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Those open mouth shad jigheads worked for me. I caught a bucket of crappie the first day I used them and several the next day including this old gal, 15 3/4 inches long and with that big ole belly I guessed her at 2.25-2.5 lbs.
1/14 oz with grey and peacock blue marabou and chromed head. Just wanted you to know, plus it gives me a chance to blow..lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...k/100_1453.jpg
Wow, that is a trophy for sure. Great job. Is that an egg belly I see?:)
That sure is a good one you got there1
Yes it is an egg belly. This is an unusual year here. My friends have been catching a lot of crappies in 4 to 5 feet of water. The temp is 48 degrees now but that seems cold. I am still fishing 22-26 feet but I caught a lot of them 6--7 feet deep swimming a jig . That may not be unusual in shallow lakes but when there is plenty of 30-40 feet depths around. I don't know.Quote:
Originally Posted by MO QWACK
Nice fish!!Where's the jig ??lol.
Hanging on the wall, I eat the fish and mount the jig .Quote:
Originally Posted by azslabber
rtark: And here I thought I was the only one to do something like that. Silly me!!!! I have even been known to thow the fish back and retire the jig. Thats the only way I know what really works and when. Keep sharp records of my catchs so I can go back when the conditions are the same.
Redman
Good ta see You catching some keeper's I keep thing's a secert for awhile for I let the public in on it Profile is of upmost importance I catch 80% of My 2 + lb fish on that head ? cause it look's like the real thing ty it in the right color's and it's a winner every time!Watch Out for the green Carp They Love it!
Smart thing to do..Your serious when you do that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Redman
I will take anything that will streach my string.Quote:
Originally Posted by flatfish46
nice slab
Nice Slab ya got there!!!!!!!!!!!
Fatman
Congrats on getting a good looking crappie like that and more.
Got some of that head too, but just thinking about colors and where I will try them if the come shallow before I get out.
Skip
Very nice slab! Throw some rabbit hair on them and they catch trout as well.
So whats an 'open mouth shad jighead'?
It is a flat headed jig that looks like a shad head with it's mouth open. Crazy angler (flatfish) has them.Quote:
Originally Posted by tourdriver
It has been years since I fished Toledo Bend. As I remember it had a dark stained water. I really loved that lake. Your lucky to live there, or, is it luck??Quote:
Originally Posted by skiptomylu
I have alot of these heads but have'nt gotten around to tying on them yet. LOKS LIKE THATS GONNA CHANGE:)
Nice catch thanks for the pics
JJ
I will buy painted open mouth jig heads as soon as i can find them.
jigginjoe and krazy angler web site was not much help
I'm sure someone can hook ya up I only paint those for myself. I use 3-4 colors on them and would take to much time.
JJ
"I will buy painted open mouth jig heads as soon as i can find them.
jigginjoe and krazy angler web site was not much help."
Or unpainted
Krazy angler website don't show all his stuff, call him or email. He is the most obliging fellow I have dealt with.Quote:
Originally Posted by tourdriver
Well not really, I started fishing this lake when it opened. The years later I did some guiding here and had to leave for a good job in 1980. The wife and I always thought we would come back some day. Mid 1990's I bought a camp here we moved up here in late 1990's and the guy next door passed away and about 6 months later I bought it.Quote:
Originally Posted by rtark
Anyway I have always fished T-Bend and Sam Rayburn and big Sam is only about 25 miles from my house, but living on the water here and it's so easy to just go down the the boat drop it down and get in a go that I don't make it over to big Sam mush at all. Been years since I was over there.
Just always loved this lake and being in and around the National Forrest is great. The lake is still a great fishery. The luck came in with my stock trading that let me buy this place. And even though it's not actually luck we are here, we are lucky to be able to live here.
Skip
I have a fear of the wind on big sam, Easy to get caught out there. I like toledo best.Quote:
Originally Posted by skiptomylu
Have to say I have been in somewhat really bad stuff on both. I have some sotries on this for sure and some pretty scary. One was when Big Sam Opened we took 2 jon boats and one motor with 2 of us in each boat. We headed across the lake from the South side and into the woods then still there. Make this short, when we came back out the wind had really picked up and made the waves way too much for one boat pulling the other. The front boat sank (stayed a float, but under and over. We were lucky and one boat left in site and they came over and got us in. About one hour later a guy drowned in the same spot.
We quit using small boats after that, LOL!
Anyway love both and maybe would have even bought over there, but you are not allowed a boat dock on Big Sam so that was out. For sure have fished T-Bend a lot more than Big Sam, but like it too.
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