Iso lost bobber

After a morning of pickin pecans in greenbrier at a buddy's house my dad and I made our way back to the water of an evening of fishing. I set out whipping that bobber through the breeze and worked over a few general areas where I tend to pick them up and I ranged my depth here and there and I couldn't find a bite nowhere. I start to ponder over it for a minute an happen to look over and see a fellow c.com er pull in a slab or two ... After seeing that I reached up underneath the hull of my yak and pulled out my Nikon spotting scope and went to spying on them boys ... Haha They finally lifted their rods enough times that I got a rough estimate on their depth and kinda what they was doing . So I lost that bobber and went to monkey see monkey doing lol the best I could anyway ... After a good ten drum I finally managed three good slabs but hey I got on to something new and I was proud to have them Attachment 144675Attachment 144676

Watching other folks and paying close attention to detail can make the differance in a good day and a bad day sometimes, I've changed my strategy many times by keying on others fishing

I guarantee it. I was having fun that's for sure I hated that I was hanging into them drum but I was smiling just bc I was catching something fishing out of my element ... I still ain't got a clue what kind of jig head I need to be using or how y'all are rigging em up but I ended up finding something in that box that worked with a bobby garland ... U fishing tomorro Greg?

Good Job.

Nothing wrong with spying. I have a pair of binocs in my boat too lol.

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Originally Posted by Kayakcrappieman

I guarantee it. I was having fun that's for sure I hated that I was hanging into them drum but I was smiling just bc I was catching something fishing out of my element ... I still ain't got a clue what kind of jig head I need to be using or how y'all are rigging em up but I ended up finding something in that box that worked with a bobby garland ... U fishing tomorro Greg?

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Won't be able to fish until the weekend/ sent you a PM

Now I was kidding about that spotting scope but I could be on to something there if I could mount that dude on the top of that kayak somewhere Haha. I gotta go back tomorro that crappie fever bites at me too hard

I am guilty of spying as well. Until I could work up the nerve to ask a few fellers some hints and tips, this was my main way to learn new things. I wish I would have spoken up a little earlier, I might not have struck out so much. Yeah I would have!

Yes sir my parents didn't raise no idiot . I won't try to get in a mans fishing space and crowd him out bc he is catching fish ... But that don't mean I won't put my rod down and watch him for twenty mins an go about my own way doing what he's doing

First of all Yak, I cant wait till you catch that 3 lb'r to go with all those other awesome mounts. I will use spotting glasses and dont mind asking for help when I am on the water. Most of my trips require 4-5 hours of driving and 4-5 hours of fishing. Knowing what to do is very important.

Hey kayak I wasn't kidding about my binocs in my boat lol. But you are correct too many folks just sit by and crowd ya out instead of talking to you asking what you are doing to catch the fish or what ya using. I have invited folks to fish right up with me if they just are courteous.

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Originally Posted by arkansasbowhunter

Nothing wrong with spying. I have a pair of binocs in my boat too lol.

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I thought that was in the required equipment laws that the USCG put out.

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Originally Posted by Billy E

First of all Yak, I cant wait till you catch that 3 lb'r to go with all those other awesome mounts. I will use spotting glasses and dont mind asking for help when I am on the water. Most of my trips require 4-5 hours of driving and 4-5 hours of fishing. Knowing what to do is very important.

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Yes sir I'm waiting for a biggun to mount That 3lb mark sounds nice for sure I have one wall in my living room that's got an old shrimper net draped all over it and then I got all kinds of jigs bobbers lures old reels old metal clip stringers that we use all hooked and weaves into it then behind the net are hundreds of old pics of big crappie flathead and blues walleye and smallmouths basically a big collage but its missing that big crappie mounted to it ... I love my critters in my living room alone I got 1 bear rug 1 half mount bear 1 mounted main frame 8 my ole lady killed four more European mounts which are my favorite a mounted bobcat a tanned fox and deer hides Like I say I need a crappie and some bobwhite quail and I wouldn't say no to a ring neck pheasant either as long as he was a rooster