Thread: Guntersville 5 day report & pics

Took off work and fished every day mid-lake at Guntersville this week. Monday was tough. Water temp was still in the 40s, high winds and post-frontal conditions, but finally found some crappie deep, along with some 3-5 pound bass which made things interesting on ultralight. Tuesday, spring sprung for real and the water surface temps were high 50s to low 60s. By the end of the week, steady in the 60s. Tuesday I hit the spawning flats, but only found bass, catching nearly 40 largemouths on ultralight and no crappie. Wednesday, I took Uncle Leo fishing. Hello! We found the slab crappie in abundance, fishing the same area; they came in waves behind the bass into the spawning flats. We caught both bass and crappie – and a lot of them. We kept about a dozen slab crappie, letting most go. I cleaned the ones we kept for him and sent him home with a big bag of filets. Thursday, I took my littlest gal fishing from 9 until noon, she may only be 3, but she is a master with her snoopy rod and a 1/16 ounce jig. I’m amazed at how well those little rods work. She had a blast during our 3 hours on the lake and we brought home 7 big crappie for dinner and let the rest go. The crappie fishing had improved with this next warm day near 80 degrees outside. She landed a couple that were 16 inches, fighting one for about 5 minutes. Today, I fished again for about 4 hours and brought home 4 big crappie to give to a family member for Easter. The females seem to be staging in about 3-6 foot, but we did catch them as far in as 2 foot deep. Lots of stripe and brim hitting as well, along with those pesky largemouth bass, so the rod stays bent most of the time on the water. We used jigs for all our fish. One interesting note: On Thursday, my daughter and I switched from our favorite color to an old plastic grub that is no longer on the market. I had bought a bag with dust on it at Busters Bait Shop during the winter because I liked the way it looked like a real bait fish. A while back I saw a guy on this site begging if anyone knew where to get any more because he said he wore them out on them. Well, I put them on our setups to give them a try and after tossing into one area until they stopped biting. The crappie immediately turned back on and went wild. The different body style and color really made a difference. It really does look like a little threadfin shad. That’s all I got for now. I hope everyone has a super Easter Weekend. God Bless you and your families.

That's an awesome post Larry. My girls are now 16 and 13 and they still use the snoopy rod from when they were 2. Great memories that will be with your daughter for all of her life! Thanks for sharing with us too.