Heating up in the Deep South

The last little rise has fell out of the delta where I fish and I was able to get a couple of limits. Fished my home lake Monday and Tuesday 10 - 11 FOW and fish were biting 5 - 6 FD. Pushing jigs. Water stained to a little muddy which is normal for where I fish. They were eating a black/chartreuse curly tail hot grub the best. Way more short fish than kepers though. Good thing I wasn't using minners. Since I have quit using minners it's like I have been released from restriction.Attachment 261499Attachment 261500Attachment 261502 Going by reporting from other local fishermen many fish a little south east of me have already spawned but I don't think that is the case where I'm at. Water temperature was 63 Monday and 66 yesterday. All the fish I kept, except for 3 or 4, were female full of roe.

Nice box of fish!! WTG That southern pro hot grub is a killer for sure.

Great catch Tony. Heading to miller ferry for the weekend. Hope that biting up that way.

Where do y'all get the got grub?

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Originally Posted by johndeere5045

Great catch Tony. Heading to miller ferry for the weekend. Hope that biting up that way.

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Should be on fire

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Where do y'all get the got grub?

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Grizzly Jig. Buy all my tackle from them

Way to go Tony!!

By the way, I haven't bought a minnow in years and seemed to catch more fish without them.

Excellent job Tony. Congrats!

Good job boss

Ditch, there was a boat slow trolling minnows right in the same area with me all morning and the caught half of what I did pushing those jigs. i haven't bought a minnow this year and now my confidence is where I don't think I will in the future.

You can get the at monks crappie, that's where I buy all my plastics. Great guy to do business with.


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Minnows are great sometimes, but I spend to much time trying to buy them, transport them and keep them alive, to say nothing of the cost. I believe when your jigging single pole or especially spider rigging the fish are reaction striking something that's attractive in color and shape.

Good looking fish Tony. A big congrats on your catch.
LittleJohn

Way to go Tony. Nice boxes of fish!

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Originally Posted by Ditch Basser

Minnows are great sometimes, but I spend to much time trying to buy them, transport them and keep them alive, to say nothing of the cost. I believe when your jigging single pole or especially spider rigging the fish are reaction striking something that's attractive in color and shape.

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DB you bring up a very valid point in the reaction strike. And also about the hassle with minnows.

Looks like a great day

Nice work Tony, you can't always believed what you here. I had a guide tell me they have already spawned out a couple of weeks ago. And I just started catching the only bed Sunday.

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You can buy southern pro hot grubs just about anywhere. Academy has them, cabelas has them and all the catalog stores have them. I also use Monk's crappie.com for large orders. The catalog folks sell 25,50 and 100 packs, where as the stores only have small 10 packs.