Chick Lake, JimB, the wind, and 49 crappie.

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10-15-2011, 07:52 PM
TapOut64

Chick Lake, JimB, the wind, and 49 crappie.

JimB joined me for his second visit to Chick Lake (4th for me) and the morning started off well with light winds. We both were casting jigs at the brush piles I had found on my previous trips, and, although the bite wasn't as good as last Saturday, we managed quite a few crappie. I still did best casting Kalins Triple Threat Shad "money" jig and I finally got them to hit another color, Kalins Triple Threat Shad, black/blue/chartreuse. By mid morning the winds were gusting to 25mph and stayed that way the rest of the time on the water. We did some exploring with my side imaging but only found a few small brush piles. I had caught 38 when I dropped Jim off at the dock, headed back out and worked real hard to get 11 more for a total of 49. Most of them were 11"-12" with only one over a pound but it was just over 14.5" and weighed 1lb 11oz. I didn't take any pics as I was busy battling the wind but Jim got a pic of the big one that he will hopefully post. For the first time in my Lund I had to anchor due to the high winds. Given the conditions today I'm pretty happy to get 49 crappie. Looks like it's Chick Lake again for me next Saturday. It was great fishing with you Jim, I enjoyed your company.
10-15-2011, 07:56 PM
Ranger690

Sounds good to me. Especially considering the wind. Nice job. How did the water look. I crossed over the James today and it was chocolate colored.

Dayton
10-15-2011, 08:08 PM
Corker

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Originally Posted by TapOut64

anchor

You actually own one?
10-16-2011, 05:23 AM
HeyCharlie

Nice to have the lund on days like that! Good to know chick is picking back up.
10-16-2011, 08:43 AM
TapOut64

Water looked about the same to me as it has the previous two Saturdays. (visibility just over 1') Water temp has actually risen 2 degrees from the previous Saturday and was 66.
10-16-2011, 08:49 AM
Percidae_Papermouth

good report, that wind was brutal yesterday, its all my cheap 40lbMK could handle... glad you and jim burned em up despite the wind
10-16-2011, 09:18 AM
jim.b

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/...t101511003.jpg http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/...t101511002.jpg http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/...t101511001.jpg heres some pics i took of george notice how calm it was in the morning and then the pic shows how rough it got. Had a great time George. I learned alot watching your side scan unit. Thanks for letting me borrow some of your lures, that money sure was the color. Tite line JImB
10-16-2011, 09:52 AM
Corker

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Originally Posted by jim.b

that money sure was the color

Southern Pro's black/red/chart "Crappie Stinger" is somewhat similar to the "money" body.
10-16-2011, 11:23 AM
TapOut64

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Originally Posted by Corker

Southern Pro's black/red/chart "Crappie Stinger" is somewhat similar to the "money" body.

You can get the exact jig at Monk's as well.
10-16-2011, 12:58 PM
Corker

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Originally Posted by TapOut64

You can get the exact jig at Monk's as well.

I already did. :D

Have you compared the Stingers with the Kalin product?
10-16-2011, 01:36 PM
TapOut64

I'm so happy with the Kalin jig that I don't feel the need to try anything else. It's really a knock off of the Bobby Garland Baby Shad jig which I like a lot as well.
10-16-2011, 03:52 PM
jim.b

hey george i went to monks web site and what colors do you suggest. i was impressed with your jigs. and thanks again for the trip. jim
10-16-2011, 04:11 PM
TapOut64

Kalin's money jig and black/blue/chartreuse. I was also doing very well with Bobby Garlands Baby Shad in pearl but lately it's pretty much been money for me. Bennett swears by Kiwi Lime at Burnt Mills. Cajun Cricket is great at Buggs in the spring. Everyone does well with blue ice. (all BGBS jigs)
10-16-2011, 04:30 PM
TapOut64

Here's a snapshot from yesterday at Chick Lake.

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-...S01500copy.gif

I was so interested in marking the waypoint at the bottom left of the snapshot that I didn't even notice the school of fish that I passed over (until today) that is marked by the arrow. You can see their shadows to the right, which are quite a distance from the fish which tells me the fish were near the surface.
10-17-2011, 06:23 AM
undertheradar

You keep posting these S.I. pics, I'll have it somewhat figured out by the time I buy one!
10-17-2011, 03:13 PM
Ranger690

Tap, do the fish just not respond to a normal curly tail grub?

Dayton
10-17-2011, 03:23 PM
jim.b

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Originally Posted by Ranger690

Tap, do the fish just not respond to a normal curly tail grub?

Dayton

hey dayton until george gave me some of his jig bodies i was drawing a blank. i tried a lot of different colors in twister tails and was skunked till george gave me some of his. i ain't no dummy. thanks george. tite lines JIM.B
10-17-2011, 04:04 PM
TapOut64

I'm just doing so well with this jig that I don't bother experimenting much. I have tried different colors but they seem to like the money jig. (black/red/chartreuse) I've also had good luck in the past with the Bobby Garland Baby Shads and that's the exact body of this jig and now it seems everyone is selling their version of it so there must be something to it.
10-17-2011, 04:13 PM
HeyCharlie

I tried BGBG's (blue ice) at lake Anna, In a spot crappie were hitting almost every cast.. but for some reason they didn't take it.
But they did hit pearl twister tail. Same cast angle thru brush pile.
10-17-2011, 05:11 PM
TapOut64

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeyCharlie

I tried BGBG's (blue ice) at lake Anna, In a spot crappie were hitting almost every cast.. but for some reason they didn't take it.
But they did hit pearl twister tail. Same cast angle thru brush pile.

I've done very well with BGBS in pearl.
10-17-2011, 06:06 PM
Roy

Nice report, pictures and fishing info. That sure is a real nice fish you are holding in that one photo. That SI unit really seems to help you find the fish and it seems you have the right jig size and color figured out as well. Thanks for sharing. Look forward to your next report.
10-17-2011, 06:12 PM
Boscoe

[QUOTE=Roy;1674563]Nice report, pictures and fishing info. That sure is a real nice fish you are holding in that one photo. That SI unit really seems to help you find the fish and it seems you have the right jig size and color figured out as well. Thanks for sharing. Look forward to your next report.[/QUOTE
Yup, now he just needs the right hat, huh?
10-17-2011, 06:15 PM
Roy

Boscoe you are sooo right. No telling how good he would do then. :)
02-07-2014, 07:09 PM
mervin

Why can't I see the pictures of the SI?
02-07-2014, 10:06 PM
Barnacle Bill

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Originally Posted by mervin

Why can't I see the pictures of the SI?

He didn't post one. Just talking about it.
02-08-2014, 11:32 AM
drb

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Originally Posted by Barnacle Bill

He didn't post one. Just talking about it.

Perhaps he did post pics back in 2011 from the original post, but has since deleted the pics from the original hosting site (photobucket etc...) Pics will be removed from message threads if they are deleted from the original hosting site.
02-08-2014, 08:01 PM
mervin

Thanks, thought maybe I was missing something on my end. Also, didn't notice the post was that old.