Last Trip2012/With SoreLipsNoFish

Myself and James headed to Dardanelle this morning...It was very cold and we struggeled to keep our rods clear of Ice so we could lower our baits down the 50-60 feet we needed to get our double minnow rigs just off the bottom to catch these fish. We tried every jig in the book and caught a few... but it was the good ole number six minnow that landed most our fish today. We used 1/4 and 1/2 eggs sinkers to get it down and at times we could not man six poles apiece the bite was that good. It was a great last trip of 2012 and I look forward to the new year of fishing. James it was a blast in the Dardanelle Strip Pits with you brother lets do it again soon. Happy New Years To All. Tight Lines...

Great Picts

very nice

Tough weather but looks like it paid off.

nice bunch of fish guys. It had a cold bite in the air this am

Good job guys !!

Had a great time, learned some new water,caught a lot of crappie. Cp well load up again.

good pictures and a nice mess of fish russ !!! i know were abh will be headed next !!!!!!!!lol

Sounds like a fun trip to me , good catch guys!!!!!!!


You can take the boy out of the country but you can't take country out of the boy

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Originally Posted by MEATGETTER

good pictures and a nice mess of fish russ !!! i know were abh will be headed next !!!!!!!!lol

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He's gonna have to beat me there first Jerry, LOL


You can take the boy out of the country but you can't take country out of the boy

that's the only way jw can catch any ,some body has to take him and show him how and where !!!!!!! lol

Your trip reports are always a good read. Another good mess of fish. Keep at 'em!

Good looking mess there Russ.

Russ, if you pull em up too fast from that depth, they will bleed from the nose and ears. : )

I fished in the deepest water I could find (35ft) and got nothing. Ended up getting them in 12 ft of water (LOL) on the bottom.

Nice Kentucky you got. I like them better than crappie.

Did u say 50-60 fow just off bottom? nice fish

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Originally Posted by JJohnson

Did u say 50-60 fow just off bottom? nice fish

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Yep... if we could have found 70 feet deep we would have fished it. I have seen this pattern several times when it gets cold, but most times I dont have 50-60 feet of water to fish in the area.

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Originally Posted by LRJoe1

Russ, if you pull em up too fast from that depth, they will bleed from the nose and ears. : )

I fished in the deepest water I could find (35ft) and got nothing. Ended up getting them in 12 ft of water (LOL) on the bottom.

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You just never know...but I am a big believer in fishing deep water when it gets this cold.

Great catch......good pics and god fun!