Still Whack’en Them

It’s been sort of an odd spring, but plenty of fish are being caught on Santee. The troll and tight line bite hasn’t been good for me this year. On the other hand the shallow and deep vertical jig bite has been very good. The fish aren’t everywhere, but if you can find the areas the fish seem to be gathering in you can whack’em. In my case, I seem to be picking the right spots at the right time as I haven’t had a bad trip yet this year. Tommy and I limited out Thursday and Friday last week, I went solo last Saturday and again this Friday with a box full of fish for my efforts. Some real nice fish are being caught as well. Not many pics have been taken, but all results were similar to this pic taken from the Friday the 13th trip.

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Great report as always Tim.
I'll be down end of the month at friend's cabin at Stumphole. Mostly bream fishing but might try the crappie also.

I'm still jealous of you and Santee! :popcorn:Rofl

What would you say your biggest fish have been this year?

Congratulations Tim! Glad y'all had good trips.
Ray I may be down that way 1 day that week. I watched a video with that guy Whitey Outlaw and the way he was fishing in that vegetation looked fun to try. Tim would that still be away to catch them right now still? Thanks. I have the last full week of April off always take the week of my birthday.

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Fishing the grass mats is not for everyone, seasoned grass fishermen even have issues at times but the results can be phenomenal when conditions are right. Good grass in the right water depth is actually hard to find. The mats Whitey fished in that video are no longer in existence. I’ve been catching some real nice fish for over three weeks out of two mats I found. But spawning carp got in there and destroyed them. Grass can be good any time of the year! But remember, just like open water fishing.....90% of the fish will be located in a small 10% area of the grass mat. So, if you don’t fish right area of the mat, you won’t get any bites.

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Congratulations Tim! Glad y'all had good trips.
Ray I may be down that way 1 day that week. I watched a video with that guy Whitey Outlaw and the way he was fishing in that vegetation looked fun to try. Tim would that still be away to catch them right now still? Thanks. I have the last full week of April off always take the week of my birthday.

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I’ve caught many over two, a dozen or so at 2.5, and my biggest this year being just over 2.75

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Originally Posted by Maurice Van Hal

What would you say your biggest fish have been this year?

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Thanks for a quick reply Tim and I know you have probably answered this before but jigging 10ft pole 6-8lb test unless heavy cover go to 10lb? Thanks

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Another great trip, Ink! Time after time, It's amazing to me!

See you and Tommy are still putting the hurt on them thanks for sharing

My preference is a 11 foot pole. I switched to ACC Crappie Stix last year and love these poles. I use 8 lb. line except when grass fishing, then I go to 10 lb. Tommy likes heavier 12 lb. line for grass on a 12 foot pole. So, like any technique, it’s fishermens preference.

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Thanks for a quick reply Tim and I know you have probably answered this before but jigging 10ft pole 6-8lb test unless heavy cover go to 10lb? Thanks

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looks like a fine few trips mr. Ink
congrats on a good catch enjoyed your pics and story

Slabs for sure....is that a white crappie I see in the cooler?

Looks like you guys are getting a good mix of whites and blacks. I'm beginning to see a good many whites here too. You guys have some quality fish. Congrats to you and Tommy on a good day of fishing.:)

A good mix of whites and blacks are being caught.

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Slabs for sure....is that a white crappie I see in the cooler?

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Way to go Tim and Tommy. As usual, the dynamic duo is putting the smack down on those Santee fish! Keep at it and keep sharing the pictures.

Way to go Ink!! Great fishing trips for sure!! I may head down there next weekend and see if I can find them. Thanks for sharing!!