Crooked Creek 8-3-2014

Started out spiderrigged jigs tipped with minnows for about 2 hours. Not a bite. Switched over to pulling 4 crankbaits behind the boat. Got hung up twice. That's a pain . Finally hooked something. Brought it in and it was about a 2 lb bass. Was about to leave at 10:00 when one of my poles got a huge bend in it. Hung up again !! Picked up the pole and it had a huge fish pulling on it. Fought that thing for a good 2 minutes when this came to the top.

Attachment 170108 5 lb catfish !! That'll work. On a hot pink crankbait. I had enough after that and headed to the house. Gave the fish to my neighbor.

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Spider rigging will be a lot nicer once you install that sport-brella.

oh yea !! I was lucky Sunday morning. Cloudy with a slight breeze. In fact, it rained on me twice. Just a little shower about 5 minutes each.

Same here but I stayed dry. I am going to build a new holder. The prefabbed one I have doesn't like strong winds and running closed underway.

What sized cranks do you pull. I been wanting to try that and spider rigging. I have the holders made just haven't painted and installed them.

I hear you Dapet, I catch a lot of catfish when pulling crank baits. Doesn't matter what I do - speed, line out, etc. Like you did, I give them away or pitch them back. One can easily fill a cooler with catfish pulling crank baits during the summer on Toledo Bend - not for me. Thanks for posting, enjoyed it.

Did you get out before daylight?

No, too much timber in that lake where I fish. I want to be able to see clearly. Just being cautious I guess, where I fish mid lake.

Those are the days that make the good days good.

Yank, I was there at 6:30. couldn't catch anything. Saute86, I pull Bandit 200's. The lake is shallow. For deeper lakes, I would try the 300's. This is only the 2nd time I pull cranks. Went fishing last month at Lake Sardis with guide John Harrison and he schooled me on how to do it. I don't have line counter reels. I just throw them out way behind the boat and go about 1.5 mph.

Hey Dapet,

Look up a crankbait depth chart for the bait & line your using.

Use to troll the bridges in Lake Pontchartrain years ago. Used lead line to keep the bait down.

HTH

Hey Dapet,

Look up a crankbait depth chart for the bait & line your using. You can count your pulls to determine how much line you have out.

Use to troll the bridges in Lake Pontchartrain years ago. Used lead line to keep the bait down.

HTH