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Look what I found in my crappie holes on Seminole
Took my new (to me) G3 out yesterday on Seminole with a buddy who is an "expert" bluecat fisherman. Wins many of the Apalachicola Catfish Tournaments by catching blues. So we took my boat out on Lake Seminole with the intent to drift and drag for bluecats.
I have never been setup for drifting either before now. We crappie fish Seminole a lot and while fishing it and studying the Navionics app we have always talked about drifting some of these areas because the blues had to be there. Several times we have been freight trained out there and just knew it had to be a catfish that wouldn't budge. Well yesterday I finally put all that pondering we've done to work out there in some of our crappie holes.
Dropped the poles down about 2pm. Caught a small channel (he inhaled a 10/0 circle and chunk of shad) right off the bat and then around 3 we doubled up with 2 30lb class fish. *Scale broke so all fish were estimates.* That was a quick adrenaline rush. Before we could get those two lines back in the water we had another line screaming drag. Bam, this time a 40lb class fish, that we broke the net on trying to bring him over the side of the boat :yikes. Fished around this same area until 4:30 with a few other small fish and a few bites. Left and tried another area and just before dark we caught several other fish including my new personal best bluecat, a 40lber.
So 2-40lb and 2-30lb and countless small fish. I think this new boat has set the bar high! I don't know that I can keep up.
All fish were released to fight another day. We drifted at .5mph btw.
I've got quite the catfish rig, now I just gotta to figure out how to make her crappie friendly. Gonna have to add a set of crappie rod holders soon.
Should be at Slabfest on Talquin Friday or Saturday, maybe both.
