We quickly made our way to a grass lined, shallow cut. Coleman put the trolling motor down. Capps began to put their B’n’M poles in their signature Tite-Lok holders. Coleman baited poles from his left, Capps from the right. Six poles were ready in less than four minutes.
Some anglers sit with their hands on their knees as they spider-rig. That is not the case with this team. Capps picked up his right pole and began to dip structure. Coleman did the same with his left pole. They seized the opportunity to fish some water where the boat could not go. As we slowly made our way into the cut, Capps bagged a crappie. Coleman missed one, and then bagged another with one of the resting poles. They were multi-tasking, dipping structure while watching their other poles.
Steve reaches out to “feed” crappie.
Ronnie’s crappie won’t fit in the picture.
Thankfully, they tend to think aloud as they fish. Capps; “90% of these fish have dropped their eggs. They have not left this shallow water yet. Heck, they may have dropped (their eggs) last night.” Coleman; “Yeah, their tails and fins are really red. We need to explore some more shallow water. Oomph, there’s another.” Capps; “I’m telling ya, that Lake Fork Shad on a white, Road Runner head is the ticket here”.
They made their way back out of cut. The wind was more noticeable and Capps adjusted the Minn-Kota trolling motor up a notch. He had it turned down for more stealth in the shallow water. They continued to fish while they sought similar turf. Fishing slowed until they found a point with mixed cover. This point had it all; grass, small timber and a riprap bank. Poles began to go down. Twelve crappies later, the bite slowed and they moved on to let it rest. After catching a few fish around the bend, they returned to the point. Sure enough, ten more fish went into the cooler.
It was a fast and furious two hours of watching a precision fishing team in action. What a blessing to learn and re-learn tips from Capps and Coleman.
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Blessings to all,
-TJ
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