New Technique...

Was going to take this weekend off, but woke up this morning to a slight breeze (was forecasted for double digits @ sunrise) & decided to hook up the boat. No sooner than I'm ready to travel to my destination, Lake Jesup, the wind starts to pick-up, so I leave the trolling poles & take (2) jigging poles & (2) float/jig poles. Start out with the jig under float approach w/NO takers the 1st couple hrs. Then suddenly, I remember a video from BlueGabe (Youtube) fishing the "Maiden Cane" @ the big "O" & decided to pull from that knowledge & hit the cane, out of the wind...Pulled out the Zebco 8ft. "Crappie Fighter" & start vertical jigging less than 2ft of water. Don't take long & the 1st fish is boated. Turns out this pole & presentation is all the resources I would need the rest of the afternoon...Found 1 area that held a limit, in a 5ft by 5ft. section, no monsters today, just healthy 12" fryers...also only needed a 1/32 jig dressed w/ Bobby Garland ice-blue minnow, in pic below, w/non-stop action from 11am-3pm, also a pic of the "noddle action" the Zebco rod had, lit' hard to see w/yellow tip, but held up to the abuse setting hook & pulling fish out of the Cane, economical set-up to prove you don't need all that fancy stuff, just reliable stuff...hope your lines are tight your next trip...:biggrin

Nice!!!


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Feel the thump, start the pump! Definitely my speed Jeff =that'll work...thanks for share.

Doug:fish

Nice! Thanks for sharing!

so they are spawning back in the reeds now? That's a great day for sure and love the bluegabe video's! adjusting on the fly is how to getrdone fo sho!

nice job !

And guess what, they will be there again tomorrow. lol
Did you need livescope? lol

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Originally Posted by yobuck

And guess what, they will be there again tomorrow. lol
Did you need livescope? lol

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That's a good 1 Yobuck...lol...imagine you could get a pretty good detail of the root system. Truth be told, don't have livescope & only use the depth & speed info on my lowrance, rarely I'll use the mapping for contour info, & have ZERO gps tracks. Try & use what God gave me upstairs (limited thoughrotfl), for example yesterday, took note that where a bush grew next to the cane, was where you would pick a fish up (where most were caught) Did find a few in the wood, & there noted a clump of grass growing off it held a fish or 2 also....another thing to add about the cane fishing was patience is needed as you drop into all that crossing debris underwater, but w/only bout 18" of line out, found you can easily remove a hang-up by pulling the rod tip to the jig & let the rod shake free...:twocents

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Originally Posted by Speck Detector

That's a good 1 Yobuck...lol...imagine you could get a pretty good detail of the root system. Truth be told, don't have livescope & only use the depth & speed info on my lowrance, rarely I'll use the mapping for contour info, & have ZERO gps tracks. Try & use what God gave me upstairs (limited thoughrotfl), for example yesterday, took note that where a bush grew next to the cane, was where you would pick a fish up (where most were caught) Did find a few in the wood, & there noted a clump of grass growing off it held a fish or 2 also....another thing to add about the cane fishing was patience is needed as you drop into all that crossing debris underwater, but w/only bout 18" of line out, found you can easily remove a hang-up by pulling the rod tip to the jig & let the rod shake free...:twocents

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Well good job on the fish.
We tend to be creatures of habit, and do the same things over and over, even when it isnt working.
In the mostly shallow lakes we have here, there will always be fish under that grass.
Put it in their face, and some will always grab it.
Now go make yourself a rake. lol

nice bunch of fish. wind blowing blowing blowing here. hoping for some evening calm.

Even the fish were hiding from the wind this weekend. Way to root em out Jeff.

Nice mess of fish...good job!

Many roe fish, Jeff?:scratchhead
Doug

Good catch and post, thanks.

You’ve become a resourceful one when things don’t work as planned here lately. Very good job!! I picked up a few yesterday and just decompressed and hid from the wind. Worked on the Jon’s lights today and got a lot done. Brother is in town next weekend , we may go lookin in your neighborhood. It’ll be on Friday too, if you’re going.

