Why Couldn't We Have Caught These on Jordan Last Saturday?

Charles and I didn't get a chance to pre-fish the CCA tournament last week on Jordan because of the saltwater fishing we were doing. So, we decided to go back today. Picked up a couple of 1.5 pound fish and then it was slow for awhile. Usually after lunch things slow down, but for us, it picked up. Added a 1.8 pound and several more fish in the 1-1.5 range. All caught on jigs long-lining.

Here are a few pictures, including a couple of our spread for those of you getting into long-lining. The rods are tilted higher than normal because we wanted to keep some of the jigs shallow. Also a few screenshots from today.

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Saw a video about how the shadow lines show up good in blue. I still think I like the amber best.

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Lots of bait and caught fish in both of these areas.

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Good job Men.

Wish I could fish water that calm. Always a chop on it here. Thanks for the post.

Good report guys. Congrats.
Nice pics too.

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Those were real! I saw them.

Monk

Dennis in pic #2, how long are the two poles on the left? You seen my set up and with the six poles I use,across the back I still get tangled up when I get a big fish on.

We are running the same rod setup on both sides: 18, 16, 14, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12 12, 14, 16, 18. We want the lines in the water to be 2' apart. If we catch a fish, then it gives us a 4' "lane" in which to wind in the fish. Big fish, including crappie, don't know the rules and often get out of their lane. :) We have tangles and spend part of our day tying on new jigs. It's just part of long-lining: fish tangles and break-offs on structure.

It was good to see Monk yesterday in the parking lot as we were taking out. He had taken his wife out for a drive in the country on such a nice day. Monk has so much knowledge when it comes to crappie fishing that it is always good to be able to get advice from him. He also has a wealth of good tackle on his website and some of it was used to catch or fish yesterday.