I have been known...

to middle seat some people from time to time. It's lots sweeter from the middle cause you get two for one when you do your trash talking:Rofl

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We had a blast. Very few times thoughts of the next day fishing keeps me awake, but with the excitement of getting to be your direction and fishing with a true master of vertical jigging, I was like a kid on Christmas eve. Having spent a couple days in your boat a couple years ago, I had an idea what was about to happen, and it sure enough did.
I left not only with a good mess of fish, but with tips that will put more fish in my boat.

One small problem with fishing the middle, I had a tough job trying to fish, and dodge flying fish from both directions at the same time.:Rofl

I left not only with a good mess of fish, but some fishing knowledge that will serve me well in the future. The few hours we got to spend your direction was well worth the little detour.

Thanks Buddy. Can hardly wait to do it again.

nice Randal!!!

Sounds like a good day. BTW, those feet look awfully familiar....:scratchhead

Nice day on the water.

Them feet have tromped up many a mess a crappie for folks. :ThumbsUp I tried my best to imitate him on landing the fish, but my little short arms just couldn't cut it:Rofl Net was only used once, that being on a catfish that wanted to play slab crappie. You know the folks on the bow and stern could have at least yelled incoming when they where yanking those slabs in the boat, but no, it was a thump then a crappie come flying by your head.:Rofl

Thanks to Southern Pro for the big baits and also two great folks!:highfive

Nothing better than a good fishing trip with friends.

Aint nothing wrong with fishing from the middle seat. I have done it most of my life. I think I have seen that boat before also. Glad y'all caught some good fish.

Sounds like a good time and what a jig!

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Thanks to Southern Pro for the big baits and also two great folks!:highfive

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Here to tell you, they work! And I agree on the two nice folks too. Maybe the two nicest folks! :ThumbsUp

Nice Slab...Randall.

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Sounds like a good time and what a jig!

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Wasn't fishing that to start with. Started with a 1/8th blk/char buckwheat hand tie. Living up to its history, it was a trash fish magnet. Wasn't long until I figured out a couple things. When fishing with CA, you better be using bigger line than 4lb, which has always been adequate with the fish I usually catch, and #2 you need to listen. Carol told me that when I started to tie on a second buckwheat.:Rofl The 1/4 oz with the 3" Southern pro walleye tube sure helped with feeling the structure and you can feel your way down through the middle of a brush pile where the bigguns hang out during a hot summer day. When they hammered it, often, it would be plumb down to the gills. Nimrod taught us to cross his eyes with the hook set and suck him out of the brush like he was on an express elevator, before he could wrap you up. If the biggun wasn't home, it was just as easy to feel your way back up through the brush and if you did hang, a couple of shakes and you were free. Beat anything I've ever seen. Got myself an education.

Sounds like you learnt a thing or three. Good job!

http://www.magnoliacrappieclub.com/a...er-rigging.pdf

Here is good read talking about the big Southern Pro tubes

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Better put some Southern Pro 2.5'' Walleye tubes in glow colors in your fishing arsenal!:twocents I found those out fishing with BRM in Mississippi. You need big 1/4 oz heads on big hooks to verticle jig them. Be perpared to get slammed fishing around hungry Crappie.:biggrin

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Better put some Southern Pro 2.5'' Walleye tubes in glow colors in your fishing arsenal!:twocents I found those out fishing with BRM in Mississippi. You need big 1/4 oz heads on big hooks to verticle jig them. Be perpared to get slammed fishing around hungry Crappie.:biggrin

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Amen!!! Those big tubes get hammered just like the crab legs at Kelly's in Wynne!!! :)

Thanks for the info nice fish too congrats on a great day!

Sounds like you had a great time. he info on feeling your way in an out of a brush pile was worth all of the reading. Thanks.