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09-09-2013, 10:36 PM
SlabLapper4sure

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Butla 9/8/2013

Sittin around the house got bored so I went to the closest lake which was Butla!Didn't get there till 10. Launched at Dubb and went into Hurricane for about 4 hrs.Caught small bass and slimers like they were going outa style single poleing.Came back out to the main lake and set up my spider poles. Just got them all baited and in the holders when BAM!!A slab on the first bite. Threw it on ice and just that 1 fish made me feel great since it has been so tough to fish Butla this year.The slimers were so bad that after a while of throwing them back, I decided to keep a mess to cook whole!In my haste to get to the lake, I managed to run off without both sonars!I was using my pole length to judge depth.I guess I was in the slimer zone more than not but that's where I caught both crappie. the second one was just shy of 12 but really fat. Sucker was slinging mess as I was unhooking it!Shad were everywhere. Small bass were cruising the top everywhere!I stayed till just before dark but couldn't muster another crappie!Here's a couple pics.
09-09-2013, 10:38 PM
Rees Guide

Dats a PIG!!!!!!!!!!!
09-10-2013, 05:42 AM
jimfish

Not a thing wrong with that, good goin.
09-10-2013, 06:20 AM
mississippi

Fat daddy
09-10-2013, 06:58 AM
KDAVID1

Nice. Where in the main lake:D
09-10-2013, 07:28 AM
Laserman

Nice, congrats.
09-10-2013, 08:29 PM
Stone Creek

That's a good fish!
09-10-2013, 08:33 PM
Stone Creek

Maybe...just maybe if the water drops some more the fish will pull out of the grass. I know I hunted the lake bottom last year and the grass was 10-12 ft. tall...Still is in some areas. Congrats on supper!
09-10-2013, 08:36 PM
bird down

Wonder why them catfish ain't in the grass?
09-10-2013, 08:46 PM
Handicrappie

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Originally Posted by bird down

Wonder why them catfish ain't in the grass?

Cause they aint as smart as them crappie.
09-10-2013, 09:29 PM
bird down

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Originally Posted by Handicrappie

Cause they aint as smart as them crappie.

Never thought of it that way. Wonder if crappie think rationally? :dono
09-10-2013, 11:49 PM
canebreaker

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Originally Posted by bird down

Never thought of it that way. Wonder if crappie think rationally? :dono

I think they all voted Democrat. No rationally on the other side.
09-11-2013, 06:36 AM
mississippi

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Originally Posted by bird down

Wonder why them catfish ain't in the grass?

For the most part, they are.
09-11-2013, 06:39 AM
mississippi

That grass is all still there. It's all dead but its still there. More like small saplings. Alot of The stalks are thick and hard. A lot of it is still gonna be there next year I think.
09-11-2013, 06:42 AM
Rees Guide

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Originally Posted by mississippi

That grass is all still there. It's all dead but its still there. More like small saplings. Alot of The stalks are thick and hard. A lot of it is still gonna be there next year I think.

I noticed the same thing in the backwaters of Nader yesterday, gonna still be alot of standing weeds next sping if we dont get a big snow.
09-11-2013, 01:07 PM
SlabLapper4sure

When they pull Butla down to about 210, some body take a bush hog down there and run it out across all that dry flat off Oak Grove and we'll be done with it.On that end anyway.Like mississippi said that stuff that's left is thick and tough. All we can do is pray for some decent water levels for all the lakes next year!It's in the hands of God and the COE!