My Crappie trip was ruined!!!!!!!!

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10-01-2014, 06:57 PM
earthworm77

My Crappie trip was ruined!!!!!!!!

by bass!

I am posting this as a follow up to my Float n Fly post last week.....
I got 'em wet.

Technique: not so Float n Fly
Rod: Dobyn's Champion 681 SF
Reel: Shimano Sahara 1000FI
Line: InvizX 6lb
Bait: 1/8oz bass colored Float n Fly jig

I was casting this jig without the float to the current breaks where all along this crystal clear river the fish stack up like cordwood. I started out sight fishing them but they hit them aggressively so I didn't need to sight fish, they hit them hard.

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This guy was the first to introduce himself to my home made jig.

http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/o...ps63072583.jpg
First decent one of the day

http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/o...psd0e25dfd.jpg
and another

http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/o...ps903e3c59.jpg

and ........lunker.

In all, I caught 43 bass today, pretty typical day for me on this river. About half came on the F+F, the rest were on a drop shot and a few on a wacky Senko. I caught this guy too......I do not know my sunfish....I think it is a red breast crappie? (j/k)

http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/o...psd379f7d6.jpg
10-01-2014, 07:13 PM
Crappiegirl1

Looks like a whole lot of fun
10-01-2014, 07:16 PM
Cray

I sure would like to have a day like that. Know that was loads of fun.
10-01-2014, 08:46 PM
89ranger

Nice that looks like the rainbow river I might be wrong
10-02-2014, 07:56 AM
Yelim

Fun Fun Fun!!!
10-02-2014, 06:24 PM
earthworm77

Quote:

Originally Posted by 89ranger

Nice that looks like the rainbow river I might be wrong

you sir are correct
10-02-2014, 06:59 PM
huntinslabs

I love that river and always wondered when there why more dont fish it. Next time a yak and some poles are going along. Thanks for sharing yer trip.
10-03-2014, 05:41 AM
Todd_vec

That looks like fun. Hadn't been on the Rainbow since I was a kid. Caught a few bass there but never caught nor seen a speck. Do they still have the "no disposables" rule there?
10-03-2014, 06:59 AM
huntinslabs

Quote:

Originally Posted by Todd_vec

That looks like fun. Hadn't been on the Rainbow since I was a kid. Caught a few bass there but never caught nor seen a speck. Do they still have the "no disposables" rule there?

Yep and they check it very closely, at least on weekends when we have been there. Great law I think.
10-03-2014, 09:30 AM
Yelim

?????

Quote:

Originally Posted by Todd_vec

That looks like fun. Hadn't been on the Rainbow since I was a kid. Caught a few bass there but never caught nor seen a speck. Do they still have the "no disposables" rule there?
10-03-2014, 10:05 AM
Todd_vec

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yelim

?????

The state has a law protecting the entire river prohibiting anything disposable. No coke cans, no ziplocs, no bags of chips etc, no alcohol. everything has to be in permanent containers like tupperware. So in your tackle box make sure that new crank bait isn't in the package and the culprit worms can't be in the bag they come in. As a result it's the cleanest waterway in Florida.
10-03-2014, 10:10 AM
89ranger

It has specks in there the last I heard is some guys saying they were catching them in deep water but that was about three years ago. I was on it last year I just didnt like the current that came with it
10-03-2014, 01:31 PM
earthworm77

The current is what makes it a great fishery. I haven't seen any specks in there though.