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Gaines Creek Challenge......Sept 10......fishing hours from 0630-1230
Hickory Point Boat Ramp for signup and weigh in
One Pole with One Bait
$60 per team
You can contact me or Eufaula Boy
Right now Eufaula is about 2 ft down so there is plenty of cover showing in the creeks and fishing should be good
Andy
This may help to get people started on a pattern. I fished the big E recently in some standing timber areas. There were schools and scattered fish from 15 to 2 feet, mostly small fish in the deeper areas. If you see fish schooled up on timber or brush at 7-12, don't even bother with them, they are dinks. Best fishing for decent fish was 4'-6' right on the timber in 5.5-6.5 feet of water. It payed to drive around and check with your finder before you fish, I hit a hundred yard stretch that had a fish or two on each tree at 5.5' to 6.5. I could clearly see the fish on the finder and that they were bigger than the average for that day. Mid lake clarity was 2 foot up the timbered arms I checked it was 6-8 inches.Quote:
Originally Posted by cpd21
Also signup will be at the Hickory ramp from 0530-0630Quote:
Originally Posted by cpd21
Ok Who's in?
I'm in
Where are all of our fishermen? I figured several of you would be interested. Let us know if you are coming.
Odie
I won't be able to though I would love to.
I would be there but you know why I can not.
Wish I was but daughters sports come first. Game in Stroud that day. Will be at Wister for sure!!!! Good luck to everyone.
As of this moment I'm in......
I'm out. Have to work Saturday to help pay those bills.
How did the tournament go? :dono:dono:dono:dono
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Originally Posted by CHECrappie
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Originally Posted by Redge
Todd Huckabee and George Nail nailed them for the win with 7.25 and big fish 1.55, Doug and Brian 2cd with 6.82, Dennis Keener and Mark ? 3rd with 5.11, my wife had 2cd big fish at 1.19 and yes she is still rubbing it in .....we had six teams fish and it was a little tough finding the bite...they wanted it running from them...could not get hit verticle jigging
Andy
Also we caught our dragging it through lay downs and brush close to the bank...2 to 6 fow...she was using a crazy angler something in the pumpkin color, i was using brush gliders but changed to wasshoppa because I had that it in that color....timmy tom jigheads...pitch in up toward the bank and drag it off through the cover and they would hammer it.....I wasn't expecting them to be that shallow due to a cold front and it rained on and off til about noon
Andy
I am shocked to hear only 6 teams entered with Gaines being one of the top challenges/tourneys held in the past. Glad you guys found fish and glad to hear Todd got in on it. Always wondered why he doesn't come out and fish a few tourneys with us just for fun. Andy, you have a pretty good partner it sounds like. Think she carried you at the Masters on Big E to didn't she? Thanks for the report on how you caught the fish!
Heck yes she does....lol
Andy
Brian and I also caught our fish pitching a 1/16 oz Timmy Tom weed less jig head with a Mikes Custom bait in pumpkin/char and a Bobby Garland slab slayer in black/pink. We kept the boat in 5-7 fow and pitched to laydowns and stumps. If a fish was there we caught it the first or second pitch. Bite was good early then a lull, then was great after noon. We probably caught 45 fish with about half of them being keepers. We also caught over a dozen bass from 1 to 3 pounds and got our line broke twice. Beautiful day on the water.
Odie