What a day, i am pooped

Well rolled into wateree landing with heavy fog at 730am. Had to use gps just to navigate after putting up the lights so one of the bass boats didnt find me. Figured i better go to a knon spot first to follow trace line in the gps. Hit my honey hole picking up 4 over 12 with largest at 15". By this time the fog was gone so went exploring new areas. Found some nice crappie where ive never fished tightlining and picked up 4 more and the striper in 20-23 fow. I also hooked something very big, the fish grabbed the bait and never turned back to the center of the lake then spit the hook. Was probably a big striper. Ended the day with 9 crappie all over 12" and threw a couple back that were around 10". Lost a few crappie also spitting hooks. The striper was released and forgot to mention i was fishing solo.
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Sounds like a good day to me ! Some nice fish and a day on the water and in semi-fresh air.
Thanks for the post and the pics.

Glad you got to go and found some biting fish. Sorry I had to back out. That is the best way to learn just get out and do it and watch what other people are doing. Thanks for posting

Way to go.Wateree is a great crappie lake. But as you found out , those stripers like minnows and jigs also. Great pics.

Is that second picture a Minnesota Crappie?
Ddi you get it on a crappie rig Is so that had to be the fight of the day.
Congrats on the day!

Great job Tim. When you are pooped from fishing that is, as my Dad would say, "A good kind of tired". Nice fish.

Way to go Tim, you did good. Great pictures and post.:biggrin

Great job. Thanks for sharing your trip with us

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Is that second picture a Minnesota Crappie?
Ddi you get it on a crappie rig Is so that had to be the fight of the day.
Congrats on the day!

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Mn crappie are small for the most part, striper fought like a northern pike, and yes it was a fun fight on a 9' crappie rod and 6 lbs test on a 2500 series reel

The crappie bite was slow today, water temp was 2 degrees cooler tried 15-25' and managed three with largest being 13". I decided lets go try and catch striper on crappie rods, i managed to catch a 20" and lost one bigger. Still a fun day

Impressive
Is the Striper out of season?


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Good report and catch. Wateree seems to be a lake that fits your style of fishing, congrats on the catches.

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Good report and catch. Wateree seems to be a lake that fits your style of fishing, congrats on the catches.

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stump, I feel comfortable fishing wateree, based on current conditions and hindsight, I think the crappie have moved shallower from where I was fishing, also heard report from the Shaw mwr staff that shallows around state park near old Dutchman creek are producing crappie. Here is the stripper I caught yesterday. Caught and released.
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Nice striper Tim when the ones on Murray get to my house you can have a ball with them. I see a lot of boats fishing out in front of the house but I haven't gone out to look. Just not felt like it I hope ANa is doing better.

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Nice striper Tim when the ones on Murray get to my house you can have a ball with them. I see a lot of boats fishing out in front of the house but I haven't gone out to look. Just not felt like it I hope ANa is doing better.

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She is doing well don, let me know these stripers are fun on light tackle.

I was on Wateree Thursday, did ok but not really happy with size I caught, did manage to catch 4 stripers on 14' poles with same # of catfish, you're getting that tight lining thing down. It can be addictive nice catch.

Great day for you Tim. Congrats.
Wish I could have joined you.