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I got tired of sitting around the house and watching it rain... So I put my rain gear on and headed out after lunch. They were biting when I got there and bit til 4 then they turned off like flipping a switch. They were on the flats in 14 foot of water some shiners were harmed
you fishing open water on the flats? and you spider rig while watching electronics or do ya find em first then make a pass through em?? nice catch and thanks...you are very helpful and are always very generous with your answers...we appreciate that......
I check spots til it see fish on the depth finder then mark it and get'em . No fish no stop
Yes its open water
Very impressive for such a cold and rainy day. Congratulations!
I like to hover over the spot. .. My son calls it "camping out" I'll target specific spots and I don't really troll around with the spider rig
Good job and great catch
I was on Cypress yesterday too, many called me crazy. It was cold, wet and nasty. Fished from 10:00am till 2:00, kept 37.
Some pics from other Cypress trips in the last few weeks.
Dang you guys are dedicated. Gonna take my 74 year old dad out in morning. Gonna be cold but we are going to try it. Where do I need to be looking for good 14' spots, on the creek channel?
NICE thanks for sharing:ThumbsUp. OK I know who ya'll are now let's see some post(just kidding) no really let's see:Rofl
I would try the area by the dam. I motored around until I seen them on the depth finder threw the marker buoy out on them and hovered within a 75 foot radius. Most of the time they will be in the creek channel... But yesterday they moved out of the creek where I was fishingQuote:
Originally Posted by Duckmarshal
Good luck
I have been catching them in 18-20 f.o.w. 12' rods with shiners, right off the bottom, drifting between the launch and dam.
Nice catch fellas. I like the "camp out" method also. TGE what kinda lectronics you use.
It's a Lowrance DSi I don't know the exact model number off the top of my head also I have the transducer mounted on the foot of trolling motorQuote:
Originally Posted by 20watt
Just got a Lowrance elite 7x myself, ain't had time to try it out yet though :(Quote:
Originally Posted by theygotaeat
Whoa Jimmy, you're stepping up in the world. Looks like Santa was nice to you. Lowrance Elite 5 DSI myself.
Yeah that's nice... mine is about 3 years old I'm getting ready to update let me know if you like it
Santa was good to me. I'm ready to try it out :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tracker123
Ok. I will be in the white Xpress drifting between the launch and dam. Thanks.
I wish I could be there with ya'll. I used to love fishing Cypress and put out a lot of structure (bamboo buckets) in the lake. Have a great day.
First boat at launch this morning. Caught one slab across from Cypress Inn early but had a tough time locating fish. Moved to dam and caught 15 in 20 FOW. Very slow, windy, and cold. Only a couple other boats fishing and both looked to be doing about same. Tried my new Driftmaster for first time today spider rigging. Did great until I caught my first fish. Tangled one line and while fighting (and eventually losing and cutting line) that battle, the wind spun me around some and cut other line with trolling motor. One fish knocked out three rods. Best of all was spending the day on the lake with the person I inherited my love of the outdoors from, my dad.
Glad y'all found some, and got to fish with dad, wish I still could. Try a drift sock, it helps with the wind.
I have one but have never used it. Any tips?
I put a float on the rope, next to the sock, tie a knot on the other side to keep it from sliding. Mine is out about ten feet. I tie it to the back of the boat, and put down the troll motor, and keep the big motor trimmed down. It will stop a lot of the spinning, etc.
It helps when it's bad windy.
I usually just drift through the areas I have done good in the past watching the graph some. When we catch one i'll try to circle around the spot. If we catch another or two I will make the spot and move along doing the same thing as we drift. after we've got several markers out we will just drift back by them.
Thanks. I will try that.