Bad Ju Ju ?

I am not catching crappie! June 29th was the last time I brought any fish home from the lake, but I have been fishing 27 times since then, only catching one or two per trip. Most trips were to Ivan Lake and a few were to Black Bayou in Benton. I have tried every artificial bait, depth, structure, and technique I can think of. My conclusion is that I have Bad Ju Ju !

In researching cures for Bad Ju Ju I ran across a recipe used by the witches in Macbeth. It calls for such things as eye of newt, toe of frog, wool of bat, and fillet of a finney snake. Have any of you used this recipe and will it help? :banghead:banghead

Go to St. Louis Cemetery #1 in NO and look for the ghost of Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau. Ask her for some good mojo. Let me know if it works!

Keep fishing my friend. I feel like Ivan is a cool weather lake for some reason. Cooler weather is on the way. You know how they bit last fall, winter. I hope they turn on again this fall. Went a couple times spring and summer with no luck as well.

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Originally Posted by Gator Bait

Go to St. Louis Cemetery #1 in NO and look for the ghost of Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau. Ask her for some good mojo. Let me know if it works!

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Think I'll pass on that. I'd be skeeerd!

[QUOTE=homercrappie;3046433]Keep fishing my friend. I feel like Ivan is a cool weather lake for some reason. Cooler weather is on the way. You know how they bit last fall, winter. I hope they turn on again this fall. Went a couple times spring and summer with no luck as well.[/QUOTE

I believe you're right. As often as I go there I should know as soon as they turn on.

Keep fishing. All your water time will pay off. Its not up to us as to "when" it pays off.

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Originally Posted by fishervet

Keep fishing. All your water time will pay off. Its not up to us as to "when" it pays off.

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No doubt I'll keep trying...I love being outside on the water too much! Fishing without catching is still better than not fishing.

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Originally Posted by RMGeorge

No doubt I'll keep trying...I love being outside on the water too much! Fishing without catching is still better than not fishing.

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That's what matters most right there!

A gris gris is what you need. Hope your luck changes.

RM George, I feel your pain. I have been in the same rut this summer, a fish here and a fish there, but I still love to go. It is like therapy for me. I get out of the office and the hospital visits and get out into God's creation and spend a few hours; just me and Him and maybe a fish or two. I really can't think of a better way to spend my free time even without catching a thing. I probably catch 90% of my fish when everyone is deer hunting anyway. I hope your luck changes though. Maybe we will all fill up our ice chest at the D'Arbonne Gathering.

RMGeorge, I feel your pain!! Been fishing the Lake Verret area and can't remember when was the last time I put a sac-a-lait in the boat:fish

I am not catching crappie! June 29th was the last time I brought any fish home from the lake, but I have been fishing 27 times since then, only catching one or two per trip.

Well I have only been a handful of times since then. And I have caught enough to clean a couple times. You just trying to make me feel good? Danny

come to cleco lake your bad luck will go away or and don't forget your shiners

George remember, all things will come to pass, so will your lack of catching fish.

I was on a similar streak this summer until yesterday when I finally broke through. Keep at it and keep up a good fight.
"gene"

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Originally Posted by cyberwolf

come to cleco lake your bad luck will go away or and don't forget your shiners

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That's tempting, especially after seeing all your pictures. Wish it were not so far.

It's been the same for me here in Alabama on my home lake. They turned off at the end of July. I'm going brim fishing this morning. I have even considered puttin my casting rod in the boat and catching a few "green trout".

Take two crankbaits and call me in the morning[emoji40]

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Originally Posted by theygotaeat

Take two crankbaits and call me in the morning[emoji40]

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I pushed cranks for two hours on Black Bayou yesterday morning and only caught one bream of some sort. Wish I had taken its picture. It had body coloring like a white crappie but belly colors like a bream.

Some times you got to drag'em
The pushers haven't been doing very good this year for some reason [emoji780]