Great Day on Oconee 12/3/15 Report

Kowboy and I went to Oconee today. Kowboy pushed 8 rods out of the front and also fished 4 of my long line rods that were in the front rod holders. I long lined 6 rods out the back. We started fishing at 7:30 and quit at 3:30. We kept 54 nice fish. I would estimate that 3/4 of the fish we kept were 12 inches or better and we both caught a couple of 14 inchers. The bite was steady all day and the popsicle curly tail (rotfl) was the best producer early. It was a cloudy, cool day and the water temperature was 57.7. We caught most of the fish in 23-28 FOW trolling at .8-1.0. There was very little boat traffic. I did see one boat and that joker had a long net sticking up in his boat. I got as close to him as I could and started fishing. I take my own advice. Never seen him before.:biggrin Just kidding.

That is a great pic and post. You are in the BG contest.

great catch

Y'all killed them today! One of these days I'm going to find Earl's honey hole and give ya'll a run for your money.:fingerdance

How big of a jig head do you have to use and his much line out to get that deep going that fast?

Excellent J & Jim!!!:highfive... do u have an mt seat on that boat put my name on the list.. lol

Cuz and I will be there all day tomorrow trying to find where yall been catching all those crappie! Wish us LUCK, we gonna need it!!!!!!! :fish​

SLABPROWLER, I am sure the fish were not that deep. Probably suspended twelve to fourteen feet deep based on the water temp in the post. JUST GUESSING THOUGH??

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Originally Posted by Slabprowler

How big of a jig head do you have to use and his much line out to get that deep going that fast?

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Prowler I'm new to long lining so I'm rigged like others on this forum told me they rig. I use a 1/16 oz jig head and mostly 2 inch curly tails. About 12 inches above the jig head I have a 1/16 oz split shot. If I'm fishing around timber my casts are 40-50 feet (that is an estimate). If I am fishing a clean bottom, and 20-25 FOW, I cast the line as far as I can. I wish I could tell you how deep the jigs are but I can't. I'm estimating that they run between 8-12 feet. I have read a lot on long line trolling and everyone has their opinion. It is not an exact science. Some say a 1/16 oz jig cast out 50 feet will get down about 8-12 feet at around .8 mph. I've tried that and I am not saying it is incorrect but I'm saying it doesn't work for me. I hope EARL, Jody, Jonathan and others will comment on this. Also, the SC forum has a section on long lining. It is a good read. The past few days Lake Oconee has been really good. I post my 3 fish days as well as my good days. In fact, I have many more of the single digit days than days like yesterday and Monday. I still haven't got on the water and determined how deep I'm running at various speeds and depths but I need to do that.

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Excellent J & Jim!!!:highfive... do u have an mt seat on that boat put my name on the list.. lol

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C'mon Mike. Your name is on the best mt seat on the lake. I need to be in your boat! You and that other fellow beat Jim and I like a rented mule.

J you guys put up such a good effort and are such good sports anyone can't help but be proud of your results!! Keep up the good work :HandsClapping

Depending on what Earl & Cuz do..I might have to bust a uturn in the middle of US 17 and head back to Ga.:juggle

I'd say thats about right! ive been pulling 3/32 & 1/16 doubles and 1/8 and 1/32nd doubles in that 12-14 ft range for about a week....great job guys! sure is nice to pull out in open water! Client says..."IS THAT ROD HUNG/"....YEAH! ON A BIG CRAPPIE...GET IT MAN!

Hotwater and KK it is great to see you guys hammering them. Your hybrid technique is paying dividends, looks like you got that longlinging clicking Hot didn't take you long to pick it up and come into your own! Enjoy a little while longer cause below 54 degrees wt you will be switching over to straight spider rods. Far as depth Crappie Maxx 4lb with 1/16oz jig with a 1/16oz Bull Shot placed 8 inches above the jig at 0.9mph will put you at 11.0-11.5ft with 50ft of line out.

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Originally Posted by Countrytime

Hotwater and KK it is great to see you guys hammering them. Your hybrid technique is paying dividends, looks like you got that longlinging clicking Hot didn't take you long to pick it up and come into your own! Enjoy a little while longer cause below 54 degrees wt you will be switching over to straight spider rods. Far as depth Crappie Maxx 4lb with 1/16oz jig with a 1/16oz Bull Shot placed 8 inches above the jig at 0.9mph will put you at 11.0-11.5ft with 50ft of line out.

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Thanks Jonathan. You are right. When the water gets a little cooler I will switch back to the vertical presentation. Last December at this time the fish were still in the woods. On December 3, 2014 Jim and I kept 21 fish and on December 4, 2014 we kept 38. We went back a week later and caught 2. I am going to enjoy this while it lasts. If the weatherman is right it looks like we "may" have another week of great fishing. Yet you never know about those crappie.

Today is my last day of work until January 2nd. Hotwater you can run but you can't hide. I'll be on the water looking for that boat with the net sticking up.:Rofl

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Originally Posted by thespiderman

Today is my last day of work until January 2nd. Hotwater you can run but you can't hide. I'll be on the water looking for that boat with the net sticking up.:Rofl

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I bet you know just where to look. :fish

You won't see my net. I lay it across the boat so no one can see it and so Jim and I can trip over it. We look like the "Keystone Cops" out there.

They want to be incognito if it was my, two people in boat I would put two long net sticking up.

I had a good look at that boat with the net sticking up. When I started to get closer to him, he took off. Hotwater, if we work together, we will track that rascal down.
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Time to deploy the "Crime Dog"rotfl

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I had a good look at that boat with the net sticking up. When I started to get closer to him, he took off. Hotwater, if we work together, we will track that rascal down.
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DING DANG IT..Time to paint the boat! I'm gonna look for some of the "PREDATOR" PAINT like that ugly butt alien thing used in the movie! But then spiderman would just go roll in the mud so I couldn't spot him!

been alot of pigs in that net this year!!! those cummings nets will get out there baby!

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I had a good look at that boat with the net sticking up. When I started to get closer to him, he took off. Hotwater, if we work together, we will track that rascal down.
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I was on the lake today when I got your post on my phone but I couldn't view the picture. But with my keen detective mind I was able to piece the information together and immediately came up with a suspect. The suspect is.........

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I was on the lake today when I got your post on my phone but I couldn't view the picture. But with my keen detective mind I was able to piece the information together and immediately came up with a suspect. The suspect is.........

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Plan on taking some of them Jigs to Oconee tomorrow (Tuesday)........Just received another 500......they won't last long........

Good luck Curtis. Let us know how you do. It should be a good day. The weatherman is calling for record high temps towards the end of the week. Possibly 76 degrees Sat. and Sun. I'm curious to see how long this will last.

Did "reel good" will post report tomorrow after few pictures........what a glorious day.

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Originally Posted by Hotwater

Good luck Curtis. Let us know how you do. It should be a good day. The weatherman is calling for record high temps towards the end of the week. Possibly 76 degrees Sat. and Sun. I'm curious to see how long this will last.

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