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I tried lake conway this morning
Fished Adams lake area, middle of the lake and the West Bank. Came up empty handed. I tried minnows under a slip cork and a tube jig under a slip cork.
Bought minnows up on 89 and they were dead by 10am[emoji20].
I am trying to stay away from the bream it is very hard. Water looked awful
Hate to hear you had such bad luck but sure someone on here will send a little help your way . Good luck next time .
Sounds like one of my trips. I keep thinking better luck will be placed upon me one day.
Nimrod they have in the past good guys on here
I just can't put in the time like most
I figure one day I will have a good trip.
It was a beautiful day and my engine ran like a top
I covered more water than I ever have in the past so all in all it wasn't a total wash
The mid lake cypress field get to me I don't know how to approach them, and man there is a lot of stumps in um
Usually the first two weeks in Sept can be tuff...the fish are in a transitional phase from summer into fall patterns or staging spots. This puts them on the move and they will not bite well at all till.... they get settled in again. Allot of times a Nice lengthy cold front spurs them back into action. Welcome to the Grind, stick with it... things can change on a dime this time of year. Good Luck on your next trip.
Thanks CP
You gotta keep minners cool. Warm water will kill em which is why bait shops put giant chunks in their tanks this time of year.
I went out Wednesday myself. Fished the cedars bout 50 yards from the ramp, the cedars around the Dix Creek area, and few stumps out in the open area between Adams and Dix. Caught one short crappie from 9:30 to 5:15, then the wind and a storm ran me off. Not like I don' work at it, just don't have a clue. Tried minnows with plain hook and jig tipped with minnows. Two feet, four feet, and 6/8 inches off bottom. I guess I had better luck than you, my minnows I purchased at Bates were still alive at the end of the day, but I leave them in the lake water till I need a new one.Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappiePro
Don't lower temps too much or the shock from temp change once they hit the water will kill them .:twocentsQuote:
Originally Posted by blueducklane
I was out there too when the hurricane force winds hit. I tied up between two trees. It was bad, few rollers came over the bow. As I was sitting there waiting it out I though what the heck and started reaching every spot that I could from where the boat was tied up. Wham caught a 11" keeper. It was the first for the day even though I had been out there all morning. Anyway I put him in the cooler and continued dunking my jig everywhere that I could reach. Bam! A slab hit and I wrestled him over the rollers towards my net. The jig popped out as I was lifting the slab into the boat. I ended up the day with only those two keepers but that is about par for me on Conway. Best I have done so far is six keepers in a single day. Normally it is two or three. I catch lots of just under short fish so I hope they don't die when the finally get to 10".
I have made it my mission to figure out Conway. This is my first year fishing for crappie out there so I have been hitting it hard. I usually go 2-3 days per week. I can't say that I am failing my mission because I do catch a few keepers but I am sure not loading the boat. I consider it a good day if I catch at least 3 keepers. Any less than that & I have to add some boudain to fill out supper & that really isn't a bad thing.
did u put in at Adams landing? if so, I was in the white trailblazer parked next to you. while fishing in the trees out from the ramp, someone came out of the launch and headed toward palaram creek area? paul
Ibmack
I launched at Lawrence landing, I saw a boat with three people in it beating the bank north of Adams
Did you have any luck
Pac in Arkansas
Which launch did you put in at?
There was a white truck still at Lawrence when I left.
I put in at Adam's. I was driving the old black dodge dakota and in the G3 with evinrude motor. I did head towards palarm after launching. I've seen several Crappie.com decals at the ramp but have not met anyone other than CMJ. Need to get me a couple of those stickers so I can represent too.
get you one so we know. the white trailblazer with the c.c sticker was me. at adams
I was going to buy two stickers last night. One for each pickup. I was surprised when I saw that the shipping cost more than the product. Guess I'll wait until I need something else added to the order.
I'm leaving for a family visit today and will be gone for awhile. I bet the crappie go crazy during that time on Conway. They will know I'm gone and will snap at anything that remotely looks like bait. I wouldn't be surprised if they bite a bare hook or even free jump into the boat. Take advantage folks.
You'll get em Pac... Haven't seen you in a while, hope all is well-Struble