Thread: Reelfoot 4-9-09

Went today. Fished till noon with no luck just some small fish. Man it was cold this morning and a north wind made it worse. I lost alof of boat those first hours so i may have been getting bit but never new it. It was windy and seemed like the fish were small. Moved at 12:00 and got on them pretty good in 3-4ft of water trolling jigs tipped with a minnow. Same as two days prior they hit it hard but wouldnt hold on. They hit steady though and I learned alot today about an area I never fished much before and crappie behavior. Im tellin ya guys I get a great thrill out of learning things about this lake that will help me catch fish in the future.

Fished with CrappieHound and his girlfriends father. Good times. Let the hound have the fish i had to go with his to make a good fry for the family. I took 3 home for me to eat. we didnt put big numbers in the boat today but they were there. Just hard to catch. I learned em though. No pics, me and hound split at the ramp. Man im tired. Fishing is going to get good again real soon.

Originally Posted by WestTennCrappie

I use 12 ft rods. I would probably prefer 14-16ft rods int eh shallow water but its a handful as it is. When I pull jigs I use a single hook setup. Mostly becuase the water is shallow and its not difficult to figure the depth the fish are holding

i think ya need a yankee to help ya out with getting the limit brother.