Trip Down South 12-18-13

EB and Myself took a road trip yesterday down South. We first started off in Gaines Creek and after scanning several banks finding schools of bait in 10'to12' with fish just under them decided to put the rigs out and see what we could do..well after 2 hrs and more than 1 spot we decided to move to anothe lake. After an 1 1/2 drive and 90 miles later we were back on the water at around 12:30..not far from where we put in we landed our 1st crappie @ 1.88lb..we ran through 6dz minnows or more. Rerigged with jigs on riggin poles and still caught em. The highlite was using our 10' poles with a single jig and a weighted cork fishing 10' deep and throwing down the bank in 13' to 17' DOW and watching it get jerked under or rattled with a solid thunk and then run off sideways. We ended the day, well ok 4 hrs of fishing with around 40 crappie in the LW and some really heavy fish as well.......Ranger
Attachment 145305Attachment 145306Attachment 145307

Nice day Ranger!

Nice job boys. Glad you found them!

Nice haul there Mark and Brian. I did noticed you mentioned Gaines Creek, but failed to mention the other lake. What is this going to be another one of those mystery lakes, if so why even bother posting.............LOL

Well I have it narrowed down to two lakes now. One south and one east.......:biggrin

LOL Well I guide the lake we were on! EB

Yeah it does say "After an 1 1/2 drive and 90 miles later we were back on the water at around 12:30..not far from where we put in" so I take it you drove around and ended back up at Eufuala.

Spent many years of my youth driving 270 between McAlester and Wister. It's a great Crappie lake (and river.)

Jamie if I wanted 100 boats on this lake I would of said lol. It was Wister....Ranger

Well Mark, if we get the rain that they are saying Wister will be 25' high come Monday. So much for 100 boats heading that way. I figured you were at Wister anyways. Plus I never said the lake in any of my post..............:biggrin

Nice job boys. Awesome pictures and slabs for sure. I'm jealous

25' high and the river just backs up. When it comes back down there are all sorts of big crappie in the pools of the feeder creeks. When they are stuck and can't get out they eat everything in the creek - feed like Piranha. I wouldn't worry about the 100 boats. The locals all know how good it is and most of the others won't go that far.

Just joshin about all that Floyd was jabbin at Fishers.......Ranger

Uh huh! Lol

Good to see you two finally posting something up! Nice fish!!

We been doin some fishin Kirk (Redge) just not doing alot of posting on most trips. Can't speak for EB but when I have something worth posting I usually do. A dry run trip I leave that to myself. I guess I should post those just to show that I can have those type of trips also. I have been jumping around this part of the state fishing several different lakes and waterways just changing things up some. The tip of the day is to find water that has atleast 1' visibilty this time of year and you will get bit.......Ranger

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Ranger09

Just joshin about all that Floyd was jabbin at Fishers.......Ranger

---

Ouch, thought I felt somethin.

It happens to me too Fishers when I get all tight lipped LOL.....Ranger

Well I am glad you got into them, those are some nice fish!