Kayak Trip Report, Swoope Pond, Courtland

I made a short trip to Swoope Pond this morning dropping a few fish attractors. I decided to jig a few areas not really expecting anything. The water was very muddy with visibility less then 6 inches and 54 degrees.

I didn’t expect it, but I picked a few eight to ten feet deep in ten to twelve feet of water. The best bait was a 1/16oz white Marabou jig. I fished for a couple hours returning four short Crappie and keeping eight. I didn’t stay long (honey do list today included me grilling chicken for the family) but a very successful short trip.


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Pretty fish and good job fishing this flood :ThumbsUp

Sounds like a good day all around.

Will require a return trip to check out the attractors you dropped DB. Good job!

I plan to continue dropping a bundle and marking with GPS each trip I make to Swoope. The last couple I couldn't find with my fish finder, but was able to bump with a jig when my GPS said I was over it? I'm not sure why the PVC wasn't showing. It appears when dropped in deeper water, I've found a way to make stealth fish attractors, LOL!

Nice, very Nice!!

Since the PVC is hollow, you will not get strong returns on your sonar. This does make them pretty tough to find.