Tough Day in the Pool

Chris and I met up early this morning with dreams of catching a few monsters. Unfortunately that did not happen. We managed to boat 15 and miss several more. Chris also decided to "release" a few directly off of his pole into the water. He catches so many fish that he doesn't even have to touch them to release them. Lol! We prototyped a rain umbrella rig to help keep us dry when it was raining. I'm sure we looked like rednecks, but it worked pretty good. I think a larger umbrella would have worked better. Today we caught them in 1' to 9' of water and used several different colors of jig head and jig color combinations. We never really locked in a solid pattern. We even used Russ's Midsouth 802 and multi colored jig head with limited success. It wasn't for a lack of trying though. I figured that I would post anyway since no one else has posted in a while. I wish this picture had more and bigger fish in it!
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Good job, been tough week out there!!!

Nice fish Matt..way to hang in there.

got enough for a good meal for the family , thats better than most out there this year, lots of folks would be tickled to death with that catch congrats

Better than getting skunked. Nice job guys.

Good catch Matt and Chris ... 15 now is impressive

Looks like supper.

Good catch.( You just got spoiled catching those limits)

I'd be tickled with those.

those are some nice fish way to go guys

Nice catch

we're those from conway? sure wish I could catch a mess like that! thanks for the pics, thought all the crappie had moved to nimrod.

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Originally Posted by ibmack

we're those from conway? sure wish I could catch a mess like that! thanks for the pics, thought all the crappie had moved to nimrod.

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Yep, from Conway.

Nice mess... the 802 was doing really well for me until a few weeks ago. Could only mange 11 my last trip the shad were so thick and the pelicans keepin them pinned downed on the bottom is making it tuff up there right now. Allot of times I can't even see the brush for all the shad on the screen.

I betcha a pelican would eat a slab crappie in a heart beat. Every time a fish see's a shadow come over, they probably dive for cover thinking it's a pelican, but it's only Crappie Pro who is more dangerous to a crappie than any pelican. I would post a pelican video, but it's not on my phlip phone but is on my wifes eyephone. I need to figure out how to move it to youtube.

Last year on Conway I saw a pelican catch about a 2 or 3 lb catfish carry it up on the bank about 20 yards and drop it on the ground and then went back to fishing. Not sure what that was about. Maybe to let it die first so the spines won't do as much damage from flopping around in its gullet?

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Last year on Conway I saw a pelican catch about a 2 or 3 lb catfish carry it up on the bank about 20 yards and drop it on the ground and then went back to fishing. Not sure what that was about. Maybe to let it die first so the spines won't do as much damage from flopping around in its gullet?

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Nah...they do exactly the same thing with a bass. I guess they just throw all their trash fish out on the bank:Rofl

I keep seeing references to "the pool". what is "the pool"????

Place called "Wilhimena Cove". Manmade big pond connected to Gold Creek with a housing development around it by the same name. It's 400-500 yards up Gold Creek from Gold Creek Landing, Dano's place, off of Hwy 365. It has become known as "the Pool".

hmmm, ok, thanks. does the big cove off to the left heading to palarm creek have a name??? I used to fish that a lot when in college back in the 60s.

Place is called "Wilhimena Cove" or "the Pool". Now just full of houses.

thanks, do people fish it, or is it only open to residents of the housing?

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thanks, do people fish it, or is it only open to residents of the housing?

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Yes it is fished by the public ... access is from Gold Creek ... Dan at Gold Creek Ramp can show you the ropes on getting thru the shallow's. When it is right you will see 20 plus boats in the cove.

hate to keep asking stupid questions, but what is "the 802"?

Mid South tube. Go to Mid South's website and look at their products. Jig No. 802 is what he is talking about.

I would trade a lot for a day like that. I haven't caught that many crappie in one trip all year.

thanks.