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11-03-2017, 04:37 PM
Thread: Back in the saddle (boat) again
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Can't really say I'm over it (blood chemistry is...
Can't really say I'm over it (blood chemistry is a fickle thing when complicated by diabetes) but I'm doing better and no where near ready to give up my ghost.
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11-03-2017, 04:12 PM
Thread: Back in the saddle (boat) again
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Back in the saddle (boat) again
Back in the summer my health took an abrupt turn and knocked me out of the saddle. So much so that I thought my very brief fishing career was over and I consigned my boat. Things have turned out much...
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06-21-2017, 04:11 PM
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I pulled 300s week before last on Secession....
I pulled 300s week before last on Secession. Caught more spotted bass than crappie in 20 to 25 fow at 10 to 15 feet deep. When you drag through a ball of baitfish, hang on.
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06-10-2017, 09:27 AM
Thread: Driftmaster tip saver
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Thanks everybody. This is exactly what I need to...
Thanks everybody. This is exactly what I need to know.
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06-08-2017, 03:15 PM
Thread: Driftmaster tip saver
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Driftmaster tip saver
Can anyone with the offset version (model 2160) be kind enough to give me the dimensions each side of the post? Trying to see if I can wedge a set on one side of my center console.
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06-07-2017, 10:05 AM
Thread: First time pulling cranks
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I'm pulling #300 Bandits - seems to be the go to...
I'm pulling #300 Bandits - seems to be the go to lure. You can get them down to 17 feet. The Mississippi sticky has the depth data for them and just about everything you need to know about pulling...
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06-02-2017, 10:07 PM
Thread: First time pulling cranks
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First time pulling cranks
I pulled cranks for the first time Wednesday. I decided to try this mainly because the crappie left the creeks early on Secession this year and suspended in 25 to 35 FOW at 12 to 17 feet. I felt...
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06-02-2017, 06:01 PM
Thread: LAKE SUCESSION
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Let me know when you're going; we'll hook up and...
Let me know when you're going; we'll hook up and I'll put you on my waypoints. Lunch at Grits after?
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06-02-2017, 03:48 PM
Thread: LAKE SUCESSION
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Yep, Abbeville is a very neat place. My very...
Yep, Abbeville is a very neat place. My very favorite side trip is Grits & Groceries; Real Food, Done Real Good. 864-296-3316 Belton, SC for some of the best southern cooking there is. They've been...
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06-02-2017, 10:21 AM
Thread: LAKE SUCESSION
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The fish are just OK. They seem to be smallish, I...
The fish are just OK. They seem to be smallish, I think from the draw down. Numbers are OK but that's probably more me than the lake. Thursday was my first time pulling cranks (more on that later in...
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05-31-2017, 08:37 PM
Thread: Pulling Cranks 101
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Sticky: I read this thread TWICE!! Couldn't stand it any...
I read this thread TWICE!! Couldn't stand it any longer so I bit the 44mag bullet. Four BnM PSTs with Okuma 15s and a dozen Bandit 300s for starters. Tried it today for the first time and had a...
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05-31-2017, 08:26 PM
Thread: Minn-Kota battery test
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Thanks Don. Another lesson learned the hard way.
Thanks Don. Another lesson learned the hard way.
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05-31-2017, 08:20 PM
Thread: Minn-Kota battery test
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Minn-Kota battery test
Checked my batteries yesterday before I headed out today. Got 3 lights so I figure i'm good - only spent one light last trip which is par - 24v 70 lb thrust pulling a small boat; I figure that makes...
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05-31-2017, 08:13 PM
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I call SC God's backyard.
I call SC God's backyard.
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05-31-2017, 08:05 PM
Thread: LAKE SUCESSION
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Fished it today. Full pond, clear 80 degree...
Fished it today. Full pond, clear 80 degree water. I was the only one at the 184 ramp when I put in, only one trailer when I pulled out. Didn't see a single jet ski, only a few pontoons, two pleasure...
