Pickett: visibility and fish size were the same...

6" (and they were the big ones.)

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Nothing for the grease, but catching 43 stunted B & W specks and a few stunted greenies was better than sitting home watching another beautiful day slip by. WT was 40 - 43, wind was manageable, and it was lonely.

The main ramp is closed for a long-overdue renovation (Yea!!!),

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so I used the Jonesboro Briudge ramp. It's somewhat primitive, but gets the job done.

The guy at the game check station told a friend of mine they had "found" some extra money and spent it on the new ramp. What areas did you fish?

Beats sitting in front of the tv.

Should have tried a jig ;)

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Originally Posted by Redy2Fish

What areas did you fish?

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All of my usual places:

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Originally Posted by Percidae_Papermouth

Should have tried a jig ;)

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I did. This is one of the only places that jigs work well for me. This particular color combo usually works great--but not yesterday.

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Thanks, like the map pic!

Thanks for the report, Corker. Nice pics, as usual.:ThumbsUp

Thanks for reports Richard, Glad to "hear" boat is back to getting on the water. Big crappie will come, I am sure of that!

dand richard as much as you like crappie i suprized you don't fish the chick river. i'm sure if you fish all day you will find them when they turn on. plus the size is good.

Jim- It's almost time for the YP to show up at Walker's, and CR's on my list of places to go, but it's not a favorite destination. The ramp's a PITA, the crappie have worms, and (unless I missed some good reports) last winter CR didn't give up many citations. Pickett's a good facility, is never crowded, and there's a chance of catching a monster. Several winters ago, I hung (and lost) a huge fish on two trips. Redy2Fish had similar experiences. In May 2010 a local angler landed one of those fish and it weighed almost 4 lbs. If any of that class of fish are still in that lake, I don't mind handling a lot of dinks while I'm looking for one!

And only occasionally will these things disturb your fishing:

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