Lake Dardanelle giving up some bigger ones

I had a slow morning at my old honey hole but gathered up 13 keepers. Then thought I would try some deep brush tops to see if some bigger fish might be hanging out there. They were there. I got to my 19th speck and started catching and culling. I had my limit several times over but keep holding at 19. Then when I decided to keep the next fish, and go home, I couldn't catch nothing but bass and catfish. I caught the first 13 with my hand tied char and pink Grimm Reaper. But on the deeper brush piles I used a char and silver minnow mind'r with a 1/16 oz jig head jigging down at 20 - 23 feet. I never felt those hogs bite but instead when the jig was falling I would see the line swimming off. It was a ton of fun.
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Gonna have to make another trip over there.

That's a real pretty mess of fish. 19 that size will do.Thumbs Up Congrats.

Nice mess of Fish Ray, you sure are making it hard on us deer hunters. LOL I hope i can kill two fast and get back on the water.

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Originally Posted by CrappiePro

Nice mess of Fish Ray, you sure are making it hard on us deer hunters. LOL I hope i can kill two fast and get back on the water.

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I will release the big crappie while you guys are hunting just to be fair. Happy hunting and good luck to all you Deer hunters.

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Originally Posted by rtark

I will release the big crappie while you guys are hunting just to be fair. Happy hunting and good luck to all you Deer hunters.

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Yea right! lol lol I 'll be ready soon after I fill my other buck tag.Thumbs Up Thanks, just leave a few.:D

yall just keep hunting and leave the fishing to ray and i !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ahhh, 2nd monday in November, that rings a bell, oh yes, Deer season, modern gun....all them slab-slayers done gone to the deer woods...and all them crappie are hungry....dang,,and I pick this day to paint my boat trailer...

Those were some nice crappie rtark...You hunters be careful out there, good luck on your hunt...nimrod,,kill a big ole good'n...rtark,,please bring sander,,paint sprayer, breakfast, degreaser, breakfast, sanding disc, breakfast....lol

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Ahhh, 2nd monday in November, that rings a bell, oh yes, Deer season, modern gun....all them slab-slayers done gone to the deer woods...and all them crappie are hungry....dang,,and I pick this day to paint my boat trailer...

Those were some nice crappie rtark...You hunters be careful out there, good luck on your hunt...nimrod,,kill a big ole good'n...rtark,,please bring sander,,paint sprayer, breakfast, degreaser, breakfast, sanding disc, breakfast....lol

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From the forecast of high wind sounds like a good day to work!

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Ahhh, 2nd monday in November, that rings a bell, oh yes, Deer season, modern gun....all them slab-slayers done gone to the deer woods...and all them crappie are hungry....dang,,and I pick this day to paint my boat trailer...

Those were some nice crappie rtark...You hunters be careful out there, good luck on your hunt...nimrod,,kill a big ole good'n...rtark,,please bring sander,,paint sprayer, breakfast, degreaser, breakfast, sanding disc, breakfast....lol

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Yea man, be right there.

My trailer is now black, and ole rtark worked his butt off....thanks my friend, at least,,I hope we still are...lol

Glad to see you made good use of a otherwise poor windy day.

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My trailer is now black, and ole rtark worked his butt off....thanks my friend, at least,,I hope we still are...lol

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Glad you like it, now will you please put it in the water and go fishing?? Xring has been welding on my boat trailor and its hard to get a retired pipeline welder to come out of retirement. I think we broke even on labor. Xring caught a good mess o crappie last Friday too but he don't brag as much as I do. He is so modest.

Its almost ready to haul a boat,,it now has all new working led lights...bright suckers...it is black laquaer with some gold pin stripes, the aluminum wheels should be in early this week,,I hope...ready for my "leaky teaky ll " to rest in my shop..I been missing her.

I still have the jack stand to paint and put back on the trailer, my spare tire to put back on, and the pin striping on the left side...Its practally done, thanks again to rtark,,for all his work and knowledge...I appreciate you friend.