Nice work! Thanks for sharing!

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Originally Posted by up2specks

Many roe fish, Jeff?:scratchhead
Doug

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When you look @ the pic with all fish laid out you'll notice the 5 or 6 lighter colored ones=females, it's a weird yr for the spawn, think they are going to lay eggs little by little over the next couple months, have not seen the traditional males busting the banks eating fry @ Jesup or they've changed locations in spawning....

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Originally Posted by skeetbum

You’ve become a resourceful one when things don’t work as planned here lately. Very good job!! I picked up a few yesterday and just decompressed and hid from the wind. Worked on the Jon’s lights today and got a lot done. Brother is in town next weekend , we may go lookin in your neighborhood. It’ll be on Friday too, if you’re going.

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Have the pleasure to fish with a legend in Polk Co. Friday, if the weather holds, but will help with what I've stumbled upon to hopefully put your brother on a good bite. Saturday will work, once again, if the weather holds. Don't over look Woody, especially the Norris Dead leading out, that I know is the type of fishing you prefer & certainly know how to pick apart, the biggest fish can be found there....

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Should be the last question:Rofl Was this 5 x 5 foot area proximate to the 10 x 10 foot spawning area you found last year? Just wondering if you keyed in on this spot because of past results-:juggle

Doug:fish

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Originally Posted by Speck Detector

Was going to take this weekend off, but woke up this morning to a slight breeze (was forecasted for double digits @ sunrise) & decided to hook up the boat. No sooner than I'm ready to travel to my destination, Lake Jesup, the wind starts to pick-up, so I leave the trolling poles & take (2) jigging poles & (2) float/jig poles. Start out with the jig under float approach w/NO takers the 1st couple hrs. Then suddenly, I remember a video from BlueGabe (Youtube) fishing the "Maiden Cane" @ the big "O" & decided to pull from that knowledge & hit the cane, out of the wind...Pulled out the Zebco 8ft. "Crappie Fighter" & start vertical jigging less than 2ft of water. Don't take long & the 1st fish is boated. Turns out this pole & presentation is all the resources I would need the rest of the afternoon...Found 1 area that held a limit, in a 5ft by 5ft. section, no monsters today, just healthy 12" fryers...also only needed a 1/32 jig dressed w/ Bobby Garland ice-blue minnow, in pic below, w/non-stop action from 11am-3pm, also a pic of the "noddle action" the Zebco rod had, lit' hard to see w/yellow tip, but held up to the abuse setting hook & pulling fish out of the Cane, economical set-up to prove you don't need all that fancy stuff, just reliable stuff...hope your lines are tight your next trip...:biggrin

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I really like reading a report like this [emoji106]




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Originally Posted by up2specks

Should be the last question:Rofl Was this 5 x 5 foot area proximate to the 10 x 10 foot spawning area you found last year? Just wondering if you keyed in on this spot because of past results-:juggle

Doug:fish

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1st rereading your original question & my response, about 6 were female & 3 had row, but not busting @ belly/noticable or would released.....as far as the "hot" spot, it was within yelling distance from last yr....lol.... don't know if you remember telling a story to me & my son many Slabfest ago, about catching fish in a hole @ the end of a dock & you exclaimed "they were right there", well kinda like that I guess.....funny thing when I bring up upcoming Slabfests, my son often jokes of that story....

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Yeppir, Lemon Bluff 17 years ago!![emoji16]

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Super nice catch!
Yeah, they sure like to congregate in the sunny exposed shallows when it's that cold.
Here in Central Florida, it's just weird atm. It's cold for a few days, then warm for a few more. I've caught a few stragglers, but for the most part I think they're dispersing more than they're congregating. Hard to tell. I'll keep at em though.

Love the report. Think I need to get back to the basics instead of trying to do everything I read on here.


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Don’t know about y’all, but I think this is a fun thread. Everyone is enjoying both the the thread and the memories it generates.

always enjoy threads like this and you relearn things your already know and havn't done in a while! when it's spawning time fish move in and out and others are bunched just offshore and you have to do different things to see if anyone is home at that moment. WTG SD.