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We met up at the Suzy Hole. We paddled around spider rigged, casted jig ad cork and dipped structure...and did ok. I don’t know how many he caught or how many I caught but he gave me his haul. I think we were about even. Even with DB is a win for me.
Good deal. A couple of them are pigs. Congrats!
Heck yeah. Congrats. Lol
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Very nice mess of fish
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Ya done good
That's a haul there! Congrats on a great day out.
Nice haul!
Now that’s running with the big dawg for sure!
alexava, you didn't hang with me, you caught more than I did, LOL! Great short trip with some pigs shallow. Just for reference, the deepest water in Susie hole was maybe 2 feet!
Good job guys!
Great job
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Wow! Great job guys.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ditch Basser
Congrats on a fine outing!
So when you're targeting real shallow fish like this, what would your strategy be if you weren't using any electronics?
My current setup is pretty bare bones - no electronics or spider rig setup - but I do plan on getting a fish finder and some rod holders mounted up front.
I was just curious how I might go about hunting fish without these things, and I mean outside of the obvious like structure sticking out of the water?
Electronics don't do anything for you in water this shallow, you can check the depth with the paddle, LOL. Beyond looking for cover and/or shade if a sunny day you just have to cover water. I like spider rigging because it allows me to cover 20 feet of water as I move around and unlike a big boat with a trolling motor you don't spook the fish. Clear water you'll have to cast to the fish, but muddy water you can jig eight or ten foot from your kayak in two feet of water and still catch fish. Sunday I saw what I thought was a gar next to a stickup in 18 inches of water, ended up being a 15 inch Black Crappie.
Awesome thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ditch Basser
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Good job guys. Any day you can keep up with Ditch is a good day in my book.
I know that’s right. If I could catch half on his slow day it would probably be the best day I’ve ever had. LolQuote:
Originally Posted by flintcreek
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Very nice good job
I have fished with DB several dozen times. I caught more than him twice now. So yea I’m proud.
I have fished with DB several dozen times. I caught more than him twice now. So yea I’m proud.
I’ve only fished with him once and saw enough to know that’s an accomplishment. [emoji106]Quote:
Originally Posted by alexava
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Great job guys.
Fun day for sure.
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Last time I saw Ditch on the water he caught two fish before I could boat backed in.
And don't let AlexAva fool you either....pretty sure last time he fished the Susie hole he got interviewed by Jamie Cooper
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Lol. That was a long time ago.
Where y'all putting in at the Suzy hole ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ditch Basser
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This might sound like a crazy question but how do you spider rig in 2 feet of water? I have only tried to kayak once and I was so out of shape and so clumsy I could not keep the kayak still. I was rocking so much that if I tried to spider rig the bait would be either on bottom or out of the water lol. Are you spider rigging with a float or without? When you cast to them are you using a jig under a float or just casting? What type of baits work best for you in the shallows?
We spider rig the sloughs off the river in 2 foot of water using floats and jigs tipped with minjows sometimes have them set at 6 inchesQuote:
Originally Posted by crappieseeker
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