Fun with the ultra light.

It is fall. Time to check on one of my crappie spots. There is something very special about sitting on a bucket...on the bank....looking at beautiful mountains......and catching a lot of fish in great weather. The big crappie are not there yet....but plenty of 10-11 inch fish. Didn't keep any today as this was a scouting trip.....plus I am fully expecting many limits of 12-15 inch crappie in the coming weeks from this spot. It has produced for me for the past 5 years. I had over 70 crappie today...around twenty 10-11 inch fish....the others were 7-9 inches. Also got into a bunch of 10-11 inch Kentucky bass and quite a few 7-8 inch chunky Gills. Used my Tict Ice Cube 6' 9" Rockin' Drift Mebaru UL rod with 2# test SOS line and a Bison colored Trout Magnet. Fish were holding on a drop off in about 7 feet of water that drops to 21 feet. They were tight to the ledge. The spotted bass put up a great fight on the light gear....as did the crappie and Gills....but the spots were dancing! My week of fishing is over but will start out again Monday. Life is good!


Regards

Great pics.:highfive

:Rofl .... first time I looked at the pics, I thought the first Crappie pictured was one where someone had "busted a cap" in it (like maybe a 38spl) :yikes .... then, upon closer examination realized it was just a piece of brown leaf :Doh: and not the rock behind the fish showing through :biggrin

Nice catch!

Great pictures!

Good job, I try to read all of your reports, I have got some Trout Magnets but have not given them enough swimming lessons yet. Thanks for your reports Alphahawk.

I too enjoy your posts, thanks for posting!!

good picks

nice report. glad it was a good day for you. appreciate the pics.

Nice pictures of the various fish. Thanks for sharing

awesome pics great job:biggrin

Thanks for the comments guys. In next 8 weeks will be burning up the road to Nickajack for crappie and spots.....Center Hill for Gills, Smallies, crappie and spots.......Pickwick for whites.....crappie......whatever bites.....LOL. Most of the time I take more pics but some days I just don't. Yesterday was just a very relaxing day....weather was great.


Regards

Nice job.

You do better off the bank than I do off the boat. Great pics of a good trip.

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Originally Posted by skeetbum

You do better off the bank than I do off the boat. Great pics of a good trip.

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Thanks for the comment...but I doubt I catch more. From 2001-2004 I owned 3 boats and fished 5 days a week 365 a year...except when it was lightning. I got out of boating and started beating the banks for the next 8 years....then fished out of kayaks from 2012-2015. Then got another boat. During those 8 years I found some phenomenal spots off the bank. So even though I am now back in a boat I still hit those bank spots from time to time.


Regards

Thanks for the pictures

Us shore guys all have great spots - thought I saw part of a bridge piling in the one pic

Nothing wrong with that.