Sardis 7-22-2017

Made a quick trip back to Sardis this morning was there before the sun came up.
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Plenty of baitfish up near the dam.
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Caught only one fish before the sunrise, of course it was a catfish. Hey, here is old faithful now.
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Caught the first keeper shortly after sunrise and it got hectic for a couple of hours running 4 poles by myself. Managed 10 keepers out of maybe 25 caught. Rolled them up at 9:30, I had my self imposed limit by 8:30am. Fishing slowed for me after 9am.
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Magic color today was the Arkie marmalade, and pink black stripe did well also. Cranking in 20' - 35' of water fishing 6' - 8' deep early morning and got a little deeper as the morning progressed. Hope everyone has a good weekend, stay cool and go catch a fish!

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Nice....Thanks for the post and pics!

Wow! Nice catch.

Thanks for the good report, Snubbys! Good job! Beautiful sunrise!
Told ya, keep on and ya gonna be a legend!!:biggrin

Thankyou for the pics and report. Really enjoyed the sunrise. Appreciate it

Nice! Thanks for the beautiful pictures!

Good trip! Thought you were not a early riser?

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Originally Posted by broharrell

Good trip! Thought you were not a early riser?

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Lol, I'm always on the lake before sunrise on the weekends. Rees started that about me being a lay about, if I fish during the week I often can't get there real early. I run a small business and have to get my guys going in the mornings. Or should I say, I stick with the belief that a good owner is there before they arrive and there after they leave, what I do in between is my choice :Rofl I love the early morning always have and always will, not a better time a day if you ask me!

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Originally Posted by armyman

Thanks for the good report, Snubbys! Good job! Beautiful sunrise!
Told ya, keep on and ya gonna be a legend!!:biggrin

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Dunno if I want to be a legend armyman, they are often dead or the ones who reach 4K post whichever comes first :biggrin

Good report, thanks.

GOOD CATCH SNUBBYS . I AIN'T DEAD YET .

Good report,nice pictures,and a good looking cooler shot.....They just give up and jump on the hook cause they know Snubbys is on the other end of the line...Way to go

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Originally Posted by Snagged again

Good report,nice pictures,and a good looking cooler shot.....They just give up and jump on the hook cause they know Snubbys is on the other end of the line...Way to go

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Well to be fair the water is clear enough to drink, just a bit to warm for my taste. Reckon I just get lucky and ugly up a mess every now and again as the other fellas like to say. You should see them thrash and fight as they get closer to ole Snubbs, you'd think they was green carp trying to get away from me breaching the surface and such trying to shake the hook! Anyway, thanks for all the replies, just hope this report motivates a few others to go out and catch a few fish, it may be warm but the fish are biting! I be back on them some-wheres in the am if the good lord sees fit..

Bless your heart Snubbys,since i am working and not fishing I don't mind cheer leading for you or anybody else getting to go.Work em over...

I don't know the Arkie crank names. Which one is Marmalade? Pics?


BRM

BRM,CHECK THE ARKIE CATALOG

Good ones. I really need to get south.

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Great pics, bud. Sounds like you put the wood to them!


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Great job on the fish and pics were great.

Great report thanks.


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Originally Posted by BigRiverMarine

I don't know the Arkie crank names. Which one is Marmalade? Pics?


BRM

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It has orange scale pattern on back and sides with bright chartreuse underside. I kill them on it up here on dropper rods. I have a couple I can loan you at the Crankfest.

Great catch for dog days. I'm glad you mentioned catching crappie very shallow over deep water. I've been trying to convince most new to cranking folks that they fish too deep. Most only worry about digging mud rather than watching their electronics.

Lol, yep mrdux it boggled me, I'm surprised I wasn't knocking a few out with the trolling motor yesterday. The bait in some areas were almost right on top the surface, do you think this is a survival tactic to confuse or deter low light predators in clear water? I'm not used to seeing the water this clear on this particular lake. Lakes are low and we haven't had really any rain to speak about.

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Originally Posted by Snubbys

Lol, yep mrdux it boggled me, I'm surprised I wasn't knocking a few out with the trolling motor yesterday. The bait in some areas were almost right on top the surface, do you think this is a survival tactic to confuse or deter low light predators in clear water? I'm not used to seeing the water this clear of water on this particular lake. Lakes are low and we haven't had really any rain to speak about.

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Low light they will be shallower to take advantage of the cool-down in surface temps at night. With all the $$ I have in electronics, I still depend on split screen 2D/GPS 99% of the time. I'll crank the sensitivity up to 50% or so when I move into a creek or bay to check to see if there is a visible thermocline. Fishing below a thermocline level is fishing the dead sea. KY Lake is as clear as I've ever seen it right now and the majority of the baitballs will be 10 feet or less in most areas.

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Great catch for dog days. I'm glad you mentioned catching crappie very shallow over deep water. I've been trying to convince most new to cranking folks that they fish too deep. Most only worry about digging mud rather than watching their electronics.

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If you see fish on the screen at 15', what depth should the bait run?

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Originally Posted by deltarat

If you see fish on the screen at 15', what depth should the bait run?

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Fish or baitballs? I will always run just above fish I've marked and feel for sure they are crappie so in 15 feet of water, I want my bait at 13-14 feet--slightly above them. For baitballs, I always run in the TOP 1/3 to 1/2 of the baitball with my cranks.

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Originally Posted by Snubbys

Made a quick trip back to Sardis this morning was there before the sun came up.
Attachment 270530
Plenty of baitfish up near the dam.
Attachment 270531
Caught only one fish before the sunrise, of course it was a catfish. Hey, here is old faithful now.
Attachment 270532
Caught the first keeper shortly after sunrise and it got hectic for a couple of hours running 4 poles by myself. Managed 10 keepers out of maybe 25 caught. Rolled them up at 9:30, I had my self imposed limit by 8:30am. Fishing slowed for me after 9am.
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Magic color today was the Arkie marmalade, and pink black stripe did well also. Cranking in 20' - 35' of water fishing 6' - 8' deep early morning and got a little deeper as the morning progressed. Hope everyone has a good weekend, stay cool and go catch a fish!

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Originally Posted by LowePro

Very cool story!!!!!!

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I do apologize, but they are there. And I am a bit confused are you in the right thread? How are you doing that? You quoted my post and another members post "LowePro" and I don't see where he has posted anything in this thread. :scratchhead