Talquin Report (First of 2012)

The bite at Talquin has slowed but the end of 2011 was pretty good. We started the year off right by fishing on 1 Jan 2012. The bite was kinda slow in the morning but we managed 15 good fish. The best colors for us (me and Heavylead) was bubblegum. We caught the fish close to the Dam. In the afternoon, the bite slowed so I reverted to an old trick of calling the up with my hands.....Here is proof


!Attachment 77445Just in case you never fished with litewirehooks, check out the video on Sponsor Members Classified Ads. The bottom pictures shows me catching the fish!

Great way to begin a new year.Thumbs Up Thanks for sharing the pictures too.:)

Way to go Hooker.

The crappie whisperer! :fish

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The crappie whisperer! :fish

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That would be the only thing he whispers to!!!rotfl

Looks good from here ! ! !

i think he has the talquin fish trained . i fished with hem and i could hear hem making some kind of noise and then a rod would bend.:witchingrotfl.

Curtis, your posts are one of the best. Welll documented with pictures and info. Keep up the good work. I know it helps me in my catches. Thanks.

Chuck

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Just in case you never fished with litewirehooks, check out the video on Sponsor Members Classified Ads.

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The video turned out pretty good, I just wish the wind would not have been blowing.:mad:

Now that we know how it works, we can only improve. Thanks for helping with the video and I got some decals for you. Now you are an official member.

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the crappie whisperer! :fish

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amen

Here is a short video of doubles that Norma Ann pulled in. We were in a school of 10 - 10 1/2 inch fish when this video was taken. Both of these fish were released:

Trolling with Norma Ann - YouTube

Hey Curtis. I will give you free lessons on getting hung up at Talquin. I would have been hung ten times in your six minute video! LOL

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Here is a short video of doubles that Norma Ann pulled in. We were in a school of 10 - 10 1/2 inch fish when this video was taken. Both of these fish were released:

Trolling with Norma Ann - YouTube

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Looking forward to a video of a Chinese Fire Drill! :yikes

I took my 2 boys to talquin thur.12/29. We fished all day. They bit slow but when you would get one it was a nice one. Pinks and yellows did well in 23-35fow

I always called that making memories that last forever. Good job.

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I took my 2 boys to talquin thur.12/29. We fished all day. They bit slow but when you would get one it was a nice one. Pinks and yellows did well in 23-35fow

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I took my 2 boys to talquin thur.12/29. We fished all day. They bit slow but when you would get one it was a nice one. Pinks and yellows did well in 23-35fow

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I think I saw you and your boys out there down close to the dam. It looked like you found a good spot and just kept circling it. We saw yall pull in several nice fish.

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I think I saw you and your boys out there down close to the dam. It looked like you found a good spot and just kept circling it. We saw yall pull in several nice fish.

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It was my first talquin trip in 4 years and both boys 1st time ever there. Thanks in part to the great reports from all you good people. We had 10 fish over 1.5lbs and had a blast doing it. I cant wait to take them back. They are my favoriAttachment 77644te fishing partners.(nate8yso austin6yso)

Curtis, when you get a chance could you send me a full picture of the inside of your boat. I got my Pontoon sold and when I sell my Marsh Hawk I will call Bracewell and put my name on the list.

Tanks

Danbo

Here are a few Pictures.....Tell Jim Bracewell hello from me. 2 Livewells and storage between the livewells.

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Curtis, when you get a chance could you send me a full picture of the inside of your boat. I got my Pontoon sold and when I sell my Marsh Hawk I will call Bracewell and put my name on the list.

Tanks

Danbo

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Wife and I had a good day Saturday. Knew we were in trouble Sunday when we saw Lightwire heading in early. The bite turned off! Thanks to Gary for leading us out Sunday since i left my GPS at work. Man it was foggy! The wife thought the dog was cold so she dressed her up. I don't think she was happy!Attachment 77690

Thanks for the pics of a perfectly set up fishing boat.

That is a fish catching machine!

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Thanks for the pics of a perfectly set up fishing boat.

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i do agree with you danbo . that boat is awsom .guess i will have to keep what i have . will be adding a new troling motor as soon as i can deside on what i want and can aford it will be a auto pilot for sure but haven`t desided on terova or i pilot . i am tired of fighting a motor and trying to fish. i want to longline troll and dropshot spider rig and also fish brush piles . will be probabley transfering it from pontoon to bass boat with quick conect plate .

Just wanted to brag on the Litewire hooks. My son Zachary caught about a 6 pound striper New Years eve on Talquin. He had on a jig with a litewire hook. The fish managed to tangle nearly every pole in the boat but the hook never straightened out. For those that might wander how strong they are, I can say they are the only jigs in our boxes.