Quote Originally Posted by Hydrasport202 View Post
I had a few hours yesterday afternoon so I drove to Saluda Lake since its only about 12 miles from my house. I have only fished there about 4 or 5 times in my life and I have never had any luck with crappie and yesterday was no different. I longlined for miles in all different depths and at different speeds, fished brush, shot docks, and the banks. Tried everything and could not find a single crappie just a small bass and catfish. I think yesterday was strike three on that lake for me, I think i will stick to my regular lakes from now on. I had always heard stories of some monster slabs on the lake in years past but I guess they have moved on.
I have fished the lake for the past 10 years or more and have never caught a crappie over 12'' long. A good many short crappie can be caught and also longlining don't work well on that lake but you will snag a few if you pull and pull and pull I fished two small lakes this weekend Fri/Sat and the crappie bite was dead on both small lakes with only one crappie being caught in over 12 hours of fishing. The bass was biting along with a cat or two.

Fish the rock walls and docks for the best bite, at lease that is where I have the best luck.