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Reply With QuoteGood luck man. You on the job in St. Louis proper? I'm a retired BC from Jonesboro, Ar.
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Oh man that hurts! I didn't know you were a BASS fisherman.Originally Posted by Truck 27
Just kidding, I hope you do well with both actually and raise a lot of money for your Fire Dept. Good luck and have a good time.
Bobby McGaha
3250 Harrison St. Ste. 300
Batesville, AR 72501
870-612-5300
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Slabmaster
Good luck man. You on the job in St. Louis proper? I'm a retired BC from Jonesboro, Ar.
Minnow
Yes sir. 10 year private in north city. Thanks for all the help guys. I'll try to post some pictures if I can find the crappie
Trophy King II
You can catch them there . I will be there for a week april 7-14 to catch a few bass and crappie. If you are staying at lake view run to the back of howard creek or Jimmy creek where there is a little stain . That is where you will find them .
Minnow
Thanks faith! I will definitely make that my first stop. Usually start off with 1/4 roadrunner and see if any is hungry. Seem to do ok with that. We will be there April 7- 13. We will be in a late 90s 20ft black charger. If u see us drop by and get a cold one from us
Minnow
I messed up... we are staying at Lakewood resort off 125 not Lakeview. Don't think the boat carries enough fuel to get us that far. Lol. Thanks for the tip though brother.
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I'm going to make some assumptions, but only with the intent to help you catch some crappie. Since you're a bass fisherman, I'm assuming your going to be using a roadrunner and casting the bank. If so, in my opinion a 1/4 oz is too heavy, you would have to do a pretty fast retrieve to keep from dragging the bottom the whole time unless it's deep but even then I think the fall would be too fast. I would recommend using a 1/16th and no more than a 1/8th oz jig head with a slower retrieve. And you may be using a 1/4 oz because you're using bass fishing equipment, if so I would recommend using lighter set up with around 6 lb test mono. If you're going to use a spinning reel, personally I hate mono on a spinning reel, so I use 10 or 20 lb braid, preferably superslick. Others may want to add some better advice for you as well. But if I'm correct on these assumptions, I think a few adjustments will help you catch more crappie.
Bobby McGaha
3250 Harrison St. Ste. 300
Batesville, AR 72501
870-612-5300
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Minnow
I'll take all your advice in consideration and thank you for looking out. The reason I start with such a heavy bait is to cover water... with fishing the lake once a year I'm limited on time to find where the fish are holding. Once I have a general outline of the area and what the fish are doing I ususually slow down and fish that area pretty good.
Trophy King II
I would recommend going up big creek if you are staying there some really good crappie water up there and yes lighten up your jig weight for sure.
Minnow
Thanks faith.... finally got away from the wife and kids for 20 mins to locate my 1/8 and 1/16 roadrunner. The advice will be applied in a greatfull manner😉 I love fishing Big creek and have a bunch of spots I've found over the years, but unfortunately I'll be in my father-in-law boat and don't feel comfortable driving it that far.... I'll be spending most of my time in Buck, Trimble, and Seed tick. I can normally find 1 or 2 per trip in there.
