Well my little new hair jig actaully works

When to the doc's office to get my regular Pro Tome blood test, came back and decided to just go to the water at my bulkhead/bank and see what was happening. In no time I had 3 that were 14" and one 15" with the little guy coming in a 1 1/2 pounds. The other 3 were all 1 pound 10 or 11 Oz.

Just using a cork and little hair jig. Man though there is about 4'-5' of trash, small limbs and such I had to pull them over and since I took my smallest rod (4' 6") I had to just pull them over all that stuff.

Pictures later,

Skip

congrads skip

Thanks,

Man it was a ball. I got some there year before last so just thought I would take a few minutes to see not expecting anything. First little pitch under the over hanging limbs and when I got to the junk I just pulled it out and noticed a big swirl so right ban in there and the cork went under and the rest was a nervous thing pulling them big crappie over all that junk as I had not other way to get them out.

Skip

lol i got a long handled net for that ...

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lol i got a long handled net for that ...

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It was in my boat which was like 30 feet away so was not ready and then got so excited just kept doing that. Almost had one get back, but got him.

Skip

grant no repreves this time of year lol keep them all

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It was in my boat which was like 30 feet away so was not ready and then got so excited just kept doing that. Almost had one get back, but got him.

Skip

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Too funny!! Been there before. Cant risk going for the net, they might stop biting.:D

Exactly soswine and even thought it was not far it was all I could to to take the time to get out my little float ring/net thing to put them in.

Skip

Awesome Skip!!!

Al

Way to go. I wish I could just step out into my yard and have a place to catch crappies too. Congrats.

Yeah I wish I could step right out to the fishing!!!!!!!! Great way to test your products too!!!

Fatman

If I lived on a good lake I'd be even more useless than I am!!! Mama would always know where to find me. Good deal, Skip.

id be divorced for sure

Got to admit it get really hard sitting in here tying jigs unless the weather is really bad. I feel very lucky to be able to live on the water on a lake like this one. This lake has 1200 miles of shoreline and great part of East Texas in and around National Forrest and on top of that Sam Rayburn is only about 25 mile to a ramp there.

One more little thing helps too, my wife is the court clerk for one of the two JP's in this county.

Skip

I hear ya skip I wasn't as close but" Lack land air force base on Medina Lake was probably my best fishing experience when i lived in San Antone back in 85' I tell you what" if i knew then what i know now" WOW.I d have some better stories cause the freckle were defiantly ,there I was just a Grn. carp wrangler back then"I hadn't yet found the spiratial side of the elusive freckle yet";)

Skip,
Congrats on the fish. I am just finishing up fixing up a lake house that I bought in Brookeland and finally am ready to finally start enjoying it instead of working on it and plan on hitting Lake Sam Rayburn and possibly Toledo Bend soon. I hear the fishing should be really good about mid april. Which Lake do you recommend? I have never used a cork to crappie fish except with minnows. I have read a few posts that this works and was hoping you might provide this newbie with a little insight.
Thanks in advance ahead of time for everyones feedback.

Donovan

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Skip,
Congrats on the fish. I am just finishing up fixing up a lake house that I bought in Brookeland and finally am ready to finally start enjoying it instead of working on it and plan on hitting Lake Sam Rayburn and possibly Toledo Bend soon. I hear the fishing should be really good about mid april. Which Lake do you recommend? I have never used a cork to crappie fish except with minnows. I have read a few posts that this works and was hoping you might provide this newbie with a little insight.
Thanks in advance ahead of time for everyones feedback.

Donovan

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Attachment 38977 From Toledo Bend Texas!

Congrats on getting your place ready to go!

Actually you would know my spot better as 6 Mile. I would recommend both lakes and both should have already been great, but the cold has delayed some. Some are killing the bass over the last few weeks and hear about some North Toledo being caught (lots of them_ about 2 weeks ago now. Where I am they have not really moved in but the bunch yet and only a few in a few places.

Don't listen to the mid April thing though as any minute it's going to turn on. I was just fishing under the cork last Thursday casting it right as close as I could to the grass on the bank.

Usually I am a stroller or long line trolling. I do this for most of the spring and should already be on, but not here yet. I like to pull 1/32 oz. Roadrunners around and over the hydrilla in usually 6'-7' of water depth and sometimes if need be out to 10' or so. Usually before they move in and just after they move back out you can do the same thing in 12'-14' water depth. You can fish the same spots with a cork too.

If I use minnows at all it's in the summer and not until probably June or so.

On Rayburn the Corp puts out some brush I think and I know on this end of the lake most every buoy has brush around it. Here on T-Bend there are lots of creeks to put brush in for the summer and Fall too. Some have some a little shallow for Spring fishing too. If you put in on Toledo Bend I would suggest you start to learn Housen bay area as it's some of the best water on the lake.


Pm me with any questions you have if you like.

Good Luck,

Skip