Conway still hot (4-20)

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04-20-2009, 05:37 PM
ceb

Conway still hot (4-20)

Headed out to Conway this morning. Didn't even head in the direction of the pool, but straight to the living cypress out in the main lake. Gave tightlining jigs a good 45 minute try and then moved on without any crappie. Figured that I would go try the deeper water off gold point on Dano's suggestion this morning. Fish were loaded up in the bottom of the hole and biting jigs and rosies. They seem to like just about every color slab buster's jigs that I had, but they might've preferred blue/chart and electric chicken a little more. Ended up with 18 crappie and 6 fat white bass. Most of the crappie were about 12" average size, with 4 or 5 of 'em being a little better...:D The vast majority of the action was between 9am and noon, on the bottom in that deep hole. Also caught a nice sunburn...it was hot on the water even with the stiff breeze. If anyone wants a good map of where exactly I was fishing...you can shoot me a PM. And I finally took a few pics for once...

It felt almost like June out there today...
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j1...c/IMG_0509.jpg

Lots of activity on the DF...
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j1...c/IMG_0503.jpg

The electric chicken (or maybe it's the reverse)...all's I know is that them crappie liked it...
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j1...c/IMG_0505.jpg

Found about 2 of these guys for every keeper...
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j1...c/IMG_0508.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j1...c/IMG_0511.jpg

Dan was kind enough to shoot a pic back at the ramp...
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j1...c/IMG_0512.jpg
04-20-2009, 06:50 PM
blairarnold

Way to go!
04-20-2009, 08:59 PM
bobberwatcher

Nice catch man. WTG
04-20-2009, 09:48 PM
crazyboutcrappie

slab buster strikes again

Reverse Electic Chicken still working.....Tknight
04-21-2009, 01:43 AM
CrappiePro

WTG Ceb, I thought you might find a deep water bite somewhere. I know right where that spot is and it's a good one. I had no idea they were stacking up in there like that, i'll keep a closer eye on it now LOL. Dano gives out some great tips. That first pic you took of the lake. I live just around that little point of trees on the left. Sry my tree bite did'nt work out for ya, but you found them anyway and im glad you had a great day on the water. Oh ya one more thing, stop fishing those nursery ponds. JK CP
04-21-2009, 06:26 AM
CastandBlast

Good catch and pics...Thanks
04-21-2009, 07:23 AM
DRPEPPER

That has been a productive Summer time hole for me. I have been wanting to place some of my own brush in it.
I have mentioned this before, but, every time I pass through there, I am reminded of the fight I saw on the tree line just to the left of your first picture. A fellow was catching crappie tied up to a tree. He left and a couple of guys pulled up to his spot, and started catching fish too. I was working the other side of the channel when all of a sudden I heard the worst cuss fight I had ever heard. The first guy returned from a rest room run and was not happy to see the two fishing his spot. Now he was a bit older than the two and just about the time I thought I would need to come to his rescue, he whacked both of them a couple of times each with his rod then left. It was the funniest thing I had ever seen. When the two realized what had just happened, I heard one of them say we need to catch him and whip his old keester. I was still laughing and told them they had better leave the old man alone before he hurts them.
DP
04-21-2009, 07:25 AM
creekslick

Chris glad you were able to get out and put some in the boat.
04-21-2009, 07:44 AM
LMBarnett

Quote:

Originally Posted by DRPEPPER

That has been a productive Summer time hole for me. I have been wanting to place some of my own brush in it.
I have mentioned this before, but, every time I pass through there, I am reminded of the fight I saw on the tree line just to the left of your first picture. A fellow was catching crappie tied up to a tree. He left and a couple of guys pulled up to his spot, and started catching fish too. I was working the other side of the channel when all of a sudden I heard the worst cuss fight I had ever heard. The first guy returned from a rest room run and was not happy to see the two fishing his spot. Now he was a bit older than the two and just about the time I thought I would need to come to his rescue, he whacked both of them a couple of times each with his rod then left. It was the funniest thing I had ever seen. When the two realized what had just happened, I heard one of them say we need to catch him and whip his old keester. I was still laughing and told them they had better leave the old man alone before he hurts them.
DP

Hillarious
04-21-2009, 10:23 AM
dafshklr

Nice catch Chris!
04-21-2009, 01:43 PM
AgriHawg

Very nice catch.....I'm jealous.....I was cutting down bamboo to put in the lake (see FFA Habitat thread).
04-21-2009, 06:30 PM
luvpt

WTG Chris...glad to see you found some good ones!!! I know those were fun to catch. Things just ain't happening here on Lake Monticello right now..... They are out there but too scattered to do any good. I think the weather is going to have to get hotter so they will start suspending in deep water again.
04-21-2009, 08:59 PM
ceb

Appreciate the comments guys. I haven't fished much the past month or so, and it feels good to get into 'em again. Now I'm debating on whether I should skip my very last lecture as a medical student in the morning...or if I should just tuff it out until Thursday. Either way, I'm a free man for the next few weeks...well, except for the wife tellin' me I better get home. Here's to hoping that I can give plenty of good reports in the next few weeks. And if I see you out there sittin' on that hole, DON, I'm gonna whomp you over the head with a 13' fiberglass pole...:D
04-21-2009, 09:53 PM
fishmannyj

Nice catch and nice pics. Hope to have a livewell full soon!
04-24-2009, 01:10 PM
wildrooster3

CEB nice catch take a couple tips from a old man 73 years old cp unkel get your self a
ice chest to put fish in as soon as you catch them they will be easier to felay and taste a lot better all so a tip on the sun burn i allways wear long sleaves in a cotton shirt thin ones and wide brim hat allways when i was 45 i got melonoma so a word to the wise be careful of the sun burns luck to you on the water talk to later wild rooster3 bye bye
04-24-2009, 03:47 PM
ceb

Quote:

Originally Posted by WILDROOSTER3

CEB nice catch take a couple tips from a old man 73 years old cp unkel get your self a
ice chest to put fish in as soon as you catch them they will be easier to felay and taste a lot better all so a tip on the sun burn i allways wear long sleaves in a cotton shirt thin ones and wide brim hat allways when i was 45 i got melonoma so a word to the wise be careful of the sun burns luck to you on the water talk to later wild rooster3 bye bye

Thanks for the tips. I've always heard that wearing a long sleeve white cotton t-shirt makes a hot day much more comfortable. But, it's about time for me to start fishing topless and get that big ol' white belly a good sunburn...and I'll keep an eye out for the Melanomas.

And I did take my cooler with ice for the trip on Wednesday. I hadn't fished much here lately and didn't think about it already being hot enough to kill 'em. You can bet they were iced down asap once I got off the lake. I'll carry my fish cooler with me through the rest of the summer...Take care, Rooster.