7/4-7/5 Cypress

Had a good time both days til the weather blew me off the lake. The majority of the fish were laying right on the bottom.... So close you could not distinguish them from the bottom
This is the color that produced best

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Caught plenty of dinks the good ones were few and far inbetween

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My depth finder was showing a thermocline at about 12ft I fished for awhile at or above that level with no results...then dropped to bottom and started hooking up
Whats up with that[emoji780]

Nice catch. Maybe they were too wasted from celebrating the 4th to bother with staying above the thermocline.

Nice bunch of fish. Nice selection of lures. Guess close your eyes and pick one?? Thanks for the pictures and report.

nice catch..

you pulling them cranks off the back of the boat?

o and that is a nice box of fish im thinking of trying to set up a crank bait setup but not sure what would be best off the back or front

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you pulling them cranks off the back of the boat?

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All rods are on side of boat in about 6 foot section between front and rear seat

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o and that is a nice box of fish im thinking of trying to set up a crank bait setup but not sure what would be best off the back or front

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I Don't know if you can see in the pic.... but all rods on side ...the front two rods on each side are pushers and next 4 are pullers

Nice catch and an excellent selection of crank baits. I bet you load up on the catfish with the orange and pink ones. I do at least. The thermocline you speak of has some "hype" to it, at least to some fishermen who write a dissertation about the subject. Apparently you know what it takes, and that works. Very nice once again, thanks for posting.

Holy mackerel!!!!! Did you just spider rig the entire box with a giant swivel??? lol Great box of fish. You definitely figured out the puzzle and won the prize! ~~ <*{{{{<<

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Holy mackerel!!!!! Did you just spider rig the entire box with a giant swivel??? lol Great box of fish. You definitely figured out the puzzle and won the prize! ~~ <*{{{{<<

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It's a numbers thing..
The Steel Curtain

I gave Black Bayou in Benton a try this morning and only caught two! Never tried going near bottom, though. Saw lots of fish around seven foot mark, but apparently not hungry. Fished 06:30 to 08:30.

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I gave Black Bayou in Benton a try this morning and only caught two! Never tried going near bottom, though. Saw lots of fish around seven foot mark, but apparently not hungry. Fished 06:30 to 08:30.

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I had run 1.8 to 2.0 to get a bite

Nice box of fish, both days. Congratulations!

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I had run 1.8 to 2.0 to get a bite

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My trolling motor is a five speed. On #4 it runs 1.6 and #5 runs 2.2. I guess I could run it on #5 and use my drift chain for extra drag.​

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My trolling motor is a five speed. On #4 it runs 1.6 and #5 runs 2.2. I guess I could run it on #5 and use my drift chain for extra drag.​

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Going with the wind I'd run TM... against the wind I would run the outboard to get right speed I have two 5 gal buckets I use to slow down if needed but chains work just as well

Nice mess of fish there! I haven't used crank baits before but if I did that is EXACTLY the color I would use! lol Thanks for the pictures.

That's strictly need to know information right there ....I'm going to have to check your credentials[emoji337]

Really from week to week the only thing I know for sure is... the bait will have a clear bill and two treble hooks[emoji38]