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Tried for crappie and sandies, but only got one drum and one crappie, so dug out the balloons, got some shad, and headed for the point. They were slammin' the shad heads. Got a bunch of channels this size and wore myself out carrying them the 3/4 mile back to the parking lot.
I think they were shallow due to the temp being 78 this afternoon, and the shallow water had warmed up. Plan to give it another shot tomorrow.
Nice !which lake did you catch those on? I went this weekend bought tackle for ballooning never tried it before , but it looks like fun
Sky King- still the most versatile fisherman I never met. You are a grandkids dream ! Way to go.
We're going to have to fix that "never met". We'll be in Skiatook on the 17th and probably the 18th and 19th.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crappie ciller
I was at Hefner. And balloon fishing is almost as much fun as watching a trout rise to a dry fly. It keeps the bait off the bottom (leaving a better scent trail) and moving as the wind swings it back and forth.Quote:
Originally Posted by sparky405
I usually fish shallow water (20' or less) with a 4 1/2 foot leader. The fish will come up for the bait.
But....If you want to fish deep water waaaay out there, get a very large reel and connect the balloon to your line, using rubber bands and a softer Life Saver. Let the balloon out, and in a short time, the Life Saver will melt, letting the bait sink to the bottom. You can get out a lot farther than you can cast. But you have to use braid. Mono will just stretch and stretch and stretch with that much line out.
Bigsky i think i may have met you last tuesday at arcadia lake me and my dog stopped by and visited the open dock weber a guy was balloon fishing and i was given a lessen on how to set up a balloon rig and seen a nice bluecat pulled out also
Must have been another guy, sparky. I haven't been to Arcadia since last spring, but I should be at Hefner this afternoon, probably on the east side near the kids park.
Got only 5 tonight, missed 6. All were channels, 2-7 pounds. Shad heads and small whole shad.
Have you been lately im thinking about trying it tomorrow i finally have everything i need but the bait
I have contracted the dread gomboo and will probably be out of action for at least a few days. My wife has had it for over two weeks, and she is just starting to feel almost human again. If you know of a place to catch perch, get some and use the heads first. Then cut pieces when you run out of heads. Same thing with shad. Worms will also work.
Used some half-rotten shad last night, but it worked well. Only got three, but missed a bunch. They were striking hard, and the circle hook was not catching hold. Might have to switch to the L042 or the Team Catfish jackhammer.
Got four last evening and missed four. Was short on bait, and they preferred shad heads, so I had to use chunks. Probably would have done better with more bait, since they hit the heads as soon as I got them out.
I have a bunch frozen shad....
Thanks, George. I have some too, but I left them home. I usually don't do as well with frozen shad, and I thought I would be able to get more than just the five that I got yesterday.
I've seen this method used at W.R. Hollway reservoir(Pumpback). They let the balloon float their bait all the way to the dam when GRDA is releasing water into Hudson. When it gets down there they pop the line and the balloon will come off. I've heard of 50 to 80Lb blues being caught.
Theory is that the catfish lay by the screens, when they are pumping or releasing water the bait fish come straight to them. I've talked to a retired Grda police officer and he told me they put a camera down there and the size of those blues are unbelievable.
Went out with son-in-law and grandson for less than two hours. Got two blues and two channels, using crappie heads and chunks. Have heard a lot of talk about the Pumpback being a great blue cat lake, but that's a loooong way from here. Maybe someday.