Originally Posted by
team james
Proof is in the puddin'. As I predicted on the S.C. Board. And inquired around the region, this spring has been weird due to the rain this winter, and colder than norm. temps. The silt build-up in the upper creeks has taken it's toll. The big mommas' have laid deeper so the eggs can be fertilizred before they sink in the silt up the creeks. They adjusted. Hope you did and caught a limit of slabs. If you did with traditional patterns--- Please let me know. I'm documenting as much as poss for future ref. in my journal. Hopefully the young will survive in the deeper water. Along with added pressure of ruinin' the youngin's mouths and relealse mortality of larger fish I hope they do a later spawn in a big way to help replentish the stock in the S. E.!