Reply With QuoteI agree, we bowfished Sat night, and the bushes were full of crappie exiting when we pulled up on the brush. They also appeared to be in the cain of fragmite.
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In the bushes at Rend.
Ok guys the bite is on in the bushes at Rend. I get asked all the time about when is a good time to fish the bushes on Rend so I figured I would post this. If you have never fished Rend lake in the bushes during the spawn you are missing out on one big stressful good time. Be prepared to get hung up and throw out a few cuss words but it is well worth it when you pull that slab up out of the middle of buck brush. This stuff is unique to Rend and makes for some awesome fishin during the spawn.
Oh yea and I finally got my home computer workin. (STUPID COMPUTER)!
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I agree, we bowfished Sat night, and the bushes were full of crappie exiting when we pulled up on the brush. They also appeared to be in the cain of fragmite.
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Woohoo...will be down week from tomorrow for 5 days, looking forward to it.
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So how long do they stay around the bushes down there? I am taking a kid from the church I work at the two days after Easter, and have never fished Rend Lake before. I told him to pick where he wants to go, and he picked there!
Minnow
What is the best area for the bushes? Are you talking North, South, East or West end of the lake?
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Do you think this weekends cold weather will pushem out with lockjaw? Suppose to get to 35F.
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Think i will just have to take the day off work tomorrow, and head to rend!!
Dave
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The cold front will help cool the water down so the spawn will last thru the end of may. I think the big females are still in 6ft to 10ft of water because all we are catching is 9 to 12 inch males and very few females. as of what end of the lake to fish right now it doesnt matter you just have to found the bushes that dont have much water behind them, fish about a foot deep and you wont have any problems finding them.
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I was there 1 time last nov and the bushes were out of water. Planning on going April 20 for a day. What area do you Rend Experts recomend?
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Originally Posted by jiggin4crappie
i would listen to jiggen hes been fishing scott dont know what he's talking about (lmao) haven't seen him on the water yet!!! im sure glad you got your computer back i miss messing with you!!! saturday had a limit of 75 out of the bushes with females that had egggs coming out!! only fished 3 bushes sunday had all females fishing 11ft deep bring on the cold weather to early for the spawn
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