A Good Weekend

I made it back out to Santee on both Friday with my Ol'Buddy Tommy and on Saturday solo. Both days found the fishing to be pretty good with the deep water bite all but dead, and all fish coming from waters 4 to 12 foot deep. Friday all fish caught were on jigs presented vertically on long poles. Saturday most fish were caught on minnows and slip bobbers for no other reason than I wanted to try something different to see if it mattered. No real difference, but the jigs definitely caught far more fish alot faster. The majority of fish came off brush, with a few caught in grass.

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Friday's box shot

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Tommy with a couple of good'uns.

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Saturday's box of filets.

Nice fishing. Thanks for the great report.


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Good to see the A team back together on the boat :ThumbsUp Great box of fish, congrats!

Nice looking box Tim.
I miss those days on Santee.

After you asked about Tommy the other day, I gave him a call. Next thing you know a fishing trip was lined up. It was a nice day spent fishing and yacking with my good friend. We don't see each other as we once did so a lot of catching up took place. It was a very enjoyable outing, and biting fish made it all the better.

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Originally Posted by STUMP HUNTER

Good to see the A team back together on the boat :ThumbsUp Great box of fish, congrats!

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Good job Tim and glad to see the "man in the cow hat" back in the boat with you. Two nice coolers of fish.

Nice bunch of hot weather fish sir[emoji106]


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A good catch both days Tim and glad you and Tommy got together for a trip.

Way to go y'all! Glad to hear y'all got in a trip together and got caught up. Tell Tommy we said Hey and thanks for the report along with the pics.

Nice catch in this hot weather.
I noticed a white crappie in one of the photos, what is your ratio of catching white crappie verses black crappie on lake Marion?
Thanks for sharing.

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The ratio varies, but during the summer when a mix of deep and shallow water are fished I would say 25% are white. The ratio actually goes up slightly towards fall and winter in areas I like to fish, and drops dramitcally in spring to early summer when strictly shallow water is targeted.

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Nice catch in this hot weather.
I noticed a white crappie in one of the photos, what is your ratio of catching white crappie verses black crappie on lake Marion?
Thanks for sharing.

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good going Ink thanks for the pics and story its always good to team up with an old friend
and as you said biting fish makes even better.

I've noticed the best crappie lakes always have both white crappie and black crappie.
Thanks

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It may seem like that, but in SC that is not really accurate. Greenwood, (down this year) but normally a great lake has few if any white crappie. Wateree is another great lake with few if any white crappie. On the other end of the spectrum are lakes Russell and Hartwell. Both have white crappie, but neither would be considered great crappie lakes, though both can be very good at times. White crappie thrive in flood control lakes, they prefer heavily stained water with standing timber that fluctuates quite a bit. Of the lakes mentioned, Wateree meets all the requirements and is the one that surprises me most that Whites are not present and thriving. I suppose the lack of woody structure may be the missing element.

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I've noticed the best crappie lakes always have both white crappie and black crappie.
Thanks

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