Oconee Dock Shooting Report 9/29/08

Hit Oconee today after going to 7 gas stations before I finally found some gas. Got on the water about 11:00 a.m. Put in at Brantleys and started shooting docks in deep water. Number of Crappie caught- BIG FAT ZERO. Caught a few brim and some war mouth on the rocks. Caught one small large mouth under one of the docks. It is still pretty hot. I was sweating like Micheal Vic at PetSmart. Well it was good to at least get out on the water. Perfect day, no wind and beautiful. The kind of day you thank GOD for being alive.

Sometimes it's just nice to hit the water,even if the fish don't cooperate.

Glad to see you getn' after'm again. Won't be long now!

it is nice sometimes just to get out even if you dont catch anything

Went shooting docks with my partner yesterday. Brought home 24 crappie, 1 bream & 1 bass. The best docks were shallow (4-6 ft). Never got a hit on the deep docks on the river. A friend of mine was there shooting docks also and he had the same results.

just waiting for cooler weather can`t handle the heat of the day and the water lice skiers . will be on the water next week at slabfest then i might convince the wife i need atleast 1 day a week to fish and relax.:eek::D.

River Hawk you should have try some tree tops. They have been bitting good over tree tops, in about 15-20 ft. of water.

I just talked to another friend who shot docks yesterday on the Richland Creek side of the lake Oconee. No hits at all. He decided to troll and brought home 16 Crappie.

I heard some have had success trolling late in the day form 5 until dark.

that is the way it goes sometime just enjoy being out

Well that is how it is sometimes. I went deep when I should have gone shallow. Thanks for the advise. I will try and hit it again this weekend. Laserdoc, I do not know of any tree tops on Oconee, but thanks for the advise. I know of some amazing shallow docks on Oconee, but I honestly thought it was too early for them to be going shallow. Thanks all.

Jerry,
That was Luremaker,,,,not me.
Ask me about Weiss and I may know something

Sorry laserdoc. Thanks for the advise luremaker.

Im digging up old bones, looking for when the fall dock bite might start!

I can't wait for the docks to start producing good fish again. I ain't caught a true slab in a couple months. Driving me crazy don't think I remember what one looks like anymore.

Me too! The docks and the timber. Wonder why there are small dinks under the docks and not bigger slabs? I figured they would all kind of be together. All I know is based off of how many small fish I caught this summer its gonna be real good in a few years. I let all of mine go so can grow into big uns. I have set my own personal slot size limit. If she don't go 10 inches or better she goes back to live another day. With that being said my wife and I are down to 8 filets left from this spring in the freezer. Gonna have to get back at it!

Mtnman thats more of an exception than the rule...dont ever think just small ones are under docks. It was just bad timing before you started fooling with shooting docks..theys some big slabs under there MOST of the time.

Every once in a while I just got to go and try to catch something..

"I was sweating like Micheal Vic at PetSmart" :Rofl

Kbaker I agree I go just to get on the water and relax. And jigslinger is right you never know what's sitting under them docks. We have caught some big ol slabs from docks you would think they had no business being under. Just like all the posts in the last few weeks. Lots of guys are catching them shallow. Who would have thought that in August.