Reply With QuoteGreat job!! Yep now thats my kind of fishing! A couple of poles and some structure to cast to! Nothing like feeling that thump and yes you are dead on that if you feel it you better set it! LOL!
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great day on wed
Went to Logan Martin Wed and had a limit by 8:30. Got there before dark so I went to a spot I was trolling over the day before and catching fish and decided to throw a road runner until the sun came up to start trolling. Before starting I put my poles in the road holders and let them hang a few inches in the water, set the spot lock on my i pilot and went to the back of the boat to cast the road runner. Now I don't know why, but I never have much luck doing this. I don't know how many times thru the years I've tried stopping over structure i find and try to cast to it, but i never have much luck.
Anyway I start casting and about the 3rd cast I feel a very slight tap on the line and set the hook and BOOM crappie. Caught one about every 10th cast for awhile. The fish were so aggressive that at one put I was putting a fish in the live well and looked up front and two of my poles were down and I only had the jigs about 2 inches into the water. Did learn with the casting though that you really had to pay attention and set the hook as soon as you felt that little tap. If I felt the weight of the fish before the tap i would lose it.
Well once the sun came up I decided to start trolling and that once I got a limit I would stop and cast for awhile. Well had a limit by 8:30 and then stayed on same spot until 10 casting and culling some of the little ones I caught trolling. It was a blast. I went to another spot at 10:30 but the wind with really blowing hard so I packed it in.
Keeping thinking about one of lwarren@reddyice post about learning how to troll but couldn't help himself about going back to structure fishing. I know what he means now. I had a blast. As a matter of fact i'm going again Friday and I'm only bringing two poles to force my self to get better at it.
Well water temps hit 64 in some spots I was trolling and today a black jig head with a black and chartreuse body did best.
Oh and by the way you people need to start posting what your doing and catching etc..... I know there is a lot more fishing going on that what is showing up on here. GET WITH THE PROGRAM
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Great job!! Yep now thats my kind of fishing! A couple of poles and some structure to cast to! Nothing like feeling that thump and yes you are dead on that if you feel it you better set it! LOL!
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I am guilty....I have been a few times and not posted! I don't want folks to think I am boasting by posting so much! I caught 125 last trip on Neely and have not been as much due to my dad being sick and having surgery! I will get back at it soon! I got tournament tomorrow and will probably have trouble catching seven to weigh....thats what happens when I try to compete! Grrrrrrrrr!
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Hah, it dont matter how you catch them you always wonder how everybody else is doing. Congrats, Im slowly trying other methods but sitting on a rockpile or brushpile catching one after another has its advantages...
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Tried it today and caught ten before the sun came up then it went dead. Yea wish more people would post what they are doing on Logan Martin. See a lot of boats but no reports
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Is there still a limit on Crappie?
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