Report:Windy day on Murray

My buddy Jeff and I had planned to fish Murray today for shell crackers but were concerned about the wind forecast. Discretion, they say, is the better part of valor, and being deficient in the valor department, we drove to the other side of the lake and put in at the back of the creek where we planned to fish.(Bear Creek) We put in at Eptings Landing for the manly sum of a $3 ramp fee and Eptings is like going back in time to the 50s and 60s. When I fished Bass Tournaments in the 70s we sometimes launched there and it looks just like it did then.
So we ran out to a couple of points that had been good in the spring and anchored and put out worms on the bottom. It was slow for awhile and we moved once but finally started picking up one now and then. The wind steadily increased as the morning wore on and I was glad I made the drive in the car and not the boat.
We ended up keeping 27 of a mixed bag. We had 3 or 4 Channel Cats that went about 2 Lbs. (good eating size) and the remainder a mix of shell crackers and white perch.(yes, they found us after a while and we kept some of the larger ones for a fish fry Jeff had planned for Sunday night.
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These are a couple of the shell crackers

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Here is Butch's live well shot and his and Ink's favorite dead perch floating on top.

Ray that's a good looking livewell. Good to hear that the wind wasn't able to stop you from getting some good crackers. Enjoyed the report and pictures.

Way to go Ray and Jeff! Never let a little wind stop you in your pursuit of some fiesty fresh fish. Another beautiful floating perch pic, thanks for that. :biggrin

Wow! Nice catch.

Those are some nice looking shell crackers y'all are holding Ray! Congratulations on a nice catch! I hate I couldn't go today but at least I got my flu shot out of the way while I was at the doctors office. I plan on going Sunday. Thanks for the report and pics.

Glad you and Jeff got a good mess of fish ! Also enjoyed the great pictures.
I can't wait to get settled in so I can start trying to learn to find and fish the Shellcrackers on Murray.

That's a real nice one you're holding Ray. Love catching those things.

Nice catch Ray thanks for sharing.

Glad you got water close enough to get out on. Good catching Ray!:biggrin

Nice mess, great post, great pix. I added report to the title and entered it into the Bobby Garland contest.

That's a nice box of fish. Glad you guys didnt let that wind stop you or you'd missed a good time. Congrats. :)