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Thread: "Inferior Species" ... Tapout beware!

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    well today started out with good intentions to slay up some slabs and hopefully have a mess of them for dinner! due to the questionable weather forcast we decided to stay local and went to lake smith. this was the first real fishing outing on my new boat! got to the boat ramp at 8:00... wind was calm and air was a little chilly... the water was bath warm!!! I am pretty new to fishing lake smith and dont have a locator on my boat yet so we just searched for "fishy" spots to fish. found several TINY crappie and bluegill... and caught about 4 "inferior species".... not the greatest day fishing but it sure was great to get out on the boat and fish! the boat works wonderfull the way i have set it up! fished two people with no problems at all! no water in the boat, no stability issues, no engine issues, and even got to practice controlling the boat with the foot trolling motor!

    all the crappie today were this size








    dont know if it makes it any better? but i caught this guy on a kalins money and 1/32 jig


    my rig...



    it turned out to be a beautiful day on the water just couldnt find the crappie...

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    Hey man you got out on the water and you caught some. Fishing is for pleasure and as long as you enjoy it then do it,catching them is the icing on cake, but look at nature that God has created and enjoy His creation. No one learn overnight and every good fishermen was onetime where you are now and all of us are still trying to learn, that,s part of why we pertisapate with others on these boards, real good pic,s
    God Demonstrated his love for us. Romans 5:8

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    Your first pic was of a crappie so I have no complaints. No real need for electronics at that lake as it's all real shallow. Most of the lake is only 5'-6' deep.

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    Looks like a good first trip on your new boat. Good report and pic's, thanks for sharing.

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    You did a good job on your boat!
    "Kids who hunt and fish dont steal and deal"

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    Thanks for the report, Surf. Boat does look good.

    ID

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    thank you guys! the boat is such a pleasure to fish off of!

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    Glad your new rig is working out for you. That lake is either rags or riches for me. Skunked (not a single bite) or a bonanza (of mostly big bass) for me anyway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Texas Pete View Post
    Glad your new rig is working out for you. That lake is either rags or riches for me. Skunked (not a single bite) or a bonanza (of mostly big bass) for me anyway.

    Mike
    we were wanting to go to Meade but i didnt want to drive an hour away if the weather was gonna be crap... turned out to be a decent day weather wise! still had a good time catching fish and testing the boat out! i have heard from several people that lake smith is tough to fish for crappie

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    did you break out the iphone and clock you boat speed? curious to know what it runs.
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