Trip Details:
- When: 7-21-19 from 9am to 12pm
- Air temp: mid 70s
- Water temp: 81-82
- Water clarity: Dirty/Stained 6-10 inches of visibility, lake is about 2 feet high from overnight storms
- Weather conditions: Post storm front, partly cloudy, southest wind switching to northeast between 6-10 mph
- Target species: Crappie
Baits used:
- Minnows
- Strike king slabalicious pink/chartreuse tail
Equipment used:
- 3 BPS Crappie Maxx Tightline Special 12 foot rods paired with 3 Pflueger President reels spooled with 10lb Hi-Viz braid, fluorocarbon double minnow rigs.
- 6’6 BPS Tourney Special Rod paired with Pflueger President reel spooled with 6lb fluorocarbon line.
- The first 3 set ups are for spider rigging, the last set up is for shooting docks.
Notes:
Once the northeast wind showed up, the fish quit biting. We found crappie in 17-20 feet of water over brush piles. It was a very light bite to begin with before the wind switched. Then the fish went tight lipped completely.
Thomas’ Tidbits:
Well, today was a rough day. The skunk left the boat within five minutes of dropping baits, but his presence was felt all day after that. At least I caught one 11-inch fish today. I missed about 7-10 more light bites after that. Some days you hammer them, some days they hammer you. With such a drastic change in lake conditions overnight, I knew it would be a challenge.
I did notice some anglers fishing for catfish near the ramp when putting the boat in. In the short time it took me to prepare the boat, I watched them catch seven channel cats. One looked like it may have been close to ten pounds.
Although the crappie fishing was slow, I was lucky enough to spend time in our great outdoors and enjoy the scenery with my wife’s company.
Tight lines and happy fishing!
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