Launched at daylight. Managed 6 keepers & a channel cat doodlesocking brush piles with my son. Appears the lake is being drawn down. Corps web site says 0.5 above summer level, but our usual haunts were 1.5-2 feet shallower. Love that thump!
Printable View
Launched at daylight. Managed 6 keepers & a channel cat doodlesocking brush piles with my son. Appears the lake is being drawn down. Corps web site says 0.5 above summer level, but our usual haunts were 1.5-2 feet shallower. Love that thump!
I haven't heard many reports from Green lately. Thanks for the report. We love fishing there.
Can't say I've ever heard of doodlesocking brush piles. Can you tell me what that means?
Doodlesocking : Long-Pole Crappie SecretsQuote:
Originally Posted by BubbaThump
As for "reports" from Green ... fish are being caught pushing cranks among the Shad schools, usually during the hottest part of the day (according to my FB sources).
We hold a pole in each hand & ease up over the cover and dangle our jigs right above the brush & even fish down in the brush. I have heard some folks call it "dead-sticking". I learned to do it growing up in Western Ky on Barkley. Seems a little awkward at first, but you can feel every thump!
Dippin, Dabbin, Doodlesockin, Deadstickin are all minor variations of the same method ... if not the same & just called by different names in different regions of the country.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crapnute
You would also be considered as fishing the method known as "two poling" :biggrin
Yes. My wife said people won't know what 2 poling is. So I Googled it and came up with Doodlesockin'. My son & I are addicted to it. We know, we could rig our boat to spider or troll cranks and probably catch more fish but we catch enough to eat & share. At times, even in the 80' water, the crappie bite is very aggressive. I have caught 2 fish at a time on several occasions fishing this way. We only fish jigs. That hard, aggressive crappie bite is awesome. The soft bites are interesting too. I like the feel of the bite I guess. I'm rambling!
I meant to add, we caught our first black crappie on Green yesterday.
I see. It's what I call drop shoting. I use a 12' light action rod with flourocarbon line. The flouro seems more sensitive so I can feel every bite. Then I tie a loop knot and attach a jig then a 1 oz swivel sinker on the bottom. I fish in the brush and every time I get hung up I drop the rod tip and let the big sinker knock it loose. Very rarely do I lose a rig and like you said, I can feel every thump.
It's a great way to sneak up on the brush into the wind and feel the bite. Its my favorite way to fish other than feeling the thump when casting jigs.
Thanks for the info!!