off the schneid, but a lot of dinks

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12-17-2006, 05:21 PM
randybenham

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off the schneid, but a lot of dinks

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I had a lot of dinks (about 20), but had 8 "keeper" fish, and i use the term loosely. (NO HOGS) Had a great day, the wind blew a lot harder than I thought it was supposed to, also. but I wound up catching most of my fish on these swimbaits (in the photo). These are tsunami swim baits, and I like using them when they are wanting minnows. It keeps me from having to buy them for pole fishing. I was tight-lining with about 1 1/2 feet of line out, fishing in 1-2 ft of stained water. Attachment 7851
My 2 biggest fish were only around 11 inches. but, I got a mess of fish out of the deal, and we'll have fish for a family of 4 (me & the wife + 2 kids).
12-17-2006, 05:47 PM
NIMROD

Great , every trip does'nt need to be a haul. If it was there would be no fish in short order. Most important is to have fun. Next, it is great to catch enough for supper! Thanks for sharing the pictures and info. The bigger fish have been slow for me at Nimrod too,just catching them alot deeper here.:D
12-17-2006, 06:24 PM
shadow

Nothing wrong with them fish!

That is a nice mess. I would take that any day.

I went duck hunting this morning and the fog was terrible! It was just as bad at 10:30 when we left as it was at 4:30 when we started!:mad: Knocked one down and lost him.

Came home and fished the neighbors pond for about 35-40 minutes and caught 6 small "georgia giant" bream. Felt good just to have a tug on the end of the line!:D
12-17-2006, 06:41 PM
L.A. stumpjumper

Nice catch Randy, those will taste good, I'm going to have some for supper tonight.
12-17-2006, 07:02 PM
stinkies daddy

way to go, I like to keep the just over the limit fish and return the big ones
12-17-2006, 07:59 PM
bobberwatcher

Nice catch..
12-17-2006, 08:43 PM
Jerry Blake

Nice catch Randy. That size fries up a lot crispier than the big ones anyway! Just getting out and getting dinner if you can is what it's all about!
12-17-2006, 08:55 PM
grubby

Hey they all taste good. good catch.
12-18-2006, 09:25 AM
randybenham

Just some more info on the day yesterday, started around 830, and fishing was real slow. Water temps started off @ 54 degrees, progressed up to 57 by 3pm. Also, I caught the bulk of fish off of a beaver hut. Got at least 6-7 fish off this 1 spot. Half were throwback dinks, but I had at least 3 of the so called "keepers" from that 1 spot. Also, got most of my bites between 1-2pm. They really turned on for that hour or so. I really had to work to get out of that wind. I also started the day w/ a roadrunner w/ black & chartreuse, & switched to those swimbaits.
12-19-2006, 06:40 PM
bobberwatcher

I slipped off work a little early today and ran over to Tri County Lake. (Bout 10 miles from my house). I caught one keeper right off and about 15 min before dark, they turned on.. the little dinks did anyway. I caught 6 crappie and 2 green carp. I know there are some decent ones out there, but I just have to find them. I ended up turning them all loose. Not enough meat there to stink up the grease good.
12-19-2006, 06:58 PM
L.A. stumpjumper

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Originally Posted by bobberwatcher

I slipped off work a little early today and ran over to Tri County Lake. (Bout 10 miles from my house). I caught one keeper right off and about 15 min before dark, they turned on.. the little dinks did anyway. I caught 6 crappie and 2 green carp. I know there are some decent ones out there, but I just have to find them. I ended up turning them all loose. Not enough meat there to stink up the grease good.

Hey bobberwatcher, I've been by that lake but never fished it. Is it a very deep lake and does it have any standing timber or live cypress.
12-19-2006, 07:05 PM
bobberwatcher

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Originally Posted by L.A. stumpjumper

Hey bobberwatcher, I've been by that lake but never fished it. Is it a very deep lake and does it have any standing timber or live cypress.

D. None of the above.. LOL. It is very shallow for the most part. It has a creek channel that runs through it but the majority of the lake is about 4' deep. The fish I caught today was about 3-4' deep. Seemed to be suspending over the creek channel as well. Caught them all on Rosy Reds tightlining like Ceb does. Lake is FULL of stumps as well. I have never had a whole lot of luck out there, but I have seen some good stringers come out of it. I just haven't spent alot of time out there, but if I get on em, I'll give you a shout. Maybe we can hook up one day and wear em out.
12-20-2006, 01:17 PM
ceb

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Originally Posted by randybenham

Just some more info on the day yesterday, started around 830, and fishing was real slow. Water temps started off @ 54 degrees, progressed up to 57 by 3pm. Also, I caught the bulk of fish off of a beaver hut. Got at least 6-7 fish off this 1 spot. Half were throwback dinks, but I had at least 3 of the so called "keepers" from that 1 spot. Also, got most of my bites between 1-2pm. They really turned on for that hour or so. I really had to work to get out of that wind. I also started the day w/ a roadrunner w/ black & chartreuse, & switched to those swimbaits.

This is some beautiful weather for fishing, except for the wind. I guess with the water temps rising again, they wanted that moving swimbait. Did they thump it pretty hard?
12-20-2006, 01:21 PM
ceb

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Originally Posted by bobberwatcher

D. None of the above.. LOL. It is very shallow for the most part. It has a creek channel that runs through it but the majority of the lake is about 4' deep. The fish I caught today was about 3-4' deep. Seemed to be suspending over the creek channel as well. Caught them all on Rosy Reds tightlining like Ceb does. Lake is FULL of stumps as well. I have never had a whole lot of luck out there, but I have seen some good stringers come out of it. I just haven't spent alot of time out there, but if I get on em, I'll give you a shout. Maybe we can hook up one day and wear em out.

Thanks for the info. I guess that's another lake that I need to try. Slo-trollin is a good way to learn a lake. Spend some time on that lake, and you'll be the one with a stringer of slabs.:D