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    I fished Larto for the first time yesterday. It started off a little rough, literally. The GPS took me through the fields and over the dam. Only problem was the dam still had about two feet of water over it. I called the Larto Landing Store and was told that other trucks had crossed it without a problem. I finally got to the landing at about 6:30. I paid my entry fee for the tournament and after the live well check I got on the water. I planned to do some dock shooting so I headed over to the Honey Brake dock to start the day. First shot yielded a nice 12 inch black crappie. I continued to shoot docks all day with all of my fishing coming from 7 docks on the same side of the lake as Honey Brake. I got to meet fellow CDC members Skippa Chippa and Ivoories on the lake as they trolled by pulling cranks. Got back to the landing at 12:45 for the 1:00 weigh-in. Ended up with 7.46 pounds. Not sure where I placed but I was happy with just being able to catch some fish. I kept 33 crappie and 3 bluegill. I threw back 10 to 15 small ones.

    All year, especially this time of year, those crappie will sit under docks. If there's more that six feet of water under the dock and it puts out enough shade, you can count on crappie being under it. Dock shooting is a highly effective method but also very under utilized. I was able to go to a lake that I've never seen before and catch fish. You probably won't catch a lot of big ones but the number will certainly make up for that. It's a perfect method if you just want to go out and fill up a cooler. Give it a try. It's not hard to learn. Watch a few YouTube videos. Wally Marshall explains it really well in one of his. After about an hour you should be comfortable enough to shoot under a docks six inches over the water. Name:  20190630_191523.jpg
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    Nice catch n report Stick.
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    It was nice meeting you, glad you were able to catch a nice mess and good report.
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    Man that's awesome, especially being the 1st time you fished there!! We like shooting docks too but it's getting harder and harder on Toledo Bend in the area where we fish to find docks that don't have hog panels or chicken wire wrapped around them

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    Yea MoSlab showed me that dock shooting technique at Toledo but like NWLa sacalait said it's getting harder to shoot them there and most of the owners think they own the water and they are butts about it. Nicr report and pictures.

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    You did great Stickem!!

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    Nice catch


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    Quote Originally Posted by NwLa sacalait View Post
    Man that's awesome, especially being the 1st time you fished there!! We like shooting docks too but it's getting harder and harder on Toledo Bend in the area where we fish to find docks that don't have hog panels or chicken wire wrapped around them

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    I hear you on that one. There's a dock on Poverty Point that I know holds fish under it but it has chicken wire all the way around. I stared at that dock for four days this spring hoping someone would run their boat into it and open up a hole.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stickem View Post
    I hear you on that one. There's a dock on Poverty Point that I know holds fish under it but it has chicken wire all the way around. I stared at that dock for four days this spring hoping someone would run their boat into it and open up a hole.
    Wire cutters


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    Hahahaha!!!!

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