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This was the scene under the 64 bridge yesterday at Jordan, met some nice people , caught some nice fish, but man what a mad house. This is just one direction, about 25 boats when we pulled out to do some tite linning, for the most part everyone was cordial.
As long as everyone acts like they have some since it works. But we know there are a few. You can usually spot them out as they approach. That gentlemen in that ranger could educate everyone on courtesy and boat control.
It's a lot like fishing the spot run down at the coast. If you've ever been at Beaufort or the inland waterway at Emerald Isle when the run is on, you see this same sight. I know it can be tight quarters when fishing, but this is actually a beautiful thing to see. It means the crappie fishery has now just about fully recovered.
Its also the reason I quit fishing Jordon. I mainly cast for crappie. but throwing a marker out on a brush there is an invitation to others that want to throw over yur line. I'd spend the day looking for a school of active crappie, only to have some one else throw an anchor out rite beside my marker, then have the wind drag their anchor thru the brush! I practice sportsmanship an common human courtesy, too many folks there don't.
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Originally Posted by fishdoc
My question is this, as Roy commented on another post, can this much activity day after day cause the results that have been going on at Jordan for years?
That's a lot of boats and it wasn't even the weekend. Did you guys catch a lot of white perch? I caught a bunch of crappie on Saturday then started catching more white perch and less crappie on Sunday. I find it pretty shocking at how many crappie die once you catch them and release them. You can lip hook them, be as gentle as you can to release them and they still become floaters for the birds to eat. Frustrating to catch a fish 9 inches just to toss it back and watch it be gobbled up. Then there's the guys who catch 'em and feel the need to throw them 10 feet or so from the boat. Saw a lot of that on Sunday.
I think some of those fish coming up from water over 30' may be experiencing barotrauma (the bends) much like bottom fish in the ocean. SOmetimes they get back down if they aren't eaten before they make it back. If one pops back up and you can reach it you could try "shooting" down into the water head first.
I did notice that one of the big ones I caught on Sat had part of it's lungs/swim bladder coming into it's mouth. Much like when deep dropping in the ocean and pull up a sea bass from 100'. I've been easing the crappie up when fishing in 15+ feet of water just for this reason. Over the weekend I had maybe three floaters that were borderline 10" (depended on which eye I closed when measuring it) so I decided to keep them anyway.
Did anyone see the make of boat on that big catamaran with the really high console and the seat upfront?
This is what I do and it seems to work.Quote:
Originally Posted by todobien
Your picture at the beginning of this post says it all. Thanks for posting.
AMEN! I've fished around this guy a few times and others need to take note of his courtesy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Good Stuff
Kinda looks like the striper run on the Roanoke...lolQuote:
Originally Posted by CrappieTuttle
Looks like murray when the birds are diving!
My thought exactly.Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappieTuttle
Be careful and don't question anyone's way of thinking here on the NC forum.That is not allowed among all the self proclaimed crappie population experts that have sprung up on here. No way it could possibly hurt anything to take cooler after cooler full of fish by no telling how many people day after day.
Is that the only place on the lake to fish? I wouldn't attempt to get that close. I like a little more space than that.
You need a lot more space than that. :Rofl And aint talkin bout fishin !.:fish Have seen that a couple times on Wateree back when the stripers were doing well. Can be mass confusion sometimes.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigDawgg
I went in Decemeber a few years ago, and the boats were stacked in there considerably tighter than that. Each boat had roughly 8' of clearance in any direction. Looked like Masonboro Island during the 4th of July.
Y'all can keep it. I'm hitting the Black River and possibly a perch lake this weekend and probably won't see more than two or three other boats. I won't catch a limit or a 16" fish but it'll be peaceful, and I've already got fish in the freezer. Instead of outboards and hollering I'll be listening to the turkeys and the coyotes. You guys have fun with that mess!
Hey Friedfish, Looks like we must fish the same waters. I live in Castle Hayne and fish The Black quite a bit. Ever fish White lake for perch (Yellow)? I agree about that mess on Jordan, it is a good fishery
but looks the word is out and they'll fish it out. I fish Kerr several times a year and never have those close quarters. Good fishin to ya!
White Lake? Yellow perch? Never heard of either.
B-52Guy, I've fished Kerr several times every month for the last 40 yrs. Only time I see it like that is March on the upper end of Buffalo Creek. I leave'em to it an seek shelter in the other creeks. I was out on Buggs last 3 days ,caught 50-70 each day, seen 3 other boats crappie fishin!
Hey Keith, yep I love fishing Buggs. Rarely a crowd and always more area to fish if it looks like Buffalo in the Spring but only for a short time. Worth the extra drive for me!! We were coming up for Thanksgiving this year but went to Oconee in GA but were disappointed. Hope to see ya over the winter. Steve