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Went to a section of river today that I had not been to in a while. Took a little bit to figure them out but finally got on them. Fish were tight to the ledges in 9-13 foot of water. Caught 18 very nice river crappie and 4 ole slimy cats, one of those was a real hoss that took a minute with crappie gear. Thank goodness for the durability of BnM poles. Attachment 327682Attachment 327683Attachment 327681
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Another great trip! Good job!
Yep....good deal...your on a roll!
That hurts we fished Columbus today not a bite talked to two more boats they were the same. Looks like I am coming south
Great day!
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It is tuff out there for sure Cal. I fished 5 spots today before I finally found the one that payed off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cal panman
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Great day
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You got some good ones! Way to stay with it and figure them out
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Congrats some great looking fish.
LittleJohn
That’s a nice cooler shot!
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Congrats on staying with it until you finally figured 'em out. Thanks for sharing.
GLAD YOU CAUGHT THEM ON THE RIVER . LOL STAY OVER THERE . GOTTA LOVE IT
Way to go Chris, nice mess of hard earned fish.
Nice catch. You going to have to come a little further south on the river and teach me how to catch them like that on the waterway
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Dirt track you come north and I will come south and we will catch him in the middle and see how it done
Holler at me sometime and we will get togetherQuote:
Originally Posted by Dirt track
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Come on down! Did you try the gravel pits Friday?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cal panman
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Yes we did no luck, worked the old river run with the results
That's exactly what I would've done. Where I was at there was zero current until about 1:00 pm. The Corp evidently opened the gates some about that time and the bite really picked up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cal panman
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I’m fairly new at crappie fishing so question: do crappie bite better on a current?Quote:
Originally Posted by feeshrman
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They were holding at Columbus we fished from 7:00 until 4:30 no current
The part of the river I fish has an old river run with little to no current and several lakes off of the main river. The lakes are mostly shallow. I single pole in the lakes in the spring and as the water warms up, I single pole brush tops in the old river run. I usually catch some nice fish but not a lot of numbers
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Fishing on the waterway is a little different than other places. The COE controls the flow of water via the lock and dam systems. The current, or lack of, can dictate how and where the baitfish and crappie are located. It's pretty common to locate schools of fish that simply will not bite until the current picks up and triggers a bite. The same thing can happen on a smaller scale when a barge passes by and reverses the natural flow of things. You must understand that this river is fairly narrow but has heavy commercial traffic. I've often been fishing an area with nothing happening when a barge would pass by and trigger bites. It's hard to understand and believe until you witness it happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by RustyJig
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The areas I fish sound about the same. I generally spider rig the old river runs and the deepest old lakes I can find this time of year. The fish I target in the old runs are relating more to ledges than structure. Some of the deeper side lakes may hold fish all year long if they are 10-15 ft deep. It can amaze you just how shallow these crazy fish will get when it’s still cold.Quote:
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We will definitely do this soonQuote:
Originally Posted by feeshrman
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I fish the Columbus Pool for the most part, Hy 50 is about haft way between Columbus and Aberdeen. If the COR is holding at Columbus but turning it loose at Aberdeen the bite will be on from 50 north to Aberdeen. If they start turning it loose at Columbus the bite will shut down north of 50.
I know that is right, it's enough to drive a fella crazy running around trying to figure it all out. When there is no current is when I start looking in the old lakesQuote:
Originally Posted by Cal panman
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