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Did some Solo Fish sniping today. The fish were really scattered. The Active Fish were really shallow in the water column which is good news for Trollers!! Caught a couple at 3-4’. The most aggressive we’re 6-12’. Caught 35: and kept 20. Most were 10 1/2- 11 1/2 inches. Had one 13 1/2. Water Temp was 49-52 degrees. That definitely helped the bite. Don’t be afraid of muddy water, put on a Orange jig and fish. Attachment 448433Attachment 448434


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Very nice. Good job

Nice catches

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good catch and good to chat a bit with you.
we didn't fair very well today - saw a lot of fish
but not too many hungry

Bang bang you sniped em good! Thanks for sharing

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Originally Posted by uncle remus

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good catch and good to chat a bit with you.
we didn't fair very well today - saw a lot of fish
but not too many hungry

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Don’t know how deep you ran your baits but the fish deeper than 12 just wouldn’t bite for me. There was plenty deep that was a distraction till decided it was a waste of time to fish for them.


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Nice catch and thanks for the tips. Congrats.

We run different depths and did get some fish. I guess with minnows it is not always the offering they want. I got to get out there more than I have been. A Fib bothering me last week and Dr. appointments for the first of the year was way too many. Getting old sucks. I like the jig combination of colors. I might try to make a copy in paddle tail and stinger. If it works, you'll have a few to lose in the brush! :Rofl Definitely a good catch and size helps fill the limit.

That is a pretty jig. Sort of reminds me of the fancy koi fish.

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Originally Posted by SuperDave336

That is a pretty jig. Sort of reminds me of the fancy koi fish.

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That bait is a Bardo Bait. It seems to be a tad smaller than B. Garlands and is firmer. Which makes it more durable. I ordered a few packs just to check them out. I’ll be ordering more for sure. They have some really nice color combinations to make the tacklebox pretty. The head is one I cast and I mixed some powder paint to get that color.


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Bardo bait? Never heard of them but I will be checking them out. Thanks

Great catch thanks for sharing


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Told ya those fish high in the water column will eat in that mud....just gotta knock em in the head lol :biggrin

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Told ya those fish high in the water column will eat in that mud....just gotta knock em in the head lol :biggrin

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Yep, didn’t see many super shallow and it’s hard to fish my 1/8 jig that shallow. I finally started casting past the fish and locating my jig and reeling fast to get it back up shallow then slow it down. I try to catch them at 50 feet. Your tip did help me. Thanks.


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Originally Posted by tackleboat

Yep, didn’t see many super shallow and it’s hard to fish my 1/8 jig that shallow. I finally started casting past the fish and locating my jig and reeling fast to get it back up shallow then slow it down. I try to catch them at 50 feet. Your tip did help me. Thanks.


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Long rod, closer distance, and slightly lighter jig. Slows that pendulum way down. When the water is cold and muddy they can be hard to get to chase a bait, but if you can hold it above their head (12-15ft away from the boat), they'll often turn up and choke on it like they haven't eaten in 4 months, but bringing it by them won't garner a reaction. The more we learn the less we knew. I hated mud til last winter, now I love it as long as it isn't fresh (less than 24hrs).