Fished with an old friend today.

Been catching a ton of crappie off the bank using the Varivas Blue Moon Ajing FC line. But took the boat out today and while I caught a lot of fish with the Blue Moon I took along an old friend today….Lemoni Ester Monofilament. I sure have missed fishing with it. For those that have fished ester line you know just how sensitive it is….and what a pain it can be also. Boated over 150 fish today. Lot of 8 inch Gills……ton of 10-11 inch crappie with several at the 13 inch mark. Several 9 inch shell cracker and a ton of juvenile 7 inch shell cracker. Have no clue why they were there but I sure enjoyed it. The Dead Lock has not really turned on yet. Hoping this cold weather coming changes that. Fished with the Eradicator Slow Taper Special and the Diplomat Extreme….made for a whole lot of fun. Had the place to myself.

Regards

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I’m going have a day like that some day .
Congrats on a fine day of fishing !

Those are some fine looking panfish, sure you enjoyed getting out there.

Sounds like a great day for sure !

Great looking fish.

Nice catch and post.

Beautiful looking specimens! Glad you got out for a great day!
Bob

looks like fun to me for sure , KABOOM

Thanks for the report and trip

that is a dream day for sure with that mixed bag o panfish. looked like your fishing at lock/dam what depth were you? structure or simply finding them schooled up there?

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that is a dream day for sure with that mixed bag o panfish. looked like your fishing at lock/dam what depth were you? structure or simply finding them schooled up there?

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The reason I was there is usually in mid to late November thousands of 8-8.5 inch bluegill stack up in there. While some bluegill were there the big move has not happened yet. The water in there is 20 feet deep. There are also grates on the bottom that have big openings in them that go another 4-8 foot deep. Crappie many times will be suspended above the grates but sometimes they are down in them..as was the case yesterday. Further down river fish were scattered but plenty of them. One can sacrifice some jigs when fishing the grates but it is well worth it.



Regards

That's my favorite alltime place to fish. It's a wonder we've never met as i'm there once a week. The White Bass will show up soon hopefully then the fun really begins. With daylight savings time ending I can only go there on Sundays due to my work schedule. Before it was Sundays and Wednesdays. Glad you had the river to yourself. The big pleasure boats sure can be a pain! Save some for me.

Did you catch any Sauger or Walleye? They are always an exciting plus when panfishing....also the occasional monster Blue Cat and the numerous Drum.

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Did you catch any Sauger or Walleye? They are always an exciting plus when panfishing....also the occasional monster Blue Cat and the numerous Drum.

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No walleye or sauger…did get about a 6 pound drum on 2# test line though. One day fishing below the island I had to run way up to the backside of the island…a 65 and 75 footer were coming by at full speed. The wake they threw up was huge. Had I stayed where I was at probably would have swamped me. It took about 30 minutes for it to all settle down.

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As soon as I kill my yearly buck (Lord willin', soon), and get this deer hunting out of my system for another year, I am going to ride up from N Ga and check that place out. I have always loved fishing dams and tailraces, just something about them. I'll bring the Slow Taper Special and the Limber Tip Ss. Maybe I'll run into the Trout Magnet Man hisself! :ThumbsUp

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As soon as I kill my yearly buck (Lord willin', soon), and get this deer hunting out of my system for another year, I am going to ride up from N Ga and check that place out. I have always loved fishing dams and tailraces, just something about them. I'll bring the Slow Taper Special and the Limber Tip Ss. Maybe I'll run into the Trout Magnet Man hisself! :ThumbsUp

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You’re welcome to fish with me when it gets right. I will check it out again next week. Having a small surgery tomorrow or I’d be back down there. I warn you though I have almost become a fair weather fisherman…LOL. I can take some cold if there is no wind.

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Fine day, thanks for sharing.

Glad to see you back to your old self Randy. I’d be happy with a day like that too.

And not only do the big boats throw up huge wakes, the wakes themselves muddy up the banks so bad that the water is coffee brown for twenty feet out. I know they have the same right to the river as I do but I still call them bad words when they show no regard for fishermen.

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No walleye or sauger…did get about a 6 pound drum on 2# test line though. One day fishing below the island I had to run way up to the backside of the island…a 65 and 75 footer were coming by at full speed. The wake they threw up was huge. Had I stayed where I was at probably would have swamped me. It took about 30 minutes for it to all settle down.

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As soon as I kill my yearly buck (Lord willin', soon), and get this deer hunting out of my system for another year, I am going to ride up from N Ga and check that place out. I have always loved fishing dams and tailraces, just something about them. I'll bring the Slow Taper Special and the Limber Tip Ss. Maybe I'll run into the Trout Magnet Man hisself! :ThumbsUp

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If you've never fished there before and need some directions I'll be glad to show you just where the deadlock is. Plenty for all! I release everything anyway.

@bwilso :I used GE and scoped it out online pretty well, as well as the ramp on the north side of river, but any advice from a local is very welcome. I know Randy says the ramp can get muddy and slick sometimes (I have 4WD truck), I presume he is talking about that ramp. My boat isn't that big, it is a 1756 Alweld CC mod-v w/50 Yam, but very capable for what it is. I have not launched/recovered in current much.

Usually the ramp is not slick. I have busted my butt before but it is a very good ramp. Your truck will easily load and unload. There is no current at ramp. It is in a protected basin that Randy calls "The Bay". The bay is also full of fish. you will not find current until you pass the lock wall. The deadlock area has no current at all. You will find fish all over this area. You cannot go wrong.
See you on the water!

Outstanding day!! Thanks for sharing.

Cool stuff!

Great pics and great day for you and the fish. You had a blast and they got released to fight another day