Crappie Tournament

[duane]

Someone wrote they would like to see us on here to have a fun Crappie Tournament have in Missouri.

Would anyone be interested in this?

What would other think about a summer Crappie Tournament at night. Maybe from 6 pm to 6 am. I would love to see a Crappie Tournament at either Norfork or Bullshoals. I would be will to help work on having one on these lakes.

duane
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[Hoot]

Someone wrote they would like to see us on here to have a fun Crappie Tournament have in Missouri.

Would anyone be interested in this?

What would other think about a summer Crappie Tournament at night. Maybe from 6 pm to 6 am. I would love to see a Crappie Tournament at either Norfork or Bullshoals. I would be will to help work on having one on these lakes.

duane
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Sounds like fun Duane. Never fished all night. It would be an experience.

[TAE73]

I would be willing to do a tourne, but I dont think that I would be up to do one for 12 hours. That is a long time out in the boat, maybe 4pm to 12am. I do like to fish at night but really dont like traveling in the boat at night. I fish truman at night only becuase I know the lake very well. But you never what might be floating out in the water. Speaking of floating items I was running down LOZ this weekend at full tilt and almost hit a 4x4 post floating sideways in the water. I would of hate to see what that puppy would have done to my boat or motor.

[duane]

I would be willing to do a tourne, but I dont think that I would be up to do one for 12 hours. That is a long time out in the boat, maybe 4pm to 12am. I do like to fish at night but really dont like traveling in the boat at night. I fish truman at night only becuase I know the lake very well. But you never what might be floating out in the water. Speaking of floating items I was running down LOZ this weekend at full tilt and almost hit a 4x4 post floating sideways in the water. I would of hate to see what that puppy would have done to my boat or motor.

that would did some damage, the hell with the boat or motor, what would it done to you.
I hope to meet you in person some day. Would not want to learn something happen before I got that chance.
4 to 12 would be great.

[TAE73]

Well true it might have throw myself out of the boat. But I always wear my lifejacket and the kill switch attacted to the jacket. Worse off I was about 15 miles from the boatramp, and not many people out on the water. Could have been hell getting a tow back to the ramp.

We could always do a day tournament, then have a fishfry and beer drink afterwards?? I have never fished either one of those, do they have standing timber, docks, brushpiles? I am always up for fishing new places.

[duane]

Well true it might have throw myself out of the boat. But I always wear my lifejacket and the kill switch attacted to the jacket. Worse off I was about 15 miles from the boatramp, and not many people out on the water. Could have been hell getting a tow back to the ramp.

We could always do a day tournament, then have a fishfry and beer drink afterwards?? I have never fished either one of those, do they have standing timber, docks, brushpiles? I am always up for fishing new places.

Bull Shoals has some Timber standing still along bluffs and they have more docks now then when I was younger fishing it but the Gov does not give out many permits for privite docks.
Norfork I have only been on once and that was last Thanksgivening weekend and we had a lot wind so did not fish much, but does not have timber like Bullshoals.

[Crisp]

Neither Bull or Norfork have much timber in them, they do have alot of brush piles in them thanks to the donations of the christmas trees. :D In order to find crappie on bull shoals you have to find the brush piles. You will find alot of them in the deep pockets along the bluffs and thats where I usually find the fish this time of year. The problem with bull shoals is it is a flood control lake and you have to keep up with the different depths of the different brush piles in order to find the fish because it gets raised and lowered alot. Norfork is alot easier to keep up with and has alot of brush piles in it also. I have fished these 2 lakes for about thirty years and still haven't got em figured out.

[duane]

Neither Bull or Norfork have much timber in them, they do have alot of brush piles in them thanks to the donations of the christmas trees. :D In order to find crappie on bull shoals you have to find the brush piles. You will find alot of them in the deep pockets along the bluffs and thats where I usually find the fish this time of year. The problem with bull shoals is it is a flood control lake and you have to keep up with the different depths of the different brush piles in order to find the fish because it gets raised and lowered alot. Norfork is alot easier to keep up with and has alot of brush piles in it also. I have fished these 2 lakes for about thirty years and still haven't got em figured out.

We stay at Pontiac and fish mainly between point 12 & 13. I have fished Spring creek in the spring of the year for both crappie and white bass.

[Crisp]

There is alot of good fishing in that area. Spring Creek is my favorite part of the lake and is really good in the spring of the year. There is alot of good crappie fishing in the the little northfork arm all the way to Theodosia. Most all of the bluffs and small coves on the main arm has brush piles in them. I set out about 20 years ago to learn only a certain area of bull shoals at a time and when I thought I had I would move to another area, well I am still in the Pontiac to Theodosia area and still not ready to move on. I have caught alot of fish there and have never found any reason to go anywhere else. I do fish other parts of the lake from time to time, but I am always more confident with that area. :D

[duane]

There is alot of good fishing in that area. Spring Creek is my favorite part of the lake and is really good in the spring of the year. There is alot of good crappie fishing in the the little northfork arm all the way to Theodosia. Most all of the bluffs and small coves on the main arm has brush piles in them. I set out about 20 years ago to learn only a certain area of bull shoals at a time and when I thought I had I would move to another area, well I am still in the Pontiac to Theodosia area and still not ready to move on. I have caught alot of fish there and have never found any reason to go anywhere else. I do fish other parts of the lake from time to time, but I am always more confident with that area. :D

I caught a few nice crappie North of Theodosia last April. Not sure the name of the arm I was fishing but was on the right just north of the bridge. Fished the bridge a few time but not much luck. Is there brushpiles on the south side of the bridge pillars?