EF 01/05/08 Report W/Technique

Yates took me fishing today and we did well throwing jigs in from 2-10 feet of water.. The morning started out well and by mid morning the bite had slowed quite a bit.. We had moments of greatness throughout the day.. The highlight was when Larry showed me a new technique that involves the latest in fishing technology where he takes a perfectly good cell phone and places it in the lake..:) I was sworn to secrecy that I would never tell this new method of finding fish.. Yep.. Sure enough, the crappie called me from Yates's cell phone about an hour later and told us were the fish would be biting later that evening.. The only problem was that Larry only has one cell phone and the crappie won't give it back...:eek: As with any new technology there is always a few bugs that need to be worked out..:D

All in all a great day on the lake and I looking forward to going back with Yates next Monday to put the smackdown once again.. This time we are going to refine our fish finding method and use a sfety harness so that we can retrieve the phone at the end of the day!! LOL

we had a good day of fishing w/70+ are best fish came mid lake in 9'-15' Jusfshn had good luck w/green I did well w/blue-white... and yes the crappie have my phone, so call me so I can save your #.

Yeah, I got that number ;) called it today and all I could hear was bubbles and a faint sound... sounded like crappies laughing their tails off! Lost an mp3 player in the big blue last year, there are some fish tappin their fins to Ricky Skaggs somewhere down there! :D

Hu!!!

Ha Ha! Chum with bait, not your cell phone. That's funny. Good to hear you guys are getting out and pullin in some slabs. I won't get out for a couple months now. Once the hard water is done for good, I'll get on some water.

I'm amazed that I haven't lost a cell phone in the lake yet. You gotta wonder how many are on the lake bottom. With all the cell phones they have, now the crappie can call each other and warn the others "Don't eat the blue and white minnows." Looks like that color won't work anymore.....

I might just give that a try next time out.

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Originally Posted by SpeckWick

I'm amazed that I haven't lost a cell phone in the lake yet. You gotta wonder how many are on the lake bottom. With all the cell phones they have, now the crappie can call each other and warn the others "Don't eat the blue and white minnows." Looks like that color won't work anymore.....

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Must happen alot. When I got my last phone, guy told me that there's some type of sensor in the phone that can tell when it's been immersed in water. Apparently, too many people were trying to return them after they dried out, claiming they wouldn't work and that they hadn't done anything to them.....so if them crappie try to collect....

I don't miss the phone, I can live with the fact that I dropped it in 10' of ice cold water, But I keep getting these calls from someone or something, he said his name is Triton, King of the sea? he said he is unhappy and he is going to release the crack-n ???

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Originally Posted by SpeckWick

"Don't eat the blue and white minnows.".....

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Speck try that blue/white from southern pro it's HOT!

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Originally Posted by Yates

Speck try that blue/white from southern pro it's HOT!

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Will do Larry, if and when I can get another chance to get out. I have plenty of that color no doubt. We were at Weiss a couple years ago and caught 'em hot and heavy on it our first day there. Next morning I bought up all the blue/white the bait shop had. Wouldn't you know it, they liked black and chartreuse the rest of the trip, so I got plenty blue/white left.
Was that you guys going across the lake around noon or so by the Afton island heading toward the tower today? I was "working" and happened across the saddle dam in my work van and saw someone taking what looked like a cold ride in the wind and snow. I couldn't see what kind of boat thorugh the snow. Thought maybe you were following your cell phone signal back to those GO Rillas.

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Originally Posted by Yates

Speck try that blue/white from southern pro it's HOT!

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Yes it can be;)

Fished-out, that "sensor" is inside where the battery is. It's looks like a little sticker with a red print or pattern on it. It changes color when it gets wet. I dropped a phone in my truck once and fell in my cup of coffee, very quick death.

crappiemax;..."I dropped a phone in my truck once and fell in my cup of coffee, very quick death".

I dropped the same phone in 2' of water, 3 or 4 years I let dry 2 days it worked until this time; I am not going after it in 10' of ice wates

Speck;.."Was that you guys going across the lake around noon or so by the Afton island heading toward the tower today"?

no! it must of been some other lucky team;
the next time you are at weiss go to J.R's marina & bait and try the blue/blue hair jig

Larry

I hope your phone does not have internet, if so those crappie are reading you and Speckwick favorite baits. and places to fish.

Starvin

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Originally Posted by starvin Fisherman

Larry

I hope your phone does not have internet, if so those crappie are reading you and Speckwick favorite baits. and places to fish.

Starvin

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If they can open all the files they will fine YOUR favorite bait.

OK I'll call c-bell and have them turn it off...

I caught a cell phone yesterday , had 2 pictures of blue and whitr jig , with a caution sign on it . LOL

qoute "the next time you are at weiss go to J.R's marina & bait and try the blue/blue hair jig"

I think I have some in my boat. I easpeially like them in clear water.

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Originally Posted by Yates

no! it must of been some other lucky team;
the next time you are at weiss go to J.R's marina & bait and try the blue/blue hair jig

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I have some from the last trip. We are heading down to Weiss March 25-28 actually. Beautiful lake, and when you hit 'em right it's as good as it gets.
Larry and starvin, have you guys talked to Mike at all about the upcoming season? Any idea if there is a tourney on East Fork March 29? If so I may have to leave Alabama earlier than expected, or drive all night and go straight to the lake. Maybe I'll find a sub?

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Originally Posted by starvin Fisherman

Larry

I hope your phone does not have internet, if so those crappie are reading you and Speckwick favorite baits. and places to fish.

Starvin

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I'm not sure we have to worry about 'em not eating minnows, so I'll be okay.