Lake Murray has been good this month.

I have returned to lake Murray after 20 years or so and one of the places my Dad brought me when I was a kid. Been here since the first of March now. The quality of fish here great. Caught a lot of 2 pound fish and a couple of huge slabs. Released 95% but kept a few for lunch and supper. I have been spider riggin and long lining with the better catch come from way behind the boat. Fishing 25 to 35 for pulling 32th and 16th jigs. Dark colors worked best today was cloudy. Water is 54 degrees. I am pushing double hooks with minnows out front with 2 ounce lead at .8 to 1 mph. Don't know how to post pics from a phone and US Cellular don't work well here.

Good report from Murray, I haven't fished there since my college days at USC. I need to head down that way.

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Originally Posted by wmew

Good report from Murray, I haven't fished there since my college days at USC. I need to head down that way.

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Well I had to laugh because I live in Lexington and I've been driving up to Wylie to fish. Maybe we need to trade houses. :Rofl

great report, sounds like my fishing here except I'm just long lining, depth temp etc.. The same. Lived in sc about eight years and never fished there. Always fished wateree for crappie

Good report and nice Murray report. Sounds like you have been having a good time fishing, hope you can get the picture posting figured out. Thanks for posting the report.

I had heard Murray has been producing well, congrats on the catch.

Tried to post pic.

nice slabs

Herewego,
I believe I talked to you one morning on Lake Murray in Buffalo(I think), I was longlining in a Red Ranger 692 Fisherman with Yamaha. Nice to talk to you and good catch.

nice report

Great looking catch! Thanks for sharing the report and pictures. Those are some really nice fish.

Thanks for the report ... my buddy has been wanting to go to Murray.. now maybe we will

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Originally Posted by Crappie Gobbler

Herewego,
I believe I talked to you one morning on Lake Murray in Buffalo(I think), I was longlining in a Red Ranger 692 Fisherman with
Yamaha. Nice to talk to you and good catch.

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That was me. Nice meeting you and wish you could have stayed longer. I went in there yesterday morning to the creek and Cove on the left at the mouth of Buffalo. My brother came down from Spartanburg this morning and we had a blast. All slabs.
We are headed to Monticello in the morning to give it a try.

i tightline on murray also but about the heaviest weight that i use is 1/4oz. you posted that you are using a 2ounce weight. may i ask why? thanks

The bigger fish I have caught have been staging at the deeper water in the creeks right up to where the swallowed flats start. The fish are where the shad are. All long liners are catching slabs right now from the folks I have spoke with. Now is the time to get a 3 pounder or more guys.

CB
I use a 1 oz weight when tightlining. I have the rods out the front and sometimes I am running them 30 ft deep around .4 to .8 MPH. Any less weight and the lines will not stay vertical in the water. Some folks like to run faster and the faster you move the more weight it takes to keep the lines vertical. Of course the depth you are running affects it as well. The deeper you are the more reisistance on the line and the more weight required to hold it vertical.
Least that is my reason for the heavier weights.

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Originally Posted by coolbreeze

i tightline on murray also but about the heaviest weight that i use is 1/4oz. you posted that you are using a 2ounce weight. may i ask why? thanks

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as Sea Ray stated also to keep the bait down and not rise up with increased speeds. I run 18 foot long rods out front this keeps it out farther from the trolling motor as to not spook fish in shallower water. I am catching fish 10 feet deep on these rods right now using bait casting reels where as you push the button to let out line where you can net the fish with a long handle net. Hope I didn't confuse you with my wording. Getting old is not all fun.