D'Arbonne 9-30

Bro and I reriged our poles for Crappie yesterday... This morning I looked out my window at 5:00 and Bros lights were on . When I Scraped my Nails on the side of his Trailer He thought Bigfoot had him. We put the boat in at Jakes and fished the 35 foot water. I caught almost all our fish today on Jigs. Very light colors close to creams with Chartruce tails. Fishing 20 foot was the only depth that the fish were nibbling at. The Bite was so lite that they hardly moved the tip. The First Fish was a suspended 3 lb Catfish. I alternated with a Crappie then Catfish till I Had four of each. I lost four Very good Crappie and returned 6 small Catfish Bro caught 1 ,, 6 inch long Cat and 5 hours later had his second Bite ... We had a Bass Chaser come motoring up slowly then when he got next to us he took off the way they do , Proud of his Rig ... In his Prop wash, He Donated us a 3/4 Pound Crappie that his Prop had hit... Way to Go man... There were not many people on the lake today and most had one or two So things are looking up for the Gathering coming up soon. We caught no Dinks today

that's great to hear!!

Good report FOL. What time of day did you get the prop crappie?

Thanks for the report. I've never been on Darbonne and can't wait to try it out. Where is Jakes?

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Originally Posted by Fish on Line

Bro and I reriged our poles for Crappie yesterday... This morning I looked out my window at 5:00 and Bros lights were on . When I Scraped my Nails on the side of his Trailer He thought Bigfoot had him. We put the boat in at Jakes and fished the 35 foot water. I caught almost all our fish today on Jigs. Very light colors close to creams with Chartruce tails. Fishing 20 foot was the only depth that the fish were nibbling at. The Bite was so lite that they hardly moved the tip. The First Fish was a suspended 3 lb Catfish. I alternated with a Crappie then Catfish till I Had four of each. I lost four Very good Crappie and returned 6 small Catfish Bro caught 1 ,, 6 inch long Cat and 5 hours later had his second Bite ... We had a Bass Chaser come motoring up slowly then when he got next to us he took off the way they do , Proud of his Rig ... In his Prop wash, He Donated us a 3/4 Pound Crappie that his Prop had hit... Way to Go man... There were not many people on the lake today and most had one or two So things are looking up for the Gathering coming up soon. We caught no Dinks today

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Love that story. Thanks. It did me good.

good way to end the month.......

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Originally Posted by RMGeorge

Thanks for the report. I've never been on Darbonne and can't wait to try it out. Where is Jakes?

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WHEN YOU ARE coming from ruston to Farmerville, you will be on hwy 33. just as you are coming into Farmerville you will go over the lake on the 33 bridge. you are going basically north. justg after you go over the bridge there is a launch on the left hand side of the road. that is jakes. if you google earth it you can see it. if the fish are biting good at all, this launch will be slam full. better get there early. lol

doc :)

Thanks for the report FOL, getting ready!

Thanks Doc, The launch site is one of the best on the Lake . The Prop Wash Crappie came about 11 AM . At Daybreak all the Shad was laying in a Band about 18 foot thick on the Bottom. I Keep Telling Bro to Get that High Yellow Line off his reels because its like Fiber Optic Line and His Responce is I cant see the Clear stuff ... He use to have no problem when the small lake he fished was only 8 foot in the deepest place. By the way they were all Black Crappie and had twice as much fat stored than did last year

Sounds like a good time with family.

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Originally Posted by Fish on Line

At Daybreak all the Shad was laying in a Band about 18 foot thick on the Bottom. I Keep Telling Bro to Get that High Yellow Line off his reels because its like Fiber Optic Line and His Responce is I cant see the Clear stuff ..r

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Can you explain this a lil better. I'm not sure I'm understanding what you're saying here. Are you saying a hi vis line hindered the bite?

I use hi-vis gold stren, 12# test and I have never had issues catching fish, deep or shallow. i'm interested in hearing this too. might have to re-string a reel or two and beta test it. LOL

doc :)

Don't make us wait too long FOL.

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Originally Posted by fishervet

Don't make us wait too long FOL.

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Anticipation.....

I also have One Pole with Stren High Visability yellow. I get a few bites on it, But He bought a big roll of the stuff cheap, and you can see the line glowing way down in the water. I use Berkley Vanish, Florocarbon -- Clear -- 12# It is the best line I ever Bought ... It has a smaller Line Diameter than others. For Spiderwire the same size line is only 10#, and Spiderwire line is stiff and harder ot tie. Stren is also Larger Diameter, and even stiffer than Vishous Florocarbon or Spiderwire Line... For the Berkley Triliene I have some 6# test that is almost the same Diameter.. All my Poles are 11 foot and it is hard to see, but I can. I will not use the Red Fireline--- Cant see to tie Knots.. I Catch 15 to 20 Fish to Bros single Bite that he Probally misses sleeping at the switch!!!

If The Fish are biting good Bro does catch OK --- Its when the fish are Touching it so light it dont Jiggle the Pole.... You either Catch or you Dont

FOL. I've been using 8# vanish florocarbin since the spring and love it as well. Price ain't bad either