I had a 220 day

[Skippa Chippa]

I finely got in everything I needed to start pulling cranks, thanks to the rain delay the last couple of weeks. I started marking fish right from the boat launch at 5' 6' and 7', Taking my time I got all my rods set with Arkie 350, looking at the chart the two outside poles dropped back wiht 21' of line and the inside poles set back 14'. And off I go on my maden voyage for pulling crank baits got my speed down to 1.5 mph. Sense I'm using my outboard motor I can stand up and face backwards to keep an eye on the lines and notice something isn't right with the two poles on the starboard side, got my first TANGLE, 5 minutes later I'm back trolling again. I caught fish on each pole so no one color was catching better than the other then the old brain starts to thinking if I get the baits back further from the boat away from the prop wash and exaust maby I would do better. I put on the smaller Arkie 220 and dropped them back 47'and 60' and it was GAME ON, kept making long slow passes close by the launch and even had a tripple hook up. That was fun except I probably looked a circus clown moving around in the boat trying to reel in fish, steer the boat, get the bait out the fishes throat, too many things happening at the same time. Ended the morning with 25, the guys with the wake boards and jet skiers started showing up. There was 2 young fellows I had seen fishing from the dock all morning and I shared my catch with them so there is only 13 fish in the pictures.

[fishervet]

love it.......great job!!!

[Janky]

Excellent. What is that rope behind the boat? Is that a bucket to help you go slower?

I have learned more stuff in the last couple of weeks reading all these posts.

[prefers shiners]

Good job Chip....very purty water.....

[Skippa Chippa]

I had to jump 2 fences to get there St Landry and Evangeline hope you don't send the Cajun Mafia after me. Thought you would recognize the sign

love it.......great job!!!

[Skippa Chippa]

My version of a drift sock figured I would need something sturdy, yes a 5 gal bucket with a hole in the bottom

Excellent. What is that rope behind the boat? Is that a bucket to help you go slower?

I have learned more stuff in the last couple of weeks reading all these posts.

[fishervet]

I had to jump 2 fences to get there St Landry and Evangeline hope you don't send the Cajun Mafia after me. Thought you would recognize the sign

U come any time. There's plenty more where those come from. And i need all the help y'all can give me. Lol. Great lake to learn how ya want to do stuff.


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[MO Slab]

That will work in Old River this summer once water drops out of the woods.

[mermentau]

Good to see I'm not the only one still using a rope crank. Really like your set up even though I don't crank.

[Micropterus salmoides]

Nice pictures n nice catch!

A new way to catch fish SUCCESS story can't be bad.
And you did it the way most people around my way would if the were gon do it, by the pictures. ...
We may be distant cousins or long lost... politically correct half siblngs....
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Thx for the report.

Adam




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