Spider Rigging/Lake Conway/Lake Dardanelle

Hey Guys I am posting three decent catches spider rigging Lake Conway and Lake Dardanelle this week on both lakes. Myself and fishing partner Don Blakely had a great day on Lake Dardanelle catching a respectable double limit in about 5 hrs of fishing. The bite has also been fair on Lake Conway for me also. A quality depth finder is a must to locate the fish, cover, and depth they are holding in. Bright colored Midsouth tubes like the one pictured and 1/8 oz jighead below a egg sinker was key in keeping the bait down in 10-15 MPH winds on both lakes. Keep changing Jig colors till you find the one they are eating most and then bait your other rods up and you could be mineing Silver Glory. Now get out there and try some spider rigging it works when other methods wont. LOL Always Use a crappie Nibble and dont leave home without them. JMO Tight Lines from CP.

Nice catch CP!!


BRM

Some good catches! Congrats.:)

Wow.... Those are some yummie looking fishies

I have a crappie guide service on Grenada and Sardis and we spider rig minners year round. I know alot of you guys use rod and reel with jigs and do very well, but we look at it like the more minners we have in the water, the more fish we catch.
Occasionally we'll put a jig with a minner on, but not to often. The old minner has worked very well for us.
crappie cowboy

Nice catch!:)

Good job guys!

Way to go Russ! That's a good catch!

Nice boxes of fish.

CP just being CP again.......nice! After all the pics you post Russ I'm thinking the Dark Angel may need to change her name to No Mercy the way you constantly catch em.

Good catch with a good color Russ. Yellow/white , Char/ white, orange/ Char are all working well on Dardanelle. Wish you could have experienced the fog out there the day before. We couldn't tell which way was up.

If the lord had ment for me to use 8 poles,,he'd have given me 8 arms,,so I could feel the "thump"

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Good catch with a good color Russ. Yellow/white , Char/ white, orange/ Char are all working well on Dardanelle. Wish you could have experienced the fog out there the day before. We couldn't tell which way was up.

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It's funny how fog makes you think your in a strange new world when you know its a lake you been fishing for years.

Xring I may not have 8 arms but I still get to feel the thump. I let my hand rest on the rod holder loosely and its amazeing how well you feel the thump through the rod holder from the fish, to the line, down the pole, to your rodholder and into your hand. Allot of times you feel the thump first and see the rod tip going down second.

Nice job Russ. Looks like I will be fishing in the rain if I want to post this weekend

I know Billy darn weather seems to always turn bad right about when my days off are coming. HAHA!!! I think it's a Government Conspiracy to keep us off the water.

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It's funny how fog makes you think your in a strange new world when you know its a lake you been fishing for years.

Xring I may not have 8 arms but I still get to feel the thump. I let my hand rest on the rod holder loosely and its amazeing how well you feel the thump through the rod holder from the fish, to the line, down the pole, to your rodholder and into your hand. Allot of times you feel the thump first and see the rod tip going down second.

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I have other reasons too CP, I get three rods tangled hopelessly laying along side of boat..I can just imagine having multiple rods in the water.....rtark has leg cramps from running back and untangling them for me...lol

HAHA!!! ya its always fun have two rods snagged, two rods with catfish on them, and two rods tangled on a windy day, and only the Good Lord knows what the 7th n 8th rod is about to get into. Just makes me Soooo happy and I really haft to think hard about Christian things to say about the situation. I keep asking RTARK to go spider rigging with me so I can have a great day of entertainment. HEHE!!!

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HAHA!!! ya its always fun have two rods snagged, two rods with catfish on them, and two rods tangled on a windy day, and only the Good Lord knows what the 7th n 8th rod is about to get into. Just makes me Soooo happy and I really haft to think hard about Christian things to say about the situation. I keep asking RTARK to go spider rigging with me so I can have a great day of entertainment. HEHE!!!

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First, let me say that rtark is a good sport, BUT, I have noticed that after a very few hours on the water with me, he quits laughing at my antic's and even offers suggestions about where I can put my rods...embarrassing to say the least, them things are 11 ft. long...lol

But being of a frugal nature, I can always entice him with a trip to the lake,,in my boat but lately it seems I can see the apprehension on his face within minutes of us leaving the shop, fortunately, my truck has driver door looks and child proof doors, so as of this date,,he hasn't jumped...He also seems to practice yoga, deep meditation you know, I interupt the thought process when I tell him murder is a capital offence...

Good job CP!!

Good Job Russ!

Its my christian duty to aid the aging and ailing. I think the cure for your tangled rods would be for me to toss them overboard except one, then you will find something to tangle up that one on.

good job russ, way to go on tryin new tactics

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HAHA!!! ..... and I really haft to think hard about Christian things to say about the situation.

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Last time I tried spider rigging Gold Creek Channel out in the lake on a windy day, I had to go home and light some candles, rub some beads, and say 6 hail Mary's; and, I am Babtist!! Boat lane ain't no better.
DP

HAHA!!! Lightsome Candles and rub some beads...you crack me up Don. What happen wife break your poles or did the squrrles chew em up. HEHE!!!

RTARK your being kinda rough on ole Xrang aint ya? LOL

Get ready for company if you keep fishing Dardanelle. Looks like I'm missin out.

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Its my christian duty to aid the aging and ailing. I think the cure for your tangled rods would be for me to toss them overboard except one, then you will find something to tangle up that one on.

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Be verwy careful rtark, its rumored that meatgetter was thinking about me as a pro staffer, or maybe that was a pro stuffer, I get so confused...lol

In Front of God and everybody, thanks buddy for all your help...you've been a life saver for this "young" man.

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Get ready for company if you keep fishing Dardanelle. Looks like I'm missin out.

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CA you are welcome in the Dark Angel any time, I will run a four pole set and you can verticle jigem with two poles, Plus I wont make you fish off the back of the boat, and we can carry on a conversation. LOL

Russ I taught you well last summer he he he. I had good teachers too. Ol blue thunder and his dad keep saying they ain't seen anyone pick it up as quick as i did. They are too modest with me and haven't seen you in action. I gotta get up there and fish with you guys. Sounds like it would be quite a day of entertainment. Congrats on the mess of fish you guys caught. Tight lines old buddy.

Yes JW it's when we stop trying to learn new things, is when we faulter as fisherman. I remember our day on the water and thank you for your tips and company. LUVPT and Blue Thunder are some good teachers of the trade and I have watched them in action first hand. Another great Fisherman who has taught me allot is my fishing buddy Don Blakely, there are few guys who I will admit are better fisherman than me. Trust me when I tell you the guy in the PIC with me, Don can flat knock thier lights out, and put a hurting on ya. LOL