Caught a Few Good Ones Today

I don't remember a summer when the Crappie switched so hard from jigs to live shiners. Same thing I experienced last trip to Ross Barnett. I could not get a bite on a jig today. I threw underspins till I got tired too for not one bite.

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But put a live shiner on 5ft under a cork and it was on! Now I will fish with shiners but my rub is the little fish you end up killing. Too small for anything but they will swallow the hook worst than any other fish it seems. You see your cork bouncing around, the shiner is nervous, anytime now you expect to see your cork go down but it really doesn't. You set the hook and know by the lack of resistance it's a Short. Today 2 completely swallowed the hook before giving any real indication of a bite. The fish in the cooler here, every one was hooked in the roof of the mouth and you knew you had a bite because the cork just slowly went down.

Hooked my PB Black Bass today too, on a shiner. I got a real good look at it as my line broke at the hook knot. I tie a knot easy to break with shiners so when snagged I don't loose everything but it bit me in the backside today as my Bass swam off.

Caught Crappie, Gills, Catfish, Gar, & Bass on the shiners. Sure was a busier day after putting the jig pole down. I ended up keeping 8 real good fish, Potato Chip Crust sized fish or 14 inch Poor-Boy sized fish.

Congrats on a fine outing. I’ll take a Po Boy sir!

Great way to spend a day! Congrats on a fine day fishing.

Jim

Nice cooler full

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Originally Posted by BuckeyeCrappie

Congrats on a fine outing. I’ll take a Po Boy sir!

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Your Poor-Boy is waiting for you in the Cooking Crappie section Bud. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Sounds enjoyable and frustrating at same time. Good job

Congrats on a good day fishing!


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Congrats on a good outing. You got to feel the thump, or float going down, got some vittles in the cool box, and some of Mother Natures Beauty. That to me is a great day. Congrats my friend.

Tried jigs vs minners here today as fishing has been super tough it was about 50 50 and they both sucked we had 10 nice fish in about 4 hours a big rain was comin so we decided to pack it in.

Yep, thanks for the ride along. A nice batch of fish to enjoy. Bon appetit.
Bob

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Tried jigs vs minners here today as fishing has been super tough it was about 50 50 and they both sucked we had 10 nice fish in about 4 hours a big rain was comin so we decided to pack it in.

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If I can ask a question, were the shiners fished using a float, tipped a jig, or free-lined with a split shot? I'm talking with a Writer yesterday about what I'm personally observing and He ask if I thought it was a larger or regional thing. Ross Barnett is 3 hours North of us, almost due North, you seem to be much further due North than us. Thanks

Nice fish fry in that box. Nothing like fresh Sacalait!!

Ive fished my entire life. Mostly salt water and in my opinion Sacalait slabs are the best eating fish.

Bon Temps!!

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If I can ask a question, were the shiners fished using a float, tipped a jig, or free-lined with a split shot? I'm talking with a Writer yesterday about what I'm personally observing and He ask if I thought it was a larger or regional thing. Ross Barnett is 3 hours North of us, almost due North, you seem to be much further due North than us. Thanks

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Yep Rojo, he's about 666 driving miles north of you, according to Google anyway. I'm about an hour Southwest if Bugman. Not sure about the shiners over there. But over here I end up using the Minnows, crappie minnows, as I have had just rotten luck with the shiners as a tipped jig or on a bare hook. I'm waiting to see what bugman says...

On gut hooking fish with a hook, I started a while back, when fishing for bluegill, using a bare jig. I never gut hook them now. I use a 1/32 jig under a float with a crappie nibble. I would imaging a larger jig to set the float upright would work. My brother, when spider rigging, only uses those Tru Turn type cam hooks, and hardly ever gut hooks one and he fishes minnows only. Good luck..

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If I can ask a question, were the shiners fished using a float, tipped a jig, or free-lined with a split shot? I'm talking with a Writer yesterday about what I'm personally observing and He ask if I thought it was a larger or regional thing. Ross Barnett is 3 hours North of us, almost due North, you seem to be much further due North than us. Thanks

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My buddy went old school with a minner hook split shot under a slip bobber i used jigs for the most part but did try removing my plastic hooked a minner under the bottom lip and hung it in front of a stakebed plum full of fish on a standard jighead i watched on ls and they would barely move i can't remember a day when they were so negative after a good while of this and 3 rain showers with a big one on the way we ended the day with 10 keepers i had 6 he had 4 and i think 2 or 3 of his came on plastics i never got a touch on the minners.....not blowing but we usually bring limits out of there pretty much yearound barring a flood or ice but this year the bite has been crazy tough for us and everyone else some of my friends that have fished there 40 plus years have given up but i'm gonna keep after em until i figure this thing out.

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Yep Rojo, he's about 666 driving miles north of you, according to Google anyway. I'm about an hour Southwest if Bugman. Not sure about the shiners over there. But over here I end up using the Minnows, crappie minnows, as I have had just rotten luck with the shiners as a tipped jig or on a bare hook. I'm waiting to see what bugman says...

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How is everything my friend?

It's going OK. Life in the way a lot. I need to find me a welder down here, then my 9' inflatable pontoon gets wet. Hopefully putting some slabs in the skillet. I'll be calling an order to you probably around 8/01. Just can't do much till then. Hope life is treating you all well, and you get them slabs figured out...

Bud, thank you very much for the feedback. Certainly the posts from the Coast up to your way have a lot of the same theme.......tough bite.

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It's going OK. Life in the way a lot. I need to find me a welder down here, then my 9' inflatable pontoon gets wet. Hopefully putting some slabs in the skillet. I'll be calling an order to you probably around 8/01. Just can't do much till then. Hope life is treating you all well, and you get them slabs figured out...

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Holler anytime you need anything at all....doing ok could be busier this economy is horrible been slower this year than any other year in the past 15.

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Holler anytime you need anything at all....doing ok could be busier this economy is horrible been slower this year than any other year in the past 15.

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Hey Bugman, Thank you. Yep, I totally understand. OLE Joey up there standing on it totally. Seems the price on everything is through the roof, while the value of the dollar is underground in the sewer pipe. We, Ms. Joyce and I over here trying to get by on my disability checks and her Soc. Sec. check. to be honest, I just don't know any more. Keep hoping the Navy dept. will get to my two claims on mom and dad. that Camp Lejune water stuff. They were their the two yrs. before I was born, (1956-'58). Mom carried me for 8 of the nine months of the pregnancy there, then dad got transferred to San Diego. Doubt I'll get anything for me, but whatever mom eat or drank I got. Lost dad to cancer in 1982, and mom to cancer in '92. Me, I've beat cancer twice, thank the Lord. But, maybe I'll get something before I kick the bucket, just maybe.
Need to get some 1" square tubing bent then a couple pieces of flat stock welded to it, and I'll be back on the water. I'll e in touch around the first for some jigs, so I'll be ready any way. I go on the 23rd to the Dr again on my knee. Ms Joyce has cataract surgery next month, so I'm hoping to get my Left knee done the first or second week of Sept. So It will be Prolly Nov. to Dec. before the doctor releases me to fish. just have to see. But I'm going to be ready, for sure. Well, let me get off here. The pup thinks the biggins are eatin her insides up. I'll holler in a bit. Eric

I get it i'm going through the whole va thing right now as well it can be a nightmare i wish you nothing but the best and you and your wife keep fighting better days are ahead if we can just keep Trump alive.....what a mess our country is in we are one mishap from it collapsing around us i hope people wake up and see what's going on in DC before it's too late!!!!If you ever need anything in a hurry just know you are good with me we can always settle up later.