Reply With QuoteI still have days like that from time to time. At least you had time on the water, I have yet to go this year due to work.
Conditions are tough right now, due to the weather, going to start getting right though in a few weeks.
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Paying my dues......Oconee trip 1/27/2019
Read all the post from the previous week. Printed out the long line depth chart. Put the boat in at the Hwy 44 boat ramp about 9am. Water was muddy. Headed out to Lick Creek to the deeper water. Got 2 new fish finders (Lowrance HDS 7 Carbon) for Christmas so I applied all that I had learned about them. Seen plenty of fish on the fish finder (or what I thought was fish). Trolled in 25' to 35' feet. Long lined from 20' to 30' feet of water. Put every color of cruly tail I had on at one time or another. Head red, white head, yellow head, black head, no head at all, I tried them all. Put the boat back on the trailer and did the Waffle House thing for lunch. Got the boat back in the water and headed to the other Hwy 44 bridge. Figured I had nothing to lose since the catching fish (not fishing) was as dead as the meal I just ate from the greasy spoon. Fished all the fish attraction spots on my chart, trolled 25' to 35' feet of water. Long lined from 20' to 30' feet of water. Nothing, not a, zero, not a wing, not a wang. It started getting late (long drive to Perry, Ga.) so I headed back to the boat ramp. Though out the day I talked (in passing) to several that were fishing and no one caught much of nothing at all. A couple of crappie, 1 white bass, a couple of strippers. Well I don't fell as bad now cause no one is really knock'm out so I tell myself well maybe it was the muddy water, maybe it just wasn't my day, maybe I wasn't holding my mouth open right. I get home late put the boat and stuff up and head to bed. Today I get on crappie.com and see all that was caught over the weekend. I said "Well, good for them." Glad you all caught fish. My hat is off to all of you. But one day here in the near future..........it's gonna be my turn. I'll be smiling from ear to ear holding my fish and taking pictures and posting for all to see.......I'll be glad when that day comes so I can say. "I've paid my dues".
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I still have days like that from time to time. At least you had time on the water, I have yet to go this year due to work.
Conditions are tough right now, due to the weather, going to start getting right though in a few weeks.
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As Dutch said we all have days like that. We only post the good days on CDC. I have had days on Oconee that I would swear there wasn't a crappie in the entire lake. It happens! Don't give up.
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Everybody has days like that. When I started fishing Oconee 4 months ago I was lost and with the help of Jay he gave me some pointers and when I got my Mapping card I started catching some nice fish. Don't give up. It will get better
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Dyoemans, these days happen.
Crappie Wall Hanger II
Had a few of those and probably will see a few more.
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Keep after 'em!
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A mapping card helped me catch more fish than my sonar. I could see where the creek channels, points, humps, and breaks were. Which is struction and highways for fish. Sonar found the trees.Originally Posted by jim.b
Search CDC for Oconee and read through the posts. Lots of info in those posts.
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Gotta break down and get one of those mapping cards....thanks for the info....
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