1 1/2lb. Fish are post spawn in depths of 10' to 18' on top of wood. Baits of choice today were the Crappie Pro Wasshoppa's and Yum Beavertails. Color didn't seem to matter in the least. WT has cooled down from the weekend and was 60 degrees compared to 64. The later in the day it became pretty tough and the crappie just wanted it laying very still against the wood to get bit....Ranger