Where there’s little ones there’s big ones too

**LanceHughey** · 05-24-2023, 07:41 PM

Fishing gets a little sweeter with time.**Time on the water, that is…. Said it numbers of time in the past.**You can have all those bells and whistles out there on your boat but nothing is more valuable than time.**

Got started early.**Right at dawn.**Just love this time of year.**WT was 70-74.**Water clarity was slightly stained and lake elevation was 1126.3.**

I dropped the trolling and wasn’t seeing fish in 17-15 fow and immediately went shallower.**Just instinct I guess.**I said to myself.**You know I’ve caught them along this flat in July in 85 degree WT at this depth when the lake level is about where it’s at now.**Don’t know why they wouldn’t be there now.**So got a little shallower.**Caught one right away in 13 fow. Followed by another in 12 fow.**Said ok ones a fluke but two is a pattern.**Stuck with working**a little ways off the bank in 13-11 fow with baits down about 10 feet.**Was steadily catching keepers and in between that was dink crappie.**I caught so many fish I literally got tired of catching fish.**By noon I was out of ammo…. 8 dozen Minnows lol….**Ended with 13 toads and 4 good size Kentucky’s.**My uncle Sonny would say where there’s little ones there’s big ones too.**There Absolutely was!*

Basically I went back old school minnow rigging.**I never really saw them on scope.**Just occasional back of one off the bottom.**I only scope 2 good fish the whole day.**Felt good*

Setup still minnow rigging BnM poles 16ft PST’s and 1oz minnow rigs that I tie up using Pico Lures/Vanguard Tackle.**This will be the set up I use until October.**

Busy next several weeks.**Hopefully everything will pan out good.

Good fishing and God Bless

Lance Hughey Crappie Guide Service*

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