Caught nine keeper crappie between 10-13.5" and two bull bluegill 8.5 and 9" at Maumelle on jigs and curly tail grubs. Caught in two hours of fishing in two holes in 16-20 feet on AGFC brush piles.
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Caught nine keeper crappie between 10-13.5" and two bull bluegill 8.5 and 9" at Maumelle on jigs and curly tail grubs. Caught in two hours of fishing in two holes in 16-20 feet on AGFC brush piles.
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Sounds like you caught a mess. Here I don't usually don't fish longer than 15 minutes and move on. Unless it's a big spot and producing. But then most of my spots are small and have about 400 on GPS.
Amazing.....
nice fish
Are'nt the ones in Maumelle made of PVC?
yes, most are made of pvc. interesting, ive noticed some of them have moved this year, are near but not at the original coordinates. this week i anchored near one and got my anchor hung. had to pull it with my big motor from 25 ft to shore to get it untangled and the attractor was made with pvc with angle iron arms. didnt know any of them were made that way.
That is the reason we never anchor but drop a bouy and hold with trolling motor here. I thought all you could sink was PVC in Maumelle? On Lake Nimrod I have seen Boo or brush piles moved over after folks anchored or trollers using braided lines hung them. That is one advantage of short pallet stakebeds as fewer hangs and less folks find them. Pallets are more solid with all the rock sink into the bottom good. Sorry if we hijacked this thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by Terry Black
Bigben7 hollar if you ever make it to Lake Nimrod..
If there were structures with angle iron, they were bootleg. Only AGFC was allowed to sink habitat. That being said, there is quite a bit of unsanctioned structure in there. I haven't run into any with angle iron, but nothing would surprise me. I'm not sure if PVC would be near as effective elsewhere, but the extreme lack of habitat makes them pretty deadly in Maumelle.
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Originally Posted by Bigben7
I would have to agree, we have some PVC out here and it has not produced with all the boo and wooden structures.
I never have fished Maumelle much but hear it has been good last year or so for Crappie. Glad someone other than myself has a low opinion of PVC structure unless that is all is allowed.
Hold on now NR, I didn't say it wouldn't work elsewhere, I just said it was unusually effective at Maumelle due to lack of other cover. I don't think fish prefer it to natural cover, but I think any cover will outfish NO cover any day. Also, be careful inviting me over your way bc I will show up!
I agree, because of lack of and scattered cover in Maumelle the PVC attractors are effective, but weren't that effective a year ago. Suppose they have acquired the amount of algae necessary and of course where they are located makes a big difference, hence some are much better than others. Location, location, location, like with deer stands. If I had my druthers I'd choose wood over PVC but rules being what they are I'm glad they dropped the PVC in the lake, it's starting to produce. All this talk has me wanting to go fishin. The lake is 15 minutes from home depending on stop lights, I'm outta here.
[QUOTE=Bigben7;1934343]Hold on now NR, I didn't say it wouldn't work elsewhere, I just said it was unusually effective at Maumelle due to lack of other cover. I don't think fish prefer it to natural cover, but I think any cover will outfish NO cover any day. Also, be careful inviting me over your way bc I will show up![/QUOTE]
What day is good for you?
Looks like we see a challenge .........and a challenge accepted ....let us know how it turns out !lol
I will take that any day. nice mess!
Nimrod I would like to see some images of the pallet bed
Nimrod I would like to see some images of the pallet bed
Thanks for the report Ben. I will probably be fishing Maumelle more than anywhere this year due to the conveinence. I may concentrate on those bream and learn where the crappie spots are that way. I am still having troubles converting the way points to my GPS. The new map has the correct "style" I guess you call it for wayponts that siutes mine. I just havn't had time to manually enter them and go find them.
DP
DP, I would suggest you use the new map, and go tackle a few spots at a time. Just pick a couple of places and enter them manually each trip, and give them a try. I feel like some fish are setup in the summer pattern, but some are still a bit shallower in a post spawn pattern. If I remember, you like to pull crankbaits. The only tough part about that on Maumelle is that except for a few places on the lake, the fish are going to set in 16-25 feet for most of the summer due to the thermocline. I will send you a PM with some juicier details!
All I can say is when I fish wood like Bordella, Oak, or some type of hard wood be it natural or pallets. It seems to always out fish PVC pipe structures. I hardly ever do as good around sunken ceder or xmas trees either. Some say the sap is toxic to the fish others say the limbs are packed to close together for fish to make use of them. So for me i like hard wood cover first and foremost, PVC/metal second and ceder or pines last. Just my pecking ordor. Where legal for me just drag a big ole limb from a dead oak tree or Iron wood tree out and sink at a location of your choice. Lots of dead trees around the lakes we fish.
Not bad at all for 2 hours of fishing. Those will make a fine fish fry.Thumbs Up Congrats.
CP- I agree with you. I hadn't heard about the toxic sap theory, but the prevailing idea in the scientific community is that the spacing does not allow for them to feel comfortable (too tight). In most other lakes besides Maumelle, dragging big hardwood limbs is the way to go. My SCUBA diving experience has been the same, also I have seen a lot of fish concentrated on bamboo crappie condos. I was skeptical about them until seeing one under water.
Gabowman - I've already eaten several of those guys, and delicious as always. I've been eating Maumelle crappie for about a meal a week for the last year.
Cedar and Xmas Trees (pines) are low on my list. But they will get better as the needles and small limbs rot off. Some even say Oaks put in with leaves go through a sour'n stage which fish don't care for. I want min 8'' spacing on cover and 18'' not too much.Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappiePro
My favorites are pallet stakebeds , driven hardwood stakebeds, and green Persimmon, Iornwood or Willow Trees.
Second is any brush green or dried or Bamboo.
Last the least and used little are Cedars and PVC.
Note Cedars can be improved if you burn off needles or dry , then drag on gravel road to remove needles. Most use too small of trees and I perfer 8'' dia or bigger trunks so limbs are bigger . The bigger stuff lasts for years. Small trees like xmas trees will be a limbless stick on the bottom very quickly. Saw lots of them on the lake bottom on last drawdown.
Nice fish
Yeah, me too!!! Dead Sea my arse!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Billy E
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