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Got a late start this morning, 9 am before I wet a hook. There were so many crappie.com folks I couldn't get near any pylons so I had to troll out in the middle of the channel. Under the bridge though. I had a limit at 11:30! Nice fish too. This one is a 14 and 3/4 inch slab of the 20 I caught. I met and seen some fine folks today.
Great report Banjo. Are you pulling jigs or minnows?
Minnows, but I was looking at 2 other boats pulling jigs doing just as well. :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Team Crappie
People who fish in a crowd need to learn to fish like Banjo. One short rod, vertical presentation, always looking out for other boats, never moves in on someone else catching fish. I don't understand the people with 4-8 rods, 12-16' long and spreading out all over the place. Or tied up and throwing slip bobbers all over the place. Or tied on one side of a pier and trying to fish the other side. I just call it etiquette- there are plenty of fish for everyone and one or two rods will get you more fish than you can keep in a couple of hours. So try to be considerate of other people. BAH, Humbug!
Nice fish. 20 of those around here and you'd be the talk of the town!
Chief, how gracious of you and what a compliment, thanks so much! Some of that is common sense which not all folks have. :-( The other part is called manners, which if you didn't learn in my folks house you got an a$$ whoopin! :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by chief
And when the fish are biting 1 rod is all you need!
Good going Banjo. We heard they were only catching small ones at the bridge. You're proof the big ones are up there. Two of my Father's best friends are headed that way tomorrow.
Well I never have fished up there before but definitely been wanting to try it. Ive only fished in the creeks and rivers here in the Eastern part of the state. I hear creeks and rivers are completely different to fish than lakes are. BUT you guys got me scared to come....lol I usually spider rig with minnows or do long lining with 8 poles for minnows and 11 poles when long lining. I don't keep over my limit I just enjoy my spread. ive learned alot by long lining using different methods,baits, depths . Ive never really looked at it as being greedy or trying to take more than my share. With limits in place I guess I just get done faster....lol . we have a 20 fish limit here. With a min 8 inch and 10 inch size limits in certain places. If you guys see me , please dont sink my boat .lol . I plan to come and try my luck maybe in the spring and I need all the help that I can get if I go to a lake. If you guys see me out there ill be in a 21' Carolina Skiff DLV Elite. My name is J.C. Good Luck fishing and I hope yall catch some big ones!! Hope to see yall in the spring. Thanks J.C.
When you tell the whole world every day exactly where you are catching nice crappie that's what you can expect !Quote:
Originally Posted by chief
that is what crappie.com is for, to share with those who can't find fish. there is plenty to go around Rdrunner. JC, you will have no problems spider rigging the bridge area, plenty room and plenty fish.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rdrunner
Banjo you let the cat out of the bag that there are crappie in Jordan!! Up until now that was a closely guarded secret.Quote:
Originally Posted by BANJO
You should have seen the crowd today! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by friedfish
With this nice day and very little wind, I'll bet the 64 bridge was like a parking lot. That's the way it used to be before the fish kill, so I'm glad to see things returning to normal. I can remember at least a hundred boats out there and lots of cars honking while they passed by.
Those dang cars are always honking when they pass by. I put a sign up on 64 telling them to quit honking because they were scaring the fish but some people don't listen. That's interesting there were so many people on a Monday. Saturday there were about 16 boats piled around the bridge for the most part of the day.
Don't some of yall have to work? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by hockey86
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Originally Posted by BANJO
Yeah...I had to work today...but not before getting a quick limit this morning. Hard to pass up a nice day like today!
So many crappie .com members you had to fish you could not fish near the pylons? Doesn't put a good light on this site if that is true.
What can all you guys be doing keeping limits of fish day after day after day. I like eating fish but dang. Didn't this lake have this same issue a few years ago where everybody kept keeping all the fish from this same area? Looks like history repeating itself. Next year you will all wonder where all the fish went. Take a guess. I love reading about and catching fish. but all these post about all these fish being caught by all these boats don't seem right in this small area. Yes this site is about sharing information about catching fish but not about wiping them out. Seems more like fishing in a barrel, not my idea of fun. I'm sure I'll catch some slack for this post from some, that's alright its just my 2 cents worth.
Funny stuff right there!Quote:
Originally Posted by friedfish
Roy, was your account hacked or will you be posting the same reply on each posting we put on here? I understand your concerns but don't become a broken record. Everyone on here has fought tooth and nail to get the crappie back to where they are and are more than aware of where they came back from and are currently at.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy
Thanks Banjo , Sounds like it is a really good year up there for you guys!! J.C.
Nice job. Sounds like you had a great day.
Well someone was giving him a hard time about telling everyone exactly where he was catching fish... I think everyone in the crappie fishing world knows that there are crappie around the 64 bridge! A little sarcasm, in small doses, never hurts. And at least BANJO's putting up reports and pics unlike someone else, uhmm, uhmmm.Quote:
Originally Posted by Good Stuff
Oh, I didn't catch anything.:biggrin
Nice fish!