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The fishing was tough with the howling winds, but some fine crappie made it in the boat regardless of the poor conditions. All fish caught vertically jigging brush and trees. Friday, Tommy and I fished together. The other two days I went it alone.
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Thursday cooler
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Friday's box of bucks
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Sunrise on Monday morning
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Monday's box of good'uns
Ink, congrats on a fine haul each day! Looks like you got the pattern & technique matched up pretty well = consistent hauls.
I like the Fridays box thanks for pictures
Good fishing Tim and Tommy! Hard winds all weekend made it hard to find them in the upstate but man o man I enjoy seeing the boxes full of slabs from Santee. Thanks for the reports :ThumbsUp
Nice haul Ink and Tommy. Those males in full spawn colors are awesome. Thanks for sharing
Ink,
them are some nice boxes of fish there !!! congrats on you and tommy getting out and catching some quality fish !!!:ThumbsUp did I see some crackers in that first box ??? if so they look like some good ones !!!
Actually those are Fliers, it's type of bream that looks like a cross between a crappie and bluegill. I've never caught them in any other lake before as they love to live in vegetation. I feel Florida lakes would have them due to this habitat preference. They like jigs, and knock the fire out of them if you drop it where the Fliers are living. I've caught more of them this year then years past. Probably due to water levels staying consistently up for a change. Should make for a great spawn for all species this year.
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Originally Posted by strmwalker
why don't you and Tommy just go ahead and catch a couple boxes of fish LOL :biggrin
like your post and pics. hope to get back to santee some day == probably in 80s when me and rango were there
The 80's were some great fishing at Santee. After 6 or 7 poor years in the late 90's into the early 2000's, the Santee Cooper lakes have been great for the last 10 years. Some of the old fishing haunts are becoming active which is another good sign of a healthy lake.
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Originally Posted by uncle remus
Nice report and photos! Headed to TawCaw Thursday morning, staying until Sunday. Hope we can get in some like those! Will be longlining or is it too late there?
Long lining is is still catching them, biggest issue is the winds.
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Originally Posted by gman
Great looking catches Tim. Only reason I haven't made it back is the winds. Hopefully soon. I will check on you if i do and see if you are able to take my extra seat
Nice catches to you guys. Congrats. Is the reason for all the buck fish because the hens are still cruising the spawning flats and havent all made it back to the brush yet? Hows the water color where all your fish are coming from?
Tim, I caught several of those in Florida last week. Tried to tell my buddies what they were. They thought the bream were cross breeding with the Oscars.(surely not)Quote:
Originally Posted by Inkdabber
We are catching a mix of pre and post spawn fish, that is not unusual though. All fish do not spawn at the same time, nor do all individual fish lay their eggs in one nest. Males can be targeted specificly if that is the desire of the fishermen. When going to the banks to spawn, males will hold up on structure in shallow water ares. At Santee, live Cyprus trees are a common type structure that is used. As most know, there are millions of trees available. So it's a matter of finding spawning flats that are holding fish. This can be time consuming, but once certain trees are known to have fish, as long as the water is deep enough, those same trees will be used year after year. On other lakes, docks, laydowns, even sandy patches of bottom can be targeted for nesting, or fry guarding males. Water is slightly stained on the main lake, the back water ares are tanic colored black water.
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Man I bet that was some fun fishing. Grats on some fine fish.
Ink, that's some nice fish. I sure wish I could fish as much as you do again. Being boat less stinks on top of the other obligations. Thanks for sharing. I miss my trips to Santee.
You fish around Tawcaw Creek any?
Ink, that's some nice fish. I sure wish I could fish as much as you do again. Being boatless stinks on top of the other obligations. Thanks for sharing. I miss my trips to Santee.
You fish around Tawcaw Creek any? Fished that area for many years with a guide there.
Sorry for the double post. Won't let me delete either of them.
Yeah I fish TawCaw, been wanting to get back down that way but the winds are killing me every weekend and limiting where I can fish.
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Originally Posted by FisherFore
I want go back and fish again when I get me a boat.
I know of a few brush piles in there from 20 years of fishing around there and helped the guide set some out over the years. Got to be good friends with him. Buster Rush is his name.
I know Buster, fished many tournaments against his son Russell back in the day.
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Congrats on putting the smack down. Great pics love it when they get really dark like that. Happy fishing to you hope to see you on the lake sometime.