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Fished from 11 am to almost dark. Caught 13 keepers. 1 over 14". Cant say I'm not hard headed, fished under the fish for at least 2 hrs. Fish were 4 to 5 ' deep in 10' of water.Water was 45 degrees at 11 am went to 51 degrees at 5:30. Didn't seem to matter between rosy reds or shiners.
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Good job
I dont fish clear lake but just curious. U say 5 ft deep in 10 ft of water.how did u decide where to fish? Were u fishing structure of any kind or creek channels? Or just open water where u saw schools of shad. Trying to learn how to find these darn things.
Good catch Jerry! Bob and Jeff "waylayed 'em" this morning with minnows 5 feet deep no matter how deep of water they were in. They are going back after 'em in the morning!
Good catch.
nice fish in
Id take em any day of the week. Good job..
nice job congrats
That's a good box of fish. Thanks for the report.
Well a lot of time it is experience, but like I said I fished under the fish for about 2 hrs. Sometimes its all about search mode. Turn the trolling motor on and start fishing. Different depths , different colors, different speeds, sometimes cover, sometimes structure. Cover water and look for a pattern. Every bite and every fish helps. Every thing you see on the depth finder helps, shad, brushpiles. Sometime its something strange like birds on the water. Godspeed. Just start fishing and pay attention to what's happening around you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mcnewlane
Hey Dave Good to hear from you. We ll be up that way soon. When it warms up a little. Gets a little more stable on the weather.
Nice catch! I think that we were fishing under them today. I didnt figure it out until we were almost done.
Jtresn thanks for the feedback. Good info right there. Im always just stumped if theres not brush. Im trying and everyday i learn more and more. Usually what isnt working haha. Nice catch
good mess , congrats!
Good mess better than I have done there
Sometimes I'll just take a short spinning rod and reel and let a jig hang over the side of the boat at about half the depth that I think they should be at. I really don't even pay much attention to it, but if I start picking up a fish or two with it and I'm not doing that well at the depth I thought they should be at then I shallow up, and drop the spinning rod deeper and see what happens. And sometimes if I'm fishing say 12' deep I'll pitch my jig, usually about a 1/32oz head, out as far as I can and let it slowly fall toward the bottom. If I get a hit or two while it's falling I try to estimate how deep the jig was when it got hit, then I know they are shallower than I thought and adjust accordingly. And sometimes if I'm fishing deeper and I go to move the boat to another spot I'll let my jig drag behind me if I get a hit when my line is at say a 45 degree angle I know they are probably about half as deep as I thought.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mcnewlane
Good catch.