Finally got to Nimrod

I made it out to Lake Nimrod to join no other than Nimrod himself. Basically, it was everything I thought it would be but slower. I think it was just the day, though, as a lot of others were saying they had a hard time as well.

First off, this lake is no joke. Fishing was "slow", but we did catch around 120 for the day, and kept our 40 fish, all over 10", with about 6 in the 13-15". We fished 10 hours and probably 35-40 spots to catch em' but it was definitely worth it. Nimrod knows almost every stick in that body of water!

Just like i had always heard, the lake was not loaded with big fish, but I became a firm believer that there is a really large population of crappie in there. The interesting thing to me is that even though we caught about 30-40% black crappie, they only made up about 5% of our keeper fish. It must be the dingy water, I guess.

I had a really good time, and Nimrod was a great host. Besides sending me home with a gallon and a half of filets, he sent me home with a bonus bucket full of tomatoes form his garden. I hope everybody else has as much fun out there as I did. I'd really like to come back when the fishing was a bit quicker.


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Nice to meet you today Big Ben. That's a real nice cat y'all got too.

Thanks slabbandit. You too. Take a guess who caught the kitty cat. I'll give you a hint not me!

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Originally Posted by Bigben7

Thanks slabbandit. You too. Take a guess who caught the kitty cat. I'll give you a hint not me!

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Nice catch, seems like I always have a Cat encounter or two also when I Crappie fish Nimrod.

We caught 2 about 5 lbs and 1 about 7 today on jigpoles! :yikes

It was fun but seriously slower and we fished places I caught better fish only 2 days ago. Southern Pro Purple / Chartruse Umbrella tubes seemed to be the bait for what we caught. Glad you enjoyed today and hope you learned a little that may help you on other lakes. Verticle jigging would have been better if the sun had been out if it was like normal.

Pink/Chart. Midsouth jigs on Red Bighead Jigs worked pretty good for us today but we did catch quite a few including the biggest cat on the Purple/Chart. Umbrella Tube. Pink jigheads seem to work pretty good in this dingy water.

www.bigheadjigs.com

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Originally Posted by slabbandit

Pink/Chart. Midsouth jigs on Red Bighead Jigs worked pretty good for us today but we did catch quite a few including the biggest cat on the Purple/Chart. Umbrella Tube. Pink jigheads seem to work pretty good in this dingy water.

www.bigheadjigs.com

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OK NIMROD, Here's a pic of the Red Bighead Jig with the Pink/Chart. Midsouth Jig and I think you know what the Purple/ Chart. Umbrella jig looks like!

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Originally Posted by slabbandit

OK NIMROD, Here's a pic of the Red Bighead Jig with the Pink/Chart. Midsouth Jig and I think you know what the Purple/ Chart. Umbrella jig looks like!

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You know what I was talking about. It was'nt baits.nonono Donald at Crappie Logic is coming out with a new bait. I'll show you some when he sends them. It can be tough to change when those Umbrellas work so good! I will use them and give a report as soon as I get time. May use several good baits from time to time. But the Umbrellas have my confidence. But IMO , you can keep the big heads with small hook. Those Crappie nibbles must work for Catfish. I will stay with a good quality unpainted 1/8 round leadhead with a #2 Bronze hook. Fish what works for you. I will usually catch almost a limit on Umbrella tubes and then test whatever is sent. That way I know they are biting and it's a fair and accurate test.:biggrin

Bigben, glad you got to experience fishing with the one of the finest host and fishermen I've ever met. I know my trip in the spring left good memories that will last a lifetime. I not only left with a big mess of crappie and good memories, but he loaded me with knowledge that I have tried to put into practice on my home lake.

Looking forward to fall camp and getting over that direction to visit with friends.

Join us the 1st week of Sept. It will be a Crappie Party and get together

Big Ben if you can catch crappie on Maumelle ,Nimrods like gravy. crappie gravy. I like to fish Maumelle but we drive by it to go to Nimrod when we want to catch fish. My girls ask if we re going fishing or catching. Looks like you had a good day.

Hey Jerry, Jerry V. is up here right now and did pretty well this afternoon. We were supposed to fish together but he ended up bringing someone at the last minute.

I still prefer the filets I get off the 10-12" blacks I catch in Maumelle I just need to learn to catch more of them each trip. There certainly are a whole lot of crappie in Nimrod. I'm just enjoying seeing the different experiences, challenges and rewards of catching crappie in the wide variety of lakes in Arkansas.