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Fished Blue creek pits yesterday and today. Fished from 2pm to 6 pm both days.
Caught 5 keepers Mon, and 15 keepers today in the high winds. Water temp 49 to 52, spider rigging jigs, slab slayers and beaver tails. Red jig head w/pumpkin seed and electric chicken colors seemed to worked best for me. no big fish, all keepers between 10'' and 12".

The pond fishing was red hot yesterday! My son got home from school; grabbed his fishing ploe, a pocket full of jigs and went to the pond to give it a try. The wind was really blowing hard, so he didn't put the boat in - he just cast from the bank, but that was all he needed to do! I sat in my lawn chair and enjoyed the entertainment! He immediately was catching crappie and other fish of all sizes, and on about every other cast! He pulled out several (4 - 5) real nice 12 - 14 inch crappie and a lot of smaller crappie with a couple of big hybrid bluegill thrown in. But, the real excitement was when that big 7 pound black bass decided to knab his little crappie jig! Oh how that fight was fun to watch! He was armed with a Ultralight rod, 6 pound test! That little cardinal reel was a singing; and the little boy was screaming while dancing a jig up and down the bank!!! Me and momma was cheering him on, and when that big bass went airborn I knew he had his hands full! I didn't want to interfere, so I just watched and told him I was there if he needed help. But, he didn't! After several minutes and some close calls, my little buddy eventually got that big bass winded and pulled in the shallows! When he finally got a hold on that big bass and lifted him up for all to see, his face was lit up with sheer fishing happiness! He admired his prize catch for a minute or two and then released it to fight again another day. He kept talking about that fish till he fell asleep! Is there anything more enjoyable than watching a kid catch a big fish! Oh, that made my day!!!! Good luck everyone...

Great story Bighook. It is good to see kids get out and enjoy the outdoors instead of sitting and watching tv or playing video games. Those are memories both of you will enjoy for a lifetime.

Odie

Great story bighook, I would have loved to watch that happen! I bet the look on his face holding that fish was worth a million bucks...

Thanks for sharing bighook, can see it like a HD Video in my mind.

Fished Blue creek this morning in the wind. Managed to catch 8 fish, 5 nice crappie, 1 short crappie, a bass and a perch. Did I mention the wind!!! Finally gave up shortly after noon, licked my wounds and got ready for another day. My opinion is the lake dropping 6 inches a day isn't helping the shallow water bite. The water temp is warm enough, but the fish are hesitant to move shallow with the water falling, just my theory. Headed back to Eufaula next week.

Odie

BIGHOOK- May have to take you up on your offer this summer.

Originally Posted by bighook

The pond fishing was red hot yesterday! My son got home from school; grabbed his fishing ploe, a pocket full of jigs and went to the pond to give it a try. The wind was really blowing hard, so he didn't put the boat in - he just cast from the bank, but that was all he needed to do! I sat in my lawn chair and enjoyed the entertainment! He immediately was catching crappie and other fish of all sizes, and on about every other cast! He pulled out several (4 - 5) real nice 12 - 14 inch crappie and a lot of smaller crappie with a couple of big hybrid bluegill thrown in. But, the real excitement was when that big 7 pound black bass decided to knab his little crappie jig! Oh how that fight was fun to watch! He was armed with a Ultralight rod, 6 pound test! That little cardinal reel was a singing; and the little boy was screaming while dancing a jig up and down the bank!!! Me and momma was cheering him on, and when that big bass went airborn I knew he had his hands full! I didn't want to interfere, so I just watched and told him I was there if he needed help. But, he didn't! After several minutes and some close calls, my little buddy eventually got that big bass winded and pulled in the shallows! When he finally got a hold on that big bass and lifted him up for all to see, his face was lit up with sheer fishing happiness! He admired his prize catch for a minute or two and then released it to fight again another day. He kept talking about that fish till he fell asleep! Is there anything more enjoyable than watching a kid catch a big fish! Oh, that made my day!!!! Good luck everyone...

Great story Bighook! Keep them coming.