Since I can't catch crappie i went catfishing

[rtark]

I know this is the crappie forum but SInce I can't catch crappie now, I loaded up my remote control boat and went catfishing below the dam. As a lot of you locals know, we have to stay 300 feet away from the dam, so to get around this, several years ago , I built a remote control boat to pull my lines to the dam. Last weds, we caught 2 limits of nice size blues. Our rods have 2 hooks a piece and 4 different times we caught 2 at a time. One time I had a 10-12 pounder and a 3# on at the same time. Pulling those two in for 100 yds is hard on an old man. The little boat is 4'x3' and has a 18# thrust trolling motor and has forward and reverse plus left right steering. It pulls 2 lines out at a time, when it gets to the dam, we just give a little snap and they pull off and the floater drifts them along the dam. The depth at the dam is 18-20' so we set our floaters at 16'. I appologize about the fish not having scales but I thought you might find it interesting.



When a fish hits, the red end will stand up and usually shoot straight down.

[olduckhunter]

that's neat. only a hillbilly would think of that.

[gobblergettervideo]

That's just too cool! I'd love to see it in action! Oh by the way I can't catch crappie either but gonna try it again in the morning!

[NIMROD]

I've heard several times about using those, but never saw em. Looks like the Blues on the winter bite. I may have to try a little fishing over there soon. I won't be able to fish Nimrod if I drop my nets in anyway.

[fishbaskett]

I recall reading several years ago about a fellow doing the same thing on the Trinity River below the dam on Lake Livingston in Texas. He caught some very large cats.
Your catch is certainly impressive, way to go.

[NIMROD]

Bait? Shad or something else?

[rtark]

that's neat. only a hillbilly would think of that.

And I am as hillbilly as you can get.

[rtark]

Bait? Shad or something else?

Shad either cut or whole is by far the best but you never know when you can get them so we use bass minnows. I tried freezing shad but you know how mushy they get. If they are running at least 2 generators you should be able to catch a lot by drifting just outside of the fast currant where the water curls back toward the dam.

[RCC]

Great story and pics.

thanks.

[creekslick]

Great idea.