SATURDAY ON OCONEE 2/20/16

Jim and I fished Lake Oconee today. We launched at Sugar Creek at 7:30 and started searching for fish. At 11:00, with only one fish in the cooler, we finally found some cooperative fish on the north end of the lake. The fish were stacked in a channel that was 20-23 deep. Jim pushed jigs out of the front of my boat while I long lined out the back. We quit fishing around 3:15 and kept 28 good fish. The fish in the pictures are both 13+ inches. The best fish producer was a Southern Pro curly tail wildcat color but we caught fish on about every color. The water temperature was 49 degrees when we started and rose to almost 51 degrees. The water was stained but not muddy.

Nice catch! How deep were you fishing? I'm going next week and hope to find some good spots. We went yesterday but wasn't out there but for a little while.

Looking good! We fished mid lake and limited out on dang good fish by 3 pm I am going to post pics tomorrow

That's the way it was for us on Friday...we had 7 fish by 11...moved to another cove found fish stacked up and finished with 29. Good looking fish.

Nice catch....thanks for report..gone be there Tue....ready to get my string stretched

good seeing you two on the site thought you quit fishing ( haw haw ) looks good

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Originally Posted by Investor93

Nice catch! How deep were you fishing? I'm going next week and hope to find some good spots. We went yesterday but wasn't out there but for a little while.

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Fishing 1/16 th doubles on some and 1/16 single with 1/16 oz split shot on others. Speed .8-1.0 mph. Casting lines out as far as I could. Probably fishing 12-13 feet deep. I really don't know exactly. Most of the fish were 15-23 feet deep.

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Originally Posted by hobo

good seeing you two on the site thought you quit fishing ( haw haw ) looks good

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Thanks Hobo. We haven't quit. Things keep coming up on the good fishing days. I also spent the last two months building cabinets for my shop and remodeling it. I'm trying to get caught up around the house because the fishing is about to get real good if the weather cooperates.

Great catch guys. Glad you caught em!

Nice fish and a great trip. The water looked good on Oconee too.

What kind of rods do you push with? I know you mentioned you use 3/4oz. weights before. Just trying to see if I can push with my poles.

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Originally Posted by Gabepeeps

What kind of rods do you push with? I know you mentioned you use 3/4oz. weights before. Just trying to see if I can push with my poles.

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Rods: 3 piece 16 foot B&N trolling rods, 2 piece 14 foot Crappie Commander Rods (purchased from Monk's) 3 piece Southern Crappie Rod, 2 piece 12 foot B&N, 2 piece 12 foot Crappie Max, 2 piece 12 foot Pinnacle Rods.

I have (8) 14ft. Crappie Maxx Signature Series rods. Just wanted to know if they can handle the weight and speed without having them doubled over. If the B'n'm BGJP'S can handle 3/4oz., then I know the crappie maxx will. Gonna try it on my next trip.

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Originally Posted by Gabepeeps

I have (8) 14ft. Crappie Maxx Signature Series rods. Just wanted to know if they can handle the weight and speed without having them doubled over. If the B'n'm BGJP'S can handle 3/4oz., then I know the crappie maxx will. Gonna try it on my next trip.

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I'm not an expert on fishing rods but I have used the Crappie Max 12 foot and 8 foot rods for pushing and pulling. I've even used a 5 1/2 foot dock shooting rod rigged for pushing (with 1/2 oz) and caught fish on it. Recently, Jim and I have started using 14 foot Crappie Commander rods from Monk's. They are the ones with the green on them in the first picture. They work fine and I like the fact they are 2 piece rods which makes them easier to take down. I haven't found a rod yet that doesn't work. My favorites are B&N's 12 and 16 footers. By the way, in the summer we push with less weight. When I pull I mainly use 6 foot rods out of the back of the boat and 16's, 12's, 8's out of the side of the boat. Except for the 6 foot rods my pushing and pulling rods are the same thing. I hope this makes sense and helps you out. Good luck and thanks for reading the post.