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05-31-2017, 07:57 PM
Thread: Longlining Questions?
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Sticky: I'm a newb and only pull 4. Only really bad...
I'm a newb and only pull 4. Only really bad tangle I've had was from a ginormous kitty. 4 rods keep me plenty busy. I don't think I'm catching only half what I could do with 8 rods.
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05-29-2017, 12:23 PM
Thread: Bad day of fishing
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That's what I call snakebite. Sad thing is your...
That's what I call snakebite. Sad thing is your day of grief produced better fish than my average day. Given the choice between equipment problems and no fish, I think I'd take the no fish....
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05-24-2017, 07:02 PM
Thread: Tracker panfish
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My first boat way back in a previous life was a...
My first boat way back in a previous life was a Tracker Panfish with 25 HP Merc. I didn't know anything about all these drawbacks so I never noticed them - ignorance is bliss. To me it was perfect...
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05-24-2017, 04:23 PM
Thread: Wake-up call
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So that's 75 yards from your house on what...
So that's 75 yards from your house on what heading?
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05-21-2017, 07:06 PM
Thread: Big surprise in small ponds
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I've heard it speculated that the next record...
I've heard it speculated that the next record bass is probably gonna come from a pond.
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05-21-2017, 05:51 PM
Thread: Tiller steer?
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I've shopped those as well. Don't have the tow...
I've shopped those as well. Don't have the tow vehicle for that but I'd imagine a pontoon is the ultimate open deck.
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05-21-2017, 05:44 PM
Thread: Tiller steer?
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Tiller steer?
I got back into fishing just a few months ago and I bought a 16' Carolina Skiff. The boat fishes OK, but that huge flip flop seat and center console makes maneuvering around the boat cumbersome and...
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05-21-2017, 04:07 PM
Thread: Advice and Opinions
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Very good info; thanks. Cabela's (my favorite...
Very good info; thanks.
Cabela's (my favorite toy store) has Bandits for $6.99; but Grizzly Jig is only $5.49 and $4.99 if you buy six of the same lure. Needless to say my stash is coming from... -
05-21-2017, 04:00 PM
Thread: Advice and Opinions
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It's been full pond for awhile but I wouldn't say...
It's been full pond for awhile but I wouldn't say it's back to normal. They dropped it 24 feet (the upper end was just a creek) and I think the fish suffered. I've caught a few nice crappie but most...
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05-21-2017, 10:09 AM
Thread: Advice and Opinions
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Thanks for posting this question. I have spent a...
Thanks for posting this question. I have spent a lot of time reading http://www.crappie.com/crappie/mississippi/117660-pulling-cranks-101-a/ . Pulling cranks seems to be all the rage in Mississippi...
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04-25-2017, 06:58 PM
Thread: Not my biggest
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Not my biggest
But this is by far the best looking fish I've ever caught. I had no idea they could get this black. The pic doesn't do it justice. Eyes were huge and jet black in a jet black head. Immediately...
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04-11-2017, 09:59 PM
Thread: Biggest crappie in a long time
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I caught one like that today. Didn't even know he...
I caught one like that today. Didn't even know he was on. No telling how long I drug him around.
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04-11-2017, 09:48 PM
Thread: Went to Secession
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I went below the bridge. My main mission was to...
I went below the bridge. My main mission was to find a friend's cabin by water way down river, so I cruised as much as fished. Nine of the fish came from the first cove down from the bridge. I'm...
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04-11-2017, 07:19 PM
Thread: Secession update?
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Thanks. Was just like that today when I went.
Thanks. Was just like that today when I went.
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04-11-2017, 07:17 PM
Thread: Went to Secession
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Went to Secession
I've been chompin at the bit to explore this lake so I went today to scout around. Caught 13 while not cruising. All the fish were small, only 4 or 5 frying size; I assume the draw down didn't bode...
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Well looks like they are down to summer pool level (and holding) and...
Mississinewa conditions 4/8