I am rern't boys and girls
I told the wife I was going to DeGray just to learn some more about it last Friday....I wasn't expecting her to say she was coming too. After all of the required sight seeing and a shore lunch, she said "don't let me stop you from fishing". Yea right; 102 degrees and choppy water from all of the boats.
I remembered I had put my new Bandits in the boat so I decided to give them a try. Really all I was doing was more sight seeing when I noticed one of the poles doing funny stuff. I reeled in a 14" or better crappie. I did this 4 more times. Man!! I wonder what would have happend if I had went out to do some serious fishing.
I wished I could give some scientific details and locations. I know I was using 300's, about 15' to 20' deep, 1.6 to 2mph, I cast them out as far as I could, and I was on the upper end and could see some kids jumping off of some cliffs.
But, I love this kind of fishing!!!! I can't wait to go back and make sure it wasn't an accident.
DP
Trader Bills usually keeps a good supply...
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fishbaskett
DRPEPPER
I was over to Trader Bills last week and looked at bandits but they did not have the Tennesse Shad. Several empty holes on the sales rack most likely had contained what I would have wanted. Are you using 200 or 300"s and what flavor, I am thinking about doing some of that on Greason?
...but the Tennessee Shad NEVER last very long. It is my personal favorite. But don't be afraid to pull the strangest ones in your box. You can never tell what the specks will prefer from one day to the next.
aj
I'm gonna have to cash in on THAT sale
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DRPEPPER
I was using 300's. The only color that caught anything was pearl/black.
Check out the "Grave Diggers" from Cabelas. On sale this morning for $2.
DP
...fer sur. Thanks for the tip.
aj
You'd better stick with trollin' the Bandits!
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DRPEPPER
I need a map so I will know where I am talking about. We had lunch almost directly across from the cliff. I noticed the bank indicated a series of points on our side and figured that would be about as good as any spot to drag my bandits. As I said we were sight seeing more than anything. Next time may be my wife won't be with me and I will not be afraid to check out the sights on that cliff a little closer. I sure heard a lot of sqealing going on that reminded me of my youth:D
DP
It will be a lot safer for you! The worst that could happen is that you would lose a lure or two. :p
aj
Yup, DP, you are so right!
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DRPEPPER
Awe now John!!
I just like to do a safety inspection every now and then. You know old dogs like us wouldn't know what to do if we caught the car now.
DP
However, I DID make it down to DeGray today and trolled those blessed Bandits all over that area and didn't get a single speck. I did get five decent LM bass though. They hate those Bandits.
Got there at 6:00am and stayed until 1:30. The best part was the solitude right at sunrise. The wind was absolutely calm until 11:30. I fished as far south at point 14 and trolled for hours on both sides of the main North/South waterway. I jigged some good timber east of point 14 and again north of 14, south of the cliffs, all for nothin'. The timber north of point 14 goes right up to the channel. It drops off suddenly to over 30 feet. I just KNEW I would pick up one or two in the deeper water on the break but it was not to be today.
I had a big time, trolled all the way back to Shouse's Ford going past points 34 and 24 just havin' a good time. :D Without my good depth finder I am limited as to what I can do but had fun anyway.
It was good to go back. I had not been there in several years.
aj
