Reply With QuoteThat is a great pic and post. You are in the BG contest.
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Great Day on Oconee 12/3/15 Report
Kowboy and I went to Oconee today. Kowboy pushed 8 rods out of the front and also fished 4 of my long line rods that were in the front rod holders. I long lined 6 rods out the back. We started fishing at 7:30 and quit at 3:30. We kept 54 nice fish. I would estimate that 3/4 of the fish we kept were 12 inches or better and we both caught a couple of 14 inchers. The bite was steady all day and the popsicle curly tail () was the best producer early. It was a cloudy, cool day and the water temperature was 57.7. We caught most of the fish in 23-28 FOW trolling at .8-1.0. There was very little boat traffic. I did see one boat and that joker had a long net sticking up in his boat. I got as close to him as I could and started fishing. I take my own advice. Never seen him before.
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That is a great pic and post. You are in the BG contest.
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great catch
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Y'all killed them today! One of these days I'm going to find Earl's honey hole and give ya'll a run for your money.
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How big of a jig head do you have to use and his much line out to get that deep going that fast?
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Excellent J & Jim!!!... do u have an mt seat on that boat put my name on the list.. lol
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Cuz and I will be there all day tomorrow trying to find where yall been catching all those crappie! Wish us LUCK, we gonna need it!!!!!!!
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SLABPROWLER, I am sure the fish were not that deep. Probably suspended twelve to fourteen feet deep based on the water temp in the post. JUST GUESSING THOUGH??
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Prowler I'm new to long lining so I'm rigged like others on this forum told me they rig. I use a 1/16 oz jig head and mostly 2 inch curly tails. About 12 inches above the jig head I have a 1/16 oz split shot. If I'm fishing around timber my casts are 40-50 feet (that is an estimate). If I am fishing a clean bottom, and 20-25 FOW, I cast the line as far as I can. I wish I could tell you how deep the jigs are but I can't. I'm estimating that they run between 8-12 feet. I have read a lot on long line trolling and everyone has their opinion. It is not an exact science. Some say a 1/16 oz jig cast out 50 feet will get down about 8-12 feet at around .8 mph. I've tried that and I am not saying it is incorrect but I'm saying it doesn't work for me. I hope EARL, Jody, Jonathan and others will comment on this. Also, the SC forum has a section on long lining. It is a good read. The past few days Lake Oconee has been really good. I post my 3 fish days as well as my good days. In fact, I have many more of the single digit days than days like yesterday and Monday. I still haven't got on the water and determined how deep I'm running at various speeds and depths but I need to do that.Originally Posted by Slabprowler
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C'mon Mike. Your name is on the best mt seat on the lake. I need to be in your boat! You and that other fellow beat Jim and I like a rented mule.Excellent J & Jim!!!
