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  1. 05-06-2012, 08:37 PM #1
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    My fishing buddy and I thought we would give the James River a try. I heard dragging minnows under slip corks was the way to go. We caught 15 crappies, 15 white perch, a five pound cat, and a 14 inch striper. Five of the crappies were over 12 inchs. I was wondering if the members on the board had better luck with plain hooks or jigs when fishing this method.



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  2. 05-07-2012, 12:01 PM #2
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    Welcome, Snafu. Five fish over 12" is a lot better than what I have been doing. Good job!
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  3. 05-07-2012, 02:31 PM #3
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    Welcome, good to have you here.Nice report, sounds like a good day.
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    Welcome to CC! Its been a very unusal spring for many here. Any day on the water is a good day!
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    nice report...how deep were you fishing and was curious what boat ramp?
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    We had the lines set from four to six feet and most of the water was ten or eleven feet deep. We put in at Dutch Gap
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  7. 05-07-2012, 07:16 PM #7
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    BTW, I have used both-- hooks and jigs. Road runners jigs under bobbers worked GREAT last spring at Beverdam, but not at all at littlecreek. (don't know why?)
    I perfer to use lightwire gold hook and minnows on my slip bobbers
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