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I fished Cotaco Creek from 7:30AM till about 2PM. I had a limit by 11:00 and caught half that many again that would have kept. Returned 5 that were over 14 inches and 2 or 3 dozen short fish. Best bait was a 1/16oz White Marabou jig fished single pole on laydowns. Most of the fish came from 8 to 10 feet of water and were a couple feet off the bottom. The water was 50 degrees and clear with visibility of about 18 inches.
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You and that dang white marabou again. Did you up or down from Sharp's.
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Nice looking mess of fish
Up from Sharps, all were 6 to 8 feet deep. Solid thumps! When I cleaned them they were all full of shad.
Thanks.
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Awesome day, congrats. Water was 50 degrees?
Yep, water was 50, but that's surface. By the way, I lost a couple dozen jigs yesterday. The nice thing about buying Marabou jigs by the dozen. You don't worry about dropping one into the middle of a tree. You lose a lots of jigs, but you sometimes access fish that others don't.
Nice job, glad to see someone catching them. I went out in my boat this morning with an old fishin partner and we had a rough day fishing for green carp. The wind was up and the current was moving out on Wheeler and we did not seem to be able to put them in the boat. We had alot of bites but very few fish to show for it. Main river channel water temp around Ditto was 59.
Reason I asked is because I haven’t seen any water below 59 degrees even on the surface yet
Are you “dipping” those jigs down into the trees or casting and reeling them?
Yep, probably why the fish were so deep. It was 34 degrees on the way out to Cotaco Sunday morning. The first few laydowns I did my typical of starting shallow on the bank end of the tree and working deeper. Once I found them in 6 to 8 feet I turned off my fishfinder and just started working trees and watching my line.
Thanks for the report, sounds like a great day. I fished flint creek without any luck. Sounds like i may have not fished deep enough on the laydowns. There was what i assume to be shad flicking the surface on the flats. Water temp was about the same 51 to 52. Definitely gonna try some white maribou next trip.
Nice mess!! Fished there a couple days ago with no where near that kinda luck caught more catfish than crappie.
Not many have the luck,if that’s what you want to call it that ditch has. I’ve been in my kayak several times places he’s caught a bunch and maybe caught a few. Hopefully some day I’ll get it figured out. LolQuote:
Originally Posted by GreeneGiant18
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I’m with Damion. Ditchbasser doesn’t have luck he’s got skill.
O yea it was definitely no disrespect to ditch By using the word luck he is the man when it comes to skinny water. Definitely skill not luckQuote:
Originally Posted by FurFlyin
I didn't read what you wrote as showing any disrespect to him and hope that what I wrote didn't sound like I did. My response was somewhat tongue in cheek. As in Ditchbasser is lucky like Richard Gene is lucky. They could both catch crappie in my bathtub! LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by GreeneGiant18
The day I met Ditch in person He caught two fish out of the back of my truck before I could get backed in. I had some half filled water bottles back there. But that dang white marabou.
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And I meant nothing either. Just joking. Lol
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Ditch is the reason I bought white marabou jigs but I have yet to catch anything on it haha! Must not be fishing it rightQuote:
Originally Posted by catchNgrease
I didn’t take it that y’all did!Quote:
Originally Posted by Damion Kidd
I’ve tried maribous with no luck as well. I think I just don’t know how to fish them.
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Ditch just needs to host a seminar on “ How to fish a Marabou Jig” hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by Damion Kidd
I’d pay to attend.
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Damion Kidd, Not sure why your PM didn't go through, I just answered one from another board member. FYI, I don't think that Marabou are that special, just everyone else are shaking Bobby Garlands in from of the fish, LOL.
I’m confused. I didn’t send a pm.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ditch Basser
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I must have been looking cross eye at my phone, the eyes are what they used to be, LOL.
Lol. No problem. But do you fish a marabou like you would a Bobby garland?
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FYI, everyone forgets I went to Madison County Lake a couple weeks ago and didn't get but a couple Crappie. We all have tough days, I just think the kayak doesn't spoke the fish as bad, especially when they're in 6 feet or less of water.
Once again Ditch congrats on an awesome day out. Great report, thanks!!!
Good job! Nice mess ! Thanks for sharing.
Way to go ditch! Y'all leave them marabou jigs to ditch, cowboy and myself, they won't catch nothing lol
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