NO MAGNET FISHING !

[Ketchn]

and with that simple new sign put up at the lake , there you have it , the parking lot was flat out empty .....
of course the reality was a 90% chance of lightning slinging big bad thunderheads and you might get run off by one of them if you have any sense .
I said "if" .......
We launched about 4 and left when a big one danced to close for comfort . It was NOT my day though and to be sure EVERYONE had a new hat and silly me wore a different one ...
we discussed the new lucky hats and I was like whatever .....my bad ...
I slung them quickly at the first stop while they said stop it ketchn ....
and shortly there after it became ,let me get a photo of that fish YOU just ketched .....
I missed more bites yesterday than probably this entire year ...
at one point after 3 really good thumps in a row and complete air hook sets , I examined my hook to see if maybe that was the problem ....
Nope , just not my day it seemed , no new hat and slow on the draw it seems.....
now mind you this , it was so bad for me in the miss the bites department it became comical at one point ....and H was like I never seen you miss more than one and that is rarely ....
So on and on it went , we hit a several locations and found fish at all the stops , left with 18 in the livewell and cut it short due to big bertha on the horizon with her light sabers striking downward in the distance .....
2 hours plus a bit of change and down the road we went ....
water temp 77 , fish in herds all over the place , pitching and dragging the bait was key , best depths seemed to be around 10 to 12 foot deep . I did a bit better pitching a huge Go Go minnow towards the latter part of the outing ....
rocks seemed to be holding the better fish , some on brush as well ....
KABOOM is the word on the horizon ....

[DockShootinJack]

Nice mess of crappie. I have a metal detector you can borrow if you want to see if they are serious. Waterproof to ten feet if you want to kill 2 birds with one stone

[scrat]

Can't use my Leland crappie magnets

[ezgoing]

I wonder what problem resulted in that sign? I don't do either myself but don't understand why it would be a problem for those that do.

I need to get a new hat. Lost all my hats to wind a couple of months back and haven't bothered replacing them yet.

[SuperDave336]

Disrupting dropped structure maybe or leaving behind all the junk maybe???

[DockShootinJack]

Endangering the steelhead population. As said above Usually happens when people start leaving a mess

[Micanopy]

The mayor tossed a gun in after he used it for a crime most foul.

[Ketchn]

I wonder what problem resulted in that sign? I don't do either myself but don't understand why it would be a problem for those that do.

I need to get a new hat. Lost all my hats to wind a couple of months back and haven't bothered replacing them yet.

The lake is set up just to fish , a small beach to swim and that is it , no trotlines , no jugs ,no cast nets ,so sking, no tubing etc etc etc

[DockShootinJack]

The lake is set up just to fish , a small beach to swim and that is it , no trotlines , no jugs ,no cast nets ,so sking, no tubing etc etc etc

I like the sound of that lake. I do not know about magnet fishing, one does not want to get caught metal detecting any of the TVA lakes without a permit. Catch is I have heard the no longer issue permits so for.

[Ketchn]

I like the sound of that lake. I do not know about magnet fishing, one does not want to get caught metal detecting any of the TVA lakes without a permit. Catch is I have heard the no longer issue permits so for.

this particular lake is by far my favorite stop , it is almost an hour away ,but really nice in the numbers category and lack of idiot boaters .
coupled with zero striped fish to ruin your day and low numbers of other "intruders" when you chase the crappie , it stands out ,head and shoulders above other crappie destinations .
one thing for certain though ,if you break rules there , it won't last long ,the rangers got fast boats and hit the water quick at the first sign or report of stupidity , hear tell the fines start around 250 ....
you mess with a fishermen there and it wont end well for sure ....
there is a reason i hold a year round permit for sure ...