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    Default Soaked but found success on Pomme de Terre this afternoon 12/13


    Made it up to Pittsburg Landing this afternoon about 12:45. After sitting Atop The Boat ramp for a few minutes debating with myself on just how bad I wanted to catch fish or get soaked, my addiction won, and I backed the boat in. The rain was not terrible, it was off and on, varying in intensity most of the afternoon. Wind was calm, and water was a stained brown color 40° surface temp. I hit the first brush pile that I came across, and found fish suspended in 16 FOW, about 9 1/2 foot deep. I was using a 2.5 inch Crappie Kicker, Buster Brown color as well as chartreuse w/silver flake, by Fle-Fly fishing tackle. I used both a weedless 3/32oz jig head and a 1/16 oz big eye jig head in the presentation. The fish seem to prefer the lighter jighead today over the heavier one. The Buster Brown color seemed to be a little hotter today than the chartreuse w/silver flake, however both caught fish. I managed to pull 10 decent keeper crappie(10"-11"), and one respectable White bass off of that first pile, as well as whole bunch of short fish also. I spent three hours hovering over that brush pile before I gave up and moved on. Finally the water was starting to soak through my jacket and I decided to throw the towel in.
    I didn't happen to get any photographs while I was out on the water due to all the rain and such, but here's a few pics of the fish in my patent pending "clean'em later well", and the tackle I used.
    Hope the info is helpful.

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    Good report, and a nice catch.
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    Nice job! I like the dedication. My "clean em later well" looks more like cooler full of ice Soaked but found success on Pomme de Terre  this afternoon  12/13


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    Quote Originally Posted by GREENFISH View Post
    Nice job! I like the dedication. My "clean em later well" looks more like cooler full of ice Soaked but found success on Pomme de Terre  this afternoon  12/13


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    Well it started off to be a place to keep my leftover bait when I returned home from the lake, but I discovered after several late night returns from fishing that it worked marvelously well to keep other things alive until they could be dealt with. I told my wife it's kind of like one of those fresh lobster upickem tanks at a fancy restaurant, when you want some fresh fish...... Just grab the net and pick'em out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blind_Squirrel View Post
    Made it up to Pittsburg Landing this afternoon about 12:45. After sitting Atop The Boat ramp for a few minutes debating with myself on just how bad I wanted to catch fish or get soaked, my addiction won, and I backed the boat in. The rain was not terrible, it was off and on, varying in intensity most of the afternoon. Wind was calm, and water was a stained brown color 40° surface temp. I hit the first brush pile that I came across, and found fish suspended in 16 FOW, about 9 1/2 foot deep. I was using a 2.5 inch Crappie Kicker, Buster Brown color as well as chartreuse w/silver flake, by Fle-Fly fishing tackle. I used both a weedless 3/32oz jig head and a 1/16 oz big eye jig head in the presentation. The fish seem to prefer the lighter jighead today over the heavier one. The Buster Brown color seemed to be a little hotter today than the chartreuse w/silver flake, however both caught fish. I managed to pull 10 decent keeper crappie(10"-11"), and one respectable White bass off of that first pile, as well as whole bunch of short fish also. I spent three hours hovering over that brush pile before I gave up and moved on. Finally the water was starting to soak through my jacket and I decided to throw the towel in.
    I didn't happen to get any photographs while I was out on the water due to all the rain and such, but here's a few pics of the fish in my patent pending "clean'em later well", and the tackle I used.
    Hope the info is helpful.

    Fish On!
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    Hey Blind Squirrel,
    I like your Lobster in The Tank Idea.
    I wondered where you got the black aerator


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    Congrats on your catch. Rain is hard to fish in this time of year. Will chilled you to the bone if getting wet.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spiderdog62 View Post
    Hey Blind Squirrel,
    I like your Lobster in The Tank Idea.
    I wondered where you got the black aerator


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    It's just a basic aquarium pump filter kit. Pick that particular one up from Walmart I believe for less than $20. You also need an air pump with an air stone to help oxygenate and turn over the water.

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    Congrats on the catching and I used to be that dedicated. Now I wait for better days or go to a heated dock.
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    Great job!!! Catching fish makes you forget about the rain.


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    Very nice report you did well for the conditions I myself might have turned around and left. O I cant say that I have fished in the rain too.
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