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The fishing was tough with the howling winds, but some fine crappie made it in the boat regardless of the poor conditions. All fish caught vertically jigging brush and trees. Friday, Tommy and I fished together. The other two days I went it alone.
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Thursday cooler
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Friday's box of bucks
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Sunrise on Monday morning
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Monday's box of good'uns
Ink, congrats on a fine haul each day! Looks like you got the pattern & technique matched up pretty well = consistent hauls.
I like the Fridays box thanks for pictures
Good fishing Tim and Tommy! Hard winds all weekend made it hard to find them in the upstate but man o man I enjoy seeing the boxes full of slabs from Santee. Thanks for the reports :ThumbsUp
Nice haul Ink and Tommy. Those males in full spawn colors are awesome. Thanks for sharing
Ink,
them are some nice boxes of fish there !!! congrats on you and tommy getting out and catching some quality fish !!!:ThumbsUp did I see some crackers in that first box ??? if so they look like some good ones !!!
Actually those are Fliers, it's type of bream that looks like a cross between a crappie and bluegill. I've never caught them in any other lake before as they love to live in vegetation. I feel Florida lakes would have them due to this habitat preference. They like jigs, and knock the fire out of them if you drop it where the Fliers are living. I've caught more of them this year then years past. Probably due to water levels staying consistently up for a change. Should make for a great spawn for all species this year.
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Originally Posted by strmwalker
why don't you and Tommy just go ahead and catch a couple boxes of fish LOL :biggrin
like your post and pics. hope to get back to santee some day == probably in 80s when me and rango were there
The 80's were some great fishing at Santee. After 6 or 7 poor years in the late 90's into the early 2000's, the Santee Cooper lakes have been great for the last 10 years. Some of the old fishing haunts are becoming active which is another good sign of a healthy lake.
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Nice report and photos! Headed to TawCaw Thursday morning, staying until Sunday. Hope we can get in some like those! Will be longlining or is it too late there?