Goiing jiggin next Wednesday

Ok dudes and dudettes you got plenty of time to arrange for a day off from %$@# or think of an call in sick excuse.....We're headed to Jessup next Wednesday, Jan 20th, for some "jiggin". Head goober, Shu and me ( Shu don't know it yet:Rofl) Planning on hitting the mouth of Soldiers Creek and if that don't work we'll hit the pilings and if that don't work we'll hit Black Hammock any way you figure it we're gonna catch some fish! This is your chance to see Jig Master Shu in action and yooze might even learn a thing or two.

Aint happening for me. Keeping me eye on Crappieday anyway. Getting real close to time to pull the rodholders off me boat and hit the river fer a while. Just waiting on Crappieday to say go! Usually bout time his com-padres from up north show. Thinking about makin me a few trips up there around Whitehair on the river. Got some spots up there I aint ventured to in a few years.

JIGGIN - JIGGIN - i love to jig - it gives a person a "rush" that is really hard to
explain..............man is it fun...........

Just can't bring self to try it in competition - maybe someday on pre-fish will
give it a try and confidence to go after it on tournament day - Have been
beaten out couple times by Parker working Jetties in Lake George..........

Look be looking forward to results and shared experiences.................

Had a good day on Jessup today. little windy, but all in all not bad. Went around to all the spots you just mentioned, picked up some fish at all of them. Nothing big just normal size, mostly males. Returned everything back to the water. There was a lot of boat trailer at Jessup park, but still had room to park. If things workout right, I will join you and Stu on Wednesday. May even give it a try Monday. If I do I will report.

We would like to learn how, can we go???????? We need help Mike.

I think I will call in sick that day want to learn

Update.... Might have to change to Thursday.... I'll let y'all know.... I think that's the day the one goober leaves on a jet plane headed back to the snow country

Jessup has been on fire right now as been there a few times within the past week..But as of yesterday they are not all males anymore in the spawning grounds as out of the 40 we caught yesterday about 15 or so of them were females as we returned every fish yesterday as i dont fish to eat always i fish because i enjoy fishing ,as seems they have been weeded out a bit as there has been some pretty good pressure on the lake but we still caught 40 fish in 3 hrs and had a blast with a couple weighing in at 1lb 6 oz range!!!!

Oh Jeez, now we got FLYIN GEWBERS!!!


That jiggin is fun, do well guys.

LOL

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Originally Posted by Billadelphia

Jessup has been on fire right now as been there a few times within the past week..But as of yesterday they are not all males anymore in the spawning grounds as out of the 40 we caught yesterday about 15 or so of them were females as we returned every fish yesterday as i dont fish to eat always i fish because i enjoy fishing ,as seems they have been weeded out a bit as there has been some pretty good pressure on the lake but we still caught 40 fish in 3 hrs and had a blast with a couple weighing in at 1lb 6 oz range!!!!

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Where you jigging the fish on the bank or trolling

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Originally Posted by Jjsmarlin

Where you jigging the fish on the bank or trolling

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Jiggin the pads and around downed wood around concrete pilings....bullrush etc.

Jigging is also my favorite method for catching specks.

WHAT:dono..... Thursday not Wednesday, how am I gonna explain ahead of time that I will be sick on Wed, no wait Thurs :Doh: :help :Rofl

ATTENTION ALL JIGGERS AND JIGGETTES.... I jumped the gun and didn't confirm dates with everybodynonono...we only talked about it etc. Anyway nobody can go.:dono That doesn't mean it's cancelled it just means there won't be anybody going in my boat that knows what they're doing!:Rofl

3-4 ft of water with mostly minnows but we caught a few on jigs

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3-4 ft of water with mostly minnows but we caught a few on jigs

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I was teasing..... I'm a jigger from way back....

Yea! He does the jig in a hula skirt:Rofl:Rofl:cheers2:biggrin

I'm ready, would probably take 3 minutes to put 2 poles in truck and leave, Wednesday, Thursday, minnows, shrimp, plastic, READY---shu

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Originally Posted by shuorc

I'm ready, would probably take 3 minutes to put 2 poles in truck and leave, Wednesday, Thursday, minnows, shrimp, plastic, READY---shu

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GREAT GREAT Shu....lets make it wed...Ill give you a call

He'll dig out his wedrods.

Is Wed. still a go? I am meeting Phantom at Jessup Park ramp at 7:00 am. We should be on the water by 7:30 or so. Mike did you get some kind of a head count on who all is coming?

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Originally Posted by Chucker

Is Wed. still a go? I am meeting Phantom at Jessup Park ramp at 7:00 am. We should be on the water by 7:30 or so. Mike did you get some kind of a head count on who all is coming?

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Just me and Shu.....we'll be putting in at Jessup Park around 7:30....Don't know of any one else

Sanford Temp = 34 degrees .........

Better bring the woolies. Gonna be brisk.

Be careful out there. Gonna be a cold one. Better stop on the way and get ya a heaping plate of biscuits and gravy with a couple sides of bacon to give ya some fuel.

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And that is in the middle of Florida

guber

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Two poles at one time.... Shu the pro

Ya'll catchin anything other than the shivers, quivers & sniffles.

Shu looks like he gained 20 lbs with all them clothes on:crazy:

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Shu caught a monster

:cheers2 Go get 'em SHU !!!! :highfive

LOOKING Good.:twocents:HandsClapping:fish

Thought this would be a perfect day to fish from 9am on....very nice SHU :highfive

Back to basics..... A trip to remember and talk about for years to come. Two poles each...some minners and bobbers. We hit the road headed to Lake Jessup around 6:30 and the truck thermometer said 27*.... really don't know how accurate it was, but without a doubt felt that cold and then some. Next stop the donut shop for Shu some squares then we headed for Jessup. We thought it was cold on land and then we discovered what cold really was when we motored across the lake to our fishing spot.

Caught a few before it warmed up and then we started shedding layers. Fishing was so so. Before we knew it we had 10 in the box. Now.....this is the reason if any of you get a chance to fish with shu...don't pass it up. My pole went down with a nice 12" speck and after getting him in, shu said "did you see all those minners" and of course I said "no". Shu then said "maybe we should go back through there again"....so we did. Wow!! wow!! Bam! we were into them.....8 in about 4 minutes!! Out went the anchor and that's where we finished the day.

Shu knows fishing...I never saw the bait. They were swimming at the surface where patches of sunlight were coming through the trees. When a bunch moved through we lowered the hooks right in the middle of them and wa-lah a a fish!

Had a great time with shu plus we saw phantom and chucker on the lake today also.

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Looks like everyone had a good time despite the thermometer bottoming out.:fish

Great fun that is. Glad yall had a good trip.

Shu da man!!!!.............

Thank you, thank you for the remarkable story - could visualize and almost feel the
cold you were going through this am. But nothing beats that "thumb" when that
spec hits the jig.........WHAT A RUSH....
beautiful pictures - story to go with ...
Thanks for sharing